Hi, is it possible to stream UHD videos from LG G5 to a TV set? No problem with full HD videos but UHD fails and the telly reports "file not recognised" error. The files are ok. Also LG G4 was tested and it worked fine. LG support told me they do not guarantee streaming UHD via DLNA with G5. I can't believe. Any advice? Thanks!
Try BubbleUPnP, this works very well for me. I don't have a 4K TV, but I think the free version is worth a try. Just make sure to disable MIME type check in the settings for compatibility reasons.
BabelHuber said:
Try BubbleUPnP, this works very well for me. I don't have a 4K TV, but I think the free version is worth a try. Just make sure to disable MIME type check in the settings for compatibility reasons.
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I use BubbleUPnP both for streaming music and video and it was one of many apps I tried but it worked only with full HD not UHD. I tried several more apps but no success. I was wondering if someone managed to stream 4k video from LG G5 and would let me know how to proceed. My friend can stream UHD video on my telly from his G4 so I'm rather upset my G5 fails. I just don't want to belive this feature is not supported.
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I've seen some nice videos on Youtube from Sony Ericsson promoters displaying Xperia Neo devices HDMI-wired to large TVs and it looks good with photos and videos shot from the in-built camera. But I'd like to hear from your experience playing movies, not stuff you filmed on your camera.
Is it possible to watch HD movies from the SD card on the TV through the HDMI? Does the Neo plays most format to begin with? Does is play any decent format at all with subtitles? Has anyone tried this?
yeah you can watch 720p movies so you can also watch that through hdmi
I know I could watch 720p videos, what I don't know about is compatibility, performance, and if it takes special video playback software. The examples I've seen were with specially tailored mp4 videos. Some HD videos come in AVI or MKV... does anyone know if this would be a problem with the Xperia Neo?
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By the way, I didn't see a single video player installed on the Xperia Neo I tested on the store. I might have missed it. On the video examples I've seen they use the standard gallery app.
I played .avi video files using MoboPlayer. I think that using third party video players you can play .mkv too (did not test it)
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I played .avi video files using MoboPlayer. I think that using third party video players you can play .mkv too (did not test it)
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Cool! HD video? What about performance?
Also, anyone ever used subtitles?
I have the neo and just got my hdmi cable. Have yet to test this either so would like to know as well. Don't have a tv with hdmi yet though. So can't test myself.
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I'm gonna get the Neo soon (its only just come out in N.Z shops) I was able to get my hands on one today to feel the build quality and I like it..
I was wondering if the HDMI port also works for the normal phone screen.. What I'm really after is to be able to plug the phone into a hotel LCD screen to write e-mails browse the web etc with a BT keyboard... some phone only seem to be able to play videos and look at photos over the HDMI port.. how is the Neo??
Kiwi
You can do everything through HDMI even games
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Ah that's good to know.
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Yeah, I'm buying one and gonna see for myself. It's supposed to arrive in a week.
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You can do everything through HDMI even games
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Awesome! that's all I needed to know.. now to find a cheap Neo.. to replace my trusty but severely modified mini.. HD Video and Skype video calling here I come!!
Kiwi
hdmi cable works with video with not higher resolution than 720p (tested with diceplayer and mx video player soft decoding, hardware does not support divix or mkv)
with software decoding i tried to play Full HD 1080p and did it, but it wasn't smooth, and video and sound was not synchronized.
Tested on not modified Neo. I would be very pleased if someone tested the same on overclocked device and say if it helped.
Oh okay, will have to test this myself as well, wonder if overclocks do help or maybe it wasn't smooth because of the software?, or both... we need more testers of hdmi, speaking of which, my cable came the other day, but left it at home, which at the moment is close to 2 hours away so can't test it this weekend any-way.
My neo finally arrived and I took it for some serious video testing.
Anything going on the neo goes on the TV through HDMI, be it video or game or app, or anything. Now to video performance.
I tried several different resolutions and file formats:
- Apparently the native app will only run mp4 and 3gp.
- Using MX Video Player I got full compatibility with all file formats and subtitles I tried (with different encodings too).
- File formats I tried: avi (I think it was xvid), flv, mp4, wmv, mkv (it says x264 here), mpg.
- Resolutions I tried: several up to 720p (sorry, I don't have access to anything larger)
The thing ran all 720p mp4 videos flawlessly. Other formats, the best it could do was run a 540p flv very well. 720p videos of other formats ran choppy and slow.
I converted the 720p film (6000 kbps bitrate) I had here to a 720p mp4 (5000 kbps bitrate just to improve file size). It ran flawlessly. Now am converting my films to that size and format when I want to watch them on the tv.
I'm loving the phone, it's very snappy and does the job.
I tried some 1080p mp4 videos. They run choppy too. It'd be pointless though, since the HDMI output from the neo is 720p anyway.
