HDMI tweak help on xperia neo v - Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro

I have few HD movies of resolution 720p stored on my neo v (unrooted)
Now what i have observed is that HDMI output does not seem like real or close to being HD video...I dont know why is it like that ? because the same video looks too good when i watch on laptop which unfortunately dont have hdmi output..
Is it because smartphones arent intended to output the real HD quality on HDTV..or is it that it will take few tweaks or few apps which will make it more like HD..
Contents i use are genuine HD of 720p files over the internet..
Players which i use on my xperia neo v is mx video player as well as power dvd 4.xx(latest version)
Is there any other player which will make some difference when i watch HD videos through HDMI cable..
And yes my tv is full HD so it does have the capability to output all real HD stuffs upto 1080p
I would be glad with the help...thank you !!
Roooting the phone is not a solution for me...!!

The phone puts out its own maximum resolution via the hdmi cable. That means 480x854.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

sunlight10f said:
The phone puts out its own maximum resolution via the hdmi cable. That means 480x854.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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I really dont buy on this...as my tv shows that the output is 720p...and there is nowhere being written over the internet that it shows its own resolution...
Another reason why i dont think is because i do watch HD 720p movies..and there is nowhere screen being cut off on my HDTV...if it was showing on mobile resolution as the output is being recognised as 720p on my HDTV..!!
Thanks though hoping for more replies..with any help..!!

sunlight10f said:
The phone puts out its own maximum resolution via the hdmi cable. That means 480x854.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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You are right. Its 854x480 scaled to 720p.
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HDMI configuration
Please check also configuration in - service menu - under service test , hdmi
and try change to 720p

tomask33 said:
Please check also configuration in - service menu - under service test , hdmi
and try change to 720p
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I got all hopeful and tried this after getting home but no, same quality as before when it was on automatic.

Chaosek said:
You are right. Its 854x480 scaled to 720p.
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yes we can see that it is upscaled..but what about 720p mp4 videos..are they upscaled too ? or is it HD output i.e. 720p

Read the default prop it tells you fps HDMI output
Also mod it from there
You may be lucky
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Why don't you just use your usb cable for watching movies? Does you TV support USB flash drives? Set your phone to MSC mode, and connect it the TV.

kormatoes said:
Read the default prop it tells you fps HDMI output
Also mod it from there
You may be lucky
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where to find it ? sorry i am a total newbie around here...

sdk16420 said:
Why don't you just use your usb cable for watching movies? Does you TV support USB flash drives? Set your phone to MSC mode, and connect it the TV.
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yes my tv supports USB drives..it works pretty well with pendrives on my HDTV..however it cannot play any HD files through USB on my HDTV..only divx files supported..
After being suggested by you i set my phone to MSC mode and connected but TV fails to recognise any USB device being connected
So how to overcome that..my phone is non-root does that have anything to do with it..?

akshay0078 said:
yes my tv supports USB drives..it works pretty well with pendrives on my HDTV..however it cannot play any HD files through USB on my HDTV..only divx files supported..
After being suggested by you i set my phone to MSC mode and connected but TV fails to recognise any USB device being connected
So how to overcome that..my phone is non-root does that have anything to do with it..?
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My phone connects fine to the tv in MSC mode. Haven't tried movies, but browsing pictures works good. Is it a fairly new or an old TV?

sdk16420 said:
My phone connects fine to the tv in MSC mode. Haven't tried movies, but browsing pictures works good. Is it a fairly new or an old TV?
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yes you can say that if not much its been 2years old..belongs to LG LH60 series jazz theatre 32'

Picture on HDMI device must be same as on phone display (here is no windowsXP with super videochip with multidisplay support), therefore picture on FullHDTV is scaled 854x480

akshay0078 said:
yes you can say that if not much its been 2years old..belongs to LG LH60 series jazz theatre 32'
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OK, I tried it on a few months old Brava mid segment tv.
Sent from my Xperia neo using Tapatalk on ICS

Lietotajs said:
Picture on HDMI device must be same as on phone display (here is no windowsXP with super videochip with multidisplay support), therefore picture on FullHDTV is scaled 854x480
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I can understand for rest of the stuffs on mobile but what about 720p mp4 videos are they upscaled too ?
Why does they advertise HD then ?
offtopic-Does samsung galaxy S2 and upcoming xperia S who have the capablility to output 1080p stuff through HDMI..is nothing but upscaling ?

