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TV out

So I decided to buy a tv out cable from amazon, and I had read about how some cords simply not being compatible with the galaxy s phones. So I decided to get a jvc cord because it was 3 dollars with free shipping and I had tried my friend's jvc cord before and it worked.
When I finally got the cord, to my surprise I they sent me an oem samsung tv out cable! I was pretty excited because on the samsung website it says this cord is designed for the galaxy s phones! But guess what! This cord sucks **** and was only displaying garbled images with crackly audio!
So I was wondering what everyone's experience was with tv out (specifically the OEM samsung tv out cable).
As I side note, I did try switching the red and yellow plugs, and various combinations of the three plugs but it still didn't work...
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Another question: I'm running axura 2.3.1.3. Does the kernal and or rom effect how tv out works?
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I have used a bunch if cords (not the Sammy one though) and none has worked. Including the jvc you ordered. I have tried a Sony one and a cheap one that came with my camcorder, and a random one I had lying around and gotthe same
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I've used a knockoff Panasonic camcorder cable I got off of Amazon, and a Zune120 video out cable, and these work just fine.
Need to make sure the connector is fully seated into the headphone jack, and make sure TV-OUT is set to the correct setting for your region (NTSC/PAL) or you'll end up with garbled unviewable crap.

I've used a Zune video out cable as well as a cheap cable that came with a generic iPod (my swiftkey kept correcting that as "joke" haha) dock. Both worked fine, without me even having to switch colors. As was said before make sure the cable is fully seated into the jack.

I bought the one from amazon and was disappointed when it did not work. I tried one off ebay and it worked great. On this one you don't have to guess what color to plug in or switch.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...513499&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1156

I use an original Zune video out cable and it works great!
I actually purchased one from a 99 cent store near my house and that only gave me a fuzzy image and fuzzy sound.

i bought a samsung oem rca vibrant cable on ebay and it worked for me no problems, audio and video are both rca quality.. now if there was only hdmi cable that is inexpensive

Ok I found out the problem! I had the correct settings and I pushed in the headphone jack as hard as I could but I still kept getting garble. I finally got irritated enough and cut the blasted cord open where the headphone and rca cords meet. Hopefully i'll get around to posting pictures but there 5 different lines of wire (red, yellow, white, black and green) in the middle yellow is connected to green. While the rest just continue on. I decided to cut and switch the black and green so it would be yellow to black and black to green and it works! Sound is clear, and picture is perfect! Now I just need to find a way to weld the wires back together...
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that sounds like fun

thats awesome! makes me wanna go buy a cord this weekend and cut it up! LOL

whoa haws, put that welder down!! just electrical tape one, then the other around the first..

Pictures
So if anyone is still interested, here are some pics:
If you have a ghetto tv out cable like I did, you might want to try this. Keep in mind this was for the OEM Samsung TV out cable and has not been tested with other TV out cables.
So basically I circled the part on the cord that you will need to pry open.
inside you will need to cut the yellow to green connection and the open copper wires to black connection.
Re wire the wires so yellow and black are connected and open copper to green is connected.
after that, your cable is de-ghettofied and should be good to go.

Hows the picture quality on these TV out cables
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It's standard definition, so nothing too spectacular. I found that after doing the wiring mod on the cord I bought, the picture quality wasn't good enough to read text on. So, for example, if you can read the text on your galaxy s display on a normal zoom level, you most likely won't be able to read it on the tv regardless of whether you are using an hd tv or not. Of course this might be different with other cables.
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Im just using the old ipod a/v cables and they are workinv just fine.
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IshV1982 said:
Im just using the old ipod a/v cables and they are workinv just fine.
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The same here, my cable is from some dock for Ipod.

