Getting one of these for my 47" Vizio...

Post #368,715 by folkert 12/30/12 12:06:00 AM Reply	Getting one of these for my 47" Vizio... http://www.amazon.co...oduct/B00AIIO3DO/ I'm looking at that and going to customize the Crap out of it. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #368,716 by Bman 12/30/12 12:17:17 AM Reply	Looks like a nice toy "Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand" Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Post #368,717 by Another Scott 12/30/12 12:49:44 AM Reply	Neat. I didn't know such things existed. Note the reviews, though. Does it really draw 2 amps?? If so, be sure to use the power adapter. Cheers, Scott.
Post #368,731 by folkert 12/30/12 10:38:55 AM 12/30/12 10:48:05 AM Reply	No... It does not draw 2 AMPS. The friggin thing can be powered via a computer's USB port. BUT... they do suggest using the 5V power cord with it. Power Supply(Adapter): DC 5V 2A (Providing more stable electric current) While yes its a 2A adapter, from the looks of it, it nearly exactly the same charger my Droid-X had which also said 2A. I was again, able to charge my Android by my USB computer port on my laptop. My SGN (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) charger is a tiny little thing also says its 2A output on 5V. Not over those wires supplied with it. The guy is an idiot... I'm sure his TV was nearly ready to puke anyway. I mean hell if Hard Drives can be USB powered, they have surge current WAY up there... he was doing it wrong. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Edited by folkert Dec. 30, 2012, 10:48:05 AM EST Expand All History
Post #368,751 by Ashton 12/30/12 8:25:19 PM Reply	Umm.. so What About the (one-of-only TWO) 'reviews' in which teh guy describes palpable-destruction of his Tee Vee's "500 ma-MAX" internal P.S.? Eh? And with symptoms of just what a valiant 4X-Over-drawn small PS would likely do ... before repetition bricked-it. (I'm no candidate for obv. reasons, but also appreciate the insanely-great/compact specs of this teensy dongle.) But it seems that the supplier--unwilling to PAY for direct consequences of its use--is ALSO "looking for a "2 AMPERE" Solution to Their Problem (and the customer's.) At very least Mfg. should state: MUST be used with included PS; NOT suitable for Std. 500 mA USB design. Who is WRONG here? Did you put an ammeter in-series and TEST? Jeez, yer a bloody-EE: you take some sales-flack's WORD about a product? (If the teensy case is touted as a 'heat sink', sure SOUNDS like >500 mA happening inside.) What am I missing in this tale? My Faith: there are NO Mysteries in "E=IR"--only in people who have no clue are there 'mysteries". Carrion.
Post #368,760 by folkert 12/30/12 9:15:10 PM Reply	Most power supplies I know about... In these kinds of devices, have auto-shutdown on over current. Must be these bargain basement HDTV setups must be missing that feature. I just went out and looked at my HDTV... mine says a maximum or 500ma as well. The stuff I've looked at all say they can run on 500ma easily... I mean its just a friggin Android device without the phone parts. How the heck does one of those Phone work for more than 10 minutes if they need 500ma let alone 2A... I dunno. Stupidity abounds IMO... Like I said before, my Galaxy has a "2A" power supply... but the phone can easily be charged by my USB ports on my laptop or other USB ports. Plus, using 2A over the size of that wire... not likely. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #368,737 by folkert 12/30/12 11:21:46 AM Reply	I started looking at this one... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009OX22B4/ But, I then saw a YouTube Video of this one and it also had pointers to the iMito. Here is the MK808 video, which is very good: http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=CNyC7dcXx5w Here is the iMito video. http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=0hyY6_9SPTo At 1:44, the un-boxing shows the 2000MA adapter... 2A yeah friggin right. Also, it looks like a good thing to get is an "HTPC" remote bluetooth keyboard and touchpad/pointing device... Couple of ones in this video: http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=JGlMhqX5To4 -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #368,775 by jb4 12/31/12 1:23:29 AM Reply	Really?!? Mini iMito MX1 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Google TV Box HD IPTV Player PC Rockchip RK3066 1G DDR3 1.6Ghz Cortex A9 Dual Core CPU Built-in Bluetooth Aluminium for Heat Dissipation The name, in the immortal words of Donkey (from Shrek),"is compensatin' for something". And I still don't know what it's supposed to do... "No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT...there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not completely rule out flying reindeer. Believe." — New Mexico Tech's Office of Advancement 2010 Christmas card. jb4
Post #368,776 by folkert 12/31/12 1:28:23 AM 12/31/12 1:28:51 AM Reply	Re: Really?!? Look at the videos in the reply to it I made. http://forum.iwethey...iwt?postid=368737 Its basically an Android HTPC add-on for TVs or monitors. Effectively an Android Phone with the the Phone parts. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Edited by folkert Dec. 31, 2012, 01:28:51 AM EST Expand All History
Post #368,800 by drook 12/31/12 11:10:01 AM Reply	I still don't know what it does -- Drew
Post #368,802 by malraux 12/31/12 11:12:29 AM Reply	Android phone w/o the phone or screen So you can run Android apps on a TV, I guess. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #368,804 by folkert 12/31/12 11:18:53 AM Reply	:rolleyes: Its an Android device... which hooks to you HDTV and makes it a "SmartTV'... like the ones they are now selling for hundreds of dollars more but aren't updatable to newer versions of stuff. Most SmartTVs will be come obsolete in short order and not be usable. This avoids that, by giving you an ability to update this device or just get a new one. This allows you to use your HDTV as an HTPC, showing Movies via the network, use things like Facebook via your TV, watch Netflix, play Tetris, Angry Birds, get your e-mail, Gtalk... post here, use it like a Tablet but with a HYARGE screen. Effectively turn you TV into something that someone can use to browse the Entar-Webs or etc without using their phone and small screen. The device is smaller than you phone by far, since it doesn't need a battery nor a display. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #368,814 by boxley 12/31/12 12:39:35 PM Reply	why didnt you say so just another linux in a tiny box with a tv card Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 57 years. meep
Post #368,825 by folkert 12/31/12 1:00:19 PM Reply	Not a TV card in it. Its similar to the original XBOX with XBMC running on it. Plus these things are easily updated and replaced vs getting it built into the TV. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #368,818 by drook 12/31/12 12:47:41 PM Reply	I hadn't heard HTPC before -- Drew

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