I realized last night that my 1920x1200 display is scaling the Chromecast 1920x1080 signal to a full 1920x1200 resolution causing the entire display to be stretched vertically.
When hooking up the same display to my PC via the same HDMI port at 1920x1080 resolution, I get a 1:1 pixel mapping with black bars on the top and bottom of the image. Is there something in the image source that specifies whether to stretch or use a 1:1 pixel mapping? I went through all the settings on the monitor and nothing will give me the proper aspect ratio.
Same here, have you found a solution? It sucks!
Louer Adun said:
I realized last night that my 1920x1200 display is scaling the Chromecast 1920x1080 signal to a full 1920x1200 resolution causing the entire display to be stretched vertically.
When hooking up the same display to my PC via the same HDMI port at 1920x1080 resolution, I get a 1:1 pixel mapping with black bars on the top and bottom of the image. Is there something in the image source that specifies whether to stretch or use a 1:1 pixel mapping? I went through all the settings on the monitor and nothing will give me the proper aspect ratio.
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You sure your TV isn't set to Stretch as opposed to normal?
Chromecast 1920x1080 from 1920x1200 Android device
Louer Adun said:
my 1920x1200 display is scaling the Chromecast 1920x1080 signal to a full 1920x1200 resolution causing the entire display to be stretched vertically.
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Have you double checked all scaling options of your display? This user contacted Google to let them know of the same problem:
Louer Adun said:
Issues/Features I had contacted them about:
1080p content scaled to 1920x1200 on a 16:10 aspect ratio monitor (other devices scale properly)
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But was this bug ever fixed? Answer: No!
Louer Adun said:
I just plugged the Chromecast in, and it updated (had been sitting on the shelf for a while). After the update, the same problem is exhibited. I have 2 aspect ratio options in the monitor settings, "Full" and "Fit". Both provide a 16:9 1920x1080p signal stretched to the 16:10 1920x1200 resolution.
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The other way around: If you have a 1920x1080 display and want to mirror the display of Android device wich has a 1920x1200 resolution, use this app the app "SecondScreen" (https://www.xda-developers.com/cast-device-second-screen/) to set the resolution to 1920x1080 before casting to the Chromcast.
Its goal: "Second Screen aims at providing you with a way to properly cast your screen so that it looks is best whenever you are showing it off to your friends and family. It does so by allowing for a user selectable resolution and even DPI in order to take full advantage of your TV."
Chromecast2 on a HP 1920x1200 display
Louer Adun said:
Yeah, that's what it seems I need is a 1:1 pixel mapping. However connected to my computer this monitor will have a letterbox when set to 1920x1080 and the expected letterboxing.
Please note I only tested this with the first gen Chromecast, so maybe this isn't an issue with the second gen units.
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I tested the Chromecast2 on a HP 1920x1200 display. Pixels are mapped 1:1 with the right display settings. I don't have a Chromecast1 to check with this display.
When I view my photos in gallery in landscape view, they usually fill the screen but recently the aspect ratio seems to have changed
and the photos no longer fill screen with 2 black bars each side of photo. I have never changed any settings to cause this
and i cant find any camera or photos setting to fix it. I have attached a picture.
I actually realized this since the first day of using the tablet... I noticed that the screen actually got stretched when you set your tablet in landscape mode and squished in while in portrait mode.
I suspect that the OS is running at a wrong native resolution... Does anyone have similar observation?
Yep, me too
I noticed the same issue. Circular icons look especially bad. Funny enough, the tablet on the packaging also has a distorted screen. In Youtube, videos have black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. This shouldn't be the case, as 1024x600 is a 16:9 aspect ratio, and videos are typically 16:9.
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adb shell dumpsys display
contains the following output:
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mPhys=PhysicalDisplayInfo{600 x 1024, 59.670002 fps, density 1.0, 177.209 x 171.115 dpi, secure true, appVsyncOffset -5000000, bufferDeadline 22758840}
Yup, installed luna icon pack and looks horrible. Same as letters in Google keyboard.
I was just getting on to post about this very thing. Here is an image comparison I put together showing a screen shot side-by-side with a photo of the screen:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Z0bpkQXwBFR1djTnJLSGlsTkU/view
According to the images I pulled, the nominal screen resolution is 600x1024, which is also the hardware spec. But the actual image you see is the same aspect ratio as a display with a resolution of 600x1080. This suggests that the display pixels aren't actually square. I tried a couple of resolution changers in the Play Store but they just scale the display without addressing the issue.
I found an old Google Groups post asking about a cheap tablet with non-square pixels, and the answer in 2012 wasn't very encouraging. I wonder if something could be done through an Xposed module?
