Is it possible to stream hulu from the DROID x2 to the tv using hdmi? I have been trying to find this for a friend and I can't find an answer.
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I've done it using netflix, so hulu plus should be the same unless it isn't supported for whatever reason
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As long as the app or site displays the video in fullscreen, it should work simply. Anything should output over HDMI, it just mirrors the display, or for certain videos or apps it even blacks the screen out. The only hindrance is if an app can actually specifically block HDMI output, but i don't know if this is possible or put into effect anywhere.
the hulu plus app blocks hdmi output
anybody find a workaround for this yet?
three west said:
the hulu plus app blocks hdmi output
anybody find a workaround for this yet?
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That's strange. Why would they do that?
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tkuligowski said:
That's strange. Why would they do that?
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because they have specific rights to air the shows in certain places. I think they essentially have 3 different places they can air shows; computer, console (Xbox, Roku, etc), and mobile device.
Allowing allowing HDMI output would probably put them in breach of contract with the content owner.
dumb, right? But its not their fault.
three west said:
because they have specific rights to air the shows in certain places. I think they essentially have 3 different places they can air shows; computer, console (Xbox, Roku, etc), and mobile device.
Allowing allowing HDMI output would probably put them in breach of contract with the content owner.
dumb, right? But its not their fault.
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That makes absolutely no sense. Roku, Xboxs, media players, etc., all output via HDMI. What would make it different for a MOBILE DEVICE??
754boy said:
That makes absolutely no sense. Roku, Xboxs, media players, etc., all output via HDMI. What would make it different for a MOBILE DEVICE??
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some lawyer...
Yeah thats retarded. Thats like netflix not allowing hdmi. That would suck big time.
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three west said:
because they have specific rights to air the shows in certain places. I think they essentially have 3 different places they can air shows; computer, console (Xbox, Roku, etc), and mobile device.
Allowing allowing HDMI output would probably put them in breach of contract with the content owner.
dumb, right? But its not their fault.
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HBO GO app also blocks HDMI output in both Mirror Mode and Webtop Mode. SUCKS!
Also looking for a work around. Please help....
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three west said:
the hulu plus app blocks hdmi output
anybody find a workaround for this yet?
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JUST FOUND THIS..... Have not tried it yet but hope it works and helps ou guys.
(Due to my newb status, I'm not allowed to post the link, so search for the thread titled "App for unlocking HDMI out for certain apps" in the Droid Maxx section of droidforums.net)
sweet, this works!
Not well, the app is Xternal Display for Droid X, and it only ever says "Error Encountered" but by trying it a few times I was able to output Hulu to HDMI!
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Hello xda. I was wondering if anyone has seen anything about a photon webtop laptop dock?
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I saw it. Don't think it's worth $100. Then you have to buy the keyboard and remote separately? Serious rip off.
CyberCrist said:
I saw it. Don't think it's worth $100. Then you have to buy the keyboard and remote separately? Serious rip off.
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I'm quite sure OP wrote "laptop dock"...
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Hello xda. I was wondering if anyone has seen anything about a photon webtop laptop dock?
Thanks
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There is no laptop dock available yet. There's a dock with remote and a separate bluetooth keyboard.
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I saw it. Don't think it's worth $100. Then you have to buy the keyboard and remote separately? Serious rip off.
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It's been well worth it for me. I set it up at the office on a spare monitor with an old keyboard and mouse, works great.
Im sure you'll be able to get it cheaper on ebay or amazon once it hits stores.
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Here's an interesting announcement...
Multiple LapDock Models Coming...
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Here's an interesting announcement...
Multiple LapDock Models Coming...
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Interesting, but we need to some some ballpark prices. If there's only a $50 difference between the models, I don't think most people will care.
so your saying there is a chance haha, i dont understand why the atrix and this photon wouldnt be able to use the same lapdock, but from the sounds of it..the photon will get one of these correct?
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so your saying there is a chance haha, i dont understand why the atrix and this photon wouldnt be able to use the same lapdock, but from the sounds of it..the photon will get one of these correct?
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Short answer, charging/HDMI spots are in different positions so it wouldnt fit.
yea i noticed the hdmi and micro ports switched.....which really pissed me off that moto would do that, but im suspecting they will put out a lapdock for the photon specifically.
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yea i noticed the hdmi and micro ports switched.....which really pissed me off that moto would do that, but im suspecting they will put out a lapdock for the photon specifically.
