So I've tried search everywhere. It seems like when you output via HDMI, there are black bars on the side of the screen and it the image isn't really a full screen resolution. Is there any way to make the output for HDMI properly scale to the TV/monitor resolution? The only thing that does this properly is the stock video app, which sucks when trying to play MKV files cause of no audio. I'm only concerned with playing videos, is there any video app that can do this automatically? Or any way to rescale the resolution to fit the monitor?
The only way I've really seen it work is through some Nexus 10 script, but I'm not rooted
I wanna know too.. Anyway what method u said might work?
Have u tried using screen mirroring in the settings? I'm not sure if it's my third party mhl cable that is the problem as they said it it was unable to start.
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Just ordered my HDMI cable and wanted to know is it possible to watch movies from the internet on my TV. Like hulu or megavideo? Idk if there r any hacks or custom rims I'm new sorry. And thanks
Anyone have an answer? Please
Works fine for me. Youtube and other movie sites that I frequent play through hdmi to my hdtv.
The image displayed on your tv will be the size that would he displayed on your evo so don't expect any kind of fullscreen display. The evo acts as the movie controls when using the hdmi video out.
Looks great on my 55 and 60, don't know jow it would look on something smaller.
Thanks. But your saying that its only gonna be like 5 in on the screen? Bc that's how big it would be on the evo..? Kinda confused
jc8081 said:
Thanks. But your saying that its only gonna be like 5 in on the screen? Bc that's how big it would be on the evo..? Kinda confused
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Yes that's exactly what I am saying. The screen resolution that would be displayed on the evo is what would be displayed on your tv. Slighty bigger of course on the tv but not fullscreen.
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Works fine for me. Youtube and other movie sites that I frequent play through hdmi to my hdtv.
The image displayed on your tv will be the size that would he displayed on your evo so don't expect any kind of fullscreen display. The evo acts as the movie controls when using the hdmi video out.
Looks great on my 55 and 60, don't know jow it would look on something smaller.
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What ROM are you using that allows this functionality!??!
I believe Youtube should work, and so should any video that's played through the system's media player, but not the hulu app (The hulu app is just a tweaked browser). HDMI out doesn't show what's on your Evo's screen, it shows what's either playing through the built in system player (so RockPlayer, etc. doesn't show) or what the default slideshow app is showing.
Also, don't see why you can't fill your screen with the video. On all of my TVs, I can generally stretch out my videos to the extent of the screen's edges at about 720p.
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What ROM are you using that allows this functionality!??!
I believe Youtube should work, and so should any video that's played through the system's media player, but not the hulu app (The hulu app is just a tweaked browser). HDMI out doesn't show what's on your Evo's screen, it shows what's either playing through the built in system player (so RockPlayer, etc. doesn't show) or what the default slideshow app is showing.
Also, don't see why you can't fill your screen with the video. On all of my TVs, I can generally stretch out my videos to the extent of the screen's edges at about 720p.
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I think you're confusing yourself. I never said the evo screen is displayed. The op asked about video being displayed through hdmi and I said it works fine for me.
As for not being fullscreen, the image passed from the evo through hdmi gets pixelated as it is. Do you really want to stretch that? I pass my hdmi cable through my denon receiver which does not upconvert hdmi signals....only analog. Even at that, stretching through my receiver or tv distorts the already pixelated image. But hey, if you want to stretch your images thats on you.
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I think you're confusing yourself. I never said the evo screen is displayed. The op asked about video being displayed through hdmi and I said it works fine for me.
As for not being fullscreen, the image passed from the evo through hdmi gets pixelated as it is. Do you really want to stretch that? I pass my hdmi cable through my denon receiver which does not upconvert hdmi signals....only analog. Even at that, stretching through my receiver or tv distorts the already pixelated image. But hey, if you want to stretch your images thats on you.
