[radar369]

Originally Posted by gTen

umm..I don't think it works that way..the MHL port is a hybrid port similar to those esata/usb ports you find on laptops...the MHL port accepts usb and MHL wires..for you to take advantage of the charging while streaming you must connect it to another MHL port...I found no indication so far claiming that you can plug it into an HDMI port and charge...

And there is gonna be no 55" OLED 3d till 2012 :/..and will prob cost 30,000$ like that 31" 3d oled tv..

Another way for me to take advantage of the charging factor is to get a MHL-HDMI adapter.....allows for charging on devices that is plugged up to a non-MHL (regular HDMI port) compatible HDTV! Gigaware makes them!

Also......I have an 55" OLED 3D Samsung Smart T.V. that I've had since January.....and I paid no where near $30,000 for it! Its not glasses free though.....as no 3D T.V. I know of right now is! It also has an Intel Atom in it....according to the sticker thingy on the side.

Originally Posted by BlackDynamite

Correct. The MHL port must be connected to an MHL tv/receiver/etc in order to get any of the MHL features. Since no tv/receiver/etc that supports MHL has been made yet, it's safe to assume that nobody has one.

So this will end up being a USB port that works the same as our previous USB ports for charging and connecting to a computer. And you will also be able to buy a cable that has micro USB on 1 end to connect to the [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]phone[/COLOR][/COLOR], and HDMI on the other to connect to a tv. It will probably still mirror the device on HDMI out, but it won't charge the device, and it won't let you control the device with the [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]tv [COLOR=blue !important]remote [/COLOR][COLOR=blue !important]control[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR].

And I don't know about a 55 inch OLED tv existing or not, or what it will cost, but I do know that no tv has been made that supports MHL. So your current 3D tv will not charge this phone via HDMI.

Originally Posted by radar369

MHL uses a special USB cable (hopefully [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]HTC[/COLOR][/COLOR] will bundle it with the phone...if not than I'll just buy one) that has a micro USB side that attaches to the phone....and an HDMI on the other side that can hook up to just about any television or monitor that has an [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue ! important]HDMI [COLOR=blue ! important]connection[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR].

And again.......the adapter will hopefully solve the charging problem without the need for buying a whole-nother HDTV! Also.....I never said anything about controlling the device with the T.V.'s remote control.....that's seems kind of lame anyway....like a Nintendo Wii or something like that.

By the way gTen........plasma's WERE the only HDTV that cost as much as a brand new 2011 Lexus when first released because people were/are stupid enough to pay tens of thousands of dollars for hardware that probably cost the makers a couple thousand. Even the 80" Sony LED HDTV's that came out back in 2009 only cost $5000 when they were first released...I would have easily took one of those over a whack @$$ 60" plasma T.V. that has a blurry picture all the time.