What's the difference between miracast and wifi direct?
Will we ever be able to use either? On of my favorite features was the ability to wirelessly send my tablets screen to my tv...
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Basically, once I get my Nexus 7 (Tuesday) I'd love to play games like Dead Trigger and Shadowgun on a big display with my PS3 controller. I know that I can get the sixaxis controller app working but I have no idea how I'll display the image off my laptop onto the TV (which is not a smart TV) and (if possible with some sort of splitter charge at the same time). I'd really appreciate it if somebody could help me.
Bump! Anybody know? I wanna do this too.
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Mhl but the n7 doesn't support it
Nexus 7 of HELLBoy
Don't think Nexus 7 supports output to TV
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MHL = nope
But you can check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778762&highlight=medialink
what about wifi direct?
Pretty sure its just for file transfer, but I don't have a TV that supports it to test. There's no MHL so you can scratch that. This thing by HTC has been the only thing I've seen that lets you do some stuff, but seems pretty limited
You can use the stupid expensive pricey nexus q
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Hey everyone!
My Nexus 7 will be here Wednesday (YAY!)
And I just read that the USB port isn't MHL
Without buying the Nexus Q (All I have in the country is my 4g tether) how can I use an external monitor on my new tablet?
I noticed that there are 4 pogo pins on the nexus 7 vs the 3 on the galaxy nexus. Is there video out on these? Also my M18x has something called WI-HD that allows me to wirelessly transmit my monitor signal to a reciever connected to my tv. Is there any way my new tab can do something similar? I suppose I can just use my galaxy nexus for my Play TV shows but I was kind of looking forward to playing games on the big screen.
Thanks!
Bump. any suggestions guys?
There is no cable solution... chances are there will be a software WiFi Direct solution, but not yet.
Thanks for the info.
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HTC has WiFi media steam thingy box .... although I think it works only for videos
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So I got an email about the new Roku 3. Says to support Miracast.
I'm going to buy the unit as soon as Walmart carries it. (Most likely to use it for a while and return it since I have a wdtv)
Anyone have plans to buy one? Anyone have one yet? Can't wait for something with real Miracast support so we can use it with out Nexus 4's.
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I ordered mine today on Amazon, gets here on Monday
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It would be great if it worms right now the roku doesn't have YouTube.
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Apparently an official YouTube channel will be out soon
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I ordered mine today on Amazon, gets here on Monday
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Yeah not bad for $99.
I hope you will let us know if you are able to use miracast on it with your phone.
So does it support miracast out of the box? I thought I read it would be a firmware update at a later time.
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I use YouTube on my roku through Plex.
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I'll keep you guys updated about the miracast once I get the unit
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Roku didn’t want to comment about Miracast at the time and didn’t mention the technology in its Roku 3 press material. However, both the Streaming Stick and the new Roku 3 support Wi-Fi Direct, a technology Miracast is based on, so we shouldn’t be too surprised to see both get a Miracast update some time in the near future.
From: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/articles/2013_03_05_roku_3.html
neer2005 said:
I'll keep you guys updated about the miracast once I get the unit
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Have you gotten it yet and tried it out?
Miracast
My Roku 3 shows up on the network with a wifi direct id. If I try to connect to it, it prompts for a password. I can not find any setting for this and have no idea what the password is. Doe anyone know what software will be needed on the PC to spport Miracast? I have a Atheros wifi adapter with Miracast support in my laptop.
Hey guys, the roku broadcasts a SSID but it looks like it's used for wifi direct to pair with the remote. I can't seem to find any settings relating to miracast and the unit won't show up when I scan for displays on my Nexus.
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neer2005 said:
Hey guys, the roku broadcasts a SSID but it looks like it's used for wifi direct to pair with the remote. I can't seem to find any settings relating to miracast and the unit won't show up when I scan for displays on my Nexus.
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I found a neat trick to connect, I noticed the SSID it broadcasts says (WPS available). So I figured they are using WPS to link the remote to the roku. So if you go on the roku, start up remote pairing, and click the WPS button on your phone, it connects.
However no wireless displays show up in the phone settings and I have yet to find a benefit to connecting directly.
Still no Miracast support. Sigh.
danvm said:
Still no Miracast support. Sigh.
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Sadly I think this is a classic case of false advertising. I've just finished reading a bunch of pre release press materials and even a video claiming the roku3 was doing mirroring from the PC.... looks like it's all lies.
danvm said:
Still no Miracast support. Sigh.
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Whats Roms are u using?
I have a question, when I do tethering on my phone its work perfectly on my ipad mini but when I try to use it on the ps3 I can't use it, it said I have to subscribe, I'm on metropcs 60 dollar plant, my question is why I can use in the ipad but no on my ps3???
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The same thing happens to me. I'm able to use my galaxy tablet but when ever I connect my ps3 it just won't work. Also I've noticed that with my computer some websites work and some don't.
hey. i am using Miracast to play videos on the tv. the tv model is LA6600 and its one of the latest models. i experience lag while using it so i cant play games on my TV. and when i use it it takes a second to respond. is it because of the tv or my phone? thanks for answers
It's because of the technology and this behaviour is normal using miracast.
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philip67 said:
It's because of the technology and this behaviour is normal using miracast.
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thanks. i saw this link while looking for it so i though it should play with min delays. i mean i wish i could play games on a bigger screen.
a bit offtopic but...
Is there any way to use miracast on my smart tv? When I do not have wifi dongle on the tv, I'm using patch cable to connect tv to router and wifi to connect G2 to the same router.
Is there any "trick" to mirror G2 screen to TV? (Ican watch pics and movies directly on tv with smartshare function) But I cannot mirror the screen
If your tv support miracast it should work I think.
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If your tv support miracast it should work I think.
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my LG smart TV supports miracast, G2 supports miracast, but the TV does not have WiFi module It's been connected with patch cable to the router and when I try to start miracast from the phone it does not "find" my TV
any ideas what I'm doing wrong ?
I have no idea. Search for network requirements needed for miracast to work. Maybe you'll find something useful.
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