I haven't seen anyone post anything about it yet in this forum, so I just wanted to say that Splashtop Remote Desktop HD is the best remote desktop app I've used on this tablet. It has an amazing amount of features, check the app out here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.splashtop.remote.pad&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnNwbGFzaHRvcC5yZW1vdGUucGFkIl0.
Looks great, I'm giving it a try. I was using jump desktop but it was super laggy and awful, this looks more up to my standards. Thanks!
The best for me too!
Great app using it here to
Simply the best! Never bring the laptop anymore since I out source all the processing at my home comp while im out. Truly unique to the S since it has host imputs! A must buy!
Splashtop:
Works great, keeps getting better, and it's useful for all kinds of stuff: Vid/aud playback, flashsites/Hulu, etc.
If you are using a keyboard, (the Sony Bluetooth KB works great btw) you have be sure that any encrypted keystroke program that you are running on the host computer is turned off.
For a bit of fun, try using Splashtop with WiFi File Transfer Pro. You can do direct PC file transfers from the Splashtop>WiFI File Transfer GUI to your S1.
Lots of fun things to be done with Splashtop, absolutely a must have.
works great this program. Have only tried the free version. Not really sure if I need this, but it works great. At least as long as I'm on my WiFi.
However, I can't get it to work remote when connected to a 3G connection. Even though I opened up the coresponding ports in my firewall. Oh well. Maybe I just missed some settings somewhere.
Fab app! Cheers for the recommendation. Will be very handy.
Thx, i´ll try it!
I agree , great app. Used everyday.
Worth noting that if your Tablet came with SelectApp (I think they all do), then you can find a Tablet S-optimised version of Splashtop in there. Admittedly, it doesnt actually seem very different, but if you open SelectApp, you can see that they're offering it as a separate version.
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Worth noting that if your Tablet came with SelectApp (I think they all do), then you can find a Tablet S-optimised version of Splashtop in there. Admittedly, it doesnt actually seem very different, but if you open SelectApp, you can see that they're offering it as a separate version.
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I think that's only a 10 minute demo if I remember correctly .
Yes, I can confirm that.
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Hello all
I have my Atrix for about 3 months now, and from the beginning was thinking on buying the lapdock aswell but held myself due to its over expensive price (500$ for a damn docking!!!). Personally I don't see any reason to buy a docking for just 1 device in over 150$.
I've got now a chance to buy a semi-used one for 210$ (with a spare charger) and I wanted some consolt about it:
1) Is it possible to write office docs such as word and excell on it?
2) Is it possible to connect USB storage devices to it?
Since my primery uses for it will be as a working tool for docs writing (Thesis, reports and stuff), that can replace my aging laptop and instead of buying a notebook. will it be enough for my uses?
Can I use a Ubuntu hack to make it work as a Linux laptop?
Does it worth the 210$? or should I remain assertive on my "not over 150$" policy?
Much 10xs for all
I have had mine for a month now and in my opinion is OK but very limited. First there is the WIFI only unless you get the tethering plan or can get the hack to work (I have not yet got it to work). I use mine for remotely connecting to my Windows server but use a paid app Pocketcloud which works fine with the full screen mode on the lapdock although sizing the screen is sometimes a problem.
In answer to your questions:
1 If there is an app for Office docs which there is the answer is Yes but all the lapdock is really is a large screen for your phone, if you can do it on the phone you can do it on the lapdock.
2. I believe you can but it needs a hack
In my opinion it is not really yet a substitute for a laptop but if the hacks for Ubantu, tethering, etc are refined it may be in time but it in all honesty does not appear the be there yet.
As far as price, probably worth $200.00 to me to throw in the car so that I have a larger screen to log into my server when I am on the road etc without wireless, but that is a decision you would have to make.
You can buy it cheaper online, refurbished. It comes in very good working condition. My first one had a dead pixel, but AT&T let me bring it in and they gave me a new refurb'd.
They're 175 + tax online.
It says that flash drives and mice are supported. But I'm not sure. Haven't tried.
