Database Info

Does it do HDMI mirroring?

Does it do HDMI mirroring?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

Yeah
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App

Yes sir it most certainly does. Tested it myself yesterday when my Micro HDMI came in the mail. Amazon has some really good prices on them if your looking for them. eBay too I'm sure.

dj75728 said:
Yes sir it most certainly does. Tested it myself yesterday when my Micro HDMI came in the mail. Amazon has some really good prices on them if your looking for them. eBay too I'm sure.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How long of one you get from Amazon? Link?

How good is the quality of the picture, sir?
I ask because a guy that reviewed this phone from one of those cellphone websites said it was no 1080p when did the mirroring and that the picture looked like STD and not HD ...
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

I can say the pic/video quality is pretty good in 720p mode (the TV only supports up to it). However, "mirroring" doesn't work with videos (local, youtube, and slingplayer).

mingkee said:
I can say the pic/video quality is pretty good in 720p mode (the TV only supports up to it). However, "mirroring" doesn't work with videos (local, youtube, and slingplayer).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
works with my videos......
just watched inception 1080p

mingkee said:
I can say the pic/video quality is pretty good in 720p mode (the TV only supports up to it). However, "mirroring" doesn't work with videos (local, youtube, and slingplayer).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So mirroring doesnt work with youtube? I cant watch youtube videos on my tv via HDMI output?
If not why not?
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App

Yourube works like a charm for me with mirroring. But I have a question though. There are some apps such as "tv stream" which will play on my tv with no problem. The only thing that problems me is that when I play it, it will still show up on my tv andphone screen as well. Is there anyway it can be set up where the phone screen can be shut off.

Can you guys that have one please post item numbers? I'd rather buy one that has been proven to work since there are thousands to choose from.

Please link to an inexpensive but usable quality HDMI cord

I recommend the 15' Micro HDMI cable from monoprice.com !

From what i read/heard, the cable must be micro hdmi class 'D'. Here is the one i am thinking about ordering.
http://cgi.ebay.com/15FT-Type-D-Eth...490375?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item33638c97c7

How to get MHL adapter working?

I recently bought one of these but can't seem to get it working on my tv or laptop. I watched the official htc how-to video and it says to make sure the tv and phone are connected to same wifi. My questions include:
what is the purpose of both being on same wifi if I already have an mhl adapter and hdmi cable connecting my phone and tv?
how do I set this up? And for my laptop?
Do I need a newer tv to do this? My tv is 37" 1080p but doesn't have built-in wifi or anything like that.
I've also heard the term "mhl-capable tv"...how do I know if mine is capable?
Thanks for any help!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App

Have you tried restarting the phone?

xl DIGITAL lx said:
Have you tried restarting the phone?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not yet, but can you give me some reasoning as to why that might work? I'll try it out when I get home later
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App

Try plugging your micro-usb cable into the side of the MHL cable. Then plug the AC adapter end into an outlet. You need to be charging your Sensation in order to use the HDMI out.

Mr.Android said:
Try plugging your micro-usb cable into the side of the MHL cable. Then plug the AC adapter end into an outlet. You need to be charging your Sensation in order to use the HDMI out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya I did that, and I get the hdmi out icon in my status bar and as soon as I plug it in, my tv detects the new signal but my phone doesn't see the tv cuz its not on same wifi. So my question is why is wifi necessary if its already connected via mhl and hdmi? And also how can I set up the wifi for the tv or do I need an even newer tv to do this?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App

bsktballstar3131 said:
Not yet, but can you give me some reasoning as to why that might work? I'll try it out when I get home later
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I dont know why but the restart helped my phone last time I had this issue. Maybe it has to restart that service. Is your phone temp-rooted?

xl DIGITAL lx said:
I dont know why but the restart helped my phone last time I had this issue. Maybe it has to restart that service. Is your phone temp-rooted?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine's perm-rooted s-off, still stock rom though
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App

bsktballstar3131 said:
Mine's perm-rooted s-off, still stock rom though
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh alright, just try to reboot the phone and it should work. I was wondering if you were temp-rooted because that was when I had troubles with my mhl adapter.

bsktballstar3131 said:
I recently bought one of these but can't seem to get it working on my tv or laptop. I watched the official htc how-to video and it says to make sure the tv and phone are connected to same wifi. My questions include:
what is the purpose of both being on same wifi if I already have an mhl adapter and hdmi cable connecting my phone and tv?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah that first part about being on the same WiFi doesn't even make sense. When I got my MHL adapter, I took it over to a friends house plugged it into his TV and it worked like a charm.
I did not have to reset my phone though, I don't know why that would make a difference or not but it can't hurt to try.

