Tutorial: How to mirror your Galaxy S4’s screen on your TV

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Summary: Want to enjoy music, video, and games on the big screen via your Galaxy S4? Here this guide is special for you. Which is mainly talking about how to mirror your phone’s display on your TV.

Despite the ever-increasing screen size on Samsung’s Galaxy line, some types of media beg for a sit-back, big-screen experience. It could be a YouTube video, or just a little something you shot (and even edited!) on your phone. And, as more developers support this option, mirroring can even enable you to play games on your TV while your phone acts as a controller.

The S4 offers a few ways to mirror your phone’s screen (not just media) onto your TV, so that whatever you see on your phone is what appears on the TV.

Depending on which accessory you use, the setup can be wired or wireless, with each solution offering its own unique benefits. Find out which scenario suits you best.

Wired mirroring

A lesser-known feature, the S4’s Micro-USB port actually doubles as an MHL-out port, letting you output HD video and 7.1 surround sound, all while charging your phone. With this wired connection you’ll be tethered to your TV, but the benefit of that hard-wired connection is that you get glitch-free mirroring, since wireless mirroring can sometimes give you tinny audio and laggy video.

This setup isn’t ideal for quick switching between short YouTube videos or sharing a photo slideshow, though. Ideally, you’d use this wired method for playing a movie or a longer playlist.

To set it up, you’ll need Samsung’s MHL-to-HDMI adapter.

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BBC iPlayer for Android adds support for 10-inch tablets, improved user interface

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It’s simple: the numbers don’t lie. Clearly aware of the many, many hours viewers are squeezing out of their tablets, the BBC has, for the better, made its iPlayer for Android more friendly with 10-inch models. What this means is folks using the app will no longer have to rely on a shortcut to the website, with the BBC iPlayer now offering native support for those larger Android slates. The changelog also notes that there are some (undisclosed) tweaks to the UI on handsets and 7-inch tablets, but mum’s the word on what the changes were exactly. Either way, we’re sure owners of, say, a Nexus 10 will be happy to hear they’ll now need less steps while trying to catch their favorite shows.

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Is there an app for Android that will play .ISO files

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Question:

Hello, Is there a media player app for Android that will play .ISO files? If no, I was curious if you know of any software products that convert my movies (DVDs and ISO images of DVDs) to single files like MP4 so I can watch them on my Android Tablet like NOOK Color and Google Nexus 7. I am looking around for several days. And it’s a little confusing to jump through so many suggestions.  Just wondering if you guys had an “easy to use” solution for what I want to do.

Can you please provide a recommend the proper dvd converting program?

Answer:

.iso files are images of DVDs created by ripping them to HDD. You need a mounting program on the desktop to use them such as PowerISO. No way you’re going to get this to work on your Android phone or tablet, as they have no reference point for optical media. So what you need is a ISO to Andorid tool. The program I recommend is Pavtube DVDAid (link) which supports DVD disc/ISO/IFO files to Android videos converting. This program provides various Android devices presets. I am highly impressed with its high quality conversion.

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Galaxy S4 tips and tricks to help make the best of your phone

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Summary: Nowadays, a phone isn’t only a machine for calling or sending message. It’s a real personal entertainment product. It is more intelligent, and more difficult to control. If you just received your Galaxy S4, here this article must be useful for you. Which could help you easily get started with the amazing Galaxy S4 phone.

Samsung Galaxy S4 owners could use some tips and tricks with their new device. Samsung stuffed its new smartphone with so many goodies that we decided to create an ever-evolving guide on how to make the best of it. So, if you’re the proud new owner of a Samsung Galaxy S4 and have no idea where to begin, let us help you out.

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How to Copy DVD/Blu-rays purchased to Portable Storage Devices

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Q: Main purpose for me is to copy the DVD/blu rays I purchased to portable storage devices where I can better organize the movies and watch them later on via media-players on TV. Additionally I can store movies on my ipad or smartphone. Any recommendation would be appreciate.

For those who are running into Blu-ray/DVD playback issues or insufficient storage with portable storage device, the Pavtube BDMagic could be the best Blu-ray/DVD compressor and converter. It is capable of handling a great number of BD/DVD sources & conversion possibilities for a good price-performance ratio. Another possibility you can get from Pavtube BDMagic is transferring blu rays copied with such software to HD into your video editing software for making a “best of” music video clip file.

Meanwhile, the full disc copy function of the Blu-ray ripping software will be a good option for users who just want to backup the entire Blu-ray/DVD movie with full information of the disc. This process is not carried codec. So the movie file with quality lossless.

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Rumors about iPad 5 – From Taipei-based Digitimes

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If you are an Apple fan, you might often concerned about the trend from Apple. There is no doubt, almost every Apple device will bring a series of the boom. Nowadays, many people are turning to the next generation of Apple mobile devices, such as iPad 5, iPhone 6 or iPhone 5S. According to a report from Taipei-based Digitimes., production of the fifth-generation iPad is slated to begin in July. The following are details:

Trial production of Apple’s 5th-generation 9.7-inch iPad will begin soon and volume production will begin in July, with monthly shipments ramping up to 2-3 million units in September, according to sources with Taiwan’s supply chain.

