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[Nexus 4 Accessories] VINCIE:
Thanks for the reply. I have 6 axis controller app, but what ever I do it wont pair the ps3 and the phone. I can't even get them to connect via cable, I must be missing something. Saying that, the ps3 works fine with my N7.

I wonder if it could be the Modaco rom that's causing the problem? Bluetooth on my N4 seems very difficult to fire up, sometimes it will, mostly it won't.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] 1234568:
My first thought was if you had matched the Bluetooth key or not with your PC, but if you have got it working with your nexus 7 it's good to say you figured out pairing.

I think your guess that it's the custom room sounds most likely. In your position I'd do a nandroid and install stock to test.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] steslatt:
Sorry just to clarify I was using HW+ decoding with MX player. I did try just HW with MX but every time its says cannot play so I stopped trying. Did you manage to get just HW to play?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] VINCIE:
Funnily enough, my N7 paired directly through the cable using 6 Axis, I will try through the PC see if that helps.

If that fails I will do a wipe(which I didn't do moving to present rom) and then flash back to stock. Thanks again.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jaybeerex:
Had a little play with my slimport cable last night, early impressions are mixed, i didn't get a whole lot of use but my main intention was to use my N4 as a plex hub, but when playing media it seems to skip an awful lot and struggle to maintain audio sync. don't know if this is because its displaying the image twice and struggling with processing or what. would have been nice to have a screen off mode for when playing media and not requiring the touchscreen...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wolfboy1984:
I've watched many things without the issues you describe. Which player are you using? I use MX player.

Sent from a Nexus⁴
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jaybeerex:
using the plex app it has it's own media player it defaults to, as i say i haven't experimented a whole lot as of yet.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] 1234568:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDMsImNvbS5ua2Fob2FuZy5zY3JlZW5zdGFuZGJ5Il0.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kayateia:
I bought one for a friend in Canada (I have no HDMI equipment myself, and they didn't tell the truth about selling to North America), so I got to try it a bit on a work monitor. Some random impressions/thoughts:

- This adapter is way smaller than I expected. Just big enough for the HDMI port, basically.

- HDCP is indeed enforced at all times. The "require HDCP" flag that's available on some ROMs under developer options does absolutely nothing. I tried it with an HDMI->DVI cable and got the lightly flashing black/dark-grey screen. So even if you had some office / non-media application in mind, do not bother with this adapter if you don't have an HDCP compatible HDMI monitor. (Sadly, we'll have to wait for VGA and be okay with that quality.)

- I found the frame rate to be significantly reduced on the N4. It was hard to tell about the monitor for sure.

- I saw a number of really disturbing bugs. For example, sometimes the rotation seemed to half work. Buttons weren't where you thought they'd be anymore on the N4. If I hit Recents on the nav bar, I'd get Back. If I hit Back, I'd get Recents. And tapping on the main screen didn't always do what I expected either. It thought I was tapping in other random places. (I'm on AOKP, so it's possible this is a bug in the ROM, but I doubt they would've messed with this aspect...)

- Once I saw it outright crash. I plugged in the SlimPort adapter, and my N4 went black, but nothing came back. Then I got a boot logo. I noticed, interestingly, that the boot animation was displayed on the screen scaled in portrait mode after a few seconds of it playing already on the N4.

- I was able to get MX Player going and watched some anime, and the quality for that use was absolutely amazing.

So my take on this is basically this: the software to support this adapter is buggy right now. Don't expect five buckets of awesome. Maybe only 2. :D Plug it in after you've got your media player of choice up and running. And I think that over time we are going to see some great stuff out of the SlimPort because it seems like it's possible for the N4 itself to control the output resolution, if not the actual frame buffer. I'm hoping we'll eventually see manual resolution settings and such, or even a programmatic way to control the second display separately. (Wouldn't that be nice...)

