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[G Tablet Accessories] 999ping:
Well put sir. I normally wouldn't pay this much either but it is a niche item for a limited market and I appreciate the work i2Steve - electroniccrap.com - does on our behalf to source these accessories for our g tablets. Viewsonic certainly haven't shown much interest.

You may well be right. As noted in my signature I am using an old version of the TNTLite ROM and under that I am still running the stock kernel and O/S the tablet shipped with last December.

Also, I was very close to my big TV screen which doesn't help. My extension should cable should get here soon. :)
[G Tablet Accessories] raywaldo:
HDMI Cable working on GTab (video)

If you want to see a video of my GTab (CM7.0.3) running on my 40" Samsung HDTV, visit my site here: GTab Does HDMI. As to the resolution, although there is a bit of pixilization, my TV reports it as 1920 x 1080 @ 60hz.

I also have a lot of other helps for the GTab - including SIMPLE rooting instructions.
[G Tablet Accessories] roberto188:
Awesome

Awesome! Thanks Agapeman...awesome review! Thanks to the folks at electronicrap too.
[G Tablet Accessories] emersonlp:
I opened a video file with Vital Player and plugged in the cable hoping it would play on my tv, I messed with it a few minutes then gave up and went to bed.

Does the cable only work with certain apps or is there a setting I need to enable someplace?

I am using G-Harmony Gingerbread v2.4 and Pershoot 2.6.32.40
[G Tablet Accessories] roberto188:
My Guess

My guess would be since the tegra 2 drivers for gingerbread are incomplete you may need to be on a froyo rom. Can someone confirm or deny?
[G Tablet Accessories] emersonlp:
Well I can confirm that I had no success with Vegan Ginger either. I guess I will try a Froyo ROM next
[G Tablet Accessories] dav_t:
I was able to play movie previews (full screen mode) on the Flixster app on my TV using the HDMI cable on Vegan Ginger and the quality was good. I don't have any movies installed on my tablet though to be able to tell you which apps work well for that functionality.
[G Tablet Accessories] emersonlp:
So, what is supposed to happen when you plug in the cable? Should it immediately just clone what is on your tab to the TV?
[G Tablet Accessories] dav_t:
Yes, that's what it does on Vegan Ginger anyway. Both audio and video are sent. The signal stops if it goes into sleep mode, however.
[G Tablet Accessories] tedlogan42:
The pics I posted were taken using the most recent CM 7.0.3 nightly (86). So Gingerbread can do it too...

As far as my experience, it was simply plug and play.
[G Tablet Accessories] rrgreentree:
Has anyone tested the HDMI cable on any of the Honeycomb builds - Roebeet's Bottle of Smoke in particular? Thanks in advance.
[G Tablet Accessories] raywaldo:
Nope. I am using 2.3.3 and the cable works great. It does not do a different 2nd screen - it just displays exactly the same as the GTab - only much larger (grin). It works without rebooting or anything. I suspect that it is pretty much hard-wired and will work with any rom.
[G Tablet Accessories] raywaldo:
Glad to help. Did you check out the NEW series of articles on the GTab? See my sig for a link to my site.
[G Tablet Accessories] mazda3racer:
I have a HDMI cable that I bought from Steve and I am trying to get it to work with Vegan Tab 5.1.1 and I am not having any luck. I plug the cable in to the tablet and TV before I turn on the tablet and when i turn it on and I get nothing. I have tried rebooting and still nothing. I have tried several video players and still nothing. Did I get a bad cable or am I missing something?
[G Tablet Accessories] mazda3racer:
Just discovered it is the TV and not the cable. I plugged it in to my monitor and it worked just fine. This kind of stinks because my wife is a flight attendant and I bought this for her to use when she was at work. Any ideas why the TV wont show it? I am assuming it has something to do with an unsupported resolution.
[G Tablet Accessories] roberto188:
720p

My guess is...ur wife's TV is a 720p TV and the gtab only outputs 1080p. Unfortunately I just bought one of these, and I don't have a 1080p TV :( Can anyone confirm this working on a 720p TV?
[G Tablet Accessories] zec4u:
who have a Car Holder for gtable pc ?
[G Tablet Accessories] aabbondanza:
Sorry, but no 720p TV will display 1080p.

Simply too much data to store, process & convert.

Down conversion requires bigger/faster/more powerful frame buffers/processors. Manufactureres don't put those parts in cheaper/lower res (720P) TVs because they are more expensive and not needed to support the lower res.

