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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] slamorte:
Finally got the media link working and it was pretty junky. Lag/stuttering made it practically unusable. Returned it today
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
Reading some of the reviews I'm going to hold out and not buy Media link. I'll stick with my Playstation 3 as my "Media Link"
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrnamster:
Does that work? I'm skeptical about these cables that don't have something to convert digital to analog.

Edit:

I just got a Media Link HD and keep receiving Data Call Errors on Charmeleon ROM 5.0. It seems like the Mobile connection keeps dropping. Anybody else experiencing this issue?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrnamster:
Yes, it works with the MHL adapter if you want a lag-free wired connection..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] alexjzim:
Htc Connect

Does any know if the Media Link is going to run HTC Connect?

I've been trying to figure out how to stream to my receiver, and unfortunately its only airplay certified.

Hopefully HTC wont try to force another product on us. I shot them an email too, and will update if no one else can confirm beforehand.

i have a strong feeling they're gonna tell me to get the bluetooth adapter though :rolleyes:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ipclark1:
Really dissapointed here also. WiFi is blazing with a next to nothing ping and the lag is still attrocious .I see so much potential ....wtf ill hang onto awhile longer
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] texanman:
Got one yesterday then took it back today... Even with the router 8 feet away video from the gallery in .mp4 would lag and get out of sync. O well *orders a mhl cable off amazon*
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ipclark1:
I really think a software update could fix this. This sucks bros. Travel quite a bit and I really want this thing to freaking work. I put in a claim at HTC ill keep you posted
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] egooch:
I'm glad I stumbled on this thread. I was about to order one. Has anybody found a wireless adapter that actually works as advertised?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Tre Lawrence:
Yep... I really wanted this, but may just go the wired route... *sigh*
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ipclark1:
Ok, made some headway. Got a much more lag free experience by moving media link about half an inch away from my TV. I still think it's awful.. But now only half as awful as before..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dav3wash:
I'm glad you said this. I use doubletwist ($10) and my Xboxes. It streams to both at the same time with no issues. And you can multitask while streaming to TWO TVs playing 2 different videos.

I work for Sprint and refuse to sell it. I'd rather sell you a memory card and pitch doubletwist.

LTEvo says hi...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] edub186:
If you just want to stream music, photos or movies. Just pay for the imediashare app. That's if you have something like a Xbox, ps3 or some device that pickup wireless media. Works amazingly. Had people amazed watching movies in full hd with no lag.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dav3wash:
I used to use imediashare but it would always drop my server after about an hour. Double twist never dropped for me (yet)

LTEvo says hi...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] marvinlh:
Where can you watch movies from with this app?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regalpimpin:
If you search the play store for "medialink", you should find Wi-Fi Media by Cavium.

This will actually allow you to stream from any android device to the media link.

Also good to note, I installed it on the evo for giggles, and it actually connects, and plays faster then all the medialink controls built into sense.

Does not work for mirroring, but if you want to stream music or video from a device it works pretty good.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] marvinlh:
I see with the imediashare app I'm only able to play videos off of my phone, and not able to stream. Disappointing .
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lfrp:
I bought the htc media link hd thinking that i have a fast internet in my house and it will be great, but this sucks!! I tried using it at another wifi connection and still lags too much watching videos and lags at doing anything. i want to return it but ill be loosing 30% restocking fee, around 20 bucks. Very dissapointed with this thing.

May be ill just returned it and get the vizio google tv.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] clockstopper123:
You don't need internet...I use one in my truck without anything works fine at home it connects with my router and works without any issues....love this thing
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CBRRider:
Really? I didn't know that but i'll have to try that out. I just have mine connected to the TV and use it to view youtube video's most the time. I will say i find it frustrating how much it has to buffer when viewing video's that i have recorded with my phone. It plays WAY smoother when playing youtube so i don't get it. It's not like i have to download the video from the internet...it's already on my phone. >.<
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FattySparks:
But it still has to be streamed over a wireless connection. YouTube videos are usually compressed and a hell of a lot smaller in size than the 1080p videos on your phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CBRRider:
I understand it has to be be streamed, but the video's only are recorded in 720P and it's a wireless-N router. I'm only streaming/transferring data from one device connected to the router to another...no internet connection really needed. So you would think it would not have any issues and transfer at a very fast rate. If it only paused and buffered once or twice, fine...but when it has to buffer every 30-45 seconds, it gets very annoying. I'm really hoping they come up with a firmware update to help.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fsuwade:
Not sure if this has been posted yet. But the other day i did not mean to right click on a image and found send to opt. there and the Media link was showing up for some reason in windows 7. So i went ahead and sent the image to it. Well it showed up on the tv. I could not understand how this was working from my laptop but it did then i right clicked on a video as well and it played up there but only in two chn. audio but it work with out any lag.

