The other night I bought on ebay an Android Media box, with HDMI and so on. I wonder if is there a specific forum section for those things or some specialized sites?
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1) PLEASE DON'T BAN ME, i did read and understand the warning as:
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I am still posting here as, although the device i have is 4 androids ( EVO, EVO 3D, TRANSFORMER PRIME, ARCHOS A10|1T:8000), all with HDMI port (except the 3d, which has HDMI output through the USB port with a converter thingy), what I am posting about should, i would think, be an android-wide thing, not anything specific, especially for ICS and jellybean.
I know, and have read, all the specific device threads about HDMI input, but, as it would be near impossible to unit-specific code for HDMI communications, and as the HDMI standards state that they are functionally,and always have been, that HDMI is a 2-WAY communications protocol, then shouldn't an "HDMI input display" code be able to be written for Android as a whole, so there could be a stand-alone app for any android with an HDMI port to just 'sleep' android when an HDMI is connected with video-out signal being transmitted over it, and just default to a display?
Especially with ICS able to handle not only HDMI 2-way communication, but its' support for full HD displays (for example, TransformerPrime T701, and GoogleTVs), or even whatever the display is capable of?
So, shouldn't the app just be to read the port's input, if its HDMI signal, it can either 'suspend' or 'sleep' android and allow the device connected to simply pass display signal to the device?
If HDMI follows standards, which it must in order to even use the HDMI trademark, then any android which can dispay to HDMI out, by definition, MUST be able to receive HDMI communication from the other device. Anything over HDMIversion 1.5.
I have a working familiarity with HDMI output, but unfortunately, i've never had a chance to work with HDMI input coding, so I understand I could be way off.
so please, just tell me if I am mistaken, i can and will delete this thread or move it where you guys suggest, just please don't ban me for thinking this all the way through.
But my understanding of Android and HDMI is that anything that is capable of transmitting HDMI can be read by anything else that has HDMI (except china with its strick firewall) therefore, anything with an HDMI out and an HDMI to HDMI Mini or Micro cable should be able to connect to DVD players, computer graphic cards, XBOX. etc.
Why?
just to use as a display. I'm not sure about the archos, but i know the evo3D dual core and the ASUS ee transformer prime should have enough power to use as displays, probably with suspend, ANY HDMI signal and decode it and display it just as if were live. People would use to plug in dvd players, video game systems, etc while on the go.
So, with 2-way communication through HDMI, shouldn't we be able to make an app that would turn the android device into a small portable screen?
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Once again, i am thinking this is is an android-wide app or mod, which is why i am posting here. Please someone just tell me if it needs to be moved and not ban me for posting here, like the warning is saying.
I had snippets of various code pasted here that should be able to be pieced together into something working, but, as I don't really know what the lines mean or how to code it together, i'm gonna just end this here and see what everyone says.
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Does GoogleTV handle the TV's various inputs through Android processing? could we just extract the control lines and turn it into an APP from that? or does GoogleTV only run when the TV is on a specific input channel, no android runs if switch input to Component or HDMI or others than the 'dedicated' android input selection?
No. There is not a way to use an output as an input. Period.
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Curious if anyone has used this technology...I want to try it out on my Atrix 4g but the pico projector I have doesn't have an HDMI port
The pico projector I bought for work to use with a laptop for presentations goes well with all sorts of other tech the model I have currently doesn't do HDMI but I know there is a model that does.
My Model is the AAXA P4 Pico Projector <<(noob so I can't link but you can find them on Amazon for fairly cheap)
I've seen some videos of people online strapping the projectors to their iphones and using it as an augmented reality game kind of thing. My first thought was to see if anyone has been able to use this technology with apps and such with their Android phones that have HDMI...as like I said the model pico projector P4 by AAXA didn't have the appropriate port, although I could scan my phone like a USB drive.
The Pico Projector I picked up can be found at amazon for fairly cheap. And the HDMI model is actually comparably priced better and can also be found at Amazon for a ridiculously low price: AAXA p3 Pico Projector. (<<< noob so no link again)
Anyways my biggest interest is to see if my PSroms can run and project off my phone...that would just be too good to be true.
Let me know what you guys think.
