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[Q] about the HDMI output

Hi,
i would like to ask a question. I am considering buying this samsung tab.
If i connect the HDMI to external display, like TV, will the tab display go off?
I hope it can be showing the same thing on the tab monitor and tv monitor.
Can anyone help me to try? thanks a lot!

It mirrors it, but for videos only.
What are you trying to do?

rangercaptain said:
It mirrors it, but for videos only.
What are you trying to do?
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if just connect the samsung tab to the LCD monitor by hdmi. But without playing videos, let say, i open a game app, will i still see the game screen on both LCD and tab monitor?
thanks!

HDMI cable output is video player or certain apps like Netflix. The image on the LCD is portrait, and is mirrored and doesn't time out.
You need the cable that isn't quite HD quality, but will mirror everything on your screen. It has RCA video and sound connectors (red, white, yellow). I use that for my classroom connected to a projector. I got it from Amazon for less than $10.
Here's a link to a popular cable.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/premium-usb-tv-av-composite-cable-for-samsung-p1000-black-144cm-cable-70973

rangercaptain said:
HDMI cable output is video player or certain apps like Netflix. The image on the LCD is portrait, and is mirrored and doesn't time out.
You need the cable that isn't quite HD quality, but will mirror everything on your screen. It has RCA video and sound connectors (red, white, yellow). I use that for my classroom connected to a projector. I got it from Amazon for less than $10.
Here's a link to a popular cable.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/premiu...ble-for-samsung-p1000-black-144cm-cable-70973
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hi, i also have some dubs with the HDMI, It brings 1080p output on watching videos?

rafaeker19 said:
hi, i also have some dubs with the HDMI, It brings 1080p output on watching videos?
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??? Retry your question.

rangercaptain said:
??? Retry your question.
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Sorry my english, whats the galaxy tab output resolution on HDMI?

rafaeker19 said:
Sorry my english, whats the galaxy tab output resolution on HDMI?
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I would like to know too.

Its 1080 with the HDMI, and just under 760 with the RCA.

HDMI to VGA

I bought a HDMI to VGA converter to be used with my Nexus 10 with projectors to give presentations. Now I connected it to my desktop monitor (via VGA), and it says "reduce resolution".
Is there a way to change the resolution? Or is this something the converter should actually do? (which I can't do, it just looks like a cable).
Thanks!

Which adapter do you have? I've been looking for one for a while.
As far as I know the HDMI out mirrors the native screen resolution. It's been that way on every android device I've used.
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novisme swell
I have this one: KanaaN micro Hdmi Vga.

I think you have to reduce the resolution of your monitor. Just go to menu and you should find.
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The n10 outputs at 1080p...always. You can't turn it down or up. You can't just switch the pinout of HDMI to VGA. It can't be done. You have to convert the signal from digital to analog. That is sometimes done inside the vga sink (many data projectors), but it is more often done with an external converter.
As for bringing down the resolution, you need to first input to a scaler that has granular resolution control an scale it down.

What about video projector?
Does that mean we can't hook up the N10 to a VGA video projector via an hdmi-to-vga converter? All the VGA video projectors I have at work have very limited resolutions (800x600, 1024x768, 640x400).
I'm really looking forwarding to get an N10 for presentations so this would be show-stopper. Your help and suggestions are most appreciated!

Getting a little frustrated with this. On my Motorola Xoom (original WiFi), I had a solution that worked. It was kind of sloppy, but it did work. I had a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter, a small power injector (HDMI Female on one side, Male on the other), and a HDMI to VGA adapter. All those connected together accomplished the task of connecting the tablet to VGA. (the power injector was needed because the micro HDMI port didn't put out enough power to push the video).
That same setup doesn't work on the Nexus 10. I tried removing the power injector and that didn't work either. In both cases, the monitor accepts a resolution setting from the tablet, but I just get horizontal gray bars as far as the image itself. I just got in the mail a Samsung micro-HDMI to VGA adapter that is supposed to be for several of their laptops AND slates, but that didn't work either. This time, again it accepted a resolution setting, but I get a complete gray picture (no bars, just big gray box).
I'm really getting disappointed that there isn't an easy solution to this. There are way too many businesses that still only have VGA connections and since I use my tablet as a laptop replacement/for presentations/etc, it's a must have.

