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Longer Power cord

Any suggestions on this? It seems my nexus is very picky about only using the stock cord. I couldn't even get it to charge with my galaxy S2 cord. Charge icon was on but didn't charge.
Thoughts?
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Michael Arnold said:
Any suggestions on this? It seems my nexus is very picky about only using the stock cord. I couldn't even get it to chare with my galaxy S2 cord. Charge icon was on but didn't charge.
Thoughts?
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I use a USB 3.0 Cable extender that I got for like $3 off eBay. Charge time is the same and the cord is 6ft longer

Search and you will find a great thread on cables and chargers and what works and doesn't and why.
I picked up a couple of these when they were on discount ($9.95 at the time). LONG 6ft cables and they work great for not only the Nexus 7 but other devices as well (Raspberry Pi)...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OZMWUS
Even at the current price of $16.31 I would not hesitate to buy one.

Thanks guys, I will try that. I hate this little cord.
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I used $random cable in the house, works fine. Just make sure you use the OEM charger, unless the cable is super crap it should just work.

Im using my old charger from my blackberry curve 8300 with a mini usb to micro usb adapter on it because it was the longest charger I have. It worked to charge my original evo 4g, it charges my evo lte, and it charges my nexus 7 as well.

Here: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5458&seq=1&format=2
I paid $3.94 total. Should have been smart and ordered two (other half wants one) but I wanted to be sure it works. It's great and plenty long enough.
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I've got a couple of 2mtr cables with right angle micro usb plugs, cheap as chips off eBay and they work fine.

Note 2 and MHL

Hello everyone! Ordered a genuine Samsung MHL HDTV Smart Adapter for my Note 2 and have it all hooked up but am not getting HDMI input to my TV. Anyone have experience, ideas, thoughts?? Thanks in advance! Mike
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Wow i was looking to buy the same thing did you figure out the problem?
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recepo1 said:
Wow i was looking to buy the same thing did you figure out the problem?
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Are you sure you bought the correct one?
Youll need the one for the galaxy s3 because it is 11pins i believe and there are mhl ones with 5 or 7 pins which is what most sell. So you might just need the 11pin adapter
so if you do buy it make sure its the galaxy s3 one as it is already 11 pin usb connector

You need a 5pin to 11 pin adapter to make what you have work, the adapter can be found for $3 shipped

The Samsung kit I got has the 5pin to 11pin adapter included but I have no signal on TV with or without the adapter . The Note does make a tone when I plug the adapter in. Do I have to enable something on the phone?? Thanks, Mike
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Do you have your USB power connected to the MHL adapter while connected to the Note?
There's another MHL thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014441

Yup. Everything connected and just tried a different USB cable and also the 2amp Note wall charger. Giving up for tonite. Would appreciate more hints or advice-did look at some of those other posts. Thanks!
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Are you rooted?
swyped all these spelling errors from my galaxy note 2

michaelvan8 said:
Yup. Everything connected and just tried a different USB cable and also the 2amp Note wall charger. Giving up for tonite. Would appreciate more hints or advice-did look at some of those other posts. Thanks!
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I got nothing to add. I just plug my Note into the MHL adapter, select my source on my TV and boom, I see my phone screen on the big screen. There's nothing to set on the phone AFAIK.

The resolution when using MHL is just 1920x1080 30Hz only, the screen quality is very bad, I'm disappointed

No, all stock for now..
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Update:
My Amazon Basics 3 meter HDMI cable was no good. Different cable fixed my issue.
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I use the Samsung MHL and Samsung 11 pin adapter and the picture quality is amazing. Even on my projector the resolution comes up as 1080 and it looks awesome.
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I'm confused by this whole pin thing! !!!
How many pins does a note 2 have?

michaelvan8 said:
Hello everyone! Ordered a genuine Samsung MHL HDTV Smart Adapter for my Note 2 and have it all hooked up but am not getting HDMI input to my TV. Anyone have experience, ideas, thoughts?? Thanks in advance! Mike
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Are you running a custom ROM?

http://www.amazon.com/Fosmon-Female...20&sr=8-16&keywords=mhl+adapter+galaxy+note+2
I bought this cable for my note2. it works great and the image out on my tv is pretty awesome. for this to work you just need hdmi to hdmi cable and your charger and baam it works. this product at times needs to be moved around so it can show on the tv but other then that it works and its cheap.

