1) How do i fix the borders cut off in landscape mode when connected to TV?? If u look at youtube videos every user regardless of TVs have the screen bit cut off even thou phone's resolution is 16:9 720p?
2) Why does it display in 1080p not 720p (screen on galaxy s3 is 720p)? (my laptop using same hdmi cable without adaptor shows as 720p on TV) id like to be able to adjust it
3) My galaxy s3 heats up to 55 Celsius when playing with the phone and mirroring games. Is this normal? (although my alienware laptop heats up same also when connected to TV)
4) There is a abit of a lag between TV and a phone, the phone also seems to lag more when connected to TV (my laptop doesnt experience this)
Xdenwarrior said:
1) How do i fix the borders cut off in landscape mode when connected to TV?? If u look at youtube videos every user regardless of TVs have the screen bit cut off even thou phone's resolution is 16:9 720p?
2) Why does it display in 1080p not 720p (screen on galaxy s3 is 720p)? (my laptop using same hdmi cable without adaptor shows as 720p on TV) id like to be able to adjust it
3) My galaxy s3 heats up to 55 Celsius when playing with the phone and mirroring games. Is this normal? (although my alienware laptop heats up same also when connected to TV)
4) There is a abit of a lag between TV and a phone, the phone also seems to lag more when connected to TV (my laptop doesnt experience this)
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Hey,
1) I have a Samsung TV and on my remote there's a button labeled 'P.SIZE', i'm guessing that stands for picture size. I keep pressing that button until 'Just Scan' appears on my TV, this adjusts the borders accordingly, basically, doesn't cut them off. I tried the exact same thing on a Philips TV and it didn't have 'Just Scan', the best i could do there is have the borders cut off but only by a little bit.
2) I'm not sure about this one but it's my understanding that, if your TV supports 1080p then the phone upscales to that resolution and if your TV only supports 720p then it displays at 720p. I think most of us would like to be able to adjust it
3) I think this is normal seeing as your phone is displaying it's screen...twice and in 1080p...while playing CPU/GPU intensive games + while on charger. (Yea, i'm not sure it's fair to compare a laptop with the S3 in that context)
4) I read some info on what could possibly be causing the lag...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1799157...They discuss how, when the S3 is connected to a 1080p TV, the S3 then displays the picture in 1080p at 24hz which apparently is good enough for videos but not for games. Whereas if you connect the S3 to a 720p TV it displays the picture in 720p at 60hz which apparently makes it less laggy. (Once again i don't think comparing an Alienware laptop with the S3 is just)
Hey guys...
I've bought a Fire TV to setup a easy to use XBMC based streaming device for my father in law, he does not have a HD TV yet so I had to find a way to convert the HDMI to RCA.
I've bought this converter, but it's giving me multiple issues, since we have root now I was hoping there was a way to fix these issues.
http://www.dx.com/p/playvision-hdv-...FuIVP5QJEdbgJkLvoj-ZI0Osx3Xw_wcB#.U6DPePldVKc
The Fire TV won't pass by startup screen when it is booted with HDMI connected to Converter (problem with HDCP handshake?)
When I boot the FTV with HDMI connected directly to my own HD TV it loads fine, removing the HDMI from my TV plugging it into the converter will push video through the RCA cable but images is black and white and distorted.
Does anybody have any experience with this ? Would downscaling to 480 help if possible ? or does anybody know another solution to get this working on a older TV ?
Thanks in advance....
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Looks like http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=334644 made a fix for some Samsung devices with a similar Snapdragon 600 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621550
Not sure if that would be something that could be adapted for use on the Fire TV though.
It's going to be a challenge, because the copyright police are all over HDMI and what can cannot be output from HDMI.
I see a very few HDMI to analog video output devices. I'd expect to pay about 50-60 bucks for a good one.
I'm picking that price because it's what Monoprice charges (more or less) for a box that takes HDMI in and outputs HDMI and audio over RCA jacks. You basically need a video DAC!
The other option would be to move to a Sony or similar smart tv, one that has both Netflix and Prime built in. Granted it's more expensive to do but your dad may well find it worth the simplicity. At our house we currently have remotes for the Fire, the TV, the bluray player and the preamp. I can manage most of it from the IR blaster on the tablet, the glaring exception being the Amazon box which uses Bluetooth, won't pair with the tablet and actually works better with not just a remote but keyboard to boot.
It's a giant PITA for the uninitiated.
Userr12, I think I have the same adapter, here is the one I bought.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008FO7PQA/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I actually have the Fire TV connected to an HDMI splitter, one port goes my main HD TV, the other to the HDMI2AV adapter linked above. An interesting side effect is when I turn off the HD TV the second output cuts out for 2-4 seconds, then comes back.
