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Ban-Hammer

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I used my X2 as a night clock, and I dropped the $20 on a dock and loved it. Now that I have the HD, I would like another dock.

The Moto flip stand deal is $40 with cable, and that sounds awful.
Do you guys have generic docks? What do you use?

This is what I'm looking into. As long as I can charge Landscape, I don't really care.

Thanks in advance
 

JSternke

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I'm also looking for a nice dock. The BlueLounge one looks slick, but I don't like it that I would have to separately attach my charge cable. I don't think one exists yet for the HD so I'm just waiting. I'm sure they'll release something that has charging built in. (and it will be expensive I'm sure... :()
 

GeorgeHahn

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Find someone with a 3D printer and make one....:)

I'm actually doing just that. Partial prototype turned out nicely, I'm printing the full version right now. Files will be on Thingiverse and GitHub as soon as I've verified the design.

Now I only need to find someone who can measure the resistances on the USB cable so it will go into dock mode automatically.
 
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syntrix

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I'm actually doing just that. Partial prototype turned out nicely, I'm printing the full version right now. Files will be on Thingiverse and GitHub as soon as I've verified the design.

Now I only need to find someone who can measure the resistances on the USB cable so it will go into dock mode automatically.

Please post the link, I have friends with printers, and I'd love a dock where I don't have to worry about a cable to plug into when everything is dark!
 

GeorgeHahn

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Please post the link, I have friends with printers, and I'd love a dock where I don't have to worry about a cable to plug into when everything is dark!

Here you go: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:34668

The USB spacing is good but I can't verify that it is perfect, I'm holding off assembly until I can find the proper ID pin resistance.

I'm also going to start a thread here momentarily -> tomorrow.
 
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Jimmy_Ste

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I found a dock on Amazon that should work
Google Motorola HD Dock with Wall Charger for Motorola Smartphones and Tablets - Retail Packaging - Black
 

syntrix

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I found a dock on Amazon that should work
Google Motorola HD Dock with Wall Charger for Motorola Smartphones and Tablets - Retail Packaging - Black

Most of the HD docks were for the OG razr, not the "razr HD".

The pins are reversed, so you'll have to dremel it, hack it, hot glue it, cyanoacrylic it, duct tape it, etc.....

Let us know how that works out!
 

tatsujin

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Most of the HD docks were for the OG razr, not the "razr HD".

The pins are reversed, so you'll have to dremel it, hack it, hot glue it, cyanoacrylic it, duct tape it, etc.....

Let us know how that works out!

I had a razr XT910 before and at least for the european device, the direction of the pins are the same as on the XT925. For example, a customized atrix lapdock for use with a razr does also fit for the razr hd.
 
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mmm.waffles

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My apologies if this has been covered many times before but for those using it as an alarm clock, are you worried about / have you ever dealt with burn in? I'm coming from a Samsung Galaxy Captivate (i896) with an amoled screen and after two years there was a distinct swiftkey layout that remained (most notably on black or white). Brightness spent the majority of its time at the minimum and time outs were short.
 
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EdwardN

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I use my phone as an alarm clock, just with the screen off. It turns the screen on again when the alarm goes off anyway.
 

mmm.waffles

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My question was not so much about enabling the screen to stay on while docked but if anyone has had screen burn in issues with later generation AMOLED screens (since I had troubles with that on first gen Samsung Galaxy).
 

RayLovesick

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Been using mine as a night clock since I got it, no problems. The clock fades in and out of different parts of the screen to avoid burn in.

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2
 

EdwardN

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For what its worth, amazon dropped the price on the HD dock to $18.99

Be aware that the RAZR HD-dock is not for the RAZR HD, but rather for the RAZR to output HD. Confused yet? The dock for the old RAZR has the connection on the top of the phone, not the side. Might be able to mod it to work, but won't work stock.
 

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    Find someone with a 3D printer and make one....:)

    I'm actually doing just that. Partial prototype turned out nicely, I'm printing the full version right now. Files will be on Thingiverse and GitHub as soon as I've verified the design.

    Now I only need to find someone who can measure the resistances on the USB cable so it will go into dock mode automatically.
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    I use the generic Motorola HD dock for my D4, and I was really disappointed at how dim the actual clock was in night mode. What I mean by that, is that the contrast between the actual numbers and the background is so small that I can sometimes not read the time at night without getting my face really close to the phone. How does the RAZR HD do in night mode? Pics would be helpful! Thanks

    Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk 2

    I'm using the RAZR dock app and my otter box defender's clip actually doubles as a stand portrait and landscape, and it charges just fine and clock can be bright enough to read in sunlight.


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