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[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
My thoughts on this is it really does depend on the cable you are using...

I've tried a few now:-

1. One that I had in my drawer full of cables ~ this gave me a picture but had a large border around it.

2. One which I purchased marked 'Nokia' ~ this also produced a black border but has occasional signal loss and flashes on the TV screen.

3. One which I tried from a friend who has a similar cable ~ this one gave nothing, naught, zero, zilch, sod all, bugger all, etc. etc you get the drift....

I've now placed an order for the Samsung TV-Out cable and hope this to perform better.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] irv777:
I used one of my old tv out cable from my old Samsung innov8 phones. it works ok but the galaxy S touchscreen accuracy goes out of whack. Meaning everytime i connect the tv out cable to my phone, the phone's touchscreen accuracy is way off. For example if I try to launch an app on top of the screen, it launches a different app thats down the bottom of the screen. And the whole phone just lags, but once you disconnect the cable, its back to normal. Weird.......anyone else having this issue?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Dandarebr:
Have you tried to change audio and video plugs? Sometimes these cables came with wrong color. Try using the red or white plug con the video.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] gshklover:
wrong color

From what I tried, it is not that the cables come with wrong color but is that different cables have different pin assignment.

It seems that for the wrong cable, if you pull the jack a bit you might get it to work (almost) - but instead of giving the video signal on yellow connector, it will be on the red one and you'll only have one audio channel.

See this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=741542
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] igniztion:
I bought this Nokia CA-75U cable, and it works flawlessly on both my HD TVs. Played some fullscreen games, watched videoclips and pictures and navigated around the menus.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400140887835#ht_1702wt_1137

EDIT: Of course the signal is only SD (PAL) so video quality isn't great.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Tachikoma_kun:
You should be very careful doing this, my brother accidentally plugged the video lead into the audio socket by mistake and blew the sound board on my old TV.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Highl1:
Please, tell us your thoughts when the Samsung cable arrives.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
No problem.... Hopefully it will be with me today.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Meza1:
A Nokia CA-75 tv out cable works just fine, available on Amazon.co.uk for a couple of pounds.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ghosty_uk:
i thou8ght the tv was part of the micro usb port on top, is it also part of the 3.5mm jack
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Okay, the Samsung cable arrived but before I give it's verdict here are my thoughts again on the other cables:-

1. No Name one that I had in my drawer full of cables ~ this gave me a picture but had a large border around it.

2. One which I purchased marked 'Nokia' ~ this also produced a black border but has occasional signal loss and flashes on the TV screen.

3. Another No Name one which I tried from a friend who has a similar cable ~ this one gave nothing, naught, zero, zilch, sod all, bugger all, etc. etc you get the drift....

4. Finally the Samsung cable ~ this is only slightly better than the Nokia cable.

It's still got black borders around the edges of the screen but at least I don't get any signal loss or flashes on the screen.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Are you thinking of this cable

Of course that's going to bring up another topic of conversation. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ghosty_uk:
no i was taking about the nokia one in the previous post

from ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400140887835#ht_1702wt_1137

that has a 3.5mm jack connector, but yes i was thing the microp usb was the tv out point like this one from samsung http://www.samsungmobile.co.uk/accessories/ECC1TU1BBE

i know it does not specify the SGS as a possible match but this is how i thought it was connected, if so that would mean there are 2 possible ways to connect to the tv.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] JaGuR:
Found another cable that works,

The Western Digital TV Live cables, still have the back border, but seems pretty good quality
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Highl1:
So, out of those 4, you would recommend me to get a Samsung cable?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Well it was definitely the best for me... but I only tried it on two TV's, both Samsung's.

