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I'm back again with another review. This time I took a look at the official Samsung RCA cables for the Galaxy Tab. Make sure you watch my full review and for those who like to read, I know there's still a couple of you out there, I have a short summary at the bottom.
http://www.youtube.com/v/kgBDaZgM2Mg
Since before the existence of the Google TV I've always been the type of person who wanted the internet on their TV. I usually resorted to connecting my desktop or laptop to my TV but because it wasn't as convenient as something like the Google TV it wasn't something I did often. But now that I have gotten a hold of the RCA cables I am able to watch my favorite shows right on my TV via my Galaxy Tab.
I went ahead and skipped the unboxing since there wasn't anything except the cables inside the packaging. This setup was as simple as 1, 2, 3 and maybe 4. I just plugged the proprietary 30 pin connector right into the Galaxy Tab and the yellow, red and white audio/video cables went right to the back of my TV and switched my TV to the correct channel and I was up and running. Everything that showed up on my Tab was mimicked on the TV. The real reason I bought this cable was to be able to stream my TV shows right from the internet. Sometimes I download a show and put it on my Tab then just watch it later on my TV when I have time. There are no additional settings you need to mess with. Its definitely as simple as it sounds. Here's a little pros and cons list for you.
Pros:
-Extemely easy to use; plug and play
-Inexpensive compared to the dock with HDMI
-Image quality is great when sitting about 8-10 feet away
-The Tab doesn't need to be docked so its easy to just pick up to play, pause, fast forward and easy enough to just send a quick email then get back to the video.
Cons:
-Cant charge and output video at the same time. It occupies the 30 pin connector.
-If your sitting sitting 2 feet away from the TV you can definitely see pixelation. But seriously, why the heck would you sit that close to the TV. Are you trying to go blind?
-Image doesn't fill the entire screen on my 42" LCD TV.
-You can't turn the screen on they Tab off while you are watching. If you do, you will just get a black screen on your TV. Best thing to remedy this situation is to just use a backlight dimming app and keep it on the lowest setting.
Overall though, for $29.99 (or lower if you know how to shop around) there's no way you can go wrong with this purchase. I have watched full length movies and a bunch of anime and it looks excellent from 10ft away. So if you want a Google TV-like experience without the need to shell out $299 for one then I HIGHLY recommend picking this up for your entertainment needs.
From the Tab.
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ayman07 said:
I'm back again with another review. This time I took a look at the official Samsung RCA cables for the Galaxy Tab. Make sure you watch my full review and for those who like to read, I know there's still a couple of you out there, I have a short summary at the bottom.
http://www.youtube.com/v/kgBDaZgM2Mg
Since before the existence of the Google TV I've always been the type of person who wanted the internet on their TV. I usually resorted to connecting my desktop or laptop to my TV but because it wasn't as convenient as something like the Google TV it wasn't something I did often. But now that I have gotten a hold of the RCA cables I am able to watch my favorite shows right on my TV via my Galaxy Tab.
I went ahead and skipped the unboxing since there wasn't anything except the cables inside the packaging. This setup was as simple as 1, 2, 3 and maybe 4. I just plugged the proprietary 30 pin connector right into the Galaxy Tab and the yellow, red and white audio/video cables went right to the back of my TV and switched my TV to the correct channel and I was up and running. Everything that showed up on my Tab was mimicked on the TV. The real reason I bought this cable was to be able to stream my TV shows right from the internet. Sometimes I download a show and put it on my Tab then just watch it later on my TV when I have time. There are no additional settings you need to mess with. Its definitely as simple as it sounds. Here's a little pros and cons list for you.
Pros:
-Extemely easy to use; plug and play
-Inexpensive compared to the dock with HDMI
-Image quality is great when sitting about 8-10 feet away
-The Tab doesn't need to be docked so its easy to just pick up to play, pause, fast forward and easy enough to just send a quick email then get back to the video.
Cons:
-Cant charge and output video at the same time. It occupies the 30 pin connector.