securitynick said:
Getting a little frustrated with this. On my Motorola Xoom (original WiFi), I had a solution that worked. It was kind of sloppy, but it did work. I had a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter, a small power injector (HDMI Female on one side, Male on the other), and a HDMI to VGA adapter. All those connected together accomplished the task of connecting the tablet to VGA. (the power injector was needed because the micro HDMI port didn't put out enough power to push the video).
That same setup doesn't work on the Nexus 10. I tried removing the power injector and that didn't work either. In both cases, the monitor accepts a resolution setting from the tablet, but I just get horizontal gray bars as far as the image itself. I just got in the mail a Samsung micro-HDMI to VGA adapter that is supposed to be for several of their laptops AND slates, but that didn't work either. This time, again it accepted a resolution setting, but I get a complete gray picture (no bars, just big gray box).
I'm really getting disappointed that there isn't an easy solution to this. There are way too many businesses that still only have VGA connections and since I use my tablet as a laptop replacement/for presentations/etc, it's a must have.
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I think that's the problem of the N10 hardware, I tried to connect my N10 to a HDMI TV, I get the same gray picture as you described.
Called Google support and they are sending me a replacement. Also I have severe light bleed on the lower left and rigt of the screen as well.
A little disppointed.

I purchased this connector http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00879EZJI/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00 and it worked perfectly. Was able to hookup my N10 to a VGA monitor. Monitor did not have 1920x1080 resolution and it still worked.

Sounds good. What resolution is the monitor showing?

lorloff said:
I purchased this connector (The site won't let me repost the link for some reason) and it worked perfectly. Was able to hookup my N10 to a VGA monitor. Monitor did not have 1920x1080 resolution and it still worked.
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This worked!!!! Thank you lorloff for posting this. For anyone who cares the resolution scaled down to 1280 x 720. I tested on a standard computer monitor and a TV that my office uses with presentations/meeting. I am not sure why, but the TV didn't display across the entire screen (had side black bars), but it is good enough. The computer monitor took up almost the entire display, but that could have been that the native resolution was lower than the TV. Anyway, point is, this solution definitely works.

Similar issue...
Hi guys. I have a similar issue, but my nexus 10 crashes when connected to the projector. I can see the image, it works for about 10 seconds before dropping it, reconnecting, then crashes completely and restarts. I am using the same HDMI - VGA cable as mentioned on here. I thought it was the cable, and they replaced it for me, but it hasn't helped. Has anyone else experienced this? Any thoughts on if this is Android or the hardware causing the issue? Any help would be much appreciated as I really need to get it working or is it a case to send it back to Google? The projector is a viewsonic pjd5122 by the way, which has not given any issues before. Cheers for your help/thoughts.

Elositoingles said:
Hi guys. I have a similar issue, but my nexus 10 crashes when connected to the projector. I can see the image, it works for about 10 seconds before dropping it, reconnecting, then crashes completely and restarts. I am using the same HDMI - VGA cable as mentioned on here. I thought it was the cable, and they replaced it for me, but it hasn't helped. Has anyone else experienced this? Any thoughts on if this is Android or the hardware causing the issue? Any help would be much appreciated as I really need to get it working or is it a case to send it back to Google? The projector is a viewsonic pjd5122 by the way, which has not given any issues before. Cheers for your help/thoughts.
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I haven't tried this yet but the only thing I can recommend is switching ROMs (though this may not help) (make sure you backup before you wipe)
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securitynick said:
This worked!!!! Thank you lorloff for posting this. For anyone who cares the resolution scaled down to 1280 x 720. I tested on a standard computer monitor and a TV that my office uses with presentations/meeting. I am not sure why, but the TV didn't display across the entire screen (had side black bars), but it is good enough. The computer monitor took up almost the entire display, but that could have been that the native resolution was lower than the TV. Anyway, point is, this solution definitely works.
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Hi all, I also bought the Cable Matters Active Micro HDMI to VGA Adapter as suggested by lorloff, but it does not seem to work with my Nexus 10. It's on KitKat 4.4.2.
When I plug it in, the tablet becomes slightly less responsive and the device (projector/monitor) I plug it into only gets a black screen, it's not blank, just an off black. It seems that the signal is going through and at 1920*1080 resolution, but not picture is showing. I purchased two of these adapters and both do the same. The adapters work because I have tried it with a phone and I get a mirrored image instantly, at 720p. I've tried it on 3 different types of monitors, 17 and 24 inch, and 3 different types of projectors, one of which can do resolutions beyond 1080p.
The HDMI out on the Nexus 10 works, as when I connect a micro HDMI to HDMI adapter directly into a projector I get instant mirrored output, but at 720p. I've also tried with and without additional power through the adapter and having the tablet plug in charging, but nothing helps.
I'm thinking of getting the KanaaN Micro HDMI to VGA Adapter as that seems to work for others, but then again so did this adapter... Any ideas?

