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[Q] Tv-out cable: Where?!?!

The question is simples, where can I buy the correct TV-OUT cable for SGS2?!
Thanks

What kind of a tv cable do you need hdmi?
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Search on here for MHL cable

Still can't find it CHEAP anywhere! Found a 3£ version but had no sound... Only if the sound goes through the microusb too!
Also, does the SGS1 cable works on SGS2 ?
Cheers

This is the official MHL cable
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/genuine-samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-mhl-adaptor-p29427.htm
but if you prefer something cheaper, here is an alternate
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/bizlink-mhl-to-hdmi-adapter-black-p29839.htm

erazer007 said:
This is the official MHL cable
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/genuine-samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-mhl-adaptor-p29427.htm
but if you prefer something cheaper, here is an alternate
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/bizlink-mhl-to-hdmi-adapter-black-p29839.htm
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Thanks. How about audio?

Audio does go through the cable. Was there a microUSB port in the adapter for charging as well? Because I read that unless it is put on charge, it doesnt work properly. The 2 adapters in the link have microUSB slots so yours might have been missing one or maybe just some other fault.
Once the adapter is connected, it works just like any other HDMI port.

you people need to do your research, there are plenty posts on here about this, plus there is a demo on youtube, read, watch and listen, the information is out there...!

stoolzo said:
you people need to do your research, there are plenty posts on here about this, plus there is a demo on youtube, read, watch and listen, the information is out there...!
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Hey stoolzo,
- Where can i buy it cheaper than original\brand price
- How is the Audio transmitted
These are doubts that i couldn't find the answer too. Sorry for cutting trees and polluting Earth =P
Thanks all for the constructive answers. I'm buying my cable now

It's alright to ask questions I feel. Even if there's already another thread open for it. Its not like anything is getting wasted

Youtube demo of MHL in the SGSII:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bmtulP9Vlg

erazer007 said:
It's alright to ask questions I feel. Even if there's already another thread open for it. Its not like anything is getting wasted
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Quite correct, however what you will find is that people will get more and more reluctant to cover the same issues over and over again until people simply wont bother to answer.
Always best to read before asking, there is no excuse not to do so, simply advising there is nothing wrong with asking questions doesn't really cut it. I know the search is pretty bad but I had some of the same questions myself but found all the answers I needed by reading and watching youtube.
One search for "MHL" revealed the following below, and these are not posts mind you, these are individual threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036874&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098918&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073333&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069246&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092163&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088234&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084030&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076658&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069257&highlight=mhl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060792&highlight=mhl

Yes in that case they might not get an answer and will have to searcha nd find out themselves. But what Ive found mostly is that some sites have very irritating search engines that hardly help you out. Not saying thats the case here.

erazer007 said:
Yes in that case they might not get an answer and will have to searcha nd find out themselves. But what Ive found mostly is that some sites have very irritating search engines that hardly help you out. Not saying thats the case here.
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I think you've got yourself a little confused there. If you search and cannot find something then you ask, the problem only arises when people cant be bother to search and questions get asked over and over again.

I bought the official Samsung TV-Out cable from Tesco a couple of weeks ago... they'd reduced it from £20 down to £5!

danmullen said:
I bought the official Samsung TV-Out cable from Tesco a couple of weeks ago... they'd reduced it from £20 down to £5!
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cool didn't know tesco sold these, was it the right cable and for a fiver?

mhl cable
mobile fun.co.uk have them in stock

danmullen said:
I bought the official Samsung TV-Out cable from Tesco a couple of weeks ago... they'd reduced it from £20 down to £5!
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So you bought a tv out cable for a phone it wont work on, good buy...

dman2266 said:
mobile fun.co.uk have them in stock
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indeed, however I will wait for the cheaper version to be in stock and save £10
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/bizlink-mhl-to-hdmi-adapter-black-p29839.htm

marvi0 said:
cool didn't know tesco sold these, was it the right cable and for a fiver?
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Sorry, my bad... had so many threads open I got confused - thought I was in the Galaxy Tab forum

cheapest way to get hdmi out?

i know samsung sells the hdmi MHL out 11 pin. Any way to get this cheaper from a third party?

