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So I just got the gtablet and flashed to vegan 5.1.1
Was checking out some apps and noticed a few tv apps that let me watch recent shows in HD.
Got me thinking, if I buy the dock and hook the hdmi to my tv I could use the tv app and watch tv shows that way as I dont have cable. ( I use hulu and torrents)
Can anyone tell me if the hdmi will also send the audio through to the tv or if only the video is carried?
Also if anyone has ran a tv app through a dock to a tv let me know how it worked for you.
Thanks
HDMI carries both Audio and Video. If you've plugged in a PS3, notice how you only use one cord, instead of 3 like the PS2
The Dock pipes both audio and video out through the HDMI. I was watching some 624x352 mkvs on a 60" plasma and they looked okay...so depending on tv size and pickiness level, you'd be fine with torrents. The biggest limiting factor for Hulu would be quality of the flash stream (I'm in Canada so can't help you there - anything we get up here on the broadcaster's websites is pretty low-res and would probably look pretty bad on a TV).
Here's a weird question.
I have an elaborate projector setup (Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 720) and I -do not- want the HDMI to kill the 3.5 headphone jack output when attached. Any way to do this programmatically or through setup somewhere?
@JudoJeff - which player did you use and which ROM are you using?
jacobbones said:
So I just got the gtablet and flashed to vegan 5.1.1
Was checking out some apps and noticed a few tv apps that let me watch recent shows in HD.
Got me thinking, if I buy the dock and hook the hdmi to my tv I could use the tv app and watch tv shows that way as I dont have cable. ( I use hulu and torrents)
Can anyone tell me if the hdmi will also send the audio through to the tv or if only the video is carried?
Also if anyone has ran a tv app through a dock to a tv let me know how it worked for you.
Thanks
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I actually use the HDMI for ONLY audio to my receiver. I'm running Vegan 5.1.1 with the dock.
I'm using Rockplayer (bought) and vegan 5.1.1. I also got it to work with the older tnt lite rims without doing anything other than rebooting in dock.
Does anyone know if the tv apps have any issues like not letting it be output through the hdmi?
Like netflix, if you try to run it out the DRM wont let it, you just get a not allowed screen or whatever you wanna call it
I think using it for anything outside of playing a game that you downloaded doesn't make a ton of sense esp if you've got a big HDTV.
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I think using it for anything outside of playing a game that you downloaded doesn't make a ton of sense esp if you've got a big HDTV.
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I dont have cable, I only get broadband though my cable company and I save about 120 a month.
I just download shows through torrents and put them on a thumbdrive and play it through my PS3.
Sounds like alot of work but its not.
I just saw these tv/movie appas on my tablet and thought this may be another alternative to get something to watch
Hmmm.... interesting because I didn't get any audio when I plugged an hdmi cable from the tv to my gtab with the dock (I got the dock in the mail yesterday). When I plugged it in, the video was fabulous but I couldn't get any audio to play through the tv. I'm running Vegan-Tab Ginger Edition (7.0.0).
But then again this is the tv in my bedroom, I might try it on the living room telly. The hdmi cable I was using was one I use on my dvd player. Maybe I'll try a different hdmi cable.
I have two g-tablets (see signature) and two docks. I don't get sound from the HDMI cable from either of them.
The same TV gets sound via the HDMI cable from my MythTV DVR PC.
luvduchovny said:
Hmmm.... interesting because I didn't get any audio when I plugged an hdmi cable from the tv to my gtab with the dock (I got the dock in the mail yesterday). When I plugged it in, the video was fabulous but I couldn't get any audio to play through the tv. I'm running Vegan-Tab Ginger Edition (7.0.0).
But then again this is the tv in my bedroom, I might try it on the living room telly. The hdmi cable I was using was one I use on my dvd player. Maybe I'll try a different hdmi cable.
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Many TV's don't properly support the HDMI spec, so some devices will work, some won't. I should have clarified that I plug mine into my Onkyo receiver and it works very well.
Just got the dock and will be testing it out soon.
Ill try plugging into receiver first see how that works
Well hooked up the gtab and dock to my receiver.
