Using phone as home media center - GSM-Forum

latens · 11-21-2017, 13:37

So i have a meizu MX5 with a not functioning display, i was thinking if it would be possible to take it apart and use it as "multimedia center" like one would use a Raspberry Pi.
I was thinking to use my TV as a screen via mirroring (or if it is possible with some kind of HDMI adapter), and to use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard if it is possible to get it to work with the on-board bluetooth receiver.
Did anyone do such experiments or is it a total waste of time?
And is it possible to bypass the battery and give it power directly?
For the cooling of the CPU and GPU i have a few ceramic heat sinks lying around from a past "project" (could use those)
Any idea is welcome.

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latens Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 1 Member: 2781043 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Using phone as home media center So i have a meizu MX5 with a not functioning display, i was thinking if it would be possible to take it apart and use it as "multimedia center" like one would use a Raspberry Pi. I was thinking to use my TV as a screen via mirroring (or if it is possible with some kind of HDMI adapter), and to use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard if it is possible to get it to work with the on-board bluetooth receiver. Did anyone do such experiments or is it a total waste of time? And is it possible to bypass the battery and give it power directly? For the cooling of the CPU and GPU i have a few ceramic heat sinks lying around from a past "project" (could use those) Any idea is welcome.