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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.
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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
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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?
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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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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
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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
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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!!
Can't find anything on the internet so here goes. Does the note support TV out. I haven't got a cable to test at the minute
Thanks
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You cannot find, or you forgot to google ?
The note hs HDMI over MHL.
So you need to buy the cable
Yes I know it has hdmi out as I have found that on Google and eBay I'm talking about standard old Samsung TV out via 3.5mm so I can use it with my vuzix wrap
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tucka20 said:
Can't find anything on the internet so here goes. Does the note support TV out. I haven't got a cable to test at the minute
Thanks
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Yes it supports TV out. You need to buy an MHL adapter though. That said, it works like a charm. However, it does bog down the performance of the device (except when playing movies) because it's having to do the processing for two displays instead of one. Playing games, or web browsing, etc will be noticeably slower. However, if all you're using it is for media output, you should have no problems.
You can usually get your hands on an MHL adapter for about $20 or less.
I'm thinking about buying a HDMI MHL "cable", but have anyone here tried this one or this one? Do we need a specific MHL cable, or can we use all of them?
Edit: Found the original Samsung MHL cable for 20 Euros, so i think i'll go with that instead. It says its for SII and Galaxy Nexus, so i guess it'll work with the Note too.
LordManhattan said:
I'm thinking about buying a HDMI MHL "cable", but have anyone here tried this one or this one? Do we need a specific MHL cable, or can we use all of them?
Edit: Found the original Samsung MHL cable for 20 Euros, so i think i'll go with that instead. It says its for SII and Galaxy Nexus, so i guess it'll work with the Note too.
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Either of the one that you listed should work just fine. There's really little/no difference between those and the official Samsung one because MHL is an open standard, and hence will be compatible across many different platforms and vendors.
OK! Thanks
Now, here's a tip for possibly getting your official Samsung MHL adapter for free: Go to your local AT&T store and ask the rep if they still have the accessories for their Infuse 4G display unit. Normally they send those all back to corporate, but if you're lucky, they may still have theirs, and since corporate just throws them away anyhow, the store had no issues with just giving me their spare MHL adapter for free
I set it up with external power but couldn't get it to work. The phone switched to CLOCK.
Would a cheap $11 eBay MHL adapter work well or do we have to fork out $40 for the Samsung one?
ericshmerick said:
Would a cheap $11 eBay MHL adapter work well or do we have to fork out $40 for the Samsung one?
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I bought a (what would be about) $9usd cable in a small store in Hong Kong, and it works perfectly.
You have to plug the power part in first (I have a power bank thing which works well), then the micro usb into the phone, and then the phone will start outputting. Don't just plug in the microusb->hdmi and then the power, that didn't work for me and I spent a while trying to figure it out. I haven't noticed any additional lag at all.
Everything is displayed. When the phone is in portrait mode (e.g. launcher) the TV will have lots of black on either side. When playing videos landscape, it takes up the full tv screen. Sound is also output.
my tv does not have hdmi and only have the traditional red/yellow/white input. Is there any cable to connect my note to my old fashioned tv?
You can probably get some kind of HDMI to component converter, but with hdmi being digital the signal will need to be converted to analog so it will be expensive.
Alexanderbooth said:
You can probably get some kind of HDMI to component converter, but with hdmi being digital the signal will need to be converted to analog so it will be expensive.
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the price you will pay for that best you buy a new tv because the convertor sucks trust me when i say so..... a proper convertor will run 100 bucks plus even then the tv can handle the HD res so it will flicker and blank in and out or dont shows at all... spend 129 and get a nice 27" or higher native hdmi monitor...
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the price you will pay for that best you buy a new tv because the convertor sucks trust me when i say so..... a proper convertor will run 100 bucks plus even then the tv can handle the HD res so it will flicker and blank in and out or dont shows at all... spend 129 and get a nice 27" or higher native hdmi monitor...
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just don't want to waste...my old tv set still works fine...though i have already thought of a thousand reasons to get rid of it....
happyuser said:
just don't want to waste...my old tv set still works fine...though i have already thought of a thousand reasons to get rid of it....
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Well, now you have one more reason. Also, a 15" CRT (ie. the old-style tube) TV consumes several times more electricity than even a 40" LCD/LED one so you're only doing a disservice to yourself by using it.
How to turn off screen using hdmi out? as battery consumption is so high even the charger cant keep up when streaming video.
I'm also having problems with my MHL adapter.