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The Evo's screen resolution doesn't determine the resolution of the video being sent out through HDMI. That's determined by the resolution of the video file or stream itself. For instance, I play a lot of 720p videos from vimeo.com, and they appear to stream through the Evo and out the HDMI as their full 720p. And I'm 100% sure that 720p video files playing directly from the Evo go out as 720p through HDMI. I do that all the time and it looks great. Of course, a lot of stuff on youtube and other sites aren't very high resolution, or you may be served lower resolution versions since you're on a mobile platform. Those would look like crap if they were stretched to full screen on a big TV. But my point is, it's the video site, not the Evo or its screen size that determines it.
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The Evo's screen resolution doesn't determine the resolution of the video being sent out through HDMI. That's determined by the resolution of the video file or stream itself. For instance, I play a lot of 720p videos from vimeo.com, and they appear to stream through the Evo and out the HDMI as their full 720p. And I'm 100% sure that 720p video files playing directly from the Evo go out as 720p through HDMI. I do that all the time and it looks great. Of course, a lot of stuff on youtube and other sites aren't very high resolution, or you may be served lower resolution versions since you're on a mobile platform. Those would look like crap if they were stretched to full screen on a big TV. But my point is, it's the video site, not the Evo or its screen size that determines it.
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Again, someone who is confusing themselves. I never said the evo's screen size determines what is displayed. I said what would be displayed
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the screen resolution that would be displayed
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meaning the resolution of the video file on the evo screen when watching browser videos (such as youtube, vimeo, etc) would be displayed. I said don't expect fullscreen which pertained to MOST video sites (youtube as an example) that do not stream full 720p video all the time. If you are watching a true 720p file on the evo and output it through hdmi of course it will be fullscreen 720p. When watching youtube videos and you watch the sd versions it won't be fullscreen.
The op never asked about 720p videos in the first place only simply hdmi and browser videos. Like I said, most browser videos are not in full 720p. And if you have to stretch a file to fit a 720p screen it's not a native 720p.
I was answering the op staying within the bounds of his question but everyone else had to take it beyond what he asked. No where in the op's title or first post did he mention anything about 720p output through hdmi. The question was simply enough if hdmi worked for browser videos.
I see the NFL app outputs well... that means Thursday night games here I come...
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japclev said:
I see the NFL app outputs well... that means Thursday night games here I come...
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U got a paid app?
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lovethyEVO said:
Again, someone who is confusing themselves. I never said the evo's screen size determines what is displayed. I said what would be displayed meaning the resolution of the video file on the evo screen when watching browser videos (such as youtube, vimeo, etc) would be displayed. I said don't expect fullscreen which pertained to MOST video sites (youtube as an example) that do not stream full 720p video all the time. If you are watching a true 720p file on the evo and output it through hdmi of course it will be fullscreen 720p. When watching youtube videos and you watch the sd versions it won't be fullscreen.
The op never asked about 720p videos in the first place only simply hdmi and browser videos. Like I said, most browser videos are not in full 720p. And if you have to stretch a file to fit a 720p screen it's not a native 720p.
I was answering the op staying within the bounds of his question but everyone else had to take it beyond what he asked. No where in the op's title or first post did he mention anything about 720p output through hdmi. The question was simply enough if hdmi worked for browser videos.
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It's no big deal. People often say one thing when they mean another. I was just clarifying it so nobody else was inadvertently misinformed.
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It's no big deal. People often say one thing when they mean another. I was just clarifying it so nobody else was inadvertently misinformed.
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Understandable, which is why I stayed within the bounds of the ops question. While what I said was not misinformation, I probably could have worded it better. Either way, I do believe I made the points that pertained to the op's question clear.
Well thanks guys but now I'm confused lol all I really wanna know is will megavideo work show on my TV? And if there's a mod or something. Can u check if megavideo works..
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jc8081 said:
Well thanks guys but now I'm confused lol all I really wanna know is will megavideo work show on my TV? And if there's a mod or something. Can u check if megavideo works..
