I have a sony lcd tv with 1366 x 768 resolution. When I output MHL on my note 2 it says it's in 1080i and the screen is cropped, it can't show the whole screen. Is there anything I can do to change tv output resolution? This is the tv http://store.sony.com/p/KDL-32L4000/en/p/KDL32L4000#specifications
jumboal said:
I have a sony lcd tv with 1366 x 768 resolution. When I output MHL on my note 2 it says it's in 1
080i and the screen is cropped, it can't show the whole screen. Is there anything I can do to change tv output resolution? This is the tv http://store.sony.com/p/KDL-32L4000/en/p/KDL32L4000#specifications
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Check your Tv and see if you got a ratio setting and try changing it. And make sure your phone can dock. So when you plug it in you can put it in landscape
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Hi guys,
I just bought my hdtv adapter in order to connect my tab to my TV trough HDMI and happily see netflix everynight..... The thing is that for any reason when I plug the cable de image in the TV is a clone of the image in the tablet, but the uggliest point is that when I put a movie in netflix not only the image in the TV is not escalated ( I see the movie in part of the TV screen) but subtitles are not in the TV screen but they are in the tablet.
Any idea how can I can get it fixed. Is there any hdmi output control software or something like that?.
I'm trying yo get my TV dispay as an extension of the galaxy note display.
Thanks!.
I just found out, to my disappointment, the same behaviour with netflix and the allcast dongle.
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GioDoe said:
I just found out, to my disappointment, the same behaviour with netflix and the allcast dongle.
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do you think it's a netflix app issue or the hdmi output resolution that it's unable to fit the whole tv screen?. I hope there is a software to fix it.
Unfortunately, I do not have a clue. I will probably try and buy an android stick to bypass the problem
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ofx66 said:
Hi guys,
I just bought my hdtv adapter in order to connect my tab to my TV trough HDMI and happily see netflix everynight..... The thing is that for any reason when I plug the cable de image in the TV is a clone of the image in the tablet, but the uggliest point is that when I put a movie in netflix not only the image in the TV is not escalated ( I see the movie in part of the TV screen) but subtitles are not in the TV screen but they are in the tablet.
Any idea how can I can get it fixed. Is there any hdmi output control software or something like that?.
I'm trying yo get my TV dispay as an extension of the galaxy note display.
Thanks!.
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I would have expected stock was better than this. Seems like a lot of devices have issues with UI overlays and HDMI output. Sounds like even Samsung's stock hwcomposer is a steaming pile of ****. Or this is one of the consequences of Netflix's weirdo JPlayer.
Oh wait, never mind, stock is 4.1, JPlayer isn't used... Probably just Samsung brokenness.
For example, my Xperia T has the following issues when outputting Netflix over MHL:
UI overlays do not appear
Anamorphic video is not scaled properly. (For example, Star Trek: Enterprise on Netflix is anamorphic 640x480 video - e.g. it is stretched to display as widescreen and the pixels do not have a square aspect ratio, but when output over MHL it is displayed as if the pixels were square.)
Entropy512 said:
I would have expected stock was better than this. Seems like a lot of devices have issues with UI overlays and HDMI output. Sounds like even Samsung's stock hwcomposer is a steaming pile of ****. Or this is one of the consequences of Netflix's weirdo JPlayer.
Oh wait, never mind, stock is 4.1, JPlayer isn't used... Probably just Samsung brokenness.
For example, my Xperia T has the following issues when outputting Netflix over MHL:
UI overlays do not appear
Anamorphic video is not scaled properly. (For example, Star Trek: Enterprise on Netflix is anamorphic 640x480 video - e.g. it is stretched to display as widescreen and the pixels do not have a square aspect ratio, but when output over MHL it is displayed as if the pixels were square.)
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Yeah, that what I've just noticed. The UI overlay does not properly works... I can't see subtitles in my tv screen.
Isn't there any player or another kind of soft to play netflix movies thorugh? or even better, a fix to it...
BTW... i bought the hdmi adapter for my galaxy s3 and now the image in the mobile escales perfectly to 1080p however the overlay issue is still there..., I'M NOT ALE TO SEE THE #"!#$&/( SUBTITLES... :crying::crying:
I hope there's a fix.
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Yeah, that what I've just noticed. The UI overlay does not properly works... I can't see subtitles in my tv screen.
Isn't there any player or another kind of soft to play netflix movies thorugh? or even better, a fix to it...
