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Worth it? ( keyboard dock)

Is it worth it to spend $150 to get the keyboard dock and why?
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For me: yes. I'm a sysadmin which means I sometimes need some specific app, or really need a mouse and keyboard combo. I've got ASUS' included rebranded Splashtop remote HD installed on my home PC, and with the dock it's just like I'm at home.
The dock (for me) really takes the tablet from a neat toy/time waster to a productive tool, it really replaced my laptop.

^this works for me as well

What I like about the dock
Keyboard is much easier to use for typing than the "virtual one".
Keyboard Shortcuts and specialized function keys (e.g. Home, Menu, Media Controls)
Looks/Feels like a netbook computer.
Battery boost
Extra SD Card Slot
It closes to protect the screen.
Very glad I bought it.

MercuryPDX said:
Keyboard is much easier to use for typing than the "virtual one".
Keyboard Shortcuts and specialized function keys (e.g. Home, Menu, Media Controls)
Looks/Feels like a netbook computer.
Battery boost
Extra SD Card Slot
It closes to protect the screen.
Very glad I bought it.
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So right.
Dock needs to charge too right?
Also dock has USB to connect ps3 control right?
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Raul69.atl said:
So right.
Dock needs to charge too right?
Also dock has USB to connect ps3 control right?
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Yes but it still works even if the battery is depleted. Yes it has a usb and you can use a usb hub to connect more than one peripheral.

yes, it adds a whole new dimension to your tablet. plus the extra battery life, full size USB port, and full size SD card slot. it can't be beat.

The only thing I don't like is how top heavy it is.
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keynith said:
The only thing I don't like is how top heavy it is.
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How much more lbs it totals?
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not that much but the first day i got mine i made the heroic dive when it started rolling off the bed.
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Raul69.atl said:
Dock needs to charge too right?
Also dock has USB to connect ps3 control right?
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Yes. I usually just connect the tablet to the dock and plug it in. Both pieces get charged at the same time.
There's a USB connector on the side too.

MercuryPDX said:
Yes. I usually just connect the tablet to the dock and plug it in. Both pieces get charged at the same time.
There's a USB connector on the side too.
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Cool... U have the vlue tablet with blue keyboard? I have blue tablet but im wating till june to buy white keyboard
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Definitely worth it
The keyboard doc is definitely worth it.
I have them for each of mine.
nordis,

nordis2010 said:
The keyboard doc is definitely worth it.
I have them for each of mine.
nordis,
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Hey i got a question what kind of connection does dock needs to charge?
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Raul69.atl said:
Hey i got a question what kind of connection does dock needs to charge?
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The same as the tablet.

Raul69.atl said:
Hey i got a question what kind of connection does dock needs to charge?
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Instead of connecting the charger cable to the tablet you connect it to the dock when the tablet is docked. Nothing special.

Reilly1812 said:
Instead of connecting the charger cable to the tablet you connect it to the dock when the tablet is docked. Nothing special.
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So i guess keyboard doesnt come with charger
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Nope. But you could always buy an extra one
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I waited about a week to get the dock only because I was broke lol. Went to gamestop today and traded in a bunch of stuff to get the dock and a case.
I am very happy and impressed. I need a laptop at all times for work and to log into my home pc, and this just cut inches and weight from me carrying my laptop in its bag on my back while driving my scooter lol.
With the usb port I can either connect my external HDD or controller, then you have another sd card slot on top of that. Went from 32gb to 80gb lol.
All the tablet specific buttons and everything make it totally worth the $150. Now it just looks like a netbook but better.

I found one online for $131 but i might go trade stuff at game stop and get it for $150
Actually $160 with taxes :/
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Skyrocket MHL / JIG / OTG Cables ?

Hello team
Just been searching through and ive seen a few good hand of people discussing the adapter working well for the Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket by AT&T . Was really hoping some people could point me to an excellent cable that works. I saw so many online, i just wasnt sure which one would work correctly , or most importantly work well
Would like links for MHL and a OTG cable if possible. Thanks in advanced for help
Phone currently running SKY ICS
A little bit of searching and i found these. Any thoughts/
Skyrocket JIG Cable for Download Mode / Unbrick
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160672318782
Skyrocket OTG Cable for Peripherals and USB
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300669048390
Skyrocket MHL Cable for HDMI out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110923690772

Okay. update, i ordered those, i will follow up whenever i get them

I took some pictures for you all. IDK if anyone is looking at these, but here they are. I must say. ALL ITEMS work PERFECT. Couldnt be happier. My phone runs the CM 9 currently and im yet have any issues

The jig says in the description that it doesn't work on our phone, is that true.
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no its not. It DOES work, i tested mine 4 times in a row. Turn off Device entirely. Then plug up the JIG , and BAM, turns on , on its own into Download mode
Heres a video of it working which i just recorded now @ work for you to see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNm3L25wxc

seanci said:
The jig says in the description that it doesn't work on our phone, is that true.
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Its designed to work for any of the GALAXY based phones by Samsung. Thats what i was told at least. And it worked great with mine if you saw the above video i posted :silly:

I appreciate you posting this. Was just researching on the OTG as well. Ordering mine from Amazon now. Already had the mhl for 6 months. Was worried that the otg cable would not power a thumb drive. Now I know. Thanks!

