Whats good XDA community! I currently have a kindle fire running CM9 ICS (YOU DEVS ROCKKKKKKK!!!!! ) and I'm wondering is it possible for the KF to utilize the use of a micro USB to HDMI adapter? I'd like to watch movies/mirror my device's screen on my tv. (I am a nub dev so sorry if this a nub post. I think this might not be possible for the same reason that we cant watch netflix on it right now, the whole hardware acceleration thing?)
Thanks in advance for the response
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Anyway I can connect my external USB hdd to the atrix and play my movies from the hdd to the tv using the atrix?
Lol that's a bit much don't you think. I understand hdd to Atrix but hdd to Atrix to tv lol wouldn't it be easier to connect your pc to the tv or laptop/netbook to tv? But anyways lol I can only assume mini usb to micro usb would work but im not sure if the Atrix has the capability to read something via usb as all if features are for output not input. But I could be wrong guess it wouldn't hurt to look for a male male mini to micro cable
But thats just my 2 cents
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That's the Problem, my pc is to far away from the tv and the netbook I have can't play 1080p and I can only connect it via VGA so I prefer connecting the atrix. I don't think it's so difficult, if the atrix recognizes the hdd then i would just connect the webtop or the hdmi mirror. I wanna use the atrix as a media center. If I could install boxer or xbmc on the atrix it would be perfect.
What you are looking for is usb OTG support. Not sure if the atrix has it or not
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drock212 said:
Lol that's a bit much don't you think. I understand hdd to Atrix but hdd to Atrix to tv lol wouldn't it be easier to connect your pc to the tv or laptop/netbook to tv? But anyways lol I can only assume mini usb to micro usb would work but im not sure if the Atrix has the capability to read something via usb as all if features are for output not input. But I could be wrong guess it wouldn't hurt to look for a male male mini to micro cable
But thats just my 2 cents
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I dont get why its so "bit much"... for me theres no explanation a phone have support for 1080p and can't handle files bigger than 2gb (cause the fat32 support only)....
A external HD could provide the support for those files and you could be using that as a player with the Entertainment Center... unfortunatelly I dont have a HD Multimedia Dock with the USB ports... had anyone tried to plug an external HDD ?
if its possible it'd be kinda hot
spin off question,
can you plug an external hdd to the lapdock ?
if the answer is yes .... then it might be possible
It would be interesting, but you can get a box to play video from a usb drive for under $100 so once you factor in the time and trouble it is probably just cheaper to go buy a roku or wdtv or something like those.
looking it up you can get an external hdd to work with laptop or hd dock so you should be able to in theory too with just the phone, but with the fat32 limits of 4gb max per file, that kinda cuts down on the size of HD video you can play
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Anyway I can connect my external USB hdd to the atrix and play my movies from the hdd to the tv using the atrix?
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Okay deep breath.
Short answer: Yes. Get your wallet ready.
Your asking several different questions.
Can I connect my ext usb?
This is an interesting question, i would like to know the answer as well. There is only one way to find out. Plug it up! You need a female usb to male micro usb to do this I imagine. At Google IO one of the announcements was that Ice Cream Sandwich will have the drivers or whatever needed to connect any usb built in.
Please nobody post or go start a new thread saying "when do we get ICSOMGWTFBBQ?".
Can i play movies from the Atrix to the tv?
Yes. Google TV. I heard Kevin Bacon loves it. Its very simple, whatever app you in: share< Google TV< enjoy
Can i play movies from the hdd to the tv?
Yes. You need a tv that has that feature, many do.
Alternatively, a dlna certified router w hdd capabilities will stream anything to anything else dlna certified. Your atrix is dlna, you have an app for that. Is your tv dlna? If not you can buy one, then use the Atrixs dlna to control the streaming of your hdd routers dlna to your dlna tv.
Is there any way to have the usb host functionality on our beloved atrix with a custom rom? i read that ics will have it, is it true?
Have a Mutimedia dock (the more expensive one) or a webtop? See the USB ports? Atrix supports USB OTG as standard with docks BUT wothout a gock, you need a powered OTG cable
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Is there any way to have the usb host functionality on our beloved atrix with a custom rom? i read that ics will have it, is it true?