Hi all!
I was wondering the way to change the hdmi output resolution of my neo v device, and looking for the xda forums and the internet. Also, i was looking for the way to turn off the screen without the tv turn off too, because i have a USB OTG cable and a mouse, and i think that is a stupid thing getting turned on both screens.
In xda forums i only found about the matter for the Atrix 4G ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501414 )
In the internet, i have found this, for the Pov/viewpad10S: ( http://www.grupoandroid.com/topic/21153-configuracion-salida-hdmi-povviewpad10s/ ). As you can see, is in spanish, and i try to translate it:
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The HDM output of POV Tegra, Viewpad 10s y Advent Vega is configurable, but not easily, it don't have a interface to do it. The olny way I know is through terminal or Gscript. These are the commands to change the resolution:
First su
setprop persist.tegra.dpy5.mode.width #
setprop persist.tegra.dpy5.mode.height #
Where # is the size in pixels. The first is the weight, and the second is the height. Once done this reboot. The default settings are 1920x1080.
You can configure too if we want to see it only through the HDMI output, only in the tablet or in both. We make it with this command. First it's needed to do su to have root too.
Only tablet
/system/bin/nvdmmultidisplay --lcd
Only HDMI
/system/bin/nvdmmultidisplay --hdmi
Tablet and HDMI working together
/system/bin/nvdmmultidisplay --both
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With my negative knowledge of programming, i understand that neo v have the first by default, and the second is a way to turn off the phone screen, when a tv is plugged in.
¿It can be done in this phone for some way?
I expect that my bad english will not be a problem. Greetings.

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[Q] Do I need a Samsung TV to connect to SGS2?