Some 720P TVs upconvert to 1080i (because 1080i only has half the horizontal res as 1080P and requires half the memory). You will find 1080P TVs that down convert to 1080i &/or 720P but thats because they already have the faster/bigger hardware required to handle the conversion.
[G Tablet Accessories] aasoror:
True, but that doesn't mean that it wont accept 1080p as input resolution.

Actually down scaling (i.e. sampling) is a trivial task to do and is much simpler than up conversion.

Even my older 720p sets from 2007 will accept 1080p input and downscale without a problem.
[G Tablet Accessories] aabbondanza:
Yes down convert is easier & requies less resourses than upconvert but, from a manufacturers standpoint, why build in down conversion when your native resolution is a lower HD res (720p), especially since HD output devices (Blu-Ray players) can output any of the HD formats (720p, 1080i, or 1080p). It would just add extra cost to the device for a feature that most would not need, especially since 720p TVs are normally the low cost/low end TVs.

I also have 720P TVs (a Vizio, a Phillips & a Magnavox) from around the same time frame. Two display absolutely nothing (blue screen) and with the third you hear audio & see a badly distorted frame blink in & out every few seconds. Of course the one 1080P TV I have plays the dock output fine.

While there may be some 720P TVs that have the capabilty to down convert 1080p to 720p correctly, I think that vast majority will not (my opinion). For those that have a dock or cable, it can't hurt to try it...you have nothing to lose.

Al
[G Tablet Accessories] roberto188:
720p

I have three samsungs....50" plasma...40 inch LCD....and a 32 inch LCD. The first two work with the cable the last does not. Hit or miss.
[G Tablet Accessories] mike_ekim:
My 720P TV will accept, internally down convert, and display 1080P content from my gTab, computer, or cable box. It's a 42" 720P TV I got for about $350 during a Black Friday sale, it's branded 'Element' but the model number doesn't show up on the Element website because it's basically a crap white box TV re-branded with a low-end name and TV sold to cheapskates during Black Friday sales. I got it from Wal-Mart and a two weeks later you can't even see our (mostly positive) reviews of the TV because not even Wal-Mart wants to be associated with it - even thought they sold that same TV at least 2 years in a row. Every Thanksgiving season they wipe the slate and all the old reviews are gone!

In other words, it's not some awesome 720P TV with cutting-edge hardware that can do awesome down converting; it's a POS TV that can do down converting. However, it's cheap a plasma, and it's not a 'real' 720P set because it, like many cheap plasmas, has rectangular instead of square pixels so maybe it needs a better tuner to handle the extra converting. I dunno.

Is it a plasma? It may be like mine, with a 1024x768 instead of the more common 1360x768 or 720P's standard of 1280x720 (I don't know if any set actually has 1280x720, maybe some do).

For those who are reading at this point and don't feel like reading the whole thread: I've used both the gTab's HDMI cable and the dock's HDMI. Both output HDMI with sound, both work fine on my 720P TV, and both are hot-swappable (i.e. you don't have to have them plugged in when you boot the tablet). Keyboard, mouse, and memory stick with the dock (or just the tablet) are hot-swappable too. I have plugged a hub into the dock and a wireless mouse, wired keyboard, and USB memory stick all work fine at the same time. Running Vegan 5.1.1.
[G Tablet Accessories] spike378:
so where is the hdmi cable review?
[G Tablet Accessories] DaddyGoFast:
i just got the dock from electronic crap, reaally like it.

running gtabcomb and it does NOT output sound via the hdmi but does output video. the video is not the best but it works ok. it is a bit grainy and not hidef at all so, if you want hd, you wont get it from this dock. it may output1080p but the images are NOT that high of a resolution.

this is version 3.3 of the gtabcomb rom running hc 3.0.1, btw [which i like a lot]

tested using 37 in Olevia:

netflix and stream was very pixelated.

text from browser was readable and overall ok

youtube played hd from the app ok and looked decent

hulu did not send aud or vid

rockplayer played ok with audio from tablet speakers only

tested using denon receiver and 110in epson proj:

netflix was nearly unwatchable due to pixelation

text from browser was much harder to read on 110in projection.

you tube played video ok in hd but audio from tab only

summary

could not get audio to output via hdmi at all

video all ran smooth no studder

video quality was just ok

pictures looked very pixelated

usb works for kb not mouse

LAN wired port would not work, yes i plugged it in then powered on the dock first

overall

3 out of 5 stars
[G Tablet Accessories] it2steve:
the OP wasn't ever updated with an ' official' review because everyone had been getting mixed results. Very few people user the stock rom anymore and while a majority of the people get sound and video there are a small few that still aren't (life the above post).

