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Is it me or is netflix not that clear. Important watching via wifi and it seems to have tiny squares. Also the buttons stay lit up they won't turn off. Is there anyway to turn it off while netflix is running?
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lilant510 said:
Is it me or is netflix not that clear. Important watching via wifi and it seems to have tiny squares. Also the buttons stay lit up they won't turn off. Is there anyway to turn it off while netflix is running?
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Buttons can be turned off via screen filter in market...bad quality is due to bad internet connection. Try moving closer to router or not covering up the bottom of your phone with your palm
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shehrammajid said:
Buttons can be turned off via screen filter in market...bad quality is due to bad internet connection. Try moving closer to router or not covering up the bottom of your phone with your palm
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Im using comcast at home. Its fine on the computer and my iphone. It just seems to be the phone. The quality is the same if i use 4g.internet also.
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lilant510 said:
Im using comcast at home. Its fine on the computer and my iphone. It just seems to be the phone. The quality is the same if i use 4g.internet also.
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I can confirm this, even youtube video look better than netflix for some reason
I was watching Netflix earlier, and I noticed lines, very faint but still there, in the whole movie...
Weird.
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I have noticed this problem too from the very first day I got the phone. Netflix quality is miserable with very low resolution... it's not the internet connection speed (WiFi 30Mbps), and the WiFi signal is not being blocked or anything (did a Speedtest).
It's not the phone either, I had it replaced 4 times when I was trying to get one with good screen (I didn't, just gave up).
This problem is also present while streaming flash videos. The strange thing is that if you download the flash video (same one with the bad quality), and play it from the phone (using the built-in videos app), the quality is fine.
It's as if the video is not being smoothed when upscaled and played. I could see that very clearly when comparing the flash playback with the downloaded file; like a shirt collar for ex.
Maybe the built-in app uses some different method of playing videos?
+1 Netflix looks better on my g2x and my hd7 what's up with that lol
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I can think of several reasons...
1.) We do not have netflix hd.
2.) Large screen with piss poor resolution.
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I think those lines are the same lines that people complain about when the screen brightness isn't up all the way. But video sucks, now that you guys mention it about flash video on the web i have come to notice that also.
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Is there an HD Netflix app for our phone?
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If you go to the website under your settings you can change the quality level.
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I don't see a difference in the app
donsh00tmesanta said:
I don't see a difference in the app
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Quality is usually adjusted on the fly but being a phone that in portrait only has 480 lines of resolution I wouldn't expect it to offer streaming 720P plus anyways. Watching on Wifi or good 4G should come up great but bad connections and 3g it will come out overly compressed.
Resolution is one issue and bitrate is another. The bitrate is adjusted based on connection speed to prevent buffering.
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I don't see a difference in the app
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You probably won't on such a small screen but its the only solution that I can give to the question. Our screens aren't even HD anyway.
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Using tubemate I can notice the difference between 480 all the way to 1080 easily and even on he fastest wifi there's no difference between the settings in android app
A big difference in ps3 app tho
I wish ps3 and android Alps had very own settings for quality like hulu plus apps do
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You probably won't on such a small screen but its the only solution that I can give to the question. Our screens aren't even HD anyway.
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Agreed. I think that netflix looks great on our screen considering the size. Definitely have to stream over wifi, sprint just isn't fast enough otherwise. Perhaps going over 3g is leading to poor display quality
So I'm watching a video (expanded to full screen) on the stock browser at night in a dark room when the screen times out.
I can't find any way of switching the screen timeout off, and have to resort to setting the time to maximum and having to reopen the screen and restart the video every 10 minutes.
There has to be a solution to this annoying problem? Please?
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Is smart stay enabled or is it just not working on the dark room ? If smart stay is not working then you can just pull out the s pen from it's holder or hover with the s pen instead of closing the video.
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Do not watch video too much..beware of burn screen issue
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Is smart stay enabled or is it just not working on the dark room ?
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Smart stay doesn't work in a dark room.
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naimmkassim said:
Do not watch video too much..beware of burn screen issue
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Huh? I'm watching a film full screen. That's going to burn my screen?