There's also a Google Docs app if you don't want to mod your WebTop. You can get OpenOffice if you use WebTop2SD, or the Debian mod.
Hey
first 10x to you both
Second, did I understand you correct? in webtop mod I cant use 3G? whats the point then? shouldnt it supposed to be a "laptop" with all the capabilities of the Atrix?
anyway, Sinful, can you give me a link for this price?
Another question, Does anyone knows if there are 10 intch screens with HDMI inlet? It ca be a cheap replacement for the lapdock....
You CAN connect with 3G with the regular phone interface which can be full screen on the lapdock. What you cannot do without the ATT tethering plan is to use the "full" Firefox browser on the lapdock.
For the most part it works fine just using the phone interface with the phone's browser in full screen mode.
I bought a refurb from lapdock from att and have been pleased with it. I have done the debian hack and the tethering hack to get firefox to work with my data plan. In reguards to your second question, I have hooked up external usb drives without problem. It gets mounted just fine and I am able to copy files without problem. Open Office also works well.
O.K
Thanks for the clarification.
Thats quite ****ty! Why would they do that?
Anyhow, since i'm not an AT&T costumer, I obviesly dont have the 'AT&T tethering program', so I guess it will be problematic for me to use the 3G.
I dont see what the use of the lapdock if I cant use my 3G, and I really dont want to use the phone browser in full mode to be able to do so.
Well, we will have to wait for the 2.3.4 official AT&T rom, and maybe they will enable this, or just wait for a skillful dev that will do that...
Which tethering hack did you use? I could not get mine to work. Thanks
AT&T thinks that using an external display of ANY form is considered tethering, even though its technically the same "computing device", just the output/input being redirected. I had a major "phone fight" with AT&Ts support, and am in talks with my lawyer if this actually enforceable. But yes, if you want to use the standard 3G web connectivity on your webtop's Firefox browser, AT&T requires you to get the 45 USD dataplan.
Alternatively you can try FIREFOX from the app market, and run it "fullscreen" through your Android GUI-"window".
As for office application that does Microsoft's office 2010 documents, I swear by QUICK OFFICE PRO. It does excel, word, PowerPoint and adobe PDF to create/edit.
I use my ATRIX as a semi desktop on the go, via Bluetooth keyboard and the ATRIX plugged into any TV or monitor that has a DVI (with HDMI-2-DVI adapter) or HDMI jack, and use the ATRIX itself as a mouse, since the touchscreen turns into a laptop-style -mousepad
There are mods out there to run an (almost) full Ubuntu, but last time I checked they had massive storage constraints trying to make it work all the way. Not sure if they overcome them by now.
But since the bootlaoder can be now unlocked, we probably will see soon some cool ROMS that allow us to use the ATRIX in a full Ubuntu environment.
Just hoping :-D
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I have been using my atrix to do my general doc file typings. So far I am happy.
here are some stuff that you may need to know:
1. you can use an external drive as long as it is formatted FAT32.
2. you can use a cable mouse
3. look under development section and look up debian and ubuntu images for webtop. I found debian more reliable but ubuntu solution has more flexibility.
Using either solution you can install koffice or openoffice for your typing needs. If you simply want to type in text and do the formatting at a later time look up the "easy_v0.2.5-signed.zip" under debian solution. It will give you a on screen window for typing similar to notepad which is pretty nice.
There is also the webtop2sd project that is in beta. I suggest for it to come out of beta as it is not ready for general public yet.
I owned one , had hacked 3g tethering working and my opinion is NO not worth it unless you can get for 100-150 then its just OK
No. Id wait to see if there is any official webtop improvements....out of the box there is very little funvtionality.
Also, moto has said that there will be more accesories, and they have filed for a Tabdock....which may be much better if its basicly a xoom transformer. I think they released the lapdock first more as a webtop beta and to not have a tabdock compete with their zoom.
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Ive got one, and the usb drive works fine, and i have a wireless mouse that seems to work just fine, it does what ever your phone does, and stores it on your phone, so... if you consider your phone your primary computer then this is for you.... i will be trading mine in on a laptop or at the very least a net book of some kind that will allow me to use financial software and other windows/mac essential software...
its a neat idea, but at this stage its gimmicky at best.
vonh
Sorry to dig this thread up, but I just got my Lapdock and in the last month it has matured a bit more, with lots of hacks to install several Linux distros allowing to install native Linux apps to the environment.
