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Samsung Galaxy S II MHL To HDMI TV- Out Adapter / Black
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Be careful about "shipping date"
I've had mine on order for over a month form them now and I'm still waiting.
However yesterday it was shipped. So that may be a start.
all others may be ok as they now state they have stock.
I was going to order one from them. The shipping time was 24 hours yesterday but changed today so i went with mobile fun instead with 24 hour delivery. It costs a bit more but at least i will get it soon
Expansys have them (don't think they are Samsung branded though).
Were £12.99 earlier today, but currently showing as £15.99
Thought i would throw this website into the ring, its a UK site though...
http://www.nicecans.co.uk/genuine-s...to-hdmi-tv-adaptor-eia1uhunbecstd-p-2446.html
They were in stock yesterday but not now till August
davidoff08 said:
Thought i would throw this website into the ring, its a UK site though...
http://www.nicecans.co.uk/genuine-s...to-hdmi-tv-adaptor-eia1uhunbecstd-p-2446.html
They were in stock yesterday but not now till August
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I have seen some really abd reviews about that site so I would be careful ordering from them
Has anyone gotten his/her hands on one yet? I'm thinking of ordering one but, i'm wondering what the output resolution is (Mhl is up to 1080P), but the galaxy S2(I9100) is 800x480. Does it only ouput videos or everything that is on screen? I can find nowhere if it's outputs are 480i/p 576i/p 720p or 1080i/p if anyone knows more please tell
Shezed said:
Has anyone gotten his/her hands on one yet? I'm thinking of ordering one but, i'm wondering what the output resolution is (Mhl is up to 1080P), but the galaxy S2(I9100) is 800x480. Does it only ouput videos or everything that is on screen? I can find nowhere if it's outputs are 480i/p 576i/p 720p or 1080i/p if anyone knows more please tell
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I've a Bizlink MHL-Adapter (no differences between this one and Samsung's adapter).
It outputs exactly the same that is shown on the internal screen (with a resolution of 800 x 480), but when playing a movie the output resolution is set up to 1080p and only the movie will be shown. That means that it switches in a video mode with the full resolution of the video but without showing other information like the volume control or something like that. Such information are only shown on the internal screen when being in video mode. In this mode both screens are different so the GPU is more strained than in normal mode when cloning the screen.
In conclusion: Movies are shown in their native resolution and all other content is shown in the devices resolution as an copy of the internal screen.
I hope for a driver mod that enables a function for using defined resolutions on external screen. But there are different problems:
1. The GPU has to render 2 different resolutions (higher battery drain)
2. Both Renderings should show the same content in different resolutions (scaling problem)
3. To use the high resolution of the external screen effectively text sizes has to be adjusted to this resolution to show more text instead of smoother letters, so there occur (right word?) more differences between both screens (scaling problem too)
Can we use the camera while connected to TV out?
Can someone please confirm if we can use the camera feature while the TV output is ON for Galaxy S II through MHL to HDMI.
Kinda like using it as a webcam for a TV.. or for a live broadcasting/streaming.
I know that this could not be done with the GALAXY S when we connected the 3.5 mm jack as i was told that the hardware did not support this feature in galaxy S.
Samrez said:
Can someone please confirm if we can use the camera feature while the TV output is ON for Galaxy S II through MHL to HDMI.
Kinda like using it as a webcam for a TV.. or for a live broadcasting/streaming.
I know that this could not be done with the GALAXY S when we connected the 3.5 mm jack as i was told that the hardware did not support this feature in galaxy S.
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Just tried this - doesn't work. When running the Camera app (in both photo and video mode), it says on the TV:
"HDMI not available while application is running. Application will display on phone only"
Shezed said:
Has anyone gotten his/her hands on one yet? I'm thinking of ordering one but, i'm wondering what the output resolution is (Mhl is up to 1080P), but the galaxy S2(I9100) is 800x480. Does it only ouput videos or everything that is on screen? I can find nowhere if it's outputs are 480i/p 576i/p 720p or 1080i/p if anyone knows more please tell
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I ordered one off eBay early last week & received it on Wednesday. It mirrors the SGS2's LCD, so you'll see the home page, the app pages, and so on. I didn't get much time to play with it as I was out of town until today, but I did notice that the HDMI output on my Vizio 32" TV was 1080i, not 1080p; no idea why.
Got my delivery from play.
it's the original Samsung one.
Quite nice, and displays all movies in their native resolutions just stretched to fill the screen.
1080p movies obviously look great.
Also I should state that the quality of the tv your playing content on makes a massive difference.