I have the mhl + hdmi cable, you don't need a WiFi connection. It just needs to be charging, connected thru the adapter's side, and connected to the TV with the hdmi cable.
BTW there is no WiFi in a place I use it often.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

xl DIGITAL lx said:
Oh alright, just try to reboot the phone and it should work. I was wondering if you were temp-rooted because that was when I had troubles with my mhl adapter.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
rebooting made it work, thanks!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App

bsktballstar3131 said:
rebooting made it work, thanks!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No prob
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk

Anyone tried watching an xvid movie on your tv via the MHL adaptor?
If you have, is it working ok?
For me, the quality of the picture is very much depending on which player
I use. The best one that I have tried is "Dice player". But no matter what I do I can´t get any "flow" in the picture. It is always "choppy".
Any suggestions of how to solve it? If it can be solved...

Kringkrong said:
Anyone tried watching an xvid movie on your tv via the MHL adaptor?
If you have, is it working ok?
For me, the quality of the picture is very much depending on which player
I use. The best one that I have tried is "Dice player". But no matter what I do I can´t get any "flow" in the picture. It is always "choppy".
Any suggestions of how to solve it? If it can be solved...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Anyone...?

Turns out im an idiot didnt realise it had a port to power it my bad

Output Video to TV

Does anyone know if this product:
Micro USB to HDMI® MHL Adapter
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8805&seq=1&format=2
Would work on the HTC Thunderbolt to output video to a TV?

I don't know but for $10 how much is going to hurt if it doesn't work? I like the idea though.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2

I just got a response on another forum that it doesn't work. Apparently the thunderbolt doesn't have the MHL adapter capability.
So is there any other way then to get video on your TV from the Thunderbolt?
I have never been able to get the DLNA player working on the phone. If that is the only way then I would appreciate a how-to guide on getting it to work.

parson33 said:
I just got a response on another forum that it doesn't work. Apparently the thunderbolt doesn't have the MHL adapter capability.
So is there any other way then to get video on your TV from the Thunderbolt?
I have never been able to get the DLNA player working on the phone. If that is the only way then I would appreciate a how-to guide on getting it to work.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't rhink the thunderbolt has dlna or mhl.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2

dlna does work with the thunderbolt. I have used windows 7 media center and a smart TV with Wifi to send videos and music. It can be a little slow, but it may have been the Wifi network I was on. If you don't have a built-in media share app on the rom you are using, you can find some on the play store.

USE twonky works great u get a free couple of uses after that have to pay
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pv.twonkyremote
Sent from my ADR6400L using xda premium

my friend purchased something like this and it did not work shame... I could really use it too

Dlna works not mhl . I've tried
Sent from my EVO using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2

How about something like this: HTC Media Link. I'd provide links, but can't due to the number of posts I have, but if you Google HTC Media Link you should find info.

[Q] TV-out on Galaxy S Blaze

Is there a trick to get video output from the blaze? hdmi or vga or anything at all? I'm surprised because it works on the galaxy S and I though they were almost identical phones except for the processor.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

butterquark said:
Is there a trick to get video output from the blaze? hdmi or vga or anything at all? I'm surprised because it works on the galaxy S and I though they were almost identical phones except for the processor.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually, the Tmobile GS2 has the exact same processor (the 'normal' gs2 soc doesn't support hspa+42 and tmobile wanted the higher network speed over higher clock). From what I understand, there is no way to get video out of the blaze.

If you are trying to play it on pc there are a few software apps that can stream like VLC and such. TV... pretty screwed. I hear even the mhl adapters arent working for our phones either. Sorry
With Android 4.2 is a feature called Miracast or something close to that, pretty much just lets you stream to WiFi TVs.

