Hey, guys. So, my Dad has the Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime & would like to view movies and other content on his Samsung UHD HDTV. Knowing the phone doesn't have screen mirroring, and I have looked at a few options on the Play Store (pretty much all of them require a home wireless connection to work). He doesn't have Wi-Fi, so I've been trying to find a way he could connect the phone to the TV's HDMI input.
The problem is that a lot of the cables/adapters out there require a phone that's MHL certified, and as of yet I have been unable to determine whether this phone is certified for MHL. Has anyone here had any luck with using such hookups, and if so what is the connection medium & where was it purchased? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
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Hey, guys. So, my Dad has the Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime & would like to view movies and other content on his Samsung UHD HDTV. Knowing the phone doesn't have screen mirroring, and I have looked at a few options on the Play Store (pretty much all of them require a home wireless connection to work). He doesn't have Wi-Fi, so I've been trying to find a way he could connect the phone to the TV's HDMI input.
The problem is that a lot of the cables/adapters out there require a phone that's MHL certified, and as of yet I have been unable to determine whether this phone is certified for MHL. Has anyone here had any luck with using such hookups, and if so what is the connection medium & where was it purchased? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
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any devices newer than the galaxy s3 do not have mhl compatibility.
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any devices newer than the galaxy s3 do not have mhl compatibility.
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Actually, I've seen MHL adapters on Amazon and MicroCenter.com that say they're compatible with the S4 and up. Is there any to mirror the phone on a HDTV, either wirelessly or by a cable, that work well?
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Actually, I've seen MHL adapters on Amazon and MicroCenter.com that say they're compatible with the S4 and up. Is there any to mirror the phone on a HDTV, either wirelessly or by a cable, that work well?
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Trust me thats a lie. I bought one myself and then i looked up what devices are actually compatible on the official mhl site. I also got the same device. Your phone has to have a special chip that allows an mhl cable to send the display to a tv. For some reason they stopped putting these chips in phones years back.
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I'm eyeballing either TV Video AV Cable for Samsung Galaxy Tab Note 10.1 or Samsung Galaxy TabTM HDTV Adapter for my Galaxy Note 10.1
My biggest concern is compatibility.
I checked on samsungs own site for the compatibility between the HDMI cable and the Note but it came up saying "NO" but I don't know if that's because they haven't tested it yet or it really is a NO. As for the RCA one, I'm aware I'll lose the awesome video output and will be watching it in SD, that's ok, the videos I have saved on it are from DVD so it won't get better than 720, what I'm more concerned about is "will it work"
anyone tested either of these and know the answer?
BTW: the Note is completely stock at this point
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I'm eyeballing either TV Video AV Cable for Samsung Galaxy Tab Note 10.1 or Samsung Galaxy TabTM HDTV Adapter for my Galaxy Note 10.1
My biggest concern is compatibility.
I checked on samsungs own site for the compatibility between the HDMI cable and the Note but it came up saying "NO" but I don't know if that's because they haven't tested it yet or it really is a NO. As for the RCA one, I'm aware I'll lose the awesome video output and will be watching it in SD, that's ok, the videos I have saved on it are from DVD so it won't get better than 720, what I'm more concerned about is "will it work"
anyone tested either of these and know the answer?
BTW: the Note is completely stock at this point
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I bought the HDMI adapter, I believe it is the same one you linked to on amazon, official samsung adapter, but at frys electronics ( I had a $100 giftcard there from the sale hey had on the note 10.1). It has nice picture and audio as should be expected, and it is nice with apps like youtube with the user interface.
The only issue I found with it so far, and might be a deal breaker, is you need to have your charger plugged into the adapter at the same time for it to work. There is a slot to plug into right next to the input on the device. It seems like a nice feature at first so you can charge your device while watching netflix or whatever on your regular tv. BUT you NEED to have it plugged in in order for it to work, and I wanted to remove several cables and stuff. I got this adapter so I wouldn't have to worry about moving my laptop from my office to my living or bedroom to watch some tv, but it will be the same hassle it seems like with this.
I am considering returning it and going a different route that will better suite my needs of less wires.
Don't know about the RCA thing, but it seems like it might be a good route if it works.
