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VGA adapter hack?

lokerd

lokerd

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Hello. I read somewhere a couple of weeks ago, before the JB, that it should be possible for the VGA adapter to be "fixed" to allow output of any screen to a large VGA monitor.

Is this something in development? Or something that is already out?

Thanks!!
 
Which one is best to use...tv out or tvout 2. I don't understand the difference.

Anybody?
 
Hmm while the dock hack is definitely cool, I don't see how it's 'easier' than a software fix.

Many of us want to use it with a projector to show apps other than Keynote to a larger group. S-Video isn't bad, but my ceiling-mounted work projector doesn't have that cable running up top (pj at home does).

No chance of alternate resolutions? Still hoping to output 720p Keynote presentations.
 
ANSWER:
Displayout which is sold in the Cydia appstore will give full mirroring. It works perfectly with the VGA cable (tested out today at work). I will soon test it with a A/V cable and let yall know.
 
I bought displayout and gave it a try with my Apple composite a/v cable. Performance wise it works just fine. Quality wise, eh so so. Not sure if I should have been expecting full res but it definitely is not. I had it hooked up to a 37" LCD tv.
 
ZZ Bottom said:
ANSWER:
Displayout which is sold in the Cydia appstore will give full mirroring. It works perfectly with the VGA cable (tested out today at work). I will soon test it with a A/V cable and let yall know.
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Is display out the same, better or worse as tvout or tvout2?
 
ZZ Bottom said:
ANSWER:
Displayout which is sold in the Cydia appstore will give full mirroring. It works perfectly with the VGA cable (tested out today at work). I will soon test it with a A/V cable and let yall know.
Click to expand...

TV Out2 beta is free and working just fine for me. 🙂

For the OP, you sign on up their site (I used a dummy email address) and I was able to download the tvout2.deb file. From there you SSH it to your iphone, in the /tmp directory for example, then run this command: dpkg -i /tmp/tvout2.deb && killall SpringBoard

You'll then have an icon on your iPhone and able to display on a VGA connection. Worked great on my HDTV and on a projector in a computer lab at school.
 
bytethese said:
TV Out2 beta is free and working just fine for me. 🙂

For the OP, you sign on up their site (I used a dummy email address) and I was able to download the tvout2.deb file. From there you SSH it to your iphone, in the /tmp directory for example, then run this command: dpkg -i /tmp/tvout2.deb && killall SpringBoard

You'll then have an icon on your iPhone and able to display on a VGA connection. Worked great on my HDTV and on a projector in a computer lab at school.
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Why do all that? It is available on Cydia
 
There's a utility in the Cydia store called "Displayout." It's only 1.99$. I have tried it and it works PERFECTLY with the VGA adapter. It provides full mirroring and gives control over the frame rate. HOWEVER, I tried it today with a third-party A/V composite cable and it did not work. Don't have an official apple cable to try it out on their composite/component though.

A college of mine used this utility to do a presentation about the iPad (I work for a Apple Certified Reseller computer store).
 
How was the quality of the mirrored display with vga output and what size screen was it? I got the a/v composite cable to work but mediocre quality.
 
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