-If your sitting sitting 2 feet away from the TV you can definitely see pixelation. But seriously, why the heck would you sit that close to the TV. Are you trying to go blind?
-Image doesn't fill the entire screen on my 42" LCD TV.
-You can't turn the screen on they Tab off while you are watching. If you do, you will just get a black screen on your TV. Best thing to remedy this situation is to just use a backlight dimming app and keep it on the lowest setting.
Overall though, for $29.99 (or lower if you know how to shop around) there's no way you can go wrong with this purchase. I have watched full length movies and a bunch of anime and it looks excellent from 10ft away. So if you want a Google TV-like experience without the need to shell out $299 for one then I HIGHLY recommend picking this up for your entertainment needs.
From the Tab.
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thanks for the review!!
is there a remote control solution? does gmote work from android to android? so you dont need all the wires 8-10 long all over the place?
what keyboard is that in your video?
thanks
sillyrabbitt123 said:
thanks for the review!!
is there a remote control solution? does gmote work from android to android? so you dont need all the wires 8-10 long all over the place?
what keyboard is that in your video?
thanks
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Remote control for what? I don't really understand your question. The keyboard is called thumb keyboard.
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Excellent review, I'm in the same boat as you as I too like to connect my gadgets to the TV - Here's my question. Having used both the RCA & HDMI accessories, which would you recommend? The portability of the RCA or the High resolution of the HDMI? Or which would you recommend as a 1st buy? Thanks!
mcnl6754 said:
Excellent review, I'm in the same boat as you as I too like to connect my gadgets to the TV - Here's my question. Having used both the RCA & HDMI accessories, which would you recommend? The portability of the RCA or the High resolution of the HDMI? Or which would you recommend as a 1st buy? Thanks!
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I would definitely recommend the RCA cables first. Like i mentioned, I don't have both but I believe I chose the best option. The quality is great when you're sitting a little further away and they fact that it's compatible with almost every single TV is a bonus too. I recently was at a motel and took my wire to watch some shows and it was an older style box with no HDMI so it worked in my favor. You won't go wrong with the RCA cables.
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ayman07 said:
Remote control for what? I don't really understand your question. The keyboard is called thumb keyboard.
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Its not too ascetic having 10 feet of rca cable running arcorss the room.
i would rather be able to remote control the tab with say my phone if gmote works from droid to droid. i am not sure that it does. if i get a chance i will try it.
do you know if the rca cables have drm? i read the dock does. so you cannot dl a movie from media hub and output it to the tc using the dock i will hopefully have a chance tomorrow to try them both out.
thanks
sillyrabbitt123 said:
do you know if the rca cables have drm? i read the dock does. so you cannot dl a movie from media hub and output it to the tc using the dock i will hopefully have a chance tomorrow to try them both out.
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The D in DRM stands for "Digital". RCA cables are purely analog, therefore they don't support DRM.
knightnz said:
The D in DRM stands for "Digital". RCA cables are purely analog, therefore they don't support DRM.
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thanks for the info I guess i will be happier with the rcs cables (less quality i assume) but not "D" for DRM. I dont understand the idea behind them not wanting you to output it to the tv though. If you are paying for or renting it whats the big deal? or is it more about selling you a tv or other device so you can watch your content on the bigger screen???
anyway thanks!
Meh, I picked up my HDMI dock shipped for 42$ they don't tell you you need an HDMI A to C cable as well, amazon 10 feet, 10$. All in all 52$ for my tab to be docked HDMI. More worth it IMO.
antiochasylum said:
Meh, I picked up my HDMI dock shipped for 42$ they don't tell you you need an HDMI A to C cable as well, amazon 10 feet, 10$. All in all 52$ for my tab to be docked HDMI. More worth it IMO.
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I'm interested in the hdmi dock also. Like the rca cables, does it also duplicate everything on tab to the tv? And can you watch your downloaded movies such as from torrents on it?