If there are any questions or concerns that haven't been covered here feel free to just ask. As you've probably noticed everyone here is MORE than helpful in guiding everyone in finding the right toys for our tabs...

...sent from my 'un-stock' g2x
[G Tablet Accessories] 4.3:
I have gtabcomb installed. I have sound coming out. my issue is with the video streaming. it stops when I watch streaming video and I have to reboot. I feel, y tab and its warm at the bottom area where the tap docks. not sure it its the gtabcomb from or the dock...
[G Tablet Accessories] tekrhino:
Question for OP!

@iT2Steve,

The internal Power Jack Tip on my gtablet has broken off leaving me with no way to charger my device until I can re solder the power tip back on.

So my question is, will the Dock Charge the device through the PDMI port even though the standard power tip is no longer connected?

I'm just looking for another way to charge my device whilst I find someone in my area I can trust to do a good job with soldering.
[G Tablet Accessories] aabbondanza:
Yes you can. I charge mine regularly through the dock port while I'm at my desk & while my power connector is intact, I have read quite a few posts from users in your situation & they have ordered docks & now charge exculsively though the dock port.

Al
[G Tablet Accessories] tekrhino:
Thanks Al,

Now I guess I will look into ordering one from it2Steve seeing as how ElectronicCrap.com doesn't have any left in stock!
[G Tablet Accessories] DaddyGoFast:
i think those are one and the same. i think steve owns that site.
[G Tablet Accessories] aabbondanza:
Alternate Source

If you can't find one, I got mine from http://www.dhgate.com/retail-gtablet-dock-zpad-dock-hdmi-lan-connector/p-ff8080812d2c42a1012d2d100c4d29cc.html. It ships from Hong Kong, had free EMS (faster than postal) shipping, as was $44. The site says 3 days processing, but I ordered mine on a Friday & had it the next Thursday...not too bad from Hong Kong to NC. The box says Malata Zpad dock DS-A002.

Al
[G Tablet Accessories] vc15ap18:
Malata ZPad Gtab Dock

I just ordered the dock from DHGate with a coupon and got it for $28, not a bad deal when some places are selling it for double that.
[G Tablet Accessories] rothnic:
Yes that is on the right track. You would need a digital multimeter.

1) Put the multimeter in resistance measurement mode.

2) Touch each dock port pin with one of the probes

3) Determine the matching contact on the hdmi cable where resistance is around ~0(prob around 0.01 ohms or something). There is no match where it displays an infinite resistance.

Pretty straight forward.
[G Tablet Accessories] harpua1980:
If you have a multimeter great but you dont need one...a simple continuity tester will work fine and they're under five bucks at radio shack. Don't worry about ohms or resistance....when the tester beeps or lights up you have a match.
[G Tablet Accessories] harpua1980:
? Whoever made the dock certainly has the pin out diagram....
[G Tablet Accessories] rswindle:
I was referring to those folk from that kineteka site who posted on here as they sell a breakout board for the connector (sansa connector), they don't know the pin mapping though to use the breakout board for connecting to anything.

If someone spoke with them about it they'd likely be willing to let you ship them your dock, they map it and send the dock back to you, then they could post the mapping on their site for people to buy their breakout boards and create adaptors. Or rather they could start selling presoldered HDMI attachments from their breakout board.

It's win win for everyone. Someone who has a dock like steve or someone who may have done a group buy should speak with the kineteka folks about doing this. Or go buy a multimeter and try and map it yourself and post it on here.
[G Tablet Accessories] it2steve:
I'm already in discussions with someone in regards to a cable for us as well. And, of course, I will keep everyone posted.
[G Tablet Accessories] insight3fl:
I was the one who suggested someone try the sansa cable they owned. That member said it fit. So I found them on Kineteka. I and Kinkymonkey ordered, Mike from the company made one post and sent me a pm as he said he was interested in working with us. I left him a voice message and no response. He has not posted since. We got our connectors and they do not seem to line up properly to fit. I am afraid to force mine, but if we had a pinout, I would make it work.

Mike where are you now??
[G Tablet Accessories] teobh:
how much u pay for the dock ???
[G Tablet Accessories] xjarl:
pictures of DOCK

My photography sucks.pictures of Product decomposition.The picture is not clear. But you can understand the internal structure.
[G Tablet Accessories] Kineteka:
Sorry guys, got tied up with our droidpad site and the popularity of the Archos tablets... lol

-Mike
[G Tablet Accessories] insight3fl:
Thanks for jumping mike.

