HDMI Cable quick review - G Tablet Accessories

Just received my HDMI cable (http://electroniccrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=&products_id=27)from electronicCrap, it works perfectly. It also works as a DVI cable for connecting to business projectors (without sound of course) with a small adapter such as this: http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Unlimited-ADP-3780-Female-Adapter/dp/B0018QTWH2
Great product if you need to do presentations or anything. Just be aware that most apps are fairly low resolution (ie will look pixelated) even if the tablet is outputting a full 1080p signal.
The only minor issue is the connector to the gTab, which is a bit bulkier than what is pictured on his site. This could be a problem with some cases, but it works well with mine (the FUSE).
Update 7/23:
-Cable works great on 1080p monitors and TVs.
-HW accelerated apps display at much higher resolution. Everything else is 1024x600 with poor (pixelated) scaling.
-Cable may not work on 720p TV's.
-May not display HW acclrrated 1080p properly on 720p TV even if other things work
-Audio is stereo only as far as I and others can tell. Does android as a platform even support 5.1?
roberto188 said:
Just my two cents since receiving this cable.
I have successfully used the cable on my...720p TV with a Froyo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb rom...games designed for the tegra chip look great also...Software decoded movies suffer from ... pixelation. I have not been able to determine if the HDMI cable or the tegra chip for that matter can process and pass 5.1 audio channels, but regular stereo audio works...
...some [720p] TVs can handle the 1080p input and scale it down, while others cannot.
Lastly, playing a 1080p movie will not output to a 720p TV. For one reason or another when I played both Divx and H264 in 720p or other lower resolutions it showed up fine on my TV, however both Divx and h264 1080p movies just displayed a blank screen while they played fine on the display on the gtab.
Hope this helps some people...
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Do you have to do any restarts or anything to get the video to sync?

you have had this for a while now...any problems to report.?

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Does this work ln a 720p TV or just 1080p?

roberto188 said:
Does this work ln a 720p TV or just 1080p?
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Most (if not all) 720P TVs should be able to accept a 1080P signal and display it as 720P.

$30 seems like a lot of money for a cable.

Better than 50 for the dock just to use the hdmi
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are there any other options? Does a mini hdmi to hdmi cable work?

stolly23 said:
are there any other options? Does a mini hdmi to hdmi cable work?
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Does the gtablet have a mini-hdmi port?

MechAniX.one said:
$30 seems like a lot of money for a cable.
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True not to mention $7 US shipping and $17 Canadian shipping.
(that said its currently on sale for $23 + shipping).
narcisco.cruz said:
Better than 50 for the dock just to use the hdmi
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Actually the dock is $43 shipped world wide (with CC "welcome").
And beside the HDMI cable you get a supplementary charging solution, stand, 2 USB port and LAN port.

I got this cable, but it is not working for me. I have a 720p plasma and am wondering if the Gtab output does not work with 720p TVs. I know the Gtab is detecting the HDMI connection because the sound goes off on the Gtab. But on the TV, all I get is a blank screen saying no signal.

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Just my two cents since receiving this cable.
I have successfully used the cable on my 50 inch Samsung 720p TV with a Froyo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb rom. Any graphics that are NOT accelerated by the tegra chip looks VERY pixelated, so bad its almost unusable. However watching movies on a Froyo rom using the hardware decoder look VERY NICE! Also games designed for the tegra chip look great also, ie. Riptide rush. Software decoded movies suffer from the same horrible pixelation. I have not been able to determine if the HDMI cable or the tegra chip for that matter can process and pass 5.1 audio channels, but regular stereo audio worked on my TV. If anyone knows if 5.1 channel audio can be passed I'd love to know.
Additionally, I could NOT get the cord to work on my 32 inch Samsung. I think some TVs can handle the 1080p input and scale it down, while others cannot.
Lastly, playing a 1080p movie will not output to a 720p TV. For one reason or another when I played both Divx and H264 in 720p or other lower resolutions it showed up fine on my TV, however both Divx and h264 1080p movies just displayed a blank screen while they played fine on the display on the gtab.
Hope this helps some people and I hope we can get some graphics acceleration for Honeycomb soon...heard someone has a Notion Ink kernel with full graphics acceleration, can that be ported to the gtab?

updated op. cable works great for me on 1080 screens. yes, 30 is a lot for only hdmi. but it is compact and easy to carry compared to the dock. basically we are paying for the r&d costs. I am just glad this thing exists.