BTW... i bought the hdmi adapter for my galaxy s3 and now the image in the mobile escales perfectly to 1080p however the overlay issue is still there..., I'M NOT ALE TO SEE THE #"!#$&/( SUBTITLES... :crying::crying:
I hope there's a fix.
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Sadly, this seems to be inherent to the HDMI mirror process, as I get the same on my Xoom and all my Moto phones: clear audio and video, but no overlays (controls, subtitles, etc.)
same with Play Movies
I have the same problem with my note 2, note 10.1, over hdmi adapter or allsharecast dongle both with netflix and play movies. Subtitles only on the tablet.
I have contact samsung and google about yhis annoying issue and they both try to blame each other instead of giving me a solution.
What I don't understand is how such a basic thing is not possible
When you use BS player and software encoder the subs is showing in the TV and the phone-tablet. I remember it was the same with the first Nvidia gforce graphick cards with comp-scart output on windows XP. I think it is a hardware problem. I think we need a new genaration og GPU hardware. Question is, what about Nvidia Tegra 4 chipset phones or Shield device???
Have someone got an android phone (could be LG X2) with a real HDMI output purhaps it is a MHL-HDMI problem
It's a hardware issue, yes- the movie is rendered via the hardware-accelerated video channel that also outputs thru the HDMI (and/or Miracast) streams. However, since subtitles (and other such overlays) are decoded and rendered outside the main video stream (that's done on a seperate video channel) that's normally overlaid over the display stream.
This issue isn't limited to just Exynos chips, either- I know for sure the Tegra2 and one of the QCT Snapdragons is like this, too; I suspect the issue actually comes from Hollywood, as DRM protection implies you can't manipulate the buffer that's displaying the external streams (yes, even for your own (non-DRMed) content, sadly), but don't quote me on this.
In order for a player to give you subtitles that display on external devices they'd have to render everything in software, and I don't think every stream will play smoothly that way. I do remember seeing a video player that does do subtitles on the All-Share Cast stream; I think it was the Archos one.
I think what you most have, is just a setting problem.
I have galaxy s3 and samsung tv connected through hdmi adapter.
By default this behaves exactly as my windows media pc, app. 10 pixels are cut on all sides. When you change your tv settings not to overscan, the image is perfect. In samsung tvs (tested 50" plasma and 22" lcd) you do this in by setting the size of the display, from 16:9 to customized. I have Finnish ui, so i do not know the exact terms.
In this way most of the programs work ok, including e.g. Xbmc.
But this does not fix netflix, it is seen on tv as 4:3 without any subtitles. So i would blame netflix first.
Chromecast.....nuff said
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I have purchased the Note 3 and the subtitles are displayed properly on my TV now. I don't know if it is a fix from either Android 4.3 or from Samsung.
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I have an older tv that doesn't support 1080P but will do 1080i but found out last night the unit won't output 1080i. Is there any way I can force this thing to output that? I don't have a rootable unit but would consider doing the solder method if I need to. Also is there a way i can set 1080i in kodi/xbmc? Also I have seen converter boxes that look like they will do 1080p to 1080i has anyone used one of these?
Thanks
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I have an older tv that doesn't support 1080P but will do 1080i but found out last night the unit won't output 1080i. Is there any way I can force this thing to output that? I don't have a rootable unit but would consider doing the solder method if I need to. Also is there a way i can set 1080i in kodi/xbmc? Also I have seen converter boxes that look like they will do 1080p to 1080i has anyone used one of these?
Thanks
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I would set it to 720p as there's not really that much difference, although it should set itself when you first turn on the AFTV?
You can then set Kodi to 720p by going into System - Settings and choosing 1280x720p in the video output display, although hopefully that will be set automatically as well...
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I would set it to 720p as there's not really that much difference, although it should set itself when you first turn on the AFTV?
You can then set Kodi to 720p by going into System - Settings and choosing 1280x720p in the video output display, although hopefully that will be set automatically as well...
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In Kodi it looks like it is locked at 1080. I have heard the fire Tv runs everything at that and down scales everything to what your tv can handle.
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In Kodi it looks like it is locked at 1080. I have heard the fire Tv runs everything at that and down scales everything to what your tv can handle.
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I've never actually tried 720p but according to the AFTV technical details it outputs in both 720p and 1080p...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-CL1130-Fire-TV/dp/B00KQEJBSW#tech
Not sure about the Kodi/AFTV combi though.
Same exact problem, unable to sync at 1080i
I have the same exact problem, my TV set is capable of 1080i only, and at 1080p it wont sync!
