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Anyone get this working yet? I can't seem to get it going. I bought a standard a/v 3.5mm cord from radio shack. Tried it on multiple tvs but no sound or video comes through. Did I get a bad cord or are there others out there having this same problem?
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You turned on "TV Out" in the Sound and Display Settings, right?
Yes of course. I even tried both pal and ntsc for every tv I tried it on
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I had issues at first because I hadnt selected the TV out (oops!) and apparently, you can't play Avatar through it.
... but oh well
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I had issues at first because I hadnt selected the TV out (oops!) and apparently, you can't play Avatar through it.
... but oh well
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My video out was red and my audio out was white and yellow oh well at least it works.
Now I have to get a PS3 to test the video out on the all share wifi system
Seems like the best way to do video out is to use DLNA (run "AllShare") and then playback on a compatible device like a HTPC (windows media player if you have windows 7) or an xbox/ps3 etc. However, it seems that avatar isn't an option for playback through this method either - DRM issues I guess?
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My video out was red and my audio out was white and yellow oh well at least it works.
Now I have to get a PS3 to test the video out on the all share wifi system
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LMAO. Yeah i tried the reversed cables too because it wasn't working at first but turns out the cables were correct
I didn't even bother testing the DNLA on the PS3 last night. Was busy fighting with market to get it to work, settings, etc... ha. oops! i'll try that out tonght!
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LMAO. Yeah i tried the reversed cables too because it wasn't working at first but turns out the cables were correct
I didn't even bother testing the DNLA on the PS3 last night. Was busy fighting with market to get it to work, settings, etc... ha. oops! i'll try that out tonght!
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What brand cables did you use ?
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What brand cables did you use ?
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I can double check when I get home, but it was just a generic cable that I got for my husbands car which requires the RCA output to be fully plugged in. (cant just do audio, even if it is only audio that I'm trying to play, strange!)
Why do this
Barret1 said:
Seems like the best way to do video out is to use DLNA (run "AllShare") and then playback on a compatible device like a HTPC (windows media player if you have windows 7) or an xbox/ps3 etc. However, it seems that avatar isn't an option for playback through this method either - DRM issues I guess?
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Yes I can send from phone to Win7 over WiFi, while bigger screen not TV out which is what would be way cool...
Fyi ifinally got a chance to look and my cables are Maxwell
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hope this helps. i have a few of these av cables (from different cameras and ipods) i noticed that the generic av cables that work with the ipods also work with the vibrant. the ones that work with my video cameras but not the ipods also do not work with the vibrant. (they all similarly have the 3 black stripes on the jack)
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Fyi ifinally got a chance to look and my cables are Maxwell
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Same here.
http://www.amazon.com/Maxell-3-5-mm...TF8&s=electronics&qid=1280014256&sr=1-1-spell
At first, i thought it didn't work, until i realized the 3.5mm jack on the Vibrant is a little tight, and I didn't push it all the way in. Works like a charm.
This is probably just a standard feature of android now, but I've just come across it recently after upgrading to a smart TV. It's just so easy now to watch my vids and photo slideshows at a whim on my 50" plasma. Another great use I've discovered for my Note.
How do you "throw" videos to your TV?
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Using Allshare
Do you have a Samsung TV? The only way I know of to "throw" media via AllShare is with a Sammy TV or using the AllShare dongle connected to the TV.
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So, let's try to understand this... I tried AllShare as a server on my PC, I thought it sucked to I installed Twonky instead.
Can I still get content "pushed" to my (older, Samsung) TV from the tablet?
My TV is a Panasonic 50GT50. I would assume this works on any `smart ` TV as long as it's dlna certified, so that should include all of em.
When looking at pics in my photo gallery I now have an extra button visible on screen because a dlna device is within reach. When I touch that, the photo I'm viewing appears on the TV in a few seconds.
It's the same with videos.
It's great for downloaded HD music videos from YouTube, or my photo slideshows I'm making in Windows movie maker (a great program).