Same for me with a generic HDMI to VGA.
I'm running 4.4.2 as well on my N10.
So should it be an OS issue ?

I contacted Cable Matters and their reply was:
... I am afraid that adapter has some compatibility issue with Nexus 10. ...
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I have ordered the KanaaN Micro HDMI to VGA Adapter. We'll see how that goes.

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Nexus10User said:
I bought a HDMI to VGA converter to be used with my Nexus 10 with projectors to give presentations. Now I connected it to my desktop monitor (via VGA), and it says "reduce resolution".
Is there a way to change the resolution? Or is this something the converter should actually do? (which I can't do, it just looks like a cable).
Thanks!
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There is only way to change the resolution. You must get another hdmi to vga converter from Hdgenius . Maybe there is something wrong your device in quality.

When I plug it in, the tablet becomes slightly less responsive and the device (projector/monitor) I plug it into only gets a black screen, it's not blank, just an off black. It seems that the signal is going through and at 1920*1080 resolution, but not picture is showing. I purchased two of these adapters and both do the same. The adapters work because I have tried it with a phone and I get a mirrored image instantly, at 720p. I've tried it on 3 different types of monitors, 17 and 24 inch, and 3 different types of projectors, one of which can do resolutions beyond 1080p.
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fusi*n said:
I contacted Cable Matters and their reply was:
I have ordered the KanaaN Micro HDMI to VGA Adapter. We'll see how that goes.
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Any new leads? I have got the same problem using the cable matters adapter.

From the looks of it passive adapters don't properly work as it relies on the N10 being able to convert the digital HDMI signals to the analogue VGA. The Cable Matters one that was linked above is an active one and does the converting instead, which allows it to push for a higher resolution.

I already have the Cable Matters adapter, it doesn't seem to work, though. I get a black screen even after connecting the USB power chord. Any ideas?

HDMI to VG cable

I got myself the first HDMI to VGA adapter I could find, and once I got all the parts for my RPi connected, I found that the display on my VGA monitor is worse than crappy. Whether I use a plain terminal, the XDisplay of RaspBian, or the latest XBMC-based distro, I could not get anything useable. Until I patiently played with the XBMC and changed the actual display resolution to 640*480. Not very impressive, but it is stable.
I need to know how to change such setting for, say , RaspBian.
I want to find a *GOOD* HDMI to VGA cable that will actually work with the RPi.
Thanks

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I got myself the first HDMI to VGA adapter I could find, and once I got all the parts for my RPi connected, I found that the display on my VGA monitor is worse than crappy. Whether I use a plain terminal, the XDisplay of RaspBian, or the latest XBMC-based distro, I could not get anything useable. Until I patiently played with the XBMC and changed the actual display resolution to 640*480. Not very impressive, but it is stable.
I need to know how to change such setting for, say , RaspBian.
I want to find a *GOOD* HDMI to VGA cable that will actually work with the RPi.
Thanks
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How much memory do you have allocated for the GPU?
I was looking around and here's a test someone done (full source here):
64 MB = No-HD Playback (Black screen)
80 MB = No-HD Playback (Black screen)
82 MB = HD Partially working (Some HD movies dont play)
84 MB = HD Partially working (Some HD movies dont play)
88 MB = HD Playback (seems to lag a bit)
90 MB = HD Playback <- Seems to be good. I will test it a bit longer.
92 MB = Perfectly working
96 MB = Perfectly working
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The user mentioned that the optimal memory split for decent HD output was 100MB.
Don't forget that VGA is an analog signal, so make sure you don't have anthing generating a lot of interference.
If the cable you bought is of low quality, it may be and easy subject to interference.

