HDMI output for Now Playing on TV

[aguzz132]

Hi everyone!

I have a suggestion for future versions of the products you've already released (like V2s maybe): consider including an HDMI output so that the Now Playing screen can be displayed on a TV. This is a feature that, for example, the Marantz Cinema 70s has, and I think it would be a great addition that very few products offer. If you could also integrate it with the display of song lyrics, that would be even better.

 

[Burnside]

Gosh....what a line. May be because I have no Amazon account. (Like a relict from stone age?) Anyway, my son gave it to me and I could hold my innocence

You only need to post the URL up to and including the product code I.e. the part before ref= . The rest is garbage

 

[Burnside]

Spot on, young sir

 

[castalla]

https://www.amazon.de/Lamicall-Tablet-St%C3%A4nder-Verstellbare-Staender/dp/B01N05W4A2/

So thats better?

Thanks

 

[JMacMortal]

Welcome.

Seeing as its purpose is to accept audio from, for example, a TV then it performs as expected.
It was never intended to be audio or video out.

This wasn't stated clearly anywhere I saw, in fact I remember reading a q&a stating hmdi would be able to use as an ouput. The capabilities of hmdi are serverly limited in not doing so. It's not like hmdi is that new of a technology.

 

[Kampernaut]

I reckon that getting the WiiM home app running on Android TVs and Apple TV would be more useful and general purpose than doing something via HDMI.

 

[d6jg]

You only need to post the URL up to and including the product code I.e. the part before ref= . The rest is garbage

Not exactly garbage but yes irrelevant to the purpose.

 

[JMacMortal]

I reckon that getting the WiiM home app running on Android TVs and Apple TV would be more useful and general purpose than doing something via HDMI.

That would be fantastic actually.

 

[Aquarius]

I reckon that getting the WiiM home app running on Android TVs and Apple TV would be more useful and general purpose than doing something via HDMI.

That would be nice
Until then I use a old iPad with WiiM-app and HDMI-adapter:

 

[castalla]

I reckon that getting the WiiM home app running on Android TVs and Apple TV would be more useful and general purpose than doing something via HDMI.

Don't forget a Fire tv app!

 

[d6jg]

@castalla not Fire TV but LG browser built into TV. Last time I tried this it didn’t work but there has been an OS update since. Perfect

Edit.
LG has a magic wand remote so fully usable

 

[castalla]

@castalla not Fire TV but LG browser built into TV. Last time I tried this it didn’t work but there has been an OS update since. Perfect

Edit.
LG has a magic wand remote so fully usable

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That's pretty neat - next tv will have to be an LG then

 

[Wiimer]

https://www.amazon.de/Lamicall-Tablet-St%C3%A4nder-Verstellbare-Staender/dp/B01N05W4A2/

So thats better?

In fact, Amazon catalog URLs can be much shorter with this formula.
[Amazon URL for your country] / [dp] / [ASIN of the product]

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01N05W4A2

Or, please tap the share icon in the upper right corner of the product photo and copy the shortened URL.






You can get URLs like this.

https://amzn.eu/d/dq4aN3J

*This is not an associate link.

 

[Mr Ee]

This wasn't stated clearly anywhere I saw, in fact I remember reading a q&a stating hmdi would be able to use as an ouput. The capabilities of hmdi are serverly limited in not doing so. It's not like hmdi is that new of a technology.

Faq has this

Can the HDMI port be used for audio output and will it support Dolby Atmos Music?

No, it's HDMI Arc.

Is it possible you are thinking of this?
Both the question and answer are perhaps a little vague, but I read it as can multichannel music coming in via hdmi be processed and played (output) by the ultra, and the answer is yes.

Will the Ultra support multichannel music output on the HDMI port? If not, thats a big miss for a premium product

Yes, it supports Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.

In conjunction with this it's a little clearer that hdmi is input only.

Will it be possible to route multichannel HDMI input to multichannel USB output (e.g., 5.1 channel)

Our system currently supports only two-channel audio for both HDMI input and USB output. However, our team is exploring options to enable multichannel support for routing HDMI input to USB output.

It's also referred to as hdmi arc numerous times, which indicates an input, and certainly no video capability.

I'm hoping you can either forgive the ultra this limitation, find an alternative solution, or find a different device that does what you want.

 

[antlestxp]

Hdmi output to get a Now Playing screen is still a compromise - requires yet another cable connection, and forces the user to place the output device close to the TV. What is required is a software solution to easily display the info.

I can do this using LMS & FIRE TV's Silk browser - the TV and the player are at opposite ends of the room - No hdmi cable needed

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Nad devices let you plug their devices into the hdmi arc port of the tv. The tv will pass audio to the Nad and the Nad will push album info back to the tv through the same cable. Not sure if it is a hardware or software limitation of the wiim.