I bought mine from ebay, works a treat £6.00

Taysider said:
I bought mine from ebay, works a treat £6.00
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Can you post a link to the seller's store? Do they ship to the US?

Taysider said:
I bought mine from ebay, works a treat £6.00
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yes please post a link

+1 on the please post a link.

I would also appreciate the link.

eduardmc said:
i know samsung sells the hdmi MHL out 11 pin. Any way to get this cheaper from a third party?
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http://www.amazon.com/Skiva-Adapter...qid=1342465732&sr=1-2&keywords=galaxy+s3+hdmi
EDIT: Apparently this one will NOT work for the s3 since it requires an 11 pin adapter.
This seems to be the most affordable and quality product that I could find, and has really good reviews on Amazon as well. At $11.99, you really can't go wrong here.

id_twin said:
http://www.amazon.com/Skiva-Adapter...qid=1342465732&sr=1-2&keywords=galaxy+s3+hdmi
This seems to be the most affordable and quality product that I could find, and has really good reviews on Amazon as well. At $11.99, you really can't go wrong here.
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That adapter is not for the S3 as it is still has a 5 pin connection. The S3 requires an 11 pin adapter.

id_twin said:
http://www.amazon.com/Skiva-Adapter...qid=1342465732&sr=1-2&keywords=galaxy+s3+hdmi
This seems to be the most affordable and quality product that I could find, and has really good reviews on Amazon as well. At $11.99, you really can't go wrong here.
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Is this confirmed for the sgs3? I thought it used a new, unique mhl adapter. Samsung has made an adapter for old adapters but that's like another $15 and then you need two dongle things

badbeat33 said:
That adapter is not for the S3 as it is still has a 5 pin connection. The S3 requires an 11 pin adapter.
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Thanks for letting me know -- I have this sitting in my shopping cart right now! :good: For some reason this pops-up when you search accessories for the S3 though.

Found this for $8.95 at Android Central Store.
http://www.shopandroid.com/samsung-hdtv-adapter-tip-5-to-11-pin-converter/5AA11845.htm
I am going to order one myself later.

jselden said:
Found this for $8.95 at Android Central Store.
http://www.shopandroid.com/samsung-hdtv-adapter-tip-5-to-11-pin-converter/5AA11845.htm
I am going to order one myself later.
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I refuse to buy an adapter FOR an adapter on principle.
I'll just keep waiting for the $10 knockoff MHL adapter that's s3-compatible to pop up on Ebay

zmore said:
I refuse to buy and adapter FOR an adapter on principle.
I'll just keep waiting for the $10 knockoff MHL adapter that's s3-compatible to pop up on Ebay
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I think someone said something about monoprice working on one.

[Q] Best HDMI Adapter for JellyBean ROMs?

Could I get this adapter and us it with the custom JellyBean ROMs? (specifically Viscious Liquid 4.1.1-V1).
http://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-HDMI-MHL-Adapter/dp/B005NG71K8
It looks like that one goes to a regular HDMI (instead of micro HDMI) which is nice, and also has the USB port extended for charging as well.
Thanks!

I can't say if it's the exact same or not, but mine looks identical to that one, right down to the writing on it. I got it from monoprice (actually cablesonsale.ca, which sells monoprice stuff in Canada). It works great.
The micro USB port isn't just for charging though... you have to plug it in for the adapter to work. At least with mine, anyway.

phazerorg said:
I can't say if it's the exact same or not, but mine looks identical to that one, right down to the writing on it. I got it from monoprice (actually cablesonsale.ca, which sells monoprice stuff in Canada). It works great.
The micro USB port isn't just for charging though... you have to plug it in for the adapter to work. At least with mine, anyway.
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Great thanks! I am going to get it from here:
www.ebay.com/itm/251116732265
...as I don't want my money going to Amazon

crobs808 said:
...as I don't want my money going to Amazon
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Oh yeah, I can already picture their faces when they close the books for the year and they are 5 bucks short of their goal
Anyway, please come back and let us know how it's working out, I want to get one too.