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I bought the HDMI adapter, I believe it is the same one you linked to on amazon, official samsung adapter, but at frys electronics ( I had a $100 giftcard there from the sale hey had on the note 10.1). It has nice picture and audio as should be expected, and it is nice with apps like youtube with the user interface.
The only issue I found with it so far, and might be a deal breaker, is you need to have your charger plugged into the adapter at the same time for it to work. There is a slot to plug into right next to the input on the device. It seems like a nice feature at first so you can charge your device while watching netflix or whatever on your regular tv. BUT you NEED to have it plugged in in order for it to work, and I wanted to remove several cables and stuff. I got this adapter so I wouldn't have to worry about moving my laptop from my office to my living or bedroom to watch some tv, but it will be the same hassle it seems like with this.
I am considering returning it and going a different route that will better suite my needs of less wires.
Don't know about the RCA thing, but it seems like it might be a good route if it works.
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I have the note 717 and use the hdmi adapter fpr it. one thing that i noticed is that most modern Tv's today have a USB port and hdmi Ports. I can plug into the usb port on my older samsung for the charger and the hdmi for the video out.maby this would work on your now 10.1
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ndm217 said:
I have the note 717 and use the hdmi adapter fpr it. one thing that i noticed is that most modern Tv's today have a USB port and hdmi Ports. I can plug into the usb port on my older samsung for the charger and the hdmi for the video out.maby this would work on your now 10.1
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Thanks dude!! It does work perfectly! This is great and fixed the issue I was having, still wish I didn't have to though haha, but at least it is better now.
I was wondering if you have a video on your note, can you connect the note to a television to watch?
Rooted EVO baby
buy an HDMI adapter then you're set
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EPL-3PHPBEGSTA
Same HDMI on Amazon for $27. Sorry don't have the link.
Can I connect the 10.1 note to a projector for presentations?
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Can I connect the 10.1 note to a projector for presentations?
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if said projector has an HDMI input (and you have the above mentioned adapter), I don't see why not.
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if said projector has an HDMI input (and you have the above mentioned adapter), I don't see why not.
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Yes I know if the projector has an HDMI input it will be like attaching to HD TV, but Iam asking about how to connect to a projector with VGA port
get a vga to hdmi converter
One point to Note: You do need to connect the charger for the HDMI to work which can be a bummer
the whole GALAXY to NOTE about...counting down from 10 to 1.
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One point to Note: You do need to connect the charger for the HDMI to work which can be a bummer
the whole GALAXY to NOTE about...counting down from 10 to 1.
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So I get this right, the HDMI adapter needs to be powered externally for it to work?
Rooted EVO baby
I haven't tried it but maybe a pricey but elegant solution could be using the Samsung AllShare Cast Wireless Hub (info is here).
No cables at all!
To use a VGA projector you'd again need an HDMI to VGA connector. But this time it would be attached to the hub, that is powered by itself by its cable.
This answer my original ancient question: "Is it possible to send the display signal to a projector through wifi?". And the answer is (apparently): "YES!"
I've seen a video where the hub was used to send to a TV set the images of a race game, while playing with it. No evident lag at all.
I wonder if there could be a similar device made by some third party (-> less expensive).
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Can I connect the 10.1 note to a projector for presentations?
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Here is the solution http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32039367&postcount=8, awesome, I really enjoy it to present wireless.
Just recently I had the projector with VGA cable but discovered that the projector had the second, HDMI port, so I quickly connected the AllShare cast dongle to HDMI and the projected screen quality was even better.
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So I get this right, the HDMI adapter needs to be powered externally for it to work?
Rooted EVO baby
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Yes.
sphere314 said:
I haven't tried it but maybe a pricey but elegant solution could be using the Samsung AllShare Cast Wireless Hub (info is here).
No cables at all!
To use a VGA projector you'd again need an HDMI to VGA connector. But this time it would be attached to the hub, that is powered by itself by its cable.
This answer my original ancient question: "Is it possible to send the display signal to a projector through wifi?". And the answer is (apparently): "YES!"
I've seen a video where the hub was used to send to a TV set the images of a race game, while playing with it. No evident lag at all.
I wonder if there could be a similar device made by some third party (-> less expensive).
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I just got my Allsharecast dongle in the mail today, and I must say LAG is this things middle name!
