What to look for in HDMI cables? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Anything I should be looking for in these cables? I mean is there a difference between after market cables and OEM ones? Basically I would like to stream movies from my phone to my tv...

I'd just go to monoprice and call it a day, good quality cables at very low prices

thanks, but im a first time buyer of these things and basically im asking if theres anything in particular i should be looking for in these cables? for example, if your buying sd cards, you look for transfer speeds, quality, etc... now on these cables, anything similiar i should be looking for?

m_reyna_16 said:
thanks, but im a first time buyer of these things and basically im asking if theres anything in particular i should be looking for in these cables? for example, if your buying sd cards, you look for transfer speeds, quality, etc... now on these cables, anything similiar i should be looking for?
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If its for your phone there isn't anything in particular to look for, but for a HD component use, you want a good gauge, the standard for decent cables is 28AWG. Gold plating is nice, and transfer rate can be taken into account as well, standard for decent cables is 10.2Gbps(High Speed), it is nice to be ATC Certified too. I buy all my HDMI from mycablemart.com, and have never been disappointed, but I hear good things about monoprice too.

+1 on monoprice. Their HDMI cables (and in fact most of their other equipment) are top notch with all of the things you are looking for in quality equipment at a fraction of the price of big box stores. And no, not affiliated with monoprice at all; just have personally been happy with a lot of equipment I've gotten from them.

the only time all the hype matters on those cables are when they are ran for long distances. A cable is a cable. they have to meet certain standards all that hype is just hype dont buy it. a $2 cable on amazon is just as good as the $100 cable at best buy.

I just got an SII epic. I'm a bit clueless as to what HDMI cable would work. Would any HDMI cable that fits be OK? I've never had use for HDMI before but my projector has an input so could be handy, if it's cheap.
A link to something compatible on monoprice would be great. I've bought a few things from them and the quality is great for the price.

this is not entirely true when you get into really "cheap" cables.
I have 6 Micro USB cables. all 6 will charge my phone but 4 "WILL NOT" connect the phone over USB. it indicates charging but no indication of a data connection.
so either they are funky "charge only" cables or they are just really garbage cables hehe

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Mini USB to Micro USB Adapter

Does anyone know where I can buy a mini USB to Micro USB adapter for my car charger? I don't want to have to buy another car charger.
i bought a few of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002N8JJ04/ref=oss_product
they're pretty great
i chose them over a smaller rigid converter, because these are less likely to break your usb connectors
Check Monoprice.com
I went looking for low-cost adapters while waiting for my phone to ship, and there just didn't seem to be any that were cost-effective.
I wound up buying a brand new car charger for $6 on amazon and a handful of new USB to micro USB cables for less than $2 each on monoprice.
I can't see the economy in spending $5 to make my $4 mini-usb charger compatible with my phone, when a new charger is just $5 anyway. I really hope that monoprice starts selling some ridiculously cheap adapters in the near future.
Thank you very much!
Exactly what I was looking for. Now I need to come up with $25 worth of stuff to get the free shipping.
you can also get them at radio shack or bestbuy.. except at best by you have to buy it with a short cable as well cause that the only way they sell it, at radio shack you can by it by itself
I called Radio Shack, $12.95, ouch and no thank you. I can buy a whole charger for that price at WalMart.
Petronic's point is well taken. Gonna follow the same route too.
Thank you for all of the replies!
China to the rescue:
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and
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.36150
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These deal seem to be to good to be true. Anyone order from them before?
dealextreme.com is real popular in the GPS hacking world. I have never had any issues. Google them and I think you will find they are well used and received.
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Dealextreme got some great price. But shipping take about a few week because of international shipping from china. And customer service is bad. I purchase many thing there. For the price you will pay for a item there is a you how you say, "you get what you pay". Ebay us buyer is the best choice for faster shipping and little pricer item for HTC Evo.
catpunt said:
i bought a few of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002N8JJ04/ref=oss_product
they're pretty great
i chose them over a smaller rigid converter, because these are less likely to break your usb connectors
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I got a few and they are great. Saved me from tossing out my old cables.
i assume that converting the mini usb to micro usb adapters will work with all the tilt 2 chargers i have. i have a car charger and 3 wall chargers and it would be nice if all i need to to buy a handful of these adapters instead of buying all new chargers...never can enough chargers i say.
potna said:
i assume that converting the mini usb to micro usb adapters will work with all the tilt 2 chargers i have. i have a car charger and 3 wall chargers and it would be nice if all i need to to buy a handful of these adapters instead of buying all new chargers...never can enough chargers i say.
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Taken from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.35005
chinese people said:
Bottomline: its cheap, and works if you need to transfer data, but it doesnt work to convert a mini usb charger to a micro
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I picked a couple adapters. I wanted to use one on a charger and one on a data cable. But when I plug them in, the phone thinks it has been docked and I can't use it as a data cable. Will the one linked above work on a data cable?
http://www.meritline.com/mini-usb-micro-adapter---p-47016.aspx $2.09 shipped.
dealextreme.com is legit. I ordered from there two times.
If you want to have some real fun order there cell phone signal blocker. It works awesome! There is nothing more fun that being in a car with someone talking on their cell phone and a second later they are having their call dropped. F'n hillarious!

