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[Q] Just jumped on the HDMI cable bandwagon...

...and then i realized that it was an hdmi cable to mini hdmi FML. does anyone know of a LINK to buy a mini hdmi to micro hdmi adapter thats reasonably priced?

It's actually micro HDMI to HDMI
Check this site http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/hdmi-cable/10v3-44106.htm

couldnt find adapter but here is a cable 1.55 + 2.98 shipping... 5 feet
http://www.amazon.com/Fosmon-HDMI-M...0Z9Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1303350320&sr=8-2

Yeah see I already have the mini to full hdmi so I want a mini to micro adapter
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I honestly can't say I've seen those kinds of adapters out in the wild. My friend also made the same mistake when trying to surprise me as a birthday gift, but the return was super simple through Amazon.
You can't return the cable? (Or, if you can, would return shipping dissuade you to do so...?)

I got mine off the old Ebay for 5 bucks shipped... nifty.
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Deeveeance said:
I honestly can't say I've seen those kinds of adapters out in the wild. My friend also made the same mistake when trying to surprise me as a birthday gift, but the return was super simple through Amazon.
You can't return the cable? (Or, if you can, would return shipping dissuade you to do so...?)
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yeah the cable was like 2 bucks and shipping was 3.89... not looking forward to sending the cable back for less than half the money

probably not ideal to be using 2 adapters, just return the mini.
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brennod10 said:
yeah the cable was like 2 bucks and shipping was 3.89... not looking forward to sending the cable back for less than half the money
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at that price just eat it, returning something that cost makes you a bit of a douche
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I snagged a 15' cable off meritline.com for $7 shipped when it was on sale. http://www.meritline.com/micro-hdmi-cable-15ft-high-speed-ethernet-htc-evo-4g---p-51649.aspx

brennod10 said:
...and then i realized that it was an hdmi cable to mini hdmi FML. does anyone know of a LINK to buy a mini hdmi to micro hdmi adapter thats reasonably priced?
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Check out monoprice.com. Good price. Fast shipping.

Xoom Accessories at Staples

All xoom accessories are on clearance/sale at staples. I picked up the standard dock for $25. They also had the wall charger for $15. I don't remember the price of the other accessories.

I bought and returned the HD dock. The Staples web site claims it has three USB ports and of course it has none. So I returned it and got the standard dock instead.
Gary

ScuderiaConchiglia said:
I bought and returned the HD dock. The Staples web site claims it has three USB ports and of course it has none. So I returned it and got the standard dock instead.
Gary
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I have both and use them everyday. It sounds like you got a good deal.

I use my dock and moto case daily. Thanks for posting though! Have a friend that wanted both.
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I just checked at my local Staples and everything is still full price.

Check online...seems like they got them reduced already...
Cheers

I went by a local staples last night and they had the wall and car chargers for 5.50 each.

I just purchased the HD Speaker Dock and Standard Wall Charger (dog chewed the original) at Staples.com.
The total was $79.98 so I purchased (for $1.75) a $25 off $75 purchase coupon from this site:
http://www.sderclub.com/staples/
That brought the total down to $54.98. I also happened to have a $5.00 Staples Rewards coupon to bring it down to $49.98. Shipping is free this week and factoring in tax and the cost of the coupon...
Final total: $54.73
Not bad.

Local Staples has car and wall chargers for $5.50, but did not update price tags, so if you see full price or anything else, ask them to scan them for you.

That's very true about the unchanged prices. I just went to Staples and picked up a wall charger for $5.50, still marked as $15.

Micro USB cables - overpriced and cheaply made

My first micro USB cable broke the other day when my phone fell off my bed... it bent the metal plug (lol) and broke the cable.
I bought a replacement cable from best buy. 20$ down the drain. A month later the cheapo cable was not charging, and I had to force the cable through yoga positions to get get it to charge.
And like me, the cable was not supposed to do yoga every night and it ceased to work.
Best buy had failed me. (Surprise surprise)
So I went on amazon and ordered a 6 dollar cable. Woo! Cheap!
....
2 days later (Amazon prime )
Cable arrives.
HOLY CRAP
It is a gold plated cable, and feels to be about the most durable USB cable I think I've ever seen.
I've been using the cable for the past month or so and its awesome. The connection is great, (no wiggle. Hehe) and the cable is just durable.
So to all of you with micro USB cable woes... go to Amazon and buy that 6$ cable (so lazy I can't even link... smh) it will ruin all other cable experiences for you.
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I totally agree with you! I went to radio shack looking for just the USB cable as I dont need the plug that you connect it to bc mine is fine..They wanted 20-30 bux for just the cord!!! Im like no way...I went to amazon & read sum reviews some neg sum positive but the one that came in works great for me so far (knocks on wood)! Here is a link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T0GHOU/ref=oh_o04_s00_i00_details
Also got this micro SD reader: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012Y02CE/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details When I plug it in it says its a sandisk...working fine so far so much easier than having to use my phone to transfer files!

