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I've been looking for a near-perfect solution to mirroring my Samsung note 3 but to no avail. Here's my usage scenario and criteria below:
Usage:
- play various video formats via Diceplayer
- reply to WhatsApp messages
- surf the web
- take notes with Evernote
Criteria:
- TRUE plug-and-play capability after 1 time setup ( there shouldn't be a need to adjust settings after the dongle is inserted into TV)
- no lag/latency problem
- TRUE mirroring capability (WYSIWYG, no limitations on what apps can or cannot be used on my Note 3)
- Big plus if it can also work with my wife's 5S
- Big plus if it is future proof
any suggestion please?
Thanks in advance for your help!
dylansmith said:
I've been looking for a near-perfect solution to mirroring my Samsung note 3 but to no avail. Here's my usage scenario and criteria below:
Usage:
- play various video formats via Diceplayer
- reply to WhatsApp messages
- surf the web
- take notes with Evernote
Criteria:
- TRUE plug-and-play capability after 1 time setup ( there shouldn't be a need to adjust settings after the dongle is inserted into TV)
- no lag/latency problem
- TRUE mirroring capability (WYSIWYG, no limitations on what apps can or cannot be used on my Note 3)
- Big plus if it can also work with my wife's 5S
- Big plus if it is future proof
any suggestion please?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Since you have a Samsung device, I recommend Samsung's AllShare Cast Wireless Hub unless you also have a Samsung TV that supports the function (or upgrading to a Samsung TV with it is an option). I got a new open-box one recently off eBay for about the price of Chromecast.
Basically you plug it into one of your TV's HDMI ports using the supplied slim HDMI cable or your own, plug the supplied MicroUSB cable into the supplied power adapter (or another MicroUSB wall plug that outputs 5V at 450+mA), then switch the TV to that input.
You'll get a screen with some device information and a pairing ID. On your phone/tablet, you go into Screen Mirroring, and when you get the list you long-press on it to use Passkey mode (some devices may support the button mode - mine does not) - plug in the passkey on screen and it pairs. After that when you engage screen mirroring it'll automatically try to reconnect.
(Side note: I believe this is how Chromecast setup should work - requiring a challenge-response that ensures you can see the connected TV...)
As far as performance goes, it feels about the same as Chromecast screen mirroring on my Galaxy S3. AllShare Cast might be a tiny bit faster, but it also seems to slightly affect my WiFi network performance, as WiFi Direct is essentially running an ad-hoc connection to the hub.
Also, you need line-of-sight with the hub. Its WiFi signal is not as powerful/sensitive as a normal WiFi router/AP.
There is a little bit of overscan (edges cut off) that I couldn't figure out how to get rid of. It's not in my TV settigs as my Chromecast is on the same TV input via HDMI switch, so I could see the difference flipping back and forth.
Other than those minor things, I think AllShare Cast works pretty well. If Chromecast screen mirroring didn't work for me, I would be using it. Actually my wife is still using AllShare Cast since her S3 is still on 4.2
Unfortunately I don't think anything's going to work on your wife's 5S, well, nothing except an AppleTV... but I could be wrong.
And as for future proof, there really is no such thing. Especially in the video world. Because almost everything appliance-like is built minimalistically and relies on a hardware decoder, once a new CODEC becomes mainstream, all the old devices get left in the dust.
dylansmith said:
I've been looking for a near-perfect solution to mirroring my Samsung note 3 but to no avail. Here's my usage scenario and criteria below:
Usage:
- play various video formats via Diceplayer
- reply to WhatsApp messages
- surf the web
- take notes with Evernote
Criteria:
- TRUE plug-and-play capability after 1 time setup ( there shouldn't be a need to adjust settings after the dongle is inserted into TV)
- no lag/latency problem
- TRUE mirroring capability (WYSIWYG, no limitations on what apps can or cannot be used on my Note 3)
- Big plus if it can also work with my wife's 5S
- Big plus if it is future proof
any suggestion please?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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A Android stick/box with a rockchip processor
-dualcore = rk3066
-quad core = rk3188
-quad core = rk3288
can mirror your device via miracast and you can install apps via the playstore like evernote. You can find it on geekbuying.com or ebay for 50$
ex. Mk908II, CX-919, Minix x7 (it costs 120$ but you get excellent quality and service)
erdal67 said:
A Android stick/box with a rockchip processor
-dualcore = rk3066
-quad core = rk3188
-quad core = rk3288
can mirror your device via miracast and you can install apps via the playstore like evernote. You can find it on geekbuying.com or ebay for 50$
ex. Mk908II, CX-919, Minix x7 (it costs 120$ but you get excellent quality and service)
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i'm using the MK908ii myself but didn't know it had the miracast function. just plowed through the settings but still could not find anything.
any idea how i can activate this function?
dylansmith said:
i'm using the MK908ii myself but didn't know it had the miracast function. just plowed through the settings but still could not find anything.
any idea how i can activate this function?