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I wonder if Samsung will make a straight a 30-pin to HDMI (or mini-HDMI) cable. Would be the ideal solution. Since the 30-pin connects to the dock which then outputs HDMI, AFAIK it should be possible?
Lucky_Charms said:
I'm interested in the hdmi dock also. Like the rca cables, does it also duplicate everything on tab to the tv? And can you watch your downloaded movies such as from torrents on it?
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Ill get my mini HDMI cable today and I will report back once I try it. I know one thing seeing my tab in 62" 1080p will be freaking awesome if it outputs everything lol.
The hdmi dock output everything.
Home screen, pictures, games, movie.
The different to the rca cable i can see, is that if you play a movie on the tab while in the dock you got the movie picture only on tv, the tab will only show controls like volume, seek etc on its screen.
In youtube, if you start to play a movie it shows on tv, and you can continue to search other clips on your tab while the first one is playing on your Tv
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And can you watch your downloaded movies such as from torrents on it?
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have to ask, why you think it would be a problem playing downloaded movies?
The dock have nothing to do whit what movies and different codecs the tab can handle. The dock just output the picture from tab to tv
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Just got my dock / hdmi plus rca cable as well. didnt have a chance to rent a movie through media hub and try it but will report back. it does play files that i transfer over to the GT movies etc... on each hookup hdmi /dock or rca.
****Something STRANGE happened though****
I hooked up the RCA cables with an extender so i could make the rca cables longer which i did BUT i keep getting little tiny shocks while hold the GT? WTH? what would cause that and how can I fix? is it a bad cable somewhere? CRAZY!!!
The 2 people commenting here are "Lucky Charms" and "Silly Rabbit". Coincidence?
sillyrabbitt123 said:
Just got my dock / hdmi plus rca cable as well. didnt have a chance to rent a movie through media hub and try it but will report back. it does play files that i transfer over to the GT movies etc... on each hookup hdmi /dock or rca.
****Something STRANGE happened though****
I hooked up the RCA cables with an extender so i could make the rca cables longer which i did BUT i keep getting little tiny shocks while hold the GT? WTH? what would cause that and how can I fix? is it a bad cable somewhere? CRAZY!!!
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It's not "CRAZY!!!", it's dangerous. Any number of things could be causing it, if you take your cable extender out of the equation and the problem goes away, then somehow that is probably the problem. If you can lay your hands on a multimeter you can check that each contact point on the cables is isolated from each-other, but a short in the cable is unlikely to cause this problem. If the dock is involved then I'd say it's something to do with the way it's wired up internally, either intentionally so (can't imagine why) or it's got a fault.
joeearl13 said:
I wonder if Samsung will make a straight a 30-pin to HDMI (or mini-HDMI) cable. Would be the ideal solution. Since the 30-pin connects to the dock which then outputs HDMI, AFAIK it should be possible?
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Yes it's possible. Doubtful they'll make one as it'd kill sales of the dock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9795237&postcount=2
knightnz said:
Yes it's possible. Doubtful they'll make one as it'd kill sales of the dock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9795237&postcount=2
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Thanks for this info. That means sooner or later we will get direct HDMI out. Most likely a 3rd party vendor will sell it. This is great news.
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knightnz said:
The 2 people commenting here are "Lucky Charms" and "Silly Rabbit". Coincidence?
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That is funny and taste good too
knightnz said:
It's not "CRAZY!!!", it's dangerous. Any number of things could be causing it, if you take your cable extender out of the equation and the problem goes away, then somehow that is probably the problem. If you can lay your hands on a multimeter you can check that each contact point on the cables is isolated from each-other, but a short in the cable is unlikely to cause this problem. If the dock is involved then I'd say it's something to do with the way it's wired up internally, either intentionally so (can't imagine why) or it's got a fault.
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Thanks for the info! Its not with the dock only with the 30 pin RCA Cable.
What is a "multimeter"?
I will remove the extender and see if it still shocks (which I doubt) but I cannot try the other cables with out the extender. So I guess thats what the mulitmeter is for?
thanks!!