Tried some video files I put onto sd card and they all played perfect, good picture and sound.
Then I loaded up the tv and movie app and they worked pretty well. Not HD quality by any stretch of the imagination. But watchable.
Watched the wedding singer in its entirety.
For a guy like me who doesnt have cable this is great.
jacobbones said:
Well hooked up the gtab and dock to my receiver.
Tried some video files I put onto sd card and they all played perfect, good picture and sound.
Then I loaded up the tv and movie app and they worked pretty well. Not HD quality by any stretch of the imagination. But watchable.
Watched the wedding singer in its entirety.
For a guy like me who doesnt have cable this is great.
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What firmware are you running?
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Many TV's don't properly support the HDMI spec, so some devices will work, some won't. I should have clarified that I plug mine into my Onkyo receiver and it works very well.
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In my case, it was the tv. If I plug it in my living room tv, I hear the sound out of the tv fine. I should have thought to test that because I have the same issue with tv out on my samsung Vibrant phone. It behaves on some tvs better than others.
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What firmware are you running?
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Using Vegan 5.1.1
Apps I bought are called tv shows stream and movies stream
They were like 3-4 bucks each but type just about any movie or show and play em.
I like it
jacobbones said:
I dont have cable, I only get broadband though my cable company and I save about 120 a month.
I just download shows through torrents and put them on a thumbdrive and play it through my PS3.
Sounds like alot of work but its not.
I just saw these tv/movie appas on my tablet and thought this may be another alternative to get something to watch
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Don't mean to hijack, but just thought I would mention that if your PS3 is in your home network then you can just use PS3 Media Server to stream your torrents instead of having to use a flash drive.
me_is_rushin said:
Don't mean to hijack, but just thought I would mention that if your PS3 is in your home network then you can just use PS3 Media Server to stream your torrents instead of having to use a flash drive.
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I use an old piece of crap laptop to download stuff, incase I get virus or something.
Gents I bought a generic POWERED MHL cable and when I plug it into the S2 WiFi won't connect anymore to my network. What gives? I have googled a bit and seen a few issues regarding it, not sure if more have had the issue. I wonder if this is a software or hardware issue. I have 4 days to return this phone if it is a hardware issue.
Anyone else have the same issue? TV signal shows up fine.
In general section someone has this same problem. I believe they said it was a tethering issue so you might have to root
yup i saw that and posted. i called samsung. according to them when plugging in an MHL adapter it disables wifi (even though you may still see the wifi icon) so that it doesnt cause jerkiness of ur picture
Hmm... I'll need to retry. I know cell data worked fine. Will try wifi-only.
Did you get it figured out? I ordered up one last week and should have it tomorrow. I was looking forward to being able to stream netflix.
What I would like to know before I spend the money on the official Samsung one if it would do the same thing.
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Wifi works fine with my MHL adapter connected. There is a small overscan issue but nothing I can't work with (my screen is 1:1 ratio so it's the adapter or the phone output). Both the laptop and the phone reported the same external ip.
Using this MHL adapter - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07R0608256
P.S. - I just checked (10/29 - 5pm EST) and it did 1080i output. Not 1080p like some suggest but it may not do that until an actual 1080p video is played. Mine was 1280x960 resolution. There were two other interesting observations made that I thought were good when the MHL adapter was connected.
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(Clarification: Below observations are during video playback using the Video app only!)
1) During video playback TV does output 1:1 resolution (no overscan issue)
2) TV doesn't mirror phone display. Just renders playback so you can use the phone like a remote.
3) Screen doesn't turn off automatically during TV out playback.
Now then the above are for the video app and just to put minds at ease here are for everywhere else.
1) Screen may overscan but it may be resolution or screen ration differences between phone and tv. Mine is 1920x1080 native.
2) The TV will mirror the phone display so you can play your games and what not on the TV (like in the youtube videos showing off the adapters)
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Now then samsung's claim about studdering during MHL TV out? That sounds like bs. I checked cpu usage during the mkv decoding work and it was at 25% at the highest point and that was done by the mediaserver process. The tvoutserver used less than 2% cpu time to do it's work. I connected via adb over wireless which would of been only possible if wifi was working.
shinji257 said:
Wifi works fine with my MHL adapter connected. There is a small overscan issue but nothing I can't work with (my screen is 1:1 ratio so it's the adapter or the phone output). Both the laptop and the phone reported the same external ip.
