This is the darnedest thing. Please EVERYONE CHECK Yours without assumptions.
Whenever Bravia 2 or X-Reality is on (I now have Build 510), Netflix stops working. I can log in and see my video selections. But as soon as I try to play a video it just sits at the red loading screen.
Yet, as soon as I turn Bravia 2 or X-Reality off it starts working again.
It has been doing this ever since the first firmware release. Nothing fixes it. And I really mean nothing!
Has anyone else had this issue? It seems like a DRM issue. Thing is that X-Reality is really making videos look like garbage. I want nothing to do with it. It adds grain and horrible sharpening artifacts. I really want to be able to disable it and be able to watch Netflix without issue.
Also, with the newest update Google movies is still giving me error 43!
What in the world Sony!
angelofmusic said:
This is the darnedest thing. Please EVERYONE CHECK Yours without assumptions.
Whenever Bravia 2 or X-Reality is on (I now have Build 510), Netflix stops working. I can log in and see my video selections. But as soon as I try to play a video it just sits at the red loading screen.
Yet, as soon as I turn Bravia 2 or X-Reality off it starts working again.
It has been doing this ever since the first firmware release. Nothing fixes it. And I really mean nothing!
Has anyone else had this issue? It seems like a DRM issue. Thing is that X-Reality is really making videos look like garbage. I want nothing to do with it. It adds grain and horrible sharpening artifacts. I really want to be able to disable it and be able to watch Netflix without issue.
Also, with the newest update Google movies is still giving me error 43!
What in the world Sony!
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Don't like X-Reality, just un-tick at Display there. It will be taken off. Sony give option to on or off.
As for Netflix, no idea, Netflix only for USA.
angelofmusic said:
This is the darnedest thing. Please EVERYONE CHECK Yours without assumptions.
Whenever Bravia 2 or X-Reality is on (I now have Build 510), Netflix stops working. I can log in and see my video selections. But as soon as I try to play a video it just sits at the red loading screen.
Yet, as soon as I turn Bravia 2 or X-Reality off it starts working again.
It has been doing this ever since the first firmware release. Nothing fixes it. And I really mean nothing!
Has anyone else had this issue? It seems like a DRM issue. Thing is that X-Reality is really making videos look like garbage. I want nothing to do with it. It adds grain and horrible sharpening artifacts. I really want to be able to disable it and be able to watch Netflix without issue.
Also, with the newest update Google movies is still giving me error 43!
What in the world Sony!
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Definitely sounds like a DRM issue if both services are being affected, Have you tried clearing data & cache of Google Play Movies?
I don't get my Z Ultra until the September 9th (apparently that's the UK release date!) & I'll be using Netflix as soon as I do. Can't help any more until I actually get mine sorry!
angelofmusic said:
This is the darnedest thing. Please EVERYONE CHECK Yours without assumptions.
Whenever Bravia 2 or X-Reality is on (I now have Build 510), Netflix stops working. I can log in and see my video selections. But as soon as I try to play a video it just sits at the red loading screen.
Yet, as soon as I turn Bravia 2 or X-Reality off it starts working again.
It has been doing this ever since the first firmware release. Nothing fixes it. And I really mean nothing!
Has anyone else had this issue? It seems like a DRM issue. Thing is that X-Reality is really making videos look like garbage. I want nothing to do with it. It adds grain and horrible sharpening artifacts. I really want to be able to disable it and be able to watch Netflix without issue.
Also, with the newest update Google movies is still giving me error 43!
What in the world Sony!
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So I have my C6833 now & Netflix is giving me issues without X-Reality turned on. Google Play Movies is working for me (has it been updated since your post maybe?)
I must say, I'm not a fan of the Z-Reality sharpening algorithms. WAY too much for my liking. I'd like to see it implemented as a slider or only turn on when playing videos under a certain resolution &/or bitrate.
We can hope...
Wow thank you for this. I was confused as hell why my Z Ultra is not playing videos when my cheap ass Galaxy Ace 2 had no problem with it even on chappy 3g.
just picked up my Z1, installed netflix, quality was awful, artifacts and over sharpening especially between areas of extreme light and dark. Borderline unwatchable. Same happens when watching movies, but you can turn x-reality mobile off on them and the quality is then perfect. Turning x-reality off though stops netflix from working as others have said, just sits at loading screen. Not sure if this is a Netflix issue or a Sony one, but either was I hope they resolve it soon. Such a shame for a phone that was designed with video quality in mind.
Just an update I thought might be useful: The newest update, .257, allows you to use Netflix without having the overwhelming sharpening of the x-reality engine on.
