VLC Video to TV?

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VLC Video to TV?

Postby KenO » 30 Dec 2014 18:53

Question: can the VLC video/audio be output to a TV either using standard mini video plug to RCA jacks or wireless without another app like "iMediaShare Personal"?

Searched for man using "manual VLC for Android" both with and no " but found nothing relevant then searched forum same results.

Googled using " and found "How to play video from your phone on your TV" http://www.tweaking4all.com/home-theatr ... one-on-tv/ Seems there can be hardware problems but since it is over yr old the cable problems may have been solved.

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Ken

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Re: VLC Video to TV?

Postby edwardw » 31 Dec 2014 23:21

If the TV supports Miracast, it should be enabled. Check for "secondary display" in preferences.

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Re: VLC Video to TV?

Postby KenO » 02 Jan 2015 17:36

edwardw,

Thanks for the tip.

Forgot to mention my cell phone is a ZTE Zinger with Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8210 SOC. Checked https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapd ... essors/200 but did not find any mention of Miracast.
Was surprised it had "720p playback with H.265 (HEVC)".

Checked Miracast wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracast is it same as "Wi-Fi Direct"

Checked http://www.wi-fi.org/product-finder-res ... 4&items=30 and found both ZTE and Qualcomm. Plus have found "Wi-Fi Direct" in manual.

Ken

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Re: VLC Video to TV?

Postby KenO » 02 Jan 2015 17:42

Forgot to mention in original post that I hope there is a way to get analogue video/audio output to a TV using standard mini video plug to RCA jacks.

I have done this with my Canon digital camera and have the necessary video/audio cables.

Ken

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Re: VLC Video to TV?

Postby edwardw » 02 Jan 2015 19:40

Something like https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2865484 should be representative of connecting to a screen.

Once it is connected VLC should detect and handle this automatically (if enabled in preferences).


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