My question is, can you use your webtop app through usb? I want to use webdock on my lap top but my lap top does not have an hdmi port, I'm running the mod for just hdmi without the dock. Anyone have any idea how to do it?
not possible. USB is not an HDMI port and they serve completely different functions.
EDIT: also, even if your laptop had an HDMI port it wouldn't work, because that would be an HDMI-out port, not HDMI-in.
How does the desk dock for your pc work then? I figured it had to be through usb
Suk0tt0 said:
How does the desk dock for your pc work then? I figured it had to be through usb
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it works through the same type of connector that a monitor uses, DVI or VGA. USB does not transmit video to displays.
In short, the dock is needed right?
Suk0tt0 said:
In short, the dock is needed right?
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an HDMI cable is needed, and as most laptops are, you can't input a display onto it so your options for running at on your laptop are near-zero.
I ordered the MHL adaptor from T-Mobile's website yesterday, so I should get it today (yeah, I paid the extra $6 for overnight shipping).
Does this phone support FULL mirroring (i.e., when plugged in to TV, TV screen mirrors whatever is on the phone's screen)? I used the full HDMI app on my Evo 4G, and it was great for watching shows from HBO GO on my TV.
Has anyone tried it yet? If not, is there a review out there somewhere that specifically demonstrates this feature?
I guess I'll know tonight when I get home from work!
Thanks,
Rob
I haven't seen it specifically on this phone, but I've seen the Qualcomm MSM8660 demos showing full mirroring. We should be capable of it, but I haven't tried it out yet.
I'm surprised nobody's tried it yet!
Can you use the normal micro HDMI or do you have to buy the adapter to use HDMI? Lol kinda confused how this works with the new port? Could anyone explain? Thanks
You need to buy an adaptor. Basically, it's a dongle that plugs into the USB (charger) on the E3D. The dongle/adaptor has a HDMI port on it, along with a USB port. You plug an HDMI cable into the HDMI port, and into the TV. You plug a charger into the USB port and into the wall.
So no, the HDMI cable from the EVO 4G (I have one too) won't work.
Does that help?
rtmeikle said:
You need to buy an adaptor. Basically, it's a dongle that plugs into the USB (charger) on the E3D. The dongle/adaptor has a HDMI port on it, along with a USB port. You plug an HDMI cable into the HDMI port, and into the TV. You plug a charger into the USB port and into the wall.
So no, the HDMI cable from the EVO 4G (I have one too) won't work.
Does that help?
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I believe that was what he said in the first line..
rtmeikle said:
You need to buy an adaptor. Basically, it's a dongle that plugs into the USB (charger) on the E3D. The dongle/adaptor has a HDMI port on it, along with a USB port. You plug an HDMI cable into the HDMI port, and into the TV. You plug a charger into the USB port and into the wall.
So no, the HDMI cable from the EVO 4G (I have one too) won't work.
Does that help?
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Thanks for clearing that up!!
Back to the issue at hand... does it do HDMI mirroring or not? I have this bad ass HDMI integration in my Prius that is preventing me from upgrading from the 4G until at least HDMI mirroring is confirmed.
rictorg said:
Back to the issue at hand... does it do HDMI mirroring or not? I have this bad ass HDMI integration in my Prius that is preventing me from upgrading from the 4G until at least HDMI mirroring is confirmed.
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According to this demo from CTIA it appears it can, but this is unfinished testing hardware/firmware so it's still not a confirmation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynmqtopi9g
This doesn't exactly give you an answer with the level of certainty you are looking for but it's a good sign. We should see some end users with feedback on HDMI features on the production phone streaming in any time now that hopefully confirms that it can do this across any application without problems or limitations.
rtmeikle said:
I ordered the MHL adaptor from T-Mobile's website yesterday, so I should get it today (yeah, I paid the extra $6 for overnight shipping).