I'm ordering my VGA adapter tomorrow, assuming they go on sale. :) So hopefully I can post some impressions of that too.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] smirkis:
^ i say try it again on stock. not blaming aokp but there is a chance that code is kind of off.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] lol604:
are they out of stock?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009UZBLSG
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kayateia:
Interesting. I've been searching for the VGA cable today since they claimed it would be released... and I noticed SlimPort doesn't even turn up the HDMI adapter.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] zephiK:
Available on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/SlimPort-SP...824?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b6a68b78
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kayateia:
Surprise, surprise. :rolleyes: About 5 days too late for me to order one for my Canadian friend. Assuming it even comes out on the 22nd.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] zephiK:
http://www.amazon.com/SlimPort®-SP1...=UTF8&qid=1355801968&sr=8-1&keywords=SlimPort now back in stock.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] cmalinowski:
So, I have Hulu+, Netflix, HBOGo, etc and when I plug the slimport adapter in and watch anything on those, the quality is absolutely horrible. Is there a setting I am missing or something? I didn't check with google play stuff as that would cost money :) But if this is the only quality I can get with those things, I'm disappointed.

Any thoughts are appreciated... well, most anyway :)

Thanks,

Chris
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wolfboy1984:
Unless I'm mistaken those apps don't stream in 720p etc, so of course it's going to look bad blown up on a big screen.

Procure some HD content or play a nexus 4 recorded home movie for comparison...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] bumbum0190:
Now available in Germany: amazon.de/Slimport-HDMI-Adapterkabel-Google-Nexus/dp/B009UZBLSG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355986101&sr=8-1
[Nexus 4 Accessories] parker09:
Can someone try playing a HD movie purchased from their N4 to their TV via the SlimPort, apparently it's blocked or something.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] damacu:
It will not play, does not work.

I have emailed Samsung (TV Manf.), Google, and Analogix about the problem. It appears that their DRM HDCP handshake is not working. If this problem cannot be resolved, I'm sure there will be more than a few letters written to Attorney Generals' offices around the country for Consumer Protection Complaints.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] damacu:
No, Cannot view Play Movies through HDMI.

I have tried this and it fails, here is what it shows (Screenshot Uploaded). It does not display on either the TV, nor the Phone (since they are mirrored).
[Nexus 4 Accessories] terracode:
Works fine for me for playing through Google Movies. I played Transformers movie that I got free from the PlayStore when I got the Nexus 7. It looked great on the 1080P monitor. The display on the Nexus 4 says that video is directed to HDMI out so the movie plays only on the external monitor and is not visible on the Nexus 4 while SlimPort adapter is connected. The screens are mirrored when not playing the movie.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] damacu:
In other words...

In other words you haven't hooked up a nexus 4 to a TV via HDMI SlimPort adapter?

I have since tried another TV (brand new) with the same result as my own.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] senf:
I tried this with my TV and it wouldn't play, it just sat trying to load without going anywhere. That sucks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] damacu:
sucks a lot.

I am considering returning the SlimPort and demanding a refund from Google Play for the movie I purchased (haven't watched it, because who would want to on a four-inch screen?

If enough people bring this to their attention, either they will have to release an update to allow it, or re-negotiate their DRM terms.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] terracode:
Nexus 4 was hooked to a slimport adapter and connected to a Playstation 3D monitor and it worked fine for playting movies a movie via Google Play. To resolve your dilemma and the quesitons regarding a TV vs . Playstation monitor, I hooked it up to my Panasonic Plasma TV and it also played Transformer Dark of the Moon fine with no DRM issues. Thsi was played as streaming from Google Movies and not downloaded and played. Netflix works fine too. Not sure what the issue is you are having, but make sure your monitor is HDCP compliant. Also... make sure your TV is turned on and Nexus 4 is turned on prior to connecting to the TV since the DRM needs a handshake for HDCP.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] damacu:
done and done.

I have tried two TVs (both HDCP Compliant--confirmed from manfs.), 3-HDMI cords (1.3 and 1.4), have attempted on each port, have tried Streaming and Downloaded content through Play Store. My Nexus4 is not rooted, and fully or mostly charged when trying this. I have tried with and without supplemental charging.