netbuzz said:
Oh yeah, I can already picture their faces when they close the books for the year and they are 5 bucks short of their goal
Anyway, please come back and let us know how it's working out, I want to get one too.
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Not sure if you were laughing 'at' or 'with' me, but whatever - I 'll still update this post when I get it.

Smartdock and motorola lapdock...

has anybody with proper cables tried hooking up the gnote2/smartdock to a motorola lapdock? that would be friggin' awesome if the lapdock completely works with a hdmi cable and the keyboard/trackpad if functional with a usb from the smartdock. i really have no interest in the smartdock as i have mhl already so the smartdock would be redundant for me in the few situations i use mhl but if it works with the lapdock then a whole bunch of possibilities arise and my laptop would probably never ever leave the house.
so anybody know, tried, working on it, interested etc.? i was planning on selling my atrix/lapdock soon but seeing i need to order a couple things from samsung this week i am thinking of trying it. the thing is though, the smartdock has been unavailable on their website and $100 is too expensive for me to just experiment for hahas. if it becomes available and i can snatch it for $50 with a half off coupon then i will order the other cables necessary to try.

I would be interested in this as well. There is another new thread asking about it (though yours in newer).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2084881

terra_droid said:
I would be interested in this as well. There is another new thread asking about it (though yours in newer).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2084881
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Thanks. Didn't see that. Problem is finding a smart dock now. Amazon has no stock. There are 2 on eBay at let me empty your bank account prices. Samsung has no indication if and when these will be back in stock. So now the question remains... anybody want to sell their smart dock for a reasonable price so I can test this?
Sent from my GT-N7100

Supposedly the dock will be back in stock mid February. It is likely amazon will have it a few days before Samsung's website has it though. Don't ask me why.
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Microsoft Lumia (Continuum) Dock Works with HTC 10

Lisa from mobiletechreview did a smackdown between the HTC 10 and Samsung S7. In the video review she mentioned she was able to use the Microsoft Lumia (Continuum) Dock to power peripherals, connect HDMI to mirror the screen, and charge the device. This is pretty awesome and surprised many aren't talking about it. The HTC 10 may be the closest android fans get to a true desktop replacement experience (with the dock). If only android allowed running full Chrome, HTC 10 with the dock could be a chromebook/desktop replacement.
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/HTC-10.htm

I will have to test when I get my 10! I have the 950xl currently and have the dock for it. It would be awesome if I could still use it! Is there any software needed installed on the 10 to run it?

This will get a lot more exciting with Android N and multitasking/free moving windows.

Any chance we'll e able to do something with RemixOS in order to get a continuum thing going?

Better to get this:
http://getsuperbook.com/
Thanks to USB-C, HTC10 will be supported

krogoth said:
Better to get this:
http://getsuperbook.com/
Thanks to USB-C, HTC10 will be supported
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Exactly what I was thinking!

rubi76 said:
Exactly what I was thinking!
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This is what I was thinking, and they've already done their funding.
http://nexdock.com/
But give me a mobile desktop and not just a screen mirror, please!

its great to see that the microsoft display dock works with the 10. but is there not a cheaper (and wired) solution than this? id really only be looking to use the HDMI screen mirroring as well as charging the device simultaneously. i havent been able to find anything though.
if this really is the only solution then the $100 will be well spent, but id still prefer something a bit cheaper.

Genetic517 said:
its great to see that the microsoft display dock works with the 10. but is there not a cheaper (and wired) solution than this? id really only be looking to use the HDMI screen mirroring as well as charging the device simultaneously. i havent been able to find anything though.
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Do you mean something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/HT-UC001-Shut...id=1462110641&sr=8-2&keywords=usb-c+hdmi+dock
I've picked up a generic USB-C to HDMI adaptor which I plan to test as soon as my 10 arrives. IF that works, I may take the plunge on a hub.