So, apparently, anything above 720p is off-limits with the original firmware.
Youtube on Neo --> TV out via HDMI?
Can you open the youtube application on your phone, then watch it on your TV through HDMI from your Neo?
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I've seen some nice videos on Youtube from Sony Ericsson promoters displaying Xperia Neo devices HDMI-wired to large TVs and it looks good with photos and videos shot from the in-built camera. But I'd like to hear from your experience playing movies, not stuff you filmed on your camera.
Is it possible to watch HD movies from the SD card on the TV through the HDMI? Does the Neo plays most format to begin with? Does is play any decent format at all with subtitles? Has anyone tried this?
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I watched Tron HD 720p though my mobile on tv with English subtitles and everything went well except my battery
And In .mkv format 4.5GB
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I watched Tron HD 720p though my mobile on tv with English subtitles and everything went well except my battery
And In .mkv format 4.5GB
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How much battery does go away during 2h 720p movie? Phone screen is off during play?
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Can you open the youtube application on your phone, then watch it on your TV through HDMI from your Neo?
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I'll try this at home, but my guess is that you can do this normally, as anything that goes on the phone (you can play 3D games and watch them on the TV for example).
The drawback is that the video quality of Youtube videos on the phone is not HD, even if you turn on the "HQ" button.
I charged at same time as using hdmi big mistake cooked phone won't do that again
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Hi guys, I want to 1080p or 720p watch youtube videos in my android devices. And while was in 3g network . I searched but, i not find. My device: LG P760. Please, help . Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
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If you're not rooted and/or don't want to mess around with the youtube app, sideload TubeMate. When you switch to full screen, it'll give you resolution options. And of course, TubeMate's main function is that it allows you to download the video to your device. Downloading youtube videos doesn't jive with Google's TOS, so you have to do a search and sideload it; it's unavailable from the Play Store. I can't get FHD to work for playback, even on my LG 8.3 tablet ("not supported); it maxes at 720p. However, I can download at FHD and watch it with a 3rd party player (but requires MP3 Video Converter to also be installed).
There's also SuperTube (available from the Play Store). No downloading of course, but it lets you select the resolution up to 720p. The nifty thing with this app is that it's also a floating player, which means you can watch a video on top of another app or your homescreens.
Thank you very very much @lootjelo.
Thanks, i was looking for this, all i need is to have the phone rooted correct?
My device is rooted. Installing for Youtube 4.4.11 v5b apk , your need uninstall to installed system youtube application. Need rooted device for this. @fakeblitz
I just bought an LG 4K TV this weekend (49UB8500).
It doesn't seem to recognize the 4k Videos I shot with my Xperia Z2.
I'm not sure...haven't done extensive research yet, but LG 4K TV seem to require HEVC codec for 4K video but somehow the 4K videos Z2 shot are using H264 codec instead....
I cannot find a free encoder to convert these files either to test out this theory.
Does nobody else have this problem?
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I just bought an LG 4K TV this weekend (49UB8500).
It doesn't seem to recognize the 4k Videos I shot with my Xperia Z2.
I'm not sure...haven't done extensive research yet, but LG 4K TV seem to require HEVC codec for 4K video but somehow the 4K videos Z2 shot are using H264 codec instead....
I cannot find a free encoder to convert these files either to test out this theory.
Does nobody else have this problem?
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I used TOTAL VIDEO CONVERTER to convert !!
But on Samsung 4k but it may work for LG
if any of my replays helped you hit me a thanks !!!!!!!!
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Try handbrake. Link: https://handbrake.fr/
I tried handbrake but it doesnt recognize the video... only converts audio...
will try the other suggestion and report back.
thanks!
Tried both options.....neither seem to convert the 4k videos.
No one else have this problem?
Update: It seems that 32bit PCs are now pretty much obsolete... Cannot re-encode 4k videos. On the other hand, seems my LG TV can read 4k H264 videos from the Z2 (just not via DLNA). Turns out 4K video quality as captured from Z2 is not much better than 1080p from my point of view...
A lot of claims have been made that the new Chromecast cannot do 60fps for YouTube videos and whilst from experience that was the case with the original Chromecast and will continue to be with the YouTube app, it is possible (kind of) to get videos to display at 60fps on the new Chromecast via screen mirroring. I say "kind of" because I have noticed frame drops and some sound sync issues every so often because the video output is not optimised. If Google wanted to, I would theorise that it would not be an issue for the YouTube app on Chromecast to run at [email protected] or even [email protected]
If you wish to verify (or rubbish) my claims, the method on how to do it is below:
You will need
- 1x Chromecast 2015;
- 1x Laptop or PC with a resolution at 1920x1080 with Google Chrome and the Google Cast (Beta) extension installed. As a junior member, I can't post a link but it's easily found on your favourite search engine using the phrase "Google Cast (Beta);
- 1x video which works at [email protected] (Sonic ones are good to give the video encoders a good test);
- (optional) video capture device which records at 60fps if you wish to show the world that it works.