I lowered the dpi to 150 just to test and same result...
theophile2 said:
I was just getting on to post about this very thing. Here is an image comparison I put together showing a screen shot side-by-side with a photo of the screen:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Z0bpkQXwBFR1djTnJLSGlsTkU/view
According to the images I pulled, the nominal screen resolution is 600x1024, which is also the hardware spec. But the actual image you see is the same aspect ratio as a display with a resolution of 600x1080. This suggests that the display pixels aren't actually square. I tried a couple of resolution changers in the Play Store but they just scale the display without addressing the issue.
I found an old Google Groups post asking about a cheap tablet with non-square pixels, and the answer in 2012 wasn't very encouraging. I wonder if something could be done through an Xposed module?
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Also, this line from the display dump above similarly seems to indicate non-square pixels:
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density 1.0, 177.209 x 171.115 dpi
Anyone know how to change horizonal and vertical dpi independently?
Apparently the dpi is 160 normally.
You can set it higher and the icons will look less stretched but the dpi seems correct.
Yeah, this is sadly typical in cheap chinese tablets. What really surprises me is that almost nobody talks about this, and most of the people don't even notice it even after pointing it to them
I've also noticed that this screen has what I think is a slow redraw rate (i. e. painting line by line from the top) which cause funky scroll effects, especially in dark backgrounds in portrait. Grab the tablet with the buttons on top and scroll quickly in the Kindle Store and you'll see it
I watched a video on the Fire for the first time, and while this isn't exactly a scientific test, the video did not seem stretched out or distorted to me. I tested with a second video and it too seemed to display with the correct aspect ratio. If so, then that suggests that the display, controller, and drivers are all capable of rendering an image that is not distorted, and that it may be an issue with the rendering of the Android UI.
Up, i would love having a fix for this.
Mine doesnt seem to show these problems? Is it just a some devices problem or am I missing something?
zach61797 said:
Mine doesnt seem to show these problems? Is it just a some devices problem or am I missing something?
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Just got one of the $50 Fire tablets delivered and this is one of the first things I noticed. Look at a circular icon when it's in portrait and when it's in landscape and it's really obvious. I noticed it on the Pinterest icon.
If this really is a hardware issue, I don't suppose there's any way to fix it? If not I'll probably return it and get my money back.
amiiboh said:
Just got one of the $50 Fire tablets delivered and this is one of the first things I noticed. Look at a circular icon when it's in portrait and when it's in landscape and it's really obvious. I noticed it on the Pinterest icon.
If this really is a hardware issue, I don't suppose there's any way to fix it? If not I'll probably return it and get my money back.
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Idk.. I don't really notice it maybe it's just my perspective the seem good to me.
It didn't jump out at me, but yes, the screen is definitely wider than 1024/600. Maybe it is 16:9.
I did notice the weird scrolling. Perhaps it's refreshed in some interlaced fashion?
I've noticed that some people just don't see it. Coincidentally in my case it was the same people that watch 4:3 content stretched in their 16:9 TVs and are happy with it
martinml said:
I've noticed that some people just don't see it. Coincidentally in my case it was the same people that watch 4:3 content stretched in their 16:9 TVs and are happy with it
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^^^ This!
The incorrect aspect ratio is really distracting. I hope there's a way to fix it now that custom ROMs are available.
Hey guys! Does anyone else have a problem with scrolling. When I scroll down a page it looks like the left side is scrolling slower than the right. So for example, if you scroll down on a page full of horizontal lines or text, all the text slopes to the right until the page stops. I'm not sure if this is normal because the tablets so cheap or if its just mine?
BadPotato said:
Hey guys! Does anyone else have a problem with scrolling. When I scroll down a page it looks like the left side is scrolling slower than the right. So for example, if you scroll down on a page full of horizontal lines or text, all the text slopes to the right until the page stops. I'm not sure if this is normal because the tablets so cheap or if its just mine?
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It seems "normal" for this tablet, sadly:
martinml said:
I've also noticed that this screen has what I think is a slow redraw rate (i. e. painting line by line from the top) which cause funky scroll effects, especially in dark backgrounds in portrait. Grab the tablet with the buttons on top and scroll quickly in the Kindle Store and you'll see it
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Can't complaint it's rather solid for it's price imo.
Aghh glad its not just mine then. I'm loving the fire! Though it was going to be rubbish but really surprised!
I am trying to take a long vertical screenshot of my messages. If i capture just one screenshot it is 1440 wide, native resolution of the screen. But as soon as I tap capture more to take a longer screenshot, the resolution drops down to 1080 wide. If i tap capture more enough times, the screenshot will end up being only 720 wide. Any way to force it to stay 1440 wide or maybe there's a screenshot app I can use? I actually run the screenshot through microsoft officelens to turn it into a searchable pdf but the quality is terrible on anything but 1440 wide since it compresses the image again.
When I first booted the phone, it showed a screen demo about the new features, like 2K resolution, 120hz refresh rate, SDR to HDR, memc etc. It was kind of cool. Where can I find it?