I can argue against those suggesting 720p (as i did) that the video quality is not so good,
because 1080i is the "native" resolution of my TV, and 720P scales down to slightly blurred images.
Also, at 720p you usually have some "borders" or "crops" at the edge, almost impossible to compensate
using TV set controls (and, incredibly, no options on fire stick to zoom in/out for frame borders).
Thus, i'm waiting the new firestick 4K (that supposedly have 1080i support also), and using my firestick
basic at 720p resolution. BUT if it exist a trick to sync at 1080i i would be much more happy with it.
I contacted amazon support, but they barely understood my question.
720p is far superior to actual 1080i, which is equivalent to 540p data-wise. Put it at 720p and forget it.
Not sure if my issue is Kodi related or Fire TV related, but 3D MKVs (1080p SBS) do not work well on my Samsung TV in 3D mode through Kodi. They do display in 3D once I change the TV into that mode, but there's ghosting. Playing the MKV using the TV's built in Media Player has always worked fine. I suspect Kodi isn't converting the SBS video completely correct. OTOH, I had to calibrate the Fire TV due to my TV's overscan, so perhaps that has something to do with it? I'm not sure. Does anyone have any tips for getting 3D video to work?
You´re TV is using additional filters etc. when the playback is run internally but the TV does not use these for external input via HDMI. It´s most likely you would see this also with other external players.
Concerning overscan: when you don´t need it (for e.g. you´re not using any analogue video inputs), set it to 0 in you´re TV or deactivate overscan. It´s the better solution than to calibrate all attached devices for overscan which isn´t needed for digital HDMI input normally.
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You´re TV is using additional filters etc. when the playback is run internally but the TV does not use these for external input via HDMI. It´s most likely you would see this also with other external players.
Concerning overscan: when you don´t need it (for e.g. you´re not using any analogue video inputs), set it to 0 in you´re TV or deactivate overscan. It´s the better solution than to calibrate all attached devices for overscan which isn´t needed for digital HDMI input normally.
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That's interesting because I have two different TVs connected through HDMI that both required the image to be reduced 2-3% with the Fire TV. That ought to be digital. Am I missing something?
EDIT: Okay, here's what I was missing. Both TV sets were NOT set up to the optimal screen settings. The Samsung was set to 16:9, which you'd think would be the right setting, but it's not. The "User setting" with the option to move the picture horizontally and vertically is the "correct" one to use. On the other TV that I was using overscan on had a similarly poorly worded option called "Fullscreen 100%" or something like that that gave the actual resolution instead of the default "Normal" setting. Unbelievable!
The happy ending to this story is that 3D movies work perfectly. I hear there is a plugin for Kodi to automatically switch the TV into the correct 3D mode assuming the MKV file has the 3D encoding option specified. (I went through and fixed all the MKV metadata to include it.) I'll try to find it and test it out.
Those overscans mechanism do imply scalers which may also corrupt the proper displaying of 3D content. I wonder why still today TVs are preprogrammed with overscan for digital inputs.
But you´re 16:9 issue isn´t clear for me. A 16:9 TV should display everything at 100% or is it a non 16:9 TV, for e.g. with 21:9 aspect ratio? In that case the TV probably tried to stretch the 16:9 content instead of letterboxing which may also lead to a bad 3D behaviour.
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Those overscans mechanism do imply scalers which may also corrupt the proper displaying of 3D content. I wonder why still today TVs are preprogrammed with overscan for digital inputs.
But you´re 16:9 issue isn´t clear for me. A 16:9 TV should display everything at 100% or is it a non 16:9 TV, for e.g. with 21:9 aspect ratio? In that case the TV probably tried to stretch the 16:9 content instead of letterboxing which may also lead to a bad 3D behaviour.
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The default option on my Samsung 55" TV is "16:9". There's also "Wide" (4:3 stretched to fill the screen) and "Zoom" (4:3 zoomed so the top and bottom are cropped). It's not until you go to the "User" option that you realize that the default "16:9" option (the first setting) is actually zooming the image 2-3%! I can only suspect that Samsung assumed people would be watching a mix of analog and digital sources. You'd assume the cable company's box would take care of any issue with displaying analog signals to a digital TV, but I guess not. The moral of the story here is to not assume the TV isn't implementing an overscan on ALL signals by default.
EDIT: Apparently, my TVs are the only ones like this: http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/hd-101-overscan-and-why-all-tvs-do-it/
I have my rooted FTV Stick connected to an HDMI 4 port switch with an HDCP compliant HDMI to VGA adapter to use with an older HDTV that I have which supports various resolutions.
