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Movie service?

Does anyone know of any apps like itunes that provide movie and music downloads that work on the xoom? Buddy of mine got one and he's complaining lol he was an apple head so he's starting to notice the few things that apple actually does well. Like the.itunes store.
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RushAOZ said:
Does anyone know of any apps like itunes that provide movie and music downloads that work on the xoom? Buddy of mine got one and he's complaining lol he was an apple head so he's starting to notice the few things that apple actually does well. Like the.itunes store.
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Check out my youtube video's i give apps for movies and music and stuff like that .
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BheKCrovf8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ2TaHQSLhA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhs2mqZcqog
Apps for streaming Tv / movie
Tv shows streamer (My fav)
playon
androidvideo
Vevo
droidtv
abc.com
mediamp4.com
Music
Music online lite (My fav)
top 100 songs by year
just to a search in the market their is about 100 apps you can download to get free mp3 or music
hope this helps check out the video's alot of info in their !!

RushAOZ said:
Does anyone know of any apps like itunes that provide movie and music downloads that work on the xoom? Buddy of mine got one and he's complaining lol he was an apple head so he's starting to notice the few things that apple actually does well. Like the.itunes store.
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As far as music, Amazon just released their cloud music service. You can buy purchase music and store all your music in a cloud and listen to it from web browser on your pc or mac or android devices/blackberry. Its pretty sweet. For music this is pretty much on par with Itunes if not better because of the cloud offerings. I have a video overview of that here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEZ9gy3USno
As far as video, there are kinda 'loops' now. Although if you are an Amazon Prime member you can stream movies and tv shows from their streaming service, similar to netflix but not as wide of a selection. The apps blackbeltrk mentioned are sweet. The only other app I have to add is Slingplayer, but this also requires a Slingbox as hardware. This doesn't really differentiate the Xoom from the IPad because you can do this on the Ipad as well, but it enables you to hook a slingbox to your TV,Computer,Xbox, Wii, Roku, ect.... and watch from them remotely. Its a pretty sweet setup and being able to hook your Xoom to a friend's TV or Projector means you essentially have a portable cable box . This also means you could hook up a video device that plays Netflix to your Slingbox and watch Netflix from it. I have two videos that overview Slingplayer so check them out if you find it interesting.
Slingplayer App Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V-i-TA5J3M
Netflix Focused: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJEQIfZttus

i bought that .69 cent album and didnt get upgraded. I'm on the phone with them now

Who has rented Google Movies with their TF?? I have 2 problems

#1 - I can't play the movie via my HDMI port. I rented Fast Five from the Market, and the trailer that is on the market (first 10min or so of the movie) plays fine via HDMI, but the actual movie does not. Is that some form of copy protection that was put there by the movie studios???
#2 - I'm unable to skip to different parts of the movie. It tries and after a minute or so I get error 1004. The only way to see the movie again is to start from the very beginning at 0:00
So, has anyone with a Transformer tried to rent movies from Android Market and has or has HOT that same problems??? And if you did and you fixed them, how did you do it.
Thank you.

Yes I've seen these same issues during my one time rental with Google. Indeed you copy protection prohibits the use of the HDMI port.

I think the HDMI can work, but you need the right cable and TV. It didn't work for me with my TV and cable

ramcreekman said:
Yes I've seen these same issues during my one time rental with Google. Indeed you copy protection prohibits the use of the HDMI port.
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HDMI out works with Google movies, some tvs have issues with the copyright protection though and won't work right. There is a kernel that fixes this though.
OP do you have a Panasonic?

Toast95135 said:
HDMI out works with Google movies, some tvs have issues with the copyright protection though and won't work right. There is a kernel that fixes this though.
OP do you have a Panasonic?
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No. It's a sony. Which kernel fixes it?
And what about the #2 question. Has anyone else been able to skip to a different area of the movie and have it work?

