[Q] Screen Resolution - LG G Watch

Hey guys just a quick question for you lucky chaps and chapettes hows the resolution on the screen is it clear or pixelated as I know the sony smartwatch 2 had a not so nice screen.

Its fine. At a normal viewing distance it's OK. If you stick it in front of your face it's a bit pixelated.
The display is 240ppi. So about comparable to a qHD display from 3 or so years ago.

hlhmark said:
Hey guys just a quick question for you lucky chaps and chapettes hows the resolution on the screen is it clear or pixelated as I know the sony smartwatch 2 had a not so nice screen.
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I was worried that the screen would be pixelated and some of the videos shows it not being too sharp, but that actual screen is really good. I was really impressed when I first started using it.

it's not as sharp as other smartwatches (eg the gear ones) but you dont notice it at a normal viewing distance from your wrist. you can definitely read everything without noticing the pixels unless you get closer

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[Q]Screen Quality, No More Pentile Pixels, Hows it Look?

so now that some people have this device, how smooth does the text look? no more pentile pixel layout should mean a gorgeous superb looking screen. my mouth is watering at the thought of OLED pixels without the fuzzy text look of the super amoled screens.
how do web pages look? small text, and text in general? is it really noticeable over the first galaxy s and nexus s screen?
To me it looks great
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does the screen look more pixelated than on the original galaxy s
it should look LESS pixelated than the galaxy s, but i dont know. that's what i'd like to know though.
wish there was some way to show close up smoothness of the screen to others out on the web thru pics or something, but its hard to do. maybe some close up shots?
you can always put a tiny droplet of water on the screen to magnify the pixels and take a pic.
Hi,
I have asked this question in a few other threads as well but I have some gradient issues which however doesn't appear to be a generic issue as I've not seen anyone else complain about it.
Text is as sharp as you would expect a screen of this size to be (I'm coming from the 4" LCD of X10i). Its slightly less sharp than the LCD but nothing unexpected.
Contrast is superb as are the viewing angles!
My display however shows colour banding as you can see in the grey background of the NeuralNet WP snapshot I uploaded (Sorry for the quality, its my X10)
Anyone else with this issue?
let me just dig out my SLR and take a picture of my screen, I too have "banding" but it's no worse than any other LCD/LED screen I've used.
It's certainly not something I can say I've noticed without actually looking for.
UncleScar said:
let me just dig out my SLR and take a picture of my screen, I too have "banding" but it's no worse than any other LCD/LED screen I've used.
It's certainly not something I can say I've noticed without actually looking for.
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The banding is much worse than on my old Galaxy Spica (24bit LCD), but the overall screen quality is amazing and I don't notice the banding most of the time.
FPRobber said:
The banding is much worse than on my old Galaxy Spica (24bit LCD), but the overall screen quality is amazing and I don't notice the banding most of the time.
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Could it be that people coming from LCD displays are more sensitive to the banding effect?
When I compare the display with my X10i (LCD), the effect is apparent!
Aargh.. the display is so awesome .. why the doggone banding!!!
I played with a SGS2 for 20 minutes today. I was extremely bothered by the pentile on the original, so much that it's one of the main reasons I got rid of it.
Happy to report that there is NO pentile whatsoever on the new version and it looks exactly like a 4.3" 800x480 LCD does, but with SAMOLED Plus colors and contrast Pixels are pixels, like they should be.
I haven't had the Galaxy S, but my girlfriend uses the iphone 4, and I would say the Galaxy S 2 whups the iphone 4 on screen quality ( not resolution ) but over all clarity of images, web pages is alot better ( in my opinion. )
This screen is much better bcause of its real stripe matrix. Compared to a friends iPhone 4 a couple of nights back, particularly in terms of text in the browser. Text on the iPhone is definitely better with its pixel density, but the difference really is not that great at all - he was actually really surprised when I told him the actual resolution, because he thought they looked so close in terms of clarity!
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This screen is much better bcause of its real stripe matrix. Compared to a friends iPhone 4 a couple of nights back, particularly in terms of text in the browser. Text on the iPhone is definitely better with its pixel density, but the difference really is not that great at all - he was actually really surprised when I told him the actual resolution, because he thought they looked so close in terms of clarity!
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The iphone 4 doesnt get colour banding... My SGS II screen looks like its only 16bit colour.....
cheetah2k said:
The iphone 4 doesnt get colour banding... My SGS II screen looks like its only 16bit colour.....
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I'd bet a lot of money that it IS only 16 bit color right now. Samsungs other amoled screens were only 16 bit color when they came out on the nexus one etc.
I had a Galaxy S and compared them side by side.
There's no question about it - the S II looks ten times better than the original. There's no more of the graininess, and despite the slightly lower pixel density it appears sharper as the fuzzy edges caused by PenTile are gone.
Colours are also smoother since the slight graininess is gone.