Does the cable work with honeycomb roms? And does the power have to be plugged in for the cable to work? I'm having no luck with video showing up on my tv with the HDMI cable hooked up. I running gtabcomb atm.
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juanaraya92679 said:
Does the cable work with honeycomb roms? And does the power have to be plugged in for the cable to work? I'm having no luck with video showing up on my tv with the HDMI cable hooked up. I running gtabcomb atm.
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You needn;t plug the power in. Just connect your Gtablet to your TV via HDMI cable. But i don;t know if it is work with Honeycomb roms..

Got cable to work but you've got to have your tablet turned on before plugging it in.
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MechAniX.one said:
$30 seems like a lot of money for a cable.
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6th ave Electronics has a Vivitar 6Ft Mini hdmi to hdmi for $10.95 = tx check it out

Ed6607 said:
6th ave Electronics has a Vivitar 6Ft Mini hdmi to hdmi for $10.95 = tx check it out
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I dont think thats the same cable they are talking about... The one for the gTab is proprietary, not just mini to hdmi.
...sent from my 'un-stock' g2x

Ed6607 said:
6th ave Electronics has a Vivitar 6Ft Mini hdmi to hdmi for $10.95 = tx check it out
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Does Gtablet has a Mini HDMI interface?? I don't think so...

xjarl said:
Does Gtablet has a Mini HDMI interface?? I don't think so...
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G Tablet has no hdmi, You need the dock to go with it to connect hdmi Correction Thank You

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HDMI Out via MHL Adapter from T-Mobile

