In this phone comparison I saw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6NKFjrwOSE), at 1.06, it shows that the N4 crops some of game's screen's left & right. I can tell this is due to the soft keys taking up space.
So, subtracting the soft keys, lets say horizontal pixel count is 1270 (its much less IRL). That means in a 16:9 aspect ratio, the vertical pixel count is 714.
So I'm wondering, do the soft keys disappear when watching video and other games? I don't have a N4 yet to check. If the soft keys pernamently take up that space, does that mean all HD 16:9 video content will not play a minimum of full screen 720p (HD) on screen?... Thus would it correct to say the N4 doesn't play videos (i.e. youtube) in HD?
The buttons do go away for pretty much all video players. It does play video in 720p. For other kind of app, it really depends on the Dev.
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The nexus 4's display is actually 5:3 ratio, so even when the onscreen buttons are hidden, there are still thin black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.
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I can play videos stored on my dlna server on the vibrant nicely. However aspect ratio can't be adjusted. The videos are alway zoomed to full screen and so distorted. I can't find a way to adjust the aspect ratio. Does anyone know if aspect ratio can be adjusted and how?
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Assuming you are still on JDF? Upgrade the firmware to JI6, the aspect ratio is fixed, instead of zooming to full screen, it fills the screen while keeping at aspect ratio.
Where can I download some movies that actually fit the screen, im ok with widescreen v its just the other ones that look like a box those are to small
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juanzr1 said:
Where can I download some movies that actually fit the screen, im ok with widescreen v its just the other ones that look like a box those are to small
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Look for movies with resolutions at or above 1280×800.
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Where can I download some movies that actually fit the screen, im ok with widescreen v its just the other ones that look like a box those are to small
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I don't think XDA condones piracy. You can always convert your own movies with Handbreak.
720p movies should be perfect for it (1280×720).
There is only 80 pixels difference, which will result in minimal black orders if you don't stretch.
With the GT been wide screen display it would be perfect if you are viewing movies that are in 1:78:1 or 1:85:1 aspect ratio which will have tiny black bars on the top and bottom. And then there are also 2:40:1 or 2:35:1 which will have black bars on top and bottom. watching a movie on the 10.1 is much better then a IPAD2. IPAD 2 is 4:3 screen..... The black bars will be much larger on a IPAD2 then on a 10.1. The only good thing about the IPAD 2 has over the 10.1 if a movie is in fool screen........
if you download an app called rockplayer lite, it will allow you to stretch any video resolution to full screen. It does a decent job and allows you to view videos not meant for your tablet. It also allows you to view some videos not supported in the stock player.
I noticed when I pause transformers at 8:48, the normal view looks normal, but when I click the little button on the top right hand corner to expand, I can only see "ransformer" out of transformers. It cuts off the sides a lot.
Does this happen with every video?
The screen is small as it is, I don't want to go smaller still.
Is there anyway to fix the ratio somehow?
Sorry total noob when it comes to videos.
Thanks.
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There is no "stretch" option for videos in the Movies and TV app, only a zoom function. Rather than distort the video, the video is displayed in its original aspect ratio, which is wider than the Nexus 7 screen.
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So this is something that has to do with the Movies & TV App. Phew. Atleast we can count on Netflix and internally stored movies.
threpac said:
There is no "stretch" option for videos in the Movies and TV app, only a zoom function. Rather than distort the video, the video is displayed in its original aspect ratio, which is wider than the Nexus 7 screen.
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^ True that .. what sucks is that I can play the transformers movie on my htc design over the 4g network. It's smoother , LOOKS BETTER and shows the entire screen with no cut offs.
- Maybe were lacking better tegra 3 drivers.
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I'm trying to create a good preset in Handbrake for Videos to play on my Nexus 7. Can anyone tell me if I would get better results settings the picture size to 1920 (width) or 1280 (width)?
I know the N7 has a resolution 1920 x 1200 but I want to keep the file sizes reasonable whilst retaining decent HD quality?
I'm guessing that if I were to use 1280 x 720 the video would then be stretched to fill the screen thus making the reduced file size pretty redundnt?
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I'm guessing that if I were to use 1280 x 720 the video would then be stretched to fill the screen thus making the reduced file size pretty redundnt?