Ensure your Chromecast is working, on YouTube, select a video which has a quality option of [email protected] Select the Google Cast extension (the button in the top right of the Chrome window which looks like a Chromecast button) and select options in the menu. Ensure that it is outputting at 1920x1080. Also feel free to test with the bitrate options (I set it to 10000Kbps although from experience [email protected] work between 2000-6000Kbps), ensure the "Maximum capture frame rate" is set at 60 and also ensure the "Enable frame size/rate auto-throttling" option is turned on or you'll get sound sync issues.
Now using the Google Cast extension, select the drop down arrow (don't get it to cast youtube.com otherwise you'll be stuck at [email protected]) and select the "cast this tab" option before selecting your preferred Chromecast. Now play that video and put it in full screen mode (right click and select the "Stats for Nerds" option to verify that the YouTube video is running at [email protected]).
All being well, with the aforementioned issues, it should be outputting at 60fps as opposed to the standard 30fps. Something very welcome for video game footage. Seems to work better if the tab your video is playing in on Chrome doesn't lose focus. If it does, I did find frame skipping occurred more often.
I uploaded a video to YouTube to verify the claim I made.
Hopefully Google will take note and at some point in the not too distant future, 60fps will be available on Chromecast - at least for the new ones.
So, what about the new Chromecast Ultra? Does the new Chromecast Ultra play YouTube videos at 60fps?
@tkdsl :
Saw your video review of the Chromecast Ultra:
https://youtu.be/IeuNO3K97mQ
But unfortunately you did not mention if the Chromecast Ultra plays YouTube videos at 60fps.
Can you please tell us if the Chromecast Ultra plays YouTube videos at 60fps?
And @MikeChannon :
Can you please create a proper forum for Chromecast (i.e. separate from Android TV) and create a proper sub forum for the Chromecast Ultra?
Regards
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So, what about the new Chromecast Ultra? Does the new Chromecast Ultra play YouTube videos at 60fps?
@tkdsl :
Saw your video review of the Chromecast Ultra:
But unfortunately you did not mention if the Chromecast Ultra plays YouTube videos at 60fps.
Can you please tell us if the Chromecast Ultra plays YouTube videos at 60fps?
And @MikeChannon :
Can you please create a proper forum for Chromecast (i.e. separate from Android TV) and create a proper sub forum for the Chromecast Ultra?
Regards
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Hey, I tested it with this 1080p 60fps video and it looks great.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=razDmmVyCpM
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Hey, I tested it with this 1080p 60fps video and it looks great.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=razDmmVyCpM
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Thanks, but "looking great" = actually playing back at 60 fps?
Can you confirm that?
And would you also be able to confirm if the Chromecast Ultra plays 2160p60 YouTube videos at 60fps?
I saw in your video that your monitor apparently only supports [email protected] via HDMI. Do you happen to also possess a UHDTV that can do [email protected] so that you could test if 2160p60 YouTube videos are being played back at 60 fps?
There are lots of users on the Internet who would like to know that.
Regards
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Hey, I tested it with this 1080p 60fps video and it looks great.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=razDmmVyCpM
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I'm curious if the new Chromecast can "for sure" do 60Hz as well.
@tkdsl @MTMTE Google has confirmed it now, see:
https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/chromecast/O5lrzBkGBFs/nD50w1EaBQAJ
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This is the Chromecast that we needed last year really.
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@tkdsl @MTMTE Google has confirmed it now, see:
https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/chromecast/O5lrzBkGBFs/nD50w1EaBQAJ
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tkdsl said:
This is the Chromecast that we needed last year really.
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And we need this year's Chromecast at the price of last year's Chromecast .
Charging twice as much is quite a lot...
Hi,
I am running netflix app on Mi Tv 4 , it works fine but I am not sure what's quality of streaming, 720p/1080p or 4K.
Is there any shortcut (like netflix provide on desktop) to determine bitrte/qualty etc?
I also purchased d same model.
As we side-loaded Netflix, it would be 720p because 1080p and 4K needs special DRM which our TV supports completely but it should be an official system update from manufacturer end. As of now, only alternative to watch Netflix in 4K HDR is- I connected a laptop(should be HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 compatible) via HDMI.
Nvidia sheild, Chromecast Ultra/Fire TV stick 2 are great alternatives at low price but unfortunately neither of them are available in our country.
Thanks,
What HDMI cable works for you. I think 4k HDR need special HDMI cable.
Let me know amazon link to buy.