If you play any fast paced game it will either lag or become blurry to give smoother playback, Im not too happy this thing costed me $100, fedels like it should have costed $40
Hi everyone,
i would like to ask with which adapter i can use a hdmi cable to connect my 8.4 LTE to a TV. I searched for a tab s device on amazon but every adapter i found were for galaxy s4 and i couldn't be sure if they worked with tab s 8.4.
Thanks for your help!!!
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Hi everyone,
i would like to ask with which adapter i can use a hdmi cable to connect my 8.4 LTE to a TV. I searched for a tab s device on amazon but every adapter i found were for galaxy s4 and i couldn't be sure if they worked with tab s 8.4.
Thanks for your help!!!
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I'm using the Onn brand sold at Wal-Mart. I haven't had an issue with it at all. I got mine at a local goodwill. It comes with the main adapter and an adapter for Samsung devices. It also can charge the device at the same time.
I found this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/mhl-to-hdmi-adapter-t2801885
Seems like the HDMI adapter situation is a total mess. The MHL standard is a joke, because apparently no one bloody follows it correctly.
Unfortunately i live in Europe. So i can not go to Walmart and grab it.
And yes it is really messed up I can not be sure if the product i wanna buy is gonna be compatible.
Any MHL3 works.
Is there an MHL adapter that will work without needing to be plugged in to a power source? I just bought one off Amazon, but it certainly didn't work without being plugged in to power....
I've just found out my S6 doesn't support MHL I've tried MHL 2 and 3 adaptors and they don't work.
I don't have a Samsung smart tv and I don't have an allshare cast (which Samsung have discontinued)
How can I screen mirror please? Am i missing something?
Oh damn. I have to even tried my mhl
The manual just talks about 2015 Samsung TVs and doesn't say anything else I can see about tv-out.
I know they leave it off the s5 mini but on a flagship device?
I've spoken to Samsung, no MHL, no all share cast support. Basically their answer was buy a Samsung smart tv. Very poor show
I was able to mirror my screen to an amazon fire TV with a note 4, has that been taken out in the s6? Guess I should just try it huh
Please try it and let me know
You can cast a video or movie through video player. That's about it.
Other than thinking everyone who wants to screen mirror will buy a Samsung smart tv why would Samsung do this?
You said exactly why. But Chromecast is cheap and so many apps are supporting it these days, this is not an issue for me.
I can also confirm, doesnt work with samsungs own mhl cable, then i bought a microsofts miracast dongle, tries to connect but fails everytime, i think the only way to screen mirror with this thing is indeed to buy a samsung smart tv, but i went to best buy last night and the rep told me it doesnt work yet because the tvs need a firmware update, then i read it will work with upcoming K series tvs, asked a samsung rep when we will see them in the US and he said 2016, are u kidding me samsung? Im seriously considering returning this phone.
Samsung SideSync
SideSync lets me display my phone on my laptop which is connected to the TV. You can supposedly drag and drop files, but I haven't tried. I can rotate the display and control my S6 using my wireless mouse and keyboard. Fun playing a game on the big screen. You can even choose to keep the phone screen active in a side by side mode. Sound transmits so now I can play music over TV from phone. Not the perfect solution, but better than nothing. Still going to look into casting via other methods (xmbc or amazon fire tv stick).
I'm trying to get video out either via MHL or HDMI from my S6E to my Alpine x009 and no luck. My alpine just says device not supported. Chromecast needs wifi so I don't think I can get it to work....I was looking forward to being able to watch Uverse while I was sitting in my truck on a 9" screen. If anyone has any luck please let me know. I just bought a chromecast to see if I can mirror my S6 to it but haven't had time yet.
Wow.. I am completely shocked.
I finished installing kodi earlier with the plan of connecting my S6 to the tv in my room via MHL like Ive done on my previous Galaxy devices for years. I did not even notice the lack of MHL on the specs and not a single review I read before making the upgrade mentioned it either. I'm assuming this would be a hardware feature and not something a firmware update could enable so this is very very disappointing. I know people are saying that chromecast is the solution but in reality it's not, especially as KODI/XBMC won't ever officially support it and the work arounds to enable support are far from perfect. Guess I'll never be able to rely on just the one device like I hoped.. it's a shame.