So, I ordered the mhl adapter for the sensation from t-mobile on Monday so that I would have it when I got the phone. Well, got the phones on Wednesday and the adapter didn't show till today, so poor planning on my part. I attached a pic of my invoice with the product number for reference.
Anyway, I can say that the adapter works great and displays the full ui from the phone to the tv perfectly. It scales nicely in landscape and you can hardly see any lag in the phone or HDMI out. It's always fun playing angry birds on a plasma screen. Also audio is sent to the tv nicely, angry birds with surround sound is pretty sweet. The extent of my testing is with angry birds and the phone ui, but I'm sure I'll find some more purposeful uses for it in the future.
Something I didn't like about it though. You HAVE TO have the charger plugged in, or you will not get HDMI out. You can plug them in any order that you like, but if there is no charger connected, you will not get HDMI out.
I'm sure someone will fix this once we're rooted, but It's kind of annoying right now. I'm also sure there's a good reason for it to be this way, likely because the battery won't last long sending out hd. I'll just have to get a new tv that supports mhl so I won't have to run two cables, yeah, that's a good excuse to get a new tv, right?
Edit: Here's a link to the T-Mobile store,
http://find.t-mobile.com/controller?N=0&Ntk=primary&Ntx=mode+matchpartialmax&Ntt=supa37117
Pick Sensation 4G and then scroll down to Data, it should be in there.
Edit: Actually, you'll have to go back and pick HTC, then Sensation, then Data. Otherwise it doesn't show up for some reason.
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Will it output the green hornet movie or is it protected?
Couldn't say, I never did the ota, so I can't watch it on the phone at all.
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oh ok, im gonna order one and try it out.
scoobrel said:
Will it output the green hornet movie or is it protected?
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have the mhl adapter from tmo as well(hmm...ordered mine last week ..arrived today as well.. ) anyway using the mhl adapter green hornet is currently playing in 2d on my 720p Envision 32" ...no I do not have a 3d tv to test on..edit again 3x youtube 720p and 1080p videos output nicely as well
ScrapSilicon said:
have the mhl adapter from tmo as well(hmm...ordered mine last week ..arrived today as well.. ) anyway using the mhl adapter green hornet is currently playing in 2d on my 720p Envision 32" ...no I do not have a 3d tv to test on..edit again 3x youtube 720p and 1080p videos output nicely as well
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Right on, good to hear that HTC hasn't blocked a bunch of content from being outputted like they did with the old Evo.
MHL doesnt support 3d currently. Maybe in revision 2.0 with "hopefully" a firmware update needed instead of new hardware.
But from what I saw online it should only be able to output 2d.
question?i have a 3d samsung led tv that requires glasses,is there anyway to view pics or videos with my evo 3d?
JTNiggle said:
Something I didn't like about it though. You HAVE TO have the charger plugged in, or you will not get HDMI out. You can plug them in any order that you like, but if there is no charger connected, you will not get HDMI out.
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if the MHL plugs into the Micro-USB and so does the charger, then how can you plug in the charger and the MHL at the same time?
lasportsman13 said:
if the MHL plugs into the Micro-USB and so does the charger, then how can you plug in the charger and the MHL at the same time?
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Mhl adapters have a micro usb port on them so you can charge your phone while outputting hdmi.
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ScrapSilicon said:
have the mhl adapter from tmo as well(hmm...ordered mine last week ..arrived today as well.. ) anyway using the mhl adapter green hornet is currently playing in 2d on my 720p Envision 32" ...no I do not have a 3d tv to test on..edit again 3x youtube 720p and 1080p videos output nicely as well
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Ok thanks im definately going get one. Im going to check my local tmobile before ordering it.
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if the MHL plugs into the Micro-USB and so does the charger, then how can you plug in the charger and the MHL at the same time?
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EvoSideHustlAZ said:
question?i have a 3d samsung led tv that requires glasses,is there anyway to view pics or videos with my evo 3d?
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If your TV has DLNA support, then yea. Or you can use a PS3 via DLNA, too. I'm not sure of the Xbox has DLNA support, though.
rugedraw said:
If your TV has DLNA support, then yea. Or you can use a PS3 via DLNA, too. I'm not sure of the Xbox has DLNA support, though.
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I know this is OT, but I picked up a nice media player a few days ago (had to replace my older Argosy HV335T), and this thing is perfect with DLNA (they just call it UPNP, there is no actual DLNA option on it). Been streaming quite a bit from my EVO 3D already with no delay or lag on it.
http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Digital_Media_Player/OPlay_HD2
I managed to get mine for $139 on Newegg.
So you still need a micro hdmi cable in addition to the mhl cable? I thought the point of it was to reduce the amount of cables you used, not increase
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TheSeanR said:
So you still need a micro hdmi cable in addition to the mhl cable? I thought the point of it was to reduce the amount of cables you used, not increase
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Eventually tv's will be mhl compatible and one cable will do power and video with no adapter.
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TheSeanR said:
So you still need a micro hdmi cable in addition to the mhl cable? I thought the point of it was to reduce the amount of cables you used, not increase
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No, no need for the micro hdmi cable from the Evo 4G. The adapter uses a standard hdmi cable. What you DO need is the micro-USB charge cable to plug into the appropriate port on the adapter.
I have both of those np, got my micro hdmi cable from monoprice
Just fyi pulled pictures on to my pc....was able to open them and using red/cyan glasses to view on 2d monitor and 2d panisonic plasma worked great....havn't played with video yet...will keep you updated
Just literally got mine in the mail. Didn't think T-Mobile would ship it via parcel post with $5.99 standard shipping (I expected at least first class. Way to be cheap about it T-Mobile). Should have opted for overnight since I ordered it last Wednesday and was hoping to get it by Friday or Saturday.
Overall pretty impressive. NetFlix, Green Hornet and everything else I've tried will output to the HDTV I'm a little bit annoyed that you MUST plug in power for it to work. I understand the MHL standard isn't available on any TV yet, but I didn't think power was a requirement with the adapter. Not a huge issue, but still wishing they went with microHDMI.
Only thing I've noticed is with Hulu+ when installing a permission was set to block HDMI, but since I am not able to stream any videos because of an "incompatible device" I can't test it. Can't wait for root though so I can really have fun with CM7 and HDMI mirroring