I have 1. It works but it is a little laggy for watching videos.

michaelvan8 said:
Hello everyone! Ordered a genuine Samsung MHL HDTV Smart Adapter for my Note 2 and have it all hooked up but am not getting HDMI input to my TV. Anyone have experience, ideas, thoughts?? Thanks in advance! Mike
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Yea you might have the wrong adapter. I have the Orealo C1 MHL Slim Pico Projector that i use with mine. It the projector came with two cables and I tested them both separately one was the HDMI and other was MHL. They have to be used together for the Samsung to have a video output. Not that its a bad thing because it extends the cable length. LOL. But check that you have the right one.

Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151158410612 this work for me perfectly fine. Came in 2 Days work for my s4 and note 2 .
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bonebeatz1234 said:
Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151158410612 this work for me perfectly fine. Came in 2 Days work for my s4 and note 2 .
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I only have 2 hdmi ports in my vizio tv with 2 hdmi cables. I'm thinking of getting the above. Would a female to female hdmi adapter take away from the quality of the image?
Does anyone have a link to an mhl adapter with a female port which works for you?
Thx!

Monoprice mhl adapter

Could anyone tell me if this adapter works with N2?
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majorbgss said:
Could anyone tell me if this adapter works with N2?
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It worked for me :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014441&page=3&highlight=mhl

The ones I got from them worked. Just make sure you get the 11pin to 5pin adapter. You'll need a good USB cable that doesn't have high resistance. Otherwise, there will be enough power use the MHL, but will drain the battery about 20% per hour if streaming media, such as Netflix. If using the cable that comes with the phone, it's about 1% per hour.

Cygnett 2M MicroUSB Cable

I purchased one of these cables at Fry's (Frys # 7673737) and when I use it with the usb plug block which came with the Note II it charges faster than the original Samsung cable. I also get higher numbers on the Galaxy Charging Current *Lite* app. It was originally $14.99, but on sale now for $4.95.

Hey there rvb1. How much higher were your numbers when using the galaxy current charging app? I am curious because I was in the market for a new cable and live within distance of Fry's. Wish I had known sooner, I already pulled the trigger, purchased, and now waiting for d.i.y. usb and micro usb connectors to fashion my own heavy gauge, high current cables. A few of them I will make for charging only (data ports bridged within plug) because I have another charger or two (non-samsung) that will not charge at high rate unless the data ports are bridged. Until now, I have been using a usb adapter that I made to do so. Anyway, good find and at a good price.....

With Cygnet I get maximum 1800. With the original Samsung cord I get 1300.
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Anyone that understands the whole wiring and power in cables; why is that if the charger is 2.1 amps, why does it not fully hit that or am I mis understanding the concept. I know different USB cables will vary.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Anyone that understands the whole wiring and power in cables; why is that if the charger is 2.1 amps, why does it not fully hit that or am I mis understanding the concept. I know different USB cables will vary.
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It may have something to do with the overall supply of power to the outlets. As in the wiring through the house. I think that's the only other legitimate option as to why we can't get the whole 2.1. Or maybe even the hp concept for cars. Maybe have 300 hp rating but after output and everything you're at 275. Just my 2 cents
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yungtexas said:
It may have something to do with the overall supply of power to the outlets. As in the wiring through the house. I think that's the only other legitimate option as to why we can't get the whole 2.1. Or maybe even the hp concept for cars. Maybe have 300 hp rating but after output and everything you're at 275. Just my 2 cents
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Reason for the whole horsepower deal in cars it's simply the fact that at the crank or the flywheel it will make all that power it just loses the power going through the hole the whole engine to the actual wheels I can go further in detail into that but its not necessary
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rvb1 said:
With Cygnet I get maximum 1800. With the original Samsung cord I get 1300.
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im getting 1800 with my stock usb cable and charger... does the cygnett cable really make a difference?

Shudder123 said:
im getting 1800 with my stock usb cable and charger... does the cygnett cable really make a difference?
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+1 so do I

Replacement home charger

Home charger went to ****, any recommendations?
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EBay. Find a replacement. Touchpad chargers work well as well
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beedotcity said:
Home charger went to ****, any recommendations?
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Highly recommend the Samsung Spare Battery Charging System. Comes with a space battery, a charging station, AND a cord that can connect into your phone to charge directly from the outlet.

jt404 said:
Highly recommend the Samsung Spare Battery Charging System. Comes with a space battery, a charging station, AND a cord that can connect into your phone to charge directly from the outlet.
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^I highly recommend this too. It especially comes in handy when your usb port breaks

beedotcity said:
Home charger went to ****, any recommendations?
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Just make sure it's a 2A charger (vs the more common 1A for most smartphones.) And yeah, the HP TouchPad charger works great Really want to get the OEM spare battery charger too...