Toast95135 said:
HDMI out works with Google movies, some tvs have issues with the copyright protection though and won't work right. There is a kernel that fixes this though.
OP do you have a Panasonic?
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Same here. I have a panasonic plasma at it does not work. Netflix and youtube work fine. I wish this would work with my tv.
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trouzzermouse said:
Same here. I have a panasonic plasma at it does not work. Netflix and youtube work fine. I wish this would work with my tv.
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I'm still not convinced that it is a Transformer issue. The movie studios have this set up to not output to the HDMI port. When I bought my Vibrant it came with the movie avatar. Same thing happened there, and it wasn't even HDMI. It was standard video/audio. But the movie will not play though the audio/video port. The screen was blank even though the phone screen was playing the movie. And yes, youtube works fine, even playing the 10min trailer from Android Market Movies works fine. It's just the actual purchased movie (in this case Fast Five).
And unless someone shows up here, that has rented a Google Movie and he/she played it out of the HDMI port, and tell us how he did it, I'm going to think that Movie studios have a copyright system to not play out of HDMI.

larryvand said:
I'm still not convinced that it is a Transformer issue. The movie studios have this set up to not output to the HDMI port. When I bought my Vibrant it came with the movie avatar. Same thing happened there, and it wasn't even HDMI. It was standard video/audio. But the movie will not play though the audio/video port. The screen was blank even though the phone screen was playing the movie. And yes, youtube works fine, even playing the 10min trailer from Android Market Movies works fine. It's just the actual purchased movie (in this case Fast Five).
And unless someone shows up here, that has rented a Google Movie and he/she played it out of the HDMI port, and tell us how he did it, I'm going to think that Movie studios have a copyright system to not play out of HDMI.
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I will try it out on my other samsung plasma this weekend and see what happens.
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It *is* an issue with the TF. Do some Googling for Xoom or Galaxy Tab, Google Videos, and HDMI. All the other devices work great for outputting rented movies over HDMI.
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Gary13579 said:
It *is* an issue with the TF. Do some Googling for Xoom or Galaxy Tab, Google Videos, and HDMI. All the other devices work great for outputting rented movies over HDMI.
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Nope. Xoom can NOT play via HDMI legitimate rented movies from the market. They get a red X
http://androidforums.com/motorola-x...t-movies-hdmi-display-shows-red-x-screen.html
When you read that someone says they can, you need to figure out if they are talking ripped movies instead of the real thing. The Xoom can NOT play legitimate movies via HDMI.

Along these lines, I watched the trailer of Fast Five and was thinking of renting it but I thought I read somewhere if you were rooted then you couldn't download movies. True?
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sdelliott31 said:
Along these lines, I watched the trailer of Fast Five and was thinking of renting it but I thought I read somewhere if you were rooted then you couldn't download movies. True?
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AFAIK not true...

I rented a Google Movie once, and I'll never do it again unless this changes.
I rented it, tried playing it via HDMI which of course didn't work, so then I decided we could just watch it on my laptop... once I went to YouTube to watch it, it said "Sorry, you already started it on your tablet, you have to finish watching it there".
So, my fiancee and I ended up watching a movie on the 10.1" Transformer screen, with sound only coming out of the right speaker to top things off!
I love this thing, but not for watching movies without headphones.

hotelmode said:
I rented a Google Movie once, and I'll never do it again unless this changes.
I rented it, tried playing it via HDMI which of course didn't work, so then I decided we could just watch it on my laptop... once I went to YouTube to watch it, it said "Sorry, you already started it on your tablet, you have to finish watching it there".
So, my fiancee and I ended up watching a movie on the 10.1" Transformer screen, with sound only coming out of the right speaker to top things off!
I love this thing, but not for watching movies without headphones.
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There's a fix for audio imbalance in the dev forum.
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The problem i have it once i stop the movie and go to start it again it will never start i have to restart the movie to get it to start to play its such a pain in the butt and i cant even skip around at all.

trouzzermouse said:
I will try it out on my other samsung plasma this weekend and see what happens.
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I tried on 2 newer samsung plasmas with no luck. My neighbor has the new 7" acer and google videos did not work either. I get sound just no video. When watching on the tab i have had issues with starting the video again once it is stopped ( even if i download the video)
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cable types?
I'm seeing the same issue with my TF only when playing google videos. A quick look through the google help suggests it should work but it specifically mentions hdmi cable type D to type A...
I can't post a link but if you open the videos android app, go to help a read the "watching movies on your HDTV" it certainly suggests it should work. It's either a TF issue or a cable type issue. I know the cable I bought is type C. Anyone know about cable types and whether it's worth looking for type D to type A?

