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South Korean TV dock looks AWESOME. WHERE THE F IS OURS?

I'm gettin sick of this crap. Give us the watered down products, and the rest of the world what we want in the first place, RIGHT?
There's a new TV dock for the galaxy S in south korea, comes with small keyboard, and controller.
Will we ever get one? If we can get our hands on the dock, could it work with our phones?

here's the engadget article:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/25/samsung-galaxy-s-hoppin-hops-to-south-korea-includes-tv-dock-fo/
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if u cant see the image, just follow the link

This is a specific phone... It's not for all and any galaxy s.

chronster said:
I'm gettin sick of this crap. Give us the watered down products, and the rest of the world what we want in the first place, RIGHT?
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There's a few reasons for this. Samsung is a Korean company, of course they'd give their own people things first. That dock is specific for the Korean phone, and in Korea there is a domestic satellite TV service, called T-DMB, their cellphones and other devices receive giving more incentive for a device like this.

Droid X has HDMI out... goodbye
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iTz Nicholas72 said:
Droid X has HDMI out... goodbye
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what's your point? you don't need hdmi for 720p content, and these phones have the capability, they just need the software.

Well samsung is a south korean company, makes sense they get stuff before we do.

m91-30 said:
what's your point? you don't need hdmi for 720p content
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Unless you are already bringing viewing resolution considerably lower, of course it matters.
What in the world do you mean by a statement like that that? NTSC video is 720 x 480 at 60i. 720p is 1280 x 720 at 30p or 24p or 60p.
You can do very well with component or even S video (if you can still find it, they have all but killed it off) out for 720p content, but if you are talking about composite ("yellow cable"), I firmly disagree.
The instances where HDMI can be substituted are fairly few, and exceptionally so in consumer video. It is digital, bundles audio on one cable, and is high bandwidth. The only thorn is HDCP.
Saying you don't need HDMI for HD content is almost like saying you don't need cinema when there is VHS.
But then perhaps I am missing your point. I have yet to try it, but perhaps thee most practical way to play video from these phones is to mount them as disks and play the file themselves through a player without involving video transfer at all. Is that what you meant?
Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.

I've used the 3 RCA (2 audio, one video) into one 3.5mm jack cable on my omnia 2, and camera. 720P isn't THAT high resolution, and it can be displayed fairly decently through this cable. not only this, but most modern tvs can mount the phone as a USB drive and just play the video directly.

m91-30 said:
I've used the 3 RCA (2 audio, one video) into one 3.5mm jack cable on my omnia 2, and camera. 720P isn't THAT high resolution, and it can be displayed fairly decently through this cable. not only this, but most modern tvs can mount the phone as a USB drive and just play the video directly.
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the tv dock is one of those "will be available with froyo" things.
being a cable guy i cant let the incorrect statements about video go un answered. you CANNOT get hidef out of a base band (rca, yellow) cable. period end of story. the limitation is the tv input. ALL base band inputs are 480i. s-video is 480p. component will dispay at 1080i and hdmi at 1080p. component and hdmi are the only inputs that will accept hidef signals. some cable companies and broadcast stations offer hidef which uses the f-connector. the reason for this aception is the tuner. rca, component, hdim and svideo are display inputs. the fconnector goes to a tuner.

my diy dock

it has a usb keyboard and wireless mouse and one free usb for memory drives.
made out of orignal tablet box and a old lcd monitor stand also a 3 dollar 3 port usb hub from office depot.
let me know what you think.
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Hey that's pretty cool. Is it solid? Thinking about the height / angle, where do you use it? (coffee table, computer desk etc)

the stand is adjustable so it will go from the coffee table to computer desk no prob and it is realy stable.
i can even rotate the screen and look at it in port mode if im reading or what not.

Could you possibly go more in depth with how you made this i really like it and wouod like to do one myself

That actually looks pretty nifty. I'd also like to see how you did it.

i will get more pictures up today so you can get a general idea of how it was made, it took like 6mins to make.
i will post thepix after i get them in my bucket account.

cmlucht said:
i will get more pictures up today so you can get a general idea of how it was made, it took like 6mins to make.
i will post thepix after i get them in my bucket account.
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Sweet, thanks!