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ICS is suppose to have the usb host functionality. I watched the keynote and they hooked the SGN up to a treadmill and played a game lol.
Making a consolidated thread about all the questions you have about the new beauty.
Let me start with some of the things I love my RaZr for:
HDMI (just connecting the phone to the TV AND GAME ONE!)
Wirelessly pulling of files
Wondering in NX4 will have these features...
It has slimport. Basically the same idea as MHL but you only need a cable, and not an adapter. And pulling files is what Android can do.
Yes to both.
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It has slimport. Basically the same idea as MHL but you only need a cable, and not an adapter. And pulling files is what Android can do.
Yes to both.
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Thanx! What's MHL BTW?
It's a form of making the USB port transfer Video and Audio to a HDMI cable.
Hey there, i will be buying my first tablet - Nexus 7 (32gb) as i will be using it for gaming, reading, watching TV shows/movies etc
My main concern was regarding connecting storage devices
1. How could i connect the tablet with a USB Flash-drive? could i use an OTG USB Connector to sync the two so i can get data from my flash-drive via the tablet? is there a specific one i should get or any should work and where can i buy one. is it compatible?
2. As there is no HDMI input, how can i connect the tablet to my TV, if i wanted to show pictures on the TV. Could i get the MHL Cable HDMI connector, as i saw best buy carries them.
Thank you
Faze
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Hey there, i will be buying my first tablet - Nexus 7 (32gb) as i will be using it for gaming, reading, watching TV shows/movies etc
My main concern was regarding connecting storage devices
1. How could i connect the tablet with a USB Flash-drive? could i use an OTG USB Connector to sync the two so i can get data from my flash-drive via the tablet? is there a specific one i should get or any should work and where can i buy one. is it compatible?
2. As there is no HDMI input, how can i connect the tablet to my TV, if i wanted to show pictures on the TV. Could i get the MHL Cable HDMI connector, as i saw best buy carries them.
Thank you
Faze
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yes this supports usb otg cable and it works flawlessely and you can also stream movies from usb flash drive
just google it how to use otg cable on nexus 7
and for the hdmi i doubt i heard that this tab doesnt support?? but still not sure
You can attach an OTG cable. You can either do it rooted or you can get apps to help you stream data from the external drive. Many people like to use Nexus media importer, though it's a paid app. People buy from 80 cent cables to $5+ ones and work fine. Just read reviews on what you plan to buy.
There is no HDMI support though in 4.2 update that is coming out soon, you can stream to your TV if you get an adapter.
While I love my N7, if you are huge on media consumption, you might want to look at the kindle fire HD. The only downside is that you are stuck in the amazon ecosystem but it has the HDMI support.
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There is no HDMI support though in 4.2 update that is coming out soon, you can stream to your TV if you get an adapter.
The above is only a rumor.. Its not confirmed.. Matter a fact there is some speculation that the device is not capable for full mira-cast encoding.
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There is no HDMI support though in 4.2 update that is coming out soon, you can stream to your TV if you get an adapter.
The above is only a rumor.. Its not confirmed.. Matter a fact there is some speculation that the device is not capable for full mira-cast encoding.
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Gotcha, I didn't read up on that thread. Just pre-release notes on android sites.
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hello, if my TV only has 1 HDMI port (which is taken), and i don't have any HDMI switch,
is it possible to connect the android stick directly to the TV's usb port? (using an adapter).
If so, will it run HD content? and audio? what adapter will I need?
Thank you and good day
No.
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Unfortunately, no
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oh boy what a wrong question is that usb cant provide video to tv as for the only one hdmi port on tv you need a 3or 4 port hdmi switch it worked for me too
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hello, if my TV only has 1 HDMI port (which is taken), and i don't have any HDMI switch,
is it possible to connect the android stick directly to the TV's usb port? (using an adapter).
If so, will it run HD content? and audio? what adapter will I need?
Thank you and good day
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I guess not, I don't think the stick supperts any video-out on USB.
Best option would be a HDMI-DVI connector. With that you could plug the stick in your PC-monitor.
a HDMI switch is pretty cheap. So do yourself a favour and do it the easy way
http://www.amazon.de/hdmi-switch/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=hdmi switch&page=1&rh=i:aps,k:hdmi switch