Using this MHL adapter - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07R0608256
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I think that is the same one I ordered. As soon as I get it I will report back how it works for me.
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shinji257 said:
Wifi works fine with my MHL adapter connected. There is a small overscan issue but nothing I can't work with (my screen is 1:1 ratio so it's the adapter or the phone output). Both the laptop and the phone reported the same external ip.
Using this MHL adapter - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07R0608256
P.S. - I just checked (10/29 - 5pm EST) and it did 1080i output. Not 1080p like some suggest but it may not do that until an actual 1080p video is played. Mine was 1280x960 resolution. There were two other interesting observations made that I thought were good when the MHL adapter was connected.
1) During video playback TV does output 1:1 resolution (no overscan issue)
2) TV doesn't mirror phone display. Just renders playback so you can use the phone like a remote.
3) Screen doesn't turn off automatically during TV out playback.
Now then samsung's claim about studdering during MHL TV out? That sounds like bs. I checked cpu usage during the mkv decoding work and it was at 25% at the highest point and that was done by the mediaserver process. The tvoutserver used less than 2% cpu time to do it's work. I connected via adb over wireless which would of been only possible if wifi was working.
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You can't mirror the phone's display? What if I wanted to play a game on my TV - not possible? Does the hdmi out only display video playback?
I just got mine today. It mirrors the display on the phone. It works really well. Picture is way better than the RCA hookup i had for my cappy. WiFi works too. I am watching breaking bad on netflix. Works awesome.
Here is the one I got:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=2
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You can't mirror the phone's display? What if I wanted to play a game on my TV - not possible? Does the hdmi out only display video playback?
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I was specifically referring to the video app that's included on the phone (the samsung one). It mirrored the display everywhere else including in games so everything that showed on the phone showed on the TV.
owmygulay said:
I just got mine today. It mirrors the display on the phone. It works really well. Picture is way better than the RCA hookup i had for my cappy. WiFi works too. I am watching breaking bad on netflix. Works awesome.
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owmygulay, Can you control your phone with TV remote control (menu navigations, media transport functions, etc.)?
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kide1 said:
owmygulay, Can you control your phone with TV remote control (menu navigations, media transport functions, etc.)?
Thanks
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Nope. None of that. Unless I an doing something wrong. It is just a larger display.
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owmygulay said:
Nope. None of that. Unless I an doing something wrong. It is just a larger display.
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I had the same experience with other unbranded MHL adapter. The Samsung MHL adapter provides all remote control functions.
kide1 said:
The Samsung MHL adapter provides all remote control functions.
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I didn't know that. Thats pretty sweet. You can plug the phone in, set it down and control everything with the tv remote? How does that work if you have to touch the screen to select stuff. That would be worth the extra cash for the samsung one over the cheap ones.
owmygulay said:
I didn't know that. Thats pretty sweet. You can plug the phone in, set it down and control everything with the tv remote? How does that work if you have to touch the screen to select stuff. That would be worth the extra cash for the samsung one over the cheap ones.
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You can use navigation keys from the TV remote to navigate through the phone home pages and program list and select apps with the "Select" button on the remote, but it is impossible to select apps from the dock. It's not as fast as the touch screen , but it is manageable. My Sony TV is two years old, but works well with the Samsung MHL adapter. I borrowed one from my coworker to try, now I'm looking for a good online deal.
owmygulay said:
I just got mine today. It mirrors the display on the phone. It works really well. Picture is way better than the RCA hookup i had for my cappy. WiFi works too. I am watching breaking bad on netflix. Works awesome.
Here is the one I got:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=2
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I'm the poster in the General forum with this issue. I have the monoprice adapter, and it disables my wifi.
That was stock, so I rooted the phone to disable any tethering app, and wifi is still disabled....did you have to do anything to get this to work?
This is really strange....maybe I should return the monoprice one and get the newegg one.
ferrocene said:
I'm the poster in the General forum with this issue. I have the monoprice adapter, and it disables my wifi.
