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HDMI conections to a laptop

Thu, 31 May 2012 07:20:17 GMT

Hello,

What do i need to do, so i can establish a conection between a phone(xperia neo) and a laptop (hp) throught the hdmi port?

I've tried conecting the phone, and selecting the second display in control panel (i am using windows 7), but is not identifing any other monitor exect the internal one. I've search for an app for the phone, but exect the one's for droid x didnt find any...

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Thu, 31 May 2012 09:03:19 GMT

The HDMI port on the phone is an output. It connects to a computer screen or a TV, same as on a computer. I truly hope you haven't damaged your phone and computer by connecting them through HDMI, because that's not how they're intended to be used.

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:31:31 GMT

i think we are talking about diferent things.

there's no damage. i know it's an output one, i'm triyng to view the phone screen on the monitor that all, it;s the same thing with a computer screen. the dorid x from motorola can do this by using an app called xternal display.

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:17:50 GMT

Surely the HDMI port on your laptop is also an output?

How about looking into installing a VNC server on your phone? Works for me.

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=vnc+server&c=apps

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:28:32 GMT

that 's not what i'm looking for. i just want to be able to view picture, video from the phone on the laptop screen. just like this guy here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccu7Rct0BhA ...

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Thu, 31 May 2012 17:02:21 GMT

That is not a laptop screen. It's looks like a TV with HDMI input. Any computer monitor would suffice as long as it has a HDMI port. To do what you want to do, root your phone and install a VNC server on it. Then connect to it from a computer with a VNC client.

The only way you can connect your phone to a laptop screen without going via the computer, is disassemble the laptop, buy a suitable HDMI-LVDS converter, and connect it. But then you've essentially built a computer monitor..

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Uliwooly — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:11:14 GMT

have you tried the basic, connect your phone turn off/on your tv and see if recognize the phone?

can you provide the monitor's info so we can check compatibility?

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Johan — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:09:21 GMT

I'm not sure what you need to do to get this working or if it is suposed to work out of the box. Do you mind if ask why you don't use the USB cable to view your pictures on your laptop?

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:23:27 GMT

GOD! is so hard to understand? of course is not a laptop. the video was a example of what i want to do! you know we are not stupid here, so.....

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:33:44 GMT

why should'nt it work? the laptop has a HDMI input, the phone has a HDMI output. I'm curently using the usb cable, but because of the big amoount of data, files, picture (almost 20 gb) the loading time is big, it's seems more quick this way, and plus this is what they were made for.

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Eagle — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 10:50:33 GMT

laptop is not a tv!!! the laptop HDMI port is use for external display...:smileyinfo:refer your laptop manual.

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:43:53 GMT

it's a vga conection for external display, the HDMI is a input!!! and were did u see that i said the laptop is a tv, read the entire discussion if u want to help, if not you can refrain from posting.

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:41:46 GMT

Sorry, mate, but what they're all hinting at is that it's the external display that acts as input here: your laptop's graphics card renders a frame, it sends it to your laptop's video outputs (HDMI being one of those), this image gets transferred to a display device (which receives it as an input) and gets displayed. Your monitor, for instance, doesn't produce any images on its own, it only displays what it being sent to it (e.g. by your laptop) - and you use your laptop's HDMI port exactly for that, to output something for other devices to display.

Now, your phone's HDMI port works exactly the same way: it outputs whatever it is you see on your phone's screen (so that you can hook your phone up to a TV and enjoy Android in its full HD glory), and it's not meant to receive any signal.

So that's why there's no point in connecting your laptop's HDMI to that of your phone: they both are trying to transmit their own signal to some external display, but neither can act as such. Well, not by using conventional means, anyway.

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:52:53 GMT

ok, i bow to the majority

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Uliwooly — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 02:22:33 GMT

@Mugur

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/201705#201705

that 's not what i'm looking for. i just want to be able to view picture, video from the phone on the laptop screen. just like this guy here:

Moving on, you need to change your ways, I'm glad you finally realized why it's not working but you can't be that rude nor insulting, we have rules in this forum, respect others and keep this forum friendly and useful.

Re: HDMI conections to a laptop

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:41:59 GMT

It will be better if you can tell us your lap top brand and model nos. or a link to its user manual