Does this phone support FULL mirroring (i.e., when plugged in to TV, TV screen mirrors whatever is on the phone's screen)? I used the full HDMI app on my Evo 4G, and it was great for watching shows from HBO GO on my TV.
Has anyone tried it yet? If not, is there a review out there somewhere that specifically demonstrates this feature?
I guess I'll know tonight when I get home from work!
Thanks,
Rob
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hey rtmeikle . I also got the mhl from tmobile. I hooked it up last night to sadly find out that hdmi mirroring is not supported at all. It was all a big hype it appears. Were you able to get it working? I'm hoping that you were so maybe its just my device....if not, then this phone is going back.
Yep, I got mine yesterday and tested it. It works fine.
You have to have the adaptor plugged in to the phone, a charger plugged to the adaptor, and the HDMI cable running from the phone to the TV.
I got full HDMI mirroring which automatically switched to landscape when I tested Netflix and HBO Go.
Rob
interesting. thanks for the quick respond. When i connect it to my hd tv all i get on the phone is a message that says *HDMI play a video or slideshow to display via hdmi* on the notifications bar. When I click that, nothing happens...
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interesting. thanks for the quick respond. When i connect it to my hd tv all i get on the phone is a message that says *HDMI play a video or slideshow to display via hdmi* on the notifications bar. When I click that, nothing happens...
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Strange. The image of my home screen just popped up on my TV; I didn't have to do anything.
I tested it on the TV in my bedroom, a 3-yr-old Samsung 42" Plasma, nothing fancy.
Maybe tonight I'll test it on my other two TVs and see if it works on all of them.
did you allow the latest OTA upgrade or did you cancel it? I allowed it as soon as I turned the phone on. I also tried it on my 58 samsung plasma hdtv. Its not that old but also not that new.
I'm going to try it tonight on my smaller 32 inch lcd hd tv to see if that makes a difference. It shouldn't though.
Not like it matters since all MHL cables are the same but here is the MHL adapter I'm using: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/AddOns...4ec1-a08e-e133fa772d53&inCart=True&catCode=23
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did you allow the latest OTA upgrade or did you cancel it? I allowed it as soon as I turned the phone on. I also tried it on my 58 samsung plasma hdtv. Its not that old but also not that new.
I'm going to try it tonight on my smaller 32 inch lcd hd tv to see if that makes a difference. It shouldn't though.
Not like it matters since all MHL cables are the same but here is the MHL adapter I'm using: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/AddOns...4ec1-a08e-e133fa772d53&inCart=True&catCode=23
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Yep, I've accepted the OTAs. And I'm using the exact same adaptor. Did you plug power into the adaptor too? I didnt' try without plugging it in, but I've heard that it needs to be plugged in to work.
Ok, i finaly got it to work. It wasn't a problem with the phone but a problem with the tv. I had to change some resolution settings on the tv and presto! Hdmi mirroring on its full glory
Now, do you know if I can pair up a bluetooth keyboard and mouse? Thats next for me.
Thanks for all the help.
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Now, do you know if I can pair up a bluetooth keyboard and mouse? Thats next for me.
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This is what I am currently doing. I have hooked up the following.
Mouse: Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000
Keyboard: Logitech MX5500 Keyboard
The keyboard works great. I can type in the applications and setup my keys in the emulators just fine (snesoid etc)
Mouse functionality though is different then you may expect. You don't get a mouse cursor, it just "highlights" selections then you "left click" to go forward. According to my research the right mouse button is supposed to "go back" but is not working for me.
I put up a thread asking others for help with it, so if I find an answer I will let you know.
Updating you on what I found out about the mouse.
"Well it looks like the fancy mouse support with a cursor and button functionality was something that was included in CyanogenMod 6.X then removed on CyanogenMod 7.
They then added a patch for version 7. But now apparently it is being included in his latest CyanogenMod.
Regardless, it appears you need root access "
wait so how do you charge your phone if you use that hdmi adapter? anyone have a link?
