what do you use your HDMI cable for (EVO)?

[jroc]

Is there anyway to output the emulators like in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lngKZ-bgU

I haven't been following it lately, but the developer who made that app for the Droid X said he was thinking abut doing it for the EVO, he just didnt have an EVO to work with.

And the HDMI on the EVO is a lil more functional than the Droid X's. He did an amazing job with what he had to work with on the Droid X. He probably could have did full mirroring on the EVO. We may never know now...

 

[Internetpilot]

Be warned -- not all the cheap cables are created equal. The one (so far) that I got was a dud.

I was thinking how great it was to finally have a portable device that can do pretty decent video output on the go, but then I saw this was HDMI only. I was thinking it would be great for the car for the kids to watch something, great to bring into the hotel (or wherever), or even use it at school or the office for a slideshow via a projector, but even in these modern, techie times, how many car video systems offer a HDMI connection? How many hotels? How many projectors at the office or school? Yeah, that would be none.

HDMI output is nice bragging rights, but it's...well...stupid. Just a regular ol' composite video/audio out would've been the most compatible and therefore useful. No, not the greatest resolution, but c'mon...it's a frickin' phone. The largest capacity SDHC card anyone can reasonably afford at the moment is 16GB. At the most, that's about 25 movies encoded with questionable quality for a big screen. And, oops...our SD card slot is under the battery, which is under a three-layer Seidio Innocase Rugged for me. Yeah, I'm not switching out that 16GB card anytime soon, especially not because the kids are whining about the same old assortment of movies.

My declaration: Not a useful feature.

Therefore, I use the HDMI cable for....nothing.

 

[s_special]

Waiting for an app to make the hdmi more useful

 

[fredsmith]

A "Screen Mirror" app would be great. Sort of like DisplayOut for the iPad on Cydia.

 

[toomuchgame441]

Well I don't use my HDMI cable very often but i was catching my kids on video at the park today having fun. Thought it would be cool to show my dad what we did. Whipped out my cable and was watching some pretty good quality vids from my Evo on a 50inch.

 

[jsny]

Just attempted to rent a video through Blockbuster and it says, "Please note: HDMI playback is not supported at the time".

Dang it. I just received my cable today for the very reason of downloading blockbuster movies.

 

[JohnnyMack]

Well I just bought one and can't find any sites or apps that takes advantage of this feature yet. Well besides you tube.

But, the streaming tv shows app, which has lots of shows I mean alot! Their most recent update states they are working on hdmi out. I can't wait because I only bought the cable hoping this app would work on my tv.

 

[cubarican84]

porn. lol. jk. not much. It's a pain having to convert video files to the right format

 

[Danduhman.ds]

here we go for are evo going to be EPIC!!!!!!!!!!! Great strides being made in HDMI mirroring hack for HTC EVO HERE IS A VID OF HIS WORKhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcsmqgb-MFY&feature=player_embedded HIT DA THX BUTTON!

 

[Internetpilot]

I'll be on that as soon as it's released.

 

[jroc]

I figured that....lol Seeing as how the HDMI out on the EVO is a lil better than the one on the X.. I wonder if the bootloader got in the way for the X...

Amazing progress for the EVO.

 

[mana4pnw]

I use it to watch MNF since I got rid of my cable tv box.

 

[lordofthereef]

More and more phones are coming with HDMI on board. Only a matter of time befor eit is written into Android and we can use it for whatever we want.

 

[WilDip]

Blockbuster? Lol.

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[WilDip]

Will the blockbuster app be able to use the hdmi so I can just watch it on tv?

Blockbuster? Lol.

Hacking NetFlix : Blockbuster Starts Sale Process; Bidding Begins at $290 Million

Hacking NetFlix : Infographic Shows How Netflix Destroyed Blockbuster

 

[derspiess]

The last 4 hotels I stayed at all had HDTVs with HDMI ports. You will see more & more projectors with HDMI just as it is becoming a standard feature for monitors. BTW I haven't tried it but I would think you could use an HDMI to DVI adapter for projectors since DVI uses the same video standard as the video carried by HDMI (main difference being that DVI does not carry audio).

The problem with HDMI on the EVO is that the phone doesn't utilize it fully. The fact that it has HDMI is not a flaw in & of itself. HDMI-equipped displays will certainly become more ubiquitous as time passes.

Re: composite analog output, I agree that it would be nice to have, but it would be a weak selling point, you'd need a special dongle for it and/or it would adversely affect the form factor-- plus I'm sure there would be some screeching from movie companies over having a phone with an analog output (even if it's standard def).

 

[Internetpilot]

You must be staying at much higher end hotels than me. Haha. Seriously, the last trip to a Disney World resort resulted in a flat panel TV in the room but no access to HDMI ports. Even most new TVs don't put those where they're easily accessible. The Evo is just too cutting edge for our own good.

Regarding Blockbuster, yeah they're going out of business but you got to give it to them -- they managed to get their app on the Evo ROM, and at least they have an Android app. Netflix developers claim they can't figure out the DRM issues associated with Android. Weird how they can for the iPad and iPhone, eh?

 

[Moviela]

Netflix developers claim they can't figure out the DRM issues associated with Android. Weird how they can for the iPad and iPhone, eh?

Steve Jobs is on the boad of Disney, that is how "they" do it.

 

[dan330]

if u want full hdmi... the beta is out...

Evo HDMI out mirroring? - Page 60 - Android Forums

get it while it is hot and available.

 

[toomuchgame441]

I want to see the Evo with the full mirroring. It would just be great, playing games and such on it. Playing with different apps.

 

[aldent8807]

I'll use it to watch Youtube vids when I get my Evo. Especially iJustine.....*drools thinking about it* Boobehs on teh big screen*drools more*

 

[ndh777]

When I first heard the Evo had a HDMI output, I thought it was for EVERYTHING you do on the Evo. So I bought one off Amazon and tried and nothing worked til I tried videos/pictures. YouTube didn't work for me at first and then it worked after I jiggled it lol

Now...I haven't touched it in months. It's pretty worthless really unless I took a shot at a birthday party or something or wanted to show off how cool my Evo is to iPhone owners

But other than that, never use it...hoping to find a ROM or something that can let me put everything I do from the Evo to the tv. That would be sweet.

 

[jroc]

^Look back up a few posts....there is an app out now for the EVO that does what you want.

Its in beta, but its coming along nice from what I read.

 

[Internetpilot]

Over on the everything root section of this forum, the Full HDMI Beta app is being discussed, which does provide full mirroring:

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...hdmi-out-beta-out-rooted-users-currently.html

Just one more reason to root!

 

[phillipcvls]

So how do u connect the cable mine don't work what am I doing wrong