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Nexus and Netflix

When will the Netflix app for the galaxy nexus support HD streaming? This would common sense since the.nexus has an HD screen.
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michaelearth said:
When will the Netflix app for the galaxy nexus support HD streaming? This would common sense since the.nexus has an HD screen.
Thanks
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Well, there was a Netflix apk floating around (search is your friend) from the Droid Razr, however the app doesn't seem to play nice with 4.0.3+ at the moment. If you are running a 4.0.2 rom or lower, you can use that. Otherwise, we have to wait for someone to mod the HD apk to work with 4.0.3+ ROMs or for Netflix to update their own app. Also, the Droid RAZR apk doesn't go full screen either.

Netflix doesn't seem very high definition even when streamed over wifi on my laptop or monitor. You're not missing much.
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lol HD video on a mobile phone why?? Average 720p is about 2-3gb no thanks waste of bandwidth. You won't see all those details anyway unless you're a show off ....
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MattSkeet said:
lol HD video on a mobile phone why?? Average 720p is about 2-3gb no thanks waste of bandwidth. You won't see all those details anyway unless you're a show off ....
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Because some of us have unlimited data plans still, and IMHO HD videos on this phone actually DO look really solid, depending on the source of course. Then again, I'm also just a huge show off

i'm not sure what you mean, mattskeet. watching youtube on HD vs SD is apples and oranges on the nexus. I could happily watch a 90 minute HD movie on nexus screen

Netflix and gameloft have crappy methods of showing support rather then just throwing the APK out there in the market.
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@rbiter said:
Netflix doesn't seem very high definition even when streamed over wifi on my laptop or monitor. You're not missing much.
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
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Netflix has the potential to have great image quality. My Apple TVs and PS3s allow for 1080p video and 5.1 audio.

Netflix only allows HD on devices with locked boot loaders afaik. Nook tablet has HD as well.
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Jayrod1980 said:
Netflix only allows HD on devices with locked boot loaders afaik. Nook tablet has HD as well.
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If that's true, I can't imagine why they would do that.

mutelight said:
Netflix has the potential to have great image quality. My Apple TVs and PS3s allow for 1080p video and 5.1 audio.
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netflix's hd quality is amazing on my computer too, if its bad quality its cause the connection is too slow. you need about 15-20mb/s to get the best quality.
is there any update on this? just saw the new netflix on the play store but it still doesnt have 702p. does the hacked apk work for 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 yet?

Jayrod1980 said:
Netflix only allows HD on devices with locked boot loaders afaik. Nook tablet has HD as well.
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That is not true, there is zero difference in Netflix quality on a GN with a locked bootloader vs. and unlocked one.
neotekz said:
netflix's hd quality is amazing on my computer too, if its bad quality its cause the connection is too slow. you need about 15-20mb/s to get the best quality.
is there any update on this? just saw the new netflix on the play store but it still doesnt have 702p. does the hacked apk work for 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 yet?
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This is also not true, you don't need anywhere near that bandwidth to get great quality.
You need 8Mbps for 1080p video with 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus audio.
Regardless, I get 25Mbps on my home connection and my phone, Apple TV, and PS3s are all connected to the same network, so that rules out network conditions.
I remember reading somewhere that it is a software limitation and the Razr got a special version to showcase the HDMI 720p streaming out on the device.

When I had my RAZR HD Netflix looked amazing. You can see so many details especially facial details. Skintone, facial stubble etc. Would be nice to have on the Nexus since it has a HD display. GG unlimited data .

Samsung galaxy s3 official wifi display hub

So i preordered the below because i want to be able to play final fantasy 7 on my phone and then stream the output to my tv when i am home and use the phone just like a controller
However samsung has still not released the thing...anyone know when they are planning to get this stuff out ?
http://www.mobilefun.com/35120-sams...isplay-allshare-cast-hub---ead-t10udegxeu.htm
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Trev186 said:
So i preordered the below because i want to be able to play final fantasy 7 on my phone and then stream the output to my tv when i am home and use the phone just like a controller
However samsung has still not released the thing...anyone know when they are planning to get this stuff out ?
http://www.mobilefun.com/35120-sams...isplay-allshare-cast-hub---ead-t10udegxeu.htm
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I don't know when but I don't think it's anytime soon. If I had to guess I'd say September and I'm only saying September because that is also when the wireless charging back cover is supposed to be released.