Just thought i would share this for any one that already has it. Another great way to use this as well not just with the phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] IRBanite:
Would anyone be interested in buying my Media Link? I don't have the original box unfortunately.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rdub4nd:
how much?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] IRBanite:
I haven't looked online what the cheapest is but if you find a link I will definetly beat it and shipped to your door included. I'll look later too once I get a chance.

---------- Post added at 11:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:00 AM ----------

$60 shipped to your door sound fair?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rotorrocket:
Anyone try Sprint TV with this? Sprint TV has some descent channels for free: ESPN, NBC Sports, Disney Channel among others.

I tried a HML adapter but it's blocked by Sprint.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
Should work, I use mine with Netflix and it mirrors exactly, extended use loses sync once in a while but I've watched movies a little over 2 hrs with out a problem. It should be the same with sprint tv
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 03orlandor6:
While its a neat concept has anyone really found a good use for this thing on a regular basis?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
I use it to mirror Netflix, I don't have a set top box and having to connect/disconnect my laptop is a bit of a hassle, this baby stays plugged in all the time, doesn't get in the way of anything, not to mention the crunchy roll and crackle apps will connect and stream directly to the media link
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
Just picked this up at my local Sprint store. Pretty sweet but a steep price tag. Much more efficient than a cord mhl adapter.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
Its just so convenient, I had a few issues but I'm hoping they keep on ironing out the bugs
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
The only thing bugging me is the buffering of hd videos on YouTube. My internet connection is around 30/20 and still constant buffering.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
I haven't had that issue. Check your router settings to see if there's anything you can do to improve the connection
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
I have. I have Verizon fios and they gave me a crappy router that only got 20/20 so I bridged my old netgear router to it which is dual band and has the 5 ghz so I'm getting 30/30 now.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CBRRider:
Have you updated the firmware in the media link? How old is your router? Mine was laggy as hell before the firmware update. Then after replacing my router, it's fast and no more buffering.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
I was wondering about the media link having updated firmware. I'm going to check.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
It says I'm up to date.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
It automatically updates, really nice, transparent feature
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
Another thing I noticed. I have a total of 8 folders on my main home page with alot of apps in each one. Every time I use the media link it shuffles my apps around in the folder, also pretty annoying.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
I haven't had that problem or maybe I haven't noticed it but I'm thinking it may be because of that switch to landscape everything gets shuffled around.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
Yeah that's the culprit. I'm not rooted yet so I'm stock and I was wondering. Why doesn't the stock Rom have the landscape home screen option? I know other roms do.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
HTC makes some odd decisions
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
Man Idk about this thing anymore. I downloaded a movie thru HTC watch and every 3 minutes or so it keeps turning off. I thought maybe it's because the screen turns off so I set it to not turn off and still result. $90 with these issues?

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
Haven't had that problem, maybe restart the phone to clear memory?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
I've tried everything including resetting the media link. I'm taking it back to the sprint store and possibly getting another one and trying it if they have another one. The one I have now was already open so it may be faulty.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Androidaholic:
Just took back the Sprint dock which did not work with my Galaxy S3 even though the Sprint employee told me it would. I mentioned to him that I did not think it would work but he said oh yea it is universal and works with all of our phones. Once again another retail employee that does not know what he is talking about. It did work with my Evo 4g LTE but since the port on the Evo is located in a position for a dock the screen on the Evo was upside down when it was plugged in and sitting on the dock. I know it will work like that because sometimes I watch videos with a cord plugged in so I am not sure why it insisted on being upside down. Anyway, that brings me to the Media Link Hd. Not only is it awesome not to have a wire attached but the picture on my 22" LG monitor is better with the media link than the wired connection from the dock. Does not make any sense but the dock would not display in full hd to my monitor and I could not change it. It displayed quarter hd and looked like crap. Next thing is to go down stairs and test it on the big screen LCD 46" with 7.1 surround sound. I will report back but so far I am already in love with this thing and will definately be keeping it. I will test it out and report back ! Okay it works alright with the TV also and fills the whole screen but while playing Asphalt 7 the game would stop some times. I know my router drops signal sometimes for a second so maybe that is the problem. Also my router is upstairs in a bedroom if that even matters or does this thing have a direct link to my Evo ? I have not had any problems when just using it to search the web or flipping through screens and opening apps !
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
I returned mine to the sprint store for a refund. It looked VERY blurry on my 55" LED and for certain was not 1080p as stated on the box. I got better results out of a cheapo MHL adaper.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CBRRider:
I had the opposite issue. Tried the Sprint dock/MHL adapter first and the image looked like crap. Returned it and got the Media Link and not only is the image much better and clearly HD, I don't have a short little cord to deal with and can connect to it from anywhere in my house.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FattySparks:
K. So I just got the Media Link HD for Christmas, and I must say I'm thoroughly impressed. I've noticed a couple of little bugs, but nothing that makes me dislike the unit. The video looks good. Definitely in HD. It has reset on me a couple of times. If I could keep it connected, I would put the device right up there with apple tv.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ryno_666:
I love mine! Emulators great, Videos great, music great, and web great with wireless keyboard.

