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

by Menotek

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B005F9W6DU
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
  • #2 in Cell Phones & Accessories > Accessories > Chargers > Desktop Chargers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 30, 2001

Product Description

The MHL (USB Micro-B) to HDMI (Type-A female) adapter is ideal for connecting your Tablet, Smartphone or other MHL enabled device to an HDMI TV using your HDMI cable. This adapter transmits both audio and video, so now you can view your pictures, watch movies or listen to music on a TV or home theater system*. This MHL to HDMI adapter incorporates Mobile High-Definition Link version 1.0 technology. The adapter easily connects to the USB 2.0 Micro-B port of a MHL enabled device. Use your HDMI cable to connect the MHL to HDMI adapter to an HDTV or an HDMI home theater system.

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 November, 2011:
-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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works With HTC Sensation, September 13, 2011

By 

Gadget Man (Germantown, MD) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 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 (Electronics)

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

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice home theater gadget, September 21, 2011

By 

R. Lovett (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 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 (Electronics)

Like others who purchased this product, I am using it with my Samsung Galaxy S2 (a Sprint Epic 4G Touch). Initially I couldn't get it to work, but that's because I missed the female micro USB port on the side. I had ignorantly thought the TV would power the phone via HDMI but, whether the phone requires charging or not, the adapter has to be connected to a power source via a micro USB charging cable. I plugged the other end of my charging cable into a USB port on the side of my Samsung LN55C630. It is somewhat awkward connecting this charging cable as it T bones the adapter. I think a better design would have allowed all connected cables to be parallel with one another.

The phone's Android interface looks so-so on my TV and I'm guessing its because the phone is at 800x480 resolution while the TV resolution is much higher. There was also a bit of overscan as some of the notification icons at the top of the Android display were somewhat cropped. A higher resolution video played by the standard Android video player looked fine however, and it looked like it was playing at its native resolution. I think there was still some overscan though.

I've given this item 4 stars because it transmits a faithful representation of my phone's display to my HDTV at a reasonable price. I would have given it a fifth star if there was no overscan and if the connectors allowed the attached cables to be parallel.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works the way it is supposed to, August 22, 2011

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Steve - See all my reviews

This review is from: 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 (Electronics)

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.