So far, I'm very pleased and glad to leave the 15.4" laptop at home.
This is what I use my Lapdock for:
1. Remote into my job Servers and Workstations through LogMeIn. I still don't jump into Cytrix yet.
2. Browse the web natively through full Firefox for research and entertainment.
3. Remotely manage my home's NAS
4. Download, display an manage files (.RAR, .ZIP, .APK, .DOC, .PPS, .XLS, .PDF, etc)
5. A few games here and there (like AngryBirds) but honestly, I prefer to play them on the phone itself due to multitouch.
6. I manage several personal and business websites and portals, and I can pretty much do all I need to accomplish this. (FTP, Edit, Upload, Download, Code, etc)
What's lacking on the Lapdock:
1. No front Webcam (no way to answer a video call from Google Voice, Skype, etc)
2. No fron Microphone (I constantly find myself yelling so people on the other side of the line can hear me, I now use a wired headset. Maybe a BT headset would be more comfortable though.)
3. No way to input international accented characters (I hope to find a way to hack a way to implement this.)
4. No accelerated video under Webtop?
My conclusion:
For me, I think that overall it's a great complement to my Atrix as long as you don't pay more than $200 for it.
Cheers!
Rayan
Why is printing a simple word doc so difficult. One should be able to print from polaris, file manager or other file viewing app. It is really frustrating that everything one can do for free on a pc costs a fortune on mobile devices. Don't get me wrong, there are a great deal of free apps that work great.
I was hoping to be able to use this tablet to its potential as a low powered computer yet, software really needs to improve for this to happen.
Anyway, just wanted to know if I am missing some freeware here. I will not buy printershare premium($13) and I can't find something similar for free. I know i could convert the format of the .doc file and use a less adequate program but i should not have to.
Srry I am new to touchscreen device's and I am mad because I have been trying to print one page for hours now. I know these are not replacements for computers but, they have the ability to do more.
Thanks
Try Google cloud print. You unfortunately need some sort of device directly connected to your printer to use it, from my understanding...
http://www.google.com/cloudprint/learn/
You can print for free. You just have to search for it. Can't give any more details. Google search will be the key to what you looking for. lol
Well the key is one thing that has left me searching for hours along with trying to find a better way to print. Current key is not on the net and older keys will not update, it tells me I did not purchase it.Cloud print is not really what I was going for but it may be my only choice(pointless because my printer does not have eprint and i might as well be printing from the laptop). I don't know if there is a way around key verification but, i have not been able to find a way as of yet.
have you tried searching your brand of printer and seeing if they have an app?
like hp has an app for printing to their printers. Probably similar things for other brands
https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5ocC5hbmRyb2lkLnByaW50Il0.
edit. Never tried any of these apps myself. Just remember someone else mentioning them
BongoBong said:
have you tried searching your brand of printer and seeing if they have an app?
like hp has an app for printing to their printers. Probably similar things for other brands
https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5ocC5hbmRyb2lkLnByaW50Il0.
edit. Never tried any of these apps myself. Just remember someone else mentioning them
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This!
Samsung has an app for their line as well and that works great with the laser I have from them.
susko said:
Why is printing a simple word doc so difficult. One should be able to print from polaris, file manager or other file viewing app. It is really frustrating that everything one can do for free on a pc costs a fortune on mobile devices. Don't get me wrong, there are a great deal of free apps that work great.
I was hoping to be able to use this tablet to its potential as a low powered computer yet, software really needs to improve for this to happen.
Anyway, just wanted to know if I am missing some freeware here. I will not buy printershare premium($13) and I can't find something similar for free. I know i could convert the format of the .doc file and use a less adequate program but i should not have to.
Srry I am new to touchscreen device's and I am mad because I have been trying to print one page for hours now. I know these are not replacements for computers but, they have the ability to do more.
