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droid x HDMI only for self made videos and pictures? what the ****????

Man I returned my EVO Cuz I read somewhere Droid x HDMI can play with all programs includes YouTube, Blockbuster apps, or anything now I just read somewhere on the internet that an actual user was reviewing the device (go ahead google it) it will only support self made videos and pictures only I'm like WHAT THE ****!!! THIS IS ALMOST A DEAL BREAKER LOL anyone know about this?DAMN!!!
PS this goes to show that rumors is so much out there and until you wait and see it is really out and user Really review it really count.

Care to explain where you read this?

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It's in several reviews, though I can't remember which ones off the top of my head.

Its in the user guide that is out. HDMI is for user created content only (created on the phone). Definitely sucks, but not a deal breaker for me as DNLA is good enough for me. It's not like it is a feature other phones can do, then I would be pissed.

Only until we get root if this is true
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Still ****ed up tho since it was being boasted everywhere how HDMI is better than evo

kingrichards said:
Still ****ed up tho since it was being boasted everywhere how HDMI is better than evo
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I was in hopes that being it reads divx... I could plug straight into the tv anywhere with my torrents : )

Damn. HDMI was my main justification for upgrading from Incredible. Now I am going to have come up with a new excuse. This is becoming harder since the X sounds like it is a bit baggy in terms of UI,even if it isn't called blur, and the DI has been rooted (although in a pain-in-the-ass fashion)

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I was in hopes that being it reads divx... I could plug straight into the tv anywhere with my torrents : )
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It should, they stated that it is only enabled when you are in the Gallery, so if you can play your movies in the gallery then you can use HDMI.
So it is not only pictures and movies you take it is all pictures and movies in the gallery, you just cannot use HDMI for your apps, IE Youtube, etc.

drew630 said:
It should, they stated that it is only enabled when you are in the Gallery, so if you can play your movies in the gallery then you can use HDMI.
So it is not only pictures and movies you take it is all pictures and movies in the gallery, you just cannot use HDMI for your apps, IE Youtube, etc.
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I don't have the device so I can't be certain, but the user manual for the device states only media created by the phone can be displayed via HDMI. So don't get your hopes up until you see someone doing otherwise.

With it being a signed bootloader i doubt we're going to have custom roms or drivers that fix this. Though who knows, once it's rooted, maybe there's just a config file that needs hacking. Depends on how deeply this is programed into the OS.

So are you saying that If I load a playable movie file into my telephone's video gallery......I should be able to watch it through the HDMI port? Kinda Confusing....cause I've heard some people say you can do it........others say you can't.

crunkman989 said:
So are you saying that If I load a playable movie file into my telephone's video gallery......I should be able to watch it through the HDMI port? Kinda Confusing....cause I've heard some people say you can do it........others say you can't.
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According to the user manual you cannot. So until someone posts proof otherwise, I would go with the user manual.

rolandroland said:
I don't have the device so I can't be certain, but the user manual for the device states only media created by the phone can be displayed via HDMI. So don't get your hopes up until you see someone doing otherwise.
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Im so ready for this device to hit the shelves....because all of this speculation is killing me.

crunkman989 said:
Im so ready for this device to hit the shelves....because all of this speculation is killing me.
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Me too, been on a old WinMo phone after I gave up my Imagio to an coworker to get their upgrade for this. Been 3 weeks of just using a phone as a phone, sucks!

according to
the SlashGear review it can play side loaded video files via the HDMI.
http://www.slashgear.com/droid-x-review-0793011/
I don't normally go to this site so don't know how reliable they are.

