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Video out via 3.5mm jack

HAS anyone picked up that nokia 3.5mm cable to rca connector on the 3.5mm jack on the vibrant (TMO GALAXY S ONLY!!) to see if video and audio gets sent out? It might only appear when you actually connect a tv... so if you have it check it out and let me know.. with rooting,flash support soon, bluetooth keyboard and mouse... i wont really need a laptop.

lingols said:
HAS anyone picked up that nokia 3.5mm cable to rca connector on the 3.5mm jack on the vibrant (TMO GALAXY S ONLY!!) to see if video and audio gets sent out? It might only appear when you actually connect a tv... so if you have it check it out and let me know.. with rooting,flash support soon, bluetooth keyboard and mouse... i wont really need a laptop.
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I ordered a 3.5mm cable to 3 rca connector last week but it's not Nokia.
I'll let you know when I get the phone.

Yes, both audio (stereo) and video is sent via the 3.5mm cable, used this to watch a movie the other day.

justadude said:
Yes, both audio (stereo) and video is sent via the 3.5mm cable, used this to watch a movie the other day.
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You've done this with the samsung vibrant? Only reason I ask is i'm trying to confirm that t-mobile left this feature in. Have seen both yes and no.

I just ordered my cable for 1 cent

ua412 said:
You've done this with the samsung vibrant? Only reason I ask is i'm trying to confirm that t-mobile left this feature in. Have seen both yes and no.
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Yes, to be clear, I did this with the T-Mobile-branded Samsung Vibrant, feature's there!

justadude said:
Yes, to be clear, I did this with the T-Mobile-branded Samsung Vibrant, feature's there!
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Awesome thanks.

Well I guess im sold.. `CHEERS!

Is there a specific cord needed to make this work?

what exactly is the process i know you go to setting/sound and display/tv out/check the tv out box and then put tv system on PAL? or NTSC? I attempted to use the Apple brand 3.5mm to Video/RCA out cable and it didnt work so........?

iceshinobi said:
I just ordered my cable for 1 cent
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were did u order urs from and if possible can u post the link ,,,

3.5mm to RCA TV out cable
Product ID: ECC1TX1BBEBSTD

Go to amazon, and get "6FT 3.5 mm to 3 RCA AV Camcorder Video Cable Sony JVC 6" got 3.85$
And try mixing the colors of input/output for the cable (meaing try yellow in red, etc) colors might be different

basataom said:
Go to amazon, and get "6FT 3.5 mm to 3 RCA AV Camcorder Video Cable Sony JVC 6" got 3.85$
And try mixing the colors of input/output for the cable (meaing try yellow in red, etc) colors might be different
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yeah i had one that the red was the video

I plugged mine into a Zune (Gen 1) AV cable that I have connected to my head unit in my car...turned on TV out and it worked like a champ.
FWIW, Avatar on the Vibrants is DRMed and it disables the TV out when you play it. You can watch the trailer just fine, but firing up the actual movie brings up a message about not being able to display it on the TV.

HDMI Connector cable

Hooked up my Acer to my HDTV with a HTC cable I had (HTC HDMI Cable - D-type to A-type connector) . Really nice quality and it mirrors the Acer (meaning whatever is shown on the Acer is shown on the TV). This is nice after my experience with my HTC EVO 4g phone... only certain apps on the phone would output to the TV. A little of the display was cut off as my HDTV has limited overscan, but it was great for watching websites with flash video or watching downloaded movies.

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Hooked up my Acer to my HDTV with a HTC cable I had (HTC HDMI Cable - D-type to A-type connector) . Really nice quality and it mirrors the Acer (meaning whatever is shown on the Acer is shown on the TV). This is nice after my experience with my HTC EVO 4g phone... only certain apps on the phone would output to the TV. A little of the display was cut off as my HDTV has limited overscan, but it was great for watching websites with flash video or watching downloaded movies.
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I love it, and it works exceptionally well. I have been playing NFS Shift on my 90 inch screen and looks every bit as good as on the tablet screen. I was a little concerned with what the quality was going to be like, but my worries were put to rest. I had my droid x hdmi cable that work with the tab perfectly. It's a good thing cuz I never used it for my droid x as it does not mirror the display like this tab does. I give kudos to Acer for building an outstanding product.