I played a DVD rip on my work tv and the quality was poor
However the same movie played via the S2 on my home tv was clear and crisp.
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hye,
i bought it yesterday. when i plug in into my GS2, nothing appear at TV. i tot the HDMI cable got problem. but check using other player, it working perfectly. plug in charger cable into the MHL, it charged the phone. but nothing appear at the TV.
do i need to configure anything for this adapter? can u guys help me here. tqvm
Its kind of expensive... I wonder how much the phone will get while playing movies on tv..
Just got mine from mobilefun.co.uk (is cheaper at play.com).
Wasted half an hour to figure out that it needs power in order to work.
For those that got it from play - how long did delivery take as nede it within a week?
Has anyone tried this el cheapo version from DX?
friend1 said:
Just got mine from mobilefun.co.uk (is cheaper at play.com)
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mobilefun.co.uk's website has been down for over 14 hours...
hattasan said:
hye,
i bought it yesterday. when i plug in into my GS2, nothing appear at TV. i tot the HDMI cable got problem. but check using other player, it working perfectly. plug in charger cable into the MHL, it charged the phone. but nothing appear at the TV.
do i need to configure anything for this adapter? can u guys help me here. tqvm
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okie dokie....got the solution. need to plug in the power with, heheeh
I got the Cable Matters MHL to HDMI adapter (no links- under 8 posts) from Amazon. Perfectly inexpensive, quality is alright. I use my existing adapter heavily; multiple emulators, Sixaxis Control Utility, and along with a keyboard and mouse I use it like a second desktop. However, sometimes video output ceases for a few seconds, giving a black screen on whatever you're outputting to. The video output on the phone is unaffected. Apparently this is a common issue for this adapter. While it's not deal breaking (it still works fine and only cuts out for two to three seconds every five to twenty minutes), I want to know if the official adapter has this issue as well. While it's twice as expensive, I may put down the money sometime down the road to replace the one I've got.
What do you have, how well does it work?
SGSII, AT&T, rooted, stock ROM, Android 2.3.4
Dematank said:
I got the Cable Matters (no links- under 8 posts) from Amazon. Perfectly inexpensive, quality is alright. I use my existing adapter heavily; multiple emulators, Sixaxis Control Utility, and along with a keyboard and mouse I use it like a second desktop. However, sometimes video output ceases for a few seconds, giving a black screen on whatever you're outputting to. The video output on the phone is unaffected. Apparently this is a common issue for this adapter. While it's not deal breaking (it still works fine and only cuts out for two to three seconds every five to twenty minutes), I want to know if the official adapter has this issue as well. While it's twice as expensive, I may put down the money sometime down the road to replace the one I've got.
What do you have, how well does it work?
SGSII, AT&T, rooted, stock ROM, Android 2.3.4
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I've played FF7 via FPSe piped to my TV using the OEM Samsung MHL adapter for about 2 hours straight and never noticed any issues. Works great. And I got it for $16 off eBay shipping included.
ctomgee said:
I've played FF7 via FPSe piped to my TV using the OEM Samsung MHL adapter for about 2 hours straight and never noticed any issues. Works great. And I got it for $16 off eBay shipping included.
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Sounds like an idea. I use mine for FPSE as well. And N64oid. Spent about an hour playing Super Smash Brothers before work today. Only cut out about three times during that run, lol.
In my experience the cutting is interference from the phones antenna , tried it in airplane mode? WiFi doesnt interfere.
Bloodrainer said:
In my experience the cutting is interference from the phones antenna , tried it in airplane mode? WiFi doesnt interfere.
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Have not tried airplane mode. Mostly, this is because I often use it as a desktop computer. Actually does the job fairly well. 19" flatscreen TV, BT keyboard and mouse, web browsing becomes a much more pleasant experience.
Mozilla needs to get off their asses and add an option to change the text size though. Dolphin works great but doesn't agree with some sites.
Indeed, that type of use shows the awesomeness of this device, i sometimes use Ubuntu, there's a nice package posted somewhere here, Firefox, GIMP etc on a cellphone is amazing. But enough of that ot, if airplane mode doesn't give you those cuts then when reconnected to cells try to position the cable in a way that it wont catch so much interference, i connect it to a 27" tv/monitor/tuner/almost coffee maker combo, and depending on positioning i can catch the moment when i'm going to loose signal by the tv's speakers catching the interference. Maybe you can find a position where it wont cut, i was able to position it in a safe way, so i believe it might be the lack of any screening at the chip on the cheap design.
one quick question i bought the mhl adapter from dealextreme a while ago but i´ve never really used till now since i bought a ps3 controller, my question regards image quality.
