Hey guys, I'm trying to see if anyone else is experiencing this on the HD2 w WP7.
When I click on a video link on YouTube website, the video player loads up. However, the video quality always play in the lowest quality, never in HQ. I tried it on multiple videos, that I know can be scaled to be viewed up to 1080p (I'm aware that the phone can't play this though). But it still plays them in the worst quality, never HQ.
I also tried this test under my regular t-mobile data connection (HSDPA), and using WiFi.
I know that with WM6, and Android, clicking a YouTube link from the website, opens up its respective players, but you have the option, (at least in Android) to bump it up to high quality, in the settings (if data connections is fast enough).
It just bugs the heck outta me, because I use it to "get away" during my short lunch break at work, to either watch some videos, or short tv shows, its frustrating to watch video that looks like it was intended for a Razr phone screen on the HD2, and can't do anything to fix it.
So let me know, if its something that I need to do, or if everyone else is experiencing the same thing.
Thanks Guys
Eddie.
For me it depends on the speed of my connection. 3g bad, wifi great. Youtube over 3g under wm6.5 was awesome so it sucks that it's so bad under wp7.
Quality in the youtube app from HTC is good even over 3g.
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Is it possible to stream video via an XDA Mini S?
I want to link up my video camera to my xda and stream video from a moving vehicle to the web (about 20 minutes). Am I just fantasising or is it feasible ? I can link the xda and the camera by some sort of usb cable, but I also have bluetooth on the camera (not very likely for video though).
TIA, DBo.
this might be possable via WiFi but i doubt GPRS or Edge would support speeds that would give u any decent results. that is if u can figure out how to input the vid stream into the wizzard. and would love to know if u find out how!
Over a super slow GPRS uplink? I doubt it some how!
Even if it was posible, which it may techically well be, the quality would have to be so amazingly low quality it would be pointless.
streaming
Try Orb, quite ok results
Streaming
Thanks for the input. I don't think I've got any chance of a 'truly' mobile solution (although it would be great). I think I'd end up with a wireless sender from the camera in the car to a trackside server with a wifi uplink. Oh well, it was a nice idea. maybe if I had a 3G phone ? I could strap it on to the rollbar and start a video call. Hmmm...
Just wondering..
According to www.Phonearena.com the HTC X7500 Advantage DOESNT support video streaming.
Forgive me if i am mistaken, but does that mean i can take a video with the Advantage, but as soon as i have done so, i cant play it back on the actual X7500 itself?
If thats the case, it sucks!! Kinda stupid.
Anyway around it? Clarification?
(read about what streaming is here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media)
Thanks Rudegar)
You are mistaken. Playing videos works fine.
Streaming means downloading and playing at the same time from the internet which, certainly in some circumstances, does work. Although T-Mobiles tv service doesn't seem to work.
The info is certainly incorrect. This device can do that without problem at all. Any problem is likely to come from other sources.
Thanks
Ok Cool. Thanks guys. Just satisfying my paranoia!
Just interested to see what the results are like as I'll be getting my HD2 in a weeks time...
There are several threads on Slingbox
Just search and you will find. It works fine on HD2 depending on your box connection speeds and your current data status.
I know (from searching) it's possible, but I was wondering specifically about members on this forum who used this method and whether they were happy with it...
I use my slingbox classic and sling mobile v1.6 on my HD2 regularly. The results are good and it works well but obviously depend on your connection.
Annoyingly you can't view completely in full screen using sling mobile v1.6 so if I want to watch "live" TV then I use MyPlayer as that can do full full screen and the streaming quality is a little better.
i use it almost every day at work and its great over wifi and even 3g if needed. SD feeds look better and have a larger viewable area than HD feeds. it look good as long as there isnt any text, which can look nasty (notably, sportscenter or headline news gets iffy)
i use 1.5 with a slingbox av and a solo...and i have to use a 21xxx rom because the 23xxx roms don't show all the buttons on the hd2 (though it was fine on all prior phones for some reason)
Thanks guys for the feedback
I'll have to investigate about MyPlayer - sounds good.
I did mean to say I would be only using Wi-Fi and that I only have SD (I live in Spain and receive UK FreeSAT)
I am using Slingbox
classic and sling mobile v1.6.0.1 on my HD2 as well. I get much better reception with this version as compared to the later versions as it has more access to the image controls. In landscape I get full screen, but in the square aspect ratio. There is no way to change this in 1.6. I also have found that the lower channels on my cable come in much worse than higher channels for some reason. Could be the tuner in the no longer supported classic. Later software version go full landscape I believe, but the quality is not as good and no controls. I am sure this has cut down on their support calls, but the quality suffers. My Fox News channel is almost as clear using H data stream as it is on the home set. I have it set to optimize at High action. If you have later versions of the slingbox hardware you need the later software to control your media units. All I need to do is change channels.
No one here using v2? Much nicer on my HD2. Just upgraded my slingbox to the HD version as well. Keen to see what the difference in quality is like.
For some reason apps that allow me to watch videos online from streams has quality loss on the nexus 7. Like crunchyroll for an example and other apps. It seems like I'm only having this problem because others have a nexus 7 and didn't have this problem. Theres like a color issue or something. Is my nexus 7 a defect or something?
Some streaming applications automatically detect available bandwidth/latency and downgrade image quality or frame rate automatically, or switch to a more lossy codec.
So, from what you have said, it is very hard to say - it could just be that you have a poor internet connection (bandwidth, latency, or drop-outs).
Two ways to tell -
Find another N7 user and have them try the same operation while using YOUR WiFi connection, or
Download an entire movie and play it without using internet streaming - a hardware problem that has nothing to do with the internet should show up whether you are streaming or not.
good luck
bftb0 said:
Some streaming applications automatically detect available bandwidth/latency and downgrade image quality or frame rate automatically, or switch to a more lossy codec.
So, from what you have said, it is very hard to say - it could just be that you have a poor internet connection (bandwidth, latency, or drop-outs).
Two ways to tell -
Find another N7 user and have them try the same operation while using YOUR WiFi connection, or
Download an entire movie and play it without using internet streaming - a hardware problem that has nothing to do with the internet should show up whether you are streaming or not.
good luck
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When I use youtube its fine. Theres no quality loss.
Newbie here, sorry if this is wrong place
see https://photos.app.goo.gl/B7XTxPn7fePLoMvT6
This is Eurosport Player on a bbox android tv. Full fibre. So you can see the video playing but every (10th~ ish sort of) frame is a still (unchanging) from the same program. It's just Eurosport Player that it happens.
They actually told me earlier that Eurosport Player isn't compatible with my bbox. Can't really understand what that might be about. It's a 4K box running FHD.
BBox comes with my internet package, what they call in France Triple Play, a WiFi Roiuter Modem, a TV decoder (in this case Android) and Phone. Maybe I'll buy an independent AndoidTv box. Maybe I'll use an old phone and chromecast it. Any better ideas please?