Just wondering how the output configures itself to display on the screen?
I have a 1080p sony LCD that its feeding to and I get the display cut off a bit on either side. The television however will not allow me to choose a pixel-to-pixel true picture display (greyed out).
thx
bpm2000 said:
Just wondering how the output configures itself to display on the screen?
I have a 1080p sony LCD that its feeding to and I get the display cut off a bit on either side. The television however will not allow me to choose a pixel-to-pixel true picture display (greyed out).
thx
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Does your TV have compatibility for 1280x720 over HDMI?
Keep looking in the settings on your TV. Only the super cheap low end TVs do not have this setting. I have a 1080p Sony Bravia and on my TV the setting was under the Picture menu and it was not labeled overscan it was labeled picture adjustment. When you get it set right the picture will fit like a glove.
yea its a 1080p bravia, a little older but still.
Will keep looking.
Mine is a little older too but I guarantee the setting is there somewhere.
bpm2000 said:
yea its a 1080p bravia, a little older but still.
Will keep looking.
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It's not under the picture settings, it's under the more generic settings and there'll be a section about HDMI. The option will either be labelled "Zoom", "Overscan", or something about pixel display. Set it to full and you're done.
I originally have a Note 8.0 but also use a friend's note 2 sometimes for giving video out to a Projector. So, I use an MHL to VGA Converter and a 5pin to 11 pin adapter.
The problem is that both the devices randomly pick a resolution everytime I connect it to the projector. Sometimes 720p, sometimes 4:3 VGA. I just want to fix on a resolution. VGA only rarely comes up, but I actually want it because the projector is natively 4:3 and fills up the screen better with it.
Is there anyway I can select the VGA resolution permanently? Like selecting a resolution in Windows?
I found a libhdmi.so file on the Note 8.0 which contains all the info. About resolution, it has everything from 640x480 to 1080p modes. Is there anyway, I could modify it to get the same resolution all the time?
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So when using the Slimport adapter with the Nexus 7, the 1920x1200 16:10 image is scaled down to a 1728x1080 16:10 image.
The 1728x1080 image is displayed on a 1080p 16:9 TV with black "pillars" on the left and right sides.
For me, this is completely undesirable.
I am hoping that there is a custom rom out there that offers more slimport output options.
Such as:
-Changing the Android workspace to 1920x1080. Letter boxing on the tablet and pixel perfect on the TV.
-Changing the Android workspace to 1920x1080. Vertical stretching on the tablet and pixel perfect on the TV.
-Retaining the Android workspace at 1200p. Vertically squashing the TV image to 16:9 for a 1080p image with distorted aspect ratio with no black bars. (distorted AR can be reversed with many Video player apps and Picture viewer apps).
Any of those is more desirable to a 1728x1080p pillar boxed output. Any help on the issue would be greatly apreciated.
I've posted a feature request on google groups, asking them to consider adding more output resolution options to Android. http://productforums.google.com/forum/?hl=en+#!category-topic/mobile/android-devices/cgKZEwu4CZg
Downscaling 1920x1200 to 1728x1080 involves un-even averaging of pixels on both the horizontal and vertical. Out of the many other ptotential options for display output, this has to be the worst.
I agree with you guys, there should be a better solution.
I have a 1920x1200 monitor, which is perfect for 1:1 direct output, but the N7 2013 still output at 1728x1080. It does not look good, especially when watching videos. The downsizing also causes a visible performance drop, there is a slight lag when interacting with the UI.
Found this while having the same issues:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45005807&postcount=25
CooperC said:
Found this while having the same issues:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45005807&postcount=25
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Awesome, thanks!
Slingplayer, Xfinity, MX player etc...aside from Google Play movies, I have not found a video app that uses the full 6" screen. Slingplayer and Xfinity leave what looks to me to be over 1/4". Is this universal or an issue with my phone? Is there a setting somewhere I haven't found to force full screen for video?
I am completely stock 8.1 at the moment...I don't think I should have to do something via adb like forcing immersive mode for something like being able to use my whole screen to watch video???
thanks for any and all input
I don't use Sling Player and no longer have Comcast cable but I can use the full screen with MX Player. However that isn't the default. The Pixel 2 XL has an 18:9 (2:1) screen. No video formats I have even seen use that aspect ratio. That means any video you watch that takes up the entire screen must be cropped.
I still don't understand the popularity of the taller aspect ratio.
Soon more apps will implement the pinch to zoom feature like YouTube has.
jimv1983 said:
I don't use Sling Player and no longer have Comcast cable but I can use the full screen with MX Player. However that isn't the default. The Pixel 2 XL has an 18:9 (2:1) screen. No video formats I have even seen use that aspect ratio. That means any video you watch that takes up the entire screen must be cropped.
I still don't understand the popularity of the taller aspect ratio.
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Actually an anamorphic movie should make good use of the screen. I played a Netflix movie (I think it was hateful 8) and it filled the entire width of the screen, with much smaller black bars on the top and bottom like you'd have with a16:9 screen
Hulu doesn't seem to take advantage of this, tried Future man which is filmed in an odd aspect ratio and it has black matte all around
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It is pathetic, great phone but media streaming is certainly hampered compared to the note 8
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I am unsure if this thread belongs here. Kindly let me know if it doesn't or please move it.
I was wondering if the TAB S7/S7+ would let me play YouTube videos on 4K using the native app but unfortunately it doesn't for obvious reasons using stock settings.
So I figured a way to enable this using ADB. I am unsure how much this affects the battery life since I am still testing app compatibility and power usage.