FYI
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10253&cs_id=1025301&p_id=7446&seq=1&format=2
$7.07 each for 15 feet

Haha NFS is so good on my TV also. I play it more than my consoles atm.
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Cable Sensitivity
My HDMI out is very sensitive to the position of the cable. For instance, if I lay the Acer on a flat surface the HDMI out works great. Once I lift the tablet and cause any downward strain to the HDMI connection I lose the signal. If I hold the cable in place while holding the tablet I get the signal again.
Is this a defect specific of my tablet or is this an issue with the connection using mini HDMI? If a few of you are playing NFS I'm assuming I may have a loose HDMI out connector.

Faulty HDMI out
Well I took the Acer back to BB after further inspecting the connection. The HDMI out of the A500 was so loose that the slightest movement caused the output connection to be lost. Best Buy was extremely accommodating including offering to custom cut an anti-glare screen protector that I had applied myself in order to match the product I was exchanging.
We tested the device's HDMI output and all is well. Wel except me having to start over and re-configure a new tablet

Good to hear. My cable should be arriving today but I think I now made a mistake buying a 6' cable. It was only $4.50 so ill see how it works ands will probably get a 15' for playing games.
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A500 not connecting to TV through HDMI
Hey all,
Seeing as you are discussing cables and HDMI here, figured this may be the best spot for my question.
I recently bought an A500 tab 32GB and have been trying to connect it to my Panasonic 127cm Plasma TV through HDMI.
Ordered a HDMI to HDMI mini cable (type A to C) and tried to connect the tablet to the TV, but no luck.
The Tab screen shows HDMI connected but the TV screen remains black and there is no mirroring at all.
Any advise? Could it be the cable, tab or TV?
Unfortunately don’t have other devices with HDMI that I could test
Thanks for the help

Use HDMIwin
saeba said:
Hooked up my Acer to my HDTV with a HTC cable I had (HTC HDMI Cable - D-type to A-type connector) . Really nice quality and it mirrors the Acer (meaning whatever is shown on the Acer is shown on the TV). This is nice after my experience with my HTC EVO 4g phone... only certain apps on the phone would output to the TV. A little of the display was cut off as my HDTV has limited overscan, but it was great for watching websites with flash video or watching downloaded movies.
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If you are rooted; use HDMwIn on ur evo and the entire phone screen is replicated on the TV....

Henryv76 said:
Hey all,
Seeing as you are discussing cables and HDMI here, figured this may be the best spot for my question.
I recently bought an A500 tab 32GB and have been trying to connect it to my Panasonic 127cm Plasma TV through HDMI.
Ordered a HDMI to HDMI mini cable (type A to C) and tried to connect the tablet to the TV, but no luck.
The Tab screen shows HDMI connected but the TV screen remains black and there is no mirroring at all.
Any advise? Could it be the cable, tab or TV?
Unfortunately don’t have other devices with HDMI that I could test
Thanks for the help
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Take it into the local electronics store and test it on a TV there. Act like you're interested in the TV and you wanted to test it out with your tablet.

rorytmeadows said:
FYI
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10253&cs_id=1025301&p_id=7446&seq=1&format=2
$7.07 each for 15 feet
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I just bought the 10" version of that cable last friday. got here monday. there is some overscan on my tv so i'm going to have to try and adjust the settings on the tv or something.

jeebugorn said:
I just bought the 10" version of that cable last friday. got here monday. there is some overscan on my tv so i'm going to have to try and adjust the settings on the tv or something.
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I should be getting my 15 foot cable from Monoprice this week and will report back too.

Honeycomb needs an overscan adjuster. Even the DROID X2 has one.
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So, got my cable, but I get no audio to the TV. I only tried YouTube... And a video recorded with my G2. Still no audio. This was the cable I got: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10253&cs_id=1025301&p_id=7446&seq=1&format=2

fermunky said:
So, got my cable, but I get no audio to the TV. I only tried YouTube... And a video recorded with my G2. Still no audio. This was the cable I got: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10253&cs_id=1025301&p_id=7446&seq=1&format=2
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Uhm yeah, I knew you guys were going to travel down the pathway of the cable quality for some reason. My 15 foot HDMI cable from Monoprice works great, as does everything else I've ever ordered from there.
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rorytmeadows said:
Uhm yeah, I knew you guys were going to travel down the pathway of the cable quality for some reason. My 15 foot HDMI cable from Monoprice works great, as does everything else I've ever ordered from there.
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You've completely missed my point. I have ordered plenty from here. I am asking is there something I missed? Or should I simply return it for exchange? Video was fine but no audio... gonna try my other TV.

fermunky said:
You've completely missed my point. I have ordered plenty from here. I am asking is there something I missed? Or should I simply return it for exchange? Video was fine but no audio... gonna try my other TV.
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Unmute

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I'm sensing a little sarcasm, or at least I hope you have more faith in me than that.
Edit: Now thats weird, audio worked fine on my other TV.
The TV not working has HDMI coming from my Denon receiverinto HDMI 1, but I use my receiver and surround sound for the audio... Just thought of something though, because the TV volume doesn't work for cable TV unless the receiver is off...