Trev186 said:
So i preordered the below because i want to be able to play final fantasy 7 on my phone and then stream the output to my tv when i am home and use the phone just like a controller
However samsung has still not released the thing...anyone know when they are planning to get this stuff out ?
http://www.mobilefun.com/35120-sams...isplay-allshare-cast-hub---ead-t10udegxeu.htm
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Woah.....off topic but how do you have FF7 on your phone?

chrisbass said:
Woah.....off topic but how do you have FF7 on your phone?
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a simple app called FPSE on the market. Combined with a 64 GB sd card and my chilrhood is complete
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$104... A little pricey.

DarkManX4lf said:
$104... A little pricey.
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I don't really care about the price its worth it to me to use my phone as both a handheld gamming device and a console type via streaming over wifi to my big screen
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Max Link Speed 54mbps?

I cannot get a higher link speed than 54mbps with my nexus 7. I have a wireless N capable router and a computer that is able to connect at 70 to 100mbps but I can't get a higher speed on my nexus. Is there a setting for this? I have tried getting right next to the router and still no luck. This is both with 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz and checking link speed through the WiFi menu.
Any help is appreciated!
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Yeah 54Mbps is the max I think but 54Mbps is eight times as much for megabits (mbps) which is how ISPs measure their speed.

Which router? This made me look at mine right now it says 150Mbps. It does bounce between 135 and 150. Netgear router.
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cyberprodigy said:
Yeah 54Mbps is the max I think but 54Mbps is eight times as much for megabits (mbps) which is how ISPs measure their speed.
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You just said 54megabits is 8x more than 54megabits. Wut? also I can't get more than 54 as well. Even the 1st Gen n7 got 72.
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bobloadmire said:
You just said 54megabits is 8x more than 54megabits. Wut? also I can't get more than 54 as well. Even the 1st Gen n7 got 72.
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I think that person is confused with MBps and Mbps/mbps. Especially with the whole 8 bits to a byte.
On a sidenote, it's Mbps (bandwidth) x 1024 ÷ 8 = download speed
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gbeaguilar said:
I cannot get a higher link speed than 54mbps with my nexus 7. I have a wireless N capable router and a computer that is able to connect at 70 to 100mbps but I can't get a higher speed on my nexus. Is there a setting for this? I have tried getting right next to the router and still no luck. This is both with 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz and checking link speed through the WiFi menu.
Any help is appreciated!
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When you say both 2.4 and 5Ghz, do you mean connecting to each ssid of the router or manually setting the frequency in the nexus wireless settings by turning off auto?
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Most likely is router settings. Go in your router and force N. See what happens.

Seems like my new router just needed time to settle, I get 74mpbs on 2.4ghz and 150 on 5ghz . It is a WD My Net 750, which I've heard pretty bad things about but got it on sale so I am happy so far. Thanks for the help guys!
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As long as you got it working that's all that matters. :sly:
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Miracast receiver?

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a usb powered miracast receiver for my cars head unit. Anyone have any experience with these things?
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I have the rocketfish and it works fine for my g2 streaming and playing movies not much lag havent tried it with games. Don't receive my X until tomorrow so ill let you know how it works with the X as soon as i test it.
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TheHonkey said:
I have the rocketfish and it works fine for my g2 streaming and playing movies not much lag havent tried it with games. Don't receive my X until tomorrow so ill let you know how it works with the X as soon as i test it.
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Have you had a chance to test this yet? I can't seem to find it for sale anymore anywhere It was only $20 on Best Buy's website earlier last month...ugh!
I have been eyeing this one in the mean time: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00H2D3N0M/ref=aw_ls__1?colid=2SYX6GRYWC1WA&coliid=IEZL8WC4NRBGI

styndall said:
Have you had a chance to test this yet? I can't seem to find it for sale anymore anywhere It was only $20 on Best Buy's website earlier last month...ugh!
I have been eyeing this one in the mean time: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00H2D3N0M/ref=aw_ls__1?colid=2SYX6GRYWC1WA&coliid=IEZL8WC4NRBGI
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I bought that Tronsmart for $30. I know Chromecast may enable screen mirroning at some point, but the extended display looks very useful to me to use with my notebook. Anyway, I live in Brazil, so it's gonna take a couple of mounths to arrive here..

arjcba said:
I bought that Tronsmart for $30. I know Chromecast may enable screen mirroning at some point, but the extended display looks very useful to me to use with my notebook. Anyway, I live in Brazil, so it's gonna take a couple of mounths to arrive here..
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Months?! Yikes! We are spoiled here in the US. Well if I happen to get mine before you get yours I'll post here and let you know how it is.