Grainy video playback

I don't watch Netflix on my phones that much, but i was bored today on lunch and decided to watch a Doctor Who episode. I noticed that the video playback was very dark and grainy (brightness all the way up). I'm sure others have noticed this as well but i couldn't find any posts about it. I know that the phone is capable of 1080p playback so i fired up an HQ youtube video and it looked anything but high quality. The pentile display could be the culprit in this case, but it seems like it would be the gpu because it still seems like the resolution is low. Thoughts? Comments?
Hd on my phone looks great. I won't deny the pentile display leaves a lot to be desired, but not on pictures and videos. At least for me.
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The graniness during playback is a negative characteristic of the pentile display that some people notice and others don't. The graniness is greatly reduced (even eliminated) when you turn the brightness down. I would recommend turning the brightness down to the lowest setting. The photon's display is so bright that you will probably never need to turn it up.
I noticed the dark grainy too, I thought it was just the program I was watching.
clifton421 said:
The graniness during playback is a negative characteristic of the pentile display that some people notice and others don't. The graniness is greatly reduced (even eliminated) when you turn the brightness down. I would recommend turning the brightness down to the lowest setting. The photon's display is so bright that you will probably never need to turn it up.
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I've tried that and the quality was a bit better, however the contrast ratio on this phone is so great that the darks are dark as hell. I don't notice the pentile "screen door effect" unless i am looking for it, or if it catches my eye for a split second. Oh well, i still love the phone, i guess the Iphone's retina display spoiled me.
I dont think its the videos or the software playing the video. Its the Display Technology Moto chose to run with. Ive been on 30+ android / windows mobile / ios phones and this phone has the worse Display I have ever seen.
Its great that the display is in QHD res but the colors are awful on this phone. Coming from Evo 3D / Nexus 4G those 2 phones alone have bright colors. Especially the Nexus since it uses a AMOLED screen.
The photon is a GREAT phone but the display is just crazy bad. All my pictures / videos don't have enough color to them which then give it that grainy look. Shouldn't have to turn brightness down but even while doing that, there is still grainy picture.
Ima hold on to the photon for a lil while longer and then might jump to GSII.
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I dont think its the videos or the software playing the video. Its the Display Technology Moto chose to run with. Ive been on 30+ android / windows mobile / ios phones and this phone has the worse Display I have ever seen.
Its great that the display is in QHD res but the colors are awful on this phone. Coming from Evo 3D / Nexus 4G those 2 phones alone have bright colors. Especially the Nexus since it uses a AMOLED screen.
The photon is a GREAT phone but the display is just crazy bad. All my pictures / videos don't have enough color to them which then give it that grainy look. Shouldn't have to turn brightness down but even while doing that, there is still grainy picture.
Ima hold on to the photon for a lil while longer and then might jump to GSII.
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Oh boy, brace yourself for the wrath that will ensue... Let me run for cover.
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Oh boy, i think i can smell whats coming... sorry for starting Display War II.
The blacks being to dark is black crush. This can be fixed with software. Hopefully something like voodoo will come out to allow us to make these changes.
Also note that display also has white sub pixels in addition to RGB which is supposed to increase the perception of brightness without being brighter. At least that is what i understood.
Last note when watching netflix, 4g and wifi seem best. Not sure if the limited 3g bandwith could be lacking the addition black information making the blacks crush.
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scoobdude said:
The blacks being to dark is black crush. This can be fixed with software. Hopefully something like voodoo will come out to allow us to make these changes.
Also note that display also has white sub pixels in addition to RGB which is supposed to increase the perception of brightness without being brighter. At least that is what i understood.
Last note when watching netflix, 4g and wifi seem best. Not sure if the limited 3g bandwith could be lacking the addition black information making the blacks crush.
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Black Crush. That is exactly what it is. Everything else in this phone is near perfect. GPS locks in seconds. Speaker for music is loud and clear. Camera takes beautiful pictures. The camcorder is beautiful also at 720p 30 frames per sec. Phone is beast. Only draw back i see is the display BUT phone is nice and bright while outside in direct sunlight. As for the display i guess thats when DLNA and Micro HDMI come in LOLOL.