I am aware that the mhl adapter that i bought it isn´t the official but many people rated it high quality, when i play for example an emulator or riptige gp the image quality looks a lot better on the phone than it does on a tv or pc monitor, i´ve tested both, i don´t know if its just because the screen is smaller the image looks sharper but for example playing mario 64 on a big screen the image looks a bit squared/pixelated.
I even installed a pc emulator to compare (looks better), forced anti aliasing with chainfire and still looks pixelated.
The info that appears on my monitor is that the image is working at 1080i 1920*1080.
Is this normal ?
I have the official Samsung MHL adapter. It works great, the only issue is the display is a little bit trimmed off from the top and bottom. I have checked it on multiple TVs so I don't think TV settings are the issue.
mousiope, i know what you mean, it may be disorienting a bit, this is how it works.
The cable output is HD, but its only cloning the phones screen resolution when not playing high res videos, thats what produces the low resolution view on the monitor, so yes, it is because on the small screen it looks sharper. I noticed that on the emulators this is even more visible than on other uses, maybe the emulator itself is generating lower res than phones screen? never really looked at it. Try to change the LCD Density, its not quite the same than higher resolution but helps a little (mind tho that touchwiz doesnt scle properly with changes in lcd density, meaning it gets a little messy, small font, 4 icons per row always etc).
flippity, i never noticed trimming on my MHL output. Will check it tho.
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I got the Cable Matters MHL to HDMI adapter (no links- under 8 posts) from Amazon. Perfectly inexpensive, quality is alright. I use my existing adapter heavily; multiple emulators, Sixaxis Control Utility, and along with a keyboard and mouse I use it like a second desktop. However, sometimes video output ceases for a few seconds, giving a black screen on whatever you're outputting to. The video output on the phone is unaffected. Apparently this is a common issue for this adapter. While it's not deal breaking (it still works fine and only cuts out for two to three seconds every five to twenty minutes), I want to know if the official adapter has this issue as well. While it's twice as expensive, I may put down the money sometime down the road to replace the one I've got.
What do you have, how well does it work?
SGSII, AT&T, rooted, stock ROM, Android 2.3.4
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My original adapter has cuts followed by a horrible noise. It was a lot worse when i used the charger that comes with the phone, probably the electrical distribution in my block sucks. Powering the adapter with USB power from my notebook almost solved the problem.
But it's quite pointless powering the cellphone with a computer instead of just using the computer's HDMI... In fact the MHL support sucks IMO, the only true 1080i/p is the video player, not even the photo viewer supports it! The other manufacturers like HTC, LG, Motorola and even NVidia had the descence of releasing an API enabling this functionality since it's not supported by Android itself.
Now that Bloodrainer mentioned, I never used the MHL in airplane mode... interesting...
Well, i get nasty noise in audio output when connected to a cheap car charger, so yea, i'd vote for your houses electric wiring, sadly i dont know much about electrics my vote would be to try a grounded plug with a surge protector?
Bloodrainer said:
mousiope, i know what you mean, it may be disorienting a bit, this is how it works.
The cable output is HD, but its only cloning the phones screen resolution when not playing high res videos, thats what produces the low resolution view on the monitor, so yes, it is because on the small screen it looks sharper. I noticed that on the emulators this is even more visible than on other uses, maybe the emulator itself is generating lower res than phones screen? never really looked at it. Try to change the LCD Density, its not quite the same than higher resolution but helps a little (mind tho that touchwiz doesnt scle properly with changes in lcd density, meaning it gets a little messy, small font, 4 icons per row always etc).
flippity, i never noticed trimming on my MHL output. Will check it tho.
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hmmm i see ill give it a try
does cm9 support mhl or the ics leaked sammy rom!? will the api support be available with ics?
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No clue about api support, none of the AOSP based roms suport MHL, as it requires much of the samsungs frame and stuff, so sadly cm, miui, etc dont support MHL, not tried the leaked ICS yet, but i belive it should support MHL as its samsung's release.
Dematank said:
I got the Cable Matters MHL to HDMI adapter (no links- under 8 posts) from Amazon. Perfectly inexpensive, quality is alright. I use my existing adapter heavily; multiple emulators, Sixaxis Control Utility, and along with a keyboard and mouse I use it like a second desktop. However, sometimes video output ceases for a few seconds, giving a black screen on whatever you're outputting to. The video output on the phone is unaffected. Apparently this is a common issue for this adapter. While it's not deal breaking (it still works fine and only cuts out for two to three seconds every five to twenty minutes), I want to know if the official adapter has this issue as well. While it's twice as expensive, I may put down the money sometime down the road to replace the one I've got.