[Q] micro hdmi to vga converter

micro hdmi to vga converter
i bought a Accell J129B-002B Micro HDMI (Type D) to VGA Adapter to use with a dell 1200mp for presentatins.my problem is that when i plug it the tablet shows down at the bar that hdmi is connected but nothing shows on my projector. i also try on my viesonic monitor and my vizio tv and nothing.however i am using a vga male to vga male cable since the accell vga is female.i am wondering if that is the problem and i need and vga male to vga male adapter instead. any help will be appreciated
No, you have the right cable. I just bought one myself, and used a long microHDMI to HDMI cable for a presentation. Did you remember to plug in the adapter to a USB port as well? The adapter requires power because it's doing a digital to analog conversion.
I'm using the official ASUS hdmi to vga adapter that works perfectly without issues. Used it for two presentations already. It was quite cheap as well (~25 Francs = ~25ish $)
clouds5 said:
I'm using the official ASUS hdmi to vga adapter that works perfectly without issues. Used it for two presentations already. It was quite cheap as well (~25 Francs = ~25ish $)
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Does it do anything about resolution adjustments? I would use the heck out of the vga adaptor if it could somehow convert the resolution to 1024x768.
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Akkeresu said:
No, you have the right cable. I just bought one myself, and used a long microHDMI to HDMI cable for a presentation. Did you remember to plug in the adapter to a USB port as well? The adapter requires power because it's doing a digital to analog conversion.
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yeah i tried connecting the usb to the dock and also using the power adapter that came with the converter. im wondering.... what did u use to plug it to the projector a male to male vga cable or a male to male vga adapter.because the accell converter is hdmi to micro and the other side is a female vga plug so it wont connect directly to the projector so i usea vga male to male cable from a computer.the hdmi part i tried using the one that came with the converter and a media bridge 6 ft micro to hdmi cable i own and nothing. when i plug the converter it turns a green light
Akkeresu said:
No, you have the right cable. I just bought one myself, and used a long microHDMI to HDMI cable for a presentation. Did you remember to plug in the adapter to a USB port as well? The adapter requires power because it's doing a digital to analog conversion.
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you are on ics?maibe my adapter is broken.when i use the micro to hdmi to my tv or pc it works.so i know is not the cable.
i just pluged my computer to my hdmi monitor using the accell adapter from computer hdmi to monitor using vga and the accell converter worked.also my micro hdmi works when connected directly.so i guess the micro hdmi on the prime and the accell converter works.so im out of ideas as of why it dosent work.any help will be apreciated.
ZebTheCalvinist said:
Does it do anything about resolution adjustments? I would use the heck out of the vga adaptor if it could somehow convert the resolution to 1024x768.
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I think the prime will only output 720p (1280x720) but i havent checked since the new update .21 they seemed to have changed something. Will check later if there are more options now.
Its certainly possible though, this is only a matter of software. The tegra3 GPU is more or less a low energy version of what we have in our Desktop PCs. They can output all kinds of resolutions but you need a tool to tell it what to output.
[e] you now have some options if you want to scale or crop the image. No actual resolution change. One thing i noticed though you can output 3D content to a 3D tv or something if you have one, there are settings for this now This Tablet is so awesome^^
I saw does features.I wonder why everybody's hdmi to vga works but mine.
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Having sort of the same issue, I have a microHDMI to HDMI, plugging the HDMI into a DVI-? adapter (the one without the pins around the horizontal plug inside the male end). Shows HDMI connected but nothing displays, and iirc the DVI is digital. I very well could be wrong but there's no way to power that adapter.
Haven't bought a VGA adapter for this reason ;p
I saw that adapter but I went VGA bcz of all the good feedback and this crap dosent work.I wonder if d Asus one is any better