That was stock, so I rooted the phone to disable any tethering app, and wifi is still disabled....did you have to do anything to get this to work?
This is really strange....maybe I should return the monoprice one and get the newegg one.
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I didn't do anything special. Just plugged it in. They had a couple different ones on monoprice. Did you get the same one I linked? It is the only one that says it will work with the sgs2. Mine works great and the picture quality is pretty good. I would try and just exchange it.
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owmygulay said:
I didn't do anything special. Just plugged it in. They had a couple different ones on monoprice. Did you get the same one I linked? It is the only one that says it will work with the sgs2. Mine works great and the picture quality is pretty good. I would try and just exchange it.
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Yeah, same one, item # 8675. Will try an exchange.
What ROM are you running? I tried both bare stock and Serendipity.
ferrocene said:
Yeah, same one, item # 8675. Will try an exchange.
What ROM are you running? I tried both bare stock and Serendipity.
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I am running unnamed. I think I used it when I was stock though. I can't remember.
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Anyone tested if the issue with 5.1 audio routing only to left speaker over HDMI is fixed in the ICS update? I was wondering if someone tested this with a home theatre receiver for true 5.1 surround.
I'll give this a go tonight (Aus time). So within the next 9 or 10 hours.
Have a Denon AVR2311. (I was experiencing the issue with FW .27, havn't tried since)
Just tried it now when I first test out my HDMI it was pretty bad I unplug it haven't plug it in till now. So far it seems pretty good but it might just be either the video I was playing before was bad or my TV speakers aren't as good as my PC speakers.
Did not work for me.. HDMI to my Anthem MRX 700
Tried 2 5.1 audio movies (avatar,Saving Private Ryan) also a 5.1 audio clip did not work also.
HDMI is now playing on all channels for me on my 2 year old LG lcd. Was only getting left channel before the ICS upgrade, so that's super good news!
Thanks guys! Giggles did you check if the player you are using in ICS affecting sound? Also want to bump this up for more test results from ppl having home theatre receivers.
HDMI out was working fine for me prior to ICS, but I can't say I really noticed what sound type I was playing. Since ICS I get picture, but no sound. I tried with the same video that worked the other night, as well as with Riptide. Perfect picture but absolutely no audio.
Hi Xda forum, I just bought asus transformer prime. I was able to output Hdmi(Honeycomb) to my plasma tv in the afternoon, however after I've upgraded to ICS, my plasma tv could no longer even detect the hdmi output with my prime tablet. I replaced the cable with a new one and still nothing happens.
If I plug in nothing happens, no reaction from my tv and tablet.Please help.What should I do ?
I'm obligated to ask you to double check the input on your TV.
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Yes, I did check the input on my tv. I was able to output my prime onto my tv in the afternoon (still running HC).
My experience was just the opposite. I have a Sony Bravia TV and the hdmi output was only playing through the left channel with Honeycomb, but after ICS it is partially fixed as now it plays stereo. I would like to see it be able to pass thru surround sound too (did you hear that ASUS?)
I had a similar experience except it only involves audio. HDMI out to my tv (then back into the amp) was absolutely fine under HC. Updating to ICS stopped the audio from working, although I can still see video. Not a huge issue for me as I can get audio over the headphone socket, but it is still annoying.
The cable I initially used was bought some time ago, but it works when I connect the Prime to a Sony HMZ. I'm wondering if the audio output format has changed and my tv or amp isn't recognizing it.
Can anyone confirm whether there are HDMI settings that can help myself and the OP. I *DID* see some settings once, but can't seem to find them again.
jimbob1971 said:
I had a similar experience except it only involves audio. HDMI out to my tv (then back into the amp) was absolutely fine under HC. Updating to ICS stopped the audio from working, although I can still see video. Not a huge issue for me as I can get audio over the headphone socket, but it is still annoying.
The cable I initially used was bought some time ago, but it works when I connect the Prime to a Sony HMZ. I'm wondering if the audio output format has changed and my tv or amp isn't recognizing it.