Yup sure does, i tried both FAT32 and NTFS Flash drives... Next up is external HDD
Now i need a transformer or a Tab 2

For a USB powered external hdd you need a powered USB hub. If you plug in the hdd directly into the otg cable it does not work.
If your hdd has its own power supply then it works directly.
The phone battery is not enough to power the hdd.
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Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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prasadudwadia said:
Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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I got my MHL adapter from Monoprice, works with CM9 just fine
edit: okay, it used to with the old NIGHTLYs, but doesn't in the stable
edit2: works with InstigatorX kernel v5.4.5, but NOT v6.0

prasadudwadia said:
Yeah that's kinda obvious I suppose . Power is required . Still a good to hAve .
Mhl not work with cm9 just yet . Or maybe I'm doing it wrong . But I tested with other roms
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Sorry didnt reply now just checked my pm xD, but thanks for vid good to know
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External HD

I picked up a one point five terabyte Seagate drive for 90 bucks from Costco last week mainly for my lappy but I was wondering is there a way to physically hook it to my tab?FTP is of course what I've been using but what about when there's no wifi?
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This is what you want: http://dx.com/p/usb-otg-adapter-cab...10-1-gt-n8000-galaxy-tab-2-p5100-black-154407

Thanks a million!
"All I have is my Word and my Ba**s, and I dont break either for NOBODY" - Tony Montana

CalInTheZone said:
This is what you want: http://dx.com/p/usb-otg-adapter-cab...10-1-gt-n8000-galaxy-tab-2-p5100-black-154407
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Are all 30-pin USB connectors created equally, or is an OTG cable different?

They are different. OTG has ground and sense shortened.

If your drive is powered from USB beware that this will not work. Drive must be externally powered.

CalInTheZone said:
They are different. OTG has ground and sense shortened.
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Thanks. Sorry - what do you mean "sense"?

Maybe a USB splitter?
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Micro USB has a pin called sense.
Swyped on my Galaxy Note 10.1

Im using an powered USB-4port Hub over the OTG with my Note 10.1.. I'm able to use my 2TB USB HD without any issues

CalInTheZone said:
Micro USB has a pin called sense.
Swyped on my Galaxy Note 10.1
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Thanks.

xX_Nexus_Xx said:
Im using an powered USB-4port Hub over the OTG with my Note 10.1.. I'm able to use my 2TB USB HD without any issues
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Where to get powered one, and is it powered by a charger or a battery
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Powered USB charger
hoss_n2 said:
Where to get powered one, and is it powered by a charger or a battery
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I got a cheap powered USB hub from Amazon (like http://www.amazon.co.uk/BG-Network-...35?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1354711206&sr=1-35) and it works fine ... just ensure you are taking a charger with sufficiant power to support your HD!

USB host and MHL?

Hi. I thought this phone was advertised as having USB on the go / USB Host features. Were they removed in Jelly Bean or were they never there?
I tried USB OTG cable with a flash drive and go another, as well as an externally powered hard drive. I tried a 5-pin MHL adapter (Rocketfish RF-G1171 from eBay) and had no luck. I haven't used an MHL device before bit tried many times. My TV can see MHL is connected so it seems the adapter is working. And there's an HDMI audio setting under ACCESSORY in the phone settings. I don't have another MHL adapter to test or another MHL device to test with.
Again, has this stuff worked before? Do I need new adapters? Do I need to downgrade?

ralphwiggum1 said:
Hi. I thought this phone was advertised as having USB on the go / USB Host features. Were they removed in Jelly Bean or were they never there?
I tried USB OTG cable with a flash drive and go another, as well as an externally powered hard drive. I tried a 5-pin MHL adapter (Rocketfish RF-G1171 from eBay) and had no luck. I haven't used an MHL device before bit tried many times. My TV can see MHL is connected so it seems the adapter is working. And there's an HDMI audio setting under ACCESSORY in the phone settings. I don't have another MHL adapter to test or another MHL device to test with.
Again, has this stuff worked before? Do I need new adapters? Do I need to downgrade?
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What ROM you using?
Cm9 had video no sound.
Cm10.1 no luck so far.
Can't remember for stock
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This is on stock Jelly Bean. Should either be working? Did it work on stock ICS?