Thanks
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What brand of printer? I have a HP and use the HP app and it works great as long as the printer and Tablet are on the same network. I think it will work with any printer as long as you're on the same network
PrintBot
Might be worth giving PrintBot a go. Looks like it doesn't require "enabled" printers and supports legacy printers.
ilostmypistons said:
What brand of printer? I have a HP and use the HP app and it works great as long as the printer and Tablet are on the same network. I think it will work with any printer as long as you're on the same network
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So does that mean the printer needs to be a WiFi printer?
My printer (HP) is attached with a printer cable to a desktop computer that is on the same network as my laptop and Prime. Can I print from Prime to a this non-WiFi printer, that is cabled to my desktop on the same network?
Suggested programs for Prime?
Same goes for Epson. Their Epson iPrint app works great. They even supply you with an "epsonconnect" email address so you can print outside your network.
Ride525 said:
So does that mean the printer needs to be a WiFi printer?
My printer (HP) is attached with a printer cable to a desktop computer that is on the same network as my laptop and Prime. Can I print from Prime to a this non-WiFi printer, that is cabled to my desktop on the same network?
Suggested programs for Prime?
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Sounds like Google cloud print will work for you - you install some software on your PC and then there are multiple apps you can install on your phone.
Deskjet 3050 j610 does not have eprint. I have tried hp eprint home and biz but it does not let me print. It sees my printer but for some reason can't print to it. BTW I really hate this app it is very evil and annoying.
The whole point of this is to not have to pick up the laptop when I need to print. I hardly use my families laptop and spend most of my time on the tp(takes some getting use to when coming from a desktop as primary computer). I almost have it to where the prime is just as good if not better than my old and busted desktop. It is certainly faster believe it or not(old amd sempron 1.9GHz single with 1gb of ram). Sad I know. Yet, i do miss that 100gb HDD. I plan to get an SD card when I get some spare cash. After that I am building myself an amd/asus/radeon super computer.
Kinda got off topic there.
Using eprint is just not practical in this case. Hooking up the laptop to my printer so I can print from my tp just sounds stupid to me, it would be faster just to print directly from the laptop.
I have tried everything here. If anyone can tell me what I am doing wrong it would be greatly appreciated!
Edit: tried iprint as well and it can't find my printer
Have you considered this with your printer ?
PrintBot
I tried PrintBot last night.
I have two printers patched into my router. An old LaserJet4 and a HP OfficeJet D Series. I configured Printbot and tried printing the test page to both printers.
The Laserjet4 started printing but it printed wierd characters and spooling sheets of paper so I believe it was sent the wrong printer control characters.
The OfficeJet D Series managed to print the test page successfully.
Didn't have time to print anything else.
susko said:
Deskjet 3050 j610 does not have eprint. I have tried hp eprint home and biz but it does not let me print. It sees my printer but for some reason can't print to it. BTW I really hate this app it is very evil and annoying.
The whole point of this is to not have to pick up the laptop when I need to print. I hardly use my families laptop and spend most of my time on the tp(takes some getting use to when coming from a desktop as primary computer). I almost have it to where the prime is just as good if not better than my old and busted desktop. It is certainly faster believe it or not(old amd sempron 1.9GHz single with 1gb of ram). Sad I know. Yet, i do miss that 100gb HDD. I plan to get an SD card when I get some spare cash. After that I am building myself an amd/asus/radeon super computer.
Kinda got off topic there.
Using eprint is just not practical in this case. Hooking up the laptop to my printer so I can print from my tp just sounds stupid to me, it would be faster just to print directly from the laptop.
I have tried everything here. If anyone can tell me what I am doing wrong it would be greatly appreciated!
Edit: tried iprint as well and it can't find my printer
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I just printed a picture from my TFP using HP ePrint home and biz. I dont understand whats wrong with your setup it should work. If your prime sees the printer it should work. Try going in to the gallery than choose a pic or image than hit the share icon than more than hp and finally print. If that does not work your not registered with HP eprint service in that case register and Try again. HP should send a code through email to you that you put in the app or click a link so is instantly linked to your gmail account. Also I wasnt able to print directly from the app the first time I used it I had to go through the share icon. Good luck hope this helps
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$13 is a lot but Printershare works flawlessly for me, even for Printing PDFs. Fortunately I got it as a free paid app of the day from Amazon. I would just pay the money if I needed/wanted to print a lot from my devices. Sometimes it will go on sale for like half price too...maybe wait until then.