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angelofmusic said:
This is the darnedest thing. Please EVERYONE CHECK Yours without assumptions.
Whenever Bravia 2 or X-Reality is on (I now have Build 510), Netflix stops working. I can log in and see my video selections. But as soon as I try to play a video it just sits at the red loading screen.
Yet, as soon as I turn Bravia 2 or X-Reality off it starts working again.
It has been doing this ever since the first firmware release. Nothing fixes it. And I really mean nothing!
Has anyone else had this issue? It seems like a DRM issue. Thing is that X-Reality is really making videos look like garbage. I want nothing to do with it. It adds grain and horrible sharpening artifacts. I really want to be able to disable it and be able to watch Netflix without issue.
Also, with the newest update Google movies is still giving me error 43!
What in the world Sony!
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Hi Angel of music. I think I watched your two reviews of this device before I got it! You discussed intriguing information that other reviews seen to leave out.. good job & Thanks... keep it up, I don't mind the length. Can't say that for everyone who tries reviewing!:good:
I haven't tried Netflix yet, I'm still trying to apply the (See Threw Lock Screen)!
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Hey guys, I was wondering what kind of difference you get using roms that include sony's bravia engine. I've seen videos on youtube of what it looks like on Sony's handsets, but, I have no idea how it changes the look of images on the Evo.
I know it's supposed to increase the color accuracy/contrast/etc in videos and images, but is it only on still images/videos? Like it only works when you're in the gallery app? Or is it constant throughout all parts of the UI? As in, even your homescreen will look better?
Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? I'd love to test it out myself, but due to a number of annoying issues I can't actually unlock my bootloader or S-OFF until maaaybe tomorrow if "everything" I need to do runs smoothly.
Thread title says it all. I've tried multiple attempts toward a solution, though none have fixed the issue. Google has turned up nothing as well, so I'm at a loss. The only option at the moment is to wait for an official update I suppose.
Anyone else experience this problem?
At a guess I would say because it is a new device Google might just need to update their servers list of 60fps capable devices.
Give it a bit the app needs to be updated
Same thing happened with the gs7
That's reassuring. Thanks for that bit of info.
Have you tried OGYouTube?
I wasn't even aware of it existing, but that sounds pretty good for things you want a guaranteed copy of. I'll definitely check into it, as it sounds like a nice companion app.
I still have this problem. I cant watch 60fps videos (720 60fps or 1080 60fps)
I had this issue and Had created a thread on this as well. I have seemed to find a solution...
See here...
XDA Thread Youtube 60FPS Issue(SOLVED!!)
I can say for sure that a video that was able to play only 480p can now play 1080p 60fps
Hi all,
So far I am liking the phone, I am having an issue and I dont know if it's me or what. When I was regular shows/movies on Netflix (HD) it looks great, no issues what so ever. But when I view HDR shows the whole thing has a really bad brownish tint to it.
I tried to take a screen shot of it but it would not let me do that. I dont know if I did something wrong in the settings which in the display part it is set to Movies and the Enhanced Video Color is turned on as well.
If you need more information to help me fix this issue please me know.
Thanks in advance
Is anyone else having similar issues or is it just me?
I'm not signed up for Netflix 4k (which is the plan to get HDR), so there's no way I can test it.
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I'm not signed up for Netflix 4k (which is the plan to get HDR), so there's no way I can test it.
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Thank you for responding though. Hope someone else is able to test it
Have you tried an HDR video on YouTube? I tried one the other day, and it looked fantastic.
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Have you tried an HDR video on YouTube? I tried one the other day, and it looked fantastic.
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Yes I have. It looks great. Only problem I am having is HDR in the Netflix app. I talked to Netflix and they said they never head of the problem before. But videos everywhere else works and looks amazing
Oh man, forgot this phone played hdr videos. They are amazing! Don't have Netflix, but they are great on YouTube.
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Is there a setting in the netflix app for HDR?
Watched some on Youtube labeled 4K HDR ... and they were off the charts perfect.
steve841 said:
Is there a setting in the netflix app for HDR?
Watched some on Youtube labeled 4K HDR ... and they were off the charts perfect.
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Just a standard and a high option and mine is set to high. I know, every other app like youtube and so on plays it perfect. May jusy be the Netflix app itself
Mine do not appear to play in HDR either and the video information shows HDR on the description. I wish it would show an HDR logo like my TV when it is playing in HDR. As far as youtube, what HDR resolution do you guys use? Mine is a bit choppy in 720p and skips frames badly at anything above.