Do you have a gtablet to help us out with? Do you know if the sansa connector we bought actually fits this machine? It seems that the little points on the machine and the corresponding slots along the edge of the face of the metal part of the connector are off just a bit. I can get one side in with the plug at an angle, but I am afraid to force it.
[G Tablet Accessories] jaw6fl:
Good work Steve. I ant this dock now.. seems to work as described....
[G Tablet Accessories] elitepsycho:
im thinking about getting this dock but im just wondering if it dose full 1080p output. would be great with a wireless keyboard mouse and hard drive if so. i find myself using my g tablet more and more. couldn't imagine it on the big screen. company would come over and i would have to explain to them that this little tablet my media center :D
[G Tablet Accessories] it2steve:
Its pretty crazy on the big screen. As I mentioned before the home screen didn't look that great but the movie was fine. I couldn't tell you if it was 1080 or not as I'm not even sure if my 32' supports 1080. As far ad the KB / Mouse, LAN, HDMI, and Hard Drive, all worked great!

Keep looking around, I have a feeling there will be some docks floating around next week!
[G Tablet Accessories] elitepsycho:
that's great ill have to wait and see if some more docks come out in the us or at least at a cheaper price elsewhere. price is kinda steep at the moment witch i expect to come down in time.
[G Tablet Accessories] firefoxdude:
Where did you buy this at? Searching for this tablet's Dock has this thread as its top link. Amazon? Sears? Any help would be great, loving the tablet so far and wanting to show it off on the big screen.
[G Tablet Accessories] apx_:
I have the docks for the first round group buy coming in the mail soon. Can't wait to play with it. :D
[G Tablet Accessories] it2steve:
APC_ CHECK your PM NOW!!! I have info for you!
[G Tablet Accessories] gotwillk:
too bad the tab doesn't play 720p or 1080p files without converting first.
[G Tablet Accessories] festivus:
To me, the only "must have" port on the dock is probably HDMI out, so I'm hoping that some enterprising soul will create a simple cable adapter with the G-Tablet plug on one end, and a female HDMI port on the other...
[G Tablet Accessories] it2steve:
More Pics and Info from the OP

Sorry for the re-direct, I really don't know what I'm doing. These are the pictures from the information I posted in the OP. :D
[G Tablet Accessories] MechAniX.one:
Yes, it2Steve is the ElectronicCrapper...
[G Tablet Accessories] it2steve:
Well played :) docks are getting harder and harder to get since I think they either slowed or halted production altogether. I usually only see them once a month or so if I'm even that lucky and they don't hang around too long.

I'm glad to see that there are still several of us playing with (what I consider) the first real android tab

Hard to believe its almost been a year now?.

...sent from my 'un-stock' g2x
[G Tablet Accessories] aasoror:
merimobiles still sells them for $42 shipped worldwide (use "welcome" coupon code at checkout).

http://www.merimobiles.com/Malata_ZpadT2_Docking_Station_HDMI_OUT_USB_LAN_p/meri0548.htm
[G Tablet Accessories] hornjo:
I just pulled the trigger on the dock from Merimobiles and the Lenovo wireless keyboard.

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...7FE8A&hide_menu_area=yes&PID=749547&SID=deals

$70 minus $40 with coupon/code. CAP57Y6336.

Can't wait for them both to arrive.:D
[G Tablet Accessories] hornjo:
Ordered on the 30th of Aug and received it today.

I cannot get it to appear on my tv.

I am running GtabCombBeta3.3.

Any suggestions?
[G Tablet Accessories] DaddyGoFast:
check your tv. some of them wont pass video, some wont pass audio, some wont pass either. move the dock to something else.
[G Tablet Accessories] hornjo:
Resolved.

I didn't know that the power had to be plugged in to the base.

Picture and sound are great.

Little to no lag.

I received my Lenovo wireless keyboard yesterday.

Plugged the usb adapter into the base and the arrow appeared on the screen immediately.

The only minor issue I have is trying to move up and down on a web page is a little slow.

The page up and down buttons don't do anything. You have to use the up and down arrows, which aren't that responsive.
[G Tablet Accessories] gwdash:
The connector has to be swiveled just soooo for the unit to charge. My husband has a gTab, too, so we've ruled out it being a faulty adapter. It has to be something in the jack.