Not sure if this is what your looking for but, I recently bought a Canon Pixma wireless printer because I was tired of going to my dessktop pc to print something and wanted to print directly from my laptop and the wife's. Well lo and behold, Canon has an app, that I installed on my Prime and Samsung Droid Charge , that works like a charm !
rdalev said:
Not sure if this is what your looking for but, I recently bought a Canon Pixma wireless printer because I was tired of going to my dessktop pc to print something and wanted to print directly from my laptop and the wife's. Well lo and behold, Canon has an app, that I installed on my Prime and Samsung Droid Charge , that works like a charm !
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I was not able to find it on my bionic, so I searched for it on the web version of the market and found the canon app. Here's a link for anyone who needs it, in case your searching for it on an unsupported phone.
Canon printer app
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.canon.bsd.android.aepp.activity&hl=en
i got printershare for free from amazon apps, much better than HP provided app.
check amazon app store for free stuff every day!
ilostmypistons said:
I just printed a picture from my TFP using HP ePrint home and biz. I dont understand whats wrong with your setup it should work. If your prime sees the printer it should work. Try going in to the gallery than choose a pic or image than hit the share icon than more than hp and finally print. If that does not work your not registered with HP eprint service in that case register and Try again. HP should send a code through email to you that you put in the app or click a link so is instantly linked to your gmail account. Also I wasnt able to print directly from the app the first time I used it I had to go through the share icon. Good luck hope this helps
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It is very strange that this works yet nothing else does. The only way it works is if you go through the gallery. I blame the fact that this program is evil. Also the print was very slow and poor quality but I'm not sure what to blame.
justwonder said:
Have you considered this with your printer ?
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Wtf
Evo_Shift said:
$13 is a lot but Printershare works flawlessly for me, even for Printing PDFs. Fortunately I got it as a free paid app of the day from Amazon. I would just pay the money if I needed/wanted to print a lot from my devices. Sometimes it will go on sale for like half price too...maybe wait until then.
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lucky
i should check Amazon more often.
I refuse to pay so much for printershare and I don't think I would need it that badly. It just really bothers me that there is not a preloaded application for this. I am just stubborn and would not print a quiz off from the laptop because I had already downloaded it to my tp. It would just be a convenience that's all.
Better word/excel processor, free for now, try it out
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.onlive.desktop
It isn`t available for my prime in market
Not available in my country (Norway)
MarketEnabler solved the availability
So its better than splashtop?
clouds5 said:
So its better than splashtop?
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I was just reading about this from last week. I haven't used it yet, but it's a free virtualized Windows desktop from what I understand. Meaning it's essentially just like Splashtop in that you will have a Windows environment, however you don't need to provide the endstation you're connecting to like Splashtop- they create a virtual one on their servers. How much you can install on it or how long the sessions persist, etc, I haven't figured out since I haven't used it, but ideally this would give you free access to the Office Suite from anywhere for creating docs...
Anyway, like I said that's my understanding w/out having used it. Off to try it now
EDIT: Anyone getting it to work? I created an account, and when I try to log into the app, I get stuck at a "Connecting" hourglass...
Working super well on my Prime. Just upgraded to the $4.99/month plus version (Using it to post this - much better experience than splashtop for me.
not working for me :/ telling me my internet isn't high quality enough, even though I am on Fios, with 27000kbps download, so I dont see a problem.
Can you use Firefox or do you have to use Internet Explorer?
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Working super well on my Prime. Just upgraded to the $4.99/month plus version (Using it to post this - much better experience than splashtop for me.
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how did you install it on a prime?
same with me, says "Network Test Failed: OnLive was unable to complete an iInternet connection test. This might be caused by your router or firewall blocking certain internet traffic."