I bought this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005KJYMSC/ref=oh_o00_s02_i00_details
from amazon, as it was cheap says specifically it is compatible with the Note.
But it doesn't work, my TV just says no signal. I have the charger plugged into it, I have my 3g turned off. Everything seems right, but it wont work. I'm rather annoyed.
I have a feeling, that despite it saying so on the listing, it is infact not compatible with the Note. It says on the packaging max resolution 1280x720p... so that could well be the problem.
Moral of the story, buy the official Samsung one and save yourself the bother!
Guys,
I would like to connect my note to my car radio (7 inch screen) which has video in RCA cable.
I bought this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261025098138&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123
However, it does not work when I try it on my TV. It says 'no signal'. I was told by the seller that the Note does not have the TV out option as opposed to the S2 for example. I've checked the specs on the samsung galaxy website (TV out for S2, no TV out for Note in the connectivity list).
So, is there a specific cable like MHL to RCA that I could use?
Thanks
I got the original samsung mhl adapter from a very nice fellow here on xda for $10 shipped, he had a bunch of them he was giving away, I tried it on my S2 (Note on CM9 doesn't do MHL) and other note was broken.
Once I get both my notes back I can update the thread with more info.
Yesterday I got an mhl adapter (a Samsung one).. however whenever the phone begins to display to HDMI, overall performance goes down to the point that any interaction with the phone lags pretty severely.. Has anyone else faced the same issue?
SS said:
Yesterday I got an mhl adapter (a Samsung one).. however whenever the phone begins to display to HDMI, overall performance goes down to the point that any interaction with the phone lags pretty severely.. Has anyone else faced the same issue?
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Yes I have.
You gotta remember, just how much more work the Note is having to do in order to render images on two displays at once when you have the MHL adapter hooked up. Both devices still have the exact same GPU in them, so you're asking the same hardware to do completely different work.
Example:
The SGS2's screen resolution is 800*480 on its own, so that's 38400 pixels, or 76800 pixels when the MHL adapter is hooked up (800*480)x2. So, even the SGS2, when rendering 76800 pixels while using the MHL adapter, is still less than what the Note renders on its own with just one screen (1280*800 = 1024000 pixels). So when you hook up the MHL adapter to the Note, and now all of a sudden the GPU is tasked with rendering 2048000 pixels, it's no wonder things start to bog down a bit...
That said, even 1080p video playback should be completely smooth, as video rendering uses a completely different engine.
So to sum up, SGS2 with MHL adapter = 76800 rendered pixels, which is less than the 1024000 rendered pixels on the Note without the MHL adapter attached (which is why it's so smooth on the SGS2). With the MHL adapter attached, the Note is having to render 2048000 pixels, which is really pushing the boundaries of what the Mali-400 is capable of.
Now about that i bought the mhl converter and i just put it on the phone without a hdmi and hooked the charger on it. I noticed the phone want even charging it was losing battery from 45% did go to 25%. Is this normal? The phone just pushes the images to mhl even without a second display to be connected to it?!?!?!?
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Now about that i bought the mhl converter and i just put it on the phone without a hdmi and hooked the charger on it. I noticed the phone want even charging it was losing battery from 45% did go to 25%. Is this normal? The phone just pushes the images to mhl even without a second display to be connected to it?!?!?!?
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This is due to how much processing power it takes to drive two displays at once. The phone is having to work exponentially harder, thus if the workload exceeds the power being provided by USB, it will make up the difference by drawing from the battery.
The Note's charger is 1 amp I believe. Try using the 2 amp charger from a galaxy tab instead. That should provide enough power to drive the Note on MHL, and still have enough left over for charging the battery.
I didn't notice any significant slow down when I used my mhl adaptor? I only played angry birds on my 55" plasma though, and I use it to play music. and i have a snidy chinese one not the official one.
Why is there no option to turn off mirroring on the phone. I hate having a movie playing on both screens, it is such a waste. Does ICS fix this??
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
This is due to how much processing power it takes to drive two displays at once. The phone is having to work exponentially harder, thus if the workload exceeds the power being provided by USB, it will make up the difference by drawing from the battery.
The Note's charger is 1 amp I believe. Try using the 2 amp charger from a galaxy tab instead. That should provide enough power to drive the Note on MHL, and still have enough left over for charging the battery.
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The problem is that i didn't have a second display on the mhl it was only the charger but still phone was losing battery. It should recognize if another display is on it or not
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I understand that the phone definitely has a lot to do, but I'm worried that my phone isn't functioning right.. Especially that it seems that there are other phones out there that don't face this problem.