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ZebTheCalvinist said:
Does it do anything about resolution adjustments? I would use the heck out of the vga adaptor if it could somehow convert the resolution to 1024x768.
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The prime CAN and WILL output 1080p to HDMI if the source content supports it. If your video can play 1080 and the player supports it, it will work. Confirmed by dozens of people in various threads.
As to adjusting the VGA resolution... VGA is limited by the technology it uses, to a maximum resolution of around 800x600 with limited colors (think 16 bit colors). With the color depth were used to you are limited to around 640×480. Nothing i have found anywhere has suggested that they can use standard VGA to output anything higher. Even HD video players (hell, a blueray player) with a VGA connection on it is only outputting at 640x480. Limited by the technology in the cable and the architechecture of the cable. Keeping in mind, VGA is ~30 years old, older than most of the people on the forum i dare say
Long story short: no VGA adapter i know of will do anything higher than 640x480. Use HDMI or DVI for higher resolution.
I guess mine is bad or something,so bottom line is im going to return this thing and maibe by the asus one or something else.
I have to beg to differ, pileot. I'm an A/V tech, and I have used VGA cables for much higher resolutions than you mentioned. As I said before, 1024x768 is standard resolution for most LCD projectors, and VGA cables have no problem passing that signal.
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I think it may be helpful to clarify some terminology here. "VGA" was first introduced on the IBM PS/2 back in the late '80s, but in modern computer terminology it has come to mean two different things: a video resolution of 640 by 480 pixels, or the 15-pin D-sub connector designed to carry that signal. If we're taking about hardware, then we're referring to the latter. So, I have the Asus VGA adapter connected to my Prime, and I have a 22" Dell monitor connected to that. The Prime's screen is displayed on the monitor at a resolution of 1280 by 720. If I plug that same monitor into a computer using the same 15-pin D-sub cable, it can handle a resolution of up to 1680 by 1050. If I connect my Prime to my flatscreen TV at home with an HDMI cable, I can get even higher resolutions, up to full 1080p HD. So, the VGA adapter does seem to limit the output resolution to a degree, but 720p HD still looks pretty decent. It would be interesting to try a micro-HDMI to DVI adapter, and see if you could get full 1080p HD that way. Since HDMI and DVI signals are electrically compatible (no conversion required), it should work.
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I have to beg to differ, pileot. I'm an A/V tech, and I have used VGA cables for much higher resolutions than you mentioned. As I said before, 1024x768 is standard resolution for most LCD projectors, and VGA cables have no problem passing that signal.
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+1. I'm using monitors at 1920x1080 with VGA, I even had my 360 outputting 1080p and 1080i using the VGA cable to my television.
VGA supports high resolution, it's difference is that it's an analog signal and not digital
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I think it may be helpful to clarify some terminology here. "VGA" was first introduced on the IBM PS/2 back in the late '80s, but in modern computer terminology it has come to mean two different things: a video resolution of 640 by 480 pixels, or the 15-pin D-sub connector designed to carry that signal. If we're taking about hardware, then we're referring to the latter.
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Lol, guess were both right, in a way, depending on how you look at it. Thanks for the education!
Theroetically, DVI and HDMI should both do 1080p no problem. In fact you can get HDMI to DVI cables usually used from going from a computer into a tv... only issue is it does not pass through the sound.
well i went a head and contact accell and they told me to return the unit as it seems is defective.i went and bought the asus micro to vga converter and it worked right away when plugged in.so it seems that the accell converter was not working from micro hdmi to vga but from hdmi to vga was.im happy since i need it for tonight for a church presentation.so amazon here it goes back this accell defective thing.