Only thing is a tiny tiny lag while gaming, the update process was painfully slow and stupid JB notification in drop down won't go away like the power save feature.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FattySparks:
You can change that setting and get rid of the notification in the Media Link menu on the Evo.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Just an update. I've had my Media Link HD for about 7 months now. I still LOVE it and have zero issues!!! I pay for DroidTV Prime, and it works perfect work the Media Link HD! I don't leave mine plugged in all the time, as I don't want to kill the battery in it too soon (not sure that it even would anyway, but just to be safe). I leave the power plugged in to the wall at all times, just not in to the back of the Media Link HD. I simply plug the power in to it the back of it whenever I want to use it, and go at it. I always leave the HDMI cable connected, and just leave the power plug resting under the Media Link HD so it's right there and ready for me to plug in whenever I'm ready. I'm loving it, and anyone on the fence about buying one should do it now, you will not be disappointed!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CBRRider:
Battery? There is no battery in the Media Link HD....unless you count the couple small capacitors as a battery. There is no battery to kill and no harm at all to keeping it plugged in all the time.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Thanks!! I didn't think so, but someone posted a while back saying that it might have one, so I've just kept mine unplugged until I used it just to be safe.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CBRRider:
Just giving everyone a heads up that a new firmware update was released today. Not sure exactly what was updated it does seem to respond a little faster than before.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] alexnaoumi:
My HTC media link is starting to screw up. When I connect sometimes it fails and when I'm able to connect successfully it disconnects after like 30 seconds and is frozen on one screen. I've tried holding the button down for 10 seconds and unplugging/replugging the charger. When I attempt a firmware update the progress bar moves just a tad bit and then it disconnects and tells me it was unable to update the firmware and to try again later. I've been playing with this thing for an hour and don't know what to do. I got it brand new on eBay almost a month ago so I can't exchange it for a working unit. Hopefully I'm not screwed out of $73. Had anyone encountered such a problem?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Cool! I noticed that last night when I was watching DroidTV PrimeTime on mine. I haven't taken the update yet, but if you're saying it helped for the better than I'll accept it today. I just didn't want the update to affect usability negatively, as I have zero issues with my Media Link HD as it is now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Bowsa2511:
Seriously at this point with the whole issue of contesting the SLCD 2 as "better", would you ever settle for a non-oled screen?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nh5:
Honestly, I think all the new screens look amazing. Ours especially, everyone I know with a smartphone they always get upset when they realize they don't have a Samsung with such a good screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] KeeperOfThePizza:
This is my first Samsung phone, previously all i've had was HTC phones.. I'll say the last htc phone i had was the thunderbolt and sensation(yeah qHD.. not that great.), and they dont even come close..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
YeH I came from an Atrix. The difference is ....astounding.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slavestate:
I laugh at my Moto Backflip when I see it now and think "how the hell did I even use this thing" haha. I was so close to getting an HTC Inspire when ATT had the refurb GS2 for $10 and am sooooo glad I got it instead. One of the first times I'm not already anxious for my contract to run out to upgrade my phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trell959:
Before this phone I had the Inspire...I don't think I'll ever buy a phone without a superamoled screen

The ducks symbolize death!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
That may be an understatement.

Sent from your mom's house.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thanitos:
I had the HTC inspire and it dropped calls restarted it ruined my want for any other HTC device
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] badams1:
I too came from the HTC Inspire to the SGS2...and the screen difference is just silly. However I can't knock the Inspire too badly...it was my first Android phone after owning iphones for 4 years straight and it was a pleasant experience. Lots of dev support too.

But no question I prefer Samsung now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
I love my G S II, and the vibrant screen. But, I haven't spent any time with the ONE X. Isn't that the first time any one (like a reviewer, professional etc, not a user here on xda) has claimed the SLCD 2 to be better than SAMOLED(+)? I've heard complaints that colors are oversaturated on the SAMOLED screens, but that's it. I prefer my screen over my wife's iPhone 4, but mostly because of size.