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You should have a app called wifidisplay, click on it and set it up
Hi,
I noticed that when using Screen Mirroring from my Tab S2 to any of my Samsung TVs, the picture on the TV is about 3/4 the size. However, when using any of my phones (Galaxy S5, S6 Edge), it shows up fullscreen on the TV and takes up the entire TV screen size.
Does anyone know how to set the Tab S2 to do fullscreen when using Screen Mirroring, similar to the Samsung Galaxy phones? Thanks!
Sounds like your problem is a matter of aspect ratio. Your TV is 16:9 ratio, as is your S5 & S6 afaik. The Tab S2 is 4:3. Its kind of like trying to fit a square peg into a rectangular hole.
Thanks for your reply. Since I can't find out how to adjust the Tab S2 to 16:9, I adjusted my TV to 4:3, but still have the same problem. Lookso like this is a Samsung design flaw? That sucks, I was hoping to screen mirroring and enjoy movies on the TV from the tablet
Not a design flaw the way you mean it. Your S2 is physically a different shape then your TV (L x W pixel ratio). Specifically, the screen on the S2 is a shorter rectangle. Thus, casting the screen to your TV means it won't use the whole TV screen. Setting the TV to 4:3 would be redundant. There might be a way to make the TV stretch the image to 16:9 but it would look stretched, not right. Now, there might be a way to play a 16:9 video (1920/1080p) on your S2 (which on your S2 would show top and bottom black bars) and cast that to your TV in a way that uses the whole TV screen correctly, but I can't instruct how yet. Still playing with mine.
Glad to know that screen mirroring works... may i ask which versions are you guys using... 9.7 inch or 8 inch... and what OS version please? Modified OS?
Thanks.
The reason i asked and glad to know that Mirroring works on our Tab S2 is... i read from one of the review comments from GSM Arena that it does not work.
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I have the same problem. I was thinking the aspect ratio might be the problem as well. However, when you DL a video or movie onto your tablet and play it, it uses the full screen, no problem.
This is not an aspect ratio problem
I have the same problem. When I set a streamed video on my S2 to full screen, the mirrored image on the TV has a black band all around it--top, bottom and both sides-- and is only about 3/4 of the TV screen size. The menu items on the TV that allow you to zoom or stretch an image are all disabled when the TV is in mirror mode. I can't find any settings on the S2 that allow you to modify the image that is being mirrored to the TV.
At the same time, a Galaxy phone can mirror a full-sized streamed video to the TV with no problem.
This is frustrating and potentially bad for the TV (elsewhere, the manual warns not to watch TV in 4:3 mode because the black stripes will "burn in").
Does anyone have a suggestion for how to address this?
vtinboston said:
I have the same problem. When I set a streamed video on my S2 to full screen, the mirrored image on the TV has a black band all around it--top, bottom and both sides-- and is only about 3/4 of the TV screen size. The menu items on the TV that allow you to zoom or stretch an image are all disabled when the TV is in mirror mode. I can't find any settings on the S2 that allow you to modify the image that is being mirrored to the TV.
At the same time, a Galaxy phone can mirror a full-sized streamed video to the TV with no problem.
This is frustrating and potentially bad for the TV (elsewhere, the manual warns not to watch TV in 4:3 mode because the black stripes will "burn in").
Does anyone have a suggestion for how to address this?
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Use a different device to screen mirror. As stated before, since the tab s2 is in 4:3 ratio, there is no way to force 16:9 via screen mirroring.
If you have the content on your device(not streaming), then your best bet is to use a DLNA app and send it that way.
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thachosenone said:
Use a different device to screen mirror. As stated before, since the tab s2 is in 4:3 ratio, there is no way to force 16:9 via screen mirroring.
If you have the content on your device(not streaming), then your best bet is to use a DLNA app and send it that way.