I got the Asus Transformer this week, so wanted to sell my gTab. However, now I read in a thread here that Viewsonic doesn't cover the power jack under its parts & labor warranty (?!?).

I'm now deciding whether to have the jack repaired or to buy a dock -- if I can locate one. I can't believe they don't cover that jack - is it not a part?

Aaaargh. :/
[G Tablet Accessories] DaddyGoFast:
they dont cover the charger either. anything us merchants touches is crap. they have no idea how to take care of customers. this is why no one want to do business with them.

we need a class action lawsuit to scare them a bit...
[G Tablet Accessories] xjarl:
Gtablet or TF101？
[G Tablet Accessories] oldgtab:
Got my Dock

I read the review on the Malata dock for the Gtab and on mine there are no lights.

I also wonder where, on the Gtab, u can set it to Ethernet. I cannot find anywhere this is possible.

Mine also does not recognize the USB port on the dock.

BTW, sometime, not always, the Gtab will use the Ethernet port and other times it does not see it.

If someone could answer some of these issues it sure would help.
[G Tablet Accessories] aabbondanza:
Correct, no lights (except the ethernet link lights). You must plug your gTab power supply into it. It will power both the dock & gtab. There are no ethernet settings. If you power up the gtab while on the dock, it will detect the ethernet port & kind of use it. It will assign an ip, show the connection as being up (when you check via busybox commands in terminal editor) and some apps will actually communicate using it, but alot will not as they look soley at the wifi connection & if the wifi is not connected they will report no network available & refuse to connect to the internet. Some of these that refuse are Market, Amazon Market, Pandora, & Hulu, just the major ones you want to use.
[G Tablet Accessories] oldgtab:
Thanks. Most sites will use the wired connection, The market is working fine, but Amazon is the one causing trouble. I think I can live with that. Just wanted to verify.

Thanks again.
[G Tablet Accessories] aabbondanza:
Glad to hear most apps are working for you. Haven't tried just the wire connection since getting the dock (and I've switched roms/kernels since then).

Missed the usb port part of your original post. It depends on the kernel you are running. When I was on Clemsyn's kernel (Caulkulin+Clemsyn Combo v6), it did not detect usb devices (on the dock or on the tablet). Now that I am on Pershoot's kernel (GTabComb bv3.3 b/l1.2) I have a 4 port hub plugged into the dock & I am using a wired mouse, wirless keyboard & thumb drive.

Al
[G Tablet Accessories] Childofthehorn:
The whole USB support really has to do with the USBCORE.ko being accessed.

I have a working zip that adds more USB functions to our beloved Gtablet using Pershoots base and adding things like USB Serial and USB Audio. The USB Joystick, HID, Ethernet, and Storage are already a part of the pershoot/original TnT image.

Hopefully, I will have a small flash zip for those who just want to update their .ko directories as well as a small android program to initialize them (otherwise it is a lot of insmod ...***).
[G Tablet Accessories] SonicPLD:
Please - how to make the HDMI on the docking station work with the tablet?

Could you please post your onfiguration changes you have made,

aswell your Android version you have using.
[G Tablet Accessories] Texican74:
I was curious if the docking station works with a Gtablet with Stock 1.1-3588 or does the tablet need to have a rom? Thank you.

Tex
[G Tablet Accessories] xjarl:
About this question, I think you can ask iT2steve here.
[G Tablet Accessories] Abu-7abash:
Anyone tried this with flashback?
[G Tablet Accessories] deadangel:
tablet dock

I really need one of these. my power connector broke on my tablet... and until i get a new laptop, i am using this for school. oy! cheapest i've found is 45.
[G Tablet Accessories] labworm:
Rotating the gtab while dock cord plugged in

I have the Hdmi cord [not the dock] from electronic crap , how do you turn the gtab upside down (rotate it ) without the output on the tv from showing upside down. In other words I want to rotate the gtab, and on the actual tablet the picture flips right side up, but the tab thinks its docked and shows the picture on my tv upside down..

The cable only displays the dock one way, in other words so where the cable is plugged in is ALWAYS the bottom display even if I rotate the tab

I know this is hard to follow hopefully someone understands
[G Tablet Accessories] Apodidae:
I don't think it is possible. As far as the screen is concerned, the HDMI port is always at the bottom. If you flip the tablet over, the view might change, but the display will still consider the HDMI port to be at the bottom.

Since your physically flipping over the gTablet, you'd have to physically flip the TV over to match. ;)
[G Tablet Accessories] apacolypz:
flashback dock review

works wonderful on flashhback! No problems just plug and play!