Clarity feels so good right now!
I just left work from Verizon and just got done discussing the Droid X with our Technical support trainers.......they led me to beleive that the Droid X will output video via HDMI as long as it's not DRM protected.
So that brings me to my next question....If I download a DVD torrent file.....is it DRM protected?

crunkman989 said:
So that brings me to my next question....If I download a DVD torrent file.....is it DRM protected?
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More than likely anything you grab from a torrent isn't going to have DRM

Well then as long as I can grab one of these phones soon as the release date....I'll be set to go then.

crunkman989 said:
Clarity feels so good right now!
I just left work from Verizon and just got done discussing the Droid X with our Technical support trainers.......they led me to beleive that the Droid X will output video via HDMI as long as it's not DRM protected.
So that brings me to my next question....If I download a DVD torrent file.....is it DRM protected?
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sweet

DLNA for the EVO or why I'll be switching to the Epic 4G

So the FPS cap sucks, and the lag is frustrating, but I’m confident that these will be resolved as some point and I still love my launch day 002 EVO. Never had any of the physical issues that most other people had, with no screen separation or light leaks, and the last update seemed to fix the grounding issue (which was very rare and minor on my phone). The screen and size are just right for me. I’ve been waiting for this phone ever since I heard that HTC was working on a monster snapdragon phone at the end of last year. But I’ll still be trading it in for the Epic 4G. Why? DLNA.
I’ve been using an AT&T Tilt since it launched some 4 years ago (which is what I've been using until I got the EVO). It was great at the time, and has served me very well, what with loading custom ROMs and all. Even got Android working on it for a while (which was fun, but not very practical). One of the things I was able to do on the Tilt was the ability to map my shared home network media folders (which I use to stream media to my xbox360s) as a drive on the phone so that when I was connected to my home network over wifi on the phone, I could use coreplayer to stream all of my AVI files from my home network to my phone and watch them with virtually no stutter anywhere in the house.
I’ve yet to see any apps for android that will let me do that. Either you’re able to access the home networked files (with something like andromote), but it doesn’t play AVI files, or a decent AVI player is found (lovin’ Rockplayer), but will only play local files.
With the Epic 4G (and all of the Galaxy S variants, I think), not only can this be done, but it’s super simple through their Allshare app. And it plays AVI video files natively.
People say that you shouldn't choose a new phone based on possible future capabilities for your model of phone, that you're not even sure it will be getting - either through a hack, root, or an official update. The Epic is here, now (or will be soon), with my own personal killer app. So there you go. Why I’ll be switching to the Epic 4G on launch day.
It’s sort of win/win though – I’ll be giving the wife the EVO, and getting the Epic 4G for myself, so it will still stay in the family ;-)

oook !
i have no lag i dont play games on my phone so the 30fps thing is null for me
but enjoy

gmote seems to be in the process of adding streaming to the phone from home networks. Check it out.

wow there is 2 mins of my life I will never see again

azfxstb said:
wow there is 2 mins of my life I will never see again
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Wow - Just think of all of the productive things you could have done instead...
Why, there are plenty of things you can do right in your own community. You can visit a dairy, and find out how milk is handled and prepared for delivery. Or plan a series of window displays on home safety. You can start a library. You can discuss with your dentist what you can do to make your teeth more attractive...

there is an app called ORB that does this dude...

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gmote seems to be in the process of adding streaming to the phone from home networks. Check it out.
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I actually did look at gmote, but their streaming plans seem to be limited to music files only.
Thanks for the suggestion, though.

wase4711 said:
there is an app called ORB that does this dude...
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Tried orb - didn't care for the choppiness. With DLNA, we're talking same quality as loading the video onto the phone itself.

I stream videos just fine on my EVO and dont pay anyone anything:
# vlc -v video.avi -I dummy --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{no-cabac,level=12,vbv-maxrate=384,vbv-bufsize=1000,keyint=75,ref=3,bframes=0},width=320, height=180,acodec=mp4a,ab=64,vb=384}:rtp{dst=,port=4555,sdp=rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}"
Go to: rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp in your browser and watch video.
I view dish network on my EVO using the following as well:
vlc -v vlc -v v4l2:///dev/video0 :v4l2-standard=3:v4l2-standard=45056 :v4l2-chroma= :v4l2-input=1 :v4l2-audio-input=0 :v4l2-io=1 :v4l2-width=640 :v4l2-height=480 -I dummy --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{no-cabac,level=12,vbv-maxrate=384,vbv-bufsize=1000,keyint=75,ref=3,bframes=0},width=320, height=180,acodec=mp4a,ab=64,vb=384}:rtp{dst=,port=4555,sdp=rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}"