Toast95135 said:
HDMI out works with Google movies, some tvs have issues with the copyright protection though and won't work right. There is a kernel that fixes this though.
OP do you have a Panasonic?
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Pardon my amateur question but does TF101 HDMI not output to a Panasonic plasma? I encountered this issue before and was puzzled as to why the HDMI would work with a Westinghouse, but not the Panasonic. Is there a cause, or a fix that I can deploy on my end? Appreciate the feedback, thanks!

You can use process of elimination...download any video file outside of google videos and play from any other media app like mobo player. If it works through hdmi output, then its google videos not pushing it through hdmi out. If it still doesnt work, then you have a possible hardware probem...cable, tv, TF, etc.

HBOGO, MAXGO do the same thing, you can only watch on the tablet, copyright issues per HBO, CINEMAX
I use them on my Galaxy Tab 7, they don't have a Honeycomb versions yet
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Is there an "Air Video Server" equivalent for us?

I dumped my iPad1 to pick up the N7 (love it, despite being on my 3rd, soon to be 4th, because I keep getting N7's the fracking annoying screen separation).
Just wondering if there's a cheap, good quality, android equivalent to what I was using on the iPad to stream videos from my media computer to my tablet. I used to use Air Video Server. So if anyone can point me in a good direction, I'd appreciate it!
And it only needs to stream on wifi. Don't care to be able to stream stuff to my cell when away from home.

Yes.
Search for Plex.
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I've tried plex before. HUGE resource hog on your media computer (couple hundred MB footprint). Any other servers? What I liked about AVS was that server application was really lightweight.
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And oh wow, I just tried it again (it HAD been a while, so I figured I'd give it another shot). It's absolutely horrendous. Media management is a ****ing joke, scanners can't find files if in certain layouts, and it's slow. I will however say that they worked on the weight a bit, though still heavy, chugging ~174MB of ram.

Hey no one ever recommends this here... but qloud media server is what your looking for (I promise)... my biggest problem too when coming from crappy iPhone lol

Agree. Plex server is ****. Media management is slow as hell. But I don't know any other else.
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Synx0 said:
Hey no one ever recommends this here... but qloud media server is what your looking for (I promise)... my biggest problem too when coming from crappy iPhone lol
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Nice find Synx. Checking it out right now. Seems to be pretty good!

vPlayer works for me.

mmmdieselfumes said:
Just wondering if there's a cheap, good quality, android equivalent to what I was using on the iPad to stream videos from my media computer to my tablet. I used to use Air Video Server.
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The "Mirage" player works with Air Video!

I use ES File Explorer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en
You can search for computers on your network, add them and them stream all the content you like using a video player. I use BS Player
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free&hl=en
Works a treat

Try out Emit
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Or if you're willing to make a purchase you can pickup a router with "cloud storage" and attach a USB stick/hard drive(up to 500gb) at be able to steam outside your home as well. I own the newer model. It even has an android app
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Wirele...1346142750&sr=8-2&keywords=dlink+cloud+router
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Just use dice player to stream over SMB and not have to run anything on your PC, Oh and now you can even have it in a floating window on the device

Smb while local, play on while remote.
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I use I media share to connect through WIFI to my XBMC running on my tv... I have 800 plus blueray rips. and tv shows. between the wifes ipad and my nexus i can stream anything from it.. works like a champ..

mmmdieselfumes said:
I dumped my iPad1 to pick up the N7 (love it, despite being on my 3rd, soon to be 4th, because I keep getting N7's the fracking annoying screen separation).
Just wondering if there's a cheap, good quality, android equivalent to what I was using on the iPad to stream videos from my media computer to my tablet. I used to use Air Video Server. So if anyone can point me in a good direction, I'd appreciate it!
And it only needs to stream on wifi. Don't care to be able to stream stuff to my cell when away from home.
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Bubble uPnP as the client and just the uPNP parts of windows. I use it to stream video, photos and music from a NAS drive and before that my PC (Windows 7). With MX Player Pro to do the actual playing I have no problems at all. There are a few uPnP servers - Twonky is one I've used too.

rblom said:
Try out Emit
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This. Emit is awesome and simple.