Series 6 37" & Series 8 40".
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] robnil:
can it be that the 3,5mm jack is placed so its rounded on the top. If the plug wont the all the way down, then the three connectors would fail. That could produce a humming sound? My hama-cable did not work either, i was thinking of cutting it with a knife just a little bit... but the again.. if i dont i could just return it to the store i guess :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] us1111:
Phew.. Thanks for telling us.. I thought that I ordered a broken cable or worse, that my phone jack was busted! But probably it's the nature of the Nokia cable..
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Gutje:
Does the cables used in this topic look as good as this video i found on youtube?

youtube.com/watch?v=GTQBAx_BDfk

As i tried a cable myself from an old noname USB media player from which i used the red connector (as the yellow did not give me any signal) but the image was much worse than as shown in the youtube video.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Roy Ngan:
Guys, Nokia CA-75U cable working fine with SGS, check my video (URL available in my signature)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Roy Ngan:
wanted to try, I can't find such cable available in the market
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Superroach:
Many people trying to verify that it works in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=737825

We're unsure.... and we can't find someone to sell us one neither :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
As I have only just mentioned in that topic, Clove are listing it as being for the Galaxy S.

They don't have any stock yet but you can leave your email address with them and they will contact you when it's due in.

A direct link to the item is available here.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] AdamDowning:
I will be selling Nokia based cables that are compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S 3.5mm headphone jack for £19.99.

You can contact me at adam_downing@live.co.uk for purchase.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ZeCoder:
Thanks, great video.

Did you notice any black borders, low audio volume/quality, low color quality, flashing or loss of signal .. etc at anytime?

And can you turn off the screen of galaxy s while watching a movie through the tv-out on your TV?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] staticduo:
No, you can't turn off the screen mobile while tv out is running.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] forcedv:
Anyone seen a retractable version of this composite cable ?

(the market is saturated with retractable ipod cables but the pin outs are different).
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] NZtechfreak:
No, you can't turn off the screen as others have pointed out.

Regards the other stuff - there is no flashing or loss of signal, audio is slightly low, colours are fine (but my stupid TV lacks a Super AMOLED screen, so they looked washed out compared to the Galaxy S display :) ).

@AdamDowning: Your pricing looks a bit cynical, considering how cheaply the Nokia cables can be purchased for online...
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Arkymedes:
Just got one Nokia CA-75U on eBay for £1.40 ... sigh...
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] jkonieczny:
Hi guys,

I've just received my noname cable from china:

ht tp : / / cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140432199441&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2559wt_870

Tested it at work and it works! Video quality seemed to be very low but for 0.99 (inc. delivery from china) I wouldn't expect anything more :)

PS:

The cable is quite short - 75cm
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] starskyh:
Buzzing Sound

Hey guys,

I have the Nokia tv out cable. It is close to being perfect, but there is a strong buzzing sound always present over the audio.

I think it may be due to cross interference between the video and 2 audio outputs, as the buzzing becomes higher/more intense when on a pure white screen, and less when on a darker screen. It doesnt make a different if I twist/untwist the cables, nor if I unplug an individual audio cable (it is transmitted by both audio cables.....

Also, if I unplug the the video input from the TV, the buzzing disappears.

I have tested it on a few different TVs.

Given the cable cost me $5 from dealsextreme, I assume it is because it is a crappy cable - should I buy another and hope it isnt faulty, or should I buy a better cable? If so, which do you suggest.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ethanfel:
Samedi issue from one official Nokia cable, we need more feedback in that matter

.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] AllGamer:
Nokia CA-75U

it works!!

i bought one for $3 free shipping off ebay
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Guys,

As I've previously reported in this thread I have several cables and found the Nokia to be one of the best.

However the only problem lies in it's length which is quite short.

What I'm looking for is either another 'working' cable that is much longer or an extension cable to take the distance to around 5mtrs.

This week I purchased a 5mtr length 3.5mm 4 Pole to 3 RCA but this failed completely, as in no video or sound.

My question therefore reads:-

Do any of you know of a working solution please.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] balance101:
so with this cable what does it out put? 480i or HD 720p?