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wait so how do you charge your phone if you use that hdmi adapter? anyone have a link?
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the adapter has a USB plug that you use to hook up to a charger, and will charge your phone. Newer TVs are coming that will support charging over HDMI via the MHL adapter, there may be some out but I think will be a standard in 2012 TVs.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/expansys-mhl-to-hdmi-adapter-black-218572/
http://www.expansys-usa.com/htc-sensation-mhl-cable-ac-m490-extmicro-usb-12-pin-to-hdmi-218634/
the HTC one looks lke it includes a HDMI cable, too, but you can see the usb port on each adapter for charging.
So I'm considering buying the HD dock for my photon but I wanted to ask a couple questions first.
What exactly will I be able to do with it other than charge on a nice dock? I know it also has the spare battery slot so that's cool. As for the HDMI port, does that basically mean I could HDMI out to my monitor (would probably need a vga/hdmi dongle as I don't think my monitor has HDMI)? And if I do this, could I also connect it via bluetooth to my motorola keyboard/mouse and use those as input and see the cursor on my monitor?
And lastly, does it work well with the CM7 that is currently out?
Thanks for any help.
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So I'm considering buying the HD dock for my photon but I wanted to ask a couple questions first.
What exactly will I be able to do with it other than charge on a nice dock? I know it also has the spare battery slot so that's cool. As for the HDMI port, does that basically mean I could HDMI out to my monitor (would probably need a vga/hdmi dongle as I don't think my monitor has HDMI)? And if I do this, could I also connect it via bluetooth to my motorola keyboard/mouse and use those as input and see the cursor on my monitor?
And lastly, does it work well with the CM7 that is currently out?
Thanks for any help.
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You can basically use your Photon as a computer. It has Firefox, a file manager, and a couple other various things on it. You can connect a mouse and keyboard to it too. You could also try out UbunTop.
I am not sure if this is possible but could do with some help.
Today i bought a mhl hdmi cable form here http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/bizlink-mhl-to-hdmi-tv-out-adapter-black-p29839.htm
Thinking i could connect to my laptop which has HDMI slot so i could display my galaxy s2 screen on my laptop screen.
It now seems i could have been dreaming as i can't find anyway to do this. I am really hoping someone may know how to here.
Thats because your laptop is to display hdmi out not in, you would need some sort of input video hardware to do this on a laptop
Damn it, ok any other ways to show what is going on on my phone screen on my laptop?
cyberpedz said:
Damn it, ok any other ways to show what is going on on my phone screen on my laptop?
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You want to run a VNC server on your phone, and a VNC client on your laptop, here is an example android VNC server
I found one hardware for HDMI input for laptop , timeleak HD80E , try google it.
Broke the glass of my Archos 101. I dont want to spend money on it. Is there anyway I can default the output to HDMI so I can use it on my TV? Since I cant see anything on screen (on account of the fact that i stepped on it)
Thanks guys
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Broke the glass of my Archos 101. I dont want to spend money on it. Is there anyway I can default the output to HDMI so I can use it on my TV? Since I cant see anything on screen (on account of the fact that i stepped on it)
Thanks guys
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hi if it is the g9 you have it should out put straight to hdmi when you plug your hdmi cable in
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hi if it is the g9 you have it should out put straight to hdmi when you plug your hdmi cable in
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It is G9, does not output to HDMI though.... the screen is still bright (cant see anything coz it is broken)
totalkakkas said:
It is G9, does not output to HDMI though.... the screen is still bright (cant see anything coz it is broken)
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Simply by plugging the lead in you should output to HDMI, that's how it is on my G9. The tablet screen remains on but the display is mirrored on my TV
Sent from my ARCHOS 101G9
totalkakkas said:
It is G9, does not output to HDMI though.... the screen is still bright (cant see anything coz it is broken)
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Sounds like you've done more damage than just breaking the screen.