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HDMI Audio Problem?

I am not rooted, totally stock. I have tried 2 different HDMI cables and both of them play videos to my LCD TV. But not the audio? Even if I play streaming or from the SD card, no audio. No sounds from any app. And yes the volume is turned all the way up on all volume controls.... media vol, tv vol. Any word on this bug? I have read others having the same problem.

There are posts about issues with certain hdmi cables not working correctly or not at all. There are different grades of hdmi cables which may be the reason. I recommend getting a cable advertised for droid. I got one from verizon store thats for the droid x and works great.
Gremlins are watching you...

Umm, I'm having the opposite problem audio, but no videos. Can play games and stuff and it shows (both audio and video) but if i try to play some movies or something, i get audio only. What's up with this?
Sent from my Droid Charge running Humble 2.2

Yeah I am having trouble too. I want to route the sound out the audio port and just send the video to the TV.

I personally think their is a bug. I have been reading up on this and it works fine for some but not for others. Over at the verizon forms their are a few reports about it. Some say certain cables work on certain HDTVs and then the same setup doesn't work on their friends HDTVs or bedroom HDTV. No consistency or solution, just hit and miss at this point :/

MHL adapter for One S stutters on video

Hi! This is my first post on xda-developers. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a "question", bound for a Q&A...
I have an HTC One S (US, T-Mobile) for which I bought a cheap MHL adapter. The adapter plugs in to the phone's micro-USB port, has an HDMI out and requires you to plug the phone's charger into the adapter, providing charge to the phone. I'm pushing to an old monitor so the adapter's HDMI out goes through an HDMI to DVI adapter before reaching the display.
Everything is working fine except for video. It seems that no matter the video quality, the image constantly stutters. Neither the default video player nor MX Player (on H/W, H/W+, or S/W) will play more than a few seconds of video before locking up for several seconds, then only advancing a frame or two. There's no problem with video when not connected to the adapter. A fresh restart doesn't seem to help and I don't think I have any extra memory-hogging background apps (just the standard Sense and T-mobile apps).
Has anyone else had the same problem? My previous feature phone had a simple S-video out that let me show pictures and videos to my family while on holidays. Perplexing that I'm being outclassed by that old brick!
Thanks for any insights/advice!

No problems with my S and a MHL adapter (video is jerky cause it was recorded using a desire):
Skip to 1.53 for 1080P film playback
Give it a try on some other monitor/TV without the DVI adapter.
Also try BS player lite instead of MX player (although this most likely won't fix it as MX and stock should be perfectly fine)

Terminator19 said:
No problems with my S and a MHL adapter (video is jerky cause it was recorded using a desire):
Skip to 1.53 for 1080P film playback
Give it a try on some other monitor/TV without the DVI adapter.
Also try BS player lite instead of MX player (although this most likely won't fix it as MX and stock should be perfectly fine)
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Indeed, it works like a charm on a proper HD TV without the DVI adapter. Now I wonder if it's the adapter or the higher resolution of the monitor I'm plugging in to, and unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to control the output resolution from the phone. Perhaps it's using the highest available or perhaps it has to do some non-native scaling of the video.
Thanks for your help!

jbiesin said:
Indeed, it works like a charm on a proper HD TV without the DVI adapter. Now I wonder if it's the adapter or the higher resolution of the monitor I'm plugging in to, and unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to control the output resolution from the phone. Perhaps it's using the highest available or perhaps it has to do some non-native scaling of the video.
Thanks for your help!
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What is the res. of the monitor? You should be able to find out what res. it is running at once the phone is plugged in (should be a wee info. box that pops up stating res., refresh rate etc.)
I think it could just be the DVI/HDMI adapter causing problems.
No problem

jbiesin said:
Hi! This is my first post on xda-developers. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a "question", bound for a Q&A...
I have an HTC One S (US, T-Mobile) for which I bought a cheap MHL adapter. The adapter plugs in to the phone's micro-USB port, has an HDMI out and requires you to plug the phone's charger into the adapter, providing charge to the phone. I'm pushing to an old monitor so the adapter's HDMI out goes through an HDMI to DVI adapter before reaching the display.
Everything is working fine except for video. It seems that no matter the video quality, the image constantly stutters. Neither the default video player nor MX Player (on H/W, H/W+, or S/W) will play more than a few seconds of video before locking up for several seconds, then only advancing a frame or two. There's no problem with video when not connected to the adapter. A fresh restart doesn't seem to help and I don't think I have any extra memory-hogging background apps (just the standard Sense and T-mobile apps).
Has anyone else had the same problem? My previous feature phone had a simple S-video out that let me show pictures and videos to my family while on holidays. Perplexing that I'm being outclassed by that old brick!
Thanks for any insights/advice!
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im using the cable matters one and it works great

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Can I buy any MHL cable? and does it work with AOSP roms? Looking to get a cheap one on amazon.