What do you have, how well does it work?
SGSII, AT&T, rooted, stock ROM, Android 2.3.4
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I have bought original MHL adapter and i face d exact same issue. I have tried various media players, stock ROMs, stock kernels and still d same issue keeps coming
See this post 297
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036874
Hope someone can help finding exact cause of this issue
mousiope said:
hmmm i see ill give it a try
does cm9 support mhl or the ics leaked sammy rom!? will the api support be available with ics?
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not yet, but i hope that in the next leak they will fix this
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not yet, but i hope that in the next leak they will fix this
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incorrect i use the stock lp6 leaked rom and my samsung mhl adapter works fine.
I entered Flight Mode as Bloodrainer said, and apparently this fixed the cuts.
Does Cyanogenmod7 allow you to output in full 1080p?
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Does Cyanogenmod7 allow you to output in full 1080p?
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I didn't think CyanogenMod supported MHL out at all...
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I'm trying to resurrect a 42" 1080p lcd which works fine except with certain devices (ps3, Sony Google TV, and of course aftv). Apple TV 2 & 3, roku xd and RPI all work. I've tried countless methods including power cycling and every HDMI cable I own. Plug in the aftv and it says "no signal"
This is not a problem specific to aftv but I figured somebody has had the same issue and maybe found a fix I haven't tried. I'd appreciate any ideas including causes. Seems obvious this is a handshake issue but why do some devices work and some don't? Ps3 is notorious for this but other devices like aftv not as much. I'd even be willing to buy an adapter if anyone's confident enough to think it might work...
Btw--no signal means exactly that. I don't get picture or sound. Google TV manifested differently, picture would flash on & off with sound. The other devices mentioned just yield "no signal"
Make sure you have a hdmi 1.4 cable.
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KLit75 said:
I'm trying to resurrect a 42" 1080p lcd which works fine except with certain devices (ps3, Sony Google TV, and of course aftv). Apple TV 2 & 3, roku xd and RPI all work. I've tried countless methods including power cycling and every HDMI cable I own. Plug in the aftv and it says "no signal"
This is not a problem specific to aftv but I figured somebody has had the same issue and maybe found a fix I haven't tried. I'd appreciate any ideas including causes. Seems obvious this is a handshake issue but why do some devices work and some don't? Ps3 is notorious for this but other devices like aftv not as much. I'd even be willing to buy an adapter if anyone's confident enough to think it might work...
Btw--no signal means exactly that. I don't get picture or sound. Google TV manifested differently, picture would flash on & off with sound. The other devices mentioned just yield "no signal"
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plug it into a working TV and set the display to 720p and then try your lcd
quangnv said:
Make sure you have a hdmi 1.4 cable.
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nhumber said:
plug it into a working TV and set the display to 720p and then try your lcd
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Thanks for the suggestions, but think i tried both already, unfortunately. Thats what makes it more puzzling.
Btw--i guess i cant say with 100% certainty i used 1.4 but ive gone through everyone i have, some were expensive gold tipped. Ill pay closer attention.
Also...i called my TV Manufacturer a while back & the rep said to try a cheaper/older one like a 1.1 or 1.0
If no devices worked this would be easy to diagnose but it being selective is really confusing.
KLit75 said:
Thanks for the suggestions, but think i tried both already, unfortunately. Thats what makes it more puzzling.
Btw--i guess i cant say with 100% certainty i used 1.4 but ive gone through everyone i have, some were expensive gold tipped. Ill pay closer attention.
Also...i called my TV Manufacturer a while back & the rep said to try a cheaper/older one like a 1.1 or 1.0
If no devices worked this would be easy to diagnose but it being selective is really confusing.
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one weird non-obvious thing about HDMI - the signal source, i.e. your console/tv-box/whatever is actually drawing a bit of power from the TV. not a huge amount, but something nominal.
this is one of the reasons why getting a not necessarily better but just different cable makes a difference - sometimes just the shortest cable you can manage. similarly setting lower resolution. (although you said you'd tried that)
could be your TV is getting old and maybe some components wearing out a little?
