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[Q] HDMI not recognised - please help!

Hi -
I'm trying to hook my TF up to my TV (panasonic bravia) to test out playback of some movies.
I bought a new HDMI mini-> HDMI (from Maplin) and nothing happens when I plug it in and hook it up to the TV - is anything supposed to happen on the TF when connected? I change the TV to the appropriate input for my HDMI and nada. Nothing.
There's no recognition of the cable on the TF at all - I have carefully ensured that it is in as far as it will go. No icons. nothing
Is there anything else I can do? Any settings? - I looked but couldn't see anything obvious. Does the TF need to be plugged in to power when connected to a TV?
Many thanks for your time!

No, there is nothing else to do....it just works when you plug it in.
It could be one of two things; cable or your tv.
I've heard people with both problems.
Hook it to someone elses HDTV with that cable to check...

Mine doesn't seem to work in my Panasonic big TV but works with my little Samsung?!
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Does your tv support whatever resolution & frequency the tf is outputing and have you gone through your TVs settings to see if you can adjust some setting?
Also with some other devices people have noticed issues with HDMI cables that support Ethernet.
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fone_fanatic said:
Does your tv support whatever resolution & frequency the tf is outputing and have you gone through your TVs settings to see if you can adjust some setting?
Also with some other devices people have noticed issues with HDMI cables that support Ethernet.
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Do u no what these setting need to.b?
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[Q] HDMI issues

I have an Acer iconia a500, a rca television, and a micro hdmi cable. After many failures i took my iconia to bestbuy, where they successfully connected my tablet to a lg tv with full mirroring. My tv's hdmi input is working properly, (tested by a xbox connected with an hdmi cable). After conencting the cable from my iconia to the rca tv the message unusable signal remains on the screen. Whats the problem?
Thanks for your help!​

I'm gonna take a wild guess here and say that the RCA unit didn't support the a500 native resolution. I wonder if there is a build.prop resolution hack for this.
Are you rommed and rooted?
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Did the bestbuy guys used your cable? Try different cable or your original cable to another tv.
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I am rooted

dito33 said:
Did the bestbuy guys used your cable? Try different cable or your original cable to another tv.
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Best buy used my cable

Strange in my case worked fine and the next time won't and any other time, I ordered new adapter as well new cable today. I'm reading that connecting and disconnecting need the tab be power off as well tv too.
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dito33 said:
Strange in my case worked fine and the next time won't and any other time, I ordered new adapter as well new cable today. I'm reading that connecting and disconnecting need the tab be power off as well tv too.
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I tried to have both the iconia and the tv off, connect the cord to both ends, and turn both on . is that what was supposed to work?

Yes that's what is suggested from vendors.
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dito33 said:
Yes that's what is suggested from vendors.
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tried and fail. urgh so frustrating

My doesn't work at all now, the adapter causes to freeze the tv, waiting on new cable and adapter.
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rca and nvidia
This is going to sound stupid.but I had a 42 inch RCA LCD TV.when i would try to connect my nvidia graphics laptop to the TV same issue.even tried a desktop.using the VGA port.would not work.I added a old sis.video adaptor to the computer.it connected right away.there was a web site I found back then about this.
I still do not understand why it was such a issue.but you are having the same as I had forget about it.I did send a report to nvidia and RCA.but no response.
My tab connects to both my TVs now I gave the RCA to my mother and got a Sanyo.its a OK 47 inch.my other is a 40 inch Samsung led and it Rocks can connect anything play videos on the tab to TV across wifi.as well as HDMI my tab will also use a Samsung wifi remote app to control the TV.
Sorry for your luck if you figure it out I would love to know what I was doing wrong.
Thanks good luck erica

HD media Dock / USB Host

Im at fry's as we speak I was going to buy this 86$ HD media dock for Atrix the one with hdmi and 2 USB 2.0 ports the reason I want it is to plug in random USB items like mouse keyboard flash drive my question is one is that what the 2 USB ports are for anyways? And 2 can I do it on the Atrix screen no laptop dock or big screen like I just wanna plug in a mouse and have it show up on the small Atrix screen while docked can that be done? ?
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That is what the three USB ports are for.
However, as to your second question, I don't know the answer.
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both can be done with GB update/rom

Straming via usb to hdmi

Is there anyway to stream movies via HDMI cable directly from tabket to tv. With no special docks. If u pull the wall charger apart isnt there and usb output in that?
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Is there anyway to stream movies via HDMI cable directly from tabket to tv. With no special docks. If u pull the wall charger apart isnt there and usb output in that?
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there is a HDMI cable designed for galaxy tab 10.1 (a cable not a dock ) to be attached to the buttom of the device directly

Is this something i could get at bestbuy or is amazon and ebay my best bet?
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Hdmi to Tv??

Is there any way to connect S4 to Hdmi to Tv??
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Ya need one of these....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/9966685472/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/181-5678088-9807236
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Thanks. .I have one of those that I used with the Og Evo!!! It's nor working with this phone. Is there any differences between mhl adaptes or r they all the Same? ?
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Yup u need the one designated for the s4. I sent u that link as an example of what they are. Personally I would get it from samsung. I've bought 3 that said they work with s4 and they didnt. I have a friend who got the one from Samsung and his works fine.
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a lot of them DO work with the S4 still that are "older" mhl adapters, but you also need the 5 to 11 pin adapter for those to work like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0089...qid=1388224095&sr=8-10&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
Otherwise, just get one line what was noted a couple of posts up, as it's already utilizing the 11pins and saves you the trouble. (make sure you're getting a legit one & check the reviews!)
Alternately, you can get the allshare cast hub (by Samsung) which also mirrors via hdmi.
It is also possible without an mhl dongle or allshare cast hub to push things (pics, movies & youtube) directly if you have tv/home theater/blu ray that's dlna enabled to push to.
I've done it from the older mhl w/ 11 pin adapter, newer 11 pin, allshare hub & by dlna enabled device without issue. I mainly use the latter nowawdays, but still use the other methods on occasion because of the screen mirroring.
As a side note, both mhl adapters are OEM.

Its sad I didn't know this thing had HDMI out capabilities