Can you attach a screenshot of your Nexus4, connected to your SlimPort, successfully playing a movie over HDMI on a TV? Attached is what I see.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] hunnymonster:
That's what I see on the phone.... The cover and a still. Movie is still playing as expected on the HDMI output.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] damacu:
Should I request a refund from Analogix if the movie NEVER plays on any TVs?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] munchy_cool:
of course...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dc211:
Has anyone tried out Slimport and XBMC? The latest nightly works fine for me on CM10.1

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/android/
[Nexus 4 Accessories] i.l.p:
Slimport working fine for me on Google Play movies, also as the other user i tried transformers dark of the moon which i got free, plays fine over slimport to my Panasonic TV, not bought any other movies or rentals to try though.

---------- Post added at 04:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:24 PM ----------

Just rented the film "Pusher" (99p) and it's playing back fine also, my device is rooted but running stock everything else.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jaybeerex:
Just a quick one, i was watching a few things yesterday that i downloaded via p2p and having the sidebar on top constantly is crazy annoying taking up that side of the screen, anyone know if its fixed or if i can hide it?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kayateia:
It literally mirrors what's on the display. So if your video player app is showing the navigation bar, it'll be on the TV/monitor too. I don't know about purchased movies, but for things stored locally, MX Player is awesome. It auto-hides everything and uses the full display.

I got to play with the HDMI adapter a bit more extensively over the last few weeks. It does cause a bit of lag in the UI sometimes, but honestly, for most things we used it on (Netflix, Youtube, MX Player) it was really awesome. Seamless and you just forget about it coming from your phone after a while.

I have one coming now finally too, which I sadly can't use because of the HDCP force-always-on. :( But I'm getting it now because it keeps going in and out of stock, and I have a suspicion that this may be the only adapter we ever see. They had the VGA adapter ready as demo units for reviewers all the way back in October, but its release date keeps getting pushed and pushed.. now it just says "early 2013". The paranoid part of me wonders if some copyright police types have stepped up to pressure them not to release a non-encrypted interface. I really hope that's not the case, because it would be super infuriating. (This is not just a consumer device, you know? :) And even if it is, we can't all have blazingly brand new TVs and projectors.)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] gwest1000:
On the slimport adapter, is it possible to hook up a (micro)usb device to the 'charging' port? Say, for example you wanted to hook your phone up to your tv, then plug in a usb wireless dongle for a wireless keyboard/mouse. Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jutezak:
No, the data wires of the USB port are used for the picture signal. So no USB data at the same time.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] enriquezrene:
Slim port - xperia play

Hi, I have an xperia play but the slim port cable is not functional, any ideas????
[Nexus 4 Accessories] 3dawg:
Go back to sleep, you're delirious.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] xtoban:
Too bad this is not available in Canada.

:(
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Kick-Ass Joe:
I'm from cad I got mine from an eBay source. :cool:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mohitrocks:
I don't think its compatible with the Xperia Play
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wolfboy1984:
Does anyones phone get hot during play back to tv on stock/ faxtory ROM??
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dailydR1ver:
Does any one know of a work around for the HDMI check for TWC TV?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Just bought one of these bad boys for $15 on celltraderonline. Love that site now.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Accessories] :
Is anyone running linux on their Nexus 4 (linuxonandroid) and using the slimport?

That would be awesome if someone could confirm whether it will work while running linuxonandroid.

I'm thinking I could sell a few soon to be obsolete PCs around my home if it works.....
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kayateia:
The HDTV cable is out now, so I have hope again that they haven't just stopped. :D

And yes! I have an Ubuntu install on my N4. Up to now I have mostly used it over VNC ("tether" to a PC, remove the default route, and VNC to the phone's IP). It works really well that way for me. I haven't really had a chance to try it over Slimport, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. (You still have to use a VNC client right now, if I'm not mistaken). This is one reason I want the VGA adapter, honestly. I have tried it with a bluetooth keyboard and mouse on the built-in screen, and they both work. Once someone gets a native Xandroid or something up, I bet it can be coerced not to take over both displays, and to use a monitor-native resolution; hints are that this is supported in Android itself (see: Optimus G), it's just a question of whether it works over Slimport.