zonyl said:
I stream videos just fine on my EVO and dont pay anyone anything:
# vlc -v video.avi -I dummy --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{no-cabac,level=12,vbv-maxrate=384,vbv-bufsize=1000,keyint=75,ref=3,bframes=0},width=320, height=180,acodec=mp4a,ab=64,vb=384}:rtp{dst=,port=4555,sdp=rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}"
Go to: rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp in your browser and watch video
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Now this is something I find fascinating, but in all honesty, this seems to be a much more complicated solution, and I would be willing to try it, if the solution on the Epic wasn't so elegant.
Question though - I have all of my media meticulously organized into various folders for movie genre and TV shows/seasons, which makes browsing to the right video file easy. How does browsing for the correct video file form the phone work on your end?

zonyl said:
I stream videos just fine on my EVO and dont pay anyone anything:
# vlc -v video.avi -I dummy --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{no-cabac,level=12,vbv-maxrate=384,vbv-bufsize=1000,keyint=75,ref=3,bframes=0},width=320, height=180,acodec=mp4a,ab=64,vb=384}:rtp{dst=,port=4555,sdp=rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}"
Go to: rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp in your browser and watch video.
I view dish network on my EVO using the following as well:
vlc -v vlc -v v4l2:///dev/video0 :v4l2-standard=3:v4l2-standard=45056 :v4l2-chroma= :v4l2-input=1 :v4l2-audio-input=0 :v4l2-io=1 :v4l2-width=640 :v4l2-height=480 -I dummy --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{no-cabac,level=12,vbv-maxrate=384,vbv-bufsize=1000,keyint=75,ref=3,bframes=0},width=320, height=180,acodec=mp4a,ab=64,vb=384}:rtp{dst=,port=4555,sdp=rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}"
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holy crap that's some low quality
320x180
video: 384
audio: 64
i'm guessing you need VLC and DSS for this? or just VLC
i've actually been trying to get something like this figured out for a bit now but just haven't gotten my brain wrapped around it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6495551#post6495551

zonyl said:
I stream videos just fine on my EVO and dont pay anyone anything:
# vlc -v video.avi -I dummy --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{no-cabac,level=12,vbv-maxrate=384,vbv-bufsize=1000,keyint=75,ref=3,bframes=0},width=320, height=180,acodec=mp4a,ab=64,vb=384}:rtp{dst=,port=4555,sdp=rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}"
Go to: rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp in your browser and watch video.
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Sorry for the novice question, but where do I input the above to set this up using Windows??

Anyone try?:
"We even offer a mobile version of our server. Currently available free in the Android™ app store, TwonkyServer Mobile lets you serve music, photos or video from your phone to devices all around the home."
http://www.twonkymedia.com/products/twonkyserver/

SMARTPHONEPC said:
Anyone try?:
"We even offer a mobile version of our server. Currently available free in the Android™ app store, TwonkyServer Mobile lets you serve music, photos or video from your phone to devices all around the home."
http://www.twonkymedia.com/products/twonkyserver/
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Tried enough to see that it was almost what I wanted. Unless I missed something, this will only allow you to stream from android to a DLNA device, but not the other way around. They also appear ot have a solution that will allow you to download files from the DLNA server to the andoid phone, but I don't want to download any of the files to the phone, just stream.

Shoot em' an email [email protected] &/or try their other support options-forums, let us know how it goes,
http://www.twonkymedia.com/about.aspx
http://www.twonkymedia.com/sitemap.aspx

DLNA is nice, but I cant fast forward movies from my computer...... HDMI/USB connect FTW!

Why wasn't this added as a reply to one of the other Epic threads (of which there are too many for an Evo forum)?

Samsung sucks
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lol sure thats why they have released source code with drivers for the galaxy s before the phone was released. Thats why there cpu thats 1 ghz almost runs 2x faster then snapdragon. Thats why there code runs 20% faster then other android phone. Thats why they get 90 million triangles per sec and evo gets get 12. Thats why they have avi support and the best screen on any android phone because they suck right?
Anyway I am getting one as well and I would give my evo to the wife but she does not want it. She likes her N1 way better. I will never buy a crap htc phone again. I am so glad that Samsung has released the source code and are allowing us to mod the phone. I think they have learned from there past mistakes.