I got this cable off of amazon for under $4 including shipping, and it works right out of the box, with the colors matching up properly .
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006N5I5I

I got some JVC cord (I think...) off Amazon for like $3 when I first got my Vibrant and it was giving me crackly video/audio at first, then everything's been fine since then. I use it a lot more than I expected to, actually. Watching movies at my friends house, doing P90X on the living room TV as opposed to in my room off my computer, etc. Works fine for me, I've had it for going on a year now.
And yeah, you have to switch the red and yellow.

I just ordered one

TV Out issue. ROM or cable

Aite so i bought this:
http://www.amazon.com/RND-Power-Solutions-Adapter-Stereo/dp/B003YTL8C8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Got a few decent reviews. But when i plugged it, i get an almost clear image but its in black and white. Tried a few other rca cables lying around and same problem.
Does anyone have any idea as to what the problem might be? Think its the cables, TV, ROM(Im on a 2.2.1 ROM. Should I be on a 2.2?)

Did you remember to switch the red and the yellow wires?
Though you're saying you have a video signal, just in black and white, so that might not be your issue. Try wiggling the cord a bit, I know I had to sorta break mine in before it worked normally. When I first got it the image was all static-y and what not, but as I used it more (have been for the past year) it's sorta worn in and works like a champ now.

darktranquility18 said:
Aite so i bought this:
http://www.amazon.com/RND-Power-Solutions-Adapter-Stereo/dp/B003YTL8C8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Got a few decent reviews. But when i plugged it, i get an almost clear image but its in black and white. Tried a few other rca cables lying around and same problem.
Does anyone have any idea as to what the problem might be? Think its the cables, TV, ROM(Im on a 2.2.1 ROM. Should I be on a 2.2?)
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By chance is it set to PAL and you live in the U.S.? (NTSC is for North America) or vice-versa?

as far as i know, you need the original samsung cable

I'm having the same problem, I got the cable today, plugged it in, now it's all static-y, i can guarantee it's not your ROM though, i'm running the GalaxyExtreme-Final ROM which is 2.2.1 and it's still not working

I got a tv out cable at the 99¢ store and it works perfectly i just switched the red and yellow plugin
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MHL / HDMI Mini review.

So, got mine today from mobile fun, link Below.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/bizlink-mhl-to-hdmi-tv-out-adapter-black-p29839.htm
Mobile Fun's mini Video Review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnU5F_0TyZI&feature=player_embedded
First of all it works, the most important thing, it works well in fact and my 1080p videos look fantastic, those I have downloaded and those I have recorded myself with this phone, they really do look great and a HD TV. So for the measly price of 15-20 sheets its worth it regardless of the issues below.
The only problem:
For those that didn't know, i.e, didn't do their homework, you cannot just plug this in and it will work, it needs power. Now I knew about this and didn't really see it is an issue as I hadn't really imagined how this would look, work and feel. Well I can say that for me (only my opinion) its a bit of a mess, its far from elegant. Basically you have to plug in a usb cable into the adapter first, this powers it, then plug the adapter into the Phone and then the hdmi into the adapter and TV. This is all easily done but like I say it is far from a more elegant one cable solution that doesn't need power and doesn't need an adapter. For me this was my first real disappointment with this phone, a floating turd in an otherwise lake of glittering gold.
Now it could be argued that I knew about this and that I shouldn't be disappointed but I am, the whole thing in your hand just feels ungainly, something you are not going to know until you put it all together. I really don't like the idea that you have to have a second cable to power it either, again I know this so I don't need this pointing out but people should be aware of this drawback, however minor.
Summary (for those who can be arsed to read)
1. It works really well, HD stuff looks fantastic.
2. Its not an elegant solution as you need a usb cable to power the adapter itself.

What about the official Samsung one? That one is probably much better.
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diehard2222 said:
What about the official Samsung one? That one is probably much better.
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marginally better in that the USB input is place in line with the cable and so when inserted it doesnt jut out at a right angle.
This Phone is never going to need MHL, its too early for the tech I think, its a fail for me, should have taken the same route as the LG2x, although even with this issue the sg2 is still the best phone on the market.