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] forcedv:
Tried an Archos cable and the picture is fine but as reported by starskyh, there's a buzz in the sound which gets louder when the volume is increased.

Was going to try a Nokia cable but as starskyh is using a Nokia cable, I'm not sure what to do.

Have we not found the perfect cable or do all working cables produce a slight buzzing sound ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Have you tried the Archos cable on a different TV?

I have many cables (inc an Archos one recently found) and don't have the buzzing on my LED TV.

I also have the Nokia cable and apart from it not going full screen it performs very good.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] TDO:
It's an analogue cable, which outputs CVBAS.

That's the worst video standard available.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] swiftshifter:
same problem here with the DX cable

the buzzing is only there when the video cable is plugged in (yellow rca) when you remove that one, the buzz disappears
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] forcedv:
Well it's either a case of a poorly constructed Archos cable or perhaps I need to change something in the Galaxy's settings.

I found that if I have TV out enabled when I listen to music via the headphones, there's a background "noise".

When TV out is disabled, "noise" is gone and the sound from the headphones is awesome.

Could be that the background noise will be present on any cable because to view videos on a TV, TV-out must be enabled.

Perhaps the update to 2.2 will fix this ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Well, I tried the audio with TV Mode selected and don't get any background noise at all.

Just wondering if you have something else interfering with the TV Out?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] forcedv:
Hope it not a hardware issue, as I'm in no mood to return yet another Galaxy S for replacement.

My SGS has a perfectly working GPS and with all the reports of poor GPS on some SGS handsets, I don't want to risk getting a duff one just to fix this possible TV out issue.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] yabbas:
I get fuzzyness on the Composite out - this is with a cheap CA75U cable.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] bandoo:
Just waiting for the Micro usb - HDMI cable to be released from samsung.

Its been listed on there website, for a few months now but its beEN listed as out of stock forages.

When its released, then we can all watch hd movies from our phone to our hd sets.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] xARk:
Profigold Cable.

Hello people,

Looking around in shops, found this cable: PROI_5202 from Profigold (sorry, can't use links yet).

It says it's for iPod.

Question: do you think it will work on our SGS?

Does someone knows if the "tracks" for yellow/red/white in the 3,5mm jack are the same?

Thanks in advance for your help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
What interested me more was it's length.... At 2mtrs it's clearly the longest of the cables available.

I'm currently seeking a longer length cable so if you do go for this particular one do let me know.

Beards
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] AllGamer:
but the longer the cable the more the quality drops, it'll show more noise on the video during playback
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] mickeko:
Yes, but profigold makes well shielded cables/connectors, so there's probably less noise with a 2m profigold cable than there is with a 1.3m nokia/samsung/whatever branded cable. I don't expect the difference to be significant though.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Absolutely agree.....

As an example I have several HDMI cables of differing lengths but by far the best cable I have is some 5mtrs in length but because of how it is shielded it gives the sweetest picture of all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] xARk:
Well, about quality, I've no doubts that the Profigold beats any Nokia/Samsung/whatever.

For other uses, I've several Profigold/Brandridge cables, and the difference for "normal" cables is well noticed.

The problem is that we're talking about a 20 euro cable and I'd like to be sure about the iPod/SGS 3,5mm jack connections. I've sent an e-mail to Brandridge with the same question I posted here... let's wait a little.

If they say nothing, I'll ask in the shop to try it before paying. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] mickeko:
But HDMI is digital transfer with error correction. Either the signal gets through or it doesn't. So any picture improvement you see in your example is strictly placebo.

Sent using my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Yes it is digital but as I am sure you are aware you can get varying degrees in quality depending on how much data the cable can shift and shielding.

A cheap short cable will always loose out to a more lengthy technical cable.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] mickeko:
With hdmi it doesn't. If you get a picture, all the data is properly transferred from the sending unit to the tv. There is not a single bit lost in the transfer. If you have too much interference you won't get poor image quality, you'll get a blank screen.

