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Micro USB to HDMI MHL - $6.80 on Monoprice - 01/11 Only

Saw that these were on sale today for Monoprice, so decided to jump. Not sure if it is useful for anyone else, but wanted to share.
$6.80 today only: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=2
Passing along in case anyone else has been wanting to check one out or waiting for a sale.
Yes, I know this isn't Epic only, but I usually don't venture outside of that section of XDA, so sharing here for others.

Thanks! I was JUST thinking about what I needed to hook up to my HDTV since HBO Go was just released yesterday. Works great on my E4GT, but I'd much rather show it on my HDTV.
Assuming that works, which I'm not actually sure it will. But only one way to find out...

lol i was about to post this! I bought mine a about 10 minutes ago, at that price i started to buy 2.... $8.51 shipped for me

I got one thanks. Beats $20 I was planning to spend on Amazon.

Just ordered it. Was a tad bit over 8 bucks after taxes shipped to Virginia Beach. Freaking awesome deal!

Great price, but it's one of those doodads i'll buy and use once and once the novelty wears off, sits in my drawer never to be used again. No real need or use really for me.

comes in handy when playing mario kart vs a friend

LordLugard said:
Great price, but it's one of those doodads i'll buy and use once and once the novelty wears off, sits in my drawer never to be used again. No real need or use really for me.
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I can see me using this with Netflix on vacations/road trips, games on my tv and such. I have a 19" LCD tv that fits in my expedition nicely this will come in handy with keeping the kids quiet.

Got mine at this price before noticing this thread
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In for one. Was actually going to purchase this the other night but held off, glad I did.
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Good stuff!! I've wanted to get one of these but was waiting until the price was right because I wasn't sure how much I would use it.
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i'm in for one too, thanks

Got mine in today, I played it with it for about an hour. It works pretty well but sometimes the screen will go black on the TV every now and then. I played DeadSpace and wreckless getaway for about 15 minutes, the phone got really hot, but it looked really good on the TV. If i have any problems watching Netflix using the doohickey Ill add it to this post. Not bad for 8.50.
My 3 year old daughter likes playing fruit roll on the TV, she's trying to touch the TV instead of the phone to make the guy jump haha.

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I want to see the exploding spider!
She calls this game bombolis.

Got both of mine today. They sent me two on accident
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I expected the quality of the images, or games to be better on my TV.
Anyone else not so impressed by the adapter?
Can't beat the price, but was just curious if others are experiencing better quality than myself.

got mine yesterday! im pretty satisfied and it looks great on my tv

Just got my adapter yesterday, but i'm having trouble getting it to work. I tried three different hdmi cables and it seems like there's no input going to the TV. Is there a setting on the phone that i'm suppose to select for this to work? Thanks!

Plug in the power (phone charger into the micro USB on the side of the device), plug the HDMI cable into the adapter, then plug the phone in. That's all.

Would tis work? nettop

Well I didn't want to explain this all so made this huge picture but it's pretty much what i want to do. Does anyone know if this will work or if there is an easier way of doing this.
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Well I didn't want to explain this all so made this huge picture but it's pretty much what i want to do. Does anyone know if this will work or if there is an easier way of doing this.
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It would have to be a powered USB hub. Besides that, it could work. Although, you're not likely to get much computing power out of it... meaning not much word processing or any heavy tasks, really. I'd guess that HD video would probably be out of the question. IMO you'd be better off getting a low end netbook.