Will try your configs
oribunokiyuusou said:
How much memory do you have allocated for the GPU?
I was looking around and here's a test someone done (full source here):
The user mentioned that the optimal memory split for decent HD output was 100MB.
Don't forget that VGA is an analog signal, so make sure you don't have anthing generating a lot of interference.
If the cable you bought is of low quality, it may be and easy subject to interference.
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That may sound like a stupid question, but where can I change this information ? For sure I will try this before getting another cable like that, to see whether this makes a difference. As for the interference, this is also something that I want to check, like installing the minimum cabling on a clean table to see whether this makes a difference.
Thanks

If you're using any of the raspbian based distros, just ssh into it and edit /boot/config.txt using nano:
Code:
sudo nano /boot/config.txt
and search for gpu_mem and edit it.
If you're not on a raspbian based distro, shut down the pi, put the SD card in your computer and edit the config.txt as mentioned above.

[SOLVED] HDMI to VGA adapter cable
Since then, I got myself a decent monitor that actually has an HDMI input that I can use and my RaspBerry PI now gives me a perfect display, and out home TV also has HDMI input, so I guess this issue is closed (from my point of view)
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I got myself the first HDMI to VGA adapter I could find, and once I got all the parts for my RPi connected, I found that the display on my VGA monitor is worse than crappy. Whether I use a plain terminal, the XDisplay of RaspBian, or the latest XBMC-based distro, I could not get anything useable. Until I patiently played with the XBMC and changed the actual display resolution to 640*480. Not very impressive, but it is stable.
I need to know how to change such setting for, say , RaspBian.
I want to find a *GOOD* HDMI to VGA cable that will actually work with the RPi.
Thanks
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I got a cheap ones off Amazon from PowerLink (China) a HDMI/VGA and HDMI/DVI and they both work on my monitors and TV without a problem.
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HDMI Output to 720p

Hi @all,
I've a problem with Chromecast. My setup is that I'm using an Onkyo receiver which has plenty of HDMI slots. Since I've no TV I've connected a monitor to the Onkyo. Unfortunately the monitor works at best in 720p (I've also attached a PS3 to the system where I'm also using 720p)...
So my question is, can I force Chromecast to output its HDMI signal in 720p. I don't have any image at the moment, with the exception during booting... (I see the Chrome Logo).
Any ideas????

ccflo said:
Hi @all,
I've a problem with Chromecast. My setup is that I'm using an Onkyo receiver which has plenty of HDMI slots. Since I've no TV I've connected a monitor to the Onkyo. Unfortunately the monitor works at best in 720p (I've also attached a PS3 to the system where I'm also using 720p)...
So my question is, can I force Chromecast to output its HDMI signal in 720p. I don't have any image at the moment, with the exception during booting... (I see the Chrome Logo).
Any ideas????
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720p is the highest and I believe the default that chromecast outputs at. You can change to 720p high or low bitrate, or 480p via the chrome browser extension.Sorry I was thinking about tab casting when I read the OP.

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720p is the highest and I believe the default that chromecast outputs at. You can change to 720p high or low bitrate, or 480p via the chrome browser extension.
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That's false. That setting is only for the resolution of the tab-casting. Not the output of the Chromecast. Chromecast outputs a 1080p signal. (https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromecast). I beleive it even upscales lower resolution content to 1080 but I can't confirm on my current setup.

rekh127 said:
That's false. That setting is only for the resolution of the tab-casting. Not the output of the Chromecast. Chromecast outputs a 1080p signal. (https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromecast). I beleive it even upscales lower resolution content to 1080 but I can't confirm on my current setup.
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Thank you so far.... yes, it is about the signal what's coming out of the chromecast not about casting! I definitely need 720p and I hope somebody can tell me how to force this device to do this.... Normally you could do this on any device (PCs, PS3, Xbox, Ouya...).
I'm really open to any advice.

Hi, I'm wondering if you found any answer to forcing(?) chromecast to a certain resolution. I'm wondering if the chipset inside the stick is capable of outputting anything other than 1080P? In my case I have to have 480P or 1080i (my TV is too old that it doesn't even accept 720P <LOL>). I know the Roku3 won't output anything lower than 720P so I'm wondering what the chip inside chromecast is capable & if there are ways to turn the switches on/off?

