[Q] MHL Adapter screen does not fit on tv... - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I have purchased a MHL adapter for my galaxy nexus to stream video to my HDTV and it works to where it shows whats on my nexus BUT the video/image is to big for my tv, the edges are cut off and I cannot get the full screen on the TV. Is there a setting I'm missing on my nexus, I cannot find anything on my tv to change it.
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Djanvk said:
I have purchased a MHL adapter for my galaxy nexus to stream video to my HDTV and it works to where it shows whats on my nexus BUT the video/image is to big for my tv, the edges are cut off and I cannot get the full screen on the TV. Is there a setting I'm missing on my nexus, I cannot find anything on my tv to change it.
Thanks
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Try changing the aspect ratio on your TV.

Djanvk said:
I have purchased a MHL adapter for my galaxy nexus to stream video to my HDTV and it works to where it shows whats on my nexus BUT the video/image is to big for my tv, the edges are cut off and I cannot get the full screen on the TV. Is there a setting I'm missing on my nexus, I cannot find anything on my tv to change it.
Thanks
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It's mostly likely an overscan issue. See if you can change the scan mode or something like that (maybe zoom?) on your TV. On my Samsung HDTV, I can switch between 4:3, 16:9, or "Just Scan". The "Just Scan" option fixed the issue.

I tried changing my size on the TV and didn't work still has part of the stream cut off on all sides. Is there some setting on the Nexus that might adjust it?

Djanvk said:
I tried changing my size on the TV and didn't work still has part of the stream cut off on all sides. Is there some setting on the Nexus that might adjust it?
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There's no option on the nexus that I know of. I believe you have to change it from your TV. Maybe google up your TV and see how other people solve their overscan issue?
Here's more information about why TVs have overscan:
http://hd.engadget.com/2010/05/27/hd-101-overscan-and-why-all-tvs-do-it/

Actually that helps didn't know what it was called, I will google overscan...thanks

What brand/model TV do you have?
Many TV's have ways to do 1:1 pixel mapping to get rid of the overscan.

I have a Sanyo plasma TV.
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MHL Screen fit problems

Ok so Im pretty sure 99% of you will not be able to help me because I believe I have a specific problem with my television. I have a Panasonic TC-P46S2 46 inch plasma and have been struggling with MHL.
When I plug in the adapter, not only does it not properly fit on the screen, I get random gray fuzziness every once in a while. So as far as the fit of the screen, I have tried every option that I can on the TV to get it correct; eg: Stretch, zoom, full, h-fill. Nothing corrects it and my screen in every direction is cut off by a few inches. This is a 1080P TV but should be able to display a 720P image perfectly. I am using a PNY MHL adapter.
The only thing I can think of is that the galaxy screen is not exactly a 720P resolution and the TV can not correct for it. Any ideas? Any ideas on the random gray fuzziness disconnects as well?
Did you try the phone and connector on another tv? Or another connector onto the same tv?
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I have a monoprice adapter coming but don't have another HDMI source to check the phone and adapter with. If the new adapter does th same thing I'll assume its the TV. Unless someone offers some other advice.

MHL cable don't work why?