I'm happy to hear that someone else has my exact use case in mind! :D I want to make my phone my new netbook. It's usable (if requiring a lot of squinting) out in the field if needed, but when "docked", it should make a nice little PC. It's not the fastest thing in the world but it's functional and has a full web browser and other goodies (office suite, whatever). And Android still works.

(edit: I guess I can't answer your specific question yet, but I will have an opportunity to test it for you in the next couple of days probably. There's an HDCP compatible monitor at the office.)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] :
Thanks for your reply. I am actually waiting for the day where I can replace my laptop/desktop with my phone and/or an android ministick. I've been playing with the GK802. The potential is definitely there - if not now, then in 1-2 yrs when Ubuntu and possible Google back this transition.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kayateia:
Yes :) I'm looking forward to that sort of thing myself.

To avoid getting too off-topic here, I did test the Slimport with it today. I was a little chagrined to realise I hadn't brought any sort of secondary camera with me to take a picture of the setup. (How's that for too much integration?) I can describe it to you though.

First of all, it looks really pretty, and it's cool to see it up on a monitor. :) It does function. I hooked up my mouse and keyboard, and could use it like any other Linux box. Now the downsides...

I'm using AndroidVNC to connect to Ubuntu, and AndroidVNC isn't really the fastest thing. Plus, Xvnc is a frame buffer, so it's not going to be the smoothest experience anyway. So window movements and such are pretty stuttery. There's also a resolution issue: right now Slimport will only mirror. So you can't say "VNC, use the second display at 1080p". So your Linux desktop is inevitably going to get scaled. (That said, 768 -> 1080 was really not that terrible, but it's not perfect.)

I've had a better experience "docking" my phone to another PC and using a full VNC client with it, but it seems you certainly could hook it to a monitor in a pinch. I'm looking forward to further developments in this area! An X.org driver for SurfaceFlinger and a PulseAudio driver for AudioFlinger would probably help a lot, as would the ability to use a separate display on the second monitor. That would also keep Android functional for things like incoming calls.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] :
Sounds promising.

Google Dell's Project Ophelia. Now if they leave us enough room to root the device and install ChromeOS or Linux along side Android, that could be an awesome device. It could kill a lot of the tiny Android ministick companies out there.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] lexcyn:
Where? I refuse to pay $29 the item and another $29 for shipping.

I don't understand why Amazon.com won't ship this item here.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Gigabitex2:
Yes, if someone finds these available in Canada without a 30$ shipping charge please let us know :thumbup:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] svengalis:
Does this not work with the TWC APP? I just bought one of these to try it out.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] rmsa786:
Just use the galaxy s2 mhl cable. it will work.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Michealtbh:
No it won't
[Nexus 4 Accessories] number nine:
I spotted this on another forum and thought I would share it here. For anybody looking to buy this adapter in Europe (EU), you can use the Amazon coupon code "ANDROID3" to get £3/off the Slimport adapter/cable on Amazon.co.uk.

Hope it helps someone save some £££ :good:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] rickykemp:
confirmed- tried my S2 MHL adapter, no signal.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Michealtbh:
Code REDDITSP will get you a £4 discount from Amazon in the UK. Should work until the end of the month
[Nexus 4 Accessories] the_endjinn:
You sir, are a gentlemen and a scholar.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Marlon90:
I'd really like to get the slimport and a bluetooth mouse, so that I could use the phone on the pc screen or watch a movie leaving my N4 next to the tv. IMO this would give all the benefits of miracast and more (cable is faster and more responsive, the miracast is said not to have a clear standard) at a lower price.

The problem for me right now is that I don't feel like spending money on accessories, I just bought the phone and then cases and earbuds... the best case that I got was probably lost by the postal service, either that or they are having a huge huge delay, so I'm a bit bummed and reluctant to buy other stuff at the moment.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] rabenblut:
Black screen here

Is this working for everyone?

I have a Nexus 4 with CM10.1 nightly, at 4.2.2. I just got the Slimport adapter. On connecting to my tv, the phone goes into landscape, some hdmi type flickering happens on the TV and then a black screen on the TV as the phone stays in landscape mode.

Sound mostly plays through the TV speakers, for example on the desktop and in XBMC but there's no video. In Youtube, the videos and sound play on the TV but the UI is on the phone (this is a bit like youtube used to work some time ago on my Tegra2 devices).