Hi there, sorry if this has been asked before. I did have a quick look (The first post in the FAQ thread) around but couldnt find this question, if it has already been asked please point me in the right direction .
I am looking at purchasing myself a SGS2 soon (Month or so, when the price drops) but I was wondering do you need a Samsung TV to connect it to the SGS2? I currently have a LG 32" and Panasonic 42", will either of these be ok?
Also a side question, which im guessing has been asked before, do I connect to the TV using a HDMI cable or DLNA? Im not exactly sure what DLNA is? is it just connecting to the Tv wirelesly?
Thanks for all the help. Cheers
Hi look here for DLNA http://www.dlna.org/digital_living/how_it_works/
In a nut shell yes its a way of communication between two wifi enabled devices that are DLNA certified . Your TV will have a certificate or state that it is DLNA compliant .
You can stream music , videos , etc to all DLNA devices over the air removing the need for cables.
I personally prefer cables as WiFi can be a hit and miss affair with most interference involving anything on 2.4 ghz will effect performance.
So any DLNA device your Samsung will connect to with the ALL share app
No it doesn't need to be a Samsung TV. Any TV which has a HDMI port would work perfectly fine.
I know it's maybe a little pedantic but you really dont need a tv to have a phone
The only thing a samsung TV one of the later ones will give you is the ability to use the phone as a wifi-remote and control.
DLNA which stands for complete crap, is actually good it's a simple way to stream from source to targets or to be able trigger said stream from targets specified. Best to do a youtube search as it will explain it more.
Most new tv's have dlna server clients built in. HDMI is a faster way to get a stream to play on a tv though so depends.
Side note : The current bit rate for HD vid shot on the phone is actually really crap, 10-13mbits so anything you shoot on the phone would stream over wifi using dlna quite easy. However if you decided to put a 40mbit per second HD movie, streaming over wifi maybe a little hard on all but the best wifi routes/systems. For that you would really want a hdmi out for your sgs2
Neways, hope that helps
Edit : 2 replies in the course of me typing this, must type faster
just be clear here, any TV with a HDMI port will allow picture and sound from the phone, however you are going to have to wait until june to get the adapter to allow this. This adapter (MHL) converts the mini usb port into a data port which will allow usb host, hdmi and charging from a MHL enabled TV (not available yet) and just picture and sound from a normal TV with HDMI.
Thanks for the replies everyobdy. Barry, I wouldnt want to record a video and then show it on Tv, I would most likely be downloading a movie/tv show to my PC, then onto my phone then play it through the TV. That can be done cant it?
Cheers
Edit: Sorry I didnt mean Barry, I meant Dean
Wellynz said:
Thanks for the replies everyobdy. Barry, I wouldnt want to record a video and then show it on Tv, I would most likely be downloading a movie/tv show to my PC, then onto my phone then play it through the TV. That can be done cant it?
Cheers
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If you want to show wirelessly on TV, and the TV is DLNA compliant, you can show directly from PC to TV. You can also throw an HDMI cable from PC to TV if you can.
stoolzo said:
just be clear here, any TV with a HDMI port will allow picture and sound from the phone, however you are going to have to wait until june to get the adapter to allow this. This adapter (MHL) converts the mini usb port into a data port which will allow usb host, hdmi and charging from a MHL enabled TV (not available yet) and just picture and sound from a normal TV with HDMI.
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Thanks for that. So basically what you are saying is currently if I was connecting the phone to a TV using HDMI the sound would come out of the phone and not the TV? However when this adapter gets released the sound will come out of the TV?
If you use DNLA then no, sound and video both will come out of the tv. If you're talking about connecting to tv's HDMI then again no, both sound and video come out of the tv. In other words, if video comes out of the tv, so will sound. If video doesn't come out of the tv, then neither will sound.
Basically you either get both or none lol
shabs52 said:
If you use DNLA then no, sound and video both will come out of the tv. If you're talking about connecting to tv's HDMI then again no, both sound and video come out of the tv. In other words, if video comes out of the tv, so will sound. If video doesn't come out of the tv, then neither will sound.
Basically you either get both or none lol
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correct, both send sound and video to the tv digitally.
stoolzo said:
just be clear here, any TV with a HDMI port will allow picture and sound from the phone, however you are going to have to wait until june to get the adapter to allow this. This adapter (MHL) converts the mini usb port into a data port which will allow usb host, hdmi and charging from a MHL enabled TV (not available yet) and just picture and sound from a normal TV with HDMI.
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Is it impossible to charge the phone while connected to a non-MHL TV, or does the adapter have a separate charging pass-through?
The MHL-HDMI adapter has a socket for a charger so you phone will get charged, too.

[Q] How to set (change) hdmi mode for Ainol Novo 7 Adv

I believe, it's right place to ask general questions.
I have Ainol Novo 7 Avdanced tablet with Allwinner A10 CPU and Mali-400 GPU. It's HDMI output equipped tablet. I would like to change (to lock) HDMI mode from 720p60 to 720p50 or 1080i50, because my TV doesn't support any xxxp60 mode. Is it possible to do somehow?
mitiok2002 said:
I believe, it's right place to ask general questions.
I have Ainol Novo 7 Avdanced tablet with Allwinner A10 CPU and Mali-400 GPU. It's HDMI output equipped tablet. I would like to change (to lock) HDMI mode from 720p60 to 720p50 or 1080i50, because my TV doesn't support any xxxp60 mode. Is it possible to do somehow?
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Did you find the way to control this???
also im interested to configure when the cable is connected the tablet screen goes to black an see all in the TV.
tatubias said:
Did you find the way to control this???
also im interested to configure when the cable is connected the tablet screen goes to black an see all in the TV.
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Unfortunately NO. Still interesting...
mitiok2002 said:
Unfortunately NO. Still interesting...
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i have just bout a novo advanced 2. and want to use it as a media player with an hd plugged.
i will continue doing my research.
the idea is 1 configure the 720i 720p 1080i or 1080p (no much interested but will be a good idea)
the other thing is to configure the hdmi to turn off the screen of the tablet and shows the image on the tv. obiously if you unplug the cable you get again the image on the screen of the tablet.
tatubias said:
i have just bout a novo advanced 2. and want to use it as a media player with an hd plugged.
i will continue doing my research.
the idea is 1 configure the 720i 720p 1080i or 1080p (no much interested but will be a good idea)
the other thing is to configure the hdmi to turn off the screen of the tablet and shows the image on the tv. obiously if you unplug the cable you get again the image on the screen of the tablet.
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You see, my problem - my old tv doesn't support xxxp60 hdmi-mode, so I have to send xxxp50 signal to it. But I don't have any idea if there is any software for android to do it.
mitiok2002 said:
You see, my problem - my old tv doesn't support xxxp60 hdmi-mode, so I have to send xxxp50 signal to it. But I don't have any idea if there is any software for android to do it.
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i did not find nothing in the market we need to search in all forums,