I set my Youtube to 4K ... it was flawless over wifi ..
TMobile limits you to 480p to keep unlimited usage.
All, my Sony Xperia xz premium does indeed show HDR when I look up the Daredevil series. BTW it's a good to test the screen with. Anyway the V30 only shows HD so my feeling is that we are not watching HDR. I could be that Netflix hasn't authorized the V30 for HDR viewing as of yet. As I recall it took a bit for the XZP to get added to the white list.
Just got my V30 US998 and I noticed the same thing with HDR Netflix playback. It's similar to what I've seen with some early "HDR Compatible" TVs that are technically capable of receiving the signal, but not applying the appropriate processing or color mapping to make it look right. It could just be that Netflix needs to update the app to support the V30, or maybe it will be fixed with a future system update. Youtube does look great, but I'm not 100% sure that's playing in HDR properly either because there's no indication one way or another.
Question on the HDR youtube videos... I saw a screenshot somewhere (not v30) showing that you could actually choose HDR as a separate "quality setting". i.e. you'd have "480p, 720p, 1080p, 720pHDR, 1080pHDR" so on and so forth. My youtube doesn't show that. Is there any way to confirm that it's actually playing in HDR?
It looks out of this world, so it probably already is playing HDR, but just figured I'd check for sanity.
Same for me. HDR videos on Netflix are washed out. As if Netflix is rendering the video in a different colorspace. HD videos are fine.
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Look on your phone, the LG help app. They mentioned the V30 does not have a certain codec or something for HDR playback ... ?
steve841 said:
Look on your phone, the LG help app. They mentioned the V30 does not have a certain codec or something for HDR playback ... [emoji25]
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Tried looking for it but couldn't find the discussion you're talking about. Any chance LG is actively looking into this issue?
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digitalallstar said:
Tried looking for it but couldn't find the discussion you're talking about. Any chance LG is actively looking into this issue?
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Here's a screenshot
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Here's a screenshot
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Any updates on this? Much appreciated.
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Nothing yet to solve the problem "HDR Playback" :fingers-crossed:
Hi,
When trying to view videos on the Prime Video app, it appears to play normally ie sound plays, progress bar advances - there's just no video!
This happens with each show I've tried, whether streaming or from download, and regardless of download quality I choose.
I tried clearing cache, then uninstalling / reinstalling, with no luck.
Anyone have any suggestions? Very frustrating!
Best,
I just checked the Jack Ryan series and it worked fine. Checking your wifi would be the only thing I could suggest. When I had slow wifi I would get the audio, but the screen would be black. Sometimes it takes Amazon a little while to get something going.
Do you have anything checked in Dev Options (like 'Disable HW Overlays')?
Thanks both.
Defo not my WiFi - I even get the little preview when I use the seek bar, just nothing showing in the main viewing window.
No dev options activated, and everything else "stock" also.
Seems like I'm the only one having the issue after a few Google searches, so I'm at a loss!
So..... I was on the phone to Amazon support and was playing with my settings....
I use a "corner round" app to make the tablet screen more visually appealing - as soon as I disable it, Prime Video works!
So, if you have anything that creates a screen overlay, try disabling it and using Netflix / Prime video. Give it a try!
Best,
Same issue here with an app called "Rounded Corner". I had been wondering for ages until I found this thread. Thanks!
hello to all, greetings from Spain, I open this issue because since last Friday I am the new owner of lg v30, but I have a problem that I do not like at all, and I would like to know if the same thing happens to you too
on YouTube, I've put some videos of these shows to see the screen and others, and I noticed that the videos in 1080p60 are pretty lag, and quite annoying frame losses, like stoppages, (in one of Youtube videos, a demo of LG, a red car comes out, and happens to be next to the camera and the next frame is already 2 meters, I do not know if I explain) and I'm quite fussy about this issue, what I put the same video to 1080p also in a leeco le pro 3, and it looks fluidisimo, perfect .... why can this be? Someone else happens?
I do not know if you can put links, if you can please tell me and I'll post the video so you can try it if you can see it well
Another question, does your phone heat up? is that I notice it hotter than the leeco, as soon as I put some video like this 1080p60 gets tempered by the area of the camera, I do not know if that is normal or not
Thank you very much and hopefully answer
Happens to me too. I also tested this on a Galaxy S8 and it has identically bad performance. It probably also happens on the Note 8. 1080p30 HDR runs fine though. I didn't notice any heating - maybe just slightly warm but could as well be from my hands. Was the other phone you tested HDR capable?
