Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is there any way to improve the actual output resolution when mirroring the screen?
I bought a HDMI cable and the mirroring works great on CM11, but it is being upscaled from the low-res screen of the Droid4 to my 47" 1080p TV.
I tried the SecondScreen app but all it does for me is change the dpi and by that make stuff even worse on the tv.
BFG9000D said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is there any way to improve the actual output resolution when mirroring the screen?
I bought a HDMI cable and the mirroring works great on CM11, but it is being upscaled from the low-res screen of the Droid4 to my 47" 1080p TV.
I tried the SecondScreen app but all it does for me is change the dpi and by that make stuff even worse on the tv.
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On which version of CM11 is HDMI working for Droid 4? I have CM11 M12 SNAPSHOT... doesn't work for me. :-/
Cyber-Logic said:
On which version of CM11 is HDMI working for Droid 4? I have CM11 M12 SNAPSHOT... doesn't work for me. :-/
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Im on NIGHTLY from about a week ago.
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Is there a way to get the Youtube HD App (modified for HTC Evo 4g)??
I'm running VEGAn-TAB 1.0.0 Beta5.1 on my Gtab
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http://www.mediafire.com/?zzz1ktzy2nl
ninditsu said:
Is there a way to get the Youtube HD App (modified for HTC Evo 4g)??
I'm running VEGAn-TAB 1.0.0 Beta5.1 on my Gtab
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http://www.mediafire.com/?zzz1ktzy2nl
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What's the difference compared to the standard Youtube that has HQ support already? Can't imagine the quality getting any better since in HQ things look great on the G tablet.
Since gtablet has 720p support, I would like to take advantage of that. Also, 480p<720p
ninditsu said:
Since gtablet has 720p support, I would like to take advantage of that. Also, 480p<720p
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the gtabs screen isnt 720p so what is the point of viewing 720p on it? the 720p support is more for viewing video via hdmi out.
I think you are confusing the 1024x600 10.1" display with the actual output resolution like Maxdamage said.
I got a VGA out cable... resolution really sux... no surprise there. Does anyone know if there any settings for the vga out?
2token2 said:
I got a VGA out cable... resolution really sux... no surprise there. Does anyone know if there any settings for the vga out?
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Take a look at the TV Out Settings, there is PAL and NTSC. PAL has a slightly larger Resolution than NTSC. but not soooo much more, about 100 pixel or something this range. Give it a try, maybe you can see a difference.
the other chance to get a higher Res is to buy the HDMI Dock and an HDMI cable
Thank you...I'm already using pal... i was hoping to find a system file with additional settings or some thing similar..... it was a long shot, but i just had to ask....
I have that cable as well.
On smaller tv's its not bad but on a big hd tv its awful.
I just keep the tv out cable in the bedroom to stream movies.
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Hmm... but i have a 50inch HD TV in the bedroom ........ :-D
me too!
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Hi there, just got SGS but kinda disoppointed with its Tv out quality. Ok I know its standard tv not the HDMI but the videos I saw on YouTube, the playing movie looked so awesome but on my display (LG 23" LCD TV) 720p videos looks ugly and not evrn full screen ... Can anybody have idea how to play videos in full screen mode on tv?
Overall it's a great phone though
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Saeen said:
Hi there, just got SGS but kinda disoppointed with its Tv out quality. Ok I know its standard tv not the HDMI but the videos I saw on YouTube, the playing movie looked so awesome but on my display (LG 23" LCD TV) 720p videos looks ugly and not evrn full screen ... Can anybody have idea how to play videos in full screen mode on tv?
Overall it's a great phone though
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For full screen make sure your video player is in the right mode (I use Zimly which has 3 different display modes). Also your LCD may have different options for keeping aspect ration, etc... look to see if it has an 'auto adjust' option.
I love being able to just carry a small cable and be able to watch on the big screen whenever I'm in a hotel, etc..
Ah i see. I'll try different video players. Thanks
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I currently have CM7 installed, and the HDMI mirroring works great. But when I view photos, the resolution is not 1080p, it's the resolution of the screen. Is this possible to view photos at 1080p resolution over HDMI on CM7 or stock ROM?
This is the main problem of this STUPID hdmi out. It's only mirroring. that means the resolution of the screen is the ONLY resolution in OUTPUT.
then the 800x480 resolution is upscaled.
Viewwing photos or video we had the same problem: also video in full hd that this phone can play smoothly, BUT the hdmi out is ONLY 800x480...so...it's useless that this phone can decode full-hd video....
When watching video over HDMI is look better than 800x480?
When I record an HD video on my phone, the play it via HDMI out, it seems to be full HD. I was hoping there was a way to do that for photos... I guess not. Perhaps it can be a feature in CM7 or something.
just last sunday i was watching 1080P on friends TV. no problems!
Or you think you did.
Everything is downscaled to phones screen resolution (480x800) and then on HDMI out stretched to 1080p just so that our TV's don't have problems with it. That's why it is not pure 1080p, and that's why it doesn't really make sense to force HD videos on phones.
Use PC, media players or anything else HD capable instead.
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Or you think you did.
Everything is downscaled to phones screen resolution (480x800) and then on HDMI out stretched to 1080p just so that our TV's don't have problems with it. That's why it is not pure 1080p, and that's why it doesn't really make sense to force HD videos on phones.
Use PC, media players or anything else HD capable instead.
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No. True for photos displayed on the phone, yes, but not for video. When playing video (at least with the stock player) it no longer does mirroring, it outputs a true hd-image.
Dac0908 said:
Or you think you did.
Everything is downscaled to phones screen resolution (480x800) and then on HDMI out stretched to 1080p just so that our TV's don't have problems with it. That's why it is not pure 1080p, and that's why it doesn't really make sense to force HD videos on phones.