ralphwiggum1 said:
This is on stock Jelly Bean. Should either be working? Did it work on stock ICS?
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That's lame it doesn't work on stock JB either.
Vaguely remember with stock ICS - though if I remember correctly MHL did work to some degree on stock ICS.
Some devices do have MHL &/or USB host working on CM10.1, just not us (yet )
MHL, USB Host & Wifi-Direct (screen share) are 3 killah features, all of which still need ironing out for the Relay.
However the devs at work on the Relay have acknowledged these as 'nice to have' features & will not come about any time soon unfortunately.
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Maybe I should start accepting donations lol. I'll work on otg and mhl if I had the connectors.
Come to think of it, I need a USB audio dock too
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just dropping by to say that officially relay supports MHL but not OTG. connecting an OTG cable on stock rom makes the system go derp and prevents MHL from working until reboot

Will chromecast work with the relay?
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Chromecast is not a p2p device. As such, it streams from the cloud, so device compatibility is not an issue for it. Also, it's been tested by teferi and infernix and myself
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Also I wasn't kidding. Get me an MHL cable and OTG and I'll support it on Cyanogenmod. I've never asked for donations before, but you can paypal me at my name at gmail dot com.
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Nardholio said:
Chromecast is not a p2p device. As such, it streams from the cloud, so device compatibility is not an issue for it. Also, it's been tested by teferi and infernix and myself
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Also I wasn't kidding. Get me an MHL cable and OTG and I'll support it on Cyanogenmod. I've never asked for donations before, but you can paypal me at my name at gmail dot com.
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Dude, determine the FULL cost for the MHL and OTG devices and I will send you paypal ASAP.
Let's do thissss
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@dilladale About $20 on Amazon should about do it.

Nardholio said:
@dilladale About $20 on Amazon should about do it.
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Just sent $25.
Keep us posted
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Mhl works fine on last 10.1 nightly. Just used yesterday.
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chuckiev79 said:
Mhl works fine on last 10.1 nightly. Just used yesterday.
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Oh sh!t. That's sick.
I've been on July 11th build for quite some time, because of its sheer stability and battery preservation.
Will test MHL when return this weekend. Else will favour for a latest nightly to trial the MHL capability you've mentioned.
So your getting crisp video and sound? No gimmicks?
:thumbup:
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It seems OK. Don't think sound code was altered after it was finally fixed. Not sure though. As for video I watch stuff on Google play and seems perfect, don't take very many videos with relay camera, so can't comment on that.
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If it already works, awesome, we fixed it without even being aware of it. My shipment from Amazon is coming today in any case, thanks dilladale.
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Nardholio said:
If it already works, awesome, we fixed it without even being aware of it. My shipment from Amazon is coming today in any case, thanks dilladale.
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No probs dude.
How about the USB OTG cable, manage to get hold of that too?
Can't wait to trial MHL when back from this trip.
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I'm not having much luck with either OTG or MHL. OTG appears to be registering properly in the kernel but userspace isn't doing anything. MHL appears to be registering incorrectly. I'm going to send my off brand cable back and get the official Samsung one.
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Nardholio said:
I'm not having much luck with either OTG or MHL. OTG appears to be registering properly in the kernel but userspace isn't doing anything. MHL appears to be registering incorrectly. I'm going to send my off brand cable back and get the official Samsung one.
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from my experience, all mhl 1.0 adapters are the same (same silicon image chip)... so unless yours is defective it won't make a difference... tried to reboot the phone and just plug in the mhl adapter without plugging anything into the usb port before that?
edit: unless you bought the galaxy s3 compatible version that uses a 11 pin micro usb connector... our phone doesnt have that, it needs the 5 pin version (galaxy s2 compatible)

bump for this? Any progress nard?
Thanks for all your hard work!
Erik

Wireless Charging while using USB-OTG

I guys, today I tried to Wireless Charge while using the USB-OTG to copy some files (practically, it makes sense for me, since there is no need to connect the cable to the Nexus, we could be using that port to USB-OTG and charge at the same time).
I was surprised when it didn't work. I can't understand why would they implement this. Since it's not charging from cable, it could be charging by wireless...
It's not a defect from mine, right?
Anyway, thanks for your attention.
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bixorastexante said:
I guys, today I tried to Wireless Charge while using the USB-OTG to copy some files (practically, it makes sense for me, since there is no need to connect the cable to the Nexus, we could be using that port to USB-OTG and charge at the same time).
I was surprised when it didn't work. I can't understand why would they implement this. Since it's not charging from cable, it could be charging by wireless...
It's not a defect from mine, right?
Anyway, thanks for your attention.
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It's not a defect. You need a custom kernel that supports Qi Charging while using USB OTG if you want that.

Are you sure it's a kernel limitation? Do you know any that supports it?
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bixorastexante said:
Are you sure it's a kernel limitation? Do you know any that supports it?
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May not be a hardware limitation. But probably a very low priority for implementation

One way I've try to offset this limitation is to plug my OTG cable into a powered USB hub. All attached USB devices use the hub for power greatly reducing the battery drain on the phone/tablet.
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