Tried this at work/home networks and tethered to my phone. No dice with all options
It's working super fast on my Prime, but I was let down when my keyboard dock didn't work. You have to use a built-in keyboard from their VM. I suppose I should have expected it, but I was looking forward to using a fully-fledged word processor with my Prime's keyboard.
Too bad.
Thought Id try this out, works great on my prime with flash and the browsing is amazing.
Definitely worth the extra and has increased what the prime with its dock can do.
Have to say that this kicks ass for a free service. Wonder how they support it considering I haven't seen any advertising yet.
hbk19 said:
It's working super fast on my Prime, but I was let down when my keyboard dock didn't work. You have to use a built-in keyboard from their VM. I suppose I should have expected it, but I was looking forward to using a fully-fledged word processor with my Prime's keyboard.
Too bad.
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My keyboard dock is working. Restart it and try again.
My keyboard works fine also. Is there a way to download programs? I don't think there is, but that would be awesome
Could someone post the .apk. It's not available yet in the Netherlands.
Thanks in advance
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@Matthijs: look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23164470#post23164470
Works wonderfull from the Netherlands.
Don't forget to registrate (free) on the website of desktop.onlive.com, otherwise you cannot log in.
Cheers
Not working for me
It's not working for me either. I sideloaded the app on my prime.
It tells my my connection isn't good enough, which is strange considering I can run Onlive just fine.
Anyone got a workaround?
Howdy folks, got my Sony S yesterday & have barely put it down since! love its tactile feel & its ease of use! I plan to get a nas drive to gain access to my music/movies etc but the question I have today is about printing.
I have a 7series brother printer which, although is wireless, isnt supported by any of the apps ive found. It recieves the data but just doesnt do anything with it! All the apps ive found (inc the official Brother one) just dont have the correct drivers.
So I was just wondering who has successly paired a wireless printer to their tablet, which is stable. Ive found plenty of apps that seem to do the job, but before buying a new printer (all-in-one) I wanted to make sure I was getting the right one
I use PrinterShare, and it works perfectly. At home, I have a Canon MP620. At work, we have a couple of large HPs and a Bizhub. I have PrinterShare on my phone and tablet, and my colleagues are always amazed when we're heading out the door and realize we forgot something, and I just go to Google Drive and print directly from whatever device I've got out (ually my phone).
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I use PrinterShare, and it works perfectly. At home, I have a Canon MP620. At work, we have a couple of large HPs and a Bizhub. I have PrinterShare on my phone and tablet, and my colleagues are always amazed when we're heading out the door and realize we forgot something, and I just go to Google Drive and print directly from whatever device I've got out (ually my phone).
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Cheers. Do you print docs straight from the tablet/phone... or is it all cloud printing via google drive?
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I use PrinterShare, and it works perfectly.
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I agree. I also use PrinterShare Mobile Print and I came to appreciate its capabilities so much that I purchased its Premium Key. I have tried several printing apps, some free, some purchased, and I find PrinterShare to be the most versatile, non-intrusive, and user friendly of them all, and it has a comprehensive set of printer drivers. IMHO, you cannot find a better mobile printing app.
No cloud business required. Printer drivers are installed directly to the device. The device then communicates directly with the printer.
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Just got my Xperia tablet Z yesterday. Loving it so far.
I was wondering what I can throw my videos to (their DLNA sharing feature).
I have my computer, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 hooked up to my TV.
I would think that the PS3 would be the most likely device, since it can stream videos from a computer. How do you set that up?
Thanks
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Just to follow up, this feature works but isn't that great, in my experience.
You can turn on 'media server' in the Xperia settings. The device showed up on my ps3 and computer, but in both cases I got an error when actually trying to play a video. I'm sure I could fiddle with it to get the files to play, but I don't think I'd use it anyway.
What I was hoping for is, I could watch a video on the bus on the way home, and if I don't finish it, I wanted to effortlessly finish off the video on the bigger screen. I don't think it really works that way though.