I don't know if I can help you at all, but perhaps if you fill in some blanks, others might.
1) What model phone do you own and what firmware are you on (stock, stock rooted, custom ROM, etc)? You can check your firmware under Settings.
2) Can you link us to a video that's giving you problems?
Mejilan said:
I don't know if I can help you at all, but perhaps if you fill in some blanks, others might.
1) What model phone do you own and what firmware are you on (stock, stock rooted, custom ROM, etc)? You can check your firmware under Settings.
2) Can you link us to a video that's giving you problems?
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hello, thank you very much for answering
1) my phone is lg v30 h930, stock, just removed from the box without touching anything, and the software version is V21w-EUR-XX
2) this problem happens to me in all the videos that I play on YouTube 1080p60 HDR (if I put the same video in 720p60 HDR the problem improves a lot, it becomes almost imperceptible) but the problem is that youtube does not give the option to deactivate the hdr, so if the video has that option, it activates it
I give you some examples of the videos that I have tried and they are very annoying ( It does not let me put links because I have less than 10 messages, I put the description of the youtube thumbnail, the first videos come out )
on youtube put "lg oled demo ", and play the first video, which shows a teapot in the thumbnail, and the video that shows a butterfly in the thumbnail, both are 4k Hdr 60fps
the phone I have it all activated, the HDR, I have not activated any energy savings, this all to the maximum ... I do not know what can happen, I do not know if it is the snapdragon 835 problem that can not with so much demand .... Do you think that could be why?
I have a pocophone f1 my brother, and the same video runs smoothly, very very fluid, but does not allow HDR, but I do not want hdr only make it look fluid
I've also noticed a bit of lag in chrome, in firefox it's better to scroll
Do you think it will be solved in any way? is that if I'm not return it and buy another phone thinking, something like pocophone because they do not have that kind of budget : llorando:
thank you very much and I hope response
I just tested that first video you suggested (the one with the teapot thumbnail) and I had absolutely no issues with playback. No stutter or lag with either the video or audio.
It's perfectly smooth, and really a lovely video.
I'm not an expert on HDR (since I don't use this device to watch movies or TV shows via Netflix or any other service), but as far as I can tell, the HDR triggered properly.
I have HDR turned on Settings, of course, and it's my understanding that you can tell when HDR turns on (when you rotate to Landscape) because the white Youtube pause/play buttons (amongst others) get very bright compared to Portrait view (which is supposed to disable HDR).
I also have never had any issues with Chrome. But I don't use FireFox, so I can't really compare the two.
I'm using an American open market US998 LG V30 on stock 20D (an old firmware from around June/July 2018), rooted.
I plan on updating my phone to the newest stock firmware one of these days, but haven't gotten around to it.
I have no idea what's going on with your phone. I understand it's new.
Maybe try checking to see if there's an OTA firmware update ready for you to install? (You might be running system software even older than mine, with a flawed HDR implementation).
Maybe there are some bloatware apps that came with your phone that are impacting performance.
Perhaps a factory reset could help?
I'm sorry I can't be of more help.
Que tengas buena suerte.
When i Am on STOCK ROM there is stutter and lag..
Install A CUSTOM ROM (tested on dot os) The colors still look vivid and plays smooth!! Absolutely no lag
I have had this issue since I first took my V30 out the box. Have the latest update for stock ROM/ VS996/Verizon. I gave up trying to troubleshoot this issue.
im using vanced as default YouTube app. it has an option to enable VP9 codec, that'll make your playback smoother even at 1440p60fps. But it kill HDR (but the color still the same tho). Shame, that V30 couldn't play HDR, because this phone is one of YouTube Signature Devices https://devicereport.youtube.com/phones/lg_v30.
Update: When I play that "lg oled demo" video, it doesn't stutter, I don't notice any of them. But when play "peru hdr" it stutter a lot. I'm using H932 latest stock. Try to activate that VP9 codec if you don't want HDR after all. Also, I don't use Chrome anymore, I disable it and using others. try Kiwi or Brave both are chromium based if you prefer chrome-like interface. If Firefox feels better so stick with it.
Just turn off hdr in display settings, every lg v30 has this problem. I think it's because hw decoder cannot keep up so this problem applies to every snapdragon 835 phone. Hw is capable of 1080p30fps HDR in vp9, 1080p60fps HDR is on the limit and can drop frames. HDR is gimmick for me, it is not well implemented. The quality is much worse than normal videos. For me bigger problem is that oled screen cannot reproduce dark colors because of low uniformity when pixels are barerly turned on and very slow response time in that matter too but that's for another topic.