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lol sure thats why they have released source code with drivers for the galaxy s before the phone was released. Thats why there cpu thats 1 ghz almost runs 2x faster then snapdragon. Thats why there code runs 20% faster then other android phone. Thats why they get 90 million triangles per sec and evo gets get 12. Thats why they have avi support and the best screen on any android phone because they suck right?
Anyway I am getting one as well and I would give my evo to the wife but she does not want it. She likes her N1 way better. I will never buy a crap htc phone again. I am so glad that Samsung has released the source code and are allowing us to mod the phone. I think they have learned from there past mistakes.
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I never knew this turned into a bad mouth HTC thread. Go ahead and get your samsung, but don't come crying to us when something goes wrong, or you want features that you can get on the evo and not your phone.

MLB.tv: No Streaming for Epic 4G

Well - thank you Samsung.
MLB.tv updated the AtBat2011 app today to include live streaming on Android devices. Woohoo, right?
Well, not so much. Because Samsung has delayed the official FroYo release for the Epic, the Evo is the only Sprint Device that is supported for live video streaming. Of course, I'm sure my ACS FrozenROM could handle the requirements, but because the Epic isn't officially supported the video option doesn't even show up.
I doubt there are any tricks to spoof device ID, but if anybody has any ideas, that would be great.
Otherwise, I just have one more reason not to buy another Samsung device again. Or, more properly, one more reason to be upset about the FroYo release (or lack thereof).
Here's the link to the app: https://market.android.com/details?...android.gameday.atbat2011.full&feature=banner

I feel your pain on this one. I got the update this morning and was psyched about it. But I was quickly let down when I notice my Epic wouldn't work!!

Thanks for this update. I almost bought it yesterday, then I saw that MLB partnered up with Apple for a free month trial for iPhone users. Hoping for the same Android deal, I see that it's wrought with problems still and not ready for primetime.

The Nexus S is supported, so is there a way to spoof the Epic as a Nexus S? I thought I remember seeing somewhere that one of the ROMs was using a modified market using a Nexus S identifier. Could the same approach be used here?

LIVE GAMES!? GET THIS TO WORK, NOW!!!! I always loved getting the radio feeds but if I can get the actual games, I'd freak the hell out...

speaking of that...when i goto mlb.com on a winmo device..gameday doesnt drop down anymore???? i havent found a way for gameday to come up on the epic, if there is one. but i also would love to listen to the games, anyway to do this on the epic??

Yea, the MLB app. It's $14 but well worth it if you use it as much as I do. I'm dying for live stream of games.

tonyp23 said:
The Nexus S is supported, so is there a way to spoof the Epic as a Nexus S? I thought I remember seeing somewhere that one of the ROMs was using a modified market using a Nexus S identifier. Could the same approach be used here?
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Bonsai was/is? Using the Nexus S keys so we could get protected apps from the market. I thought everybody here was doing the same on the leaked froyo's. Give Randy _T or Mammon a pm.
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T-980 said:
Yea, the MLB app. It's $14 but well worth it if you use it as much as I do. I'm dying for live stream of games.
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ok..good lookin out..i thot that app was just for streaming video clips...but if the radio broadcasts are also avail..i check it out

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Bonsai was/is? Using the Nexus S keys so we could get protected apps from the market. I thought everybody here was doing the same on the leaked froyo's. Give Randy _T or Mammon a pm.
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Not without some kind of tweak it appears, I've got the MLB11 App and I'm on Bonsai and don't see any live video options so it seems to still be reading it as an Epic.

When I started using the CM7 alpha, I got an email from google thanking me for my nexus purhase...