Looks like you Velcro-ed it onto an old PC monitor.
At first I was like, "whaaa?" -but the idea has grown on me.
Well done!

the fit one i jst cut 2 holes in the back of the orignal packaging and put the tabs on the top of the monitor stand in the holes and then glued the rest to the stand.
the 2nd one i glued te keyboard to a small monitor stand to make it look as if floating and to be able to use my mouse under it,
i like the 2nd stand better, and i shortened the usb cable for the keyboard since i dont need wire all over since the tab is sitting right ove it and it also has a usb hub for the wireless mouse and my iphone.

I love it!

Great work indeed. Love to see the DIY mods. I need to do this myself now. Thanks or sharing it.

i think im going to make a book style case for it now.

LOL you stole my idea... I have an old book that is big enough to encase the tab. I'm going to hollow out the pages and glue them together and make some sort of latch/magnetic closure to keep it secure. I think I wanna find a push-n-lock type latch so I just close it and snap it closed, and when I wanna open I squeeze it and it pops open. Still undecided on the locking mechanism but I'll figure something out

I was going to do the same hollow the book and glue pages then I was going to drill 2 holes for magnets and a metal plate a thin one in the cover to keep it closed.
I have not had time to work on it though I'm modding my Mac mini.

My version
I took a different approach:
The black box is the tablet in its case. The monitor is an HP 1850 and it is connected via hdmi with an HP hdmi/vga adapter. The keyboard is a bluetooth from HP's Touchpad fire sale. $25 for the hdmi/vga and $20 for the keyboard.
The monitor I switch on and off with my Acer netbook.
The picture is pretty crappy, but you get what you pay for.

tomlogan1 said:
I took a different approach:
The black box is the tablet in its case. The monitor is an HP 1850 and it is connected via hdmi with an HP hdmi/vga adapter. The keyboard is a bluetooth from HP's Touchpad fire sale. $25 for the hdmi/vga and $20 for the keyboard.
The monitor I switch on and off with my Acer netbook.
The picture is pretty crappy, but you get what you pay for.
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So is it connected via VGA to the monitor?
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Yes, just a standard VGA connector on the monitor connects to the HP hdmi/vga adapter.

tomlogan1 said:
Yes, just a standard VGA connector on the monitor connects to the HP hdmi/vga adapter.
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Got a link to the adapter and no root is needed right? ,plus does it work on any VGA monitor?
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No root is required. I don't know about all of the vga monitors it supports.
Here is a link from the HP store:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/cables/1/accessories/NP031AA%23ABA

FULL Ubuntu on our Note - Canonical starts the dream engines :)

Heeey Folks!
I hope that this hasn´t been posted yet (didn´t find anything within the search).
Just have a look right here or here .
This looks so promising to me, that I´m really getting pretty nervous this morning^^
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That is truely awesome I Wonder if there are docking stations out that let you connect both å hdmi screen AND a mouse and keyboard?

I love this idea and it is clever of canonical to ride on the back of the success of Android.
But I'm not sure how I would use it. When I use my computer (which has oneric) I also want to able to use my phone separately.
Perhaps a better solution for me would be to have a standard Ubuntu install that gains phone powers when the phone is docked. It would make apps like airdroid obsolete.
I totally see how other people will have a use for this and I hope it's a huge success.

It's great news
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when, where and how
i want it now

It's an interesting project
I hope it will come to our notes, too.