Darknites said:
Can I buy any MHL cable? and does it work with AOSP roms? Looking to get a cheap one on amazon.
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If it doesn't say that it supports the one S, then don't buy it. It could/should work even if the one S is not listed but I rather not take the risk.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...l=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=HTC+one+MHL
Should work with AOSP ROMs as well.

Terminator19 said:
If it doesn't say that it supports the one S, then don't buy it. It could/should work even if the one S is not listed but I rather not take the risk.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...l=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=HTC+one+MHL
Should work with AOSP ROMs as well.
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Nice one dude, I have a look into that.

Darknites said:
Nice one dude, I have a look into that.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006V7F380/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 this is the highest rated mhl adapter

knickerblogger said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006V7F380/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 this is the highest rated mhl adapter
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Thanks I get that one but from uk amazon lol.

[Q] Could I use my TF700 as a TV or something like that?

As we all know, TF700 has one of the greatest screen ever.
1900x1200 full HD resolution is even higher than my 720p TV..
Which makes me wanna play my xbox on TF700 if I could.
Is there any possible way to do that?
I heard u can connect some dvd players and watch it through TF700 screen, then why not XBOX?
Need some help here, It would be AMAZING if I could play Tekken on my TF700:laugh:

almightytaek said:
Which makes me wanna play my xbox on TF700 if I could.
Is there any possible way to do that?
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No. For that you would need some video input, which does not exist on the TF700.
almightytaek said:
I heard u can connect some dvd players and watch it through TF700 screen, then why not XBOX?
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You can connect a DVD *ROM* and watch the DVD being played by the TF700, like on a PC.

almightytaek said:
I heard u can connect some dvd players and watch it through TF700 screen, then why not XBOX?
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Fairly simple reason, much the same as why you can't use a laptop screen as the screen for an Xbox (i've tried. )
The tablet only has HDMI out. Meaning it can't recieve signals, it has no input. As such, hooking up your xbox will simply be trying to run water uphill.
A DVDplayer is an external media device, the same way a harddrive is. (A SATA is a glorified DVD player.) It doesn't recieve a media signal, it simply sees an external disc, and the media player plays the Video_TS.IFO file, which starts the film.

If you hunt around Google you'll see that there has been some work done on getting USB TV tuners to work in android. I haven't actually tried any of them, so I can't say anything about wether or not it's even worthwhile.
However, you do have another option that will work with a little effort, and that's to buy a network TV tuner like the HD homerun. Basically, the tuner sits on your network and you can use the tablet to watch TV off of it. The plus side of this is that you can use a VPN to connect your tablet to your network while on the road and if your connection is good enough, you can watch tv while away from the house as well.

Xbox isn't going to happen as there is no video input. For watching tv, you could always check out a slingbox. I had one of the first models and apparently they've gotten world's better.
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Thanx all!
Well thanx for all your answers.
Now that I know that I cannot connect xbox *directly* to my TF700,
I'll look for different ways like the 'Splashtop' or USB TV tuners as mentioned above.
I still have a dream that one day I can play my xbox with docked TF700 somehow:fingers-crossed:

slingbox is awesome.

Samsung SE-506BB/TSBD Blu-ray for TF700T

According to features, this external Blu-Ray Player should work in AV connectivity with Android Tablet (Honeycomb 3.1 or above with USB Port)
USB port current: 1.4 A or higher
I cannot find info about the USB port of TF700T with keyboard.
In your opinion, will this device work with this tablet or not?
And in case someone already tried this device, is it worth the buy?
Thanks for any advice.

In the end I purchased it from Amazon and it works just great.
Procedure for AV mode is exactly the same as per this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936287
Obviously can't play BluRay with tablet but I do not care.
I just needed something portable which can work not only with tablet, but also with PC or MAC.
Worth the buy. I'm happy.

nephtys59 said:
In the end I purchased it from Amazon and it works just great.
Procedure for AV mode is exactly the same as per this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936287
Obviously can't play BluRay with tablet but I do not care.
I just needed something portable which can work not only with tablet, but also with PC or MAC.
Worth the buy. I'm happy.
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Thanks for posting your experience since this feature is not very well documented.
I'm not super experienced with video and codecs and all that stuff, so I'm not sure why it obviously can't play BluRay but can it read a bluRay disc? I'm getting this drive to do some physical backups of media (photos and stuff) and it would be cool if I could access them through the drive on my tablet.
Thanks!

shaymdev said:
Thanks for posting your experience since this feature is not very well documented.
I'm not super experienced with video and codecs and all that stuff, so I'm not sure why it obviously can't play BluRay but can it read a bluRay disc? I'm getting this drive to do some physical backups of media (photos and stuff) and it would be cool if I could access them through the drive on my tablet.
Thanks!
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Do everyone confirm that this Samsung can read any dvd disc but no bluray ?
If it's correct, why invest in a bluray one ?

eleger91 said:
Do everyone confirm that this Samsung can read any dvd disc but no bluray ?
If it's correct, why invest in a bluray one ?
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The device is a blu-ray burner (it will read/write blu-ray discs as well as dvd/cd). This discussion is about the AV functionality with android Tablets (specifically the TF700).