First off:
Running Cognition 3.04
TV is Vizio 32" LCD 1080P
3.5 mm to rca red,white,yellow
not sure the brand of cable, just one I had lying around.
I seem to be unable to get tv out to work. Is there a certain cable that works better than others?
TV OUT Settings are on, and using NTSC. I tried PAL also just in case. I tried all the tv input settings (av1,av2, ...etc)
Saw this work in numerous videos. I must be doing something wrong? Thanks in advance for any input!
bigsmitty64 said:
3.5 mm to rca red,white,yellow
not sure the brand of cable, just one I had lying around.
I seem to be unable to get tv out to work. Is there a certain cable that works better than others?
TV OUT Settings are on, and using NTSC. I tried PAL also just in case. I tried all the tv input settings (av1,av2, ...etc)
Saw this work in numerous videos. I must be doing something wrong? Thanks in advance for any input!
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I Had a similar experience but my TV is older... I just presumed that the TV couldn't handle the output. At one point I was able to get a really faint sketchy image of the phone that was live but nothing that would let me watch any videos from my phone with it.
Edit: I found Twonky Server Mobile in the Market and stream from my phone to my Xbox360 with no problems. I recommend the app it's great!
I went on ebay a typed iphone tv out get the one with a 3.5mm jack
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Got it to work! It was the old cable I was using. I used my buddies nice new Belkin cable and it works great!
How does the quality look? Sound too?
Video Quality: Not so great, but I really didn't expect great quality through AV Cables.
Audio: Not bad at all!
I tried a couple games through headphones coming out of the tv, and the sound was real good.
Eh, not bad. Wish it had an HDMI OUT!
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Exactly, that would be sweet. I read a post on here somewhere about a cable that is mini usb to hdmi, that Samsung made but then gave up on. Why oh why would they do that?
I bought a cable from radio shack and it works fine. Connected it to my 46" samsung hdtv and an older tube tv. The older tv only had a cable input so I connected the rca thru a vcr. Both work fine. One note u do need to switch the yellow and red cables when connecting to the tv. Colors wont match up to get it to work.
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jes2389 said:
I bought a cable from radio shack and it works fine. Connected it to my 46" samsung hdtv and an older tube tv. The older tv only had a cable input so I connected the rca thru a vcr. Both work fine. One note u do need to switch the yellow and red cables when connecting to the tv. Colors wont match up to get it to work.
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Well I'm not sure what cables you are using but, Yellow is video and white and red are audio on mine so that ain't happening. But as previously mentioned, I got it to work with new cable, matched all three colors.
bigsmitty64 said:
Exactly, that would be sweet. I read a post on here somewhere about a cable that is mini usb to hdmi, that Samsung made but then gave up on. Why oh why would they do that?
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What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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xThe Enforcer said:
What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It wasn't on here after all, it was HERE
It's sold on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ECC1H...XXZY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1299214838&sr=8-3
I ordered one. I hope it works with my LCD.
Killemalll said:
It's sold on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ECC1H...XXZY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1299214838&sr=8-3
I ordered one. I hope it works with my LCD.
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Hmm... someone needs to report back if it works or not.
Let us know if it works....
Samsung Captivate Galaxy S OEM Micro USB to HDMI Video Cable - ECC1HU0BBEB
Found this at another site...
http://www.crocwireless.com/samsung...icro-usb-to-hdmi-video-cable-ecc1hu0bbeb.html
So the question is... whats this software update and can it be built into a ROM.
PLEASE NOTE: This cable will NOT work on the Samsung Galaxy S phone(s) without a software update. This information is per Samsung tech support. Please contact Samsung before purchasing this cable to determine if you can get the update for your model phone.
- Samsung OEM HDMI Cable allows you to connect your Samsung Captivate Galaxy S Cell phone to an HDTV with this Micro USB to HDMI AV Cable.
- OEM ECC1HU0BBEB HDMI Cable plugs directly into the micro USB port and connects to a HDMI port on your TV or Display Monitor.