I'm still searching for a solution... none found yet.
What I figured out is that Chromecast can detect what the device can display at maximum. There is a standard to this...
But in my case (the AV receiver which accepts full resolution but the display not) I can't force it to do this... I submitted a feature request at Google help... I also read that people claim Google are very much interested in getting feedback... so I did what I can do.
So for now my Chromecast is just an Audio Stream adapter... but a quite good one so net completely useless for me

Thank you for the heads-up and I'm glad you are getting use out of it
Been looking around and found some info on the variant of SoC that is in the stick (from Marvell) as that thread suggested the info on Marvell site is thin and nothing about resolution. I sent an inquiry to their sales support but since I'm not looking to buy a lot of 10k of those SoC on the pallet so I'm not holding my breath for an answer. Also the thread said that it is not quite the same SoC so they were suspecting a neutered on customized for Google.
ccflo said:
I'm still searching for a solution... none found yet.
What I figured out is that Chromecast can detect what the device can display at maximum. There is a standard to this...
But in my case (the AV receiver which accepts full resolution but the display not) I can't force it to do this... I submitted a feature request at Google help... I also read that people claim Google are very much interested in getting feedback... so I did what I can do.
So for now my Chromecast is just an Audio Stream adapter... but a quite good one so net completely useless for me
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I have a similar problem, as I'm trying to run my Chromecast on a non-TV.
Short of Google giving options (which would be GREAT - most HDMI sources allow selecting what resolution gets sent), you could use an in-line EDID "injector" like Gefen HDMI Detective. They also have a DVI version of it called DVI Detective.
EDIT: Another option may be the Dr HDMI
In your case I would set the HDMI Detective to report that it only supports 480P and 720P resolutions and put it after your receiver (between receiver and monitor), so all your devices see proper progressive-only EDID.
Alternatively you could try to see if you can reprogram your monitor's EDID (via something like Powerstrip), though that's significantly more dangerous especially if you're a novice.

bhiga said:
I have a similar problem, as I'm trying to run my Chromecast on a non-TV.
Short of Google giving options (which would be GREAT - most HDMI sources allow selecting what resolution gets sent), you could use an in-line EDID "injector" like Gefen HDMI Detective. They also have a DVI version of it called DVI Detective.
EDIT: Another option may be the Dr HDMI
In your case I would set the HDMI Detective to report that it only supports 480P and 720P resolutions and put it after your receiver (between receiver and monitor), so all your devices see proper progressive-only EDID.
Alternatively you could try to see if you can reprogram your monitor's EDID (via something like Powerstrip), though that's significantly more dangerous especially if you're a novice.
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The Gefen is $129 and the Dr. HDMI is $399!
He'd be better off buying a new Monitor.

Dr. HDMI is only $99 (full boat HDfury3 is $399, Dr. HDMI is down past). But I agree, if money is to be thrown at the problem it's poetically better spent on a new monitor, unless you have something special.
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bhiga said:
Dr. HDMI is only $99 (full boat HDfury3 is $399, Dr. HDMI is down past). But I agree, if money is to be thrown at the problem it's poetically better spent on a new monitor, unless you have something special.
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OK, thanks for the correction. I clicked the buy now button and it showed up as $399, and I thought somethings wrong here.
OP, What monitor do you have? Does it not show any picture or is the picture quality just not good?
I recently did a search for best TV under $500 and their are some decent options for the money. My parents just picked up a 32" LCD TV from Costco on clearance for $180. It a Sceptre and 720p, but looks good and can handle a 1080p feed. It was on clearence, so might be hard to find at that price, but you can get a decent TV on the cheap with a little legwork.
Good luck.

FWIW as a test I have my Chromecast running to a Planar 1024x768 VGA monitor through a HDfury2.
The Planar says it's getting a 1280x720 signal, and I can tell from the green tint that it's receiving YPbPr (aka YUV).
So Chromecast definitely can output 720p if it thinks that's all the monitor can accept.
and I meant "probably" not "poetically" heh

any news?? I have a 720p projector connected to the onkyo. The chromecast doesn´t appear...

psikonetik said:
any news?? I have a 720p projector connected to the onkyo. The chromecast doesn´t appear...
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If you wall power Chromecast and boot it directly connected to the projector with the projector on, do you get picture?
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bhiga said:
If you wall power Chromecast and boot it directly connected to the projector with the projector on, do you get picture?
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When the screen says "starting...." I can see the picture well, I guess its on 720p, then it appears chromecast logo blurry and then a red noise digital noise screen.
I guess I need to change chromecast output resolution...