I had this exact problem a couple years ago with my no-name-brand generic 42" LCD and various Android sticks. the TV was decent in general, but it quite obviously was not supplying enough power on HDMI. lowering resolution to 720p fixed it, and I was eventually able to get 1080p by randomly finding the "right" cable.
another thing that worked (and is a really, really stupid going-backwards sub-sub-optimal solution) ... I tried a (powered) converter box that separates the HDMI signal out into VGA + 3.5mm stereo. seriously stupid in terms of getting decent resolution and in so many other ways. but it solved the power problem. (there are similar powered boxes that do DVI-out, and I think even ones that just go HDMI->HDMI, and only exist to e.g. break out the audio or other reasons)
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(or if you have an A/V receiver to borrow/test, try putting the signal through that)
tarvoke said:
one weird non-obvious thing about HDMI - the signal source, i.e. your console/tv-box/whatever is actually drawing a bit of power from the TV. not a huge amount, but something nominal.
this is one of the reasons why getting a not necessarily better but just different cable makes a difference - sometimes just the shortest cable you can manage. similarly setting lower resolution. (although you said you'd tried that)
could be your TV is getting old and maybe some components wearing out a little?
I had this exact problem a couple years ago with my no-name-brand generic 42" LCD and various Android sticks. the TV was decent in general, but it quite obviously was not supplying enough power on HDMI. lowering resolution to 720p fixed it, and I was eventually able to get 1080p by randomly finding the "right" cable.
another thing that worked (and is a really, really stupid going-backwards sub-sub-optimal solution) ... I tried a (powered) converter box that separates the HDMI signal out into VGA + 3.5mm stereo. seriously stupid in terms of getting decent resolution and in so many other ways. but it solved the power problem. (there are similar powered boxes that do DVI-out, and I think even ones that just go HDMI->HDMI, and only exist to e.g. break out the audio or other reasons)
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(or if you have an A/V receiver to borrow/test, try putting the signal through that)
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Youve given me lots of ideas. Thanks!
I have considered buying an adapter in the past, but not for this tv . Yes. I have many tvs and this is not the only "hdmi impaired" one.
My bedroom tv has an issue with audio cutting in and out indefinitely if the aftv is powered on before the tv. A reboot fixes the glitch but you can imagine how annoying that is. The solution posted here was an hdmi with pin 13 removed. Apparently theres only one company that makes these and imo they're a bit pricey. But I still might get one.
I hadnt considered buying one for this tv but if it fixes the issue i would. There is a way to remove pin 13 yourself , however, it requires tools i don't think i have. Plus i worry that damage could be done if i screw up. Also, im not certain if it would matter for the tv in the op but of course if i bought one i could try it on that tv.
I had a similar issue where the solution was to use a different cable. In my case was to use an HDMI to DVI cable where I proved my LCD was still working but had power issues. then I tried different HDMI cables and found one that finally worked with that LCD. the cable was long and came with my xbox one. all the other cables except those two wont work with that LCD monitor. They are happily married since then. Just to let you know that happens sometimes.
rueda said:
I had a similar issue where the solution was to use a different cable. In my case was to use an HDMI to DVI cable where I proved my LCD was still working but had power issues. then I tried different HDMI cables and found one that finally worked with that LCD. the cable was long and came with my xbox one. all the other cables except those two wont work with that LCD monitor. They are happily married since then. Just to let you know that happens sometimes.
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Just to see a conclusion to this thread...I got aftv working on this TV.
First, I switched it to 720p on a different TV
Then, I tried it--fail as usual BUT 3RD CABLE'S A CHARM!
Btw-- ps3 still won't work. That's probably why it took awhile to get aftv working (soooo many failed attempts with ps3) I though aftv would no doubt be the same.
Thanks for everyone's input!
amazon fire stick no signal
Any individual who's lined up a motion picture on Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu just to have it ... of information every month without any limitations on the season of day you use it. ... pull in a remote flag and associate with adjacent gadgets by means of Ethernet for the additional lift.
Fire stick saids no signal!! Help me!!
I'll cut right to the chase. I don't have a Tab to test this out with, so figure it's to the Interwebz.
So you can link a Note to a Windows 10 laptop with the usb-c cable, you can link a Note to a tv with an hdmi cable, you can link a Tab S6 to a Windows 10 laptop with the usb-c cable and you can link a Tab S6 to a tv with an hdmi cable.
But, can you link a Note 10+ directly to a Tab S6 and treat the tab as the connected display?
I have looked and looked and found no details that say it is supported, but also have not found anyone attempting this. If a Tab could be treated as a portable Smart display, I would be so so so happy.
... will it work?
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I'll cut right to the chase. I don't have a Tab to test this out with, so figure it's to the Interwebz.
So you can link a Note to a Windows 10 laptop with the usb-c cable, you can link a Note to a tv with an hdmi cable, you can link a Tab S6 to a Windows 10 laptop with the usb-c cable and you can link a Tab S6 to a tv with an hdmi cable.