- Share pictures, slideshows and videos in high-definition quality.
- An Additional built-in Micro USB port lets you charge your phone while it's connected to your TV for continuous charging.
bsc7080xsc said:
Found this at another site...
PLEASE NOTE: This cable will NOT work on the Samsung Galaxy S phone(s) without a software update. This information is per Samsung tech support. Please contact Samsung before purchasing this cable to determine if you can get the update for your model phone.
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i read this too on a forum with the following additional info: (not sure on accuracy)
the reason it doesnt work / needs update for HDMI cable to work has something to do with the dock, in order for HDMI to work in HD through USB it requires all 5 pins/wires, and programming the phone to use them for hdmi would stop the docking cradle from putting the phone into desktop mode.
Samsung basically had a choice to make. Docking cradle with dock mode OR usb/hdmi.
**once again that was read on a forum, truthiness may very.
I just posted an email to Samsung support about compatibility and what software is needed. I will let you know what I hear.
Hi guys , did someone finally manage to get this hdmi cable to work (Samsung ECC1HU0BBEB) with the captivate
I bought it , have tried several ROM's and still nothing yet ! No signal !
jes2389 said:
I bought a cable from radio shack and it works fine. Connected it to my 46" samsung hdtv and an older tube tv. The older tv only had a cable input so I connected the rca thru a vcr. Both work fine. One note u do need to switch the yellow and red cables when connecting to the tv. Colors wont match up to get it to work.
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I bought the same cables from radio shack also. Work good, but do have to swap red and yellow to get video.
I was if Note is able to output "digital" audio signal via it's micro usb port. So, it can connect to a external DAC for better processing. Has anyone tried this or know where I can buy adapter for this purpose?
psun786 said:
I was if Note is able to output "digital" audio signal via it's micro usb port. So, it can connect to a external DAC for better processing. Has anyone tried this or know where I can buy adapter for this purpose?
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There has been some discussion in using an MHL HDMI adaptor and then an HDMI to digital out, like TOSLINK/OPTICAL. A bit clunky. The HMDI must output digital audio. I would like to see someone try it and report. I've found the sound quality a bit crappy.
Try playing a FLAC file as opposed to MP3. Really not worth bothering with MP3 if you are looking at an external DAC.
So I found this
Expensive but its an HDMI to headphone amp. 24/192k 110dB
Some newer HTav amps have HDMI input, would love to see someone hook up a note to one and report on audio quality!
and this. Bit cheaper, but if anyone has one, rip it open and tell us what the chips are!
The s3 has usb audio support. Check it out over in the S3 forums or google it. only certain usb dacs are Supported hopefully it will be ported to the Note! if you have ICS, root and a usb audio device you could check dmesg output. Can't post links from my phone. I read about the glandos kernel that might be worth looking at. Its some exciting development.
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Has anyone found a compatible mhl cable to order?
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I've tried Samsung and HTC cable but the quality is not top notch. The television says the signal is 720p but it looks kind of blurry... anyone have any information on the video quality outputted from the phone?
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i didn't try it for myself, ebay has a lot ....
ebay {2]
Search on google for: 3m 10 Ft MHL Micro USB HDMI 1080P 3D Cable fr Samsung Galaxy i9100 HTC Sensation
This one works over here.
I tryed my old MHL cable adaptor (bought some months ago for my old SGS2) and the video quality it's great but no digital audio from device. :'(
Some other people tryed other adaptor?
Samsung works great
I bought the one from Samsung original, amazing 1080p quality, best I ever saw on my 40 inch television.
It's the one that samsung offers for S2 and S3 and it works really perfect, no lag, no glitches and it gives amazing high quality.
ikkejr said:
It's the one that samsung offers for S2 and S3 and it works really perfect, no lag, no glitches and it gives amazing high quality.
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But Samsung has different cables for S2 and S3... I have MHL adaptor for S2 and it works perfectly with P880. With sound of course...