Mediabridge - USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro-B Cable (6 Feet)
(I can't post links... smh)
here is the one I bought. Right now its only 3.99 as a prime user!
IT ROCKS MY SOCKS lol '

Monoprice.com, like two bucks. I have a bunch of them.
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lath19 said:
Monoprice.com, like two bucks. I have a bunch of them.
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THIS!!!!
Monoprice is the only place for cables of any kind!

Whoa ill definitely use that site if mine ever breaks, however, I don't think that will happen
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I take that back...the micro sd reader is dead...piece of crap, only worked 2 times

cable wholesale.com. nuff said
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I'm going to have to also support Monoprice. My only advice is that you should probably use Paypal if possible. They had a data breach a year or so ago where some user data was compromised.

wow guys, never, and I mean never buy cables from Bestbuy or any other retail store. Always buy online, and if you spent over 5 bucks for cords, you overspent on cords! a great website to find deals on any cords is slickdeals.net (there's a saying at those forums that if you spend more than 5 bucks on HDMI cable's, you are either ignorant or a moron that likes to waste money.)
P.S. - HDMI is digital so its either you have a connection or you don't, gold plated **** is still ****. Don't waste your money on things that doesn't even effect picture quality. Sorry for going out of topic, just want you guys to save some money.

jacobjohn said:
wow guys, never, and I mean never buy cables from Bestbuy or any other retail store. Always buy online, and if you spent over 5 bucks for cords, you overspent on cords! a great website to find deals on any cords is slickdeals.net (there's a saying at those forums that if you spend more than 5 bucks on HDMI cable's, you are either ignorant or a moron that likes to waste money.)
P.S. - HDMI is digital so its either you have a connection or you don't, gold plated **** is still ****. Don't waste your money on things that doesn't even effect picture quality. Sorry for going out of topic, just want you guys to save some money.
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AMEN!

monoprice rules
i'l like to add my support for monoprice as well, there's no reason to buy any sort of cable from anywhere but there unless you're getting it for free... 9 times out of 10 when i buy something from there i usually end up getting 2 or 3 plus some other stuff since everything its so cheap. Quality is never an issue, in fact my monoprice hdmi cables have outlasted other store bought (Expensive!) hdmi's.... i dont understand how the people who work at monster cable, etc can sleep at night knowing they's built an entire business based on lying to, misleading, and ripping people off who don't know much about tech....

cp320703 said:
i'l like to add my support for monoprice as well, there's no reason to buy any sort of cable from anywhere but there unless you're getting it for free... 9 times out of 10 when i buy something from there i usually end up getting 2 or 3 plus some other stuff since everything its so cheap. Quality is never an issue, in fact my monoprice hdmi cables have outlasted other store bought (Expensive!) hdmi's.... i dont understand how the people who work at monster cable, etc can sleep at night knowing they's built an entire business based on lying to, misleading, and ripping people off who don't know much about tech....
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I live by monoprice haha

I bought some from amazon for 49 cents i bought like 5 of them. I've had them for over 5 months and still working great. I have them all over the house lol

+10 for Monoprice....I have an Amazon prime account and I still go to monoprice first for the quality of their cables. Their search and site layout is nice too, they are like Radio Shack on steroids (the good king of steroids)

lath19 said:
Monoprice.com, like two bucks. I have a bunch of them.
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Yes best place ever to buy any wire. Don't let people in best buy or any other retail store try to sell you the same exact wire for $20. They convinced a friend of mine into buying one of those $50 monster hdmi cables, and I was like bro you just got robbed. I took one of my hdmi cables that I purchased from monoprice and hooked it up to his tv and asked him if he could see a difference. He ended up taking that cable back.

monoprice is the ****. i got a 50' hdmi cable on sale for like 10 bucks, along with a 1/8th to rca audio for my stereo system, for dirt cheap. i think it was like 5 bucks. the left channel died a year after i bought it so i emailed them and they mailed me another no questions asked. i have a micro hdmi to hdmi for my phone and it works great got that for a few bucks most likely.. their stuff is so cheap. my friend does audio work for theaters and concert venues and he uses monoprice for everything. they're a solid company with a really good rep.

