How do I project the screen of my android phone for a presentation?

Question

How can I project my Incredible screen so I can demonstrate the smart phone to a room full of people?

Does anyone know how I can link the phone to a PC? To a TV?

Answer 1

You can use this project to connect to control and see your phone from your desktop computer: http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/

All you need is the Android SDK installed and a phone that you can use in debug mode over the USB port. Next you can run the screencast right from your browser if you have the java plugin. You can also download androidscreencast.jnlp and run it in a terminal with "javaws androidscreencast.jnlp".

Answer 2

Droid VNC Server (Root only)

You have to install a VNC Client on the computer then you can display your android screen on the monitor/TV and control it with a keyboard and mouse.

I haven't used it myself because I can't install the Android SDK on the computer I'd use it on. You only need the SDK if you are going to attach it with USB, you don't need it if you want to connect over wifi, but again, the computer I want to use doesn't have wifi either. Anyway, I've read that other solutions have a considerable lag time, and watching this video it appears that this one keeps up pretty well.

Answer 3

Per the idea of using a TV (or projector) specifically, many devices can do this pretty easily using some kind of digital audio/video output connector. Some devices have micro or mini HDMI ports, which could be used with a proper cable to connect to any HDMI receiver. Others support the MHL standard, which does the same thing but via the USB/charging port. Still others (notably Samsung's tablet lineup) use a proprietary dock connector, but have appropriate composite or digital output cables available.

Typically, support for any of these will be noted in the device's specs, so if outputting content to a TV/projector is an important feature then you'll want to simply examine the spec sheet for such information. For the HTC Incredible specifically, you can get a micro-USB to composite cable.

Answer 4

I just read a review of Screen Cast & Screen Recorder that's pretty compelling. It requires root, like any on-device solution I'm aware of, but can record decent quality video at up to 30 FPS. The review has example captures from various games and the videos are good enough for most anything you'd want, unless you need HD video for some reason. The review didn't focus as much on the screencasting aspect, but if you need to screencast something at high quality then this app might be a good bet. The app has a free trial so I definitely recommend trying it out.