If you have the dock w/ hdmi out, just use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse or a keyboard w/ built in trackpad. Then pair up bluetooth headphones in case you get a call so you don't lose your desktop. That'd be the easiest imo.
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On Ubuntu we have this requirement:
HDMI: video out with secondary frame buffer device
The Note have this secundary buffer?
Because the HDMI is mirror mode by default.
Anyone with technical knowledge can do a test?
I searched and found this information from another phone:
Primary frame buffer:
/dev/graphics/fb0
Secundary:
/dev/graphics/fb1
Tnks all.

i was thrilled to see this, but would sure love to also occasionally run it while not docked (you know... like a laptop or tablet...). i realize they probably did this due to battery life concerns or something, but hey, why rule it out?

Is our note compatible with this? I do not see a HDMI out!

itismadhan said:
Is our note compatible with this? I do not see a HDMI out!
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MHL to hdmi

celuppi said:
On Ubuntu we have this requirement:
HDMI: video out with secondary frame buffer device
The Note have this secundary buffer?
Because the HDMI is mirror mode by default.
Anyone with technical knowledge can do a test?
I searched and found this information from another phone:
Primary frame buffer:
/dev/graphics/fb0
Secundary:
/dev/graphics/fb1
Tnks all.
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I suspect there probably is a secondary frame buffer given that when watching videos through MHL, the playback controls display on the phone screen but not the TV...

Is there a release schedule?

As much as I love linux, the idea of having to deal with unity again, now trying to spoil my awesome note, makes me shudder ..

great hope to see something huge in coming time

amebasguitar said:
when, where and how
i want it now
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"... feature for late-2012 ..." ?..

Wishnu
Wishnu can do the same right now
xda discussion
official site
And we also can connect to TV via HDMI and to a keyboard and a mouse using USB host
Android Market

This looks killer!
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itismadhan said:
Is our note compatible with this? I do not see a HDMI out!
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our Note's microUSB can be convert to hdmi thanks to the MHL(Mobile High-Definition Link) technology
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our Note's microUSB can be convert to hdmi thanks to the MHL(Mobile High-Definition Link) technology
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For mhl to work do you have 2 use the second USB port with AC adapter? Is that how it properly coverts USB to HDMI?
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[PSA] The OEM Universal Dock Scratches the Back Cover

I just noticed this on my Note. It's not bad and you can't see it unless you look for it but I'd imagine it would get worse over time.
Here's the problem. The Note moves as you're using it in the dock and the stand is hard plastic so it leaves abrasions.
Here's the fix (from Lowe's)

I use the OEM dock and am not seeing any abrasion, yet, but thanks for the tip.

toenail_flicker said:
I use the OEM dock and am not seeing any abrasion, yet, but thanks for the tip.
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I use it also and don't see any but I think I will apply these just to be safe. Thx BH

What is the universal dock capable of other than acting as a stand? How much n where can you buy them from?

I have three of the docks and my Note spends a lot of time in them. That may be why I'm showing more wear than you guys.
I got mine at MacMall for $29.99 all in. Shipping is free and 2-day if you belong to ShopRunner. It's pretty much a stand but it has a 3.5MM out jack to plug speakers in to it. The old docks were made to fit each size tablet and provided better support. The new one also has the Note sitting pretty upright compared to the old one. Demandarin, BB has them in stock in Alexandria for $34.99 if you want to see it first.
http://www.macmall.com/p/Samsung-Te...ing-Stations/product~dpno~9107991~pdp.hdaehde
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung...dels/5596805.p?skuId=5596805&id=1218671142457
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got mine at best buy and also use an HDMI plug which i piggy back to the back of this. I pretty much do all of my charging on it and moovie watching as well as listen to my music. It was about $35 at BB. I think the HDMI was about $22 on amazon. I will look for a link.

I went and got a notebook 'skin'.. those lightly adhesive decoration sheets meant to put on the lid of laptops and netbooks and carefully cut it to match the Note and stuck it on there... mainly because I'd heard so much about the Note's back being 'soft'.
So the dock would only scratch the sticky.
My biggest complaint about the dock is that you can't charge AND sync at the same time. It would have been nice to have a USB connection on this too.

Since no ones mentioned hdmi output in any of these docks, im assuming because there is'nt one, but just incase, does anyone know or own a compatible note dock with hdmi output?