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I understand that the aspect ratio is different. I don't expect the image to reach out to all the edges. That is not the issue.
vtinboston said:
I understand that the aspect ratio is different. I don't expect the image to reach out to all the edges. That is not the issue.
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What is the issue then?
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Give "SecondScreen" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.secondscreen.free a try. It's a bit flaky though.
But, when it works, it does work.
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Give "SecondScreen" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.secondscreen.free a try. It's a bit flaky though.
But, when it works, it does work.
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Worked perfectly thanks
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Changing the screen orientation on your device to landscape may help.
thachosenone said:
What is the issue then?
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From what i can read, he's sayign that he has black borders all four sides.
Surely even "aspect ratio" displaying should fill the image to top and bottom and let the sides go to the borders.
A wide screen TV would show a 4:3 image as top to bottom full with black bars left and right where the 4:3 didn't fit the 16:10
I'll take a guess and say it's a setting on his TV not right - maybe a zoom or auto-aspect not set, "wide", "full", etc.. (My Sony 55" used to do it with 4:3 old-style TV from video until i found the expansion setting.
Can i ask...
What device can you recommend for a non-Smart TV (2008 Sony 55") for receiving from the Galaxy S2 tablet?
I bought a "Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter" becasue i was told it;d work... but it doesn't.
There's nothing on the Galaxy Tab S2 to "cast" or "connect to" or whatever... it just doesn't see the MWDA.
Fluffbutt said:
What device can you recommend for a non-Smart TV (2008 Sony 55") for receiving from the Galaxy S2 tablet?
I bought a "Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter" becasue i was told it;d work... but it doesn't.
There's nothing on the Galaxy Tab S2 to "cast" or "connect to" or whatever... it just doesn't see the MWDA.
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Chromecast + Google home app (screen mirror mode) does a nice job for me
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Thanks for that - I was looking at the chromecast. £30 is a bit high though...
I found out why the microshaft one won;t work - it needs a firmware update before the Samsung Galaxy will "cast" to it.
BUT you need to be able to connect to it to do the firmware! - so i can't connect until i update the fW and I can't update the FW until i connect to it.
F**k Microsoft!!
Fluffbutt said:
Thanks for that - I was looking at the chromecast. £30 is a bit high though...
I found out why the microshaft one won;t work - it needs a firmware update before the Samsung Galaxy will "cast" to it.
BUT you need to be able to connect to it to do the firmware! - so i can't connect until i update the fW and I can't update the FW until i connect to it.
F**k Microsoft!!
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You don't have a laptop or desktop running Windows that you can use to cast to it? I doesn't have to be the tablet to update the firmware.
Laptop, yes, but it's win 7 and 2012 date, no wifi direct (the intel drivers won;t install)
I;d need to buy a new lappy to get this updated! *grin* typical microshaft!
Out of interest:
What about casting/mirroring to an amazon firetv stick (it's cheaper than the chromecast and has more useful features)?
Please help me guys!
Some time ago i got an Samsung HDMI to USB-C adapter, which worked flawlessly and offered always 2 projection modes - mirroring and desktop. Then i did not use this adapter for some time. The phone was periodically updated with some apps from Play Store and tuned episodically for better settings.
Now after some time i decided to use HDMI adapter again and to my mine surprise it goes directly to desktop mode on TV and there is no option in notification access to change it to mirroring.
What could i do wrong with my experiments and where to dig?
Thank You in advance
Bingo, have found the culprit. Just blocked to many notifications in Android System. Removed them and everything is O.K. now
Dear all,
I'm happy with my Mi 9T Pro - running MIUI 11 Global - for anything but the cast feature.
I have a Samsung TV and when I had a Samsung S9 I was able to seamlessly cast the screen content to the TV.
With Mi 9t Pro anything I tried failed.
Is there a way to accomplish this specific request? Might a custom ROM add the needed feature - protocol - libraries that enable this?
Thanks!
Giocarro said:
Dear all,
I'm happy with my Mi 9T Pro - running MIUI 11 Global - for anything but the cast feature.
I have a Samsung TV and when I had a Samsung S9 I was able to seamlessly cast the screen content to the TV.
With Mi 9t Pro anything I tried failed.
Is there a way to accomplish this specific request? Might a custom ROM add the needed feature - protocol - libraries that enable this?
Thanks!
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Playstore - Video and TV cast /Samsung TV
Both smartphone and tv must be on the same 2.4 GHz wifi network (not 5GHz). Enable Bluetooth.