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The simple answer is it should since it would most likely play through the stock media player.
I use a modified stock rom and kings kernel so ymmv depending on the way you have your system setup. But if you are on a stock rom and a kernel that supports hdmi out you should be fine. I am work now so can't test megavideo but youtube, vimeo, etc. all play fine for me through hdmi.
Hello..
I bought a HDMI cable for my phone, it only works with stock video player (that doesn't play .avi and any other format) You-Tube, slideshow and very short things. I was wondering if there's a player that can output through HDMI cable? Thanks!
Agbrac said:
Hello..
I bought a HDMI cable for my phone, it only works with stock video player (that doesn't play .avi and any other format) You-Tube, slideshow and very short things. I was wondering if there's a player that can output through HDMI cable? Thanks!
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Try one of the FullHDMI apps from the market. There are two of them there. Once you get that all set up and going, you should be able to use a player like RockPlayer or something, and use the FULLHDMI app to output to your TV. That'd be your best bet. Search in the market for FULLHDMI
Nop, Full hdmi keeps crashing, and when it works it displays black screen
Found an app called Real HDMI but it cost money
Agbrac said:
Nop, Full hdmi keeps crashing, and when it works it displays black screen
Found an app called Real HDMI but it cost money
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Are you rooted? what rom? did you flash teh sense/cm7 hdmi kernal?
yes im rooted... Koni's Elite 3
i did not flash the hdmi kernel
how do i know whats the one i need?
try moboplayer, if you need to play avi file just long press the file on the screen and hit soft decodig
Well.. this free app sucks.. to many glitches... is worth paying 5 dollars for the appp is great
Well,as a proud ion user here,I wanna ask some question
Ion have 720p display which if play 720p video,it will fit perfectly on screen...well,I've been downloading 720p anime and it runs perfectly without errors...
What I am confused is : Is ion support 1080p video playback with its hardware?
I mean,even if the screen resolution isn't 1080p and oversize the 1080p video,I still can make it fit on my screen using MX Player...
Just the total question : Does it support 1080p video?
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the physical pixel dimensions of the Ion's screen is ~1280 x 720 (not sure if its exactly that, but its close)
the phone's hardware, though, is capable of outputting 1080p video...the 1080p stuff is for outputting to a HDTV via HDMI.
if you play a native 1080p video in MX player, what happens depends on your scale settings in the player. If its full screen, you set the scaling to 'fit to screen' or whatever its called...and its actually 720p...if you set to full scale, it'll play it in 1080p, but it will be zoomed in...even at 100%, as all the pixels can't fit on the 720p screen.
I'm pretty sure the stock player doesn't give you the options of full scale...it'll just fit it to the screen regardless...but MX player does let you 'see it' in 1080p, it just won't all fit...i had to mess with this because all my top gear episodes are in 1080p...
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the physical pixel dimensions of the Ion's screen is ~1280 x 720 (not sure if its exactly that, but its close)
the phone's hardware, though, is capable of outputting 1080p video...the 1080p stuff is for outputting to a HDTV via HDMI.
if you play a native 1080p video in MX player, what happens depends on your scale settings in the player. If its full screen, you set the scaling to 'fit to screen' or whatever its called...and its actually 720p...if you set to full scale, it'll play it in 1080p, but it will be zoomed in...even at 100%, as all the pixels can't fit on the 720p screen.
I'm pretty sure the stock player doesn't give you the options of full scale...it'll just fit it to the screen regardless...but MX player does let you 'see it' in 1080p, it just won't all fit...i had to mess with this because all my top gear episodes are in 1080p...
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Thanks for replying,well now you confirmed it that ion can play 1080p video...well does it have any problem with it?
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I push 1080p episodes of Top Gear via HDMI pretty regularly, and it works great. I can't comment on sound though, as i don't have HDMI running from my TV to my receiver...so its just TV speakers, but it works and everything...