The last few versions of chrome have been beta testing mirroring the screen is not perfect but may be of some help
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The biggest thing was being able to mirror without WiFi which I think is what the newest version allows. No mhl or usb video out is ridiculous for a device that is $700-$1000 in my opinion.
S6E video to X009
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I'm trying to get video out either via MHL or HDMI from my S6E to my Alpine x009 and no luck. My alpine just says device not supported. Chromecast needs wifi so I don't think I can get it to work....I was looking forward to being able to watch Uverse while I was sitting in my truck on a 9" screen. If anyone has any luck please let me know. I just bought a chromecast to see if I can mirror my S6 to it but haven't had time yet.
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Did you ever figure out how to transmit video from a S6E to an X009? Fighting that battle myself right now.
So I went to use my MHL 3.0 adapter like I normally would with any Samsung phone and to my surprise it didn't fit! Thats pretty disappointing.... any alternatives that don't require streaming from Wifi?
Didn't fit or didn't work? I've a Samsung MHL adapter and it fits just fine. I can't test to see if it works till I get home or near a tv. Also I know Samsung has a micro USB adapter for older MHL devices that don't have the required pins (had to buy one for my s3) it was only a few bucks on amazon when I purchased one, it may be worth a try if your issue is fitment.
Mhl is not supported with note 5 according to samsung. Google cast and screen mirroring is the only options for this device from my research
I need the samething. I don't have a WiFi at my weekend house.
I've used this before. It uses WiFi Direct so you don't need a house WiFi.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9167015&CatId=5279
You're wrong.
In fact, the Note 5 DOES have MHL 3.0. As quoted from the GSMArena.com Note review...
"The USB has MHL 3.0 functionality, which allows it to output 2160p video at 30fps, coincidentally the top mode for the camera."
Link to the page: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note5-review-1286p3.php
But Samsung did one of the following:
*Disable MHL
Removed necessary plug-ins or apps
*Restricted use for other apps
* - It's possible that MHL interferes with Gear VR, because I plugged in my cable, and it recognized as a VR headset for a split second before
canceling.
You can connect your phone directly to your computer for free and watch videos see pictures do everything with your keyboard and mouse
Samsung Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S5) Screen Mirroring/Casting SideSync to PC/Laptop/Computer HD - YouTube
IT WORKS ON NOTE 5 !!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3quCSsTNMbg
igrana said:
You can connect your phone directly to your computer for free and watch videos see pictures do everything with your keyboard and mouse
Samsung Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S5) Screen Mirroring/Casting SideSync to PC/Laptop/Computer HD - YouTube
IT WORKS ON NOTE 5 !!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3quCSsTNMbg
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This. ^^^ I've been using sidesync for months now at work and I honestly don't know how I got along without it.
How to make the note 5 works with mhl hdmi pls . Any help .. root maybe !! Or a 3rd party app ??
I Just Can't
igrana said:
You can connect your phone directly to your computer for free and watch videos see pictures do everything with your keyboard and mouse
Samsung Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S5) Screen Mirroring/Casting SideSync to PC/Laptop/Computer HD - YouTube
IT WORKS ON NOTE 5 !!!!!!
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...I'm really sorry, but I can't take you seriously. The way you replied either makes you look like some idiot businessman or some little kid. I just can't. Besides, we weren't talking about SideSync, we were talking about if MHL is integrated and even usable on the Note5. So just please, I know this is in fact a forum page, but please go fix the way you present information.
The Samsung HDMI Smart Adapter that I bought, and had no problem using with my Note 4, does not plug in to my Note 5. It is a bit strange looking micro-USB plug compared to all my others. My Note 5 female connection is not damaged. I also note the adapter male micro-USB will not fit in the female power slot of the adapter, either. No one else has had this problem?
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So I went to use my MHL 3.0 adapter like I normally would with any Samsung phone and to my surprise it didn't fit! Thats pretty disappointing.... any alternatives that don't require streaming from Wifi?
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http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/skp/faq/1087324
Uh... that link does not work anymore.
there are 2 kinds of micro usb jack for MHL connectivity, 5 PIN and 11 PIN, you might want to look into that.
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http://www.mhltech.org/devices.aspx You may also want to check here on the list, Galaxy Note 5 is not on the list.