True we are screwed. I was under the impression there was no MHL support on the blaze, and thus, it will never work.
dispozable said:
... pretty screwed. I hear even the mhl adapters arent working for our phones either. Sorry
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Has anyone tried plugging flash drive into the phone with a mircousb to USB female?
I wanna get a converter but if HDMI doesn't work, I doubt that connecting external storage would work...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

overheadsmash50 said:
Has anyone tried plugging flash drive into the phone with a mircousb to USB female?
I wanna get a converter but if HDMI doesn't work, I doubt that connecting external storage would work...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't tried it (but can tomorrow), but I don't see why external storage wouldn't work. What you'd want is a USB on the go adapter to basically act as a host-mode interface for the phone to the storage.
I bought one of these adapters for less than $1 a piece, shipped. Well, I guess actually I bought 3 (they were really cheap) because I wanted to play with all sorts of things, including controlling my DSLR with one of those DSLR apps
Using this method and a USB hub, there's no reason that you shouldn't be able to successfully add all sorts of stuff like extra storage, mouse, keyboard, etc.
Mind you the host OS (read: ROM) has to support it. CM should support most of that out of the box. I don't know about stock based roms.

Yea I was gonna get it for my camera and other things but wasn't sure if it was capable of doing it.
I remember how on my Samsung Vibrant, the TV-Out feature worked by plugging a RCA cable to the headphone jack...It doesn't work on the blaze though. Just FYI
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

Sure are a lpt pf TV-out and OTG files in ALL the roms........

USB OTG should work fine. That is built ib and works for me with a powered hub.
I tried compiling MHL support into the kernel, which works, but nothing on the TV. I think there are parts missing in the ROM for it to work.

HDMI out with usb

Is it possible to use the hdmi out and connect a usb peripheral? I have a bunch of lapdocks laying around and it would be cool to be able to use them with this phone with a couple adapters.

Lack of replies make me think this isnt possible.

Yes. With the right mhl adaptor it is entirely possible.
As far as controlling them with the lapdocks.... No. We dont have the software needed. You should still be able to display to them though.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using XDA Free mobile app

justin94 said:
Yes. With the right mhl adaptor it is entirely possible.
As far as controlling them with the lapdocks.... No. We dont have the software needed. You should still be able to display to them though.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think the mouse and keyboard on the lapdock is just usb. So as long as i can get it all wired right I think it should work. Any idea what the right MHL adapter is?

I wouldn't risk it tbh. You would have to splice and dice. If i remember correctly, the laptops are made for a dual connection, ie. HDMI and USB at the same time. I'm not sure that this phone is capable of that, seeing as the USB and mhl have to go into the same place.
I think I remember seeing someone trying this before and it failed.
Just about and HDMI adapter on amazon should work. The one I got years ago cost me maybe $8 with shipping.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using XDA Free mobile app

justin94 said:
Yes. With the right mhl adaptor it is entirely possible.
As far as controlling them with the lapdocks.... No. We dont have the software needed. You should still be able to display to them though.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Expect the d802 doesn't use mhl it uses slimport.
Sent from my LG-D802 using XDA Free mobile app

treebill said:
Expect the d802 doesn't use mhl it uses slimport.
Sent from my LG-D802 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why is that relevant? This thread is in a Verizon HTC One M8 forum . . . And the M8 uses MHL.

Dodge DeBoulet said:
Why is that relevant? This thread is in a Verizon HTC One M8 forum . . . And the M8 uses MHL.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sorry thought this was on the g2 q&a my bad

Using a Samsung micro USB - HDMI worked fine for me using the GPE rom. I was able to have my screen display on my TV with no issues. I was hoping to use this to stream FIOS Mobile to a Hotel TV. Unfortunately, when FIOS Mobile sees an HDMI connection, it won't stream
You do need to power this connection. If not, you'll get nothing. This is the cable I used...

So maybe my original post wasnt clear? I know we can get hdmi out of the usb port. What i wanted to know is if there is an adapter that allows you do hdmi out AND connect a usb mouse or keyboard at the same time. On the samsung s4 or s5 or one of them, there was a media dock that allowed this. Not sure if the hardware is here on the m8 to do something similar.
EDIT: This thing: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-S20JWEGSTA

I think samsung uses a proprietary 11pin mhl to do what im talking about. Pretty sure the m8 just has the normal mhl, 5 pin or whatever so this isnt possible. If anyone knows different let me know. I sure wish this phone had a dedicated micro hdmi port.