Thanks! Yeah just looking to be able to go home and be able to write text with a keyboard and watch youtube videos and such. Maybe even build a docking station with a wooden box or something to hold all the wires. My biggest dilemma is the HDMI cable going through the USB hub.

enp82003 said:
Thanks! Yeah just looking to be able to go home and be able to write text with a keyboard and watch youtube videos and such. Maybe even build a docking station with a wooden box or something to hold all the wires. My biggest dilemma is the HDMI cable going through the USB hub.
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Yeah, you might sacrifice a bit of resolution like that. I'm not sure you can carry 1080p through USB.
But for the basics, email, surfing, texting and youtube...I think it'd work

on the side of that mhl adaptor it looks like there is a micro usb port and a search on ebay had similar, so plug the mhl directly into the phone and then hdmi to tv/monitor and the micro usb on the side of the mhl to the usb hub.
if the above is not the case then
i would elimnate that gender adaptor coming from the hub out to the female usb to female micro usb, just get a male usb to female micro usb.

the last time i check usb hosting was not supported? pls tell me im wrong tho

Here you go-
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UY3NR8/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F9W6DU/ref=oh_o00_s00_i01_details
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043862N4/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
No USB host needed.

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Here you go-
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UY3NR8/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F9W6DU/ref=oh_o00_s00_i01_details
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043862N4/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
No USB host needed.
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Are you sure the device supports simultaneous multiple BT connections?
Also, there are more comfortable BT keyboards out there. I've got the HP, it's got the same spacing/layout as my 15" laptop.

I have simultaneous connections to my Moto S9 headset (music playing), keyboard and mouse. No problems. The music skips once when you connect another device but then everything works perfect.
A bigger keyboard would be nice but this one was cheap.
The mouse is great with android. Right mouse button goes back. Middle mouse is menu. Scroll wheel works great.

rangie said:
I have simultaneous connections to my Moto S9 headset (music playing), keyboard and mouse. No problems. The music skips once when you connect another device but then everything works perfect.
A bigger keyboard would be nice but this one was cheap.
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Excellent. I didn't mean to sound accusative, I just wasn't sure the multiple device support was there.
Then yeah, @the OP, I'd definitely use BT, too!!
The HP kb rocks, and I got mine (an open box display) for around $20.

This is what I want to do as well. Has anyone been able to get host mode to work with external storage on a non-ICS ROM?

M3 Nav Screen with Chromecast

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I've been wanting to use the navigation screen for GTR like gauges for a while, I've seen some projects try to use gauges using a carputer and even a Raspberry Pi, which looked really promising.
I have Nexus 5 Android phone and use several apps with a bluetooth ODB adaptor.
But first I started by using a console phone mount from proclip, and a wedge to get the right angle.
I've been using the Nexus wireless Qi charger at home and it has magnets so I can just drop the phone on it and it holds very firmly and charges it.
I decide to use this in the car, I love dropping the phone down and having it charging and being able to access the screen easily. I love the look too, not some bulky phone holder. I LOVE wireless charging, it's one of the main reasons I love the Nexus.
I had a reverse camera installed a while ago by SonicMS, they used a system similar to the one sold by Alekshop:
http://alekshop.com/products/multimedia_interface_kit_with_rear_camera_for_2009_bmws
This interface has aux inputs that weren't wired by SonicMS so I opened it up and used a spare set of RCA cables and ran them into my glove box.
I purchased a RCA to HDMI converter from Amazon, and my initial plan was to get a MHL to HDMI adaptor for the phone and a iPad to HDMI adaptor for my iPad.
But THEN... I thought, it would be so awesome to keep everything wireless, and hook up a Chromecast, so that's what I did
I setup the Tasker app from the Google Play store to do a bunch of things when it connects to the bluetooth in my M3 (tasker is another reason I love the Nexus, can't do this stuff with apple devices).
First Tasker starts the Internet sharing hotspot, and I used a plugin called Autocast to automatically cast my screen to the Chromecast, then does a bunch of other things (sets screen to not turn off, brightness all the way up, launch google maps, etc.).
The Chromecast automatically connects to the Nexus hotspot once it becomes available.
So now all I do is drop the phone on my wireless charger, and everything connects automatically, the only extra step I have to do is hold down the Menu button in my car to switch to the aux input.
Now I can easily watch Netflix, or Hulu or any app from my phone on the Nav screen, it's so awesome! It's not the best resolution, but for me it's fine.
Here are a few pics with a the Torque app:

Really Cool!, I recently installed an Aftermarket Head unit on my Z.. I will give it a try!. How did you managed to view the Torque App and the navigation at the same time?