ADB Commands
1. To set 4K resolution -
adb shell wm size 2400x3840
adb shell wm density 1024 (or whatever suits your eyes, mine is 1200)
2. To reset to default -
adb shell wm size reset
adb shell wm density reset
So if anyone's interested all you have to do is -
1. Download minimal ADB and install it if you do not have ADB installed.
2. Open Command Prompt in the ADB folder by pressing Shift Key and selecting the Right Click option "Open command prompt here".
3. Run "ADB devices" without quotes and accept the prompt on your device (Your device must have USB debugging enabled, if you don't know how or have it enabled you probably shouldn't be doing this).
4. Run the above "To set 4K" commands to set the display resolution to 4k.
5. Clear the app data of Youtube and restart the device.
6. (Optional/Reset) To reset the display resolution to default, just run the 2nd set of commands.
Not sure this is actually making the screen dislay 4k.
It doesn't actually MAKE your screen 4k as the display only supports 2k. The device renders everything in 4k and then outputs it on the display just like what Retina Displays or Nvidia DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) does.
Just in case you want to actually make sure everything is running in 4k, you can simply try running a 4k video on Youtube which otherwise you cant!
Stryker_Echo9er said:
It doesn't actually MAKE your screen 4k as the display only supports 2k. The device renders everything in 4k and then outputs it on the display just like what Retina Displays or Nvidia DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) does.
Just in case you want to actually make sure everything is running in 4k, you can simply try running a 4k video on Youtube which otherwise you cant!
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Right, so what's the point? The 4k video doesn't look better on a 2k screen.
Since DSR and Retina Displays already exist, I believe there are some advantages. You have to try it to believe it. The displays feel a lot sharper, edges feel smoother, fonts look amazing, overall it just looks good on the huge display of my Tab s7+.
Coming back to that I need to ask you, did you try this before asking me the POINT. Coz I feel if you would have, you wouldn't be asking me this!
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Since DSR and Retina Displays already exist, I believe there are some advantages. You have to try it to believe it. The displays feel a lot sharper, edges feel smoother, fonts look amazing, overall it just looks good on the huge display of my Tab s7+.
Coming back to that I need to ask you, did you try this before asking me the POINT. Coz I feel if you would have, you wouldn't be asking me this!
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Yes, I did, and it looks no different. It's a 2k screen, enabling something to load a 2k screen with 4k will make no difference. Not trying to argue, just saying, it's pointless.
I accept it doesn't make any greatly significant difference but then its subjective. It was just an experiment and I wanted to try it. There are many people out there who always want to run youtube at 4k, this was simply my answer to that problem, although it has its own downside and implications.
Thanks for figuring this out! Often 4k will look better on a 2k screen than 2k on a 2k screen.
This is because pixels from youtube don't always line up perfectly to the tablet pixels and you end up with a resolution less than 2k when you have it set to 2k. When you stream at 4k from youtube, the content is delivered with smaller pixels and ends up looking better on a 2k display.
Thanks for this going to give it a try on my 7 plus.
it worked now i get the option to 2160 resolution, it does look sharper.
good work thanks very simple
Hey
When i use the command "densiti" my screen become wery BIG otherwise the "size" resolution is great
is that normal ??
There's also Newpipe to get 4K Youtube without hacking. As a bonus, it also gets rid of the ads.
Does this work on Netflix? Will the maximum resolution on netflix and prime video change to uhd?
What the Implications and Downsides to this?
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Right, so what's the point? The 4k video doesn't look better on a 2k screen.
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The point is higher bitrate. Youtube compresses videos so much so 4k will have a much higher bitrate than 1440p and look better.
Btw, use youtube vanced for 4k but use sparingly as it blocks ads. I wouldn't suggest using it very often because it doesn't support creators
What about on Samsung Dex or any kindof screen mirroring on external monitors? Any way to get the S7+ to send more than 1440p to an external monitor through any means?
For instance if you set the resolution to 4k with ADB, and then you mirror your display via a [email protected] usb-c / hdmi cable to your 4k screen, will the screen receive a 4k signal?
Can anyone (Stryker_Echo9er) try that?
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Btw, use youtube vanced for 4k but use sparingly as it blocks ads. I wouldn't suggest using it very often because it doesn't support creators
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If you have unlimited data and an old device lying around (all it has to be able to do is run the official Youtube app), you can leave the video playing on that device with ads while you watch on your S7 or whatever without ads. Best of both worlds, the only extra you pay is that little bit of electricity to run the other device.
YouTube now natively supports 4K HDR.
Now you can watch high quality 4K YouTube videos on Android phones
Support for 4K HDR playback was only there for iPhone users while Android smartphone users were only able to play YouTube videos at a maximum resolution of 1440 pixels.
www.gadgetsnow.com
Twodordan said:
What about on Samsung Dex or any kindof screen mirroring on external monitors? Any way to get the S7+ to send more than 1440p to an external monitor through any means?
For instance if you set the resolution to 4k with ADB, and then you mirror your display via a [email protected] usb-c / hdmi cable to your 4k screen, will the screen receive a 4k signal?
Can anyone (Stryker_Echo9er) try that?
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I tried doing that on my 8-series Samsung TV, unfortunately, it doesn't work on my TV via USB-C (using an HDMI Dongle) or screen mirroring. I am not sure if it would work on displays with a type-c port.
Stryker_Echo9er said:
I tried doing that on my 8-series Samsung TV, unfortunately, it doesn't work on my TV via USB-C (using an HDMI Dongle) or screen mirroring. I am not sure if it would work on displays with a type-c port.
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Thanks for trying. But do you mean that it doesn't work at all, as in you can't use dex on your TV? Or does it mean it just doesn't do 4k?