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IMO, Motorola is stepping on their own foot. Had they not switched port positions, the Atrix lap dock could have been a huge selling item for the Photon or any other Moto phone which supports it. Why keep investing MORE money for additional docks when this one alone could have raked in a lot of cash.
I'm going to test something that might just work.
We might be able to MacGyver the Atrix LapDock for use with our Photons. Using Micro USB and HDMI Extender cables.
It's not elegant, by any stretch...but would be an easy workaround.
I wouldn't be adverse to having my Photon attached to the LapDock via cables, instead of docked.
If anyone beats me to testing this out, please report your findings.
Apparently at&t has exclusive rights to the laptop dock (using with the atrix) for a period of time. Not sure how long.
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Apparently at&t has exclusive rights to the laptop dock (using with the atrix) for a period of time. Not sure how long.
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I don't think is long cause the Motorola Bionic is coming out in a few days and it too has a laptop dock
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I wouldn't be adverse to having my Photon attached to the LapDock via cables, instead of docked.
If anyone beats me to testing this out, please report your findings.
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I had the same thought and am open to trying - my boss has the Atrix and I can use his lapdock.
I've found the usb micro extension on google shopping - has anyone found the mini-HDMI extension
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I had the same thought and am open to trying - my boss has the Atrix and I can use his lapdock.
I've found the usb micro extension on google shopping - has anyone found the mini-HDMI extension
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Nope...haven't found THAT yet. Maybe they don't make the HDMI one?
Right now it looks like a tangled mess of adapters to make this work.
There is this adapter micro f to hdmi male:
http://www.usbsea.com/products/HDMI_Male_to_Micro_HDMI_Female_Adapter_R-AD-HMHF4.html
Then you need an hdmi f to f like this:
http://www.usbsea.com/products/HDMI_Female_to_HDMI_Female_Adapter_R-AD-HFHF.html
Then you can use your micro to regular hdmi cable.
I'm still looking for a micro hdmi f to micro hdmi m which would be perfect.
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for anybody interested...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224993
It's really frustrating that Sprint and Motorola are so far behind on the laptop dock for this phone. I really want this dock so that I can use it for work when I am on call, and not have to lug around a laptop and wait for it to boot up, connect to my hotspot etc. C'mon Sprint, C'mon Motorola! All they need to do is build two parts, a longer cable for the HDMI/USB ports, and a new baseplate for the phone to sit on, this should be nothing to kick those out, since obviously aside from the ports being swapped, it still works on this phone.
So this commercial pisses me off. Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNUwO4GPFqg
Sure, one could argue that the video he took from the helicopter was saved, edited, and then emailed to his hipster buddies, since the playback apparently isn't being streamed (@0:15). However, is there a way to stream camera feeds to a computer? Front or back camera, doesn't matter too much. WiFi versus Cabled; I can deal.
Just CAN it be done, and if not, WHY not (if you know)?
Also, how the EXPLETIVE DELETED do I tap a video on my phone and make it stream to the 80 foot projector I have setup on the outside, windowless wall of my house... or, more believably, to my 36 inch LCD television in my living room?
False advertising? Missing features due to a rooted phone? Am I just too much of a dullard to grasp an artsy concept that's portraying future possibilities instead of current technology?
Help me fellow ThunderNuts!
Gtalk with video(gb)? Skype? Qik? or any other webcam program should do the trick. You'd have to trigger the app before taking off but I'd say it is plausable that you could make it happen.
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Gtalk with video(gb)? Skype? Qik? or any other webcam program should do the trick. You'd have to trigger the app before taking off but I'd say it is plausable that you could make it happen.
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Skype is p2p, though, correct? Never used it but I was under the assumption that it was basically like GoogleTalk/video in that the other party only sees the image. I'm more interested in being able to use the phone as a camera FOR my home computer.
Appreciate the response. You answered my question, I just asked the wrong thing...
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So this commercial pisses me off. Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNUwO4GPFqg
Sure, one could argue that the video he took from the helicopter was saved, edited, and then emailed to his hipster buddies, since the playback apparently isn't being streamed (@0:15). However, is there a way to stream camera feeds to a computer? Front or back camera, doesn't matter too much. WiFi versus Cabled; I can deal.
Just CAN it be done, and if not, WHY not (if you know)?