That said, when I initially setup my Fire TV, I tried an HDMI to DVI cable on a Dell monitor to see what would happen, but couldn't get through the setup. Direct HDMI was the only way I could get the intro video to show. Not sure why.
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I've played around with the unit a bit more and it's actually working
I was using a old LCD TV I have laying around but realized there is also a RCA input on my HD TV, when I use this input in combination with the converter it works, I will have to try this still on my father in laws TV, but the FTV to RCA/Composite works at least on some TV's
The image quality is doable, the color of the menu's in FTV and XBMC are a little flat and pixelated, video is more clear though, think the quality looks like what should be expected from a analog display.
Sound works fine, although I used a different USB power source to power the converter, I think there might be a power delay (or something else funky) happening with the USB port on the FTV, creating a nasty static, this static did interfere with the video image as well. (creating some distortion what seems to be running at the same Hz)
According to my experience, iDealshare VideoGo is the best one to Convert Amazon Fire TV unsupported WAV, FLAC, AIFF etc to Amazon Fire TV supported AAC or MP3.
I used a converter made by Bleiden, which I got on Amazon. The Amazon sku is B01MQGHNAR (just search in amazon or google for that and you'll find it).
I had to buy an HDMI cable to connect my Fire TV to the converter, but the converter itself worked without any problem. There were no restrictions on what I could or couldn't play. No video distortion, other than what you'd expect watching a 16:9 picture on a 4:3 TV.
Hdmi to av convertor for amazon fire stick fix
use a 5v usb adapter with twin ports plug in both amazon fire stick and the Hdmi to the same adapter,now your amazon fire stick will work fine
Hi all my TV is a 1080i 50hz , the resolution settings on the fire TV box are 1080p 60hz , 1080p 50hz , 720p 60hz , 720p 50hz or auto , which should I use for my TV , massive thanks , Dave
I feel your pain. I'm sorry but not many Android devices support 1080i. You can do one of the following...
1) Buy a HDMI to Composite converter. They usually go around 9.99. You lose picture sharpness big time but you ensure that you can at least use the Fire TV on your TV.
2) Try to find a signal converter but the ones I spotted were nearly 100 dollars expensive and for all of that you might as well...
3) Hit up Craigslist and buy a used mid range TV.
1080i
I have an old TV that works in 1080i also. I had a few FireTV sticks and I could only get them to work at 720p. I got a FireTV2 and it works at 1080i on my TV. It looks so much better.
Have a 720 fire stick works fine on our 720 and 1080 tv but our 43 inch 4k tv it won't calibrate to stretch and fill the screen. There are black borders left. Is this normal?
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Have a 720 fire stick works fine on our 720 and 1080 tv but our 43 inch 4k tv it won't calibrate to stretch and fill the screen. There are black borders left. Is this normal?
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I would check your TV settings. The Fire TV stick supports up to 1080p, and your TV should be able to upscale whatever signal it receives to 4k. If your remote has a 'PICTURE SIZE' or similar button you might try that.
Or tv zoom settings
you'll wish you would'v sprung for the Fire tv2 box
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you'll wish you would'v sprung for the Fire tv2 box
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At 30 FPS? No.
I got the spec sheet from Amazon last night about all the offerings... The OG Fire TV has the most muscle because... Mediatek. If I could figure out how to get apps2fire to work without disconnecting the Fire I didn't want to install on.
But seriously. The OG Fire is the boss beast. The only device that beats the Fire is the Shield TV with SPMC because Nvidia optimization has been put into Kodi which has been forked and tweaked for SPMC.
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At 30 FPS? No.
I got the spec sheet from Amazon last night about all the offerings... The OG Fire TV has the most muscle because... Mediatek. If I could figure out how to get apps2fire to work without disconnecting the Fire I didn't want to install on.
But seriously. The OG Fire is the boss beast. The only device that beats the Fire is the Shield TV with SPMC because Nvidia optimization has been put into Kodi which has been forked and tweaked for SPMC.
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Are you sure you mentioned the MediaTek (AFTV2), and NOT the Qualcomm (AFTV)? As I understand it the last thing holding it back is the locked Bootloader. Assuming Custom ROMs were your endgame. Qualcomm are probably damned near the only SoC-maker to be bothered by releasing an open SDK (Source Code). MediaTek? Would rather have you buy the net thing that comes along. Along with Allwinner, Amlogic, Rockchip etc... I could only suspect that nVidia are to well known to get away with pulling that crap. But than even Samsung will refuse to release Source Code for their Exynos Chips.
Back on topic...