Hi. I have expansys version for £13. Also works great. But with yours whilst in use, does the phone keep charge or charge up whilst in use. With mine I find so far that even though the phone is charging whilst connected to the tv, it looses charge
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stoolzo said:
marginally better in that the USB input is place in line with the cable and so when inserted it doesnt jut out at a right angle.
This Phone is never going to need MHL, its too early for the tech I think, its a fail for me, should have taken the same route as the LG2x, although even with this issue the sg2 is still the best phone on the market.
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Maybe thats true for you, I'm using and loving MHL on mine.

ripnard said:
Hi. I have expansys version for £13. Also works great. But with yours whilst in use, does the phone keep charge or charge up whilst in use. With mine I find so far that even though the phone is charging whilst connected to the tv, it looses charge
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Dont worry - sorted it. Stoppped overclocking to 1.5ghz and using performance govenor (DOH!) and I can now stream 1080p from youutube over wifi (only works through full fat desktop internet browser mode btw, not via the youtbe app or youtube in mobile broweser page mode) with mobile data off and still charges the phone at the same time!
Wow 1080 video over internet wifi straight to tv. This phone rocks!

my only gripe with this adapter is that it requires power, if this port was just put in place to allow charging when playing this would have been fine, its just the fact you cannot use he adapter at all without an extra the power source.

I wonder what it actually is needing the power for.

The problem here is that there is no MHL compliant TV yet afaik.
Cause the MHL port in a TV would provide power to the phone without needing another cable.

You'd want it plugged in anyway. I can see the battery lasting an hour playing 1080P video outputting internally and externally at the same time.

Do you still have to have an external power source on the official samsung MHL adapter?
If so, I really doubt I'm buying one
In other words, I need to have a PC or power contact for it to work?
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Hey,
is the output really 1080p (if you have a movie which is 1080p), or is it Android´s/ the phone´s native resolution?
just wondering
bye

Its the phones resolution unless you're in the video player, in which case it outputs it in HD if the source file is HD (does 1080i for compressed video, I've heard it will do 1080p with un-compressed video, but not tried yet to confirm).

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I wonder what it actually is needing the power for.
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Probably for the MHL-to-HDMI bridge chip and any support electronics. Note that once MHL-capable TVs enter the market, it may be possible to use a straight-through passive cable, especially if the MHL-capable TV provides charging input to the phone as promised.

can someone tell me what is the cost for a good cable in us dollars?

Wouldnt it make sense for there to be an option to turn the phone screen off when outputting to the TV?

i orderd mine from clove, still waiting for my order..

I ordered this cable just now at mobilefun, but I made an error in my phone number. Wanted to press the escape button so the page wouldn't continue but it was too late. Lol .. anyway I'm sure it'll be fine. Although, I didn't receive a confirmation email yet
"Expected back in stock: 4-8 days" Grrrr

Official Samsung cable is on Amazon UK at the time I'm posting this for £17.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004ULZ0IW
Not sure I really need one but a heads-up for those who want it.
Edit: "Usually dispatched within 1 to 4 months"! - oh well maybe I'll order it and see if I need it when it gets here...

i am using the official samsung hdtv adapter/hdmi adapter. just got it today.
the quality of the output video is fantastic...
only gripe is similar to what was mentioned. have to get it powered before it can be used..
sighs..

[Q] Connect Epic Touch to iPhone compatible car stereo?

I just got jvc car stereo http://www.bestbuy.com/site/JVC+-+5...back/4005163.p?id=1218447374174&skuId=4005163 from best buy.
It has usb port and says that I can play mp3,wma and few other formats from iphone.I tried pluging in my Epic and it doesnt recognize it.
My question is: Do anyone know if there is an app or some type of usb adaptor that I can use to play my music on iphone usb accessories?Or any other method?
All these devices are iphone compatible but we android users(majority) are left in the dust for now,although they starting to support android but cost double the price.