Also, how the EXPLETIVE DELETED do I tap a video on my phone and make it stream to the 80 foot projector I have setup on the outside, windowless wall of my house... or, more believably, to my 36 inch LCD television in my living room?
False advertising? Missing features due to a rooted phone? Am I just too much of a dullard to grasp an artsy concept that's portraying future possibilities instead of current technology?
Help me fellow ThunderNuts!
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Actually, streaming HD off the devices is easy. It uses a protocol known as DLNA in place of that micro-HDMI that other devices use. Same thing, just wireless.
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DLNA
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I guess that's the term I was unaware of. Google is helping with everything else, now. Thanks!
Update: So apparently this has been cracked by HBOTroll1, all thanks to him. You can find his thread here. Unfortunately I have dumped my photon because of Motorola's failed promises. It was a great phone but I will never again by from this company. I also do not have HBO GO anymore because of this issue but I might get it again to try this apk. I am reposting a direct link to the apk here.
This has been confirmed to work on the Photon by others. Also if you have an MHL device to try this on that would be appreciated. I am not sure if MHL is a problem to begin with though...
Disclaimer: To my extremely limited knowledge reposting this does not violate any copyright laws, which is not my intention. My belief is that this is a lack of functionality in the program which has been fixed in this apk. If such is not the case, HBO please contact me so we can discuss this error in your program.
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I just got HBO GO, I know Game of Thrones is f*****g awesome as **** *** *****!!!!
Anywhoo... I tried plugging the photon into my tv as the PS3 does not yet have an app and HBO GO refuses to play video with the HDMI plugged into it. Does anyone know any way to stop the app or the system of realizing that the signal is being sent out?
I would be willing to put in a lot of effort into getting this hack to work but I don't even know where to start. So any advice would rock!
RANT: I know they have a reason for disabling this but for realz I can just torrent their shows so when I'm paying I'm not going to try and rip off their stuff. I mean there's a reason that I'm paying!
RANT EXTENDED: I hate all of this DRM like bullsh!t that makes it more difficult to be a paying customer then a priate. I mean you can just go to isohunt or thepiratebay and search for game of thrones 720p. Then download the playstation media server and install the extra codecs and whatnot they recomend. This will let your computer transcode the video files so that the ps3 can output the video over your network. Wifi N can handle the video great and plug in a hundred foot Ethernet cable for $13 and get beautiful streaming with 5.1 surround sound.
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Unfortunately I don't think there is any kind of workaround for this. I remember having the same issue. Think I tried running HBO from browser in Webtop mode but can't remember if it just didn't work or if it worked and the video was bad quality.
Probably better off downloading vid from the net and installing to view locally.
what we need is to get our hands on the earlier version of the app
I've heard people report it USED to work using a combination of the first release of the app and something called Xternal Display (which just mirrors the image on the screen.)
I know sprint t.v doesn't work either on HDMI out using stock mopho .
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I can't believe you're brave enough to use isohunt and piratebay. Those are the two most well known trackers that get people busted.
Game of thrones is full of win, though! Can't wait till finale gets upped. I'm dying to watch it.
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chronster said:
what we need is to get our hands on the earlier version of the app
I've heard people report it USED to work using a combination of the first release of the app and something called Xternal Display (which just mirrors the image on the screen.)
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I'm guessing that it check the version number and would want you to update. Though if anyone has an older apk I would love to try this out!
I have version 1.3.1, I just installed version 1.7.1 and installed this version and it still plays fine, haven't tried hdmi out using version 1.3.1 yet. But I'll upload it tomorrow, I'm away from my computer right now
I got it working perfectly
I used splashtop on my Macbook which also works on PC to get it working everytime without fail. I have a video on youtube that shows me doing it but I am a newb so I can't post link. lol
sorry everybody, i thought the thread was dead but here is the hbogo 1.3.1 apk, just fyi it gives out the original error message saying that there is something wrong, not the new one stating the program doesn't allow hdmi out.
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I can't believe you're brave enough to use isohunt and piratebay. Those are the two most well known trackers that get people busted.
Game of thrones is full of win, though! Can't wait till finale gets upped. I'm dying to watch it.
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People really get busted cause of torrent and stuff ?
I live outside usa , even tho i was born in nyc x)
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This seems to work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943981&highlight=hbo
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This seems to work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943981&highlight=hbo
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Nice link. I'll add this to the OP.
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Worked quite well.
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Worked quite well.
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Does it ask for super user?
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Does it ask for super user?