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My TV is a Panasonic 50GT50. I would assume this works on any `smart ` TV as long as it's dlna certified, so that should include all of em.
When looking at pics in my photo gallery I now have an extra button visible on screen because a dlna device is within reach. When I touch that, the photo I'm viewing appears on the TV in a few seconds.
It's the same with videos.
It's great for downloaded HD music videos from YouTube, or my photo slideshows I'm making in Windows movie maker (a great program).
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Works well with a wdtv live.
It can also be thrown to an Xbox consoles that connected to the same Wireless network
As will you can watch youtube vedio from mobile to tv through youtube xbox application install it on xbox and pair your note with it and you will be able to watch the vedios on your mobile youtube on your larger LED
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My TV is a Panasonic 50GT50. I would assume this works on any `smart ` TV as long as it's dlna certified, so that should include all of em.
When looking at pics in my photo gallery I now have an extra button visible on screen because a dlna device is within reach. When I touch that, the photo I'm viewing appears on the TV in a few seconds.
It's the same with videos.
It's great for downloaded HD music videos from YouTube, or my photo slideshows I'm making in Windows movie maker (a great program).
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This is true. Dlna makes it possible. Works with my Samsung blueray player hooked to My LG t.v. I couldn't get the allshare thing working. Then I discovered the dlna way. Same thing really.
I gone to look see if this can be done with my ps3 I want that option......, lol
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i use BubbleUpnp on my android and XBMC on a RaspberryPi to throw videos, music and Fotos to my TV.
If you happen to have a decent android phone with hdmi connection to tv, you can uses bubleupnp (both devices), to "throw" stuff and junk, if you dont have anything else.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp&hl=en
With mirrop sender/mirrorop reciever app, you can do the equivalent of allsharecast(with lag), where your able to mirror your android devices, great for pics, vids, slow paced games etc etc etc...........ofcourse, ive not got my hdmi cable yet, so im assuming theirs no issues with connecting phone to tv, and mirror my note 10.1 to tv, via phone?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.awindinc.sphone2tv&hl=en
demandarin said:
This is true. Dlna makes it possible. Works with my Samsung blueray player hooked to My LG t.v. I couldn't get the allshare thing working. Then I discovered the dlna way. Same thing really.
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How you connected it in dlna way?
I have LG tv , dlna certified
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How you connected it in dlna way?
I have LG tv , dlna certified
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My t.v. doesn't have any wireless capabilities. It is an LG though. How I got it connected was through my Samsung blueray player. Which is connected Its wifi capable. But only if you plug in a wifi USB adapter. I have my router Ethernet plug plugged into the back of blueray. The Samsung player has dlna and that allshare cast. But I couldn't figure how to get allshare to work from the blueray end. So since I knew the player and the note had dlna capabilities, I played around with getting it connected. I previously had no experience using Dlna. All I knew that it was something having to do with connecting devices wirelessly or whatever.
How I got it connected? Well going into settings of blueray and in settings of the note. In your case it'll be TV settings where dlna option is at and your note. On your t.v., I'm guessing, as long as you have its wireless capabilities on or connected to your network, youngood to go on that side. On the note, you go into settings. Then more. Then in media share section press "Nearby devices/share your media with other devices" . In there, check the box that says File sharing. Depending on how much content you have saved in your note, it might take a minute or two to sync data. Then go into shared contents and make sure videos, music, and pictures box is checked. It might sync again if they weren't already checked. Then look in "allowed devices". You should see your t.v. name or whatever show up in there. I can't remember if I had to initially accept it or not. Checking the box will only bring up option to delete that device for me now. In my case, I see my blueray player name in there. In upload from other devices, I put "always allow".
