Menotek Micro USB to HDMI MHL Adapter IMPROVED WITH RCP (Remote Control Protocol) for Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Evo 3D, HTC Evo 4G Tablet, HTC Sensation 4G, Sprint Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy Nexus

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B005F9W6DU
  

By : Menotek
Price : $49.99
You Save : $35.00 (70%)

Product Description

The MHL (USB Micro-B) to HDMI (Type-A female) is perfect for connecting your MHL enabled device to an HDMI TV with an HDMI cable. With this adapter, you can watch movies and listen to music from your phone or tablet on your HD TV.
First, connect Micro USB Cable to the adapter for charging and then the HDMI Cable to the TV. Then, attach the adapter to the phone. It might not work in reverse order.
The power cable must be connected to the adapter while using it to send video and audio through HDMI. Power cable is not included in packaging. The standard Micro USB charging cable provided with your device can be used.
This is only for MHL compatible phones. Please make sure your phone is compatible before purchase.
The RCP function will only work with HDTV's that are compatible. It will not work with all TV's.
To use RCP, connect your phone to the HDMI port on the TV. Set the following settings on your TV: -Note: Menu setting headings may differ depending on the brand of your TV. -Go to Menu/Tools Settings/Input Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) MHL Device (Setup) and set Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) to ON. -Go to Menu/Tools Settings/Input Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) MHL Device (Setup) Searching Connections. -After searching is complete, Anynet+ settings complete will be displayed.
Here is a list of phones that are MHL compatible as of March 2012: -Samsung Galaxy SII, -Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket -Samsung Galaxy SII LTE -Samsung Galaxy SII HD LTE -Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch -Samsung Galaxy Note -Samsung Infuse 4G -Galaxy Nexus -HTC Amaze 4G -HTC Evo 3D -HTC EVO View 4G -HTC Flyer -HTC Jetstream -HTC Sensation 4G -HTC Sensation XE -HTC Rezound -HTC Holiday -HTC Vivid -HTC Raider 4G -HTC Velocity 4G -LG Nitro HD -LG Spectrum / Revolution 2 -LG Optimus LTE -LG Prada

Technical Details

• MHL Adapter allows you to connect a Micro USB (5 Pin) port to a HDMI (Type A) equipped device
• Improved with RCP (Remote Control Protocol) Function to use the HDTV remote control to control the videos on the mobile device
• Designed For Use With Mobile Devices Featuring MHL Technology. Make sure your phone is compatible before purchase.
• Connect a MHL Enabled Device to an HDMI TV
• Supports video resolutions upto 1080p and digital audio

 

Menotek Micro USB to HDMI MHL Adapter IMPROVED WITH RCP (Remote Control Protocol) for Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Evo 3D, HTC Evo 4G Tablet, HTC Sensation 4G, Sprint Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy Nexus

 

Customer Reviews

Works as advertised but does not come with instructions. At first I did not realize that the adapter REQUIRES external power. There is a female micro-USB port on the side of the adapter to plug your phone's charging cable into. It wasn't until I read another reviewer's comments here that I realized my mistake. Duh!
So there are 4 connections required:
1) Adapter's micro-USB male to phone's micro-USB female
2) Phone charging cable's micro-USB male to adapter's micro-USB female (the adapter's power source)
3) Standard HDMI cable male to adapter's HDMI female
4) Other male end of standard HDMI cable to HDMI equipped display or TV

Update as of 3/2/2012: I have had this adapter for a while now with no issues. I recently saw that it now supports RCP (Remote Control Protocol), so I was interested to see how it works and ordered it. I connected it to my Samsung TV and it works perfectly. I am able to control my media files through my Samsung remote. I can fast forward, rewind, pause, and play with the remote while my phone is not near me. This is useful while listening to music because I do not need the phone near me to switch between songs or fast forward. It turns out that RCP will work with any tv that supports Anynet+. I tried it on my Dynex TV and RCP did nto work on that. I tried several other adpaters because I wanted to see what the difference was especially with some costing more and some less. I found that there were generic adapters that cost a lot less at $9.00 but they did not have the RCP function and the quality was not that good. I also tried the Skiva adapter and Samsung one. Both did not support RCP. This is a shame since you would expect that with them costing more. I tried the following and broke it down by who supports RCP:
Supports RCP:
Menotek Micro USB to HDMI MHL Adapter IMPROVED WITH RCP (Remote Control Protocol) for Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Evo 3D, HTC Evo 4G Tablet, HTC Sensation 4G, Sprint Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy Nexus
Does not support RCP:
Skiva MHL (Micro USB) to Female HDMI Adapter (1080p Supported) for Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note, Infuse 4G, HTC Evo 3D, Evo 4G, Flyer , Sensation 4G, Epic 4G Touch, Rezound, Vivid, Amaze 4G
Samsung MHL to HDMI Adapter - Data Cable - Retail Packaging for AT;T SGH-i77 ; T-Mobile SGH-T989
Micro USB to HDMI MHL Adapter Cable for HTC Evo 3D, HTC Evo 4G Tablet, HTC Sensation 4G, HTC Flyer, Samsung I997 Infuse 4G, Galaxy S2
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Original Review: I love this adapter. I plugged it into my HTC Evo and also my brother's Galaxy S2 phone and got both the show up on my TV. I love this because I have so many video and pictures of my family that I can share with people more easily than putting them on my laptop and showing them. All I did was plug in the micro usb part of the adapter into my phone and then I plugged in the Micro USB charging cable into the adapter. I bought the 6FT hdmi cable from Menotek also. Works great. I get an amazing picture quality and am very pleased. This adapter did not work without the micro usb charging cable connected to it, but I found out this is not the fault of the adapter from Menotek. This is how all of the MHL adapters work. I would definitely recomend this adapter to anyone who has a phone that supports MHL.