Is there a way to wirelessly mirror content? I think the SGS3 can do this with a special apparatus or something.
trudtilp said:
I tryed my old MHL cable adaptor (bought some months ago for my old SGS2) and the video quality it's great but no digital audio from device. :'(
Some other people tryed other adaptor?
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I retried it and great video and audio. Sorry. But only in 720P. My TV it's HD-Ready and not FULL-HD.
My MHL adapter it's a simple model compatible with GS2 and I bought on eBay one year ago. I payed it only 10 euros.
I can see some of you having success in display it on the TV
but I have try two different MHL adapter (I dont know if it is for S2 or S3 but I can;t seem to get it work on a computer monitor with HDMI
are there any sitting I need to change or apps that I need to install???
Maybe some settings in the hidden menu will do the trick for those where it doesn't work (not tested, since I don't own a MHL-Adapter)
Type: 3845#*880# in the phone app and the hidden menu will open. Scroll to the end and choose "HDMI Resolution Test"
There are some Settings, maybe something will make the Adapter work
will try
Hey,
I am occurring the same problem, and its annoying, but credit to Hidden92 in the "resolution" menu under "HDMI Resolution Test" , i have changed resolution to any of them and only once the email on my Samsung TV appeared.
Also i have noticed that the settings that i am selecting doesnt saved and each time i am getting into "HDMI Resolution Test" menu , the settings rolled back to default.
Well...
Anyway , you should try to do this , the less it will work for you
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I have managed to Play movies using MHL cable.
it has been some connector problem, i have moved the cable abit left to right and it begin to work.
Hey MrWunderbaum,
I own 4X and using Generic MHL cable 1080p that was bough for 15$.
Everything works fine.
You should try.
In Addition, LG owns their own MHL cables , but they are abit more expensive.
I tried and mhl 3M cable that is supposed to charge the cell phone while you project, but the problem is that it must be connected to energy to work. the cable is supposed to be designed for samsung SIII and SII
Sorry for hijacking this thread a little bit and pardon my rant.
Not too long ago i bought a mini HDMI to HDMI cable for my Optimus 3D. But now im using 4X, I can't help but feel i've been f**king trolled by LG somewhat cause that cable i had is now utterly useless. Instead they are using this MHL cable.
i mean, why can't they put a mini HDMI port for the good of saving the planet and our wallets like what they are doing for microUSB?
I've got few questions in mind. Are they going to introduce another cable for their next line-up? Is this MHL port here to stay? Nobody wants to spend 30 bucks buying a cable and to have it put out of the picture by the time he change phone next year.
L2Deliver said:
Not too long ago i bought a mini HDMI to HDMI cable for my Optimus 3D. But now im using 4X, I can't help but feel i've been f**king trolled by LG somewhat cause that cable i had is now utterly useless. Instead they are using this MHL cable.
i mean, why can't they put a mini HDMI port for the good of saving the planet and our wallets like what they are doing for microUSB?
I've got few questions in mind. Are they going to introduce another cable for their next line-up? Is this MHL port here to stay? Nobody wants to spend 30 bucks buying a cable and to have it put out of the picture by the time he change phone next year.
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MHL will stay I guess. Mini-HDMI is actually quite useless, it is necessary to add an additional port to the phone for something that can be done using the already existing one (less places where dust can get into the device). The only problem is the high price for MHL cables (The mini-HDMI adapter for my O2X was about 3€).
Cheap and good
I use this: http://goo.gl/13LEr
Play 1080p and Netflix for HD TV very well.
I have ordered myself S2 mhl adapter that also has seperate charging port. I dont need long wire as i already have long hdmi cable connected to tv, so i just needed smaller adapter to connect to tv hdmi cable. Hope it works - mhl + charging
Check out the 1 i ordered (already shipped ) :
http://www.ebay.in/itm/360546818733?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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I am trying to use chromecast with my old projector which only got VGA input. I purchase a HDMI to VGA adapter which also has a audio output.