Now once you have it set up on tablet side, you should be able to see the option or icon for your tablet appear on t.v. for me I have to press other devices on my blueray and ill see my tablet icon. I click on it and then they both connect. I can access all my video, music, or picture folders and view the contents. Kinda like an HDMI connection. Except dlna only lets you explore clthe content mentioned on the device only. It doesn't mirror everything like an HDMI connection. Like I can't access my apps nnor whatever. Only stored media content on device. Beware though when watching some downloaded movies. Some of these Movies have some kind of failsafe knowledge of knowing you watching a new downloaded movie. For example I have Argo downloaded. It'll let me watch it for a few Minutes. Then it'll stop and say device not authorized to watch this movie..lmfao it detects it by the device recognizing that the movie is in 5.1 Dolby or whatever. Since alot of the movies are screened versions or whatever. People on ps3 watching certain downloaded movies have same issue also. The only work around is reformatting the movie so it won't be detected. Its weird because I can play that movie on my note with no issue. I guess that only occurs when trying to watch it through a new t.v. or blueray player. It may even be built in, but I think its internet connection detects certain things in the movie and can tell that its a new movie that hasn't been released yet or on DVD and you trying to watch a downloaded digital version of it. Which is pretty smart. I can't be mad about that. Ill just watch those certain movies on my tablet which will play them regardless. Its not all downloaded movies. Only certain newer ones depending on what version you downloaded of it. Just a heads up. Experiment and see.
I also have an HDMI adapter for my note. It'll connect to this LG t.v. BUT for some reason the sound won't play through the t.v. or my home theatre setup. Its weird. I've read some t.v.'s be picky like that. I might try another HDMI cable to see if it makes any difference. Now I had another 39in. Flatscreen that I returned. As I didn't need it since I found a better deal on bigger one. But my HDMI played fine on it. Audio and video. Ill be OK though. It still connects the video to t.v. with no issue. So it'll mirror no problem. But when I play a game LR something through HDMI, the sound only comes out through the tablet itself. Doesn't come out the t.v. or theatre sound system. I wish my t.v. or pioneer system had a 3.5mm input jack for audio. As I would connect them that way, audio wise. That's how I connect my audio from my SG3 to my car stereo. I use a double sided 3.5mm male plug to plug them both up. My t.v. or pioneer doesn't have that jack. I haven't tried the coaxel method yet. But I'm not pressed about mirroring anymore. As long as I can access my media content, I'm good. I do miss being able to pull up crackle app and watch movies that way through HDMI. It ain't no good if the sound only coming out the tablet and movie picture on the t.v. lol don't want to watch movie that way. I'm looking for a bigger and newer t.v. so I'm sure my HDMI will work completely on it. But I can play games like Moddern Combat4 through HDMI and it plays fine on t.v. no lag or issues. Only thing is is that the sound to it only comes out my tablet SMH
Good luck getting yours connected. Let me know how it goes.
Thanx
It worked for me today.
Very nice.
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I gone to look see if this can be done with my ps3 I want that option......, lol
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I do this via imediashare app. Use it on my s2 and Note tab.
Will this work with netflix(streaming), or only local files?
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I do this via imediashare app. Use it on my s2 and Note tab.
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I was able to successfully use the imediashare app. Very easy but why is allshare not playing nicely with the ps3? I'd love to use an app that I already have if I can. Anyone else have luck with allshare and ps3?
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Maybe allshare is coded to work between Allshare enabled devices. Maybe they need to exchange a handshake code? Be good to get an allshare app for the ps3 and xbox.
I cannot get imediashare to hook up with the xbox though. In fact I can't get any thing to work with xbox.
How well does dlna allshare work when looking at a 1080p high profile movie?
If it is perfect for high profile movies I wonder why we can not mirror our tablet screen with dlna.
I have run into an issue when playing video content. Video plays back just fine, but every so often the audio will cut out for about a second or two. Since this started I tried doing a factory reset and this seems to have helped a little, but I still get the occasional drop out. I have noticed this within the youtube, plex, and hulu apps. I don't believe this to be a bandwidth/wifi issue as it is running on my 5GHz band and is at most six feet away from the router.