Can anyone confirm whether there are HDMI settings that can help myself and the OP. I *DID* see some settings once, but can't seem to find them again.
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I have video with no audio as well. Didn't try on HC, only ICS.
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Man, I was kinda looking forward to using this function. For the most part my Prime seems to be flawless. Any recommendations for a decent cable so I can give it a try and report back.
Not sure if you guys noticed but there has been an Asus rep here on our forums trying to help trouble shoot. Gary Key is his user name, maybe he could be made aware of the problem. He seems to have been extremely helpful thus far.
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Mcoupe said:
Man, I was kinda looking forward to using this function. For the most part my Prime seems to be flawless. Any recommendations for a decent cable so I can give it a try and report back.
Not sure if you guys noticed but there has been an Asus rep here on our forums trying to help trouble shoot. Gary Key is his user name, maybe he could be made aware of the problem. He seems to have been extremely helpful thus far.
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Maybe he can... but I don't know how they're going to address the rounded edge issue. That being, the micro HDMI feel very loose plugged in and it seems the physical port degrades also. It means that you can't use the tablet to play Rip Tide or whatever because the cord will fall out or port gets bent. And yes, I have a serial number Mr. Key.
The issue for me right now is the fact that my pioneer plasma pdp 435hdg tv can't detect the hdmi when connected to my prime. I tried it before I updated to ICS and it worked!...Very strange. Tried changing the cable and all no problem whatsoever.
My cable actually fits in very snuggly, not loose or anything.
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The issue for me right now is the fact that my pioneer plasma pdp 435hdg tv can't detect the hdmi when connected to my prime. I tried it before I updated to ICS and it worked!...Very strange. Tried changing the cable and all but still didn't work with ICS.
My cable actually fits in very snuggly, not loose or anything.
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What can I do ? I've emailed to asus support team but no reply yet.
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HDMI out worked flawlessly for me with HC but after the ICS update my TV also cannot detect input, tried all 3 HDMI ports just comes up with no input.....
Notes: I used one TV under HC and a different one under ICS, could change outcome
ICS also gave me the diagonal flicker, occasional reboot, and sometimes auto-orientation will stop working.
Ahh you're facing the same issue as me. May I know what Brand is your tv,bro?
TVs
The one that worked on honeycomb was a Coby....fairly cheap one
THe other on that I tried to use but failed with ICS was LG
Mine's a Pioneer plasma.It was very shocking for me because it worked an hour ago in HC and after updating to ICS it can't even detect hdmi. Certain that it isn't a HW problem just a SW prob with ICS and certain Tv's. But no answer so far from Asus/ Google worries me.
I'm pretty sure I remember reading in a Mobile tech Review article that the Prime ICS has issues outputing 5.1 audio, and that only certain channels, 2 of 5 speakers and the bass came through. So I'm guessing it's a known issue that Asus needs to fix in an update.
Updates?
Anyone else having problems??? Any information regarding this problem from Asus yet?
going into the notifications and clicking on hdmi notification made it show up on my tv
I got a replacement order on mine, my wifi is sheet, and the HDMI doesn't work. I've tested the wire with 3 TV's(Vizio,Samsung,LG) got nothing. Had my buddy test his prime with the wire and kaboom it worked.
Id get it replaced.
firmware fix
I will test this weekend if it works with the new firmware that was released on the 18th...if anyone else who had problems can test before hand please do so
Tried with the new update but still doesn't show up on my tv.
I have looked around the forums and have found many issues with MHL but none seem to reflect mine.
I bought and MHL adapter, hooked it up, have the phone in a charging state, can see my home screens, and have even played Shadow Gun with little trouble.
It simply won't play videos, it plays maybe a second and then freezes, it doesn't lock up since I can still back out and such. It does this with Mobo, MX, and the stock video players. I have disabled USB debugging and it made no difference. I was really looking forward to watching movies on the TV with this thing. I have tried numerous clips but none work, same deal with Netflix.
It's a stock GB with Touchwhiz from Bell.
Anyone have a solution?
EDIT: Seems to work slightly better with soft decoding set as the default in the movie player. For a while I had the video working well, but audio came out of the phone not the TV.