I have no loyalty to SAMOLED, I wouldn't let that drive my decision. I don't worry about technology details, I want to see and use it. The GS II has the best screen I've seen and used in person (I haven't had an opportunity to really play with the Galaxy Nexus either). I think I would prefer GS III over ONE X, but not because of the screen. If anything, the consensus is the ONE X screen takes the cake. I do have some loyalty to Samsung, though. Its been a long time since I've seen a really nice HTC, and I'm hesitant to jump on the first one.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] secretasianman:
In the last two years I've had the Inspire, iPhone 4, Infuse, and SGS2.

The Inspire had the worst screen. I prefer the Infuse and SGS2 over the iPhone 4 screen despite the lower resolution.

I will not get a phone without SAMOLED unless the model has an engineering flaw (ie Galaxy S nonfunctional GPS). I love the deep black and vivid colors.

* I just wanted to add... The argument that a SAMOLED 1280x720 pentile screen doesn't look good is BS. Having played with a friend's Note, I can honestly say I cannot notice the pentile layout.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Bowsa2511:
I recently checked out the galaxy nexus screen in person and wow, the pentile is no big deal! It's just so great seeing real blacks, especially in the dark.. Makes it look like things are floating
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ntorresla:
I don't know why, but sammy's infuse samoled looks better than my I777.... The last one looks green-ish

Saludos desde Ecuador
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Red5:
SAMOLED screens have true blacks... because those pixels are turned off... but the new SLCD2 screens have true whites where as SAMOLED whites have a blueish tint because they tend to run colder.

It depends on what you like.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yohannie:
Same here. My previous phone (Infuse) also had the trademark over-saturated popping out colors, but whites were very white and it was overall an amazing screen. For some reason, my SII's screen is a little bit dull and greenish as well, with whites not being quite as white, if not kind of yellowish.

Interestingly, I compared my SII's screen with my friend's (also SII) and they were very different. My friend's was more like my Infuse's, with crisp whites and the poppy colors. For some reason, it's just some SII units that seem to have a darkened/dulled out whites kind of screen. I don't know if it's a hardware issue or a software one, but regardless, it is the only thing right now that is preventing me from thinking my SII is flawless.

Someone else also told me that AMOLED screens can be a bit inconsistent and so the variation between even same units can be noticeable. That didn't really make me feel better because that just means I got the poopy screen while someone else got the nice one =_=
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ursubpar:
Went from a vibrant to a sensation. Blacks on SAMOLED are amazing, but I can totally live with LCD. One thing I could not live at all with is the burn in effect on AMOLED. This drove me crazy, as much as I loved the colors, I couldn't live with that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] j510:
I have a perfect screen luckily
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Bowsa2511:
I've never had the burn in effect
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
I don't think the screen has actual burn in unless the screen is on an absurd amount of time, like a demo. If you are referring to what I think you are, its more like ghosting.

The captivate did this too. I could see what looked like burn in from the clock over certain colors. The xda app splash screen was an easy one to pick it out. Its worse on my GS II. The funny thing is the areas that are black in the notification shade cause a bigger effect than the areas lit up. I see the top bar being a little dulled, except the areas I would expect burn in, like the clock or signal. Because its reversed and black causes more discoloration I believe what I heard in the captivate days. It'd residual energy build up or something. They compared it to an e-ink screen. If the screen doesn't get a full refresh you see ghosts of images that look burned in. But you can clear them by refreshing the whole screen. A reboot for me almost always makes the effect go away. It then slowly accumulates and gets worse. The residual image also changes as I change ROMs or themes.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tush:
Yeah, I love the sAMOLED+ on my i777.

But, I will say that while the blacks are deep and lovely, the whites have a very very slight tinge of coolness (blue) to them, which in certain conditions is annoying to me. I tend to only really notice when I look from my nice IPS computer monitor down to my phone.

Sometimes the colors are a little too saturated for me. I wish saturation was adjustable. Anyone know any tricks?

I had an Atrix with the pentile display before, and while the whites were a bit more neutral, the pentile-ness was definitely perceivable. There's a granularity that doesn't happen on my GS2.

I kinda miss that lapdock though. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Yeah I have my Atrix charging now. Gonna lurk over to the Atrix forums this weekend and flash something :D I'm definitely glad I upgraded to the sgs2 tho. As you said, huge difference in screen. So much more vibrant.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] NJGSII:
I can contest to this.

The display of the One X itself is a warmer display than the SAMOLED+ on the GS2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
You can attest to that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ryude:
The new screen on the one X looks a little bit better than my SGSII, in my opinion at least. I just hate the banding that amoled displays have, never seem to get rid of it.