I have also tried playing back the same content on my chromecast and I run into no issues at all.
I am considering doing a complete factory restore with the img available through google.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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I have run into an issue when playing video content. Video plays back just fine, but every so often the audio will cut out for about a second or two. Since this started I tried doing a factory reset and this seems to have helped a little, but I still get the occasional drop out. I have noticed this within the youtube, plex, and hulu apps. I don't believe this to be a bandwidth/wifi issue as it is running on my 5GHz band and is at most six feet away from the router.
I have also tried playing back the same content on my chromecast and I run into no issues at all.
I am considering doing a complete factory restore with the img available through google.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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Notice it occasionally with plex. I have restored factory image already, did not make any difference for me.
Same issue here, except that I'm connected via 802.11ac instead of just 5GHz. Factory reset didn't do any good, nor did switching any of the streaming quality settings (within reason) or Direct Play/Direct Stream options in the Plex app. My Chromecast is 6" away from the Nexus Player (both of which are maybe 12' from my router) and is only using 802.11n, yet has no issues with any content/quality. Not a good thing! Hopefully a software update can fix it, and soon.
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Same issue here, except that I'm connected via 802.11ac instead of just 5GHz. Factory reset didn't do any good, nor did switching any of the streaming quality settings (within reason) or Direct Play/Direct Stream options in the Plex app. My Chromecast is 6" away from the Nexus Player (both of which are maybe 12' from my router) and is only using 802.11n, yet has no issues with any content/quality. Not a good thing! Hopefully a software update can fix it, and soon.
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I guess I forgot to mention. I actually am using 802.11ac across my 5GHz band. Still having issues, but my chromecast has none. I saw there is a new factory image (LRX21V) for the player so I am going to try to restore to it today and see if this helps.
Edit: I updated to latest version, still getting the same issue. Hopefully that can be addressed in a future update. I never would have thought that my chromecast would outperform my Nexus Player, but yet here we are.
Ah, okay - I gotcha. I had thought 802.11ac used both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands at the same time, so I thought when you specified 5GHz it meant you were just using 802.11n. I looked it up again and see that isn't the case. Doesn't really matter I guess, since if our Chromecasts are doing fine on 2.4GHz, the NP should have an even better connection regardless.
Sucks that even the latest software doesn't fix it I hope they iron it out soon, because a media player whose audio drops out on a regular basis is not a particularly good one. Might as well go with a Roku.
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Ah, okay - I gotcha. I had thought 802.11ac used both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands at the same time, so I thought when you specified 5GHz it meant you were just using 802.11n. I looked it up again and see that isn't the case. Doesn't really matter I guess, since if our Chromecasts are doing fine on 2.4GHz, the NP should have an even better connection regardless.
Sucks that even the latest software doesn't fix it I hope they iron it out soon, because a media player whose audio drops out on a regular basis is not a particularly good one. Might as well go with a Roku.
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FYI
I'm experiencing the same thing with Plex (plexpass version) over ethernet
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I'm experiencing the same thing with Plex (plexpass version) over ethernet
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Yea, sadly I didn't think it would be a networking issue. Hopefully we can get a new build pushed that will fully address this issue.
Mine drops pretty regularly in all apps. It's about once every 30 seconds. I have a 20ft optical cable coming out of my TV and I thought maybe there was some degradation going that far in optical. My other players don't have the problem though. I will try output to just TV and see if that still does it.
Maybe we have to RMA?
I have the same issue. It is in every app. I'm on my second Nexus Player. Both have audio drop out and sometimes i cannot get any sound at all.
I have the same issue with all apps. I RMA'd my first Nexus Player and got a new one; the new one has the same audio drop out issue. Except the new one also reboots pretty much once every couple minutes, too. :-/
I think this is some sort of HDMI connectivity issue. The issue becomes better or worse depending on the HDMI cable I use and the TV or receiver I plug it into on the other end. However, I tried 4 HDMI cables, and none was able to completely stop the audio drop out problem when connected between the Nexus Player and my receiver. The frequency is about once every minute or so and the receiver seems report no audio signal at these occurrences.