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I'm looking to upgrade my first or second gen WDTV Live, I'm not sure to what though. I was looking at the Razer Forge TV but that doesn't have a release date yet. The Nexus Player is also a possibility although I'm not strongly considering it because of it's lack of ethernet port. Searching Amazon for "Android TV Box" I see a couple of very highly rated Gbox MX2 and Gbox Q media players. But are those full Android roms instead of the new (hopefully more user friendly (media player specific)) Android TV roms?
I'm most likely only interested in media playback (I don't know much about the Forge TV's pc game streaming). Any recommendations on whether I should go for one of these options or wait 6 months until the Forge TV is out and/or other players are available?
Thanks
I thought about putting this in the Android Stick Computers subforum but I'm really looking for a full media player box with remote...
I would wait for the Forge TV
It looks to me like the Forge TV is going to come out end of Q1 ( less then two months). I am personally waiting for it as it will do more then any box on the market at that price .
I am new so can not link the sub but there is a sub reddit for androidtv /r/androidtv
More info if you need it in this subreddit.
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I'm looking to upgrade my first or second gen WDTV Live, I'm not sure to what though. I was looking at the Razer Forge TV but that doesn't have a release date yet. The Nexus Player is also a possibility although I'm not strongly considering it because of it's lack of ethernet port. Searching Amazon for "Android TV Box" I see a couple of very highly rated Gbox MX2 and Gbox Q media players. But are those full Android roms instead of the new (hopefully more user friendly (media player specific)) Android TV roms?
I'm most likely only interested in media playback (I don't know much about the Forge TV's pc game streaming). Any recommendations on whether I should go for one of these options or wait 6 months until the Forge TV is out and/or other players are available?
Thanks
I thought about putting this in the Android Stick Computers subforum but I'm really looking for a full media player box with remote...
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I guess you don't have enough posts even to thank, but thanks for the reply. Yeah I'll probably wait until at least the Forge TV is released so I can see the reviews/community thinks about it. Maybe something different will be announced in the mean time as well.
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I guess you don't have enough posts even to thank, but thanks for the reply. Yeah I'll probably wait until at least the Forge TV is released so I can see the reviews/community thinks about it. Maybe something different will be announced in the mean time as well.
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What are the good features of forge tv? Is it expensive approximately?
Hey guys, heres some useful information to help you out .
So google tried to launch GoogleTV but failed when too many 3rd party hardware developers released it on bad peforming low end hardware.
Google has abandoned GoogleTV and created AndroidTV, and this time around they have set a minimum hardware requirements to run it, hopefully meaning that anyone should get the same experience, reguardless of what hardware box they purchased.
So technically it shouldnt matter if you buy NexusTV or ForgeTV, or any of the many hardware releases that will come out this year, they should all perform the basics the same
I also know of the NZXT Doko, but again, wait two or three months and you are garunteed to see heaps of androidTV boxes hit the markets, doesnt look like early adopters will be punished (hopefully)
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I am looking at the Beelink R68 TV box... It's fairly new. Seems to have the best features and latest Android version available in a TV box... But, New enough that I can't find how to root it.
So, I have 3 questions...
1. Does it have to be rooted to watch live PPV TV?
2. Does anyone have one and what's your opinion...
3. Does anyone know a good TV Box root site?
Hello, I am planning to buy an Android TV box soon, but I want to wait for the Amlogic S912 to come out, I plan to use it for 4k and think more graphical power can't hurt. I figure it will come with Android tv 6.0. Now here is where it gets tricky, I have read that sideloading was removed in Android 6.0.
If this is true, I haven't seen a whole lot of coverage on that, it's big news to me.
I'm wondering, if there is another way of doing the equivalent of sideloading on Android 6.0 and what are the pitfalls I should avoid when purchasing one of these boxes? I really want to be able to install stock android tv, I don't want the prepackaged software that comes with these cheap china boxes (my price range).
Is there a rule to follow for ensuring maximum compatibility with most of the android tv apps out of the box. I don't know if there's some cpu features that aren't included with certain chips, and if that's why the app compatibility issue happens. That'd just be my guess, but I don't know why there are app compatibility issues. This issue more than anything would really help in solving my dilemma.
If you are experienced in this I would really appreciate the advice. Search terms to look up would be very helpful.
Edit: I just found the Questions and Answers forum. Can a mod please move this there? Sorry for posting in the wrong section.
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Please ban all these people who shares Chinese headunits in that sub-forum. This forum needs moderation very urgently. @MikeChannon
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