[Q] Buying USB Cable.

HI, i want to buy an Original Samsung USB cable, EXACTLY the same one that comes with the
Galaxy SII i9100
so that i can use it to root, put roms, etc.
the cable code that its in the label says
"U2 APCBU10BBE
KD1B202TS E"
anyone knows where i can buy one ONLINE (with worldwide shipping)
THX!
I guess you might have been able to do some searching in these two days and would have found some place to get the cable. In case you haven't, try Export Prive.
The hard way:
http://www.ame.cz/QIShop/detail/337...pro-mobilni-telefony-SAMSUNG-LG-MOTOROLA.aspx
The easy way:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Charger-Dat...334925?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item415a170f4d
son, it's time to accept Google's friendship !
Am I missing something here? Why is it so important to get the original Samsung USB cable? It's just microUSB.
I didn't even bother taking the original Samsung cables out of the box since I have so many laying around. I use my cables from my previous HTC devices. I also use generic cables that I bought for spares. It all works just fine.
I rooted my SGS2 and with just a generic microUSB cable that happened to be nearby. And I charge my SGS2 with my HTC chargers.
jeandujardin01 said:
The easy way:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Charger-Dat...334925?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item415a170f4d
son, it's time to accept Google's friendship !
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I wonder if that is really an original cable, especially at that price. Ordered 3 anyway.
Yeah I've never bothered with specific cables before but Galaxy S2 requires a specific USB build cable. I've flashed my ass off with Galaxy S and different cables but SII would not work (properly) until I used the cable that came with it. Tried on different PC's, Mac (running Fusion), different USB cables etc... only Samsung's worked.
It might be that the length of the cable needs to be very short because SII is not powered the same way GS was powered.
thx everyone!! yup i heard in a lot of places that i must use original cables for specific
things..
google is my very best friend ... but not all does fake cables aaaaalll over google,
the easy way its not an original cable, and the hard way... well i dont undestand Z xD
and no, i dident find where to buy it yeet!, cant find it ANYWHERE!
if anyone knows where i can find an original cable (worlwide) ill be Very thankfully
Exportprive carries original samsung/anymode (samsungs partner) accessories.
FWIW I tried using an htc usb cable and it worked fine for "adb devices" and charging.
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Nokia original cables work very well with S and S2 (for flashing)!
Thx forma the replys, im going to try to get it there, and if I can't, ill try the nokia one
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aaa, Exportives its not working now aggghhh... waitiiiing....
Received my original cable from Export Prive today. The cable is a U6, so the cable is slightly thicker and the microUSB connector is also slightly thicker in the plastic area. It still fits in the opening of my SGP Silke case and the cable works fine for charging and data connection.
Received the really cheap cables from ebay. Turns out that they are also original Samsung cables with the code:
S1 APCBS10BBE
FL1Z412ASB
The connectors are identical to my original U2 APCBU10BBE cable and the wiring feels slightly stiffer.
Extremely good value for $2 each! Charges fine, transfers data through USB mass storage fine as well. Will test flashing next time.
Errr any micro usb cable would do the job.....Samsung don't make 'special' ones...
Joey2o11 said:
Errr any micro usb cable would do the job.....Samsung don't make 'special' ones...
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I beg to differ. Firstly, the SGSII requires a micro usb B connector. And secondly, the quality of the wire used in the cable itself can limit the charging rate. Really thin cheap cables like the retractable ones limit the charging current. And cables with poor shielding/grounding cause the touchscreen to become unresponsive and you have a higher chance of a firmware upgrade going wrong due to corrupt data.
Sleepycat3 said:
I beg to differ. Firstly, the SGSII requires a micro usb B connector. And secondly, the quality of the wire used in the cable itself can limit the charging rate. Really thin cheap cables like the retractable ones limit the charging current. And cables with poor shielding/grounding cause the touchscreen to become unresponsive and you have a higher chance of a firmware upgrade going wrong due to corrupt data.
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I'll bet you've bought expensive HDMI cables as well.........
Joey2o11 said:
I'll bet you've bought expensive HDMI cables as well.........
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Nope, my HDMI cables cost me $3.95 each.
For some things cheap cables will work, for others, you need proper ones.
My proper Samsung microUSB cables cost me $2 each only anyway, so what does this have to do with cheap/expensive cables? My argument is that you need quality cables. And price does not equal quality. You can get good quality items for cheap price too. Except for microSD cards.
hey sleepy cat,
the cable's you've ordered from KTS-AME, do they work with KIES and Galaxy S or SII?
I've ordered a cheap one on Amazon and KIES doesnt recognise my phone.
so if the KTS-AME one actually does the job of getting my phone back with KIES, I am going to order it for my Galaxy S I9000.
Sleepycat3 said:
Nope, my HDMI cables cost me $3.95 each.
For some things cheap cables will work, for others, you need proper ones.
My proper Samsung microUSB cables cost me $2 each only anyway, so what does this have to do with cheap/expensive cables? My argument is that you need quality cables. And price does not equal quality. You can get good quality items for cheap price too. Except for microSD cards.
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Agreed, though there's a guy on here reckons he's getting a 32GB microsd card for £8.50 from China If it's anymore than than 2gb i'll be amazed.
Joey2o11 said:
Agreed, though there's a guy on here reckons he's getting a 32GB microsd card for £8.50 from China If it's anymore than than 2gb i'll be amazed.
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hmmmm you do know that's probably about the cost of making a real 32gb microsd card, yes?
And of course you do know that some of the "counterfeit" luxury goods like LV bags, are actual products taken from the china factory and resold cheap.
Of course, there are lots of conmen in china, but hey one may always get lucky.