[Q] My new PC... the S3!! MHL HDMI Resolution

Hey guys and gals,
Although I've been lurking on these forums for a few weeks I've finally decided to join and ask some questions.
I've completed my S3 PC, got a nice monitor with HDMI input, bluetooth keyboard and mouse and of course the MHL adapter. Everything works great.. time to get rid of the ageing PC in my office.
I have a question though, I've connected the S3 to my TV and the new monitor and I never get a 1080p connection.. it's always 1080i
Is there any way to force 1080p as I do get a slight flicker with 1080i
I'm totally amazed at what the S3 can do! BTW I was a total apple fanboy until I got my S3 a few weeks ago.
Cheers in advance... and yes I searched
so nobody else is having this issue?? I was really hoping to get some help here Anyone??
Sure your monitor supports 1080p? What hz does it run when using 1080i?
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It doest output 1080p via hdmi just 1080i iv tested on all my tv sets and there are all top line and display tbe same i dont get any flicker tho are you using a good hdmi cable?
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thanks for confirming snowwhite007... I honestly thought it was able to output 1080p. I guess the slight flicker is due to the monitor then.
Flickering may also be due to the phone's HDMI chip. I'm not sure if it's clock source and other components are stable enough for a clean transmission of 31'104'000 (31,1million) pixels per second (1920 width*1080 height*30 images/second / 2 (interleaved) )
1080i and 1080p have the same native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels with the only difference being that "i" (interlaced) paints odd lines before even in 2 'ticks' while "p" (progressive) paints in one go from top to bottom.
So if there is any flickering it SHOULD only be every other line, can you confirm that?
Hi, i've got a question, can anyone give me a tip which keyboard and mouse works best with the s3?
I want to do exactly what you did. I want to use my phone as a pc.
So any Idea?
I bought a cheap bluetooth keyboard an mouse from Deal Extreme worka great
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Might sound like a silly thing, but just check your power saving isn't enabled, found that while it is enabled stuff like 1080 vids played really badly. That and what type of hdmi cable you are using could be factors.
I went on hols for two weeks and just took my S3 and a portable hard drive with hdmi and usb adapters and cables and used the hotels 1080p tvs as a full desktop, ubuntu and all
I am pretty positive that everytime I have used the hdmi it has been at 1080p. My guess is maybe a tv error unless it has run 1080p before?
EDIT: Oooh, just had another thought, what exact hdmi adapter did you use? Link included if that's not against forum rules? Know when I got mine I had to wade thru a lot of close immitations that don't display properly as they are cheap fakes sold as the real thing, one would only display 720p
can you tellme the model of bluetooth keyboard and mouse? i wanna do the same
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can you tellme the model of bluetooth keyboard and mouse? i wanna do the same
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I bought a generic mini bluetooth keyboard from amazon marketplace, it's not the bees knees but its about the size of the phone, bluetooth, rechargeable and only £10.
Works great for using the terminal or typing complex passwords etc when traveling or using as a desktop.
Also used the microsoft notebook bluetooth mouse 5000, got that cheap through amazon marketplace too.
Neither come with bluetooth adapters though so would need to by one seperately if ever using with a pc that doesn't have built in bluetooth.
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I recently purchased MHL adapter from this website
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s3-mhlhdmi-adaptor
And I have same problem as you. My TV only gets 1080i not 1080p.
However I don't get flickering, I just see that there is not enough vertical pixels (visible difference)
Tried bunch of different hdmi cables (cables that work with various 1080p devices with no issues whatsoever) and I always get 1080i.
Even when I try to playback video which is 1080p.
I'll try later if there is any difference if I plug it in through AMP (onkyo) and not the tv and let you know if there is any difference.
Cheers
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Hey guys and gals,
Although I've been lurking on these forums for a few weeks I've finally decided to join and ask some questions.
I've completed my S3 PC, got a nice monitor with HDMI input, bluetooth keyboard and mouse and of course the MHL adapter. Everything works great.. time to get rid of the ageing PC in my office.
I have a question though, I've connected the S3 to my TV and the new monitor and I never get a 1080p connection.. it's always 1080i
Is there any way to force 1080p as I do get a slight flicker with 1080i
I'm totally amazed at what the S3 can do! BTW I was a total apple fanboy until I got my S3 a few weeks ago.
Cheers in advance... and yes I searched
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S3 MHL only output 1080p 24hz which makes game choppy

