I was just playing around with one of my old plugs and fond out that Sandisk mp3 player used the same plug. I hope this help in making and hdmi plug some day
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Just tried watching a movie on my phone on the girlfriend's tv and got nothing... it's really annoying me now too.
-Plugged hdmi into each of the 4 ports on the tv in case was a bad port
-Tried 2 different phone chargers into a power strip AND tried extension cord from wall (nothing was open directly in the wall)
**Got nothing from those steps**
-Plugged adapter in to pc monitor with hdmi input and charger directly to wall, got picture
-Plugged hdmi into dvd player to test the tv, got picture
My first thought is the charger isn't getting a good connection to the powerstrip because the plug in front of it kinda prevents it from going in all the way - HOWEVER the phone does receive power and charged through it.
But that's why I tried an extension cord right off the wall, so not sure what it could be.
Does the TV have to be newer and support an mhl adapter? I thought you had MHL which required the TV to support AND then there was the adapter that worked with all hdmi (thus it being an adapter).
Im thinking about getting an in-dash radio/dvd player. Most of these has standard rca video inputs. Would it be possible to connect the Galaxy S2 to one of these connections and mirror the screen on the dash? Would be great for navigation.
There are hdmi to rca cables out there. But no guarantee they will work with your setup as the cable itself is taking a digital signal and translating it to analog. It will depend on if the radio will be able to understand it.
You'll need the mhl adapter (make sure it's working before trying as some have had issues with them, depending on where they bought it) a micro usb power cord, and hdmi to rca cable.
There are converter boxes that will guaranteed convert digital to analog, but they can cost a bit.
Unfortunately, I believe the tv out to rca from the headphone jack was discontinued after the Captivate. That would have been a cheap and easy solution.
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It tools some doing, but I finally got this working perfectly and figured it might help someone out.
I have a 7" DVD/NAV screen built into the dash of my truck. I have always been able to display my Slingbox, Netflix, ripped DVD movies etc from my phone to that screen using HDMI out from the phone to an HDMI SCALER as my truck stereo doesn't have HDMI in and this gives composite connections.
This worked great with my DroidX and Droid Charge, but my new Rezound does not have dedicated HDMI OUT (boo) so I needed an MHL>HDMI ADAPTOR.
the first adaptor I got from htcpedia (htc M490) was defective. When I plugged it into the phone (and the USB power cord) it showed the HD out in the task bar, but nothing showed on the screen and in 30 seconds the adaptor quit completely.
At that point, I ordered the HTC AC M500 12 pin adaptor and that works super. It has both HDMI out and analog audio. I plug the HDMI cord into the scaler for video and a headphone cord hooked into the aux in on my killer truck stereo for sound. The sound is better that way than coming through HDMI.
This setup works AMAZING. I can run anything except the NFL APP to the 7" screen with killer sound.
Don't knock the new port too much, the functionality is awesome.
Here is a link to what all it can do.
I'm not knocking it at all, at first I was because it seemed no matter what I tried I couldn't get it to work.
I had a brand new AC M490 MHL adaptor (the one other posters where recommending), with a brand new very high quality HDMI cable and could not get it to work at all which was extremely frustrating. This was annoying especially in light of the fact that my previous three phones worked perfectly in this setup (although the DroidX did not do HDMI mirroring which was really annoying at times)
Now, with the AC M500 MHL adaptor (which seems more compatible in every way) it works better than any previous setup I had and does it all with just one-plug at the phone end.
The 500 uses the exact same plugs for both the phone and the USB power cable as the original Rezound AC charging cable instead of the looser fitting mini USB like the DroidX. Either will work I guess, but one is a loose sloppy fit and the other is a nice snug fit like the OM charging cable.
The 500 also has both an HDMI out and an analog audio out as opposed to the 490 which only gives you the HDMI. I have found this to be an advantage soundwise. I noticed this with both my DroidX and later with my Droid Charge.
I noticed that running both the video and sound through the HDMI cable from the phone produces a noticeably weaker sound than running just the video through HDMI and then the audio out from the headphone jack (or the analog audio out on the adaptor in this case) This gives a much fuller sound with more bass etc. For some reason (I'm not sure why really)
This worked in all my previous setups and continues to hold true with the Rezound.
~John
This worked for me with all my
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Adaptor-Jetstream-Tablets-Package/dp/B005LSOPN4
This is the adaptor I am using
jmorton10 said:
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Adaptor-Jetstream-Tablets-Package/dp/B005LSOPN4
This is the adaptor I am using
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Interesting, actually cheaper on Amazon than on ebay!