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No it does not.
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Hello everyone. I have gone as far as I can go by myself, and I am looking for a little help to see if together we can get this working.
I have a Lilliput 669GL-70NP/C/T 7" touch screen that I want to try and get working over USB host. So far, all my attempts have been fruitless, but I think that it is possible. The touchscreen utilizes an eGalax driver to work, and I see from their web site here:
http://home.eeti.com.tw/web20/eGalaxTouchDriver/linuxDriver.htm
that they have created a linux driver for ARM devices. Based on what I have been able to determine, this means that I should be able to load the driver on android, but this is where I start getting in way over my head.
Does anyone know what I should be trying to get this to work? I also read that ICS has some form of touch input built in... should I be trying this on that? Right now I am running CM7. It seems to me like with a little work we could have external touchscreens for our Atrix!
Oh I forgot to mention, when I plug the touchscreen in, DMSG does register a USB HID input device as "eGalax Inc. USB TouchController"
CM7 also registers the handlers for the touchscreen as mouse1 and event10 when I run "cat /proc/bus/input/devices"
It seems like this is so close right out of the box! I'm trying my best to load the drivers now from terminal... we'll see how that goes.
Hope you get it sorted.
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CM7 also registers the handlers for the touchscreen as mouse1 and event10 when I run "cat /proc/bus/input/devices"
It seems like this is so close right out of the box! I'm trying my best to load the drivers now from terminal... we'll see how that goes.
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Wow, I really wish that I could help. I'm really just dropping in to show interest and wish you good luck.
That would be a really sweet way to almost have a padphone. Ever since I unboxed my lapdock I've said that it should have been a tabdock with a touchscreen instead.
I'll go back to lurking now...
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Wow, I really wish that I could help. I'm really just dropping in to show interest and wish you good luck.
That would be a really sweet way to almost have a padphone. Ever since I unboxed my lapdock I've said that it should have been a tabdock with a touchscreen instead.
I'll go back to lurking now...
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Thanks, My idea here is to dump the phone to a mounted 7" screen in my car dash. I want to basically have a touch screen head unit with all the power android offers, and the unlimited data that AT&T is still reluctantly supplying.
As far as the project goes... I just tried on Joker's CM9 built with the exact same results... I was hoping maybe the rumors I had heard about ICS support were true, but not out of the box i suppose. As far as the drivers, I can not get the calibration / driver utility to run so far... and that's as far as I'm going to be able to go tonight.
Why not HDMI?
Edit, HDMI can't support touch screen, my bad
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Why not HDMI?
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lol nice timing. I was just logging in.
HDMI works great as is. However, I was looking to be able to provide input back to the phone. Otherwise, the phone still has to be front and center for controlling, which in my opinion kind of defeats the purpose of putting the screen there in the first place.
Basically you want to do like, vnc and pocket cloud, where you control your computer via smartphone but you wanna control the phone instead via touchscreen panel, that sounds like a pain in the ass!
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Anthony04x said:
Basically you want to do like, vnc and pocket cloud, where you control your computer via smartphone but you wanna control the phone instead via touchscreen panel, that sounds like a pain in the ass!
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Yes that's exactly what I want to do. I tried running a vnc server on the phone, but even over USB it was far too laggy.
Yeah you would need to like over clock but even that is sketchy
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Anthony04x said:
Yeah you would need to like over clock but even that is sketchy
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Right now I'm trying to install ubuntu on the atrix.... with linux drivers for arm devices that might be a solution i can handle, but I'm not sure it would work with USG host. Don't know until you try though!
True that! Let me know how it goes, sounds like an excellent project
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Have you seen this setup?
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=633Kn4XkmJA
Website:
http://www.customgadz.com/store/product.php?id_product=16
I'd love this setup for my car for sure!
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lol nice timing. I was just logging in.
HDMI works great as is. However, I was looking to be able to provide input back to the phone. Otherwise, the phone still has to be front and center for controlling, which in my opinion kind of defeats the purpose of putting the screen there in the first place.
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Are you sure that the USB isn't just for passing touchscreen input back to a device? I mean, I know there are such things as USB monitors, but I don't think this is one of them, is what I'm saying -- I'm pretty sure you need to use both HDMI and USB for this to work.