I would seriously hope that your new 4k UHD, came with something like 'Just Scan™' (Samsung), so chances are it will probably be called something a bit different, but the function is the same between Auto, 4:3, 14:9 (IIRC), 16:9, and Full <- e.g. Just Scan.
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Are you sure you mentioned the MediaTek (AFTV2), and NOT the Qualcomm (AFTV)? As I understand it the last thing holding it back is the locked Bootloader. Assuming Custom ROMs were your endgame. Qualcomm are probably damned near the only SoC-maker to be bothered by releasing an open SDK (Source Code). MediaTek? Would rather have you buy the net thing that comes along. Along with Allwinner, Amlogic, Rockchip etc... I could only suspect that nVidia are to well known to get away with pulling that crap. But than even Samsung will refuse to release Source Code for their Exynos Chips.
Back on topic...
I would seriously hope that your new 4k UHD, came with something like 'Just Scan™' (Samsung), so chances are it will probably be called something a bit different, but the function is the same between Auto, 4:3, 14:9 (IIRC), 16:9, and Full <- e.g. Just Scan.
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OP asked about the Fire Stick. It's a Helio X6 and the only advantage it has over the Snapdragon 600 is it can decode H.265. I'm just going to copy and paste the specs straight from Amazon here. The Stick and 2 are both powered by Mediatek which is why the 2 lost its optical audio and USB support. It's a **** chip. But here are the specs.
Hello Robert,
This is the information:
1st edition Fire Tv:
Amazon Fire TV
Size 4.5" x 4.5" x 0.7" (115 mm x 115 mm x 17.5 mm)
Weight 9.9 oz (281 grams)
SOC Platform Qualcomm Snapdragon 8064
Processor Qualcomm Krait 300, quad-core to 1.7 Ghz
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 320
Storage 8 GB internal
Memory 2 GB LPDDR2 @ 533 MHZ
Wi-Fi Connectivity Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi (MIMO) for faster streaming and fewer dropped connections than standard Wi-Fi. Supports 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks.
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 with support for the following profiles: HID, SPP
Cloud Storage Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
Ports 5.5 mm DC Jack
Type A HDMI 1.4b output, w/HDCP
Optical Audio (TOSLINK)
10/100 Ethernet
USB 2.0 Type A
Audio Support for Dolby Audio, 5.1 surround sound, 2ch stereo and HDMI audio pass through up to 7.1
Content Formats Supported Video: H.263, H.264, MPEG4-SP, VC1
Audio: AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, HE-A, PCM, MP3
Photo: JPG, PNG
Output Resolution Supported 720p and 1080p up to 60fps
System Requirements High-definition television, HDMI cable
TV Compatibility Compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI capable of 1080p or 720p at 60/50Hz, including popular HDCP-compatible models from these manufacturers: Hitachi, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio, Westinghouse
Warranty and Service 1-year Limited Warranty and service included. Use of Fire TV is subject to the terms found here.
Regional Support Certain services may not be available outside the U.S.
Closed Captioning Watch videos and TV shows with closed captioning displayed. Captions are not available for all content.
Included in the Box Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote
2 AAA batteries
Power Adapter
Quick Start Guide
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2nd edition Fire TV:
Amazon Fire TV
Size 4.5" x 4.5" x 0.7" (115 mm x 115 mm x 17.8 mm)
Weight 9.5 oz. (270 g)
Processor MediaTek Quad-core up to 2 Ghz
Dual-core @ 2.0 GHz + Dual-core @ 1.6 GHz
GPU Power VR GX6250
Storage 8 GB internal
Memory 2 GB
Wi-Fi Connectivity Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi (MIMO) for faster streaming and fewer dropped connections than standard Wi-Fi. Supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi networks.
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 + LE, with support for HID, HFP, and SPP profiles
Voice Support Yes, with Alexa Voice Remote (included) or free Fire TV Remote App (available for download on Fire, Android, and iOS)
Game Controller Support Yes, optimized for Amazon Fire TV Game Controller and most games are compatible with other Bluetooth controllers
Cloud Storage Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
Ports DC Jack, HDMI output, 10/100 Ethernet, microSD slot, USB 2.0
Audio Support Dolby Audio, 5.1 surround sound, 2ch stereo, and HDMI audio pass through up to 7.1
Content Formats Supported Video: H.265, H.264, Audio: AAC-LC, AC3, eAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus), FLAC, MP3, PCM/Wave, Vorbis, Dolby Atmos (EC3_JOC), Photo: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
Output Resolution Supported 2160p up to 30fps; 720p and 1080p up to 60fps
System Requirements Compatible high-definition or ultra high-definition television with available HDMI input, Internet connection, a power outlet
TV Compatibility TV must support minimum HDCP requirements for protected content playback. Learn more. Compatible with (1) 4K ultra high-definition TVs with HDMI capable of 2160p at 24/25/30/50/60 Hz and HDCP 2.2, including popular models from LG, Samsung, Sony, Sharp, Toshiba, Vizio, and others or (2) high-definition TVs with HDMI capable of 1080p or 720p at 50/60 Hz, including popular HDCP-compatible models from Hitachi, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio, Westinghouse, and others.