Try to put it in USB mode

hyperfire21 said:
Try to put it in USB mode
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^^^^ That's what I have to do with my Kenwood.

bigtoysrock said:
^^^^ That's what I have to do with my Kenwood.
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Probably will work on my jvc,jvc and kenwood merged into one company so their stereos are almost identical.There is even jvc/kenwood app in the market that supposed to connect to kenwood receivers.
Im gonna try it tomorow and see if app and methods above work.

Most car stereos now come with an auxiliary port as well, you can play music from almost any device using an auxiliary cable.

WHat I'm looking for as a bluetooth-to-ipod-dock adaptor.
Sprint used to sell one on their website, but, I can't find anything about them anywhere. Everything takes a goddamned ipod dock. I want to get a new head unit for my truck but I refuse to pay the extra $150 for the bluetooth receiver when all I want is an am/fm radio with a blue-tooth input. screw wires.
Unless anyone knows a good $100-$150 head unit that comes with bluetooth and puts out 35-45w. Nothing fancy.

daneurysm said:
Unless anyone knows a good $100-$150 head unit that comes with bluetooth and puts out 35-45w. Nothing fancy.
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The Sony head unit I bought several months ago seems to fit that bill. You're checking Crutchfield.com right? That site is awesome for aftermarket car stereos. I think I paid $140 for the Sony XPLOD I bought with free shipping and the kit for my car included. I forget the watts, but it has Bluetooth and front USB and Aux ports. There's lots of other options around that price point from other manufactures as well.
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Dchibro said:
The Sony head unit I bought several months ago seems to fit that bill. You're checking Crutchfield.com right? That site is awesome for aftermarket car stereos. I think I paid $140 for the Sony XPLOD I bought with free shipping and the kit for my car included. I forget the watts, but it has Bluetooth and front USB and Aux ports. There's lots of other options around that price point from other manufactures as well.
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I boycott Sony any chance I get, but, thanks for reminding me of Crutchfield. I haven't seen that name since I was a teenager and spent all of my money on my car stereo...for years, lol.
There are plenty of bluetooth options that at 14-20w, but, I think I still have an old MTX 25 watter around here that, when bridged down to 1ohm-stereo, will show those speakers who's boss.
Thanks again.

Ok so I got a Kenwood kdc-248u back about 6 months ago. At the time I was on T-mobile with my HD2 running a nice miui rom. I decided to plug my phone in to the usb port because guys like sticking things in things... Now it didn't give me track info, but it was playing what seemed like the files that were in my google music temp folder. Even lacking the track info (just showed a number) it was fantastic because I had my music on random while my phone was charging. The skip track and pause work too. I left T-mobile after the first time I was "capped" for using too much google music and at the slow speed nothing works. Hence coming to Sprint. BUT my Sammy no workie with stereo. Tried many methods including the above mentioned. I was waiting for the official release of ICS because I had read that google music and ICS are supposed to integrate better and offer usb support. But now I am running a FC14 rom and still no sign that my phone and stereo will speak the same language unless some the fine devs here decided to take up the challenge.. Cheers!!!

daneurysm said:
I boycott Sony any chance I get, but, thanks for reminding me of Crutchfield. I haven't seen that name since I was a teenager and spent all of my money on my car stereo...for years, lol.
There are plenty of bluetooth options that at 14-20w, but, I think I still have an old MTX 25 watter around here that, when bridged down to 1ohm-stereo, will show those speakers who's boss.
Thanks again.
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Sony car stereos are ****ty unless they changed in the last 3 years.I paid $90 for my jvc at bestbuy and bluetooth adapter for it costs $60(yeah thats alot),which brings it to $150 total.It got real nice sound quality,i have infinity's in the back and kenwood in the front plus I like the fact thst you can change butons and lcd colors.

