Has anybody tried to connect your a500 to a projector and it worked? and if so can you share how to do it.
You'd need a projector with hdmi or dvi with hdcp and use a dvi to hdmi adapter.
Anything else would require an expensive transcoder device inbetween
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godashram said:
You'd need a projector with hdmi or dvi with hdcp and use a dvi to hdmi adapter.
Anything else would require an expensive transcoder device inbetween
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so i couldn't use a USB to VGA cable?
not without device drivers unfortunately
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so i couldn't use a USB to VGA cable?
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I just ordered an HP hdmi to VGA adapter that I found on David M Kern's blog. Will let you know how it works when I get it.
DLNA projectors?
I don't know if there are any DLNA projectors yet, but the tablet should be able to throw it's image to a DLNA projector, no?
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I realized some tvs have a usb port for tv out on some cameras and portable media players. My question is would it be possible to use the usb cable to project an image at least on a tv?
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There are reports that the Vibrant is compatible with a microUSB to HDMI Out cable.
I can only hope it looks better then the headphone video out. I tried it and it really looks like trash.
I have a micro hdmi to full hdmi that i use for my xoom and evo to connect ot my 65inch tv. It works great and I love it but in my bed room i have a 30 inch tv and it only has dvi input. So i bought a hdmi to dvi adaptor and was so happy to get it and my luck it doesnt work. The tv doesnt detect the input and says its not active. I got the tv to display the xoom a few times but the tv pops up a box saying Signal test...which is what it does when there is no signal/input. I tried to plug it into my monitor with the dvi adaptor and the screen is blank. Really makes me sad i was so exited. I pluged my evo into the cable with the dvi adaptor and it does work so im not sure why the Xoom is having issues. I also plugged in my laptop into the tv with a full hdmi cable and used the dvi adaptor and it worked perfectly. Not sure if anyone else has the same issues. Any help would be appreciated.
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Alex
xRepinsSporx said:
I have a micro hdmi to full hdmi that i use for my xoom and evo to connect ot my 65inch tv. It works great and I love it but in my bed room i have a 30 inch tv and it only has dvi input. So i bought a hdmi to dvi adaptor and was so happy to get it and my luck it doesnt work. The tv doesnt detect the input and says its not active. I got the tv to display the xoom a few times but the tv pops up a box saying Signal test...which is what it does when there is no signal/input. I tried to plug it into my monitor with the dvi adaptor and the screen is blank. Really makes me sad i was so exited. I pluged my evo into the cable with the dvi adaptor and it does work so im not sure why the Xoom is having issues. I also plugged in my laptop into the tv with a full hdmi cable and used the dvi adaptor and it worked perfectly. Not sure if anyone else has the same issues. Any help would be appreciated.
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Alex
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Does that TV display 1080p? The Xoom will mirror itself in 1080P - If that TV cant handle it, it wont display it. Most old school 30 inchers are 720p max
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Does that TV display 1080p? The Xoom will mirror itself in 1080P - If that TV cant handle it, it wont display it. Most old school 30 inchers are 720p max
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really it has to be 1080p. prob no way currently to lower that :/ grr I really need it to work but not at the price of a new tv. Thanks for the help. hopefully someone can get it to work. wish i new more about it.
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really it has to be 1080p. prob no way currently to lower that :/ grr I really need it to work but not at the price of a new tv. Thanks for the help. hopefully someone can get it to work. wish i new more about it.
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To be honest, if its working fine with the cable on another TV;
then its either the adapter or the TV input - but the most logical explanation, is that the TV cannot display 1080p.
Currently there is no way to scale down the mirroring - maybe in the future tho!
its strange because I can get the tv to show the xoom sometimes but i get that test box floating around even tho i can see the image. so it works kindof. little zoomed in and no way to disable the test feature. Really sucks because that was one of the main reasons I liked the xoom so much. wanted to play my N64 emulator on my tv from my bed lol. Tv was free so cant complain i guess. Just need to save for a newer one.
Pretty sure the output is 720p. It doesn't upscale.. it chops off the bottom to fit 1280x720.
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xRepinsSporx said:
to connect ot my 65inch tv.
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Is that all
No that's the one in my office. 70 in my living room. 5 inches makes a difference.......that's what she said. Sorry I had to
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Just spent all my money on a HD projector and the xoom so might have to wait for the bedroom TV...wall to small for projector in bedroom so it goes it the media room. Just need a nice media server for it. Haven't found one I like yet
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Ive been trying to do this too and have discovered why its not working. Basically the Xoom does not output the required 5 volts needed to project the signal through the DVI adapter and onto the monitor. The only way around this is to add the 5 volts the best way I can see to do this is to purchase this (or something similar, I'm pretty sure there is a US made equivalent):
http://www.keene.co.uk/electronics/multi.php?mycode=PS1DVI
5V Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Converters
Here is a nice one from Monoprice that also supplies the required 5 volts.
Go to Monoprice.com and search for:
Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Converters
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Mini DisplayPort | to DVI (2 DVI Output) Converter
This video converter lets you connect your Mac or other computer with Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt data port to a pair of high-resolution DVI displays!