Multiple other devices have no issue with the same HDMI ports on my TV and receiver, including multiple chromecasts (which output great un-interrupted surround sound).
I actually like the AndroidTV OS, games etc., but the hardware problems are killing me.
Hopefully this isn't a hardware issue. I am praying that this will be fixed through a firmware update.
are you guys running hdmi through a receiver? I've had my player for about 2 weeks connected directly to my tv in the bedroom with no audio drop issues (at least non that I noticed). I put it in the living room lat night and connected to an HDMI input in my receiver and noticed the audio drops right away. About every 10-15 seconds. I messed with the plex stream settings and tried different apps and all did the same thing. connected to an HDMI input direct to my living room tv and watched an entire movie without issue. I pulled the HDMI cable from my bedroom tv and ran the player through it to my receiver. Audio drops are less frequent but still happening. Right now it seems like my receiver is the common factor in these audio drops. This is very disappointing as I was hoping to order another player to replace my HTPC in the living room. The streaming is great and high quality but the audio issue is a killer.
Same issue. Audio started disappearing in YouTube after a few minutes of play.
This is my second Nexus Player. Had to RMA the first one as I was having issues with the remote voice recognition.
Hate being a beta tester. Google should have done beta testing before releasing this commercially.
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are you guys running hdmi through a receiver? I've had my player for about 2 weeks connected directly to my tv in the bedroom with no audio drop issues (at least non that I noticed). I put it in the living room lat night and connected to an HDMI input in my receiver and noticed the audio drops right away. About every 10-15 seconds. I messed with the plex stream settings and tried different apps and all did the same thing. connected to an HDMI input direct to my living room tv and watched an entire movie without issue. I pulled the HDMI cable from my bedroom tv and ran the player through it to my receiver. Audio drops are less frequent but still happening. Right now it seems like my receiver is the common factor in these audio drops. This is very disappointing as I was hoping to order another player to replace my HTPC in the living room. The streaming is great and high quality but the audio issue is a killer.
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Nope. Mine is connected directly to the TV. It's a good quality 4' HDMI cable, which I had never had problems with.
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are you guys running hdmi through a receiver? I've had my player for about 2 weeks connected directly to my tv in the bedroom with no audio drop issues (at least non that I noticed). I put it in the living room lat night and connected to an HDMI input in my receiver and noticed the audio drops right away. About every 10-15 seconds. I messed with the plex stream settings and tried different apps and all did the same thing. connected to an HDMI input direct to my living room tv and watched an entire movie without issue. I pulled the HDMI cable from my bedroom tv and ran the player through it to my receiver. Audio drops are less frequent but still happening. Right now it seems like my receiver is the common factor in these audio drops. This is very disappointing as I was hoping to order another player to replace my HTPC in the living room. The streaming is great and high quality but the audio issue is a killer.
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So I didn't even think to try running directly to my TV until you mentioned it. But now that I am I haven't noticed any audio drops. I am going to keep testing and I'll report back if I notice anything.
Seems very odd that the receiver would cause this issue.
It seems to be a combination of the cable and receiver for me. I tested a few of my cables and all had drops but some less frequent then others. However I did find one that seemed less prone. On first connection there were no drops after 30-40 min and I thought all was well. I disconnected the player to move it to its new home and reconnected the cable and noticed drops about every 2-3 min. disconnected the cable and reconnected, wiggled the cable a bit and secured the connections, did a dance with chicken bones and tried again. I now get no audio drops when watching video or playing games. I have noticed audio drops when clicking through menus though. The whole thing seems very random but I'll take this for now.
RMA until you get one that works.