I just put a Sony Mex-bt3000p in my wifes car and love the blue tooth/Pandora capabilities. Got it from crutchfield.
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Mass storage mode is not available,i tried with adb off.Only thing that happens when phone pluged in is that it charges.
Maybe its the rom(Blazer 4.0)?Or is this for iphone crowd only?

lviv73 said:
Mass storage mode is not available,i tried with adb off.Only thing that happens when phone pluged in is that it charges.
Maybe its the rom(Blazer 4.0)?Or is this for iphone crowd only?
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I use doubletwist player from the market. The player is free, and has add on stuff you can buy lile wifi sync.... But it has a setting to use as auto usb mode. I say give ot a shot. I don't have the right stereo, so maybe you can test it for me....
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A possible alternative..?
I ran across a device called a Mimic while I was building a PC into my car that might be helpful. The Android version is still in development, but the idea is right on track.
As I understand it, any phone that can export video (may require micro-HDMI...) will be able to hook up to this and the touchscreen and car speakers will become the phone's display, control and sound output.
To keep the radio / CD function of the existing head unit, the screen will have to be mounted outside the dash or as a pop-out in the 2nd slot of a double-DIN dash.
Kinda pricey, to be sure, but it at least appears to be a step in the right direction...

noobtoob said:
I use doubletwist player from the market. The player is free, and has add on stuff you can buy lile wifi sync.... But it has a setting to use as auto usb mode. I say give ot a shot. I don't have the right stereo, so maybe you can test it for me....
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DoubleTwist used to be my favorite,ima give it a try,good idea.

Noodloid said:
I ran across a device called a Mimic while I was building a PC into my car that might be helpful. The Android version is still in development, but the idea is right on track.
As I understand it, any phone that can export video (may require micro-HDMI...) will be able to hook up to this and the touchscreen and car speakers will become the phone's display, control and sound output.
To keep the radio / CD function of the existing head unit, the screen will have to be mounted outside the dash or as a pop-out in the 2nd slot of a double-DIN dash.
Kinda pricey, to be sure, but it at least appears to be a step in the right direction...
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I checked out mimic too. Seems amazing. Only problem is I cant tear my wif away from her iphone. I was considering getting one, but I would have to buy 2 for each car (iphone and android version)... And yes, they are pricey.
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DoubleTwist used to be my favorite,ima give it a try,good idea.
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Forgot about multi quote. Hope it works!
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bluetooth head unit for 120 bucks http://compare.ebay.com/like/140723640419?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

Xperia Ion Smart Dock. $10

After playing with the HD out on my Ion I decided to by one of the docks. To my suprise I found it on ATT for $10 :cyclops: So I thought I would share with the others. One thing to note is don't sign in to your account as it will show as not available. If you just order it it goes through and free shipping :good:
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/accessories/docks/sku6120262.html

only for US

I just got done ordering it myself from at&t.
I had no issues with being logged in to my at&t account
I was coming to post the info also, but was ninja'd by @zachspeed.
Moderating from my Xperia ION on 4.1.2 & RooTED by DooMLoRD.

Hai ninjerd you lol. For me as soon as I signed in it would not let me order for some reason. Also seems that this device is still being sold in some states and countries. I also noticed that Sony has more LT28a devices. Not sure why they are not at and just a.

Got mine a while back for $25, came with the HDMI cable. Best $25 bucks i've spent on an accesory for my phone.

Yea I knew Spectra was happy with his and thanks for your input as well. There is not allot of actual reviews of it online so I borrowed my friends hdmi adapter to play around with it. The tv launcher is quite neat and you can still use the other launchers too. It is almost like a second computer. Cant wait for my dock to show up.

Does the AT&T version come with an hdmi cable? One of the reviews I've read said it didn't. Is it a full size hdmi on the back of the unit or mini?

I will let you know when it shows up. It looks like it has a mini on the back of it from pics. I hope it does come with a cable or some kind of adapter made for it. Still have one if it does not though so guess I am okay.