The MMP-MDMP2D01 converter uses the Mini DisplayPort input standard, which can also be used on computers with the newer Thunderbolt data port. The converter then sends the video output to two DVI+I (digital only) displays at resolutions up to 1920x1080p.
By using HDMI circuitry, the converter supports full HDMI High Speed capabilities, including 225 MHz/2.25 Gbps per channel bandwidth (6.75 Gbps total) and 12-bit per channel (36-bit total) deep color modes. The unit comes complete with a 33" Mini DisplayPort M/M cable and a 5 VDC AC adapter (US and Canadian UL listed).
How does video out work on the Galaxy Tab? Basically, I'm torn between the Xoom and the Tab 10.1. I'm leaning towards the Tab due to the video format support.
I understand the 10.1 isn't out yet, but I'm assuming the video out will work similarly since the new Tab will still not have HDMI out.
What connector would I need to connect my Tab's output to my TV? Would there be a way of getting audio and video out to HDMI through an adapter? Or would I need to use the headphone jack as well?
Thanks.
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What connector would I need to connect my Tab's output to my TV? Would there be a way of getting audio and video out to HDMI through an adapter? Or would I need to use the headphone jack as well?
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The 7" Tab has analog video out via cable, and digital video out via an HDMI port on the multimedia dock - I'd imagine the larger Tabs would be about the same.
I bought an HTC Media Link today, ostensibly for my Desire HD, but I checked that it does work with the Tab, so that is likely another option on the larger Tabs.
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Dave
The part I hate the most about docking is u can't watch movie that u rent from mediahub tru your big screen. It is not allowed thanks to drm
Streaming using dlna is good enough so u might skip buying anything
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foxmeister said:
I bought an HTC Media Link today, ostensibly for my Desire HD, but I checked that it does work with the Tab
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This is the mini usb connection, right? From where did you buy it? Cost?
Thanks.
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This is the mini usb connection, right? From where did you buy it? Cost?
Thanks.
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No, HTC Media Link is DLNA client that plugs into your TV.
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Dave
Oh, . . . Thank you.
http://www.androidcentral.com/acer-iconia-a500-review
Was trying to find something about the a500, and stumbled across this. ^
In the second to last sect ion it says
Comes with a VGA adapter for monitors. Nice.
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Ive never heard this before. Mine was a refurb, so it didn't dome on OEM packaging - plain brown cardboard box w/ a sticker on it from best buy - and it didn't include this adapter.
Does it really exist? If so, does it work, and where can I get one?
Nah, not sure where he came up with that one.
I am not certain. But I don't think that there is a way to go from HDMI to VGA. At least not unless you get some sort of powered adapter. I'm pretty sure that I've seen those at monoprice.com for 50 or 60 bucks.
Looks like he's just calling the HDMI output a "VGA adapter".
HDMI is digital and VGA is analog; there's no way to go from one to the other without an active circuit. Cheapest converter I have seen is around $32.
It's probably a DVI adapter..
HDMI can't be converted to VGA because it's digital, where VGA is analog.. DVI can do both digital and analog, so there are both HDMI and VGA adapters (just not both at the same time).
Some kind of powered adapter that converts it could work though..
Edit: a little slow >_<
Just get a micro HDMI to HDMI cable. VGA is as old as CRT.
Y U no love Micro HDMI! It loves you!
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WinSuk said:
It's probably a DVI adapter..
HDMI can't be converted to VGA because it's digital, where VGA is analog.. DVI can do both digital and analog, so there are both HDMI and VGA adapters (just not both at the same time).
Some kind of powered adapter that converts it could work though..
Edit: a little slow >_<
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There are hdmi to vga adapters, and unpowered ones at that. The hdmi spec allows you to send a vga signal over hdmi, and the hdmi current is enough to power it. I'm using one for my ati eyefinity now.
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There are hdmi to vga adapters, and unpowered ones at that. The hdmi spec allows you to send a vga signal over hdmi, and the hdmi current is enough to power it. I'm using one for my ati eyefinity now.
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Thanks. That's good to know.
What you should know about these converters though is that they produce a small but potentially noticeable lag. That said, I use a self-powered converter every week for presentations and it works just fine.
One more thing: Android by default only outputs a digital signal and Acer didn't hack the drivers to support any of the optional modes HDMI allows... So you get a plain, unencrypted digital 720p signal from the Micro-HDMI port.
I bought an micro usb to HDMI cable and I plug it to the tv with hdmi and the TV doesn't gets a single, is there a app that i need to use with? (Im rooted)
You need the right cable. I bet you've bought MHL when you need SlimPort.
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You need the right cable. I bet you've bought MHL when you need SlimPort.
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haha you right.. but you say if I'll buy a slimport to hdmi it will 100% work?
Correct.
Asiccs said:
I bought an micro usb to HDMI cable and I plug it to the tv with hdmi and the TV doesn't gets a single, is there a app that i need to use with? (Im rooted)
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You could also get a miracast compatible receiver (I have the ptv3000 myself) so you can wirelessly display your screen to the TV (though it is NOT 1:1 and while audio and video is in sync it it doesn't have excellent video quality and gaming doesn't work well at all - check the Wireless display thread in nexus 4 accessories)
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