HDMI would have to run through the charging port via a dongle so a charging dock won't do it without an additional adapter. Any other type of dock you can just flip the tab over and use the dongle.

tonyz3 said:
got mine at best buy and also use an HDMI plug which i piggy back to the back of this. I pretty much do all of my charging on it and moovie watching as well as listen to my music. It was about $35 at BB. I think the HDMI was about $22 on amazon. I will look for a link.
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Ok my mistake...the HDMI was $27 at Amazon. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0059UGT1K/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
and i plug it into the back of the dock above post from Best buy and you can charge while using the HDMI. Infact this dongle will ONLY work if you are charging at the same time....

I've been using the universal dock as a stand for about an hour a day and haven't noticed any scratches, but thanks for posting this! I'll keep an eye on mine. I got the dock at Best Buy (at the time, they were about the only ones locally who had it in stock), because the regular stand I was using didn't accomodate the thin-ness of the Note very well and I was afraid of it landing on the floor one day.

tonyz3 said:
Ok my mistake...the HDMI was $27 at Amazon. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0059UGT1K/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
and i plug it into the back of the dock above post from Best buy and you can charge while using the HDMI. Infact this dongle will ONLY work if you are charging at the same time....
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It can be used without the dock since it uses the charging port, as it should.

Top list of Mini PCs

Hello guys, I just saw this list of all the top Mini PCs for May, thought it looked very useful so wanted to share it.
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Full list here (23 models).
CAN has posted a little article on it also.
It's shocking that Measy A2W Chromecast style dongle. Literally peanuts.

I have two of the Measy style dongles. Worthless IMHO.
Ok. so if you ONLY want to stream from your phone then it's great. and for about $20 it is a good value.
I just received one of the Android TV boxes with the Amlogic S802 processors, M8. while it's just over $100, it's far more useful. Basically turns your tv into an android phone minus the touch screen. XBMC plays most videos including DTS audio and also streams cable tv in HD from my silicon dust HDhomerun prime.
Enjoy.

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I have two of the Measy style dongles. Worthless IMHO.
Ok. so if you ONLY want to stream from your phone then it's great. and for about $20 it is a good value.
I just received one of the Android TV boxes with the Amlogic S802 processors, M8. while it's just over $100, it's far more useful. Basically turns your tv into an android phone minus the touch screen. XBMC plays most videos including DTS audio and also streams cable tv in HD from my silicon dust HDhomerun prime.
Enjoy.
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Indeed, the larger boxes (Mini PCs) are worth the extra bucks. The little Chromecast style Ezcast M2 streaming dongles are handy for 20/30 bucks. But the larger units where its at.
Saying that there are two new units recently announced. RK3288 based. Ugoos UM3 dongle, and the mini PC TV box style is the Ugoos UT3.
Supporting 2K and 4K video playback and recording.

BlobLobba said:
Indeed, the larger boxes (Mini PCs) are worth the extra bucks. The little Chromecast style Ezcast M2 streaming dongles are handy for 20/30 bucks. But the larger units where its at.
Saying that there are two new units recently announced. RK3288 based. Ugoos UM3 dongle, and the mini PC TV box style is the Ugoos UT3.
Supporting 2K and 4K video playback and recording.
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I think i may wait for the Ugoos Ut3 as it has RK3288 CPU.
I have the Mk809iv KitKat TV stick and it works fine.

Looks like a screenshot of a web store.

britoso said:
Looks like a screenshot of a web store.
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It's a Newsletter they send out. Sometimes it's Mini PC, sometimes tablets, phones and so on. I find it handy for keeping up with what's released and available. I just entered my email to sign up and then after that you get one around once or twice a week. Normally has around 18 devices.

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It's a Newsletter they send out. Sometimes it's Mini PC, sometimes tablets, phones and so on. I find it handy for keeping up with what's released and available. I just entered my email to sign up and then after that you get one around once or twice a week. Normally has around 18 devices.
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The thread title is misleading, its not a top list of anything.