Just got mine in the mail from at&t.
It is new in box.
Box contains ONLY the dock and paper work.
NO CORDS OR ANYTHING ELSE
Not real happy that just putting the phone in the dock does NOT trigger the landscape home screen.
When docked the lock screen and home launcher screen are still vertical, they have no rotation.
Most apps will rotate automatically.
Let me say that I only had a charger plugged in, no hdmi cable to test.
Must need the hdmi connection to trigger full rotation like shown in Sony web page.
I do like the cursor when a usb mouse is used.
As I got it to mainly hold my ION up so I can see the clock at night, when I use it as an alarm. Also like how when in clock mode a long press of screen turns the clock blue then a short press dims it.
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Yea I got mine today and same deal with no cords. I also find it quite difficult to get my phone in the dock like the plugs are a bit off or something. The rotation will trigger with the hdmi plugged in and you can set Smart Connect to trigger TV launcher when you dock it. I will say it does work quite well and had no issue with my mouse and keyboard. Some apps are a bit strange like youtube the seek bar will not come back on the tv once it has hidden itself so you have to look at the device. All in all I am very happy with it.
The one complaint I have is the lack of cords. I went looking for a micro hdmi cable today but I was not willing to pay 30 to 50 dollars for a cable. That is just crazy for four to six foot cable. The bad part about it is every big brand store will offer you a ton of options online for crazy cheap but not in store. The only place I did not check was Staples so guess I will go there tomorrow. I tell you it is almost like the brick stores have become the dumping ground for stuff that does not sell.
Oh forgot to add that I did notice that if you turn the screen off before you take it out the sound is not forced through the ear piece. : )

I went ahead and got one of these even though I don't see a use for it because, hey, ten bucks
It's picky about power sources. I had been using the charging brick from a wireless mouse, which charges the Ion fast enough, but run through the dock the phone didn't even register as plugged in and couldn't power a USB thumb drive. Likewise when plugged into my PC through the dock--no response on either end. My tablet charger worked, but I use that for my tablet, so I ended up digging out the original brick for the Ion.
As expected, the dock is too tight a fit for a case, which is probably enough by itself to disqualify this thing from daily use for me. It's no easier to dock the phone vs. plugging it straight into a cord, either--I would say it's about equally awkward dealing w/ the cover flap and tight ports either way. If you don't use a case and/or really want a bedside clock, it might be worthwhile, or if you want to use your phone as a word processor, gaming console, or main computer. For me, it might come in handy down the line but is probably going in a drawer for now.

Taosaur said:
I went ahead and got one of these even though I don't see a use for it because, hey, ten bucks
If you don't use a case and/or really want a bedside clock, it might be worthwhile
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I use mine as an alarm clock/charger.
It sits next to the bed and I was knocking it of my table when the alarm goes off. So the dock is more stable and holds the phone in an easy to read angle.
I still HATE that the lock & home screens won't Auto rotate when docked. I have found an app that forces landscape mode but not automatically. Why Sony didn't enable it with a setting is crazy
I also use a case daily. Its a jelly type case so goes off & on quickly.
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It's growing on me. I left the phone in there while I was working (or, you know, stuff) at my desk today, and it was nice to have my notifications right in front of me. I think I also found a less fussy method of getting it on the dock--going straight in with the screen facing down at an angle and kind of flipping it up onto the plugs. It's hard to explain, but at least just now it slid right on there, which is easier than fiddling with a cord.
In the spirit of overkill, I even pulled an ancient KVM switch out of my "electronic junk" box, to share my mouse and keyboard between the dock and my PC. It doesn't seem to be working for my Razer mouse, but the keyboard is a go, and I might be able to troubleshoot the mouse.

Yea the auto rotate issues have annoyed me from day one with this thing. Have not had to deal with it though with using other launchers like Honami and such. The lockscreen still bugs me though.