Sorry for going off-topic...

Sent using my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Well if that were the case no one would bother purchasing the more expensive cables but instead going for the cheap cheap ones instead.

And agree.... sorry for being off-topic

I think it best if we called it a day and just agree to both disagree. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] rkantos:
I agree with mickeko. Imagine a LAN -cable. You don't get broken web pages with the worst LAN cables around... If your cable is too long the speed might differ, but there's no change in the quality of the data received. All stuff is always received. So no broken web pages or youtube videos. The same principle works with HDMI cables.

And for note, some people know this and some dont. The one's who do, don't buy the diamond-plated cables... ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] AllGamer:
i don't think i'll agree to that.

see the difference between CAT-5, CAT-5e and CAT-6?

you can get 100Mbps CAT-5 with less wires than a CAT-5e

you can get 1000Mbps with a properly build CAT-5e, but not with CAT-5

but you can not use a CAT-5e on devices build specifically for CAT-6 even though the CAT-6 and CAT-5e is nearly the same

CAT-6 as twisted/shieled cables, but the CAT-5e is not required

they both operates at 1000Mbps, but all 3 types goes max 100m before it loses signal quality

the similar laws apply to the TV out cable, HF Audio cables, SVideo cables, USB cables, and HDMI cables, and any other cables for whatever purpose
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] rkantos:
You are speaking of a completely different thing. I'm speaking of the quality of the data received. The speed really doesn't matter. No matter what the speed you always receive all the data you started to fetch. The same thing goes with HDMI, all bytes are exactly the same in a gold-plated HDMI cable than a normal HDMI cable. The bytes are decoded in the same way with both cables, so the image won't be any different between cables.

EDIT: sry for OT, repeating the same things as mickeko

EDIT: The speed always goes down the longer the cable is, atleast in copper. It's not much but it's something. A 100Mbps cable might get to a max of 95Mbps for example in a 100m cable.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Then we will all agree to disagree.

We each have an opinion and I can see the sense in each argument.

All I know is some of my lengthier cables perform better than the shorter ones. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] xARk:
Went there... tried it... and it doesn't work.

I've not tried the sound (the TV's in the shop were muted) but used the three RCA's to see if there was any picture at all, and nothing. Some nasty signal but no clear image... better, no image at all. :(

Following the seller's opinion, the iPod video connection has an "inverted polarization" (sorry "tech" people if the definition is incorrect), that makes the cable unusable for SGS (or any other "normal" phone, for that matter).

I'll keep searching... until I decide to "eBay" a Nokia/Samsung cable.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] tyj82:
Nokia cable

I bought a nokia tv out cable from ebay but there no audio on the tv.

Does anyone has this problem?

JG4 stock firmware
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] danielherrero:
I bought a nokia cable (posted in first pages) and works perfectly in my sgs with rom jpc....
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] sahara101:
Hello all I have a problem. I bought a TV-out cable ( a normal one ) and it doesn't work for me. When i connect it to my TV i get no image or jammed image with sound (more jammed sound actually, but I can also hear something from the movie). But! If i don't insert the jack in the phone all the way I get the image (very poor quality in my opinion) and no sound. So I'm sure the cable is rubbish. What should I buy? Thank you!

Would this one be good?

Samsung Micro USB TV Out Cable

Just search Samsung TV-Out on amazon.co.uk, cause I cannot post any links...
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] eltommi:
A nokia CA75U worked for me and for many others..it's probably not compatible with every single tv (I think a SCART adapter should resolve all issues tho), but it costs 5€/£..everyone can try it!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Agree..... The Nokia CA75U is indeed one of the better cables and can be picked up quite cheap. Just a shame you can't extend the length..... I've tried using a couple of extenders but not had any joy.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] mickeko:
No micro-usb to tv cable has been verified to have been delivered or even working at all on the sgs. There was an announcement of some kind for american versions, but that's it.