psikonetik said:
When the screen says "starting...." I can see the picture well, I guess its on 720p, then it appears chromecast logo blurry and then a red noise digital noise screen.
I guess I need to change chromecast output resolution...
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IIRC the boot screen is 480p.
This could be a failure of resolution negotiation (projector tells Chromecast it supports a resolution it can't handle) or missing/broken HDCP support on the projector.
Unfortunately you can't force Chromecast to a specific resolution so you'd have to control the reported supported resolutions with Dr. HDMI or similar that I mentioned earlier in the thread.
Is the digital noise blocky or more like fine random colored pixels?
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The digital noise are red vertical lines at the screen, if I press the home button on my onkyo remote it changes to the casted image in 4 squares disorganized...
I find dr HDMI very expensive and I don´t think google will solve this issue. Maybe scene will do it eventually.
Well now I have a music streamer hehe, maybe I'll buy an fire tv or an apple tv...
Thanks a lot!

psikonetik said:
The digital noise are red vertical lines at the screen, if I press the home button on my onkyo remote it changes to the casted image in 4 squares disorganized...
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Interesting. Definitely sounds like your projector doesn't like what Chromecast is sending, maybe it doesn't like 1080p. Regardless, considering the cost of Chromecast I would just use it on another display or gift it to someone else and go with a more "full" player.
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Chromecast setup problem

Hello,
Today I got my brand new Google Chromecast, I don't have a tv here, but I have a computer monitor and decided to connect it to that.
My monitor is an Asus VX238T (it only has VGA and DVI) and I'm using a KONIG KN-HDMICON26 to connect the Chromecast to the monitor (the convertor works ok when connecting a Sony PS4 to this monitor). When I first connected the Chromecast I get the boot screen and then the screen goes black.I looked online and it seems to be a HDCP problem, but on the Asus website it says that the monitor is hdcp compatible.
Is there an issue with the Chromecast device or simply my monitor is not compatible with it?
Best regards,
Tibi
PS.: I hope it's ok to post here, I couldn't find any better place.

RedSpiDer said:
Hello,
Today I got my brand new Google Chromecast, I don't have a tv here, but I have a computer monitor and decided to connect it to that.
My monitor is an Asus VX238T (it only has VGA and DVI) and I'm using a KONIG KN-HDMICON26 to connect the Chromecast to the monitor (the convertor works ok when connecting a Sony PS4 to this monitor). When I first connected the Chromecast I get the boot screen and then the screen goes black.I looked online and it seems to be a HDCP problem, but on the Asus website it says that the monitor is hdcp compatible.
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HDCP requires a Digital connection to the Monitor...The VGA adapter is converting your digital HDMI to Analog VGA.
You need to get a HDMI to DVI converter and then the Monitor HDCP can be recognized.

RedSpiDer said:
My monitor is an Asus VX238T (it only has VGA and DVI) and I'm using a KONIG KN-HDMICON26 to connect the Chromecast to the monitor (the convertor works ok when connecting a Sony PS4 to this monitor). When I first connected the Chromecast I get the boot screen and then the screen goes black.I looked online and it seems to be a HDCP problem, but on the Asus website it says that the monitor is hdcp compatible.
Is there an issue with the Chromecast device or simply my monitor is not compatible with it?
Best regards,
Tibi
PS.: I hope it's ok to post here, I couldn't find any better place.
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According to the specs your monitor is natively 1080p and it is also HDCP-compliant. You shouldn't need the Konig converter which says it outputs "UXGA 1080p" whatever that is... UXGA=1600x1200, WUXGA=1920x1200, 1080p=1920x1080...
As @Asphyx says, just connect Chromecast via an HDMI-to-DVI-D adapter and it should work without any extra equipment, conversion or degradation.

bhiga said:
As @Asphyx says, just connect Chromecast via an HDMI-to-DVI-D adapter and it should work without any extra equipment, conversion or degradation.
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Yes and Thank You for pointing out it really is just a connector that is needed not an actual Device that converts because the signals are pretty much identical only the PInout and connector type are actually different.
Radio Shack, Fry's or any computer store should have an adapter for no more than $10.
You may even find them on Ebay for a few dollars less.

One issue you might have is audio, however... Depends on if/how your device handles audio over DVI-D. If it doesn't handle audio, you'll need an HDMI audio extractor between Chromecast and the display in order to get audio output.

bhiga said:
One issue you might have is audio, however... Depends on if/how your device handles audio over DVI-D. If it doesn't handle audio, you'll need an HDMI audio extractor between Chromecast and the display in order to get audio output.
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Excellent point again...I forgot about the Audio...