On my phone, I am able to connect to a TV using the headset jack to RCA cables (I know, old school technology...). Is there a similar option on the TFP, or is it only the HDMI output?
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Hey. I was wondering how the TV out works on the Vibrant. My last phone was a ipohne 3g and I used a programs called TV out to connect it to my car audio system. With that setup I was able to watch Slingplayer through the car audio display. When I check the TV out box on the Vibrant, I don't get video (just audio). I was told that video can be achieved through the 3.5mm headphone jack. I don't see how this is possible and I don't believe the mini usb is capable of audio/video. Can someone confirm this? Is there a way to utilize the slingplayer the same way as I did with the iphone?
Thanks in advance,
ScottZ0
You have to switch red with yellow or some sh¡t like that
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ScottZ0 said:
Hey. I was wondering how the TV out works on the Vibrant. My last phone was a ipohne 3g and I used a programs called TV out to connect it to my car audio system. With that setup I was able to watch Slingplayer through the car audio display. When I check the TV out box on the Vibrant, I don't get video (just audio). I was told that video can be achieved through the 3.5mm headphone jack. I don't see how this is possible and I don't believe the mini usb is capable of audio/video. Can someone confirm this? Is there a way to utilize the slingplayer the same way as I did with the iphone?
Thanks in advance,
ScottZ0
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I recently received my 3.5mm to rca plug from amazon for about $3 shipping included. Do you have the specific plug? I'm assuming you do since you said you used to do it with your iphone. Connect only 2 of the 3 rca plugs to the tv. Connect the white male plug for audio to the white female port and then connect the red male plug to the yellow female port for video (YES, YOU HEARD RIGHT. FOR SOME REASON THE RED MALE PLUG WORKS AS VIDEO INSTEAD OF AUDIO). Make sure your tv's input is set to VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 etc. Then make sure to check the tv out check box.
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The Vibrant's pretty picky about the cables. The correct cable is a standard Red/White/Yellow composite cable, but the wiring is non-standard, so you may have to switch the red and yellow connectors. Also, make sure the plug is plugged ALL THE WAY into the 3.5mm jack on the phone - it's easy to leave out one click. Even still, I've run into a couple cables that would not work no matter what I did (I think this is a grounding issue.)
I recommend the $3 cable from amazon. Took about 3 days for me to receive the cable. The cable was located in New Jersey and I live in Maryland.
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Motorola oem cable on ebay for about 5 bucks works correctly, yellow for video and red/white for audio.
ScottZ0 said:
Hey. I was wondering how the TV out works on the Vibrant. My last phone was a ipohne 3g and I used a programs called TV out to connect it to my car audio system. With that setup I was able to watch Slingplayer through the car audio display. When I check the TV out box on the Vibrant, I don't get video (just audio). I was told that video can be achieved through the 3.5mm headphone jack. I don't see how this is possible and I don't believe the mini usb is capable of audio/video. Can someone confirm this? Is there a way to utilize the slingplayer the same way as I did with the iphone?
Thanks in advance,
ScottZ0
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Hey Scott,
Hope all is well with you - I too have a Vibrant - did you get the cabling figured out? What worked. Look forward to your reply. Thanks in advance - cheers
Hi guys, I read these forums occasionally, but this is my first time to post. My problem is (seemingly) pretty straightforward.
When I connect my Droid RAZR MAXX or ASUS Transformer to my HD monitor, the video displays fine, but there is no sound. I suspect this is because the monitor does not have any speakers, but I was hoping there would be a way to just let the audio play from the device. That's what my laptop does when connected via VGA (which might not support audio anyway; I don't know a lot about the different inputs/outputs).
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
arnax
VGA does not support audio. Ive never done any of these but maybe they will work. Get a hdmi to VGA adaptar and then use an auxillary cord to hook up to monitor. Plug a headset into your phone to hear it that way. Or the simple solution get speakers for ur monitor.
As far as I know there is no way to use hdmi without the audio being played through the hdmi. Not just for phones but everything hdmi.
Thanks, I tried using headphones with my phone and that worked, so I suppose hooking up speakers to it should work too. I don't believe my monitor has a way to hook up speakers directly unfortunately...
Could the 3.5mm jack be used during HDMI out? I have a monitor and i want to know before I spend $14 on an OEM mhl adapter.
Yes, you can output audio via the 3.5mm jack while simultaneously using MHL for video output. My TV only has a DVI port, so I output video via MHL, and audio via 3.5mm jack. I don't know if audio outputs via both ports at the same time. Hope this helps.
I just bought a Lapdock 100 and everything seemed to work; but I realize that there's no sound from the lapdock.
I've tried playing music and videos, having volume set to max, and it doesn't work. The player shows that there's a song/video playing but I can't hear anything.
I tried with a factory reset, using stock EU ROM, in case it was a software problem, but still don't work. And if someone calls me, the ringtone will sound from the phone; not from the lapdock (I don't know if it should be this way)
If a connect the headphones at the same time it's connected to the lapdock, then the sound works through the headphones.
I also have tried to connect the phone via hdmi cable to my TV, and the sound works, so the hdmi slot from my phone is not damaged.
Does anybody know what could be the problem? Could it be related to the fact that the Lapdock is from Verizon? (it would be strange I think)
Thanks!
Well I'm no android expert to say the least but I have a lapdock 500 and sometimes when I connect my phone the audio through the lapdock speakers is distorted.
The way I fix my audio problems is I disconnect the phone, play a song in phone mode, pause, connect the phone to the lapdock, and then when I start playing the song again on the lapdock it's fixed.
If that doesn't fix your problem then you should try hooking another device up to the lapdock to see if the speakers work. I know it might seem odd but turns out that any version of the lapdock product line can actually be used as an external monitor for any device with HDMI. All you need is an HDMI female to HDMI micro male adapter and an HDMI micro female to HDMI micro female adapter and with a regular sized HDMI you can hook up any device that supports HDMI to your lapdock.
When travelling, I have used an audio y-splitter to hook up two headphones so that me and my girlfriend can listen to a movie at the same time. How can I accomplish this without a headphone jack? I have seen some 3.5mm + USB C dongles on Amazon that claim to charge the phone while hooked up to a headphone. However, nobody claims to be able to listen to audio from both ports. Is this possible at all?
use the USBC to 1/8 adapter that came with the box, then plug in your 1/8 y-adapter
That's what I wanted to avoid. It looks ridiculous with all these adapters. Any way to have Bluetooth and the USB C headphone going simultaneously?