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Really Cool!, I recently installed an Aftermarket Head unit on my Z.. I will give it a try!. How did you managed to view the Torque App and the navigation at the same time?
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Thanks Kevin
The split screen is native functionality of the BMW Navigation head unit, didn't have to do anything special.

Have you noticed the phone getting extremely hot while doing this? I've also been wanting to use the nexus wireless charger in the car, but the few times I used it, it was reaching 110F+ while only listening to music and charging (I think it's a bit cooler if the battery is over 90%, but still). I can't imagine how hot it would get with the screen on + an intensive task.

Atoto A6 Fast Boot Not Working

I love the A6 unit that I have but last week it lost the fast boot feature. At key off it shuts down and loses some settings and the time. I pulled the dash and the yellow wire has power when the key is off. I had installed the new firmware several weeks ago so it's been updated. Any suggestions? I emailed them but have not heard back.

I'm having basically the same issue. When the car has been turned off 80% of the time the head unit does a complete boot up. Sometimes it does it if the car is turned off and immediately turned back on. I also have lost settings suck as time. Everything else works perfectly and I haven't had any other issues as of yet. Had it for about a week now.

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I'm having basically the same issue. When the car has been turned off 80% of the time the head unit does a complete boot up. Sometimes it does it if the car is turned off and immediately turned back on. I also have lost settings suck as time. Everything else works perfectly and I haven't had any other issues as of yet. Had it for about a week now.
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Just make sure the yellow wire has constant power even when the key is off. They made me jump through a bunch a hoops to get any action. I had to submit several videos and then they sent me a power adapter that plugged into a wall outlet to bypass the truck wiring and I had to video that also. They finally agreed to replace the radio with me sending the old one back first. I ended up keeping it and they gave me 20% off a Pro unit with the gestures. The day after I bought it they dropped the price on it 20.00. If I had it to do over again I'd just trade it for another and save the money. I doubt I'll be able to sell this old one with the problem it has. Let me know how it goes with them. It was probably a month of emails back and forth before I had a remedy.

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Just make sure the yellow wire has constant power even when the key is off. They made me jump through a bunch a hoops to get any action. I had to submit several videos and then they sent me a power adapter that plugged into a wall outlet to bypass the truck wiring and I had to video that also. They finally agreed to replace the radio with me sending the old one back first. I ended up keeping it and they gave me 20% off a Pro unit with the gestures. The day after I bought it they dropped the price on it 20.00. If I had it to do over again I'd just trade it for another and save the money. I doubt I'll be able to sell this old one with the problem it has. Let me know how it goes with them. It was probably a month of emails back and forth before I had a remedy.
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I'm pretty sure I connected the yellow wire to the constant power correctly because it will work fine and boot instantly when I turn the car on but sometimes it won't. It's a bit frustrating but if that's the only issue I really have then so be it. Over all it's a decent head unit in my opinion. I guess that's just aftermarket BS when you install yourself.

Hello yall, well I bought atoto A6 and each time it was booting long, like the first time. So it the problem with the wires that goes with the mmc.
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so the yellow and red wires are messed up. Or at least look for the right position of all wires. On the picture they are messed up so if U have wire same way than u need to switch em betwin and it will bot up crazy fast

Can you explain a little bit more about the process?
I have the same problem when I switch off the car, do I have to invert the yellow and red cable in the connector?

My iso harness had red and yellow swapped wrong. I had to use big paper clip to swap cables on the iso plug. Now it works like it should. Yellow is battery and also fatter cable. Red one is thinner. Google: iso harness pinout for reference.

Car battery needs replacement
I noticed that i lost my fast boot. But when i change my car battery everything turns fine.