Jackoo7 said:
but... With FullHD you need to be more carefull with cables. And you have never heard of HEC or 1.4 standards?
For excample with 1080p-settings bad cables can give black picture or some red pixels are blinking a bit.)
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happened to me

Jackoo7 said:
Hmm...
In some cases you can use the cheap $3.40 cable
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/gold-p...m-connection-cable-1m-length-27449?r=34774240
but... With FullHD you need to be more carefull with cables. And you have never heard of HEC or 1.4 standards?
For excample with 1080p-settings bad cables can give black picture or some red pixels are blinking a bit.
DX has good cables. I am using this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/gold-plated-1080p-hdmi-v1-4-cable-1-8m-42297?r=34774240
Price: $9.20, and this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/premium-wrapped-hdmi-to-mini-hdmi-cable-1-8m-14031?r=34774240
Price: $5.37 including shiping
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I go to comcast for HDMI cables. They don't have anything long but if you have hd service from them (and probably if you don't) you can walk in and tell them that your hdmi cable dies and they'll hand you a new one. Between that and moving a few times in the last couple of years, I have 6 comcast hdmi cables still in the baggies they come in ready to go

$19 Qi Charger That Works Great!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E9MUNWU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I ordered one to test it out and I love it. I already ordered another one for the nightstand.
$19, no tax and free shipping. It took about 2 weeks to get to me but for the price I'm ok with that.
I'm not sure about charging time but it doesn't seem slow. It only comes with a usb cable so if you need a power plug for an outlet then you will need to supply your own.
I've only used it caseless so far as the cases I ordered are taking their sweet time coming in.
I didn't think I would like wireless charging that much but ... yeah, I like it alot.

I think its better to add a few bucks and get this: http://www.amazon.com/Okeler-Wireless-Charging-Charger-Samsung/dp/B00EXLZIF4/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_d_7
much better looking

Round or rectangle, its just a personal preference.
I wouldn't mind a small super shallow one for my carholder.

Yea..or. You can buy the Nokia DT-900 Qi Plates from a known company with history for $25 shipped new in box on ebay all day long.
And unlike either of those it comes with both a AC Adapter and cable and does not ship from China.

Shhhh, don't tell anyone but they are all probably made in china.

sluflyer06 said:
Yea..or. You can buy the Nokia DT-900 Qi Plates from a known company with history for $25 shipped new in box on ebay all day long.
And unlike either of those it comes with both a AC Adapter and cable and does not ship from China.
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25$ i see them for like 70 on ebay
link?

anthonyly said:
25$ i see them for like 70 on ebay
link?
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I bought 4 for a grand total of around $70 shipped on AT&T, not sure if that deal is still good.

anthonyly said:
25$ i see them for like 70 on ebay
link?
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This is where I got mine, he sold 17 of them new for $25 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=111213515011
I also did some searching and seems there are a bunch for $30 right now. If you check back ever few days you'll def be able to nab one for around $25 or maybe even less. There's a ton of them out there since they came free with Lumia purchases. I don't think I've seen any for 70 dollars, seems the highest is around 40.

here's the AT&T link, I bought 3 of these a month or so back. Deal still looks active.
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/accessories/chargers/sku6290260.html#fbid=In_4c8TG3Bw
it's 1 at 24.50
2 at 44.10
3 at 55.14
they give you 10% off each when you buy 2 and 25% off each when you buy 3.

http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-DT-900-Wireless-Charging-Plate/dp/B00A3NCC5K

xybur said:
http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-DT-900-Wireless-Charging-Plate/dp/B00A3NCC5K
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Thanks I was about to place an order, but the shipping and taxes made it 32. Checked if att still had them for sale and they do with free shipping, ended up ordering a yellow one came out to 25.
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Here's another for even cheaper. It used to be $19, but they discounted all their models to $15.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G9W7O52/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