I have played with a lot of the servers and I keep coming back to Emit. It is not the highest quality, but it is a small footprint and it is very reliable. When local I have recently been testing out using Bubblepnp to connect to my plex server and then play the video with whatever my player of choice is, Dice, BS etc and that is putting out some really quality results for me so far. I just wish I could use the PS3 Media Server to transcode to my Nexus 7, but no luck as of yet.

tee el cee said:
The "Mirage" player works with Air Video!
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Doesn't play on Jellybean, crashes in SW mode, and just has a loading icon that goes on forever and ever and ever in HW mode.
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karnovaran said:
This. Emit is awesome and simple.
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My Air Video server wouldn't show up in Emit.

Did anyone watch the google event just now? What do you think about their new "Q"?

Did anyone watch the google event just now? What do you think about their new "Q"?
My thouhts;
The positive - great seamless connectivity between all platforms and the price ($35!)
The negative - I kinda like the way to have something "beautiful" (like the Nexus Q was) on top of my receiver in the living room. This whole thing with a hidden tiny HDMI-dongle is just not my cup of tea. I'm also a bit concerned about the sound quality through that tiny thing when streaming Google Music for example. One thing I liked about the Nexus Q was that it really had *great* output audio quality through the HDMI to my receiver.
Another thing I did not like at all is that they still keep bashing us that don't use google play to see our movies. I have most of my movies on my computer in MKV and I want to be able to stream them! This is again where airplay from apple is ahead of google...
What do you guys think?
Btw, is there ANY chance what-so-ever that the new stream button in youtube/google music will have compability with the Nexus Q?

I bought one just because of the price and portability !
I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope the new buttons work with the Q though. I liked having it as a jukebox on my mantle.
the lights are beautiful!

Volatyle said:
My thouhts;
The positive - great seamless connectivity between all platforms and the price ($35!)
The negative - I kinda like the way to have something "beautiful" (like the Nexus Q was) on top of my receiver in the living room. This whole thing with a hidden tiny HDMI-dongle is just not my cup of tea. I'm also a bit concerned about the sound quality through that tiny thing when streaming Google Music for example. One thing I liked about the Nexus Q was that it really had *great* output audio quality through the HDMI to my receiver.
Another thing I did not like at all is that they still keep bashing us that don't use google play to see our movies. I have most of my movies on my computer in MKV and I want to be able to stream them! This is again where airplay from apple is ahead of google...
What do you guys think?
Btw, is there ANY chance what-so-ever that the new stream button in youtube/google music will have compability with the Nexus Q?
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one can hope. or just keep using the old apps.

Nexus Q
Wish it had an option like the banana jacks for speakers like the nexus Q does.

Since they released a chrome cast SDK maybe someone at XDA will be able to implement support for chromecast in the nexus Q?
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Volatyle said:
Since they released a chrome cast SDK maybe someone at XDA will be able to implement support for chromecast in the nexus Q?
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I am hoping for the same thing.....if there are even Devs left....
Or, since we have the parts we need (HAL drivers etc) to make a chromecast rom?

I hope that the chromecast can get ported over i would hate to just toss my balls away they are very cool looking.
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Okay, so now google says they're adding chromecast compability with Google TV - which RUNS ANDROID. Just like the Nexus Q does.
Even more hope!!!
Vol

when I get home I'll try the app to see if it'll "map" to the Q. Yesterday it was trying to connect to the bluetooth stereo in my car.
Plan B is putting an amp in where I have my Q now and working via the audio out from the TV

rmm989 said:
when I get home I'll try the app to see if it'll "map" to the Q. Yesterday it was trying to connect to the bluetooth stereo in my car.
Plan B is putting an amp in where I have my Q now and working via the audio out from the TV
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I am using the Sonos AMP where my Q was so I still can connect HTMI on my TV to my speakers. Now adding the Chromecast to the TV I should now have a Q replacement.