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I noticed that i lost my fast boot. But when i change my car battery everything turns fine.
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Where you having the issue of it randomly shutting down overnight instead of sleeping? Think I'll change the battery too I've tried everything else...

Yup everything turn off including my car turbo timer

FireTV 3 wont play UHD from prime

Is anyone having this issue or can tell me how to fix.
I have a firetv 3 with a samsung UHD tv.
When I try to play any UHD content from prime I get the message that the HDMI port is not HDCP 2.2 compatible.
I have tried in different HDMI ports and I still get the same message (all ports on my TV are HDCP 2.2 compatible!)
I have got a picture of the error message
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Content is protected by the publishers and not all equipment supports all the standards. In order to play it, every piece of your system must be compliant. Your Fire TV 3 is, your HDMI cable may not be, your AVR may not be, and your TV may not be. The documentation that came with your equipment will say what it supports or you can Google it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI
UHD also means lots of different things too. such as HDR (high dynamic range, deep color), HDR10, and DV (Dolby Vision). The newer 3D sound formats, such as ATMOS offer another level of complexity. Your 3 supports Atmos which is basically the addition of height. I don't think you can do it without ceiling speakers but manufacturers claim they can fake it.
That's the best I can wrap my little brain around it.

Hi, Thanks for the reply.
The Fire TV3 is plugged directly into the usb port so no cable to make the signal change.
Ive got a Samsung KS8000 4k TV so it meets all of the standards that you spoke about, and did play the 4k content from my firebox (second generation)
I have tried all USB ports and I still get the same message.
Interestingly it does work sometimes though. but once you turn off the program and try to watch again I get the above message again.
Just dont understand it!

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Hi, Thanks for the reply.
The Fire TV3 is plugged directly into the usb port so no cable to make the signal change.
Ive got a Samsung KS8000 4k TV so it meets all of the standards that you spoke about, and did play the 4k content from my firebox (second generation)
I have tried all USB ports and I still get the same message.
Interestingly it does work sometimes though. but once you turn off the program and try to watch again I get the above message again.
Just dont understand it!
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Sometimes works is a clue. I searched your TV and it seems to support the higher standards. I presume "plugged directly into the usb port" is a typo and you meant HDMI. Your HDMI ports are 2.0 and the set is HDCP 2.2 compliant so they shouldn't be the problem. Have you checked the Pendant's video output settings? Are there any obscure TV settings missed? Sounds a lot like a bad HDMI cable but yours is part of the FTV and very short. Any chance it has been damaged or the plug has been damaged? I kind of think suspending the box from the cable and port is a dumb idea. Tried wiggling it while online? Still have your 2? If so, does it work? That might tell you something.

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Sometimes works is a clue. I searched your TV and it seems to support the higher standards. I presume "plugged directly into the usb port" is a typo and you meant HDMI. Your HDMI ports are 2.0 and the set is HDCP 2.2 compliant so they shouldn't be the problem. Have you checked the Pendant's video output settings? Are there any obscure TV settings missed? Sounds a lot like a bad HDMI cable but yours is part of the FTV and very short. Any chance it has been damaged or the plug has been damaged? I kind of think suspending the box from the cable and port is a dumb idea. Tried wiggling it while online? Still have your 2? If so, does it work? That might tell you something.
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Hi Sorry for the late reply. I have been in work!:crying:
Yes that was a typo I meant HDMI rather than USB.
I have the fire pendant plugged directly into HDMI port 2. I checked the video output settings and I have set it to upto 4k. I have set the scaling for my TV and that is fine.
I asked amazon to change the fire 3, which to their credit the did and sent me a new on... unfortunately the same thing happens. The weird thing is netflix will still play in 4k when I get this message about amazon content.
I still have my firetv 2 and I did as you suggested and tried that... plays without ant issues whatsoever.
Im so confused. Not sure if this is a firmware bug or something else!
Thanks for your help again