I can't remember what type those files are, i wanna say they are .mkv ...but not positive...i just know its something my PS3 won't decode, so i have to use the phone...nearly any other video file i've used the PS3 plays fine, so i don't have to use the phone...
I will say though...MX player hated these types of files for the first few minutes...it only did it the first time i ever played one...it would get out of sync and stutter a lot...but after about 5 minutes it smoothed out and i never had an issue since...not sure if that is cache related or something, just saying though...don't give up if its a little wonky at first, it'll probably smooth out fine...
Hi!
Is it possible to change screen aspect ratio to 16:9 when the device is connected to a TV over HDMI cable? So far it shows at 16:10, so the borders on the right and left are visible.
Movies played over the built-in meida player would be fitted to the TV screen properly. But! here's a downside: native player supports just a few audio codecs (e.g. no support for AC3) and one can't choose language and subtitles to be displayed. So a sound option would be going with an external video player such as VLC or similar. But ... it doesn't strech
I'm using microUSB HDMI adapter.
indevd said:
Hi!
Is it possible to change screen aspect ratio to 16:9 when the device is connected to a TV over HDMI cable? So far it shows at 16:10, so the borders on the right and left are visible.
Movies played over the built-in meida player would be fitted to the TV screen properly. But! here's a downside: native player supports just a few audio codecs (e.g. no support for AC3) and one can't choose language and subtitles to be displayed. So a sound option would be going with an external video player such as VLC or similar. But ... it doesn't strech
I'm using microUSB HDMI adapter.
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Here a link to an app someone made for the Nexus 10.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300248
Sorry apparently it does not work on 4.3 yet. You might able to post in the thread and get some advice though.
I having an issue trying to play a movie or video when a 2nd display (720p TV) is connected to the Windows RT. I've tried all kinds of video formats, players, even YouTube videos won't play. The general error message is "cannot play video". Oh, my Windows RT is stock. Any help is appreciated.
RodneyBR said:
I having an issue trying to play a movie or video when a 2nd display (720p TV) is connected to the Windows RT. I've tried all kinds of video formats, players, even YouTube videos won't play. The general error message is "cannot play video". Oh, my Windows RT is stock. Any help is appreciated.
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Anybody with a suggestion?
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Anybody with a suggestion?
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I know that Windows apps don't support 720p. Must be higher. Could be related to this.
I have found opening a app and playing a video before plugging in a second screen works, but the image won't fully fit on the second screen.
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I know that Windows apps don't support 720p. Must be higher. Could be related to this.
I have found opening a app and playing a video before plugging in a second screen works, but the image won't fully fit on the second screen.
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That's kinda what I thought, as it's a 720p plasma TV This has to be a bug, which I hope they resolve.
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That's kinda what I thought, as it's a 720p plasma TV This has to be a bug, which I hope they resolve.
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It not a bug. But Microsoft did not allow metro app running at 720p. I think minimum resolution is 1024x768.
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That's kinda what I thought, as it's a 720p plasma TV This has to be a bug, which I hope they resolve.
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you must have a 768 pixel high display to run metro apps. A 720p display is of course 720 pixels high. However, some (but not all) 720p TV's actually have a native res of 1366*768 or 1360*768 and then scale 720p content to fit (and a few go the other way of being able to scale 1366*768 to fit their native 720p), check in the screen resolution settings if you can output to either of these resolutions on your TV from your tablet.
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you must have a 768 pixel high display to run metro apps. A 720p display is of course 720 pixels high. However, some (but not all) 720p TV's actually have a native res of 1366*768 or 1360*768 and then scale 720p content to fit (and a few go the other way of being able to scale 1366*768 to fit their native 720p), check in the screen resolution settings if you can output to either of these resolutions on your TV from your tablet.
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The TV supports 1366x768, and the Surface RT will display on it an an extended screen or duplicate, but when I try and play movies using an app it won't work at all with the TV connected.