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Not without some kind of tweak it appears, I've got the MLB11 App and I'm on Bonsai and don't see any live video options so it seems to still be reading it as an Epic.
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I think it was only being done on the DK28 leak froyo's. No reason to do it now that EC05 is out.
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If you can afford it, get Slingbox. They run from $150 to $250... The Solo (the lesser priced one- beware) has some issue with capacitors.. Anything that you can get on your TV can easily be forwarded to your device. I have an Epic, as well. Slingbox forwards me my MLB account (from Roku)... I also get Netflix, Hulu Plus, and lots of other stuff.. music YouTube, International News, etc. If I have a net connection, I can watch and listen to anything on my TV or Roku
To afford all this, I cut my Uverse account back to basic at $19 a month plus box rental. I was spending $90 a month prior to hooking up Roku and Slingbox. One time investment only for Slingbox and Roku. You will have to fork out the $29 for the Slingbox Mobile for Android app to accomplish this. It includes clever remote control codes to manipulate your TV and other hardware at home.
MLB looks fabulous on Roku this year. Last year, it was problematic. This year, great.
You'll be watching the World Series and all the playoff games without forking out any more money. It's a great way to go. Im saving a lot of money. I use it off and on when work is slow.. watch a couple innings, etc.. When we travel, I use it.. .I also use the Sling software on my laptop.

So if live radio working? I want this app.
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The Root said:
So if live radio working? I want this app.
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Yes, live radio works.

On on bonsai too and I do t have any options to watch games either. Its still an awesome app
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mikey80021 said:
When I started using the CM7 alpha, I got an email from google thanking me for my nexus purhase...
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So I went ahead and installed CM7 Alpha 1 to see if that works, but no such luck. When I go to my account on the market (web version) it shows the phone as a Samsung SPH-D700 under Model. When I'm on another ROM it shows up as just SPH-D700 and the manufacturer is the same in both cases (Samsung)

Could someone please drop MLB Android support a email and ask them why our phone isn't supported?

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Could someone please drop MLB Android support a email and ask them why our phone isn't supported?
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I did. They emailed and said they're researching it. Quick turnaround on the response, too.
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I did. They emailed and said they're researching it. Quick turnaround on the response, too.
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Great!!! Keep us updated.

Google's new movie rental service is blocked if your device is rooted

"Google announced their service at Google I/O earlier this month, along with their music streaming service. The service allows users to rent movies to their android devices straight from the Android market. As it transpires, Google specifically locks out users of rooted devices for copy protection reasons."
Here's the link if you want to read the rest.
Comments, concerns, gripes?

siirus09 said:
"Google announced their service at Google I/O earlier this month, along with their music streaming service. The service allows users to rent movies to their android devices straight from the Android market. As it transpires, Google specifically locks out users of rooted devices for copy protection reasons."
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thanks for posting this... but this was like yesterday... literally... im pretty sure most people here see other sites like engadget and saw this already... thanks anyway

sounds like they want people to get movies somewhere else...

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thanks for posting this... but this was like yesterday... literally... im pretty sure most people here see other sites like engadget and saw this already... thanks anyway
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Umm..i didnt. Please dont speak for me. Thank you OP.
This is retarded. Freakin intellectual property. Pirates ruin it for everyone.
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Who cares? Why would you want to watch a movie on a phone when you can watch it on a 42" HDTV? The only reason I would watch a movie on my Epic is if I was cooling my heels in an airport.
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squshy 7 said:
This is retarded. Freakin intellectual property. Movie companies ruin it for everyone.
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FTFY
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muyoso said:
FTFY
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this.
I'm sure there's a way to 'block' the google movie rental service from obtaining root rights (or at least checking)... no ?