I got this cable from Amazon.com, 15 feet, and it has worked fine on two different tv's.

Eh, starting to wonder if the speakers on my TV are bad. I've used my receiver speakers exclusively for a long time and never use the TV speakers. When the receiver is off, the audio is suppose to bypass the receiver and route the the TV speakers... I get nothing now. And no audio on a completely separate HDMI input on the same TV. The fact I got audio on my second TV is enough fto convince me the cable is fine. Time to talk to Best Buy about my main TV...

TV Out?

I didnt see any vga or hdmi ports on the dock spec.
Take it there is no way round it other than magic?

There is a mini HDMI port, but no cable is included so you'll need to get one separately.

Ah I didnt see that on techradars spec review. Apologies for that jonitfcfan. Really is a superb device. Cant wait to order it. With a £20 case it totals £450. Wowzers! Ahhh well I've earnt it!

No worries .

MARKMAKAVELI said:
I didnt see any vga or hdmi ports on the dock spec.
Take it there is no way round it other than magic?
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It should be said that the HDMI port is on the tablet itself, not the dock!
Regards,
Dave

Micro USB cable for power and audio out

Does a micro USB cable ---> car charger power + audio 3.5mm connector exist? Coming from the iPhone I had such a cable that was convenient, only 1 connector to plug in the car, not to mention that with 2 cables on the N4 it would be very weird, power at the bottom, 3.5mm jack on top, at least they could have put them on the same side ... While my car has bluetooth, it doesn't support A2DP, my only option is audio through a cable into the AUX in.

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Does a micro USB cable ---> car charger power + audio 3.5mm connector exist? Coming from the iPhone I had such a cable that was convenient, only 1 connector to plug in the car, not to mention that with 2 cables on the N4 it would be very weird, power at the bottom, 3.5mm jack on top, at least they could have put them on the same side ... While my car has bluetooth, it doesn't support A2DP, my only option is audio through a cable into the AUX in.
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Check out the new potato tune link. It provides a2dp in a tiny package for your car. Works great with my n4.

mapin0518 said:
Check out the new potato tune link. It provides a2dp in a tiny package for your car. Works great with my n4.
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Unfortunately I don't think that will work for me as I still want my N4 to connect to the car's integrated bluetooth for phone calls. I don't think it would be able to connect to 2 bluetooth devices at the same time.

sirxdroid said:
Unfortunately I don't think that will work for me as I still want my N4 to connect to the car's integrated bluetooth for phone calls. I don't think it would be able to connect to 2 bluetooth devices at the same time.
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My nexus connects to two Bluetooth devices. My first one is a Bluetooth receiver to 3.5mm to play music wirelessly in my car, this is only for audio. I also connect to my corolla Bluetooth for phone calls only.
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florelui001p said:
My nexus connects to two Bluetooth devices. My first one is a Bluetooth receiver to 3.5mm to play music wirelessly in my car, this is only for audio. I also connect to my corolla Bluetooth for phone calls only.
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Ah nice! But I'm still looking for a cheaper alternative, in the form of a cable ...

I'm looking for something like this as well.
Would something like this be compatible?
Ugh, I can't post links.
If you search on ebay for:
USB Charger Data Cable & Car AUX out cable for Galaxy S2 i9100 i9220 S3 i9300
It should show up.

Radiocore said:
I'm looking for something like this as well.
Would something like this be compatible?
Ugh, I can't post links.
If you search on ebay for:
USB Charger Data Cable & Car AUX out cable for Galaxy S2 i9100 i9220 S3 i9300
It should show up.
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Does that cable work? I cant find it anywhere other then ebay.
Link to cable http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Charger-Data-Cable-Car-AUX-out-cable-for-Galaxy-S2-i9100-i9220-S3-i9300-/360519775111?pt=US_Tablet_eReader_Chargers_Sync_Cables&hash=item53f0a73387

Exactly what I was looking for ... if it works that is. Hopefully they can make them in black too, or am I being picky now?