Start your TV.
Mi 9T Pro: Settings
> Connection & sharing
> Cast
> Enable Cast
Be patient the first time. Repeat the procedure a few times.
actiyo said:
Both smartphone and tv must be on the same 2.4 GHz wifi network (not 5GHz). Enable Bluetooth.
Start your TV.
Mi 9T Pro: Settings
> Connection & sharing
> Cast
> Enable Cast
Be patient the first time. Repeat the procedure a few times.
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This is correct when you use a WiFi connection for your TV.
When you use an UTP connection for your TV to for example your router it does not matter what kind of WiFi network you are using.
Both (2,4Ghz of 5Ghz) will then work.
Thanks everybody for your answers.
@hewlett2008, thanks but I didn't explain well my request: I would like to mirror phone's screen to TV, so the application you suggest does not accomplish this task.
@actiyo and @Snah001, I made all possible test but did not manage to make it work.
I tried with TV connected via cable and via wireless, and both times activating the cast feature on the phone didn't make anything happen.
In a random attempt I also manually added TV to the phone via wi-fi direct, and TV did ask me to authorize the connection, but even in that case the cast feature did not work.
I find it weird that this feature is listed as one of MIUI 11's improvements and it just does not work with a large selling TV producer like Samsung.
Any help will be appreciated.
Double post.
Weird. I can cast to my KU6400 Samsung.
I think mine is a quite recent model: MU6400, 49"; I purchased it a couple of years ago.
I used to mirror my phone to quickly show some news articles or funny Whatsapp messages to my family, and I miss this feature quite bit.
I'm not a total newbie of technology issues, but this problem is baffling to me.
I guess I will end purchasing a Amazon Firestick or something similar just to use this feature, but would try anything before because the TV is hanging on a wall and any device connected to HDMI would not be nice to see.
Cast problems
I have a Xiaomi mi9t pro . I have 2 tv . One a LG newer one and one Samsung "old" one . Both smart TV . After update from miui 10 to miui 11 cast won't work on the Samsung TV from the app like YouTube. Tried everything . No matter what I selected 2,4 ghz or 5 ghz network . With screen mirroring is working , but I find this kind of useless because I don't like how I see the movies in frames . Anyone with some ideas ? I have 2 another phones in my house , both working with the Samsung TV so it's clear is not the tv the problem !
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I have a Xiaomi mi9t pro . I have 2 tv . One a LG newer one and one Samsung "old" one . Both smart TV . After update from miui 10 to miui 11 cast won't work on the Samsung TV from the app like YouTube. Tried everything . No matter what I selected 2,4 ghz or 5 ghz network . With screen mirroring is working , but I find this kind of useless because I don't like how I see the movies in frames . Anyone with some ideas ? I have 2 another phones in my house , both working with the Samsung TV so it's clear is not the tv the problem !
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Well, screen mirroring is exactly what I'd like to use.
Could you please tell me what are the exact steps you perform (on both phone and TV) to activate screen mirroring?
Thanks in advance!
Anyone had any luck with changing desktop resolution on DeX? I have tried with two 3rd party docks, an Anker and a Lenovo, only options visible are 1920x1080 and 1600x900.
Purchased Samsung EE-I3100FBEGWW USB-C to HDMI cable and still have the same problem.
Trying to get 3440x1440, but really, just struggling to get anything to even show.
Have seen a thread on the S8 forum where someone roots and use cli to force resolution however I don't want to root this phone.
Hi, so did You manage to experience fullHD on Your 3440x1440 (cropped version) with that cable?
I purchased exactly the same cable and owe s21 ultra exynos but once I connect it via cable to my Dell U3417W 34 - the monitor says there is no signal, the says nothing and neither mirror it's screen (as other people report while using USB C - HDMI cables) nor suggests to switch to DEX, enabling Dex manually in the phone settings brings me to selection: Dex for TV / Dex for PC, Dex for TV tries to find nearest Wifi enabled TVs with Dex support, but still does not see my monitor. Samsung tech support helpless - suggest to to make factory reset to exclude SW error impact or bring it to service centre. BTW Dex on PC is awfully slow (comparing to what I saw o Youtube, where people able to stream videos and photos to PC with minimal lag) and low res (looks like 640*480 upscaled with pixel smoothing), firmware is updated to latest version.
Looks like either S21 has poor compatibility with hi-res monitors or I have cable problem (broken one).