Hello, first time posting.
Problem: when I attach my xperia P to my TV (Vistron 32in DB32) via the Sony included HDMI cable the picture quality for movies or streaming is terrible. In fact it is Windows 95 terrible.
When the phone is attached via the HDMI cable the TV resolution defaults to 720 HD, it is capable of full HD.
I spent along time reading this forum and established that my TV is not CEC HDMI capable, so I cannot use my remote to navigate. Also, I found the Service Menu thanks to this site. I found the TV Out settings and.changed them to 1080p, selected SET but the settings would not hold. Everytime I navigated away from the settings they reverted back to 720i. On a separate note, I noticed HDCP was enabled when the phone was attached.
That is as far as I have got. Can anyone else help? I did buy the phone as it had an HDMI port, but I cannot use it. I just want the P to display movies, streaming movies with some basic quality.
How you gonna get 1080p on a panel that has only 1366x768 pixels that is what I want to know.
ChikeD said:
How you gonna get 1080p on a panel that has only 1366x768 pixels that is what I want to know.
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I see! Surely the picture should be watchable at 720?
onebody said:
I see! Surely the picture should be watchable at 720?
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With my poor sight probably LOL
I'll try on my Dell screen see whats the difference.
I have no way telling what resolution I'm at but display settings report optimal resolution 1920x1200.
Wasn't impressed with YT HQ videos but a 720p file I played looked good even if not as when played on PC.
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ChikeD said:
I have no way telling what resolution I'm at but display settings report optimal resolution 1920x1200.
Wasn't impressed with YT HQ videos but a 720p file I played looked good even if not as when played on PC.
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Hi, thanks for helping. I will try and download a 720i file ans playback and see how it goes. /B
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Is anyone else having part of their android screen cut off (just the two side edges) when they are plugged into the hdmi port on TVs? Any idea how or if you can fix that?
Depends on the resolution of your TV and the picture mode/scaling you have set.
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I want to be able to turn my screen off while watching a movie, is that possible? I have watched 2 movies so far and the screen stays on the whole time while I watch the movies, I feel that this drains the battery more this way. Is there a way to turn off the screen while watching a movie?
I have not yet found a way to do so
What player did you use? I watched a 720p mkv using BSPlayer Lite and I think at some point the screen timed out and the video kept going on the TV.
TalynOne said:
What player did you use? I watched a 720p mkv using BSPlayer Lite and I think at some point the screen timed out and the video kept going on the TV.
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I tried modoplayer and mx player
i used mxplayer and my screen turned off but i was using hw not sw mode
A lot of TVs have "overscan" enabled by default, which cuts off the outer edge of the screen and stretches the image. It's a carryover from the SDTV days, since CRT TVs wouldn't display all the way to the edge and TV shows and video games were designed with this in mind. That might be the issue. There's usually a setting in the TV's menu to disable overscan.
When using Gallery to play video to HDMI, my screen actually does go off for 1080p videos (no mirror function due to the high res).
I still can't get more than left channel audio when playing an H.264 stereo AAC MPEG4 video out to my 2 HD TVs. My several other tablets and phones don't have this issue. I've tried with 2 HDMI 1.4 cables that work for the other devices.
If I play a video with 5.1 channel audio and run it through my AV receiver, the receiver detects the 5.1 input, but I get only left front channel out and sub. I'm still not sure if this is a defective Prime or a buggy implementation of 5.1 on the tablet.
Is anyone getting both left and right channel audio when plugging the Prime into an HD TV?
i'm actually not being able to see anything on my tv, am i doing or missing something wrong?
I've got both side speakers working on my TV. I have a samsung sound bar hooked up to my tv and it sounded awesome last night while watching my movie.
Cuyabro, the only thing I did was plugged the HDMI cable to my TV and TP and it worked. I didn't do anything special.
Tried rebooting the tablet and unplugging-replugging the cable, cuyabro?
I'm new to android and android hardware. My question is that when I play YouTube app I never get hd quality (not crystal clear) videos. The screen is kinda of snowy. I did a test on multiple videos 360p, 720p, 1080p all the same. Also when I tested a mkv file on the system sd it plays back kind of skippy and not crystal clear 1080p. Is my note defective ? Or what ? It's stock rom I don't know how to root. Thank you
Take it back and get a new one, you're well in the 30 day return window.
also do a speed test to see what your net speed is because it will scale your video back if your streaming over 3g at low speeds. 1080 requires atleast 6mbps connection. otherwise it will lower it for you.