My thoughts on the Chromecast compared to the Q:
I just got my 2 chromecasts in today and I wanted to share my experience.
It can do all the basic functionality the Q could and more, but there are a few things the Q did better regarding play music.
With the Q one could start music from one device, then pick up another and "now playing" would be synced. This isn't the case with chromecast. Same thing goes the the queue, It isn't synced either, which is odd because I thought I read that others could join in and add to the queue. I always loved this feature with the Q because I could start music in one room with my phone and later control it with my tablet in another room. Plus, my wife would always like to put her songs in on the playlist as well. I also had issues with connecting a second device and the music would just stop. Perhaps future updates with fix some of these bugs.
If you have any other questions, I'll be glad to answer them!

El Daddy said:
My thoughts on the Chromecast compared to the Q:
I just got my 2 chromecasts in today and I wanted to share my experience.
It can do all the basic functionality the Q could and more, but there are a few things the Q did better regarding play music.
With the Q one could start music from one device, then pick up another and "now playing" would be synced. This isn't the case with chromecast. Same thing goes the the queue, It isn't synced either, which is odd because I thought I read that others could join in and add to the queue. I always loved this feature with the Q because I could start music in one room with my phone and later control it with my tablet in another room. Plus, my wife would always like to put her songs in on the playlist as well. I also had issues with connecting a second device and the music would just stop. Perhaps future updates with fix some of these bugs.
If you have any other questions, I'll be glad to answer them!
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Thanks for the feedback. Now we're just waiting for the Q to get chromecast ability
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Wireless Display TV's (UK)

We are thinking of buying a TV around a 40" and wanted to know if there are wireless display TV's that are compatible with the Nexus 4. My bro has a 32" LG TV that works but its smaller than what we want.
Any recommendations are appreciated. (UK only)

ermacwins said:
We are thinking of buying a TV around a 40" and wanted to know if there are wireless display TV's that are compatible with the Nexus 4. My bro has a 32" LG TV that works but its smaller than what we want.
Any recommendations are appreciated. (UK only)
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Stick with the LGs for wireless display & Miricast with the N4. Argos and Currys were both doing decent deals recently.
The 42ln575v @ Argos/Currys for 370 or the 42ln578v for 399 at Currys are decently priced
The LG remote app in the play store is pretty good and some models come with nfc tags to launch the remote etc.
I picked up a similar one, a little better panel than the above one and am really pleased so far and the NowTV passes for Sky movies and sports will come in handy too. I'd recommend it, but the price has gone back up on it....

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Stick with the LGs for wireless display & Miricast with the N4. Argos and Currys were both doing decent deals recently.
The 42ln575v @ Argos/Currys for 370 or the 42ln578v for 399 at Currys are decently priced
The LG remote app in the play store is pretty good and some models come with nfc tags to launch the remote etc.
I picked up a similar one, a little better panel than the above one and am really pleased so far and the NowTV passes for Sky movies and sports will come in handy too. I'd recommend it, but the price has gone back up on it....
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Thanks for the info, I take it there is noting smaller than 42"?

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Thanks for the info, I take it there is noting smaller than 42"?
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Currys has the 39ln575v for 30 quid more (£399) than the 42"!
For the price, I didn't think there was much better value to be found than these particular 42" models.

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Currys has the 39ln575v for 30 quid more (£399) than the 42"!
For the price, I didn't think there was much better value to be found than these particular 42" models.
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So any TV that says built in wifi, will that do the job or is it LG technology?
edit: This it? http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/39ln575v/lg-39ln575v £40 cheaper

To be honest, I don't know.
Some other TVs may play nicely with Miracast on the N4. Some may not have used the standard to the letter or may have done a custom implementation of wireless display and may not work properly.
If you find a model you prefer I'd either test it in the shop or google "nexus 4 +TVmodel wireless display" at least.
Let me say that it was one of my considerations in getting an LG but even if it didn't work I still would have gotten the TV I did. The LG is a nice tv.