HTC MHL AC M500 12 pin adapter
I recently got interested in this and bought one from Rakuten, but the audio doesn't work. I tried headset, earbuds, powered speakers. Is the audio port just a 3.5" plug? Maybe I got a bad one. Video works OK though.
I'm also curious that mine says, "9VDC 1.6A" on the back, but our phone chargers are 5V. Sure wouldn't want to burn up my phone. Anybody else's say 9V on the back of it? It doesn't say input or output or max input or anything, just that voltage designation.
Has anyone here tried hardwiring a power supply to their car dock?
I'm planning on tackling the project in the next few weeks and I can post any relevant pics/info, although the wire routing and dash removal would be different depending on the vehicle. I can at least provide some info on parts and a good way to tie in the charger to the vehicle's wiring.
Anyone who has tried this before is welcome to throw in ideas/tips.
I've done this with every phone I've ever owned, it's no big deal really.
You going to run it on aux power? Or something always on?
I'd seen a tutorial online on another (inferior) android forum that showed a car charger tied in through the dashboard power outlet's wiring.
I used a fuse tap & simply wired it into one of the fuse blocks in my Ford Escape. The power from that runs my phone charger & an HDMI scaler.
I have a 7" dbl DIN DVD/NAV screen in the dash, & I use an MHL adaptor to hook up HDMI video out to that & two other monitor screens in the rear.
I rip DVD movies to my 32 gig card & play them on that setup. I also use SlingMobile to play live TV on those screens while traveling. My wife watched 4 hours of HBO on demand movies while we where traveling recently.
The HDMI also runs music from my card/Pandora/iheart radio/Netflix & Sirius Radio online to the truck system.
To me, this stuff is no big deal but I was an auto mechanic in my younger days & also sold/installed competition grade car stereo setups.
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I used a fuse tap & simply wired it into one of the fuse blocks in my Ford Escape. The power from that runs my phone charger & an HDMI scaler.
I have a 7" dbl DIN DVD/NAV screen in the dash, & I use an MHL adaptor to hook up HDMI video out to that & two other monitor screens in the rear.
I rip DVD movies to my 32 gig card & play them on that setup. I also use SlingMobile to play live TV on those screens while traveling. My wife watched 4 hours of HBO on demand movies while we where traveling recently.
The HDMI also runs music from my card/Pandora/iheart radio/Netflix & Sirius Radio online to the truck system.
To me, this stuff is no big deal but I was an auto mechanic in my younger days & also sold/installed competition grade car stereo setups.
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Good stuff. Are you using a cigarette lighter/aux adapter and just bringing it out or did you find a way to hard wire the micro USB cable directly?
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Good stuff. Are you using a cigarette lighter/aux adapter and just bringing it out or did you find a way to hard wire the micro USB cable directly?
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I hard wired it directly.
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I hard wired it directly.
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Ok, my real question was how did you back it down to .7 amps or whatever the dock charger is? I just phrased it horribly lol
Hello all, I have switched from htc touch pro to this slll. I am a 50 year old proff firefighter and know nothing about these phones. Before my son left for airforce he got me a cable that plugged into bottom of htc and had three rca males coming out. With this I could plug phone into entertainment system in conv van and use bigger screen for tv, gps etc.. I mainly watch this slingbox thing and telenav for driving. This cable obviously does not fit in bottom of Slll. I have bought a couple of cables via advice and none were right. So I throw myself on the mercy of younger smarter people than me. I now own an adaper that plugs into phone and I can connect it to my flat screen in livingroom. thats cool. I bought an adapter that has 3.5mm male end I think with three rca males on other end but this does not go in bottom of Slll. I have read here that the picture does not go out phone jack just bottom so I see where my friend got confused with this adapter. The one for my htc had a rectangular end with one side cut in an angle, my son said its a "mhl" tip or something. I am not worried about it not lloking hd or whatever, just want to use my 10" monitor up front which has that 3.5mm hole next to phone jack or hook it to flipdown in back which has rca inputs. Thanks for your time in advance and check your smoke detectors as soon as you can stay safe this holliday.:laugh:
Here you go
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...XSOU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354410090&sr=8-1
This is an MHL to HDMI cable
That means that one end will plug into the phone (the bit that goes into phone is called a 'micro USB') and the other end will have a slot where you can put an HD cable in
i.e. something like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasic...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1354410199&sr=1-10
This should subsequently plug into the monitor
However, it sounds like you have a fairly old TV so it won't have an HDMI port
Soooooooo
You wil need something like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HDMI-Audio-...3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1354410254&sr=1-3
Then you'll be dandy
Let me know if you need any more help
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