The audio works with my xbox360 and Patriot box office (the PBO needs to be set to HDMI LPCM Stereo). However, I could not get any audio using the same adapter from Chromecast. Is anything special about the audio output in Chromecast since the adapter is working with other devices?
VGA is only for display. It doesn't have the capability to transfer sound.
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Cuzz1369 said:
VGA is only for display. It doesn't have the capability to transfer sound.
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I used this. (could not post link yet)
"VicTsing HDMI Input to VGA Adapter Converter For PC Laptop NoteBook HD DVD Black With audio out"
It does transfer sound from HDMI port of my xbox360 and Patriot box office.
minmao said:
I used this. (could not post link yet)
"VicTsing HDMI Input to VGA Adapter Converter For PC Laptop NoteBook HD DVD Black With audio out"
It does transfer sound from HDMI port of my xbox360 and Patriot box office.
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I'm going to start off with the possible stupid reasons so please don't get insulted by the question! LOL
Are you sure your in the right Audio In? Most of the time VGA in will have it's own Audio Input which in most cases is a Mini Phone (headphone) Jack. Hard to see sometimes unless your looking for it.
If thats not the issue, Check the Menu on the Projector to see if there is a setting for which Audio source to use when on VGA.
I'm guessing you have a bunch of connectors (I'm betting 10, 3 for Analog/Composite, 5 for Component, 1 VGA and one for VGA Audio.)
But sometimes both the Component and VGA use the Analog Audio inputs for their audio, Depends on the Manf.
Asphyx said:
I'm going to start off with the possible stupid reasons so please don't get insulted by the question! LOL
Are you sure your in the right Audio In? Most of the time VGA in will have it's own Audio Input which in most cases is a Mini Phone (headphone) Jack. Hard to see sometimes unless your looking for it.
If thats not the issue, Check the Menu on the Projector to see if there is a setting for which Audio source to use when on VGA.
I'm guessing you have a bunch of connectors (I'm betting 10, 3 for Analog/Composite, 5 for Component, 1 VGA and one for VGA Audio.)
But sometimes both the Component and VGA use the Analog Audio inputs for their audio, Depends on the Manf.
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I am connect the audio jack on the adapter directly to a set of earphone. That works at least for xbox 360.
minmao said:
I am connect the audio jack on the adapter directly to a set of earphone. That works at least for xbox 360.
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Well it may not be enough power to drive headphones but enough to drive the XBox which is probably line level in.
Headphones require a higher power signal than Line Level...You might hear something but it will be too low and possibly not at all.
If you can send me a link to the device you have I can take a look to see what it puts out.
In most cases they only put out Line Level not Speaker Level.
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Well it may not be enough power to drive headphones but enough to drive the XBox which is probably line level in.
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Given that the device seems to be powered by the HDMI connection, almost certain it does not have an audio amplifier.
As a whole the device seems a bit scary to me, especially since it claims to support HDMI 1.2 (not sure where the chips are coming from at a $10 price tag), the support mail address is gmail, and support number is in Mountain View, CA - so just might be someone importing stuff. selle reviews on Newegg are spotty at best, but who knows these days...
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Given that the device seems to be powered by the HDMI connection, almost certain it does not have an audio amplifier.
As a whole the device seems a bit scary to me, especially since it claims to support HDMI 1.2 (not sure where the chips are coming from at a $10 price tag), the support mail address is gmail, and support number is in Mountain View, CA - so just might be someone importing stuff. selle reviews on Newegg are spotty at best, but who knows these days...
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He would have been better off getting an HDMI to component breakout box. Or a new Projector that has an HDMI in! LOL
The Boxes I use cost around the same as a Projector would! LOL
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He would have been better off getting an HDMI to component breakout box. Or a new Projector that has an HDMI in! LOL
The Boxes I use cost around the same as a Projector would! LOL
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I'm quite happy with my HDfury2 output from Chromecast.
If the $10 solution works, great, but unless it's using recycled HDCP chips from a major manufacturer, it's likely to get blacklisted.