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Tuffcheez said:
Huh? I'm watching a film full screen. That's going to burn my screen?
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I think he's just being a troll....
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Im not troll..but i heard many issue of burn screen come from Amoled display..do some search, u will find the tread which discuss about burn screen..
Here one of them from note 2 thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1967803
U can found more from note 1 thread..
Not saying watch video can confirm the screen burn issue..just saying maybe it can cause life span of screen burn become short..but definately amoled screen can not avoid it..
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Im not troll..but i heard many issue of burn screen come from Amoled display..do some search, u will find the tread which discuss about burn screen..
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Fair enough, but there is "no issue."
Why have this phone if you don't use it? Besides, full screen is probably one way to AVOID burn in.
What are you even talking about?
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DanDroidian said:
Fair enough, but there is "no issue."
Why have this phone if you don't use it? Besides, full screen is probably one way to AVOID burn in.
What are you even talking about?
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Is it? Full screen really can avoid screen burn?? Good then..thanks for this info ..from all the thread i read, no one mention about this..hope its true :thumbup:
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Is it? Full screen really can avoid screen burn?? Good then..thanks for this info ..from all the thread i read, no one mention about this..hope its true :thumbup:
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Yes, this avoids the screen burn. Screen burn only happens because some of the led's are used more than others which is why some degrade faster which results in varying color contrasts. Using full screen almost all the time however, uses all of the led's, thus all of them will degrade at a slightly similar rate and the change of color contrast would not be as noticeable to the common eye.
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If you mean stock internet browser it will time out don't know why I streamed hell in a cell last week had the same issue doesn't happen on any other phone I know of just this one...I had to stretch the screen so it looked full screen and it stayed on strange I know
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I'm having the same problem not sure why there would be this problem considering no phone for the last 4 years have had this problem. Terrible overt sight by Google/Samsung. Really interested if some one finds the solution to this.
Use Profile Scheduler from the play store it lets you set up a profile with a setting for screen time out never option. Thats the only reason I use it. I listen to alot of music in my truck and it keeps the musoc player from going to sleep.
Screen time out issue is only when watching flash enabled videos in browser.
Reason : Flash is not supported in Jellybean officially,
So just using flashplayer.apk will not rewrite screen timeout settings in system files.
And, smart stay doesn't work in dark room with lights off.
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gotshoaib said:
Screen time out issue is only when watching flash enabled videos in browser.
Reason : Flash is not supported in Jellybean officially,
So just using flashplayer.apk will not rewrite screen timeout settings in system files.
And, smart stay doesn't work in dark room with lights off.
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what do you recommend?
rocketpaul said:
what do you recommend?
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Download "Screen on" from playstore.
Check the application ie Internet for stock browser and then check enable.
Hey guys, how safe (for our screens) is it to leave it on over night used as a desk clock with the Daydream feature of 4.2? Its on super dim also. Just curious if I do this every day if my screen will give out early or something.
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geoldr said:
Hey guys, how safe (for our screens) is it to leave it on over night used as a desk clock with the Daydream feature of 4.2? Its on super dim also. Just curious if I do this every day if my screen will give out early or something.
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Aside from messing up with your sleep (can't really get into deep sleep, think android ), it will indeed use your screen and battery faster but shouldn't be anything dramatic.
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Aside from messing up with your sleep (can't really get into deep sleep, think android ), it will indeed use your screen and battery faster but shouldn't be anything dramatic.
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I see. I have my phone plugged in overnight and my case has a kickstand so for me its a pretty good feature that the clock has a super dim night mode. Thanks for answering.
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The only downsides I really see is killing the overall battery life and screen life. I would address if you can find how many hours of screen life these screens are rated for... I'm sure you could leave this screen on for years straight with out it going bad but it wouldn't hurt to check it out.
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Nooooooooooooo don't do it...it will cause burn in.....
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Thin_Bezel said:
Nooooooooooooo don't do it...it will cause burn in.....
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AMOLED screens aren't subject to image burn-in, are they?
I also use my phone as an alarm clock on my night stand while it's plugged in at night. I use the "Dock Clock" app and it goes very dim and cycles the clock around the screen very slowly so there'no chance of burn-in.
