Mobile High-Definition Link or MHL is commonly referred to as a standard for audio /
video interface that allows users for
connect mobile phones and portable electronic
devices consumer electronic
(CE) and the display
to an HDTV. MHL
standard supports resolutions up to 1080p / 60 HD video, 7.1 surround
sound audio and charging the connected
device.
Examples of some of the products such as MHL AV Receiver, Adapter, Blue-ray
Disc Player, DTVs, Monitors, Projectors, Tablet, Smartphone, Accessories TV and
others. MHL is being developed by the MHL Consortium, which consists of several
well-known companies such as Samsung, Nokia, Silicon Image, Sony and Toshiba.
And in early 2013, announced that since its introduction MHL enabled device on
the first MHL two years ago, the MHL ecosystem continues to grow with more than
220 million products.
By using MHL transmitters from Silicon Image, mobile devices
can do more than
just streaming video and audio to the TV.
Users can browse
multimedia content on mobile devices using
the remote HDTV, including browsing through
pictures, run apps, listen to music or
also streaming online
video content from
sites like YouTube through
3G or 4G networks. Silicon Image
is also developing chips MHL-to-HDMI for connecting the MHL-enabled devices to the
television using the connection
on the device.
The first time, Samsung announced that
the Samsung Galaxy S II using MHL connection on
MWC 2011 event.
Then HTC also
announced that the
HTC Evo 3D and HTC Sensation XE
supports MHL output.
For the implementation of MHL on mobile devices such as smartphones
and tablets, there
are several types of connections that can
be used:
5-pin MHL-HDMI Adapter / Dongle
5-pin MHL-HDMI Adapter is the first application to use the most popular
mobile connections like microUSB and TV connections such as HDMI are most
popular. MHL signaling through the connectors and will be distributed
exclusively through cable.
11-pin MHL-HDMI / Dongle
11-pin MHL-HDMI Adapter has been
used by the
Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy Note II. Basically, use the
MHL with 5-pin connector. The
difference lies in the use of 11-pin for achieve
functional improvement compared to
5-pin MHL.
This supports the
use of USB and MHL together. Like the
latest products from
Samsung that uses the 11-pin MHL-HDMI Adapter also
has a USB port
On-The-Go.
Because the Samsung Galaxy Note II and Samsung Galaxy S II using a 11-pin
MHL-HDMI adapter, the device can use the MHL-HDMI adapter when connected to a
TV that does not use the MHL. Actually theoretically can also be done with a
standard 5-pin micro-USB connector. But, the Samsung Galaxy S II is believed to
be the first smartphone that supports this function.
There are some smartphones that have used the MHL connection such as LG Optimus M Pro, Acer CloudMobile, HTC One X, HTC One S, HTC Butterfly, Huawei Ascend P1, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S III mini, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z.