Yup - had the same issue with the one I got from the first batch of orders. I tried factory reset, images, etc. No luck - I RMA'd it, got a replacement and no audio cut-out issues now. Same setup, configuration, etc.
- Shane
So after testing for a few days I haven't had any more audio dropout since switching from my receiver to directly into my TV. I still don't understand why this would make a difference, but it does seem to have fixed my issue.
I RMAd mine and should get the replacement today. I'll see how the new one does.
FWIW, still waiting on my replacement but I decided to try moving the NP to the input on my XBox One and see what happens. After 2 hours of testing I did not notice any audio drops when running through the XBOne to my receiver. This may end up being my solution in the end. The input was unused anyway and now I can run something new through the receiver's now empty input.
So the replacement came in. Hooked it direct to the receiver and right away I noticed audio drops. However, once i had it setup and some apps installed I have it a test. Played a few youtube vids, pandora, plex vids. No audio drops while playing anything. moved the player around. Even disconnected and reconnected the hdmi cable a few times. Still no audio drops while any media is playing. This is good. I did notice audio drop out while moving through menus. Particularly if i stopped moving the cursor for a second or 2, the next click produced no audio, but if i moved the cursor around in rapid succession there are no audio drops. It seems that as long as there's a steady stream of audio coming from the player I see no audio issues. I will give it a better test run later tonight and watch a few shows on Plex and see how it does.
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I have an appleTV and an Amazon Fire Stick, and the Nexus Player. All 3 are routed through my Yamaha RX-v3900 amp and then to the TV.
The AppleTV and the Amazon Fire stick both display netflix without issue. The Nexus displays all menus, but when you start playing content, the screen goes blank and you only get audio.
If I connect the Nexus directly to the TV, it plays fine.
I suspect this is an hdcp issue. I've called Google's support line. They suggested unplugging the Nexus, unplugging the amp, unplugging the TV. None of these steps worked. Although, unplugging the nexus caused Netflix not to be able to connect to it's servers, and the app had to be uninstalled and re-installed to get back the menu level.
Anybody else seeing this? Any thoughts on how to proceed?
Thanks,
Jim
jbresee said:
Hi,
I have an appleTV and an Amazon Fire Stick, and the Nexus Player. All 3 are routed through my Yamaha RX-v3900 amp and then to the TV.
The AppleTV and the Amazon Fire stick both display netflix without issue. The Nexus displays all menus, but when you start playing content, the screen goes blank and you only get audio.
If I connect the Nexus directly to the TV, it plays fine.
I suspect this is an hdcp issue. I've called Google's support line. They suggested unplugging the Nexus, unplugging the amp, unplugging the TV. None of these steps worked. Although, unplugging the nexus caused Netflix not to be able to connect to it's servers, and the app had to be uninstalled and re-installed to get back the menu level.
Anybody else seeing this? Any thoughts on how to proceed?
Thanks,
Jim
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Not that this is all that practical but maybe swap out the amp for an hdcp compliant one? (I think that is a thing since it's passing through hdcp signals)
the netflix app for the player has HORRID HDCP compliance.. i returned mine because of this.. the app is just screwed if you dont have a very simplistic setup.. anything at all between the tv and the player will cause it to not function correctly.
HDCP
Xenosis said:
Not that this is all that practical but maybe swap out the amp for an hdcp compliant one? (I think that is a thing since it's passing through hdcp signals)
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This amp is HDCP compliant. There is a bug in the Way nexus player handles HDCP with certain amps.
Yeah, the Amazon firestick and AppleTV both play through the Yamaha 3900 without HDCP issues, so the problem is with the Nexus player, or at least the Netflix implementation on the Nexus player. I'm also back to having resolution issues. Compared to both the fireTV and the AppleTV, the Nexus Player looks like crap.
I have no problem using the NP with my pioneer amp... Have you tried different inputs on the amp or different cables?
