I recently bought the MHL adapter from best buy it is the white samsung one. when i followed the directions and pluged it into my tv it does not work. my phone recieves a charge but no picture appars on the tv it is just a black screen. when my friend plugged in his S5 Active the picture showed up right away. i do not know if it is my S4 that is the problem or if it is something else.
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- Thread starter tandes21
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Handshaking between HDMI devices can sometimes be dicey. Try various combinations of turning on the TV first, the phone first, etc. Try connecting to a different TV. BTW Monoprice sells a fairly cheap adapter specifically for the S4 (and a couple other models) that has worked for me on every TV that I tried - I always connect the power cord to it (although it's supposed to be optional).
OstrichSaK
Android Expert
Do you use the cable version or the adapter? If it's the adapter they no longer carry it. The cable is a nice idea as far as all-in-one with the male USB power portion included but 29" from the HDMI plug to the MicroUSB plug for the phone is too short and since it's a cable you can't just buy a longer cable. I wish they made this with a female HDMI so you could use your own length HDMI cable. I don't want to always stand right next to the TV to control it.
OstrichSaK
Android Expert
Yeah but now I've got a coupler and another cable. I'd prefer fewer connections in the chain.
OstrichSaK
Android Expert
I get that it will work I just wish it was more streamlined is all.
