Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) is a technology allowing you to link your mobile or tablet to an HD screen for HD Media playback. While the standard is still in development and revision 2.0 has certainly added a lot of functionality to it’s predecessor. Now version 3.0 has arrived and give some great new features including the ability to broadcast to multiple displays simultaneously, 7.1 surround sound and of course compatibility with previous versions.
The press release details the MHL 3.0 specification capabilities:
- 4K (Ultra HD): Support of 4K formats up to 2160p 30fps
- Simultaneous high-speed data channel
- Improved Remote Control Protocol (RCP) with support for peripherals such as a touch screen, keyboard and mouse
- Power charging up to 10W
- Backward compatible with MHL 1 and MHL 2
- Latest HDCP 2.2 content protection
- Enhanced 7.1 surround sound with Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD
- Connector agnostic – uses as few as five pins
- Support for simultaneous multiple displays
How have you made use of MHL?
Source: MHL Consortium.
I noticed that my Nexus 4 doesn’t connect to my Samsung Smart TV, but my old SGS2 did… bit disappointing. Is there a dongle I can buy to get my Nexus to talk with my Samsung TV?
That’s because the Nexus 4 doesn’t support MHL. The Nexus 4 uses a technology called Slimport. Slimport is also used for TV out on the Nexus 7 (2013)