Sent using my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] chimerical26:
Micro USB to HDMI TV-Out Cable

"NOT Available at this time Due to Samsung Tech support indicating a Software update to the phone is required.

The Update is not available at this time.

Please wait for the update for your phone or call us to acquire a return authorization if you purchased this cable from us."

***p://***.cellularaccessory.com/ecc1hu0bbeb.ht*l
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] antsm:
Let me join to buzzers company ;)

Just bought pice of crap named CA-75 for about $5 from DX.

And got annoying buzzing sound when video-pin is connected (white image - strong buzzing, dark image - less buzzing). Without video-pin (only left audio+right audio) sound is perfect.

Then i got cable from Panasonic camcorder, and reassign pins according to a Galaxy S pinout (by default it a little bit different) - buzzing became a lot quieter, but it still present in any case.

I don't wanna believe that is a hardware bug, so anyone who have a buzzing sound can confirm that buzzing is disappeared with more quality cable?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] TDO:
Is it possible to play a movie and have the picture displayed only on the tv or will the SGS screen always be on?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] smashmouth:
the red cable is actually the video so put that in the yellow port on the TV. And vise versa with the yellow cable into the red port. The white is the white...

That is all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Beards:
Good point...... Can't say I have seen or heard of a method to do this as you are drawing the screen video direct.

If anyone has a cunning plan please do share.......
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ribragimov:
Before SGS i had Nokia N900 and you could turn the phone screen off while TV-out was active......very bad that Samsung didn't think about that....very bad :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] yohannlyc:
I just got my Nokia CA-75U from Focalprice.com

It looks original (not sure how to confirm) and is working great.

No display problems, no borders, no buzzing sound.

Had some fun with Angry Birds and Talking Tom on the big screen.

Though decent, don't expect DVD quality display or ultra clear sound.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] MOYSATOS:
Did you mean this one?

http://www.focalprice.com/MA038B/Original_Nokia_CA75U_TVOut_Video_AV_Cable_Black.html

Cause it says 2.5mm.Its a mistake or what?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] jimmy-bish:
Not really. The Nokia N900 has buttons. How do you navigate a touch screen interface when the screen's off? You wouldn't have any idea of what you're actually tapping on.

What you could do, though, is add an option to the power button menu to turn the display off without putting the phone in standby, then pressing the power button again would turn it on. I'm no coder, though, so I'm not sure if that would be practical or not.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] napster_doom:
Nokia TV out cable also works perfect with this phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] yohannlyc:
Try http://www.focalprice.com/MA040B/Ori...ble_Black.html
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] DarrenCarnall:
With these video out cables is anybody else noticing that the volume of the audio is ridiculously low? When watching video on my main tv the video quality is acceptable enough I guess, but the volume on the tv has to be turned up to max (89 instead of the usual 20!). If I accidentally changed channel while it was like this the speakers would blow out (or I'd have a heart attack)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] sonof:
Yes I'm having the exact same problem with my cheap cable bought from DealExtreme. I hope it is because of the cable and not because of the phone.

I'm going to try if it helps with this cable: http://focalprice.com/detail_MA040B.html

All volume has been set to maximum from the phone but the audio is still very low on the TV. Makes some movies unwatchable because of the hiss coming from TV speakers.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] idkwhothatis123:
What rom/kernel are you running?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] sshvetsov:
I have Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Captivate SGH-I896, not I9000 I know, but I think hardware is mostly the same.

I have tried two cables with my phone, one no name from a hardware store and one that came with my WD TV Life. Both produced scrambled picture and buzzing instead of sound. I tried plugging different RCA ends into video port, but still no proper picture. Both cables work great with WD TV, though. I'm starting to think that either pinout Samsung chose for their cables is different or my phone's TV out feature is busted.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Gnarfsan:
Same story here. I haven't tried Samsung's own cable.

SGS GT-I9000