[Q] How's HD video playback through HDMI?

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I've seen some nice videos on Youtube from Sony Ericsson promoters displaying Xperia Neo devices HDMI-wired to large TVs and it looks good with photos and videos shot from the in-built camera. But I'd like to hear from your experience playing movies, not stuff you filmed on your camera.

Is it possible to watch HD movies from the SD card on the TV through the HDMI? Does the Neo plays most format to begin with? Does is play any decent format at all with subtitles? Has anyone tried this?

yeah you can watch 720p movies so you can also watch that through hdmi

I know I could watch 720p videos, what I don't know about is compatibility, performance, and if it takes special video playback software. The examples I've seen were with specially tailored mp4 videos. Some HD videos come in AVI or MKV... does anyone know if this would be a problem with the Xperia Neo?

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By the way, I didn't see a single video player installed on the Xperia Neo I tested on the store. I might have missed it. On the video examples I've seen they use the standard gallery app.

I played .avi video files using MoboPlayer. I think that using third party video players you can play .mkv too (did not test it)

Originally Posted by zwolf1000

I played .avi video files using MoboPlayer. I think that using third party video players you can play .mkv too (did not test it)

Cool! HD video? What about performance?

Also, anyone ever used subtitles?

I have the neo and just got my hdmi cable. Have yet to test this either so would like to know as well. Don't have a tv with hdmi yet though. So can't test myself.

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I'm gonna get the Neo soon (its only just come out in N.Z shops) I was able to get my hands on one today to feel the build quality and I like it..

I was wondering if the HDMI port also works for the normal phone screen.. What I'm really after is to be able to plug the phone into a hotel LCD screen to write e-mails browse the web etc with a BT keyboard... some phone only seem to be able to play videos and look at photos over the HDMI port.. how is the Neo??

Kiwi

You can do everything through HDMI even games

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Ah that's good to know. :)

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Yeah, I'm buying one and gonna see for myself. It's supposed to arrive in a week.