Evo HDMI out mirroring?

[EvoSickness]

I just sent the alpha testers another release with more features. Once all features desired are in, we move to beta.
I sent you guys (beta tester pool) an email because if you get to participate in testing, you will need to be on this forum for reporting and sharing testing observations.
I can't think of any more features to add right now, if this passes the alpha testers quality control, and no more suggestions for features, we go straight to beta.

Whats up Orrebmas I know you have been hearing this from day one but I have to tell you again what Amazing hard work you have accomplished and that you are ****ing badass and the baddest Dev out there now. Just saw the newest vid of the app and its beyond amazing I have been waiting for this since I got my Evo since Iam going to used it on my Indash my Cobra. Just wanted to thank you again for the amazing work. And I hate ask but do you think I get an apk to become a tester. If not do you have an time frame when we can see this on the market. And its going to be great to show those dumbasses at XDA that they were wrong from day one.

 

[jrdejavux]

cant wait to test this app

 

[EvoSickness]

New review up for your viewing pleasure. This video is based on the recent changes to the app including the modified kernel. Please note this is coming very soon

-> YouTube - Full HDMI (alpha) HTC EVO / Review.

Enjoy!!

Wow Jpatterson sick video exactly what I wanted to see this is just so badass and have been waiting for this as well as the world of Evo owners. Great video showed everything I wanted to see and the progress is just amazing. The video runs smooth az hell and looks just perfect. Cant complain on anything all the players, internet, moving around in the homescreens, and every app looked 120 percent perfect. You also mentioned why I have been dieing to get HDMI cababilities on the Evo is so I can connect it to my Indash in my Cobra. So I could use the GPS, internet, IP Camera Viewer which will be perfect on 7 inch screen, youtube, my gallery, Sling box, Scanner Radio, Phonton alert and the world of Android. Thanks for this post really was waiting for those result. Hope we can all get Beta on the market ASAP.

 

[EvoSickness]

hey, well my plan is to use an hdmi to composite converter because my car only accepts RCA(composite) input. Have hdmi from phone to this, then this to my car's input. Resolutionwise, my screens in my car are 800x480 resolution, so having high def from my evo really isnt an option.

HDMI to 3RCA AV/Composite S-video Converter for PS3 DVD - eBay (item 190469938705 end time Mar-18-11 02:25:04 PDT)



Then, i have to be creative with my power supply (lots of interference for some reason if i use the ac to dc inverter in my car with the hdmi converter above). My solution is to convert my car's 12v to 5v dc using the innards of an old cigarette lighter to usb adapter (the usb has 5v output). alternatively, you could take an easier approach and buy a dc regulator like on this page, which might be cleaner to install and maintain.

Multi Level DC-DC Regulated Adapter ( 1.5V-12V) with Switch and 100-240V worldwide AC to 12V DC converter

The way i have this set up now, is that i have the hdmi converter and the power supply mounted behind my dashboard and already hooked up to power and inputs of my stereo. It turns on and off with the car, which was easy to achieve by tapping into one of the "ignition 12v" wires already feeding my stereo. this prevents battery drain.

My only hurdle now is figuring out the best mounting solution that would allow easy (clip in/out) access and hold securely (apparently the hdmi is temperamental on this phone).

As soon as my next rounds of exams comes up in 2 weeks, im going to spend the weekend designing some sort of car mount that will do all that and also have usb power to also charge the phone as it will be a busy little bastard.


again, this is to feed the tv's in my back seats and to allow for easy streaming of online radio without having to fiddle around with a stupid 3.5mm headphone jack. NOT FOR TV WHILE DRIVING! although totally possible if your stereo is set up so, it is not my intention to drive off a bridge while watching episodes of archer. All connections will be on the bottom part of the phone and i wont have to spend 10 seconds getting the damn thing set up each time i get in my car(it doesnt sound like alot of time, but its enough to deter me from using my phone like this).

thanks for the read, sorry for the long post! (also, the day i get the fullhdmi app, i will do my best to get a video on youtube of the entire set up).

Hey bro you dont know how much I have been reaseraching trying to find the converter and power ac in the past month. I had found some very expensive $200 converters so I thank you on that. And give you mad credit because this is exaclty why I wanted HDMI on Evo so much to connect to my Kenwood Indash in my Cobra not to mention the ability to connect to HD 40 to 120 Tvs lol. But yeah sounds like you have done some great research. And glad to know now it wont cost me more than $65 for the set up. You will have to get a video for sure.

And as for your question heres my answer. There is an HDMI and charging dock already here http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-hdmi-dock-review.
The best way to set this dock up would be to have it vertical half inside the of the center console or make a custom holdster. You would have it vertical so you can have the phone flat on become flush with the center console so it can be flat. Or even better to set it up sideways on the dash it self so the dock would hold it in landscape and it would look like part of the dash.