MHL Cable Discussion Thread

I wanted to make this a discussion thread for MHL cables. Currently, I have a Rocketfish MHL Cable and I love it. It doesn't have to be plugged into the wall via micro usb for it to work, unlike my ONN brand cable.
Other things I would like everyone to discuss, is quality and content. I love the quality of picture that mine displays, pretty sure it's 1080p, but how about other brands?
Now for content. Has anyone been successful in getting a MHL Cable to work with protected material? For example, when I hook mine up and try to watch NFL Mobile, it says "HDMI Is Not Supported". Is there a Rom that will work? Maybe an App to download? Xposed Framework module?
Also, speaking of nfl games, has anyone been successful in getting a Super Nintendo emulator working with hdmi and two controllers for playing multiplayer games?
Basically, let's discuss anything and everything MHL for HTC One M8!!!

I never put much thought into MHL, but came to this topic hoping to learn something. I found your cable on Amazon, and a lot of people are saying it doesn't work. Others are saying it does, but with an adapter. Together, the two add up to the cost of a Chromecast (which I have no experience with), so, what does an MHL cable do that Chromecast doesn't, aside from charging your phone, of course.

Dark Reality said:
I never put much thought into MHL, but came to this topic hoping to learn something.
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I'm hoping to learn something too. I'm going to buy a chrome cast tonight. I did some searching on the web and found out that I can use my HTC One M8 to screen mirror or mirrorcast to my TV. Someone out their has created an App that enables mirroring with any rooted device. Link is here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567717826
The guys over at Wal-Mart were nice enough to let my play and connect a chrome cast up to my phone. After downloading the file, I was able to watch NFL Mobile Network and Stream Twitch to a TV without any problems. There was a slight lag from what the phone showed, but nothing terrible as the sound and video synced up perfectly on the tv I was testing it out on.
I'm glad I got those two apps to stream to a TV. Not sure if an MHL Cable is going to offer anything more than a chrome cast. I'll see if I can tell a difference in quality or lag input. Thanks for bringing up the chrome cast. I know the HTC One M8 mirror option isn't supported yet, but with the phone being rooted and the extra app enabled, I can now stream anything and everything from my phone to my TV.

I haven't had any experience at all with MHL but do have a few thoughts about it vs Chromecast. I come from a long list of Motorola phones which all came with a dedicated HDMI port. If MHL is the same thing as HDMI, Chromecast is the way to go. At least for me. Since getting the ability to mirror on Chromecast, I really can't think of any advantage of using HDMI. There's a couple of really good advantages for using Chromecast though. Assuming MHL works the same way HDMI does, using it doesn't allow you to do anything with your device while mirroring on the TV. If you do something on the phone, the TV displays it. Also, the screen on your device has to remain on all the time. If you happen to use/stream Netflix or Youtube or some such thing, the screen never shuts off. However, if you use Chromecast for those types of things (or other apps that support it) you can still use the phone to play a game, browse the web or whatever it is you want to do. It has no effect on the movie you're playing. A big plus is you can also turn the screen off while streaming a movie or whatever. If you turn the screen off while streaming a 2 hour movie while using Chromecast, the battery drain is next to nothing compared to HDMI (again, assuming MHL is the same). If you mirror with Chromecast, then things are pretty much the same. The ability to turn the screen off or browse the web, etc.while streaming media is a huge advantage for Chromecast. At least, the way I use my phone, it is for me.
I apologize if my post is somewhat off topic but I figured since Chromecast came into the conversation and I do have experience with HDMI, I'd put my two cents worth in. Just my thoughts on the subject.

FWIW, this cable works on my phone.
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F8FGSOE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Best MHL for HTCOne M8
Hello , I just purchased an MHL cable for my phone and it only works intermittently. You mentioned the rocketfish. Is it reliable and doesn't cut out?
QUOTE=BygSii;55211766]I wanted to make this a discussion thread for MHL cables. Currently, I have a Rocketfish MHL Cable and I love it. It doesn't have to be plugged into the wall via micro usb for it to work, unlike my ONN brand cable.
Other things I would like everyone to discuss, is quality and content. I love the quality of picture that mine displays, pretty sure it's 1080p, but how about other brands?
Now for content. Has anyone been successful in getting a MHL Cable to work with protected material? For example, when I hook mine up and try to watch NFL Mobile, it says "HDMI Is Not Supported". Is there a Rom that will work? Maybe an App to download? Xposed Framework module?
Also, speaking of nfl games, has anyone been successful in getting a Super Nintendo emulator working with hdmi and two controllers for playing multiplayer games?
Basically, let's discuss anything and everything MHL for HTC One M8!!![/QUOTE]

I use one with my video head unit in my vehicle. I can mirror anything on my phone to it. I also have a MirrorLink device. All just different ways to skin a cat.