Anyone having issue with the original samsung galaxy s3 EPL-3FHU MHL to HDMI outputing in 1080p at 24Hz.
I currently have a 60" 1080P LCD and a 47" 1080P LCD, when connected with the MHL to HDMI, it will only output to [email protected] which play video fine,
but game or menu have that lag/choppy look to it.
I did try it on a buddy 32" 720P LCD and the MHL output it to 720p @60Hz which display game without the choppiness.
Also test it on a 24" 1080P PC Monitor and MHL output 720p to it. Is there any way to change the MHL configuration so that it will output 720p @60Hz onto my big screen 60" and 47" or even a different Adaptor that will only do 720p.
I heard you can use a samsung galaxy s2 MHL with a 5 to 11 pin adapter, anyone have this combination to test what it output at on a 1080P LCD.
If that s2 MHL with adapter works, I will return this s3 MHL and go that route.
I can only get 1080i on all my devices, all my TVs / Monitors are capable of 1080p 60hz but there was no way of making the S3 output anything except 1080i seems it's quite buggy!!!
If it just could be more improved :S No possible settings on the phone, that sucks. I really wanted to choose the resolution myself. Samsung should work on this problem.1080i sucks on my tv, 720p is 1000 times better.
EDIT: Lolz, wtf?? Just tried to connect to my PC monitor, only get 576p, my monitor is 1680x1050p. And the best thing, no way to configurate the output signal :S
We need an app, or a point in the settings. Only then we can get the max out of our superphone.
And I never hard of that thing, that someone got a galaxys2 mhl connector working with a galaxys3.
What Hz or refresh rate are you guys getting with your 1080i, I have seen a picture of someone showing a 1080p @60Hz with a galaxy s2 MHL adapter. The S2 MHL adapter by itself won't work. You will need a samsung 5 to 11 pin adapter which connect in between the s3 phone and the s2 MHL.
guys, I actually didnt know it, but I have a 11-pin mhl-hdmi-adaptor, to be exactly, this one:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0080CXSOU/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
But I cant connect more devices over the micro-usb slot. I thought that it is possible with this connector, cause it supports USB OTG and MHL at the same time, so what is up with this ****?
Wikipedia said:
11-pin MHL-USB Connector
The Samsung Galaxy S III uses a connector that is similar to the original 5-pin MHL-USB connector, but it uses 11-pins in order to achieve a few functional improvements over the 5-pin design.
It supports the use of USB and MHL simultaneously (note that the new Samsung 11-pin MHL-HDMI adapter also has a USB-OTG port).
Samsung’s Galaxy S III can power the MHL-HDMI adapter. Although this can theoretically also be done with the standard 5-pin micro-USB connector, the Galaxy S III's 11-pin connector is believed to be the first smartphone that supports this functionality.
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So, wtf is up??
I have mhl for sgs 2 will it work with my sgs 3.
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I have mhl for sgs 2 will it work with my sgs 3.
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Im afraid, it wont work.
You need the S3 MHL Or you can use S2 MHL with adapter.
Amritttt said:
I have mhl for sgs 2 will it work with my sgs 3.
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You will need this 5 pin to 11 pin adapter for your s2 MHL adapter to work with the s3, search amazon for it,
"Original Samsung HDTV Adapter TIP (5 to 11 Pin Converter) EPL-FU10BEBSTD"
Does anyone found a solution for what was the initial question?
I'm having the same issue also using the original samsung galaxy s3 EPL-3FHU except that the display is limited to 30 Hz for me.
Maybe it will be fixed in jellybean.. doubt it very much though.
I am having the same issues ... I have a Vizio 1080p 240hz and I am getting choppy gameplay too. Very disappointing, considering that gaming was the sole reason I bought it =(
I wish Samsung with come up with a solution.
Does anyone know if you can buy these any cheaper than £25 ($50)?
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AlexNC75 said:
I am having the same issues ... I have a Vizio 1080p 240hz and I am getting choppy gameplay too. Very disappointing, considering that gaming was the sole reason I bought it =(
I wish Samsung with come up with a solution.
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i think they will fix it on galaxy note2 :silly::silly:
720p only
I have a whole different story going on...
With this aftermarket hdmi mhl adapter i only get 720p on tv, sound out of sync, flickering, display cutting in and out.
With same movie on droid charge via direct hdmi get 1080i on tv, perfect sync, all apps work flawless as usual.
This aftermarket adapter cant be that bad...?!
Any input?
UP​
And..............only ma466 in the chargue electric not the ma999?, not sufficient foir chargue the battery the galaxy via MHL HDMI...
Is a joke?????
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no one more news or gadgets since?
I also have choppy output with my S3 MHL adaptor. I wonder if there's a way to force the refresh rate somehow?
Has anyone tried overclocking to boost the frame rate? I've had the same problem as everyone else when trying to watch 1080 video on a 46" 1080 TV, but it only skips once every second or two on random intervals. It's JUST enough skipping that you know something isn't right, but almost can't put your finger on it. I may try overclocking to boost it in the next few days. If I do I'll post back with results. For reference, I'm using an ATT GS3 rooted with the stock TW ROM.
I just get 1080I on my 1080P sony Led 55" and 1080I on my Dell 1080P monitor 24"
I rather get 720P than 1080I, but i cannot change it
Better but still an issue.
I just installed the Hyperdrive rom with the kernel that can overclock on my SCH-I535 S3 and tried the official 11 pin Samsung hdmi adapter and was getting 1080 at 30hz witch is better then before. Also my phone was syncing to 30hz. Before it was 1080 at 24hz and the phone was syncing to 60hz witch caused every thing to look extremely choppy. Now games are playable but still could be much better if we had 720 at 60hz.
I'm not sure what changed from the stock rom to Hyperdrive but it seems that the output can be changed some how.
Also I seen that the HTC One S has a kernel (ZeroMHL) that can force there hdmi output to 720 but I don't know if the same method could be applied here.
Edit:
It seems that ZeroMHL fixed the kernel by finding key words and changing the limitations. As a professional I'm a video game programmer but I'm going to try and see if I can modify kernel source to get 720 60hz. If I can do it ill post the kernel / source.