[Q] HDMI output

hi
just received a micro HDMI -> HDMI adapter, and tried the connection to my Sony Bravia LCD TV (KDL-40W4000).. it seems to be working OK, but i wanted to ask you all, if you have the same experience as i do.. just to be clear, i'm now on latest ICS international beta..
when using the device vertically (like a phone) the resolution/picture seems to be 1:1 (the picture/fonts/graphics looks OK, like there is no resizing), but when i use the device horizontally, the picture is not 1:1, and i can see that the picture is resized/stretched.. looks like a different resolution than 720p/1080p.. my TV automatically selects 1080p mode when i connect MediaPad..
anybody know what the HDMI output resolution of Media with ICS and those who still have honeycomb on their tablets.. anyone tried this with their TVs, Monitors? what's your experience?
this person is using MediaPad with Honeycomb -> monitor and it looks OK to me in both vertical/horzontal positions..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFI0FluhNq4
thanks a lot
My TV is 720p only, and I am not even seeing any video on the display, whereas it worked completely fine under Honeycomb.
Not sure what's going on with mine...
i've installed HC 3.2 (B016) to try this out, and it works.. the output looks great on my TV .. the resolution is definately is 1:1, so it looks like a real 720p/1080p output, and not that crappy picture from ICS.. so it looks like a bug/software issue of the beta versions of ICS released so far for MediaPad.. i hope it will be corrected in the final version..
The hdmi out is indeed crappy witch ics. Its not scaled correctly, the mediapad is recognized as 1080,-but its more of a 4:3 ratio.
Connected a sixaxis with bluetooth to the pad and wanted to play some shadowgun on the tv, but the result is just poor.
Lets see what the final version brings.
Try * # * # 2846579 # * # * activity->testing
->project menu act->Hdmi Test and check the box
I get 720*480 on that test. DVD resolution, don't know if that's normal.
Sent from my HUAWEI MediaPad
mangoman said:
I get 720*480 on that test. DVD resolution, don't know if that's normal.
Sent from my HUAWEI MediaPad
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yeah, i get the same result.. when i tick the checkbox under HMDI test, my TV switched to a "480p" mode, so it's definatelly a DVD resolution.. nevertheless the picture is more "watchable" than the "1080p" output when the checkbox is not ticked..
what's strange is that when i tryed the output on a totally unknown brandname TV in a hotel (i was on a trip the last two days), it was a small LCD tv, definatelly max. 720p, the picture from MediaPad was OK :\
For those that have forgotten how it should be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp5WO-XzEEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Wwr6-a4-g&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL9609AD4617E766DE

[Q] TV launcher not working - any ideas?

