Can BQ M10 be connected to an external display?

Marathon2422 · 9 Jan 2020, 21:24

I have tried it with the cable that came with the device, no luck just get a dark screen ( vizio tv).and Chuwi laptop
I have just reinstalled,so will retry,any good and i will,let you know

Wireless display works, on my m10fhd

Just a thought,that hdmi connector needs a firm push to fully engage / click in

Marathon2422 · 9 Jan 2020, 21:27

there is a history of problems on BQ forums with hdmi on these devices

Marathon2422 · 9 Jan 2020, 21:32

See
OFF TOPIC,,, CONVERGENCE

simox · 11 Jan 2020, 18:51

I have the same problem.. hard to say why...

Marathon2422 · 11 Jan 2020, 20:40

Try with mouse plugged up ?

BrisPete · 11 Jan 2020, 23:01

I've done it successfully with a hdmi cable on my M10FHD.

dtarrant · 12 Jan 2020, 12:29

@Angela_92 From memory, I've connected my M10 HD OTA 11 Stable to my Panasonic TV with an HDMI cable. The tablet touchscreen worked to control what was mirrored on the TV.

I had to configure the TV to select the HDMI input connector I was plugged in to. (This was easy to get wrong.)

The significant problem I had was lack of audio. The sound continued to come from the tablet speakers. Apparently this was a known deficiency of UT HDMI implementation.

Good luck.

Angela_92 · 13 Jan 2020, 19:45

@dtarrant Did you just configure the TV and connected the HDMI cable? I did that but I got no response and all, so I thought something else was required to be done in the device, apart from the external screen bit.

Angela_92 · 13 Jan 2020, 19:50

@Marathon2422 I can't. There isn't enough space for both the HDMI adapter and the USB adapter to be plugged in at the same time...

dtarrant · 13 Jan 2020, 22:01

@Angela_92 said in Can BQ M10 be connected to an external display?:

@dtarrant Did you just configure the TV and connected the HDMI cable? I did that but I got no response and all, so I thought something else was required to be done in the device, apart from the external screen bit.
I think I connected the HDMI cable, turned the tablet on and when nothing happened, I changed the HDMI setting on the TV. My TV has 3 HDMI ports and it's easy to mistake which connector you have plugged in to. So I left the cable where it was and just selected HDMI 1, 2 and 3 in succession until I found the one that worked.

Marathon2422 · 14 Jan 2020, 01:48

@Angela_92 ,trim a bit off the edge, I had to switch cables, some one in an office with a shiny butt designed that part.

dtarrant · 16 Jan 2020, 10:24

One further thought:

The BQ M10 HDMI out port is the one next to the charging port.

I use my old Blackberry Playbook HDMI cable to connect my M10 to the TV.

I don't remember if my M10 was supplied with an HDMI cable.

Angela_92 · 16 Jan 2020, 20:11

@dtarrant It's just an HDMI port in my TV.

Angela_92 · 16 Jan 2020, 20:14

@Marathon2422 I'll try to get another HDMI adapter.

dtarrant · 8 Feb 2020, 09:46

@Angela_92 said in Can BQ M10 be connected to an external display?:

@Marathon2422 I'll try to get another HDMI adapter.

I suggest you get a Blackberry Playbook HDMI cable. Available on ebay at modest cost. Has a micro HDMI connector which plugs into the M10 and a standard HDMI connector which plugs into the TV. I'm wary of the type that have several conectors hanging off one end.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cable-HDMI-A-HDMI-D-Micro-5-0-meter-for-Blackberry-Playbook/264385485561?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item3d8e9a5af9:g:LJoAAOSwT3tdE9QQ

Marathon2422 · 16 Jan 2020, 22:14

@Angela_92
Probably the best move ( it would be a pain to damage something there)

Angela_92 · 8 Feb 2020, 09:46

@dtarrant The cable finally arrived and I just tried... but nothing happened. I've connected it to the TV HDMI input (it works with other devices, so the issue is not here) and I properly selected the input with the remote, but nothing. Is there anything I have to do in my device, other than enabling the external display?

Marathon2422 · 8 Feb 2020, 17:59

@Angela_92 have you been in settings to tried the desktop mode switch , then about device, and brightness/display, and external display switch ,, ( guess you`ve worn them out by now ) and will it help, mouse and or keyboard plugged up.

dtarrant · 10 Feb 2020, 01:54

@Angela_92 Sorry to hear it's still not working. I don't remember needing to change any setting on the M10. Just a thought though, maybe you need to switch to desktop mode using the system indicator at top right hand side of your screen. If you pull down and click the system indicator icon, you should see a drop down menu which includes the desktop mode switch.

dtarrant · 10 Feb 2020, 02:18

@Angela_92 Warning. I've just tried desktop mode on my M10 and it doesn't work like it used to.You used to be able to open apps in windows and drag them about, but now it seems broken. It's may be associated with UBports dropping support for scopes and convergence.
(This test was without HDMI connected.)