I have MHL cable for Note 1 and don't work for Note II cable. Why? Change the compatibility?
GS2 cables doesn't work with the GS3 (Samsung changed the number of pins) and since the note 1 is a giant gs2 and the note 2 is a giant gs3 ...
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This is because the new MHL connector (on the S3 and Note 2) is the 11 pin type. What does this mean?
It means you can simultaneously have TV out AND USB Host.
So what does THAT mean? It means you can have TV out via HDMI to your tv and also connect a USB Hub to it and have mouse + keyboard + external drive. Congrats, your phone is suddenly also a Smart TV box.
CanaganD said:
This is because the new MHL connector (on the S3 and Note 2) is the 11 pin type. What does this mean?
It means you can simultaneously have TV out AND USB Host.
So what does THAT mean? It means you can have TV out via HDMI to your tv and also connect a USB Hub to it and have mouse + keyboard + external drive. Congrats, your phone is suddenly also a Smart TV box.
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Sure, Samsung has been reported as having said that, only thing is that NOBODY has been able to actually do that.
suggested the cable?
I can confirm that the Galaxy S3 MHL adaptor I bought locally in Singapore works fine with the Note 2. Only problem is that the image on the TV seems to be slightly cropped, such that only 1/4 of the notification bar is visible. Has anyone experienced this as well?
dgco86 said:
I can confirm that the Galaxy S3 MHL adaptor I bought locally in Singapore works fine with the Note 2. Only problem is that the image on the TV seems to be slightly cropped, such that only 1/4 of the notification bar is visible. Has anyone experienced this as well?
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Overscan on the TV. Not a Note 2 issue, tis a TV one. Depending on the TV you may be able to correct it by:
Changing the display type (widescreen, zoomed, etc)
Turning off overscan in the normal menu
Turning off overscan in the service menu (getting to this is TV specific)
In for link to best cheapest MHL cable that works on GN2. Also, is it possible for the GN2 to play content on MHL out while displaying something else in the actual phone? Like the video out feature of the LG Optimus G "Dual Screen/Dual Play" (demo of feature @ 3:38)?
The cheapest MHL cable that works on the GN2 is the one you already have, paired with a HDTV adapter tip from samsung (http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EPL-FU10BEBSTD) I haven't seen any 3rd party ones yet.
I want to know if the Note 2 is able to playback a 1080p mkv file and output it in the same quality (1080p) to my hdmi tv.
D3_ said:
The cheapest MHL cable that works on the GN2 is the one you already have, paired with a HDTV adapter tip from samsung (http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EPL-FU10BEBSTD) I haven't seen any 3rd party ones yet.
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i have one coming from Amazon tomorrow and will check. I have a newer samsung led monitor that has a nice MHL port builtin that came w/its own cable that worked w/my Galaxy Nexus from teh Play store but no luck w/the Note 2.
conflict0102 said:
I want to know if the Note 2 is able to playback a 1080p mkv file and output it in the same quality (1080p) to my hdmi tv.
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i know that i can def play back my 1080P bluray to m4v rips on the Note2 and they look pretty amazing, i'll post a note after i get the adapters tomorrow.
conflict0102 said:
I want to know if the Note 2 is able to playback a 1080p mkv file and output it in the same quality (1080p) to my hdmi tv.
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Yes, 1080p works on mine, TV displays it as being 1080p at 30Hz (Pal TV).
NZtechfreak said:
Yes, 1080p works on mine, TV displays it as being 1080p at 30Hz (Pal TV).
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If you have netflix and have the bandwidth to stream HD, could you please compare the quality of the video from the note 2 outputted to the TV, and from your PC to the TV.
Is the quality same as same from both players? or is the PC quality greater than the Note 2?

Can I plug it on a TV?

What do you need exactly.? How much?
I want plug it on a TV.
I don't want chrome cast, just want see movie from the tablet to the TV.
My TV has usb port.
Still waiting for nexus to come. So I m just asking.
You need to buy a slimport adaptor, that is the ONLY way to send video to the TV (or chromecast, but you said you don't want that.
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Yes but chrome cast need internet. No?
It s only for your tube.
I won't have internet....
Miracast is also a reasonably good option. I bought a Netgear PTV3000 and has been using for the last 2 weeks. It works properly. But once every 2 or 3 minutes, the video will stop for 1 second. It doesn't happen all the time though. I think its probably the range. Also, it happens sometimes if somebody walks in between the tablet and receiver. I don't have any complaint picture quality vice. But it doesn't show in full screen in my TV, there are borders on all four sides, probably because my TV's resolution and tablet resolution are different.

[Q] MHL 2.0 adapter video output is the wrong size?