Use PC, media players or anything else HD capable instead.
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you know you can see on 55" led tv if you are wathing 1080p or something ells!
TrymHansen said:
No. True for photos displayed on the phone, yes, but not for video. When playing video (at least with the stock player) it no longer does mirroring, it outputs a true hd-image.
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Well that's an improvement then. Good news, for some people.
HDMI was for me one of biggest advantages O2x had few months ago, and now I find it almost useless. Yes, it's there and it totally works, I bought the cable and HDMI coupler so I can extend it with another one - but never really use it. Photos were always too blurry to care (when displayed on TV, camera is decent), videos are not so practical even though they work better than I expected, some using stock player and some using MX Video Player.
I have PC connected to TV, Picasa, media server, and PS3 which work far better. Oh well. Still, phone makes a damned good remote controller
It's not an improvement. It's been that way since the phone was released.
Still its a pain in the ass that it won't work with photos.
Dac0908 said:
Or you think you did.
Everything is downscaled to phones screen resolution (480x800) and then on HDMI out stretched to 1080p just so that our TV's don't have problems with it. That's why it is not pure 1080p, and that's why it doesn't really make sense to force HD videos on phones.
Use PC, media players or anything else HD capable instead.
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your information is wrong, it outputs in full hd.
If it were outputting at just 800by400 on your hd tv you would bloody notice because it would be pixelated and difficult to make anything out if it had been stretched that far to fit a large tv..... .
OMG seriously, really?
My post was already debunked by TrymHansen. Try to write something useful, ok? Quoting it again is just counterproductive
Anyway, part about HD video is debunked, I was wrong and life goes on. But I still stand behind blurry low-res photo gallery and that is the topic here.
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OMG seriously, really?
My post was already debunked by TrymHansen. Try to write something useful, ok? Quoting it again is just counterproductive
Anyway, part about HD video is debunked, I was wrong and life goes on. But I still stand behind blurry low-res photo gallery and that is the topic here.
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I'm totally with you at this. I can not help the fact that most of the people are blind and can not recognise the quality and resolution of a picture or video.
The hdmi output for the photos are totally unusable, it displays the photos in low resolution and low color depth.
My TV is 720p old TV. Chrome starting up showing after that blank black screen only sound works. I tried with my friends TV its working Fine. Please tell me how to fix?
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We have no idea or enough info to even try and help. It's like saying my car won't start but my neighbors does, what's wrong?
What TV do you have the issue with? Is it hooked up directly to the TVs HDMI port?
Have you tried a different HDMI cable?
How do you have the Chromecast connected, USB or outlet?
Dose it work with other HDMI TVs/monitors on YOUR network?
Have you tried casting from and Android device, PC or both?
Basically you have to give some details. All we have right now is:
1. older TV
2. 720p
3. Audio but no video
not much to go on.
I guess if it an older TV it's possible there's some kind of incapability.
I am having the same problem so I'll try and provide more info.
I am using Chromecast in hotels. These TVs have not been updated in ages. The current one I am checking on is a LG 32LC5DC TV. I believe it is a known issue that Chromecast can only display 1080p format. So basically the video does not work but audio does.
What I am curious about is that it worked one time on the same TV model. For the life of me, I cannot get it work again.
My chromecast works fine on an older 720P Samsung plasma that does not support a 1080P signal input. Not sure if the tv will accept 1080i.
Most likely the Chromecast is relying on the TV to report back via HDMI whether it supports 720p or 1080p, and then it selects the appropriate resolution. But if the TV is too old, it might not report anything, causing the Chromecast to default to 1080p.
I don't think the Chromecast does any auto-detect at all. On my 720p TV the info screen clearly shows that it's getting a 1080p signal. So Chromecast sends at 1080p no matter what, and if your TV does not display 1080p then it must be able to downconvert or it won't show any image at all.
In my experience the Chromecast does do some communication. I hooked it up to a VGA monitor through an HDfury2 (which doesn't scale) and the monitor reported a 720p (1280x720) signal.
Meanwhile my 1080p TV says it's getting 1080p.
On boot-up, the splash screen seems to be 480p, but I've never successfully gotten the Chromecast to output 480p past boot, despite disabling resolutions via EDID updates on the display end.
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My TV is 720p old TV. Chrome starting up showing after that blank black screen only sound works. I tried with my friends TV its working Fine. Please tell me how to fix?
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I have the same tv, i can not use my chromecast you have any solution ?????
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ricrob said:
I have the same tv, i can not use my chromecast you have any solution ?????
sorry for my bad english
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Please provide the manufacturer and model number of your TV.
bhiga said:
Please provide the manufacturer and model number of your TV.
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LG 32LC5DC
Model no: 32LC5DC - UA.AUSYLJT
Serial No.: 801RMJF135204
thanks
ricrob said:
LG 32LC5DC
Model no: 32LC5DC - UA.AUSYLJT
Serial No.: 801RMJF135204
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Thanks. I do know that Chromecast can output 1280x720.
Your TV seems to be one of the types where different HDMI ports have different capabilities (I hate that).
HDMI 1 seems to support both Computer and Video resolutions/timings.
HDMI 2 supports only Video resolutions/timings.
Make sure you have the TV on when you plug power into the Chromecast. That'll ensure it can negotiate the supported resolution properly.
If that still doesn't work, remove power from Chromecast, move Chromecast to the other HDMI port, then power up Chromecast and see if that works.
2 to 1 Odds it's the TV not the Chromecast.
And Hotels are notorious for disabling HDMI Ports on their TVs!
All it takes is one bad pin on the connector to make the entire input not work.