I did a speed test and I'm getting 35down 8up wifi. also Netflix doing the same. Everything else works but I'm just not getting hd quality video
Have you tried to have the screen on the upper right corner and tap on the hd button?
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I'm new to android and android hardware. My question is that when I play YouTube app I never get hd quality (not crystal clear) videos. The screen is kinda of snowy. I did a test on multiple videos 360p, 720p, 1080p all the same. Also when I tested a mkv file on the system sd it plays back kind of skippy and not crystal clear 1080p. Is my note defective ? Or what ? It's stock rom I don't know how to root. Thank you
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On my device hd youtube videos look pretty good, its flash movie videos on certain websites that look a little weird...like panning flashes slightly happening on blacks, not so much macroblocking.
The Note display isn't 1080p, it's actually WXGA, just a little taller than 720p.
Also there is the well-known issue of dark scenes being blotchy with videos. This has been documented in the Int'l version too.
And +1 to the suggestion to press the "HQ" button. Also be sure the video is offered in HD. Try this video and don't forget the HQ button which you can only see if you tap the screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfWXRybZS4A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
also make sure u turn up the brightness. if you have it set low that will cause some of this
Does Netflix show hd content on the android?
That video is super choppy and pixelated for me over wifi.
Wonder what the Deal is?
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The Note display isn't 1080p, it's actually WXGA, just a little taller than 720p.
Also there is the well-known issue of dark scenes being blotchy with videos. This has been documented in the Int'l version too.
And +1 to the suggestion to press the "HQ" button. Also be sure the video is offered in HD. Try this video and don't forget the HQ button which you can only see if you tap the screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfWXRybZS4A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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No HD videos on YouTube look good on mine either, HQ is on.
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Yea its a little choppy for me Also.???? Over wifi wonder if it'll be fixed in an update?
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This video looks just amazing on my Note!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP90fQab86Q
What you described happens in YouTube and Netflix. The hq is on as always
I never saw any kind of problems streaming with the Galaxy s, Galaxy S2 and with my recent one the Galaxy Note. It looks even better on the note crystal clear (Youtube, Vevo and Netflix), try to compare it with another Note to see if your device is defective. And regarding the .mkv playback, it was a little choppy on all devices so i think is more hardware performances don't forget those still smartphones not computers.
I've also noticed that the "HD" option isn't so HD. Even at home over wifi with 20/20Mbit, it's still quite blocky. I'm convinced that the youtube app is the problem and does not actually pull the 720p or 1080p versions even if they are available and you select "HD" with a connection that can support it. I don't know what resolution it does pull -- some kind of hybrid maybe, where it's 720p but at a much lower bitrate? It looks 'decent'/better than without "HD", but movement scenes are horribly blocky compared to what they could be.
I've verified that it's the youtube app itself (and the mobile version of their website too btw) by opening the stock browser, navigating to www.youtube.com, scrolling down and opening the Desktop version of the site, searching/selecting the same video, hitting the cog when it starts playing to change resolution to 720p/1080p (just as you would on a desktop), and then going full screen. It plays fine, and the video quality is SIGNIFICANTLY better than the youtube app (and mobile site as well I believe) when doing this. Much less blockiness, especially on scenes with a lot of motion or blacks. It's really annoying, because it is inconvenient to open videos in the browser this way, yet the quality is worth it. I wish there was an app available that allowed for better quality. I want to choose the "desktop version" of 720p without going to the desktop website.
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I've also noticed that the "HD" option isn't so HD. Even at home over wifi with 20/20Mbit, it's still quite blocky. I'm convinced that the youtube app is the problem and does not actually pull the 720p or 1080p versions even if they are available and you select "HD" with a connection that can support it. I don't know what resolution it does pull -- some kind of hybrid maybe, where it's 720p but at a much lower bitrate? It looks 'decent'/better than without "HD", but movement scenes are horribly blocky compared to what they could be.
I've verified that it's the youtube app itself (and the mobile version of their website too btw) by opening the stock browser, navigating to www.youtube.com, scrolling down and opening the Desktop version of the site, searching/selecting the same video, hitting the cog when it starts playing to change resolution to 720p/1080p (just as you would on a desktop), and then going full screen. It plays fine, and the video quality is SIGNIFICANTLY better than the youtube app (and mobile site as well I believe) when doing this. Much less blockiness, especially on scenes with a lot of motion or blacks. It's really annoying, because it is inconvenient to open videos in the browser this way, yet the quality is worth it. I wish there was an app available that allowed for better quality. I want to choose the "desktop version" of 720p without going to the desktop website.