The display of the new iPad, which will hit market shelves as early as September, will still be a 2,048 x 1,536 Retina display, the same as the one used in the 4th-generation model, except that the new display is built on a glass substrate of 0.2mm, thinner than the 0.25mm one for the 4th-generation device, the sources said, adding the new table will has a narrow bezel.

The touch panel solution for 5th-generation iPad is GF2 (1 layer of glass and two layers of ITO film) instead of G/G bonding used in 4th-generation iPad, the sources added.

The new iPad will use one LED light bar for backlighting, compared to two LED light bars used in 4th-generation iPad, the sources noted.

The 5th-generation iPad is estimated to be 25-33% lighter than the 4th-generation one, the sources indicated.

LG Display, Samsung Display and Sharp are expected to be the suppliers of display panels for the 5th-generation iPad, while Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology will undertake SMT for the LED light bars, Radiant Opto-Electronics and Coretronic will be responsible for making the backlight units and TPK Holding for touch panel bonding, the sources said.

Believe it or not, we are sure that Apple iPad 5 is coming soon. If you have other information about iPad 5, do share it with us in comments.

Best method to Get protected DVD movies/videos onto Kindle Fire HD for watching

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Summary: Users who store kinds of DVD collections in their home, may have the idea to stream DVD movies to Kindle Fire HD, thus, they can enjoy movies on the go with the amazing display of Kindle Fire HD. This article is just for you. Which will give you best solution to rip and convert DVDs for Kindle Fire HD.

Now, let’s start with a common question asked by Kindle Fire HD users:

I have tried several free dvd ripper programmes to convert out own DVDs to mp4 format so I can watch them on my Kindle Fire HD, but most hung or stopped unexpectedly. I hope you could recommend something can do a complete and smooth conversion.

Above all, we should pick up a suitable DVD ripping program. Among the large number of DVD rippers, which one is the best to use? Most of us may think of looking for freeware. Is the freeware OK? Have a look at the chosen answer.

I tried version of Pavtube DVDAid after seeing it recommended on various Android forums to convert my DVD movies to mp4 files whilst commuting to work and it ran perfectly, I decided it was worth paying for a product that worked rather than waste more time on freeware.

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Good News!!! You can Get 10 free movies from CinemaNow

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It’s really good news for you and me, who are movie lovers. CinemaNow and UltraViolet, sittin’ in a tree, giving away movies for you and me.

Remember CinemaNow? The company has been slinging digital movies since 1999. But although it got picked up by Blockbuster in 2009, it has never achieved what I’d call critical mass. Indeed, I kinda thought it had gone the way of so many Blockbuster stores.

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Make Blu-ray DVD HD video files compatible well with Galaxy Tab 3

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People who take Galaxy Tab 3 as a portable media player, may have demands to play kinds of video files on Galaxy Tab 3, such as play Blu-ray on Galaxy Tab 3, play DVD on Galaxy Tab 3, play tivo on Galaxy Tab 3, play mkv on Galaxy Tab 3… It’s clear that Blu-ray, DVD movies can’t be played directly due to the tablet it’s own functional limitations. At the same time, not all the video formats can be read by it. Want to learn more about video formats? See also: Understanding video formats

Here this article will give you a comprehensive solution, which can meet all your above needs. First of all, please allow me to introduce an all-in-one tool with you. Which is integrated the function of Blu-ray Ripper, DVD ripper, video converter. The one is called Video converter ultimate. Now you may follow the below passages to learn how to transfer Blu-ray DVD HD video files to Galaxy Tab 3. To make sure it works for your needs, you may download and install Blu-Ray/DVD/Video to Galaxy Tab 3 Converter and try it out. It is 100% clear software and allows you to access all the functions.

A step-by-step guide of converting Blu-ray, DVD and videos to Galaxy Tab 3 optimized videos:

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Top Video converters simple Review and understanding video formats

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Different devices shoot in different formats, and playback devices such as smartphones, tablets, games consoles, TVs, and  media streamers may not support all formats usually not the one you’re trying to play.

Your HD camcorder probably stores footage as AVCHD (.m2ts), while your digital camera could use anything from QuickTime (.MOV), Flash (.FLV) or MPEG-4 (.MP4) to Motion JPEG for videos. Mobile phones also use a range of formats from low-resolution .3GP clips through to 1080p .MP4 files.

Similarly, if you’ve recorded a video for your website, it would be nice to use the high-quality version from your camcorder. However, the raw files will be too big for people to download, and the video will probably stutter when visitors try to stream it.

This is where video converters come in. These tools allow you to import one or more video clips and convert them to a different format. They support a wide range of formats, so can handle most common formats. Some can cope with multiple audio tracks (for different languages, say) and subtitles.

To keep things simple, most allow you to choose your device, such as a 4th-gen iPod touch, rather than asking you to choose a video format. Some utilities have more presets than others, so your device may or may not be included in the list, depending on its popularity.

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