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This is a bit of an unusual move from Google, who normally promote the open nature of Android; many rooted users are likely to feel somewhat irked by this. There's a likely possibility that the movie studios are the ones behind the decision, unwilling to let Google license anything without some form of copy protection in place. Because of this, many legitimate users will feel they're being punished for the sake of preventing something from leaking on the Internet, which in all likelihood will already be there anyway.
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See.. if I were going to pirate a movie and leak it on the internet, I certainly wouldn't pay money to rent it on my android phone, then try and make it watchable on a 60" TV.. bastards... they're so ignorant (the movie companies)... people will sit in a theater w/ a small camera attached to a pocket sized DVR to make bootlegs.. there's also telesync and telecine 'copies' as well.. w/ those, the 'pirate' is attached directly to the projector to grab the video signal but uses a microphone for the audio. These telesync/telecine 'copies' are usually the most desirable in the bootleg world because of the 'improved' video quality vs the camera in a pocket bootlegs. The next best quality is an 'R5' which is DVD quality video because the movie was released overseas (russia or somewhere?) and since the audio isn't in english, someone takes the 'bootleg' audio from a theater and overlays is onto the video... Then there are 'work prints' (stuff that's still WIP ) and DVDrip (that one should be obvious).. there are also 'pirates' that will just get a netflix subscription to mail the DVD's back and forth, ripping them as they receive them, or blockbuster (you can turn those back into your local store if there are any still open)... What I'm getting at is there are MANY ways for pirates to 'steal' movies and I can assure you that making a rip from a phone would be stupid.. it wouldn't net a tolerable viewing experience. The RIAA needs to go see a doctor and have their heads removed from their collective 'puckered starfishes'
/soapbox

I could not care less about this topic.
1. I would never pay to rent a movie on my cell phone. Free? Sure. Pay ? no way.
2. The second any movie is released on blueray it's already up for download in FULL quality.

muyoso said:
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Lol. Youre half right. I still put the other half on pirates for inciting the movie companies and record labels, thus causing irrational decisions. Hence google music not being debuted in the manner it should have been. But you are right. They do deserve a lot of the blame for not coming up with more creative solutions to their problems compared to all the brute force tactics they've deployed.
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Who cares.. if I really needed to watch a movie on my phone (probably never will), there are a lot of other options
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g

Well you can connect if u have evo to your 42" with HDMI and very u go.
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Devs will edit the apk and remove checks. Or you can deny rights via superuser and it wont see the su binary.
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Devs will edit the apk and remove checks. Or you can deny rights via superuser and it wont see the su binary.
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That is what I was thinking about.
Couldn't you just deny it in SU, and it would think you don't have root rights?

I promise I will use this about as much as I've been using the Samsung Media Hub.
/That's "not at all"

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Who cares? Why would you want to watch a movie on a phone when you can watch it on a 42" HDTV? The only reason I would watch a movie on my Epic is if I was cooling my heels in an airport.
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Exactly. Just watch Netflix or buy a google TV then its a much better experience. Music streaming I can understand. But renting movies? Blah.
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Samsung media hub sucks

I went on a trip recently to a location that had limited internet connectivity. I decided to download some movies from the Samsung media hub in advance. Well what do you know when I am finally out of wireless range andI want to watch my movies it won't let me because it wants to connect to the internet. Things like this are why Apple still dominates media heavy devices. If I have paid for a rental I should be able to watch it with or without wireless connectivity for the period that I rented it for.
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cbpagent72 said:
I went on a trip recently to a location that had limited internet connectivity. I decided to download some movies from the Samsung media hub in advance. Well what do you know when I am finally out of wireless range andI want to watch my movies it won't let me because it wants to connect to the internet. Things like this are why Apple still dominates media heavy devices. If I have paid for a rental I should be able to watch it with or without wireless connectivity for the period that I rented it for.
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Wow, how stupid. I just tried it with some TV shows I purchased outright and it needs a signal in order to launch. Once it's launched and you're signed in it allows you to watch what's on your Tab without being connected. But you have to keep it running in the background because if it's closed it'll need a signal again to log you back in. Not really well thought out at all.

You think that's bad......
Samsung Apps won't load without a SIM,
EVEN IF YOU'RE CONNECTED TO WiFi.
Doh!!!