I'm using the official Samsung MHL 2.0 adapter that I bought direct from samsung.com due to all of the fakes out there. My main issue I've seen is with Netflix but I'm sure it happens all over. I'm using this on an older 720P TV but the screen does not fit exactly. The outputted picture is a little larger than the TV's display so it cuts off a little on the sides. It is not completely unwatchable by any means but still sort of aggrivating. I don't know how to change the size of the picture being output. DPI change? I don't know what size to make the DPI for a more appropriate 720P picture.
Has anyone else had any issues with anything like this? Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
bam099 said:
I'm using this on an older 720P TV but the screen does not fit exactly. The outputted picture is a little larger than the TV's display so it cuts off a little on the sides.
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This is probably just overscan which is normal for a TV (as opposed to a Monitor). It has to do with the fact that old signals/tvs were not completely reliable so they just snipped a bit off the edges to compensate. Roughly... Wikipedia has an article about it.
In my experience there is no easy fix. I've found that no matter what I do I either end up with a black ribbon around the edge or I lose some picture to overscan.
bam099 said:
I'm using the official Samsung MHL 2.0 adapter that I bought direct from samsung.com due to all of the fakes out there. My main issue I've seen is with Netflix but I'm sure it happens all over. I'm using this on an older 720P TV but the screen does not fit exactly. The outputted picture is a little larger than the TV's display so it cuts off a little on the sides. It is not completely unwatchable by any means but still sort of aggrivating. I don't know how to change the size of the picture being output. DPI change? I don't know what size to make the DPI for a more appropriate 720P picture.
Has anyone else had any issues with anything like this? Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Solution. Get a 1080p TV. Haha. But seriously, you tried all picture settings on TV? If that doesn't work then more than likely you will have to live with it. I dont think DPI changes will fix it. And how the heck did you score a mhl2.0. I've had one in my cart for two months and it is still backordered. Ugh.
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Lol your answer is more heart breaking than you can imagine. I have a glorious 60" 1080p panel that is in storage right now because I'm having some work done in the house so I'm using my old backup TV. But....I picked up the adapter right from Samsung for 20$ with their coupon from my note 3 purchase. I will try it on a 1080p eventually I was just curious if anyone had any ideas. Thanks for your input and I hope you get yours soon!

[Q] Apect ratio on old 4:3 tube tv with fire tv

Hi, I try to keep my old 4: 3 tube working with a fire tv. For this I use an HDMI 2 AV converter, because the tube does not. have hdmi The image quality quite well. Only problem is the image format/aspect ratio. The content is streched over the whole screen. In 16: 9 movies the top and bottom black bars are missing and 4: 3 series are shown as a square withe black bars left and right. Looks a little bit strange on a 4:3-tv . Does anyone have any idea or experience, whether you can change this somehow? On the old tv itself is not possible.
Purchase of a new current TVs in this case is incidentally not an option because it is an heirloom of my wife's grandmother. Must therefore not be proposed.
Thanks
They say it's cheaper to keep her, understood. Use old tv as tv stand for New tv. Problem solved. Far easier for Jesus to. Feed many with bread and fish than to get good viewing on old tv.
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There is info on forcing aftv to other resolutions using certain remote button combination. That may help
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ashmanmb said:
There is info on forcing aftv to other resolutions using certain remote button combination. That may help
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It still doesn't allow a 4:3 aspect ratio. 720p or 480p is going to look just as wonky as 1080p.
a device like this might work for you. I have one working on an old boob tube with a Logitech Revue. Picture is adequate but your mileage may vary.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008FO7PQA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hi, I've allready solved the problem. I've showed my wife, how unsharp the old tube is compared to the lcd of my notebook. That was the missing argument to convince her, that a new tv is the far better solution . Therefor I got with rp201's suggestion but without the tv-stand .
 @tekweezle: thats exactly the device I use to get the fire tv to my old tv.

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