Hey guys, I just recently picked up a cheap little device which will allow you to watch Showbox movies or youtube or whatever else you want from your phone to a tv for under $10. It's called an MHL to HDMI converter you can pick it up on Amazon for $8.99, I got mine at TigerDirect/CompUSA as I have a store by myself and didn't feel like waiting to get it wanted to watch some boardwalk empire.
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Amazon HML to HDMI Converter $9.99
Tiger Direct HML To HDMI Converter - $12.99
It's simple to use basically just plug and play. Plug HDMI cable from tv into one end and plug other end into your phone. I was worried about having to go into settings or developer options but it really is as easy as plug and play, plug it in turn your tv mode to HDMI 1 or 2 and its playing on your screen.
I have one beef with this device which I'm not sure if mine is faulty or what but your charger port is in use transmitting the picture to the tv so you can't charge your phone while watching a movie or shows. Obviously this drains your battery and unfortunately most TV and HDMI do not send a charge only transmit a picture so you're unable to charge your phone while watchign which basically means you can make it thorugh a mvoie and your phone is about dead at the end. The makers of this device thought of this and put in a power cable in the size of the little box, however I have tried using multiple differnet phone chargers, jambox chargers, kindle chargers, etc and none of it charges my phone or even keeps a charge so I need to call the company and figure out if I got a faulty device or am doing something wrong.
Overall though this is awesome for watching showbox as I personally find that easier than doing torrents or scowering the net for movies. ALso I know alot of you guys travel alot so this is an easy way to entertain yourself just with your phone which you probably already have with you anyway, not even a need for a laptop to watch movies and shows.
I know there's a lot of gadget guys and tech saavy guys on here so I'm sure many of you were already aware of this but I been trying to figure this out for a while with no luck so figured maybe it would help someone else.
Amazon HML to HDMI Converter $9.99
Tiger Direct HML To HDMI Converter - $12.99
It's simple to use basically just plug and play. Plug HDMI cable from tv into one end and plug other end into your phone. I was worried about having to go into settings or developer options but it really is as easy as plug and play, plug it in turn your tv mode to HDMI 1 or 2 and its playing on your screen.
I have one beef with this device which I'm not sure if mine is faulty or what but your charger port is in use transmitting the picture to the tv so you can't charge your phone while watching a movie or shows. Obviously this drains your battery and unfortunately most TV and HDMI do not send a charge only transmit a picture so you're unable to charge your phone while watchign which basically means you can make it thorugh a mvoie and your phone is about dead at the end. The makers of this device thought of this and put in a power cable in the size of the little box, however I have tried using multiple differnet phone chargers, jambox chargers, kindle chargers, etc and none of it charges my phone or even keeps a charge so I need to call the company and figure out if I got a faulty device or am doing something wrong.
Overall though this is awesome for watching showbox as I personally find that easier than doing torrents or scowering the net for movies. ALso I know alot of you guys travel alot so this is an easy way to entertain yourself just with your phone which you probably already have with you anyway, not even a need for a laptop to watch movies and shows.
I know there's a lot of gadget guys and tech saavy guys on here so I'm sure many of you were already aware of this but I been trying to figure this out for a while with no luck so figured maybe it would help someone else.