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jbresee said:
Hi,
I have an appleTV and an Amazon Fire Stick, and the Nexus Player. All 3 are routed through my Yamaha RX-v3900 amp and then to the TV.
The AppleTV and the Amazon Fire stick both display netflix without issue. The Nexus displays all menus, but when you start playing content, the screen goes blank and you only get audio.
If I connect the Nexus directly to the TV, it plays fine.
I suspect this is an hdcp issue. I've called Google's support line. They suggested unplugging the Nexus, unplugging the amp, unplugging the TV. None of these steps worked. Although, unplugging the nexus caused Netflix not to be able to connect to it's servers, and the app had to be uninstalled and re-installed to get back the menu level.
Anybody else seeing this? Any thoughts on how to proceed?
Thanks,
Jim
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I've had the exact same issue, it's the length of the HDMI cables. I use a 5 to 1 switch. Once I removed the Nexus Player and plugged it directly into the TV (3ft HDMI cable), it worked perfectly. My Logitech Revue had no issues, my raspberry pi and Chromecast also don't have any challenges. Seems the opamps for the NP might be a little weak (speculating).
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Same exact issue here.
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V675
-Firmware 1.6 (up to date)
Netflix plays audio but no picture, youtube plays but is choppy.
TV shows resolution as 576p.
Alternate thread describing issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/help/low-resolution-receiver-t2940767
None of these issues are apparent when the player is connected directly to the tv.
Unfortunately this isn't a very good work around for me as my tv's digital audio out doesn't seems to perform well with my receiver. (cheap tv, seiki)
The issue seems isolated to the Nexus player as Chromecast and roku work perfectly through receiver. (Guess i won't be replacing them both with this device as soon as i hoped)
Sounds like hdcp, hopefully google pushes an update or a patch is discovered soon.
killerb7854 said:
Same exact issue here.
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V675
-Firmware 1.6 (up to date)
Netflix plays audio but no picture, youtube plays but is choppy.
TV shows resolution as 576p.
Alternate thread describing issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/help/low-resolution-receiver-t2940767
None of these issues are apparent when the player is connected directly to the tv.
Unfortunately this isn't a very good work around for me as my tv's digital audio out doesn't seems to perform well with my receiver. (cheap tv, seiki)
The issue seems isolated to the Nexus player as Chromecast and roku work perfectly through receiver. (Guess i won't be replacing them both with this device as soon as i hoped)
Sounds like hdcp, hopefully google pushes an update or a patch is discovered soon.
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Excellent summary, BUT we can also add Google Movies & TV to the list. I get the exact same symptoms using a hdmi switch as I do with Netflix. Again, only direct connect works, all other devices (Chromecast, Raspberry Pi, Google TV, PS3) I run work just fine (even with Netflix & G Movie&TV.
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I assume you all are still experiencing this issue? I just purchased a NP and have the same issues with both Netflix and Google Play Movies. However, YouTube and Hulu play just fine. I have short high speed HDMI cables (very good quality ones) . I use a Denon 2000 receiver. Chromecast and ATV works well. I can't connect directly to the TV as a work around (that's another story)
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I assume you all are still experiencing this issue? I just purchased a NP and have the same issues with both Netflix and Google Play Movies. However, YouTube and Hulu play just fine. I have short high speed HDMI cables (very good quality ones) . I use a Denon 2000 receiver. Chromecast and ATV works well. I can't connect directly to the TV as a work around (that's another story)
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I figured out my issue. It was my directv box causing the issue. For some reason, it triggered the hdcp security on it for copy protected channels like hbo and showtime. It wouldn't let me play anything on those channels. The directv box was connected to the same receiver as the Nexus player. So, I reset the directv box and I was able to see my hbo and showtime TV again. When I tried to view videos on the NP via Google Play Movies and Netflix, it was working fine again ☺
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unix4linux said:
I figured out my issue. It was my directv box causing the issue. For some reason, it triggered the hdcp security on it for copy protected channels like hbo and showtime. It wouldn't let me play anything on those channels. The directv box was connected to the same receiver as the Nexus player. So, I reset the directv box and I was able to see my hbo and showtime TV again. When I tried to view videos on the NP via Google Play Movies and Netflix, it was working fine again
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bummer... I pulled power on everything. Then left the directv box off and powered everything up. Still can't get netflix to show a picture on the nexus player.