Looking for a case/keyboard combo & xtra long charging cable

So I just bought this case/keyboard combo off amazon today and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with it? It seemed to get good reviews and I got $30 off for getting a amazon credit card.
http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Tablet-Charge-Double-Standard/dp/B005EAEQR4/ref=cm_rdp_product
I'm also looking for an extended 30pin to usb extra long sync/charging cable. I was looking at the following one on amazon. It's not OEM, and it seems to not charge as fast as a real Sammy one does, but I suppose thats okay. Is there a place I can buy a OEM extended cable?
http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Tablet-Charge-Double-Standard/dp/B005EAEQR4/ref=cm_rdp_product
I'm also looking for a card reader adapter. I was looking at the following:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Connection-Galaxy-10-1-10-v/dp/B005O252GG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Any input?
The link for your keyboard is the same link as for the cable. Do you like the keyboard you got? I just bought a tab and want to find a good keyboard or keyboard/case combo for it.
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I just bought a cheap male / female USB extender cable for less than $2. Yeah, it's a bit kludgey but you can get whatever length you want, more or less and they're sold everywhere online for ridiculously cheap prices.
I'm really disappointed there aren't more 3rd party versions of the Tab's USB cable though. God forbid they use something like PDMI.
El_Matarife said:
I just bought a cheap male / female USB extender cable for less than $2. Yeah, it's a bit kludgey but you can get whatever length you want, more or less and they're sold everywhere online for ridiculously cheap prices.
I'm really disappointed there aren't more 3rd party versions of the Tab's USB cable though. God forbid they use something like PDMI.
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I do the same thing. Male to female usb extender, and you can have pretty much any length. Minehas about 6 feet of length, plenty in my opinion.
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The Juiced systems cable.
I own one of the Juiced Systems extra long cables and can vouch that the cable charges at about the same speed as the stock cable. Make sure you buy from the Stoned Organics Seller. The other people that are selling cables, i have no idea what kind of crap they may be selling. Good luck.
Jonnyredcorn said:
So I just bought this case/keyboard combo off amazon today and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with it? It seemed to get good reviews and I got $30 off for getting a amazon credit card.
http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Tablet-Charge-Double-Standard/dp/B005EAEQR4/ref=cm_rdp_product
I'm also looking for an extended 30pin to usb extra long sync/charging cable. I was looking at the following one on amazon. It's not OEM, and it seems to not charge as fast as a real Sammy one does, but I suppose thats okay. Is there a place I can buy a OEM extended cable?
http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Tablet-Charge-Double-Standard/dp/B005EAEQR4/ref=cm_rdp_product
I'm also looking for a card reader adapter. I was looking at the following:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Connection-Galaxy-10-1-10-v/dp/B005O252GG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Any input?
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I got this, it took 3 month to get to me, I was getting worried, but it costed me $5 with delivery and works perfect
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/otg-co...tab-10-1-p7510-p7500-p7300-p7310-black-107500