But, can you link a Note 10+ directly to a Tab S6 and treat the tab as the connected display?
I have looked and looked and found no details that say it is supported, but also have not found anyone attempting this. If a Tab could be treated as a portable Smart display, I would be so so so happy.
... will it work?
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DeX will not work due to lack of an app on the Tablet.
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DeX will not work due to lack of an app on the Tablet.
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But there are TVs with HDMI functionality that were manufactured far before DeX was even a thought and it works...
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But there are TVs with HDMI functionality that were manufactured far before DeX was even a thought and it works...
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If you are talking about HDMI-in on the tablet, then it doesn't have that capability either because the USB-C port does not take display input. The only possible way to broadcast a screen on the tablet is to use Samsung's SmartView functionality which allows you to share screen between Samsung device. However, that app is finicky and I have not have success with my Tab S4.
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If you are talking about HDMI-in on the tablet, then it doesn't have that capability either because the USB-C port does not take display input. The only possible way to broadcast a screen on the tablet is to use Samsung's SmartView functionality which allows you to share screen between Samsung device. However, that app is finicky and I have not have success with my Tab S4.
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Firstly,
I don't have a Tab S6 but older Tab A (2016)
I do have a Note 10 +
I have installed Samsung Flow which incorporates Smart View.
I can connect wifi direct method or Bluetooth from
my Tab A to Note 10 +
No issues, overall.
Connects every time.
Yes, it's a little bit "laggy" but quite acceptable for my use.!
I can control my Note 10 + from my Tab A (mirror)
See screenshots taken from Smart view @ Samsung Flow Tab A mirroring Note 10+
Note ...
If i can control my Note10+ from older Tab A ,it surely should work from a newer Tab S6....??
Hope this is what OP had in mind ?
Good luck
Post note.
Further examples.
i can receive notifications from outside, intended for Note 10 +
View them on my tab.
My notifications on Note 10 +,
is set to a notification bubble.
I can tap on the bubble on my Tab and view notifications.
I can answer calls etc for Note 10 +
via tab.
Further you can automatically dim your Note10 via Smart View.
To use tab you slide brightness up via tab etc
To save battery on "dormant" device.
I can pick my Note 10 up and carry on where i left off. etc
Whilst, I'm typing this post note it's mirrors every word on Tab.
I have put my Note 10 down and carry on typing this "note from my Tab.
There is a very slight lag but quite acceptable.
I Use the Wifi direct input rather than Bluetooth.
Good luck.
AlaricBaltha said:
I'll cut right to the chase. I don't have a Tab to test this out with, so figure it's to the Interwebz.
So you can link a Note to a Windows 10 laptop with the usb-c cable, you can link a Note to a tv with an hdmi cable, you can link a Tab S6 to a Windows 10 laptop with the usb-c cable and you can link a Tab S6 to a tv with an hdmi cable.
But, can you link a Note 10+ directly to a Tab S6 and treat the tab as the connected display?
I have looked and looked and found no details that say it is supported, but also have not found anyone attempting this. If a Tab could be treated as a portable Smart display, I would be so so so happy.
... will it work?
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see my post #5 above
good luck
Thanks for your replies.
So it is probably apparent that I have a few use cases in mind for my question.
For the example, I'm specifically referencing 4 devices: Note 10+, 17.3" Windows 10 Laptop, Xbox One S, and a "theoretical Future version of the Tab S".
1) I am a professional software developer and I hate working from a single monitor. My workstation drives 5 displays (counting my open laptop) and being without a mobile monitor means that I am always tethered to my workstation to do work. The portability of Galaxy devices doesn't really help me get work done atthe moment. It just makes it easier to "carry my stuff" endpoint to endpoint. I need a portable second monitor to be able to do work wherever I am and realistically, if the flagship devices were to become upgraded to support DP-Alt as a default feature, I could use DisplayPort's native daisy chaining feature to hypothetically drive multiple external displays. At the point I can cable my Note to two Tabs via DP-Alt and have 2 external displays, my Note (whatever future iteration would add support for this) would become my primary personal computer rather than my ultrabook. But the starting poijt towards that goal would be to upgrade the Tab for receiving DisplayPort-Alt input
2) I am building a vehicle and want to build in a couple of XBox Ones into the backseat for my children, but I don't want to install permanent, single purpose displays into the vehicle. The displays need to be portable. Miracast is far too slow for gaming (old, deprecated fallback casting protocol)
3) The screen on my Note 10+ is amazing, but when I'm wanting to watch a video in bed, I always find myself wanting a larger, higher quality screen. I will never permanently install a television in my bedroom, so I need this screen to be portable. (Miracast is ok for this because video is non-interactive)
4) I run multiple gaming systems directly on my phone and when I want to play a multiplayer SNES game, I really want to be able to display it on a screen large enough that we can both view comfortably. I don't want to run these games from a tablet. I just want to take advantage of its larger, higher quality display.