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AMOLED screens aren't subject to image burn-in, are they?
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You sir, are correct. That is also true for all LED/LCD screens, plasma can have some burn in, but it's usually not permanent. Plus, daydream in Chronus is like a screen saver, it's not static, it moves.
As far as leaving the screen on all the time, AMOLED has a lifespan of about 10 years (depending on manufacturer & other variables). So unless you plan on keeping your S3 for ten years AND plan to always have the screen during that time, I think you'll be fine.
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When I would leave my screen on overnight my S2 (SGH-I777) using the dock clock, the white text would be blue in the morning. Not sure if was normal, but I could turn the screen off and back on and the text would be white again. I haven't done this on my S3.
Swipe your hand slowly over the sensor and the phone will show time, missed calls, messages, and battery percentage. I think it's a pretty tight feature. Was just wondering how many people actually knew about it and use it.
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How do to activate it?
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How do to activate it?
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Settings> >motion. It's the first option
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It's a nice feature but I wonder how much battery it will drain? If you think about it, in order for it to respond when you put your hand over the sensor, it means the sensor is always going to be on. That means something is running all the time.
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How do to activate it?
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settings > motions > quick glance
I do use it. the first few days I had the Note II I kept wondering why is it turning on by itself. there was no ad about it like the other touchwiz features of the S III on youtube. then I found lots of touchwiz features on settings. LOTS.
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safeplayer22 said:
It's a nice feature but I wonder how much battery it will drain? If you think about it, in order for it to respond when you put your hand over the sensor, it means the sensor is always going to be on. That means something is running all the time.
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Good point about battery life, but battery life on this device is so good at least for me. I'm willing to to sacrifice what ever drain it does use tho. I love this freakin phone.
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Don't seem to always work for me.
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Markor13 said:
Don't seem to always work for me.
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it needs to lay on a flat surface
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Just checked, this feature keeps the proximity sensor always on when the screen is off. To test, turn the phone of in a dark room, you should see a red glow in the sensor.
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it needs to lay on a flat surface
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Even laying the phone flat on my side table it seems to work sometimes. This feature is good but seems to be hit and miss.
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I tried using it for a while and noticed it had noticeably more battery drain for me. I guess YMMV though.
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I also experienced a noticable battery drain after enabling the feature. Then when I turned my screen on it would not sleep. Rebooted and it works fine.
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It's a nice feature but I wonder how much battery it will drain? If you think about it, in order for it to respond when you put your hand over the sensor, it means the sensor is always going to be on. That means something is running all the time.
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Its a really nice feature for when ur walkimg around ur office or house and just wanna see if u have any missed txt, but i did read something online where it drained the battery super fast. So i shut the feature off and i literally got 5hrs more out of the battery, wasn't worrying through out the work day if it was gonna die.
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Even laying the phone flat on my side table it seems to work sometimes. This feature is good but seems to be hit and miss.
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Same, very hit and miss for me.
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used it for about an hour, was pretty meh. Good concept, but bad implementation. I have my phone on my desk and it was always turning on and off. But when I needed it to to show me quick glance data, it worked about 50% of the time.
The only thing from that menu I love is the Palm Swype to screen capture.
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I have been testing the quick glance feature and noticed that it works best in low light conditions, especially in darkness..
I sleep with my phone on my bed (I use it as my alarm clock) and with the lights out quick glance works for me every time. I have gotten to like it because the screen is much easier on the eyes, at night (dimmer), than hitting the power button to check the time/notifications. I disable it during the day though.
The Palm swipe for a screen shot is awesome. It is a much faster way to take a screen shot than having to take out and use the S-Pen.. I wish the screen didn't turn white while swiping though. Not a big deal I just think the loud click upon taking the shot is enough to let the user know the shot had been taken.
I used it when I got my Note in November but as mentioned, it does cause a very noticeable battery drain.
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The only thing from that menu I love is the Palm Swype to screen capture.
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my favorite on there too. I used the quick glance the first few days then just got tired of it. I prefer the smart alert, it vibrates when I go pick it up if I have a missed call or message.
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