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tablet z screen throwing issues

raddog — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 03:01:12 GMT

When attempting to throw a recorded movie that is stored on the tablet to my Sony bravia xbr tv it gives an error message that the file format is not supported. The tablet senses the tv as I am able to select it and it notes that the tv is ready for use but wont mirror anything, is there something to do with the tv setup before it can accept the screen mirroring?

Re: tablet z screen throwing issues

Soony — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:39:58 GMT

I do not know the source of your video file, but I can tell you that Directv verbally told me that any Directv movie files that I save to the xperia tablet will be coded to not play back on another TV (they say copyright protection). I have not confirmed this because (1) would have to purchase a Directv gizmo to save the file in the first place and (2) other discussions on this board indicate that the xperia tablet cannot handle high definition videos anyway. (BUT the xperia tablet z is still a fantastic investment at any price, because we can hold it under a water spigot!)

Re: tablet z screen throwing issues

djsat21 — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:16:53 GMT

Not that i know an answer to your problem but when you 'Throw' a file, i believe your tablet is actually sending a copy of the video file to your Tv which your TV is then decoding itself and displaying. This is done through a standard called DNLA. If the video file has copyrite protection then i'd imagine this function wouldnt work as the TV wouldn't nesecarily have the codecs/software to decode the copy protection encryption - DNLA tends to support basic transport of non-encrypted/protected video, audio and images.

If you are mirroring to your TV it's a different matter as the tablet is essentially doing all the decoding itself and then just sending a video signal for the TV to display - the TV essentially acts as a dumb monitor.