5) I carry my Note 10+ everywhere and sometimes I want to work with it on a larger screen but I don't want to carry my laptop with me. (Miracast is suboptimal. The delay is not terrible, but I want no delay)
Essentially, if the Tab can receive DisplayPort over USB-C (known by VESA as Display Port Alt-Mode) then it is immediately upgraded to be the only portable monitor on the market with a sAMOLED display, it could be natively treated by a DeX enabled smartphone as an external display (and therefore a Note would be able to natively DeX with a Tab), and a Windows laptop or Surface Pro would be able to treat it as an extended display so mobile productivity would more closely resemble a multi-monitor workstation setup.
Samsung does not currently have a product offering in the "portable usb-c monitor" market segment and -on some fairly extensive research- there are zero portable usb-c monitors available with an AMOLED display. The highest quality ones available are IPS and they are in the $300-400 range for non-touch and $400-500 range for touch enabled displays. But none of them have any ability to be used for anything other than as a dumb display.
If the Tab were extended with this capability, it immediately becomes the exact device that Samsung has been missing in the middle of its "Galaxy for Business" strategy and it becomes a perfect portable companion to Windows portable devices.
So, I'm very intrigued by any possibility for this to come in the near future.
I mean....*why not*? It seems to make so much sense to me as the killer feature that solidifies the Samsung+Microsoft partnership.
meowone said:
If you are talking about HDMI-in on the tablet, then it doesn't have that capability either because the USB-C port does not take display input. The only possible way to broadcast a screen on the tablet is to use Samsung's SmartView functionality which allows you to share screen between Samsung device. However, that app is finicky and I have not have success with my Tab S4.
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This is consistent with my expectations. I spoke with Samsung Technical Support on an unrelated issue (Data Usage is 3x the app data math on my Note since the One UI 2.0 Update) and took the time to ask a couple of targetted questions about this support being currently available or available in the near future.
The tech communicated to me that they are working with pre-release devices in the Samsung building and that there are multiple combinations of devices that "just work" with a USB-C cable (probably TB or USB 3.2 Gen2x2) without the reliance on Miracast, but he had zero insight into the specifics of any future Tab model.
Either HDMI-Alt or DisplayPort-Alt would be fine for my purposes. I'd personally prefer it to work with DP-Alt but HDMI is more ubiquitous so there would be more mileage for this hypothetical feature.
My Pixel 6 Pro does not connect to an external monitor via UBC-C to HDMI cable (hope it's not an issue of my specific device). The video signal just doesn't transfer, and I get a black screen on the second monitor. I tried having a look at the dev settings but there seem not to be an option to enable/disable the feature, only to resize windows etc. Any tips?
(The cable worked fine with my previous Oneplus phone and with my friend's Samsung device)
Thanks so much in advance!
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My Pixel 6 Pro does not connect to an external monitor via UBC-C to HDMI cable (hope it's not an issue of my specific device). The video signal just doesn't transfer, and I get a black screen on the second monitor. I tried having a look at the dev settings but there seem not to be an option to enable/disable the feature, only to resize windows etc. Any tips?
(The cable worked fine with my previous Oneplus phone and with my friend's Samsung device)
Thanks so much in advance!
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You would need a DisplayLink dongle and the DisplayLink app, this is the only method to do video out on a Pixel
Project your Pixel phone's screen - Pixel Phone Help
If you have a Chromecast or other device that casts, you can mirror your Pixel phone's screen and audio on
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Good to know about DisplayLink dongle and the DisplayLink app! Cheers
Thanks very much for your reply! I'm looking for some of these adaptors on Amazon (UK), but they don't directly specify 'DisplayLink', quite annoying...
I have been looking for a way to reimplement, Miracast compatibility allowing you to cast to any smart device. If anyone is interested in helping please DM me help would be appreciated
ne0ns4l4m4nder said:
I have been looking for a way to reimplement, Miracast compatibility allowing you to cast to any smart device. If anyone is interested in helping please DM me help would be appreciated
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That's a great idea. Is miracast hardware built into the phone or just a software WiFi stack? I would like to Miracast from the pixel 6 pro.
GivIn2It said:
That's a great idea. Is miracast hardware built into the phone or just a software WiFi stack? I would like to Miracast from the pixel 6 pro.