480p / 720p / 1080i for TV resolutions and various PC resolutions
The panel is actually 1024x1024 native but in a 16:9 physical layout
If curious it is a Phillips 42" 42FD9954/69S http://pdfstream.manualsonline.com/3/3c352b8a-cf36-41a1-a84b-4401ab549765.pdf
The HDMI switch I'm using is this one: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=4088 which I've used together with the HDMI to VGA adapter since day 1 (bought them at the same time).
I have the Monoprice version of http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZP4H5VI which I've been using for years, with many components running all sorts of resolutions without issue. (PS3, PS4, 360, AppleTV 2nd Gen, standalone BluRay players)
So now I decided to connect my Fire TV Stick to this TV.
FireTV Stick -> short amazon port extender -> HDMI switch -> HDMI to VGA / RCA audio -> VGA & RCA audio connected to TV.
The problem is that the FireTV doesn't allow me to choose my resolution, the TV sees the signal as 640x480 and the resolution menu is forced to 'auto' and if I attempt to pick an alternative resolution (like 720p which I know looks perfect on this TV) it just says "not supported".
I've tried using the adb shell to adjust this but I'm getting nowhere really.
The rest of the internet claims that changing these options will change the resolution being used, well that is not entirely accurate...
This changes the way the device scales the image, but does nothing to affect the actual output
$ wm size
Physical size: 1920x1080
$ wm density
Physical density: 320
Using these settings gives a mostly usable experience but the TV is still getting 640x480 output so as you might imagine things aren't exactly perfect. The main problem is that some apps are hardcoded to a certain density and size. Hulu for example is horribly broken when you change these (even after reboot) but netflix and kodi have no issues.
[email protected]:/ $ wm size
Physical size: 1920x1080
Override size: 1280x720
[email protected]:/ $ wm density
Physical density: 320
Override density: 240
On the plus side, lowering these values seem to increase the amount of free RAM according to kodi's info.
(these settings on my FTV2 actually give me ~840MB of free RAM, vs ~790MB free when at stock settings, running 2880x1620 (3K display setting) shows ~720MB free, clearly as my display is only 1080p there is no way the firetv is actually changing to that resolution, its just scaling it)
The changes don't need root and survive reboot, and you need to kill the app(s) you have open when you change this otherwise their display will be a bit more funky than if you don't restart them.
tl;dr
Stick is output at 640x480 any one know how to get it to output 1280x720p?
the bootloader seems to briefly output @ 1080p (which my display freaks out a bit to as it can't do 1080p but can do 1080i/720p) and then once the Amazon logo is gone and it shows FireTV Stick then it changes output down to 640x480p.
Really annoying as this is the only device that has any issue here. I even bypassed the switch and small extension cable that came with the stick.
I did find the amazon HDMI in ADB shell settings ... however I'm still stuck with 640x480. My only thought is that the signal must be getting recognized incorrectly by the HDMI -> VGA adapter.
I tried the FTV2 with this adapter and hit the same issues, so there has to be something with the adapter or android devices in general that is causing this issue (as every other device works perfectly fine).
If someone in the future needs to get their resolution fixed they can change this setting and reboot:
$ adb shell
$ settings get secure amazon_settings_hdmi_resid
16 = 1080p @60hz
4 = 720p @60hz
-1 = auto (I believe)
$ settings put secure amazon_settings_hdmi_resid 4
$ reboot
(that will change the display setting to 720p)
My FireTV stick is running 5.2.1.2 and it seems Amazon has (re)moved the setting amazon_settings_hdmi_resid. Anyone know how to list all available settings? Having the same forced resolution of 640x480.
Is there a way to change the Pixel Ratio of video playback across the board, on the Fire TV Stick 2 through an ADB command?
It seems like 480p mode doesn't exist in the Fire TV Stick 2 after a recent update, it won't even show up in the hidden display option, so 16:9 appears all squished up when using an HDMI to Composite Convert to a 27" CRT TV, the only way I can change the pixel ratio, is when I use Kodi, but i have to load Kodi every time when watching Twitch streams, in Kodi I adjust the pixel ratio to about 1:41 in order to letterbox the 16:9 twitch streams.
So if there is some command to adjust the pixel ratio via ADB, it would help in my situation, I just need to adjust the pixel ratio, so that 16:9 videos is displayed in letterbox format on a 4:3 TV.