[Q] MHL 1080p output

Another MHL question from me.
Does the XZU support 1080p output over MHL? I have a feeling before the KitKat update that it did. With KitKat update, when I plug in the MHL to my monitor, the monitor reports a 720p signal. There was another post where someone stated you can change the resolution settings but I don't seem to have that.
I use mine with mhl latest kk build and it's 1080p I don't know where you can change the resolution. The only thing that bothers me is that the mhl 1 standard that the zu uses only supports 30hz
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Thanks for the info. I tried two MHL adapters on two different monitors and both report 720p though I know these monitors will support 1080p through HDMI as I get that resolution when plugging in a monitor. Maybe something weird with the HDCP handshake? I'll try on my HDTV when I get home. Hopefully I don't have to go questing for a different MHL adapter (had to go through three to find one that would charge my phone while using HDMI out).
I have one that it charges my phone directly from the TV but the TV has one hdmi with mhl built in. If you use one that you needs 5v from charger or USB you should try the I9100(S3) mhl dongle works perfectly with our zu
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My bad the I9100 is S2 the S3 mhl does not work it's a different dongle
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Yes, same thing happens to me as well.
I bought this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321336887491 and the output is 720p 60hz.
The image is blurry and it is very annoying
If I remember correctly same thing has happened both in 4.3 and in 4.4 (rooted locked bootloader)
Hi harisled, I haven't tried it on my HT setup yet but I think I know why it is not working (at least for me) on my computer monitors. I had forgotten that the MHL 1.0 spec only allows 1080p @ 30Hz until mr.joshuanice had mentioned it. The two monitors I tried it on initially are computer monitors so they probably don't support 1080p @ 30Hz. I'm guessing the HDCP handshake (or whatever it is called) reduced the resolution to 720p @ 60Hz which is supported by my monitor. However, this causes the monitor to upscale causing the image to be blurry (like you have experienced).
I will test it on my HT this weekend which should work (I remembered testing this out a while ago). The only thing that sucks is playing games @ 1080p. As some have experienced, playing PS Mobile games at 1080p resolution makes the game really sluggish (@ 720p is great). I remembered someone had show a screenshot of a menu which allowed you to change the resolution but it may have been a different Sony phone or a different ROM.
You are right, it did output 1080p 30hz on a tv
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I use mine with mhl latest kk build and it's 1080p I don't know where you can change the resolution. The only thing that bothers me is that the mhl 1 standard that the zu uses only supports 30hz
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harisled said:
Yes, same thing happens to me as well.
I bought this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321336887491 and the output is 720p 60hz.
The image is blurry and it is very annoying
If I remember correctly same thing has happened both in 4.3 and in 4.4 (rooted locked bootloader)
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nOrbX187 said:
Hi harisled, I haven't tried it on my HT setup yet but I think I know why it is not working (at least for me) on my computer monitors. I had forgotten that the MHL 1.0 spec only allows 1080p @ 30Hz until mr.joshuanice had mentioned it. The two monitors I tried it on initially are computer monitors so they probably don't support 1080p @ 30Hz. I'm guessing the HDCP handshake (or whatever it is called) reduced the resolution to 720p @ 60Hz which is supported by my monitor. However, this causes the monitor to upscale causing the image to be blurry (like you have experienced).
I will test it on my HT this weekend which should work (I remembered testing this out a while ago). The only thing that sucks is playing games @ 1080p. As some have experienced, playing PS Mobile games at 1080p resolution makes the game really sluggish (@ 720p is great). I remembered someone had show a screenshot of a menu which allowed you to change the resolution but it may have been a different Sony phone or a different ROM.
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You can enforce the output format by dialing *#*#7378423#*#* then navigate to Service tests -> TV-Out Test -> Video format. Note that "Video format" will only be modifiable when the MHL cable is plugged in.
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You can enforce the output format by dialing *#*#7378423#*#* then navigate to Service tests -> TV-Out Test -> Video format. Note that "Video format" will only be modifiable when the MHL cable is plugged in.
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I tried that on my PC monitor but, as expected, nothing changed since the monitor does not support 1080p 30hz
fnf said:
You can enforce the output format by dialing *#*#7378423#*#* then navigate to Service tests -> TV-Out Test -> Video format. Note that "Video format" will only be modifiable when the MHL cable is plugged in.
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when i connect my zu to tv phone appear mhl connected but tv is black screen when open service menu
mhl is on
video fourmat N/A
HPD 1
TMDS off
what shall i do ???
please!!!!
I know this is old, but is there an option to save the MHL-Setting in the Service menu permanently? After each reboot, the screen resolution is scaled to the default settings again.
Everybody who has problems with screen resolution can simply set the resolution and fps in the service menu under "second screen" .. For that type *#*#7378423#*#* in the phone dialer
For me its not even switching to 1080p when I select it in the service menu. It says reconnect but then again its set to 720p. Xperia Z and Z2 only outputing 720p. Are they even capable of 1080p MHL?
Is it possible the MHL cable is just crap?
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For me its not even switching to 1080p when I select it in the service menu. It says reconnect but then again its set to 720p. Xperia Z and Z2 only outputing 720p. Are they even capable of 1080p MHL?
Is it possible the MHL cable is just crap?
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The Z Ultra has MHL 1.0 or most likely 2.0 since 2.0 requires 900mA and therefore an external power source is needed (which my cable has) while 1.0 only requires 500mA, which is provided through a regular USB/HDMI. Both 1.0 and 2.0 support uncompressed 1080p and Dolby 7.1. MHL 3.0 was released just a month before the Ultra hit the market, so it doesn't have 3.0, which supports 4K and some other stuff.
The Z2 and beyond have MHL 3.0, and yes, it could be your cable. Be sure that it's 3.0 for the Z2 and 1.0/2.0 for the Z.
I tried 2 MHL1.0 adapters before and the output was 720p only for my Sony Tablet Z4...
Luckily I found the MHL3.0 adapter last night and the the output become 1080P 60Hz for my projector now. Try to find the MHL 3.0 from Taobao or eBay.

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