When I connect the supplied HDMI cable between my Xperia S and TV*, I get a notification that HDMI is connected. However, TV launcher doesn't start so I cannot see anything on the TV screen.
Is it possible that an app I have installed is interfering with TV launcher?
Anything else I can try?
Xperia S on O2 UK, TV launcher is v 1.0.A.0.11.
*I've tried 3 different TVs with the same result.
I've now found a TV that it works on, so I know it's not my phone. New question: why doesn't it work on every TV?
Do you select HDMI input on your TV or you just wait until it shows up on TV screen? If the second, bear in mind some TV (if not set) they won't go to HDMI automatically.
Cholek3 said:
Do you select HDMI input on your TV or you just wait until it shows up on TV screen? If the second, bear in mind some TV (if not set) they won't go to HDMI automatically.
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Yes, I ensure that I select the correct input. For example on my Toshiba I use HDMI 4 which I choose before connecting the phone. When I do this, the blue Toshiba screen turns to black which probably indicates that something is physically connected to that input, but nothing happens on the phone other than the notification. I did the same on an Asus TV/Monitor and TV launcher starts. On an LG monitor at work it says that it's out of range.
chrisl66 said:
Yes, I ensure that I select the correct input. For example on my Toshiba I use HDMI 4 which I choose before connecting the phone. When I do this, the blue Toshiba screen turns to black which probably indicates that something is physically connected to that input, but nothing happens on the phone other than the notification. I did the same on an Asus TV/Monitor and TV launcher starts. On an LG monitor at work it says that it's out of range.
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Check via liveware if the tv starter is assigned to the hdmi action ;-)
Did it work on a Sony TV?
Im not sure but it might only work on other Sony products.
Originally Posted by awf >
Check via liveware if the tv starter is assigned to the hdmi action ;-)
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Yes, it is. It does work OK on one TV.
Originally Posted by mini995 >
Did it work on a Sony TV?
Im not sure but it might only work on other Sony products.
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I don't have a Sony TV to test it on. It has only worked for me on an Asus 24T1E TV/ Monitor.
Works for me on my BenQ PC Monitor
Seansmit17 said:
Works for me on my BenQ PC Monitor
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I have an LG monitor at work and it doesn't work on that. I thought HDMI meant it would work on any display with HDMI inputs.
Hello,
I've same trouble with my samsung TV. Same notifications but no picture on TV
Anynet+ and CEC activated, etc...
I'm thinking this fonction is not for all TV
i'll try on other TV
:'(
Works fine on my Samsung tv. Have no idea what types of televisions it works on.
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My phone works fine with my sony bravia tv, i can operate almost everything with my tv remote except i cant input text like in google search...
the keypad opens up but i cant select the alphabets on it, any ideas?
Fixed with ICS
The problem appears to be fixed with the ICS update.
My TV is a Samsung LE32C450E1WXXH with anynet+ CEC support and I had this problem. The best way is the update. This was helped me 'cause before the software uptade the TV doesnt recognise the remote control command to my Xperia P. But after that i turned on the Anynet+ and VOILAA that works!

Xperia Z2 as a console - MHL lag?

Good morning all!
I have an amazing Xperia Z2 that unfortunately has a damaged touch screen.
Therefore I decided to turn it into a media streaming / gaming console device connected to a Samsung full HD tv with an MHL cable.
I have a dualshock 3 controller and the sixaxis app. The combination is perfect. (The sixaxis app isn't strictly necessary as the z2 connects to dualshock controllers through xperia connectivity - but the app makes it easy to manage mapping, profiles, etc...)
When I use this set up as a media device I have no problem. Streaming movies and music works perfectly.
The problem though is that when I try to play games there is a very significant lag that makes it impossible to play.
The interesting thing is that I tried this exact same set up (same phone, same mhl port, same HDMI cable) with another full HD tv (LG this time) at a friend's and there is no lag!!!
Any idea on how to possibly fix this? is there any requirement for the HDMI port I am missing?
I read somewhere else that the problem was with the MHL cable. But since this is working fine with a different tv it leads me to think that this issue is the HDMI port or the tv set up.....
Thanks a lot!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2758892
Safarend said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2758892
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thanks for the suggestion @Safarend!
i did read that thread. But I am not sure if it applies to this case as, as i mentioned, without changing set ups in the phone, the whole thing works as-is on a different tv.
MrYous said:
thanks for the suggestion @Safarend!
i did read that thread. But I am not sure if it applies to this case as, as i mentioned, without changing set ups in the phone, the whole thing works as-is on a different tv.
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Did thet run at the sams resolution and fresh rate?
Safarend said:
Did thet run at the sams resolution and fresh rate?
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Yes @Safarend same output: 1080 @60fps.
thanks for the help.
MrYous said:
Yes @Safarend same output: 1080 @60fps.
thanks for the help.
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What i would do is the following:
Load default tv settings
Update the tv software to the latest (Maybe a bug)
Try different hdmi ports
Check if your tv support gaming mode (soccer Mode) and enable it
I'm not an expert but that's the first things i would do.
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If nothing works. Share both TV's model numbers
Thank you @Safarend!
I solved this. First I did a reset of the tv settings. Then, browsing through the menu, I found a "game mode" .
That did the trick!
Thanks again.

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