Does Google movies have the same requirements?
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Weird...
I have downloaded (bought) movies and TV episodes.... from the Media hub.... several... and watched them on planes, I travel a lot for work and this kills time for me on the plane.
It as worked great, no issues.
I have not tried a rental though, I am going to tomorrow though, going to download / rent a movie from the hub and see if it will play on the plane ride home tomorrow.
Pj

PjD122170 said:
Weird...
I have downloaded (bought) movies and TV episodes.... from the Media hub.... several... and watched them on planes, I travel a lot for work and this kills time for me on the plane.
It as worked great, no issues.
I have not tried a rental though, I am going to tomorrow though, going to download / rent a movie from the hub and see if it will play on the plane ride home tomorrow.
Pj
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After flying home today I found that the rental will not play when their isn't a internet connection.
I am guessing it wants the internet connection so it can verify you have started watching the video? and lock it down after 24 hours?
Movies and TV episodes worked fine though.
This is on a VZW LTE version if it makes any difference.
Pj

do the google market rentals require an internet connection to start playing?
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cbpagent72 said:
I went on a trip recently to a location that had limited internet connectivity. I decided to download some movies from the Samsung media hub in advance. Well what do you know when I am finally out of wireless range andI want to watch my movies it won't let me because it wants to connect to the internet. Things like this are why Apple still dominates media heavy devices. If I have paid for a rental I should be able to watch it with or without wireless connectivity for the period that I rented it for.
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Ugh. This happened to me too! I stocked up on movies for a 12-hour Santiago, Chile to LAX flight only to find out I couldn't watch them without an internet connection. I love the Tab 10.1 over an iPad but you gotta be kidding me. Who thought of this crap?! I was furious. Apple has similar rules but once you start watching it, the device itself will disable it in 24 hours. WTF were they thinking?

Can I just throw out here that all this complaining (which really shouldn't be on XDA, a developer website) is directed towards the tablet, when in reality the problem is one single crappy software application. There's many, many ways to watch video on the tablet that don't require an internet connection. In fact, I'd venture a guess that there's more ways to watch than with the iPad (gasp!). But here you are complaining and comparing tablets, when in reality you should just spend a second figuring out how to watch your videos without the internet connection. I'm sure the time you spent complaining about it (on a developer website) could have been spent looking for a solution. BTW- if you read the not-so-small print on the media hub page you'd know that you needed an internet connection to watch.

General Rule-of-Thumb:
Any app with "Samsung" preceding it's name, you can assume it's ****!

Offline viewing solution for samsung media hub
cbpagent72 said:
I went on a trip recently to a location that had limited internet connectivity. I decided to download some movies from the Samsung media hub in advance. Well what do you know when I am finally out of wireless range andI want to watch my movies it won't let me because it wants to connect to the internet. Things like this are why Apple still dominates media heavy devices. If I have paid for a rental I should be able to watch it with or without wireless connectivity for the period that I rented it for.
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Hello everyone,
Don't be upset...you can play these movies offline...what you have to do is whenever you download or rent a movie you have to play the movie for at least 1 minute while logged in...This is the time that media hub tranfers the license to play the movie offline to your device. I had this same issue as well..but I read the samsung media hub pdf and those were the instructions to play it offline...I know...ITS BASS Ackwards for media hub to deploy it this way...but that is the way it works for....it works well for me and I now have no issues with rentals or purchases. For your guys convenience I"ve attached the pdf from samsung media hub...hope this helps and happy offline movie watching
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BarryH_GEG said:
Wow, how stupid. I just tried it with some TV shows I purchased outright and it needs a signal in order to launch. Once it's launched and you're signed in it allows you to watch what's on your Tab without being connected. But you have to keep it running in the background because if it's closed it'll need a signal again to log you back in. Not really well thought out at all.
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Hello everyone,
Don't be upset...you can play these movies offline...what you have to do is whenever you download or rent a movie you have to play the movie for at least 1 minute while logged in...This is the time that media hub tranfers the license to play the movie offline to your device. I had this same issue as well..but I read the samsung media hub pdf and those were the instructions to play it offline...I know...ITS BASS Ackwards for media hub to deploy it this way...but that is the way it works for....it works well for me and I now have no issues with rentals or purchases. For your guys convenience I"ve attached the pdf from samsung media hub...hope this helps and happy offline movie watching..file is too large so here is the pdf link(replace the word dot with a period...I'm a new user and xda wouldn't allow me to post a link yet...haven't reached my 10 post:
(wwwdotcspiredotcom/DiscoverCenter/phones-apps/updates/galaxys_media_hub.pdf