Warranty and Service 1-year Limited Warranty and service included. Optional 2-year and 3-year Extended Warranty available for U.S. customers sold separately. Use of Fire TV is subject to the terms found here.
Regional Support Certain services may not be available outside the U.S.
Closed Captioning Watch videos and TV shows with closed captioning displayed. Captions are not available for all content.
Included in the Box Amazon Fire TV
Alexa Voice Remote
Power adapter
2 AAA batteries
Quick Start Guide
Alexa Voice Remote
Size 1.5" x 5.9" x 0.7" (38.4 mm x 150.7 mm x 16.7 mm)
Weight 2.4 oz (68 g) with batteries / 1.6 oz (45 g) without batteries
Batteries 2 AAA (included)
Battery life Up to 12 months battery life with typical use
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Fire tv stick:
Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote
Size 3.4" x 1.2" x 0.5" (85.9 mm x 30.0 mm x 12.6 mm)
Weight 1.1 oz. (32.0 g)
Processor MediaTek Quad-core ARM 1.3 GHz
GPU Mali450 MP4
Storage 8 GB internal
Memory 1 GB
Wi-Fi Connectivity Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi supports 2x2 MIMO 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1
Voice Support Yes, with Alexa Voice Remote (included) or free Fire TV Remote App (available for download on Fire, Android, and iOS)
Game Controller Support Yes, optimized for Amazon Fire TV Game Controller and most games are compatible with other Bluetooth controllers
Cloud Storage Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
Ports HDMI output, Micro USB for power only
Audio Support Dolby Audio, 5.1 surround sound, 2ch stereo, and HDMI audio pass through up to 7.1
Content Formats Supported Video: H.264 1080p30H.265 1080p30,
Audio: AAC-LC, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (eAAC+), AC3 (Dolby Digital), eAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus), FLAC, MIDI, MP3, PCM/Wave, Vorbis, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
Photo: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
Output Resolution Supported 720p and 1080p up to 60fps
System Requirements High-definition television with available HDMI input, Internet connection via Wi-Fi, a power outlet.
TV Compatibility Compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI capable of 1080p or 720p at 60/50Hz, including popular HDCP-compatible models from: Hitachi, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio, Westinghouse, and others.
Warranty and Service 90-day Limited Warranty and service included. Optional 2-year and 3-year Extended Warranty available for U.S. customers sold separately. Use of Fire TV Stick is subject to the terms found here.
Regional Support Certain services may not be available outside the U.S.
Closed Captioning Watch videos and TV shows with closed captioning displayed. Captions are not available for all content.
Included in the Box Fire TV Stick
Alexa Voice Remote
USB cable and power adapter
HDMI extender
2 AAA batteries
Quick Start Guide
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The end was left on purpose. Based on the clock speed, the OG has a Snapdragon 600, the Stick has an MT8127, and the 2 has an MT8392 paired with a GX6250 for video. Although I actually think the 2 is a custom order because if it was the MT8392, it would be an octacore big.LITTLE but I can't think of what other processor it could be so maybe Amazon is knocking off the octacore and calling it a quad (which it should be called anyway because of the way big.LITTLE works)
immediate before posting. I am wrong, that PowerVR in the 2 wrecks the OG. http://www.aftvnews.com/benchmark-comparison-of-1st-2nd-generation-fire-tv/
Processing power between Qualcomm and Mediatek is no contest though. The Krait smashes the MT.
And Op wanted to know how to get Pan & Scan working on the Stick...
Unfortunately that's a function of his TV. And not the Stick.
Not sure who bought up the MediaTek discussion. But I'm personally of the opinion that Qualcomm have better support.
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At 30 FPS? No.
I got the spec sheet from Amazon last night about all the offerings... The OG Fire TV has the most muscle because... Mediatek. If I could figure out how to get apps2fire to work without disconnecting the Fire I didn't want to install on.
But seriously. The OG Fire is the boss beast. The only device that beats the Fire is the Shield TV with SPMC because Nvidia optimization has been put into Kodi which has been forked and tweaked for SPMC.
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Agreed. I own the shield tv too and it's my favorite console/streamer ever. A beast for kodi and emulators. However, I have the fire stick in the kids room. Just wanted to post back that I switched hdmi ports on the tv and it fixed it. Not sure what happened but all is good now.