ShowMax MHL not working

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SabreWolfy

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I have the ShowMax app installed on an Android 7.0 Samsung S7 and an Android 5.1.1 Samsung 10 inch tablet. I connect one of the devices via an MHL cable to an LG TV via one of the HDMI ports. I connect the USB split of the cable to power. The TV fails to detect a signal from either device.

How can I watch ShowMax over MHL?
 
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Yuu

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Might be worth the investment...

Seriously , this is painful as what if you need something else later on...

Get yourself a nice AndroidTV media box and enjoy smooth access to ShowMax and more :D .

Set you back either cash or contract :

1) R1099 for Telkom LIT_Box or R48+- x 12 from Telkom Read the official thread to know what to expect ;) over 1400 replies alone.
2) R1699 +- for Xiaomi Mi Box Geewiz for R1795.00 or from Cyberrange for R1699.00
3) Another player of your choice.

These both have Chromecast built-in so no need for MHL with a cable :eek:
 
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Yuu said:
Seriously , this is painful as what if you need something else later on...

Get yourself a nice AndroidTV media box and enjoy smooth access to ShowMax and more :D .

Set you back either cash or contract :

1) R1099 for Telkom LIT_Box or R48+- x 12 from Telkom Read the official thread to know what to expect ;) over 1400 replies alone.
2) R1699 +- for Xiaomi Mi Box Geewiz for R1795.00 or from Cyberrange for R1699.00
3) Another player of your choice.

These both have Chromecast built-in so no need for MHL with a cable :eek:
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Thanks -- I'll have a look. Do these run the ShowMax app on them?

MHL was R120 plus R50 postage ;)
 
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Multichoice never allowed a device on which the Dstv Drifta application was displayed to be " thrown " onto a bigger screen through MHL adaptor for Samsung or other cables for devices - probably same scenario here with the way they do things. Only option those days were to connect laptop to TV with Drifta running on laptop with the screen resizer mod.
 
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SabreWolfy said:
Thanks -- I'll have a look. Do these run the ShowMax app on them?

MHL was R120 plus R50 postage ;)
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Already confirmed above but yes, ShowMax among others are all officially supported [barring Netflix official certification for Telkom's box but a quick sideload won't hurt lol]

That wasn't too bad :p .

Thanks for the REP :eek: @SabreWolfy

Let us know what you decide to go with :D.
 
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