[REQUEST] Long Charging Cable

I am looking for a really long charging cable. I know about mediabridge, however I am looking for something longer. It needs to be minimum of 8ft. It needs to be a high speed charging cable. Data is nice but not necessary. HTC's OEM cable is amazing, but I need a cable which is at least 8ft. I have looked at previous forums for this and have not found anything, that is why I am posting. PRICE IS NOT A CONCERN, I'll pay $20 for such a cable, it just needs to be good and high quality and have rapid charging. Thanks.
like this? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...kwCjCV1-CjCE&gclid=CIH06pT_2bgCFc2_3god-lsALg
shapiro1234567890 said:
I am looking for a really long charging cable. I know about mediabridge, however I am looking for something longer. It needs to be minimum of 8ft. It needs to be a high speed charging cable. Data is nice but not necessary. HTC's OEM cable is amazing, but I need a cable which is at least 8ft. I have looked at previous forums for this and have not found anything, that is why I am posting. PRICE IS NOT A CONCERN, I'll pay $20 for such a cable, it just needs to be good and high quality and have rapid charging. Thanks.
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Plenty on Amazon. Lengths usually go 3, 6, then 10 feet.
I see a few for 5-8 dollars with prime.
Could also go go monoprice.com
Seems like you didn't search very hard.
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Monoprice.com has many lengths of cables at very cheap prices.
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shapiro1234567890 said:
I am looking for a really long charging cable. I know about mediabridge, however I am looking for something longer. It needs to be minimum of 8ft. It needs to be a high speed charging cable. Data is nice but not necessary. HTC's OEM cable is amazing, but I need a cable which is at least 8ft. I have looked at previous forums for this and have not found anything, that is why I am posting. PRICE IS NOT A CONCERN, I'll pay $20 for such a cable, it just needs to be good and high quality and have rapid charging. Thanks.
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You really gotta search some more. Amazon has GREAT cables, but mediabridge is probably the best. I have a few of these myself. How are you saying that you need longer cables? Mediabridge has a 10ft cable and you said you only need a 8ft one? Also, rapid charging is mostly a concern of the charger itself and not the cable (unless the cable quality is absolute crap).
Yeah it may be easy to find long cables, but it's not so easy to find ones that charge as well/fast as the short, authentic HTC ones. I'd also be interested in this - did anyone already buy and experience a quickly charging, long cable?
ChrisDang said:
Yeah it may be easy to find long cables, but it's not so easy to find ones that charge as well/fast as the short, authentic HTC ones. I'd also be interested in this - did anyone already buy and experience a quickly charging, long cable?
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Placebo. Wires don't charge faster or slower. You might have a better connection or so with a gold plated connector, but it's no different if the wire is from china or if it's an authentic HTC one. There is LITERALLY no difference between the original HTC wire, the mediabridge 10ft wire, 6ft wire, or the coiled 2ft wire all of which I own at least when we're talking about charging time.
Kraize said:
Placebo. Wires don't charge faster or slower. You might have a better connection or so with a gold plated connector, but it's no different if the wire is from china or if it's an authentic HTC one. There is LITERALLY no difference between the original HTC wire, the mediabridge 10ft wire, 6ft wire, or the coiled 2ft wire all of which I own at least when we're talking about charging time.
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There is a difference. My eBay 6ft wire charges about 3-4x slower than the authentic HTC one. 8-9hrs vs 2-3hrs is no placebo.
My bad, I should clarify. There is no difference between real, quality usb wires. Like I said, you brought a crappy cable from eBay. You can google this if you're so inclined. There's no difference between two real usb cables. Also, "real" usb cables often have the usb certification logo on them.
Tldr; buy from a reputable seller that has good reviews. Should be little to no difference in charging.
Protip: Don't buy usb cables longer than 16ft
That's better - I didn't know there was such thing as USB certification. Basically don't trust eBay unless the product is genuine/expensive. Better off going to some big-name company like best buy.
Years ago people were wholly convinced that every and all cables are the same, which is just not true. Somehow some knock-off cables have some slow charging wires or whatever. Don't know how or why, but just a warning that if you buy some random cheap cable off eBay, it might not work nearly as well as a genuine product.
ChrisDang said:
That's better - I didn't know there was such thing as USB certification. Basically don't trust eBay unless the product is genuine/expensive. Better off going to some big-name company like best buy.
Years ago people were wholly convinced that every and all cables are the same, which is just not true. Somehow some knock-off cables have some slow charging wires or whatever. Don't know how or why, but just a warning that if you buy some random cheap cable off eBay, it might not work nearly as well as a genuine product.
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Technically speaking, it all depends on the materials they used and how the wires are enclosed. I would say most of the cables you see are indeed pretty much the same, but I generally do buy things from eBay. It could've just been a fluke. I haven't had to change or buy new usb cables in a while, but in no way would I recommend getting a big-name wire like monster or whatever from your local electronics shop. Amazon should be fine if you read the reviews.
