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| Type | Digital audio/video/data connector | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Production history | |||
| Designer |
MHL Consortium | ||
| Designed | June 2010 | ||
| General specifications | |||
| Hot pluggable | Yes | ||
| External | Yes | ||
| Pins |
MHL 1, 2, & 3 (5),[1] superMHL (5/24/32)[2] | ||
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) is an industry standard for a mobile audio/video interface that allows the connection of smartphones, tablets, and other portable consumer electronics devices to high-definition televisions (HDTVs), audio receivers, and projectors. The standard was designed to share existing mobile device connectors, such as Micro-USB, and avoid the need to add video connectors on devices with limited space for them.[3]
MHL connects to display devices either directly through special HDMI inputs that are MHL-enabled, or indirectly through standard HDMI inputs using MHL-to-HDMI adapters. MHL was developed by a consortium of five companies: Nokia, Samsung, Silicon Image, Sony and Toshiba.
- ^ "Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) - Technology White Paper" (PDF). MHL. October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "superMHL Specification - White Paper" (PDF). MHL. September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL™) Technology". Silicon Image. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010.