If you take a look at the video in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19068253&postcount=1
And especially the part with the n64 gaming, it's clearly very smooth. Mine doesn't get anywhere near that.. The video, sound and input all lag/chop..
I was hoping to find if anyone else faced and solved this or a similar problem.. :s
Oh, and also of note is that my battery drains even while it's plugged in (but both displays are on), even though Samsung clearly states that the mhl adapter should charge the phone while in use...
It seems to me like it might be a performance issue on the phone side (I'm on stock). Any suggestions? (but preferably I'd rather not have to switch to a custom ROM, at least until a stable cyanogen mod gets released)
I don't understand why there is a 1080p output when it really laggy. Is there a way to make it 720p ?
I would assume the display lag when using an MHL - adapter should lessen a bit when ICS is released. After all, Gingerbread uses software to draw its graphics which is already in and of itself a slow process, not to mention when it has to draw two displays in software. ICS, on the other hand, can draw most things with hardware-acceleration and thus the impact on performance is much lower.
As somewhat anecdotal evidence I may offer you the fact that I have an Iconia Tab A500 which originally runs Honeycomb. Honeycomb doesn't support hardware-acceleration either, so the situation is similar. However, when I slapped an ICS ROM on it I saw a large performance-boost in almost all operations. The thing about A500 is that it also runs a dual-core CPU, has the same amount of RAM as Note, and has even the same screen-resolution.
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
Yes I have.
You gotta remember, just how much more work the Note is having to do in order to render images on two displays at once when you have the MHL adapter hooked up. Both devices still have the exact same GPU in them, so you're asking the same hardware to do completely different work.
Example:
The SGS2's screen resolution is 800*480 on its own, so that's 38400 pixels, or 76800 pixels when the MHL adapter is hooked up (800*480)x2. So, even the SGS2, when rendering 76800 pixels while using the MHL adapter, is still less than what the Note renders on its own with just one screen (1280*800 = 1024000 pixels). So when you hook up the MHL adapter to the Note, and now all of a sudden the GPU is tasked with rendering 2048000 pixels, it's no wonder things start to bog down a bit...
That said, even 1080p video playback should be completely smooth, as video rendering uses a completely different engine.
So to sum up, SGS2 with MHL adapter = 76800 rendered pixels, which is less than the 1024000 rendered pixels on the Note without the MHL adapter attached (which is why it's so smooth on the SGS2). With the MHL adapter attached, the Note is having to render 2048000 pixels, which is really pushing the boundaries of what the Mali-400 is capable of.
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That is not how it works.
When you plug in the mhl adapter it renders the phone screen resolution and the TV resolution. It doesn't simply double the resolution.
For example the sgs2 renders 2457600 pixels on a 1080p tv.
The note however would render 3097600 pixels in the same case.
There is higher load on the note, but nothing too extreme.
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
The Note's charger is 1 amp I believe. Try using the 2 amp charger from a galaxy tab instead. That should provide enough power to drive the Note on MHL, and still have enough left over for charging the battery.
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Is this safe to use on a regular basis? Does this mean if I use the Galaxy Tab charger for my Note that its battery will get charged faster? Is there any risk of fire/explosion or damage to the battery or phone if I use a charger with a higher amperage?
Simply put, MHL sucks! I'd like to strangle whoever came up with it. Bring on dedicated HDMI ports, even better HDMI with power capabilities.
hockeyfan said:
Is this safe to use on a regular basis? Does this mean if I use the Galaxy Tab charger for my Note that its battery will get charged faster? Is there any risk of fire/explosion or damage to the battery or phone if I use a charger with a higher amperage?
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Bump...
Does anyone know if this is safe to use? I can pick up a spare Galaxy Tab charger tomorrow, if it means I can replenish the Note's battery faster than it drains during HDMI hookup/output.
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SS said:
Yesterday I got an mhl adapter (a Samsung one).. however whenever the phone begins to display to HDMI, overall performance goes down to the point that any interaction with the phone lags pretty severely.. Has anyone else faced the same issue?
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i have faced the same issue with you. But that is a thing of long time ago. I remember that i ask for the customer service of a professional hdmi website: www.hdgenius.com ,Because i buy that hdmi adapter from them. So they help me solve that problem.
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 ....
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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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So which HDMI wire or adapter will work with this thing?!
Thanks
G-Bus said:
So which HDMI wire or adapter will work with this thing?!
