Help Playing 4k video on 4k tv

[steveohim]

Does anyone know how to stream 4k video from my s5 to my 4k TV? I use media share app and it works on 1080 but not full ultra HD
Has anyone got any ideas?

 

[np6s4x]

I'm not sure it would be possible to do so directly from the phone since it only has a 1080p screen. all the things i can think of, chromecast, fire tv (stick, in my case), mhl all i think are 1080. i think you might have to copy the video to something that can output at 4k to be able to watch it that way

 

[EarlyMon]

Stream? No. Direct connection with an MHL 3 cable/adapter, yes.

 

[steveohim]

What is an mhl cable and what do they do?

 

[EarlyMon]

What is an mhl cable and what do they do?

http://www.mhlconsortium.org/consumer.aspx

The charging port on your SGS5 looks like a microUSB and acts like one for charging and passing data to a PC.

Except it's not a microUSB port. It's an MHL port - mobile high-definition link.

With an adapter, it transforms into an HDMI port - and many adapters have been miniaturized into looking like just a cable - except they're really not, they contain active electronics - and requires a USB power source.

For just HD, you can use an MHL 2 adapter and because it's an SGS5, you need a non-standard 11 pin model like the following -

http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?c_id=108&cp_id=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=10020&seq=1&format=2

To go to 4k HD, aka UHD, you need an MHL 3 adapter.

http://www.mobilefun.com/51065-samsung-galaxy-s5-note-4-edge-mhl-3-0-4k-hdtv-hdmi-adapter.htm