Slimport for Nexus 7, but why can't I use it one on my HTC One M8?

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Slimport for Nexus 7, but why cant i use it one HTC one M8

Hello fellow people,
I brought a slimport to HDMI cable of eBay, which is specifically designed for a Google Nexus 7 2014. But I thought why cant I use it on my HTC one M8? It didn't work.There are similar cables which will allow such access. So I was wondering is it a software incompatibility on my HTC or is it a hardware problem on my HTC, or is a hardware/software problem with my cable? Anyway do you have any ideas or ways to make it work? Cheers.

 

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They both use different protocols although similar, the m8 uses mhl while nexus device's use slimport..

So nothing wrong with the cable.

A mhl cable is a cheaper cable so you could always have buy both suppose.