I have never had a problem with LG t.v,s and personally recommend them also , have used both mirror cast via wifi and slimport both without any problems.
That also goes for Toshiba.
One company I have read a lot of problems with is Samsung , all be it I bet the sg3 /sg4 work fine with them.
So I guess you known were I am coming from LG nexus 4 = LG T.V. Samsung t.v = s4 / s3. Just my thoughts and not exact science.
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@jmcgraw those LG's are pretty much sold out and prices gone up where available. I tried a Sony tv and noticed there is a like a 1 second lag. Is there any lag with your LG?

ermacwins said:
@jmcgraw those LG's are pretty much sold out and prices gone up where available. I tried a Sony tv and noticed there is a like a 1 second lag. Is there any lag with your LG?
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Yeah, it seems up to a second occasionally as well.
I think it's fine most of the time, but if I was playing a lot of games I'd probably want to use a slimport adapter instead.

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Yeah, it seems up to a second occasionally as well.
I think it's fine most of the time, but if I was playing a lot of games I'd probably want to use a slimport adapter instead.
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Do you think its worth getting a ptv3000 instead? That way I can get a cheaper tv?

ermacwins said:
Do you think its worth getting a ptv3000 instead? That way I can get a cheaper tv?
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I don't know. If you already had a tv you were happy with otherwise then sure, the ptv is a reasonable addition.
If you find a great deal on a cheaper/nonsmart tv then it would be a good alternative as well, but if you're only going to be saving £20 to £30 I'm not sure it would be worth it.
Have you considered a slimport adaper or a chromecast?

jmcgraw said:
I don't know. If you already had a tv you were happy with otherwise then sure, the ptv is a reasonable addition.
If you find a great deal on a cheaper/nonsmart tv then it would be a good alternative as well, but if you're only going to be saving £20 to £30 I'm not sure it would be worth it.
Have you considered a slimport adaper or a chromecast?
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Slimport is wired right? And the chromecast can't mirror everything can it like all apps, games and videos

ermacwins said:
Slimport is wired right? And the chromecast can't mirror everything can it like all apps, games and videos
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Sadly not. Its very very limited. Before I was able to play my offline music on tv but Google decided to block that feature with an update . Only plays music purchased from Google music.
The YouTube updates made it worst. I connect it to my Tv; play one video. All going well. But if my Nexus 4 screen goes to sleep it stops working. If I want play next video; I have to reconnect it to my TV.
Oh and after switching my router security to wpa2; chromecast cannot be detected anymore. I searched online and it's not only me. Now, It's just sitting on my computer table collecting dust.
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Slimport is wired yes and plays/shows everything on the screen as long as the screen is on.
Mirrorcast and chromecast both rely on wifi.
Tried both and personally prefer slimport its dam cooool.
Games are hard to play thought as you need sometimes to look at the phone to hit the buttons e.t.c which means you're not concentrating on the T.V.
If you get one of them game controllers you should be o.k.
It would need to be a Bluetooth one or one that doesn't connect to the micro USB out socket as you need that for the slimport.
Sorry I no nothing about controllers as I have never used one.
Phone : Nexus 4 /Rom : cataclysm / Kernel : Stock.

bladebuddy said:
Slimport is wired yes and plays/shows everything on the screen as long as the screen is on.
Mirrorcast and chromecast both rely on wifi.
Tried both and personally prefer slimport its dam cooool.
Games are hard to play thought as you need sometimes to look at the phone to hit the buttons e.t.c which means you're not concentrating on the T.V.
If you get one of them game controllers you should be o.k.
It would need to be a Bluetooth one or one that doesn't connect to the micro USB out socket as you need that for the slimport.
Sorry I no nothing about controllers as I have never used one.
Phone : Nexus 4 /Rom : cataclysm / Kernel : Stock.
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I actually have my PS3 working with my phone via the sixaxis app and works perfectly.