REAL HDMI

All,

I joined this forum just now to find out if it's possible to see the EVO 4G user-interface on an HDTV via the mini HDMI link. I've read that the DROID X has an app called Real HDMI. Is that going to be available on the EVO 4G app market? If so, will improvements be made to the app? The app on the DROID X doesn't work flawlessly. After it connects to an HDTV, the phone will stay on the app screen while the TV turns into the live screen. To see what I mean check out this video:

Real HDMI Android App in Action on the DROID X

Anyways, if this is available for the EVO 4G, this will make this phone even MORE awesome than it is.

-Xenoflare

yeah, without the phone's screen showing what i'm trying to press this app seems sort of impractical.  there's no way i'd be able to type anything with that.  navigating menus would be difficult too.
I couldn't tell from the video, but does the audio from the phone come out the tv speakers?

There is an HDMI Development topic at XDAdevelopers to unlock the full capabilities of the Evo's HDMI. They are getting closer to completing it!

Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=904186

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With my home theater set up, I hardly see the point. Maybe the 1000 plus views with no response just further proves the point. Viewing the Evo UI over the large display might be cool...about 1x when all the buddies are over. Being in my 40's with a family, the "buddies" dont really hang anymore and there are better things to view via the big screen.
Yeah, sorry, just not an important feature to me at least hence no reply to your thread...

only 181 post so far on a thread that was started jan 7,2011 i don't see were you got the 1000s of peeps who want this app. and even if it was 1000 peeps that still a very low number  compaired to how many evo's have been sold.  i for one could care less about HDMI. hell if your going to put forth that kind of effort. you may as well work on a DNLA app. now that would be much better than HDMI out. why go wired when you can go wireless.

I like HDMI. I keep movies in my Evo and when I feel the need to set a movie up away from home it's quick and easy. Also I love the idea of being able to play my app games in a flat screen! I watched the video of the Dev playing AngryBirds and NeedforSpeed on his flat screen. That was pretty cool! And it's pretty neat feature to show off with to your family/friends. Being able to see your Evo on a flat screen is a definite plus.

Its  important to me  i just  didnt  know there was a problem.  I just received my Evo last week  and  was  bragging how i could hooked it up to a TV.  What is the problem?  It  doesnt work or  it  doesnt  come out  smooth? 

The Optimus X2 is what you're looking for. It features new technology that can flawlessly mirror the phone's display onto an HD TV. It also boasts 1080p recording and video playback. It will be available via Team Mobile on March 18, 2011.

Unfortunately, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) will not modify the Evo's HDMI functionality. It seems that the developer on xdadevelopers.com is close to completing the app, but the Evo's hardware is a limiting performance factor. This sort of technology would need to be in mind from inception and throughout the design process. If developers release an app for the Evo with this capability, I'm sure it would bottleneck additional processing.

Optimus X2 has the latest NVIDIA's chipset: Tegra 2. This superchip is what enables the phone to graphically outperform any non-Tegra 2 mobile device out there today. By the summertime, we should see more Tegra 2 mobile devices. However, experts say that Qualcomm or Samsung may come out with something that can rival or beat out Tegra 2 by then.