Thanks
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I would recommend an adapter I bought through monoprice. I don't think I can post links just yet but if you go to their site just search for item #7603.
I've tested and it works perfectly. My Nexus 10 is my new NES, SNES, N64, and PSone :laugh:
falc0neye said:
I would recommend an adapter I bought through monoprice. I don't think I can post links just yet but if you go to their site just search for item #7603.
I've tested and it works perfectly. My Nexus 10 is my new NES, SNES, N64, and PSone :laugh:
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Alright thanks. Tried ordering it website failed, ill retry tonight.
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You just need a micro hdmi cable, nothing special ..
I don't have the adapter, but does it completely mirror the n10 screen like a desktop?
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I don't have the adapter, but does it completely mirror the n10 screen like a desktop?
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As far as I know it does. I tested it with Netflix, Emulators, Youtube videos, Android games, and internet browsing, and it mirrored everything pretty smoothly.
Oh and to watcher64, I guess it's just personal preference. I feel like a normal HDMI cable is much more accessible. There have been times when I wanted to connect to a TV at a friend's house and pretty much every TV these days has something which uses an HDMI cable. It's much easier to carry the adapter wit you and just swap wires than to carry a whole cable with you.
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You just need a micro hdmi cable, nothing special ..
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Well I have one I got from ebay and it doesnt work...
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G-Bus said:
Well I have one I got from ebay and it doesnt work...
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Well, it's from eBay.
To echo what has been said, I would definitely recommend a small HDMI to MicroHDMI adapter/dongle rather than getting a long MicroHDMI cable. HDMI cables are fairly ubiquitous and it is nice being able to use any cable available as long as you have the adapter with you.
I also recommend getting this rather than a straight adapter. The previously linked adapter will cause a little less strain on the port than this adapter because there would be less leverage.
dalingrin said:
To echo what has been said, I would definitely recommend a small HDMI to MicroHDMI adapter/dongle rather than getting a long MicroHDMI cable. HDMI cables are fairly ubiquitous and it is nice being able to use any cable available as long as you have the adapter with you.
I also recommend getting this rather than a straight adapter. The previously linked adapter will cause a little less strain on the port than this adapter because there would be less leverage.
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Thanks for the recommendation.
I can echo what's been said before about ebay cables. I have one that works well with my XOOM and has been quite reliable (the official Motorola one I picked up off Amazon for 15 bucks or so) and a cheap one that is VERY flaky. It was okay the first few times, but after a few times in and out I think the solder connections inside got flaky. I've sold my XOOM to my mother (I'm very hesitant to sell my devices, but if they stay in the family I might get to see them again from time to time ) and I was going to give her the Motorola HDMI cable for her to use so I'm going to order one of those HDMI dongles right now and we'll see if it treats me well too.
I've been using an inexpensive cable from monoprice and it works great. I think I'm going to pick up one of those short mini-HDMI to HDMI dongles as I always seem to forget to bring the cable with me.
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I was browsing the thread while patiently waiting for my N10 to finally get here ( 12 decembre :'( )
This could be interesting, if you are able to get at a cheap bid price:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-MHL-Mic...316693?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item35c1d65855
NLPUNITED said:
I was browsing the thread while patiently waiting for my N10 to finally get here ( 12 decembre :'( )
This could be interesting, if you are able to get at a cheap bid price:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-MHL-Mic...316693?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item35c1d65855
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I doubt the Nexus 10 has MHL if it has microHDMI
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I doubt the Nexus 10 has MHL if it has microHDMI
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Whats "MHL" exactly?
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dalingrin said:
I doubt the Nexus 10 has MHL if it has microHDMI
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MHL?
G-Bus said:
Whats "MHL" exactly?
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HDMI threw USB
Finally ordered a 1$ adapter (straight , no cable) and a micro usb to OTG wire !
I went with a 90 degree adapter from eBay, as the 90 OTG cable I have works so much better then a straight one ergonomically.
Just tried the adapter i picked up at monoprice and holy crap this thing is incredible on a 55 inch screen (UN55D7050). Played the Timescape clip and the results were jaw dropping. Also text was clear and crisp just like everything else. Love this tablet more everyday.
productofusa said:
Just tried the adapter i picked up at monoprice and holy crap this thing is incredible on a 55 inch screen (UN55D7050). Played the Timescape clip and the results were jaw dropping. Also text was clear and crisp just like everything else. Love this tablet more everyday.
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Sorry to be dim - can I just clarify that if I have Netflix on my tablet and a simple adapter, I can watch through my TV?