The main character's brother uses a foldable. I noticed it last episode, but in the latest episode they make a point of showing him fold it. I'm assuming it's a Fold4.
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I have an HDX 8.9 which replaced a 7" HD recently. The only thing I missed was the HDMI output on the HD, as I used it to connect to hotel room TV's when traveling. I also used it frequently to connect to my home TV to watch amazon prime movies etc. I needed a way to replace this function on the HDX.
I have a Chromecast which works well with my android phone, but has very limited utility on the HDX (it won't display mirror, nor can you cast amazon prime videos with it) The Netgear PTV-3000 was what I figured I would have to go with, but the price and the setup issues reported caused me to look around for alternatives. I am happy to report I found a great solution.
The Tronsmart T-1000 is about the same price (less actually) that the Chromecast device and 1/2 the price of the Netgear. The install is straight forward, very similar to the steps used to get a Chromecast up and running. The manual that comes with the device is a bit confusing, but there is a great walkthrough at http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php/2014/01/04/how-to-connect-kindle-fire-hdx-to-tronsmart-t1000/#.UtlNwbQo5Ea that made the setup simple on the HDX.
On my home wireless network there was no noticeable lag on games, and no lip sync issues on prime video, including 720p and 1080p content. I was very surprised how fast the device processed HD video. The latest update included compression on the wifi stream so that is probably the reason for the speed. I didn't see any video artifacts introduced due to the compression. Updates are OTA for both the application and the device firmware. This is a one click update within the EZ-Cast app. The vendor seems to update the app and firmware regularly, so this looks like it will have great support going forward.
I was able to bring the HDX about 30 feet away from the Tronsmart dongle before I started to see the video skip and stutter. This was through an interior wall as well, so line of sight distance is probably better than that.
The reviews on Amazon are fairly good, most issues seem to be related to particular devices with older versions of Android, or older versions of the firmware. You can read them here: http://amazon.com/Tronsmart-T1000-Mirror2TV-Wireless-Compatible/dp/B00H2D3N0M
I highly recommend you check out this device if you have an HDX and want to enable the display mirroring feature.
So my friend gave me a OneXL and a whole kit-out last year for my birthday (he refurbs them and no I won't give out his name) This also included the Medialink HD box, clip and HDMI cable.
At the time it was of no use to me cause I am a farmboy and all my TVs are old analog CRTs with just co-ax or RCA or S-video.
Well I am finally getting a TV with HDMI so I can put the thing to use. I understand it operates on the same principle as a Chromecast, and I have seen other threads mention you can project to it from Windows Media Player, so I was wondering, what all uses has everyone found for their Medialink boxes with or without your One X? How have you set yours up?
Last week I bought an antenna, HD Homerun Extend, and 2 Amazon Fire TV boxes to go along with my Nvidia Shield I already owned. On Wednesday night, I watched a TV show on NBC that I recorded on the DVR the night before. The picture quality was poor. Parts of the picture flashed brightly in 1-second intervals. This "flashing" did not happen on the commercials but started again as soon as the program started. I watched this recorded show on my Amazon Fire TV (box) with my wife and then went downstairs and watch a basketball game on my Nvidia Shield.
After the game I wanted to try to watch the TV show again and see if I could fix it. To my surprise the picture quality was perfect. The picture quality of live TV is superior on the Nvidia Shield too. I sent a trouble ticket to HD Homerun last night and did a little research. From what I read, Fire TV does a poor job of processing MPEG2. I still didn't hear from the HDHomerun people but Amazon support told me that HDHomerun is not compatible with FireTV2.
Is there a fix for this? Why does the picture behave this way? Why does the flashing occur on the TV show but not the commercials?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Frank
I just got a Fire TV box 3 days ago and it is annoying as all hell. I setup my Harmony 1100 to turn on the Fire TV activity for the wifey but when I switch from antenna tv to the FTV through hdmi on my AVR it will play the audio but no video display? Other times I get neither audio or video and while trying to get something out of the thing it just reboots itself??? Is this fixable? Do I need to get a replacement box? Is this normal in which case this thing is nothing more than a heavy brick?
When it's working it seems pretty good and solid and PlayStation Vue is really nice but this no display issue is a deal breaker if it can't be fixed.
I have become somewhat disappointed with the sound quality of my sound system lately. I use Plex a lot to watch movies, and Netflix on the Fire TV . My sound system consists of an Onkyo receiver and 5 Energy Speakers, plus sub woofer (one of those a front speakers) , the sound system is 18 years old. My Fire TV is a 1st generation.
So I am thinking there my be a couple of weak links in the system.
Yesterday I was at Sams Club and browsing there sound bars and came across the Bose Soundtouch 300 Soundbar and Acousticmass "Module" $999 yes expensive. The way Sam's had it setup, it looked like it came with the bar, sub and 2 rear remote speakers. I sounded way awesome. I got home, did some research, come to find out that price of the just the bar and the sub and that the sub is not the Acoustimass 300 but a slightly smaller sub (probably less quality too) that Bose has included for the Sam's & Costco models.
I thinking its time for an upgrade, want good sounds, and top technology. Thoughts???
I would also replace the fire device. Amazon fire devices are a big disappointment.