 

[surferdude51]

When i got my evo. i was like sooo stoked. The main reason i was excited was that there was hdmi, but i didnt find out until the freakking day in came in that the port was completely useless. I mean ohhhh wow, i can look at pictures and **** i put on my sd card which takes forever to transfer <-- (pure sarcasm).

my bad for not doing my research and getting my hopes up.

im glad to hear im not the only one who is excited about getting this set up in my dash screen.

video will be incoming as soon as i get the chance. i hope you get this working too. good luck !!

 

[fmedina2]

I have your PM. Working on beta release, but I have to leave the PC for a few hours.

Can't wait! Did you also get my PM? I believe I sent it but there is nothing in my outbox. Just want to double check.

 

[Ep3n3wp]

F5.....F5...F5.. Hope orrebmas got my beta pm...F5...F5....

 

[memoerdezguey]

Cant wait!!

 

[memoerdezguey]

ffeel like a lil girrl waitin in line at a justin bieber concert!

 

[memoerdezguey]

ssorry guys...just needed enough posts to pm orrebmas

 

[Deathalo]

In my sent messages box it shows 0, just want to make sure you got my PM orrebmas.

 

[jbabecki]

beta testing

Ok thanks for the info... because i did what was said and i see the zip file in the system apps folder but did nothing... Hopefully the apk will be public soon,

well from what i read others say.... you have to have over 5 posts to even be able to PM to even be thought of... if i'm wrong correct me...I want this so bad i can taste it... I'm an over the road trucker that has to deliver to god knows where just about every day... having google maps on a bigger monitor would make my life so much easier....I need that and a live connection to show where i am... I have the usual GPS but u get the dreaded that address isnt found or there are multiple streets with that name..it gets old sometime.... if i can start from the directions i"m sent it's alot easier to follow with a live google maps connection..... i know it wont be perfect... but it sure will be better than what i got now.....

 

[adeyo]

Mine too!! I don't want to spam him, but my inbox shows no messages sent too!! Its driving me crazy!

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[27scoob]

Hey guys I think it is going to show you have no messages even if it has been sent. The same thing was happening with mine , but I eventually heard back from Sam. So mostly likely he has received them , and will answer accordingly... I have been burning up my inboxes on my e-mail addys looking for the .apk... It's like Christmas morning in the middle of February ....

 

[adeyo]

... It's like Christmas morning in the middle of February ....

haha...i know! ...hdmi is the feature i have looked forward to since day 1! ...no cable here, so donald duck on youtube via hdmi keeps my 3 & 4 yr olds entertained -but it feels like christmas waiting for hdmi features for me!!

 

[bradleyw801]

Orrebmas, it's great to see you here daily, supporting your app. As if it wasn't enough that you are spending all your time developing this, you are also supporting it through this thread.

I figured that since you are checking the thread, instead of emailing you directly, I would make some feature suggestions here, and see how they are received by the community.

1. Add an option to let the app run in the notification bar, like Pandora does. That way, if we need to change from landscape to portrait, or we want to go into super charge mode, we can easily access the app no matter what we are doing.

2. Allow people to dial in the resolution a little better. With the two blank boxes there is some guess work that has to be done. I don't know if this would work, but it seems when I leave the boxes blank, the app usually finds the correct default resolution. If I am correct in that, maybe the app could display that resolution, and then to the side of the Xres box you could have < and >. By the Yres boxes, you could have /\ and \/. Then we could click on the arrows and the screen would adjust as we click, allowing us to dial in to the scaling we want.
This feature may not work, because if you click to a resolution that isn't supported your screen may go blank? I really don't know enough about the inner workings to say, but I thought I would throw that out.

3. Put a donate button in the app. You deserve it.

 

[SSjon]

We have a private Beta release and an Icon!

^^agreed with the above suggestions and its not breaking the rules having a donate in the app lol

 

[adeyo]

Feature:

I also like the idea to freeze the screen while playing movies (or even better, show video only player controls...so it is still usable but speeds up video and isn't so bright while watching a movie)

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[orrebmas]

1. Add an option to let the app run in the notification bar, like Pandora does. That way, if we need to change from landscape to portrait, or we want to go into super charge mode, we can easily access the app no matter what we are doing.

This would be a great enhancement to the app, I will be looking into implementing this for next release.

2. Allow people to dial in the resolution a little better. With the two blank boxes there is some guess work that has to be done. I don't know if this would work, but it seems when I leave the boxes blank, the app usually finds the correct default resolution. If I am correct in that, maybe the app could display that resolution, and then to the side of the Xres box you could have < and >. By the Yres boxes, you could have /\ and \/. Then we could click on the arrows and the screen would adjust as we click, allowing us to dial in to the scaling we want.

This is actually part of the much needed UI overhaul work. These boxes need to go away, everything else on there too. I put this UI together in a rush to get the first alpha release out. With feature enhancements and code juggling I could not find time to change it for this release.

 

[SSjon]

This is actually part of the much needed UI overhaul work. These boxes need to go away, everything else on there too. I put this UI together in a rush to get the first alpha release out. With feature enhancements and code juggling I could not find time to change it for this release.

Your doing an awesome job and you have lots people that want to help make this app one the best things about the HTC Evo.