DubelBoom said:
I think its better to add a few bucks and get this: http://www.amazon.com/Okeler-Wireless-Charging-Charger-Samsung/dp/B00EXLZIF4/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_d_7
much better looking
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Can confirm this one work great for a car dock mod

I just ordered the Nokia one from Amazon! I trust Amazon more than at&t for a few more dollars! My nexus 4 charging orb would cause burn in on my screen so I had to stop using that! For example when I load Facebook, u can clearly see it on the blue screen when its loading
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andythefan said:
Here's another for even cheaper. It used to be $19, but they discounted all their models to $15.
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Nice find, thanks for sharing.

Lythandra said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E9MUNWU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I ordered one to test it out and I love it. I already ordered another one for the nightstand.
$19, no tax and free shipping. It took about 2 weeks to get to me but for the price I'm ok with that.
I'm not sure about charging time but it doesn't seem slow. It only comes with a usb cable so if you need a power plug for an outlet then you will need to supply your own.
I've only used it caseless so far as the cases I ordered are taking their sweet time coming in.
I didn't think I would like wireless charging that much but ... yeah, I like it alot.
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I ordered the same charger and have been very happy with it! Now to mod it onto a stand so I can see the time at night
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firemedic1343 said:
I bought 4 for a grand total of around $70 shipped on AT&T, not sure if that deal is still good.
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I work for AT&T and the Nokia DT-900 is currently 50% off. It's not advertised and I didn't even know about it until I scanned it and saw it. Lucky me I get an added 40% discount. I'm not into wireless charging, but for only $15 I'll take it!

Getting back to the Lerway... I own one and it's a pretty decent charger. Not too finicky about positioning and appears to charge as fast as hardwired. It's actually a rubberized plastic which I didn't realize from the pictures, this compliments the N5 quite nicely.
But, if you can get a Nokia for 5 bucks more, don't be stupid, go for the Nokia.

I have two Nokia Qi chargers, one at work and one at home. They're great with the Nexus 5, no problems at all.
ONE WARNING THOUGH: The DT-900 use a proprietary charging cord. Not micro USB. Don't get the DT-900 for use in your car, it won't work!
They make a car charger, with a one piece cord that plugs into a car cigarette charger, but that is the CR-200 and will cost you more than the on-sale prices people have posted.

I have mentioned it few times now but the one in eBay is 10 dollars and change and works great . nice packaging too and ships fast . that's what I use every night.
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Monoprice.com $10 off $30 deal until 3/7/2014

I put this in general accessories, but I figured I would share this here too. Monoprice.com has a $10 off $30 coupon when you enter TAXACT217. I believe it's for new accounts only, but give it a shot anyway if you're a regular.
Premium 6ft and 3ft USB to Micro USB Cables
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9762&seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9761&seq=1&format=2
I've heard good things here at xda and elsewhere about the Premium cables as they allow your device to fully draw as much as it can with higher amp output chargers/adapters. I have a couple of good micro USB cables that work really well for both charge/data, and some crappy ones where despite having good 2A adapters, only pull 500mA on a good day, when the stars and moon align, and rainbows can be seen at night... This way I can make sure my Nexus 5 and my Qi chargers are utilizing the most they can.
10 Cables and the car charger came to $27.75 shipped to Polar Bear land with small package Canada post shipping.
*Edit: Updated with new discount code.

Do you know of any other long USB cables that are good? For me to get monoprice to ship one cable is $39 shipping
Thanks

Samsung ECB-DU4EWE is decent 5ft (151cm) cable. I get around 1650mA (Nexus 5 maximum allowed amperage) using it with 2A charger. Unfortunately the cheapest I found was here http://www.ebay.com/itm/321231245646 (you need to pick the option 'extra long 5 ft cable only'). It's around $8 with free shipping, so nowhere near the monoprice premium cable price range, but still it was the cheapest option for me (I'm living in Europe).

How do you measure the current draw? The apps from the play store seem inconsistent.
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So does this works with existing customer?

lanwarrior said:
So does this works with existing customer?
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Not with existing customers. You can just use a different email address, or sign out as a guest and it will work just fine though.
Also, that code has expired (even though they said March 7th)...
This one works: TAXACT217