On netflix, both the video and sound play on my phone.

The combination of factors is so strange I don't know what the problem is. Is it in the Slimport adapter, TV, the driver on the rom, does Android force some resolution that the TV refuses to play (it's 720p). Or just some general hdmi problem. I haven't had problems with hdmi on the TV and changing the HDCP settings has no effect.

Any ideas? Any way to mess with the HDMI output settings via adb+root?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ThrashJan:
got my slimport-adapter yesterday. checked thousands of cm nightlies. same problem over and over again! Exact like your problem. Got it to work randomly on my pc display but the screen on the nexus was blank -.- After that "blind" usage usage on my pc display it always refused the connection just like yours.

Oh damn it =( got so many problems with GNex and MHL. And now Slimport is frustrating again. Android can be so annoying! Please, someone tell me this is a CM problem!

EDIT: Rabenblut, for me the newest CM nightly solved the problem partially! just connect everything, lock the nexus screen and unlock it, then the Slimport will work. Just the Nexus will show a blank screen most of the time. looks like the framebuffer of the GPU gets just filled when watching videos or something
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nardusg:
I got my slimport on Friday, tested on cm 10.1 4.2.1 and everything worked.

Upgraded to cm 10.1 4.2.2, and got the same issues that you are experience.

So I do think it is cm. Hopefully it will get fixed...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] TheHeeyyy:
I got my Slimport SP1002 today, and it works flawlessly. Absolutely zero lag on my Nexus 4 (stock, 4.2.2). I did try it with the official bumper on, and the casing around the USB plug is less than 1 mm too wide on both the left and right sides. However, after using a nail file on the left and right sides of the bumper surrounding the USB port, I was able to plug it in fine. I would say that is a less invasive solution than using sandpaper on the edges of the Slimport USB plug casing.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] rabenblut:
Thanks, works better after an upgrade, some rom issue for sure.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] lpasq:
Yeah...CM bug. Me too http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38150482&postcount=6705
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Michealtbh:
Is the adapter working fine with other roms?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] lpasq:
The adapter works fine. I saw very few reports of actual adapter failure. My issue and the currernt CM nightly bug is not related to the adapter itself. I ordered a second adapter arriving today just to back me up if I am frying mine somehow.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] poussinou69:
I have this issue with the AOKP Bigxie Pub rom (02-19) and Motley Kernel (V39).

I flashed the lastest CM Nightly 02-22 : same issue

I flashed 4.2.2 stock rom, no issue, everything works fine in both screen (phone and tv)

Apparently, this is fixed in Paranoid (21-2) :

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38307638&postcount=11680

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38295686&postcount=11623
[Nexus 4 Accessories] codester101:
As I have been using slimport with my nexus 4 I have had two problems. Google Play Movies just outputs the picture of a tv to the tv (kinda redundant isn't it?) Problem two is that when playing videos from other sources (netflix, youtube, etc) The volume is strongly equalized, listening to videos when every yell is the same volume as a whisper renders it to annoying to continue.

Anyone having the second problem, or do you think it is an issue with my TV?

And I know a couple of people have had the same problem with google play, any solutions yet?

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] omen-am:
Hi

I have a two question regarding nexus 4 and the slimport.

First is that I'm streaming 1080p videos from my nas drive to nexus and outputting them thought slimport to my TV. I'm using MX player. So if we take the connection way like nas-nexus-tv will it go like 1080p-1080p-1080p or 1080p-720p-1080p?

And the second one is how to check that nexus 4 is outputting 5.1 audio, because usually my TV is able to recognise the audio source and in case of the video with 5.1 audio my TV is showing only a stereo.

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kayateia:
The SlimPort, as it's currently supported in software, only supports mirroring the device display. So it's almost certainly going 1080 -> 1280x768 -> 1080. It's just my speculation based on the display mirror test settings and the fact that the Optimus G can do it, but I think software support may eventually give us a true second display with full resolution. (Not now though...)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] knt2shdy:
does anyone notice their nexus heating up while using the adapter