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Do you mean something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/HT-UC001-Shut...id=1462110641&sr=8-2&keywords=usb-c+hdmi+dock
I've picked up a generic USB-C to HDMI adaptor which I plan to test as soon as my 10 arrives. IF that works, I may take the plunge on a hub.
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Yes but for another $20 I'd rather just grab the Microsoft dock.

Genetic517 said:
Yes but for another $20 I'd rather just grab the Microsoft dock.
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I'd wait on that... I have a feeling they'll be closeout items on ebay sooner rather than later.

I am looking fwd to someone testing the HooToo dock. That looks really very interesting if it works with HTC 10!! Someone mentioned in the reviews that it did not work with Nexus 5X.
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Yes but for another $20 I'd rather just grab the Microsoft dock.
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MS dock can only do 1080p. The HooToo dock can do 4K, and HTC 10 has the ability to do 4K. I would love to see my 4K videos recorded in HTC 10 straight on my 4K TV instead of doing it over wifi through cast.
That alone is 20$ worth for me. So, I would pay 120$ if HooToo works with HTC 10...

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I am looking fwd to someone testing the HooToo dock. That looks really very interesting if it works with HTC 10!! Someone mentioned in the reviews that it did not work with Nexus 5X.
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MS dock can only do 1080p. The HooToo dock can do 4K, and HTC 10 has the ability to do 4K. I would love to see my 4K videos recorded in HTC 10 straight on my 4K TV instead of doing it over wifi through cast.
That alone is 20$ worth for me. So, I would pay 120$ if HooToo works with HTC 10...
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The Nexus does not support video out, which is why it doesn't work. I guess a few things had to give to hit their price...

My guess is something as simple as this would work:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...LoaZu7Bbpc1qum0UZndjKn7eV25SIFoHuNBoCWkjw_wcB
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rubi76 said:
My guess is something as simple as this would work:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...LoaZu7Bbpc1qum0UZndjKn7eV25SIFoHuNBoCWkjw_wcB
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That can work but won't simultaneously charge the phone

Guys, any update on the dock? I see I'm not the only person on the planet who already started to think how to utilise fully that usb-c port. Since the review the OP posted suggests that the docking station work, that would mean others should too (most of them at least). Also there are already reports that usb-c to hdmi simple adapters work so I guess that's settled. The only thing I need and would love to is usb-c to hdmi WITH charging, but from what I can tell there is nothing like that on the web. Only usb-c to hdmi without charging. However, those hubs look pretty interesting and that's why I'm coming here as some of you mentioned they were planning to order a hub and check it out. If any of you got it already can you tell me if the charging of the phone works with the hub?
If so, I'm looking into this:
http://www.unitek-products.com/en/product_detail.php?id=430
I already have couple things from Unitek, still working till this day and I know they are solid company.

If anybody's interested I wrote a question to the guys from mobiletech and here is Lisas response:
Hi Lucas,
The Lumia dock did indeed charge the phone. USB-C charging has very exacting specifications, and I can’t say whether Unitek’s would .
best,
Lisa
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So she confirmed that the Lumia dock did indeed charge the phone which is great, because it looks most likely that most of those hubs should act very alike. I will probably orded the Unitek hub over the weekend.

Im also very interested in mirroring HTC 10 through theese kind of hubs. The possibility to use it as a "computer" with simultaneous charging, monitor, keyboard and mouse is all I'm looking for. From what I heard it's quite demanding, let's just hope HTC 10 got what it takes to deliver flawless experience!

Just ordered the Unitek hub. Should be at my place sometime during the middle of this week. I'll let you know how it turned out.

Anyone considered one of these? supposedly a drop in replacement on the lumia so using that as a benchmark for compatibility.