perium said:
Does that cable work? I cant find it anywhere other then ebay.
Link to cable *LINK REMOVED*
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Thanks for the help and posting the link... one day I'll be a real boy...
sirxdroid said:
Exactly what I was looking for ... if it works that is. Hopefully they can make them in black too, or am I being picky now?
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Spray paint. Haha. Go ahead and get one, post back and let us know how it works out. :good:

You might want to double check that the Nexus 4 has proper USB audio capabilities. The Galaxy Nexus never did, and as such, using the headphone jack or Bluetooth were the only options. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any USB audio for the Nexus 4, but then again, I've never tried or researched.

lsSoli execrable
aznxk3vi17 said:
You might want to double check that the Nexus 4 has proper USB audio capabilities. The Galaxy Nexus never did, and as such, using the headphone jack or Bluetooth were the only options. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any USB audio for the Nexus 4, but then again, I've never tried or researched.
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I've tried to dig around a bit, but can't seem to get any confirmation. With the cable being $6 and free shipping though, can't really go wrong. I may just get one to try it out, but not sure, weighing my options at the moment.

Radiocore said:
I've tried to dig around a bit, but can't seem to get any confirmation. With the cable being $6 and free shipping though, can't really go wrong. I may just get one to try it out, but not sure, weighing my options at the moment.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34559774&postcount=5
This posts suggest it does work with the USB w/ Audio docks.

I bought one and ill try and post back if it works or not. Estimated delivery is a huge range - Between Thursday, Dec. 13 and Wednesday, Jan. 2

perium said:
I bought one and ill try and post back if it works or not. Estimated delivery is a huge range - Between Thursday, Dec. 13 and Wednesday, Jan. 2
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You're the man, taking one for the team! Thanks!

perium said:
I bought one and ill try and post back if it works or not. Estimated delivery is a huge range - Between Thursday, Dec. 13 and Wednesday, Jan. 2
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I purchased one as well and got the same delivery window. Guess that's what free delivery will get ya. We'll see who gets lucky and has it show up first. I'll post back when I get it.

Radiocore said:
I purchased one as well and got the same delivery window. Guess that's what free delivery will get ya. We'll see who gets lucky and has it show up first. I'll post back when I get it.
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Thanks! Meanwhile I'm praying you guys don't fry your N4s when you plug in the cable.

sirxdroid said:
Thanks! Meanwhile I'm praying you guys don't fry your N4s when you plug in the cable.
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I actually didnt think about that, ill have to test it on my Capitavate first.

I got my cord yesterday, didnt check the mail until today. About to check it out!
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Doesnt work If anyone else ordered a cable let me know if yours works.

perium said:
I got my cord yesterday, didnt check the mail until today. About to check it out!
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Doesnt work If anyone else ordered a cable let me know if yours works.
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Bummer

I know for a fact that audio output through the usb port is supported because I've used it. I do not however have any knowledge of the build quality or pinout of that particular cable.

[Q] mini usb to 1/8 stereo (male) plug - is this a thing?

subject about says it all. have a N4 and want to use it in the car for google music, etc.
i have a 1/8 in. stereo input in my stock headunit
i've searched online but cannot find a cable that will allow me to do what i want. basically plug into the bottom of the phone and output audio via cable into the 1/8 in. plug on the headunit. i'm not expecting titles or anything on the headunit. just want audio out.
i couldn't be the only one with this idea.

Don't you just need a male-male 1/8 audio cable they sell in the dollar store.
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max1001 said:
Don't you just need a male-male 1/8 audio cable they sell in the dollar store.
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no. i don't want to output from a variable output like the headphone jack.

Let me get this straight. You want to output analog audio through the micro-usb port?

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Let me get this straight. You want to output analog audio through the micro-usb port?
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sure thing. just like my ipod is capable of doing. i have a ipod dock to 1/8 in. cable that i use in the car.
i'm not getting into an audio quality debate. just curious if such a cable exists or not.

qwyjibo said:
sure thing. just like my ipod is capable of doing. i have a ipod dock to 1/8 in. cable that i use in the car.
i'm not getting into an audio quality debate. just curious if such a cable exists or not.
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No. Apples and oranges.

qwyjibo said:
sure thing. just like my ipod is capable of doing. i have a ipod dock to 1/8 in. cable that i use in the car.
i'm not getting into an audio quality debate. just curious if such a cable exists or not.
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You need to explain why you want this setup if you expect ppl to help you.
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Which ipod?
The itouches and other idevices with the older dock port had a line out via dock.
If your device doesnt have a line out, then it doesnt have a line out.