{"id":38597,"date":"2015-01-22T16:41:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T16:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=38597"},"modified":"2015-01-28T14:50:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T14:50:05","slug":"how-to-connect-your-samsung-device-to-your-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/01\/how-to-connect-your-samsung-device-to-your-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect your Samsung device to your TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/what-is-mhl-580x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got a Samsung smartphone or tablet, chances are you can use a technology called MHL to connect your phone or tablet to your TV using a special adapter.<\/p>\n<h3>Here&#8217;s how it works<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mhl2-connection1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38606\" title=\"mhl2-connection1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mhl2-connection1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mhl2-connection1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mhl2-connection1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mhl2-connection1-450x277.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These special adapters are normally called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/mhl-adapters\">HDMI\u00a0or MHL\u00a0adapters<\/a>, and they&#8217;re quite simple.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">One end of the adapter plugs\u00a0into your phone&#8217;s micro USB port.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">An HDMI cable connects another end of the adapter with your TV, projector or monitor.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Finally, a USB cable connects the adapter and a power source &#8211; typically a USB AC adapter, or a USB port on a TV or computer. If your TV has a special MHL HDMI port, then this isn&#8217;t needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you have everything connected, your screen will automatically be mirrored onto your TV. Then you can play music, play a video from YouTube or Netflix, or just surf the web. Everything that is on your screen will also be shown on your TV.<\/p>\n<h3>Which MHL adapter should I choose?<\/h3>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/EE-HN910FWESTA_main_6001.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/cat\/Samsung-Galaxy-HDMI-Adapters.htm\">Samsung Galaxy HDMI adapters<\/a> on the market. The newer adapters are backwards-compatible with earlier models, so your decision is down to this &#8211; <strong>do you\u00a0need 4K support and faster charging?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you do, then the most recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/samsung-galaxy-s5-note-4-edge-mhl-3-0-4k-hdtv-hdmi-adapter-51065\">Samsung MHL 3.0\u00a0adapter<\/a>\u00a0is ideal, providing full 4K (3840 x 2160p at 30Hz) support and up to 10 watts of charging power. If you&#8217;re not using a 4K TV, you&#8217;ll still be able to use 1080p and 720p output modes.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, the cheaper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/samsung-galaxy-s5-note-4-edge-mhl-3-0-4k-hdtv-hdmi-adapter-51065\">Samsung MHL 2.0 adapter<\/a>\u00a0will meet your needs, topping out at 1080p (1920 x 1080 at 60Hz) and up to 5V of charging power.<\/p>\n<h3>Any questions?<\/h3>\n<p>If there&#8217;s anything we haven&#8217;t answered for you, let us know! 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