I also recommend Monoprice.com's cables. Variety of cable lengths and great customer service. No point to risk and sift through random eBay or Amazon offerings.
Monoprice 10ft 28/28AWG cable. Using the stock HTC charger. No difference in charging time.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5139&seq=1&format=2
Never cheap out on chargers, been hearing shocking stories lol. Use the USB with the HTC adapter provided. I got a 10ft tangle-free micro USB and works great.
Sent from my HTC One
Sorry but I think you're wrong....
Kraize said:
Placebo. Wires don't charge faster or slower. You might have a better connection or so with a gold plated connector, but it's no different if the wire is from china or if it's an authentic HTC one. There is LITERALLY no difference between the original HTC wire, the mediabridge 10ft wire, 6ft wire, or the coiled 2ft wire all of which I own at least when we're talking about charging time.
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Some USB Cables, while charging (on the same Adapter) generates an note on the screen... that the charge is very slow...
in addition I tested a few USB cables that do charge...but do not transmit data properly...
the Original HTC that came with the phone is some how unique....
tito2013 said:
Some USB Cables, while charging (on the same Adapter) generates an note on the screen... that the charge is very slow...
in addition I tested a few USB cables that do charge...but do not transmit data properly...
the Original HTC that came with the phone is some how unique....
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The original cable is not unique. It's just a normal microUSB cable. There are charging-only microUSB cables (often included in external battery chargers) and there are also badly-made cables, but the One's cable is nothing special.
Rirere said:
The original cable is not unique. It's just a normal microUSB cable. There are charging-only microUSB cables (often included in external battery chargers) and there are also badly-made cables, but the One's cable is nothing special.
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tito2013 said:
Some USB Cables, while charging (on the same Adapter) generates an note on the screen... that the charge is very slow...
in addition I tested a few USB cables that do charge...but do not transmit data properly...
the Original HTC that came with the phone is some how unique....
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Like I said, placebo. All certified wires that charge + usb transfer should have very minimal differences. You either get crappy cables, or you don't. The only problem I've ever had is the connectors falling apart. Never had a usb cable that charged my phone slower using the same adapter and I've had quite a few different cables from eBay, Amazon, etc.
Kraize said:
Like I said, placebo. All certified wires that charge + usb transfer should have very minimal differences.
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You'd think people would realize why this is important. Imagine how many devices you would eventually kill with wires of varying draw.
Rirere said:
You'd think people would realize why this is important. Imagine how many devices you would eventually kill with wires of varying draw.
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People just like to see things that aren't there. Some people just want to convince themselves that the shiny gold plated, carbon fiber monster cables are worth the 5000% or whatever ridiculous markup.
tito2013 said:
Some USB Cables, while charging (on the same Adapter) generates an note on the screen... that the charge is very slow...
in addition I tested a few USB cables that do charge...but do not transmit data properly...
the Original HTC that came with the phone is some how unique....
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Better check a 5pin USB cable vs a 4pin USB cable... that's probably your problem. I got that all the time with my crappy rosewill cable once that I bought from newegg.
4pin vs 5pin makes a huge difference... especially when an OEM charger is at 2mA rating
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Cheapo micro USB cables

I've read that low quality micro USB cables are inefficient at charging your devices and will take longer to fully charge your phone. My question is will these cables damage the battery or the phone? I can live with slower charge times, but I do not want any possible damage to my device.
It's hard to come by good quality USB cables in my country. Does anyone know if I could get them from eBay? Good quality ones that are still inexpensive. Any reliable sellers there?
Thanks.
Quickfire said:
I've read that low quality micro USB cables are inefficient at charging your devices and will take longer to fully charge your phone. My question is will these cables damage the battery or the phone? I can live with slower charge times, but I do not want any possible damage to my device.
It's hard to come by good quality USB cables in my country. Does anyone know if I could get them from eBay? Good quality ones that are still inexpensive. Any reliable sellers there?
Thanks.
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same here, it is had to tell until you test it, currently the S4 USB cable, Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard (such as come from K800) are good enough.
avoid all of those flat cable by the way.
you may find more info in the S4 forum as people are try hard to find a good usb cable suitable for quick charge.
I've been looking for good quality cables too.
So far the ones from monoprice seems good.
But their shipping price to asia is outrageous.
I'm using the original N7 cable from asus for the time being
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