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It's software that relies on WiFi Direct. However Google practically pulled all Miracast support from Android in favour of Chromecast, so it will be quite the job to reimplement it even with a custom ROM.
I just want to vent regarding the lack of HDMI capabilities of the pixel 6 pro. I wanted to buy one of these to replace my landline. I wanted to display it via an HDMI dongle on my 4k tv, one with an ethernet port so I could use it as a hotspot/router and root it for call recording. It turns out that to do that, you have to purchase a special display link adapter (expensive) and you are limited to 1080p. So instead I purchased an inexpensive Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G. I ran it through an inexpensive hub that has HDMI and ethernet out. It has 3 usb 3.0 ports and I use one with a mouse. The freaking setup works like a computer, it is just slick. IT PUTS OUT 4K 30HZ RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. The pixel 6 pro has a few advantages like its on hold software and rootability. But the Samsung absoulutely smashes it when it comes to HDMI affordability. And don't even mention chromecast, it won't ethernet properly and wont do 4k. Chromecast is a joke, just buy a Samsung for HDMI. I don't intend to buy another pixel unless they change their HDMI situation.
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I just want to vent regarding the lack of HDMI capabilities of the pixel 6 pro. I wanted to buy one of these to replace my landline. I wanted to display it via an HDMI dongle on my 4k tv, one with an ethernet port so I could use it as a hotspot/router and root it for call recording. It turns out that to do that, you have to purchase a special display link adapter (expensive) and you are limited to 1080p. So instead I purchased an inexpensive Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G. I ran it through an inexpensive hub that has HDMI and ethernet out. It has 3 usb 3.0 ports and I use one with a mouse. The freaking setup works like a computer, it is just slick. IT PUTS OUT 4K 30HZ RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. The pixel 6 pro has a few advantages like its on hold software and rootability. But the Samsung absoulutely smashes it when it comes to HDMI affordability. And don't even mention chromecast, it won't ethernet properly and wont do 4k. Chromecast is a joke, just buy a Samsung for HDMI. I don't intend to buy another pixel unless they change their HDMI situation.
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If you read the product page, you would've realised that the Pixel series has NEVER supported USB DisplayPort Alt Mode (which is what you'd need for direct HDMI connection), and DisplayLink is the only option.
You also don't have to buy the expensive adapters, there are DisplayLink HDMI adapters that cost only $30-ish.
You're also not limited to 1080p only, as there are 4K DisplayLink adapters (albeit more expensive).
You're also complaining about a $800+ phone you want to use as a LANDLINE, needing a $30-80 adapter to work with a TV.
@GivIn2It It's just a theory of mine for a long time, but I'll repeat it. I suspect (no evidence other than what's publicly known about Pixels versus Samsungs) that Google has a contract with Samsung where Samsung sells Google parts and/or manufacturing prowess for the Pixels, or sells them at a only mildly expensive price, in exchange for Google agreeing to not make the Pixels "too" competitive with Samsungs.
Of course, this idea of mine held more weight before Samsung started to make MicroSD slots rare or even just non-existent on their flagship devices (they keep them on the cheaper devices since cheaper devices commonly hardly include any significant internal storage space), but I think it's still a possibility. Who knows, though, I'm just guessing.
Google does depend on Samsung, so Samsung has all the weight to throw around.
I also cannot stand Samsung's Android implementation (up through and including the Note 10+). Hardware absolutely great. Software gets a 2 out of 10 from me.
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If you read the product page, you would've realised that the Pixel series has NEVER supported USB DisplayPort Alt Mode (which is what you'd need for direct HDMI connection), and DisplayLink is the only option.
You also don't have to buy the expensive adapters, there are DisplayLink HDMI adapters that cost only $30-ish.
You're also not limited to 1080p only, as there are 4K DisplayLink adapters (albeit more expensive).
You're also complaining about a $800+ phone you want to use as a LANDLINE, needing a $30-80 adapter to work with a TV.
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I maintain that DisplayLink is overpriced BS. I would not consider anything not capable of 4k, all my monitors are 4k. Any phone I purchase will likely cost at least $800+, but why should I throw money away on accessories that are equally functional and way cheaper on alternate hardware? Google needs to listen, more people are using their phones on Hdmi. Wifi is finicky and unreliable, a cable is solid and trustworthy. And I don't have time to read everyone's stinking fine print on their product page. That info is well buried. I like stuff that just works, and works well, like my Samsung setup. I can't find anything on this pixel that will reliably put its screen on my tv, anydesk, teamviewer, chromecast, all fail regularly, and are low res too boot.