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bummer... I pulled power on everything. Then left the directv box off and powered everything up. Still can't get netflix to show a picture on the nexus player.
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That didn't work for me either. I had to actually hit the reset button on the directv box (the red reset button). Try that
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Ok - did the reset button on the Directv, replaced all cables with shorter cables. Nada.
I finally routed the Nexus Player directly to the TV (works), then put a toslink opitcal out from the TV to the amp. Seems to be working, but it makes setting up to watch Android TV a PITA.
I wish they would fix the Nexus Player, but this is a decent work around.
Working now!
Looks like a recent update fixed this for me! Decided to try it today after noticing there was a new plex (not plex pass) app and realized that I hadn't tried through my receiver in a while. Connected it back up to my yamaha receiver and to my surprise, everything is working great! Netflix, google movies and the plex app connected through my receiver, audio AND video coming through as expected. Even the GUI Menu is showing the proper 1080p resolution.
Looks like I may finally be able to replace my roku/chromecast with the nexus.
Your mileage may vary but check your nexus to make sure it's up to date and give it another go!
Note: I am fairly confident an update was the fix as it was the only change to my setup. Simply plugged it in with the same cables/connections as my previous testing.
Good to hear! I was hoping for more stability with Netflix on the NP before I pull the trigger.
How about Dolby Digital/5.1 surround from Netflix? I read previously it only outputs in 2.0 stereo.
Thanks!
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Looks like a recent update fixed this for me! Decided to try it today after noticing there was a new plex (not plex pass) app and realized that I hadn't tried through my receiver in a while. Connected it back up to my yamaha receiver and to my surprise, everything is working great! Netflix, google movies and the plex app connected through my receiver, audio AND video coming through as expected. Even the GUI Menu is showing the proper 1080p resolution.
Looks like I may finally be able to replace my roku/chromecast with the nexus.
Your mileage may vary but check your nexus to make sure it's up to date and give it another go!
Note: I am fairly confident an update was the fix as it was the only change to my setup. Simply plugged it in with the same cables/connections as my previous testing.
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latest update fixed my netflix issue as well....
I now can watch netflix going through my Yamaha amp. Yeah!
Running into an odd issue where my Nexus Player (latest stable 5.1.1 release IIRC) will instantly lose the HDMI connection when I try playing a movie through Google Play Movies & TV. The weird thing is, the moment I press the back button to go back to the app's menu, it reconnects.
I'm using this HDMI switch (name printed here since I can't link to outside links): Kinivo 501BN Premium 5 port High speed HDMI switch with IR wireless remote and AC Power adapter - supports 3D, 1080p
Not sure if because I'm using this HDMI switch that it's causing the issue. I can watch YouTube and other stuff fine, and my Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV both play movies without an issue.
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I am having the same problem. Have you tried to bypass the switch?
It sounds to me like it's some sort of DRM which takes effect when the movie playback begins and is triggered because of the HDMI switch in between your Nexus Player and TV. A direct HDMI cable test is the only way to know for sure.
When I first got my switch and connected to my dvr I could not fast forward without the screen going black.
I plugged my nexus player straight into an hdmi port and the movies worked.
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It sounds to me like it's some sort of DRM which takes effect when the movie playback begins and is triggered because of the HDMI switch in between your Nexus Player and TV. A direct HDMI cable test is the only way to know for sure.
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Yeah, that was my thought.
Sadly, though, I don't really have the space to give one of my three spots just to the Nexus when my other streaming devices work as intended, so I'll just have to ignore using that app until there's a fix down the road, if there's one.