I throw to my WD TV Live. Works perfectly with music, doesn't at all with video (but I don't mind, I mean, it's a WD TV Live so I don't need a smartphone for that )
I just picked up my XTZ today finally. Was trying to throw from my Xperia Z to the tablet but can't get either to see the other device is available :-\
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The trow feature in my opinion is fantastic, but extremely temperamental.
I throw video to my Xbox 360 constantly, bearing in mind that my videos have to be coded a certain way with handbrake in order for them to show.
That's even before it recognizes the device. Every time, it takes me 10minutes just to get the tablet to see the Xbox is switched on. It requires multiple reboots of both the Xbox and the Tablet, It seems it must be done a 'certain' way in order for the tablet to recognize the Xbox.
Let's the feature down big style.
The most important thing to bear in mind when using DLNA is that the DLNA-server decode the video.
The DLNA-client shows it.
If your device can't play MKV with DTS, then it won't work.
The best thing you can do is to install PS3 Media Server on your computer with MPlayer.
Then use your computer as file-server which can make all your devices play all file-types.
I use it on my KDL-46V5500, PS3 and XTZ.
Spectre51 said:
I just picked up my XTZ today finally. Was trying to throw from my Xperia Z to the tablet but can't get either to see the other device is available :-\
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I'm not sure 100% but I think that I have read that since last june update Throw doesn't work on XZ, must be verified as I don't use this feature for now.
Yeah, this feature isn't really useful unless it's dead simple (for video anyway).
If it takes 5 minutes to get it going, you might as well just copy the video over with a USB stick.
babylonbwoy said:
I'm not sure 100% but I think that I have read that since last june update Throw doesn't work on XZ, must be verified as I don't use this feature for now.
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Well it still works to throw to my Xbox 360
Sent from my Sony Xperia™ Z
Ok, like I said I wasn't sure
will edit my post.
babylonbwoy said:
Ok, like I said I wasn't sure
will edit my post.
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Yeah no worries. Wish throw worked to a PS3. Have to use the media server feature of the tablet/phone instead. Would have thought I could throw media to the tablet too but guess not.
Sent from my Xperia Tablet Z
Throw works pretty well for me actually. I can throw to my TV directly. (Samsung 55ES8000), as well as a Sony Google TV device. It's actually kind of convenient, and always begins working within just a moment for video, and audio. So I guess as goes with everything; Your mileage may vary.
I'm new and I don't mean to be a bother.
warlock257 said:
Just to follow up, this feature works but isn't that great, in my experience.
You can turn on 'media server' in the Xperia settings. The device showed up on my ps3 and computer, but in both cases I got an error when actually trying to play a video. I'm sure I could fiddle with it to get the files to play, but I don't think I'd use it anyway.
What I was hoping for is, I could watch a video on the bus on the way home, and if I don't finish it, I wanted to effortlessly finish off the video on the bigger screen. I don't think it really works that way though.
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Hi. The reason I'm replying to your comment it's because I have a question that it's related to what you were expecting from the throw feat, but I don't know if this is the right place to ask or where to start this thread. But anyway... here it goes.
I just got an Xperia z1 and its the first time I heard about the throw feature and it got me thinking... I know this is still a little far fetched but hey, great products have to start somewhere. So, what would be needed to make something like throw but more powerful? almost like the software that Tony stark uses in the Iron man movies where you could actually "throw" an image with a gesture on your smartphone to your TV or xbox without the need of syncing or asking for permissions. Now, I know this just causes a lot of trouble because of the matter of privacy and security (you know, you wouldn't want strangers sending porn to your tv while your kids watch cartoons), not to mention that there's the matter of choosing the actual device that you want to send the file to among all the other devices, and this means that there would be need of a lot of new protocols and a lot of work but you have to start somewhere, right? I'm sorry if I'm being naive, I know developing something like this would take years and a team of experts but I'm willing to work hard and do a lot of research. I just need someone to pint me in the right direction :laugh:
I apologize in advance if I'm just wasting everybody's time. I'm just a begginer developer that just started an engineering career in computer systems. Also I've been playing a lot of Watch dogs lately and the idea of accesing everything from your smartphone is just so fricking mesmerizing