Even if you could load the driver. Which you can. You still need to write some libs and script to get android on the screen. Good luck
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Even if you could load the driver. Which you can. You still need to write some libs and script to get android on the screen. Good luck
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Are you sure that the USB isn't just for passing touchscreen input back to a device? I mean, I know there are such things as USB monitors, but I don't think this is one of them, is what I'm saying -- I'm pretty sure you need to use both HDMI and USB for this to work.
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Perhaps I need to clarify... The Lilliput 669 has a proprietary HDMI cable that breaks into HDMI and USB. I am not trying to send video and input over USB, just input. The HDMI part works as is. I plan on using both HDMI and USB in the final solution.
jaketc said:
Have you seen this setup?
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=633Kn4XkmJA
Website:
http://www.customgadz.com/store/product.php?id_product=16
I'd love this setup for my car for sure!
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Yea me too! I have tried in vain to buy this. $189 AU is a little less than $200, which I would be perfectly ok with for a completely working bluetooth solution. However, I can't buy it. MP3car.com is working with the designer to bring the product to market, but they are still 4-8 weeks out, and there are some concerns that it may not be released at all. The designer's web site lists the product as out of stock.
I have tried to find somewhere else that I could buy it, or at least get schematics to build one, but it has been in vain. By the way, this has been re-branded as "Mimics for Android".
I had been wanting to do the same thing. The other day i just came across something that should be coming out end of the month android quadcore mini development board. so you could say use touch monitor and android OS i see they have bluetooth also so maybe phone could connect bluetooth to the android system in car. there isnt much more info on the board but it looks promising for an incar project its tiny. its called odroid-x http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php
there was some other $100 range android cube thing i saw recently too that might be good. OUYA is name of it maybe XDA will have a section one day for these devices. could make for some good in-car systems much cheaper than indash receivers and more features.
Good luck to ya, keep us posted. I would kill for a solution like this. I would love to be able to implement this, with a fiber optic audio out to a DSP like the Zapco DSP6 or Audison BitOne.1 or the Helix C/P-DSP that is coming to market.
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I had been wanting to do the same thing. The other day i just came across something that should be coming out end of the month android quadcore mini development board. so you could say use touch monitor and android OS i see they have bluetooth also so maybe phone could connect bluetooth to the android system in car. there isnt much more info on the board but it looks promising for an incar project its tiny. its called odroid-x http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php
there was some other $100 range android cube thing i saw recently too that might be good. OUYA is name of it maybe XDA will have a section one day for these devices. could make for some good in-car systems much cheaper than indash receivers and more features.
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This all sounds good, and I have seen the OUYA... it looks impressive. However this will remove the phone ability if I go this route. I could just check out the android x86 project for that... I believe they already have this screen working actually. I've been trying to follow how they made that work.
I really want to stick with my atrix as the brain so that I retain the 3g connection without another $50 a month or losing unlimited internet.
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just to know... do you read the "Kernel 2.6.24 upward" right?
theres also what samcriip told, even porting the drivers, you need to write the libs and scripts to get android on the screen, idk how much you know about android but... this is kinda hard to be done...
Good luck, you'll need it.
I googled mhl adaptors for the l9 and got a bunch of hits on sites claiming they work and even a YouTube video with the tag... then I saw a forum post saying that the l9 lacks the files for it to work.
Can someone clear this up? My friend also has an l9 and asked me about an hdmi adaptor this morning so now I'm really wondering.
I gave mine to my gf and she won't let me near it long enough to dig through the system for clues... something about "where did my metro app go and why is YouTube, Facebook and play store all in black?" Oh and "what is this recovery thing you said not to touch" I don't think she trusts me not to "break" it, as I'm prone to do with My phones about once a week.
Has anyone tested mhl support?
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I googled mhl adaptors for the l9 and got a bunch of hits on sites claiming they work and even a YouTube video with the tag... then I saw a forum post saying that the l9 lacks the files for it to work.
Can someone clear this up? My friend also has an l9 and asked me about an hdmi adaptor this morning so now I'm really wondering.
I gave mine to my gf and she won't let me near it long enough to dig through the system for clues... something about "where did my metro app go and why is YouTube, Facebook and play store all in black?" Oh and "what is this recovery thing you said not to touch" I don't think she trusts me not to "break" it, as I'm prone to do with My phones about once a week.
Has anyone tested mhl support?
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Yes, I am also finding how to use the mhl. Can anyone help? I am using the firmware V20E at P765. Someone said the function is disable at factory setting. So how to enable it? Any rom fixed it?
Please help.