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Try Tubemate in the Amazon App Store. Let's you download or watch the video. Plus you can select which version to watch/download.
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You hit it right on the money! !!!!
Thank you
I did a test with alot of videos and Some mkv files. It seams to me also that the apps for galaxy note are not streaming in hd.the mkv files on my sd card play stunning hd video. Netflix is the same way and many others like vevo etc... I get to say the least vhs quality video streaming on 4g lte or 50/8 speed 5ghz N Wifi. Why is this happening? does it occur in the international version? Also in some YouTube playbacks with a dark scene I see lines going across the screen? Does it happen to any of you guys also?
I hooked up my TP to my old CRT TV (please don't laugh at me) through a small digital to analog converter. Audio and video come through fine, except the video is "squished" thinner than it should be. The converter and TV don't seem to have options for changing the aspect ratio, so the responsibility falls on my TP. Problem is, I can't find info about changing aspect ratios anywhere. Any ideas? Thanks!
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I hooked up my TP to my old CRT TV (please don't laugh at me) through a small digital to analog converter. Audio and video come through fine, except the video is "squished" thinner than it should be. The converter and TV don't seem to have options for changing the aspect ratio, so the responsibility falls on my TP. Problem is, I can't find info about changing aspect ratios anywhere. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Get Dice player, it has options for size, rotation and so on, but that is for local videos and I am not sure it will do anything for web video.
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Get Dice player, it has options for size, rotation and so on, but that is for local videos and I am not sure it will do anything for web video.
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Thanks Mosh! I'll give it a try.
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Get Dice player, it has options for size, rotation and so on, but that is for local videos and I am not sure it will do anything for web video.
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Come to think of it, I mostly run the Netflix app, so yeah, I would need to somehow change the aspect ratio for the HDMI video output (or on the Netflix app, which doesn't seem to have that option).
Anyone else have ideas?
Hi,
I am owner of a Sony Xperia Tablet S with a docking station(using to connect to a TV through HDMI cabel). When I connect the tablet to my TV(Samsung 1080P) It is only recognized as 720P device. That's probably OK, but when I play 1080P movie It should change to 1080P video resolution but it doesn't happen. I tried to search for a HDMI output setting in the tablet but there is no such thing, I also tried several video players, even to play exact resolution size video - 1920x1080 no change... still only 720P. And to be honest 720P doesn't look very brilliant from this tablet. I hoped to use the tablet as some kind of "all round video player".
Is there any way that I can convince the tablet to play videos in 1080P/Full HD? Any idea how to resize HDMI output resolution?
I know that it is mirroring my device, but even though it should automatically resize when playing full HD movies. (Saw it on couple of videos, where it does really work. The TV shows 1080P videos and the devices screen stays black, I guess because of their lower resolution, but that's OK.)
I'm sorry if this has been beaten into the ground already. But I've been tweaking one of these pretty snappy little S905 boxes and I have everything dialed into my liking. With the exception of Youtube.
Video's only want to play in 720P. I installed the latest Youtube TV APK and it's really strange.. Some video's only have 480P available, while other have 720 and even 1080!!
I flashed the ROM with one linked here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-stick--console-computers/amlogic/t95n-mini-m8s-pro-t3415103
I finally downloaded an old, old, OLD Mobile APK of Youtube, and it seems to give me a more consistent 1080P option. But man, I really like the interface for the Youtube TV APK. Any suggestions on fixing/tweaking my device up to better allow 1080P playback from that application?
I appreciate the help, everyone!
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I'm sorry if this has been beaten into the ground already. But I've been tweaking one of these pretty snappy little S905 boxes and I have everything dialed into my liking. With the exception of Youtube.
Video's only want to play in 720P. I installed the latest Youtube TV APK and it's really strange.. Some video's only have 480P available, while other have 720 and even 1080!!
I flashed the ROM with one linked here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-stick--console-computers/amlogic/t95n-mini-m8s-pro-t3415103
I finally downloaded an old, old, OLD Mobile APK of Youtube, and it seems to give me a more consistent 1080P option. But man, I really like the interface for the Youtube TV APK. Any suggestions on fixing/tweaking my device up to better allow 1080P playback from that application?
I appreciate the help, everyone!
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Firstly just check you are viewing the box in 1080p by going to settings then display settings and select 1080p as these boxes select 720p by default