hacksugar: Mirror your jailbroken iPad display with DisplayOut
Ryan Petrich's latest utility for jailbroken iPads just hit the Cydia store. DisplayOut for iPad sells for US$1.99. It allows you to mirror the iPad's screen out to an external display via an attached VGA or component/composite cable. Similar to earlier iPhone solutions like TV Out and ScreenSplitr, DisplayOut extends video out to the larger iPad screen. DisplayOut provides a great way to create application videos. It supports both in-app and Springboard video, so you can record complete sequences including application launch and run time.
If there is any negative to the application, it is that the video doesn't quite fill the screen, and I couldn't find a way to increase the screen size; that's why the video on the Magic Window review appears on the small side. Positives include the excellent Settings integration. You can easily enable and disable video mirroring with a simple switch change. An adjustable refresh rate lets you increase video quality, albeit at the cost of more system resources. I found that some applications slowed down exponentially as the refresh rate grew.
All in all, DisplayOut is a great little utility for anyone who has a jailbroken iPad, a video cable, and a desire to display or record iPad action. Note that you will need a recording device on the other end of the cable (VCR, DVD-R, or a video in device for your computer) to capture videos.
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Now, what I want is a display IN. Something that takes a component or composite video signal and turns my iPad into a tv monitor.
May 22 2010 at 2:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyUpdate is out. Includes a SBSettings toggle and adds resolution, orientation, and scale options.
May 22 2010 at 5:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI use a free app called TVOUT2. It was originally made for iPhone, but was updated for iPad. There is a catch though: to get things started, you have to first play a video and use video mode. After the video starts on the TV you can close it and continue to see your home screen and whatever else you like. The upside is that you can fine tune the size and position of the output to the screen.
I was able to fill my entire 32" HDTV with the iPad screen via VGA cable. I chose to keep black bars on the sides so that the screen wasn't stretched, but you don't have to size it that way. It can be rather cumbersome to setup though, especially for me, as my TV is an older 2006 model that doesn't adjust automatically to input size very well. It kept making it really small but the TV's manual controls allowed me to change it.
I very much like the dynamic duo of ScreenSplitr on iPhone or iPod touch and DemoGod on a Mac. The frame rate is a little low so video looks more like a slide show but I really appreciate the wireless aspect. I can do a presentation with DemoGod on my laptop while I freely walk about with an iPod touch in my hand.
So, how does the frame rate of DisplayOut compare with ScreenSplitr?
"Similar to earlier iPhone solutions like TV Out and ScreenSplitr, DisplayOut extends video out to the larger iPad screen."
May 21 2010 at 9:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHi Erica - re Jailbroken ipad / iphone. I've kept mine non-jailbroken for fear of doing some damage. Can you do an article on whether there are any downsides to jailbreaking? and what happens when e.g. software OS V4 comes out?
May 21 2010 at 7:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDoes this mean that 1024x768 is scaled down to less pixels, or there will be black margins over the edges of a non-scaled image?
May 21 2010 at 6:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf only Apple made adapters that actually worked! Or are not limited in functionality.
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