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I'm not really following you here.
The screen is 16:10, which means most stuff will run with small to medium sized black bars on the top and bottom of the screen while held in landscape. Old 4:3 AR stuff will have black bars at the sides.
If I personally were to make a trip where I wanted to take a lot of videos and didn't have a lot of storage capacity, I'd resize them to be 720p. Unless I were to output them to a TV later on. 1080p on that screen size, I can't really see the difference.
But my advice to you: try it out. Make some 1080p and 720p encodes and then have someone start a video and you have to try and guess if it is 1080p or 720p. If you guess right 50% of the time, do 720p.
I do all my videos at 720p with Handbrake and they look great on the N7. There is a lot of information out there about encoding settings. It comes down to personal preference and the amount of time you're willing to spend encoding videos.
I do most of my conversions at 720p with handbrake. The settings I change are: 1280 width loose / h.264 .mp4, check large file size if input is > 5GB / 18fps/ aac faacp & ac3 passthru (no need for the two audio tracks unless you use an Apple TV which will only use the 1st track)
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Hello,
I'm trying to create a good preset in Handbrake for Videos to play on my Nexus 7. Can anyone tell me if I would get better results settings the picture size to 1920 (width) or 1280 (width)?
I know the N7 has a resolution 1920 x 1200 but I want to keep the file sizes reasonable whilst retaining decent HD quality?
I'm guessing that if I were to use 1280 x 720 the video would then be stretched to fill the screen thus making the reduced file size pretty redundnt?
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On a screen this size you will be fine with 720. I have a 1080p projector and an 84" screen and I only notice a big difference with animated movies such as pixars or DreamWorks in 720 vs 1080.
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mertzi said:
On a screen this size you will be fine with 720. I have a 1080p projector and an 84" screen and I only notice a big difference with animated movies such as pixars or DreamWorks in 720 vs 1080.
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Agreed. Even on my 40" LCD TV, 720p is plenty. So it is certainly enough for a tablet.
The extra resolution on these things is more useful for text based applications IMO. Video is fine at 720p.
I mean, 720p works just fine and all, but when it's docked it basically looks like you're taking a magnifying glass to the screen, as there's like a line between each pixel that's noticeably visible. You don't notice it in handheld obviously due to the size and resolution of that screen, but it can be annoying when it's hooked up into a 22' monitor that's right in front of muh face.
This build of Android is 1080p on the 720p screen & outputs 1080p unless you flash the 720p image.
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I mean, 720p works just fine and all, but when it's docked it basically looks like you're taking a magnifying glass to the screen, as there's like a line between each pixel that's noticeably visible. You don't notice it in handheld obviously due to the size and resolution of that screen, but it can be annoying when it's hooked up into a 22' monitor that's right in front of muh face.
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Those spaces between each pixel are an effect of your display, not of the signal. The screen can't render natively in 720p unless it's a 720p screen, it can only render at its native resolution, which means the space between the pixels is the same no matter what.
Jdbye said:
Those spaces between each pixel are an effect of your display, not of the signal. The screen can't render natively in 720p unless it's a 720p screen, it can only render at its native resolution, which means the space between the pixels is the same no matter what.
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My monitor is 1920x1080p. I don't get that effect with my PC or when I have my Switch running normally and hooked into it. Only when in Android mode does it do that.
Jdbye said:
Those spaces between each pixel are an effect of your display, not of the signal. The screen can't render natively in 720p unless it's a 720p screen, it can only render at its native resolution, which means the space between the pixels is the same no matter what.
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You are 100% clueless. This build of Android is 1080p only unless you manually change the resolution with an app or flash the 720p image.
techjunky90 said:
You are 100% clueless. This build of Android is 1080p only unless you manually change the resolution with an app or flash the 720p image.
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That is completely besides the point. I wasn't talking about the ROM at all because it's irrelevant; it's simply not possible for a lower resolution to cause the effect they're describing.
Yeah LCD have fixed resolution. the space between pixel won't become easier to see when it's taking low resolution feed
The version of android I'm using seems to be 720p regardless of if it's docked or not and 60fps portable but only 30fps docked... I use the app screen resize to force 1080p when docked.
Where can I find the build that auto switches to 1080p when docked?