MHL is known as the connection standard for transferring content between smartphone or tablet computer and a TV screen. Currently, this standard on most integrated audio-visual products or latest mobile from Samsung, Sony or LG, Toshiba.
British School asked: MHL Connectivity what is HDTV? There are differences with HDMI? The MHL is actually needed for TV?
Consumer Electronics answer:
If you've ever known when connecting HDMI Blu-ray with the standard TV screen connected MHL also similar, but this is the connection between the mobile devices with TV.
MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) is a new technology standard of the Association of manufacturers including Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and Silicon Image. It allows direct connection from the micro USB port of portable devices such as smartphones or tablet PC to HDTV and monitor.
MHL with 5 pin micro USB port, enabling full transmit video content in Full HD 1080p resolution or the sound frequency 192 kHz or 7.1 Surround Sound to TV. In addition, standard equipment also allow charging from HDTV, the MHL developers are also expansion plans to support this standard for controlling the mobile device as well as accessories control through the TV.
Although born after, seem to have HDMI but can not create "buzz" on the HDTV when major wireless standards consecutive birth or AirPlay DLNA's like Apple. Furthermore, the design 5 feet, so it is difficult MHL cable directly integrated with a number of other ports without the adapter.
Micro USB signal switching between HDMI and MHL
To identify MHL cable connection, users can look up information on the internet pictures, but there are many different results. But often, standards are integrated MHL in the form of micro USB cable can be connected with HDMI cables. This is also why most LCD TVs do not support that was only used HDMI MHL. However, with some top TV products of Samsung and LG, both MHL and HDMI standards are fully supported directly by equipping the port.
Besides television, there are a number of mobile devices such as Samsung Galaxy II is the first smart phone using MHL, then the TV and PC screens of Samsung - LG, HTC smart phone or the latest Samsung Galaxy SIII.
MHL is really necessary?
With the boom of the HDMI connection standard, has opened new doors for transmitting high-quality content between the display devices. So why still need to add standard MHL back while they also require an additional signal conversion device?
Users can also wonder whether there really MHL standard required when a television equipment today is there are too many standards such as SCART connection, composite, component, s-video or D-SUB (VGA) ... We need more real connection to such standards?
Despite facing many challenges but the standard group MHL developers still hope they are more widely available thanks to a number of advantages such as small size, perfect fit with smart phones and tablets. Furthermore, one of the advantages of the MHL is the same one can use common ports available to make full use of the product and saves space as well as costs that make up a homogeneous flexible connection such as USB, something not possible with HDMI.
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