Fast miracast
Does anybody know a way to don't have lag when using miracast to play faster games like need for speed?

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Does anybody know a way to don't have lag when using miracast to play faster games like need for speed?
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Nah...
That's miracast speed, nothing we can do, really. I saw somewhere Asus is making a "gaming" model that uses a dual-band wireless to get instant mirroring.
http://www.asus.com/Tablet_Mobile_Accessories/ASUS_Miracast_Dongle/
It's not gonna be cheap, people say it's going to cost $100+ =/
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Can confirm the rocketfish works. It took a few attempts to connect but once connected it worked fine .
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I just ordered the Lenovo WD100-SL, will post again and update whether if it works when I receive it. It's supposedly compatible with android 4.2.2 and above.

I have the rocketfish receiver and it works on all my devices on both 2.4ghz and 5ghz but on the moto x it only works on 2.4ghz. Shame because 5ghz has better picture , no artifacts, and if you mirror on 5ghz you can still use 2.4 for WiFi for streaming .
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Speaking of the rocketfish receiver, it looks like it's been discontinued. I was going to order it and couldn't find it for sale anymore.
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UltimatePG said:
Speaking of the rocketfish receiver, it looks like it's been discontinued. I was going to order it and couldn't find it for sale anymore.
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Hopefully they make a better version because honestly it kind of sucks
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Legacystar said:
Hopefully they make a better version because honestly it kind of sucks
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From what I understand, miracast in general kind of sucks because of the poor standardization across brands/devices. I have a lenovo laptop, and I'm hoping the dongle I ordered will work with the laptop's widi feature, as well as my moto x and nexus 7. :fingers-crossed:

UltimatePG said:
From what I understand, miracast in general kind of sucks because of the poor standardization across brands/devices. I have a lenovo laptop, and I'm hoping the dongle I ordered will work with the laptop's widi feature, as well as my moto x and nexus 7. :fingers-crossed:
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yeah thats mostly true but i've used the rocketfish with nexus 7 1st gen (modded to work) nexus 7 FHD, galaxy s3, galaxy s4, and moto x and only had issues with moto x on 5ghz

I just got a Netgear PTV3000 in the mail yesterday, it works well with the Moto X.
Have not had a chance to put it through the paces but was able to briefly test it out on a 32" 720p HDTV.
Screen mirroring looked sharp enough, also tried Netflix and it looked decent but not as "HD" as I would expect, not sure if it was Netflix bandwidth or Miracast itself being the limiting factor. I'll load VLC on the phone this weekend and try playing a local HD file to see what it looks like.

Got the Lenovo WD100 today. Works well with both my moto x and nexus 7. Ironically does not work with my lenovo win 7 laptop... go figure.
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This or the Ouya

So i basically want to run emulators on a device like this or the ouya. Which one would be better?
I keep hearing the ouya is easier, but the Fire Tv is better spec wise

kyomagi said:
So i basically want to run emulators on a device like this or the ouya. Which one would be better?
I keep hearing the ouya is easier, but the Fire Tv is better spec wise
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Definitely the fire TV it plays any emulator I've tried except dolphin but I don't think any android device can play that. Hopefully since we now have root someone can get the ouya launcher working on here so that would be another plus.
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bradr00lzd00d1 said:
Definitely the fire TV it plays any emulator I've tried except dolphin but I don't think any android device can play that. Hopefully since we now have root someone can get the ouya launcher working on here so that would be another plus.
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Thanks, i'll pick that up for sure then

kyomagi said:
So i basically want to run emulators on a device like this or the ouya. Which one would be better?
I keep hearing the ouya is easier, but the Fire Tv is better spec wise
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The OUYA drove me crazy trying to use it so I mailed it to a developer, not long afterwards CM11 was released for it but oh well. Anyways if you want it for emulators this may be interesting, don't know if it could work on Fire TV or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578612

how does the FTv compare to the galaxy s4 spec wise? Im thinking of just plugging my s4 in via hdmi and using that but if its better spec wise i'll still get it