comparison video of SGS2 vs. XPERIA S

hey, just ran the following side by side...
both same file and HD 720p.
Xperia has a nice HD screen..
Both units are at full brightness.
angles on the samsung is much much better..
Blacks are better...
i will do a comparison with Iphone 4S later on...
but Super AMOLED plus still kicks Sony's ass..
anyone have this kind of results???
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but Super AMOLED plus still kicks Sony's ass..
anyone have this kind of results???
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No. I'm glad the Sony uses a more natural-colored LCD screen than the day-glo, turqoise-tinted AMOLED of Samsung.
any video footage of these phones running side by side?
haha I think my friend you're dreaming that Samsung Display kicks Sony's Ass, I compared the two displays and XPS Display is more vibrant in colours and it's very nice to look onto.
My opinion is...
Samsung Amoled Plus display on SGS2
Pros:
- Best contrast
- Beter viewing angles
- True black
Cons:
- Too much color saturation
- Yellow tinting problem
- Too low resolution for such a big display (217 ppi)
Sony Bravia HD display on Xperia S
Pros:
- More natural colors
- Razor sharp definition (342 ppi)
- Very good contrast
Cons:
- I feel whites are slightly on the yellow side
- Poor viewing angles (although better than many LCDs, but behind IPS displays)
Everyone just choose your poison
I still can't find the perfect LCD..... although for me IPS is the closest so far, if HTC One S had SLCD2 I'd probably have waited for it.
honestly, I don't understand why everyone is complaining about poor viewing angle, its your phone, think of the viewing angle as a benefit for more privacy.
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honestly, I don't understand why everyone is complaining about poor viewing angle, its your phone, think of the viewing angle as a benefit for more privacy.
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Maybe I don't have anything to hide in my phone, but it bothers me more the fact that tilting the phone a few degrees can change the colors than someone trying to watch my screen
super amoled is good but samsung is like a toy or cartoons and its UI..XPS is HD the best resolution display on market today besting iP4s and GNEX..sound quality is 100times better than on samsung especially when using headset its same level as beats audio.the UI is refined and it looks formal/professional like iphone has...viewing angle is not a big issue, im not using my phone at side ways anyway hehehe..Build quality is superb its not wide so it fits in hand comfortably not like other phones. NFC smart tags rocks and sony made a good one with this making the NFC useful in other ways..
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super amoled is good but samsung is like a toy or cartoons and its UI..XPS is HD the best resolution display on market today besting iP4s and GNEX..sound quality is 100times better than on samsung especially when using headset its same level as beats audio.the UI is refined and it looks formal/professional like iphone has...viewing angle is not a big issue, im not using my phone at side ways anyway hehehe..Build quality is superb its not wide so it fits in hand comfortably not like other phones. NFC smart tags rocks and sony made a good one with this making the NFC useful in other ways..
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Yeah! Me too, viewing angle isn't a big issue, we don't need it every time.
But now we can see the White Magic display on Xperia P is very good!
In future that'll come with all Sony's phones ?
Alien987 said:
Maybe I don't have anything to hide in my phone, but it bothers me more the fact that tilting the phone a few degrees can change the colors than someone trying to watch my screen
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Well after using the phone for a week now I find the discussion about viewing angles in my perspective a non issue...
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I dunno,
I don't ever look at my phone from an angle, nor do I have people gather around my phone to watch a video. We have TV's and movie theaters for that.
I couldn't care less about viewing my phone from the side.
I agree viewing angle is not an issue on the XS. My experience having both the galaxy s2 and XS is that the screen on the XS is significantly better than the galaxy. The clarity of fonts is exceptional, and the outdoor performance in sunlight is also much better. The S2 is terrible in sunlight, and only really came into it's own watching videos in a dimly lit room.
I think this video will have a clear view on which screen is better..
http://youtu.be/L7KPTYPpOVU
Arc S and SGS 2
View angle is not too bad in XS but i not fancy whether someone sitting next to me in the meeting, reading my confidencial mgs with my girlfriend " talking about last night " better if the viewing angle are not that great
Is it ?
I dont have an issue with viewing angels.
Besides that, i don't like the oversaturation on those AMOLED screens.
Colors are just way to vibrant.
And another thing, XS is alot better viewable in sunlight.
I like the deep blacks with an AMOLED display but aside fromt that i couldn't really give a monkeys toss about viewing angles. Have to say i'm impressed by how well the Xperia S screen fares out in the open and in direct sunlight.
This XPS is such a premium device,great built/design and at last a android phone which has better Display than that retina display of iPhone,superb camera,great audio output both on speaker and headset, and i think the best UI for android phone very impressive and smooth UI and animations..
Got the Samsung GS2 and Sony Xp S. strange that i see sony S screen beets S2 in many ways, even my friends agree with me , like if amoled not that big deal after all, cos LCD still can handel it !! Nd HTC Sensation Xe screen is no mach for the xperia S!!
I think ppl should see both in real eyes not from recording via youtube !!!
try to take some sampels and post them !

Alpha have the best screen at this moment

overclockers.ru is the best screen testers an this moment because
phonearena says that this display have very good color reproduction and ideal gray and white colors
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742538
as you can see it is not so
www.overclockers.ru/lab/60510_3/Test_i_obzor_smartfona_Sony_Xperia_Z2.html#5
and overclokers everything correct tested
anandtech says that this display have ideal 6500k color temperature and superideal gray and white colors
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/S...Galaxy-S5-vs-G3-vs-One-M8-vs-iPhone-5s_id3810
as you can see it is not so
http://www.overclockers.ru/lab/63968_3/Obzor_i_testirovanie_Apple_iPhone_6.html#5
and overclokers everything correct tested
Now to the subject
Comparison in color reproduction
pink line should be as low as possible
alpha
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/10/13/2/037osnov_big.png
iphone 6
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/09/23/2/128_iphone6_big.png
lg g3
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/06/24/2/004_pict_big.png
xperia z3 compact
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/09/29/2/097_z3compact_big.png
The colored lines should be as close as possible to black line
alpha
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/10/13/2/036osnov_big.png
iphone 6
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/09/23/2/127_iphone6_big.png
lg g3
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/06/24/2/000_pict_big.png
xperia z3 compact
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/09/29/2/096_z3compact_big.png
clusters of white dots should be in a circle and as close as possible to the center point
alpha
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/10/13/2/040osnov_big.png
iphone 6
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/09/23/2/129_iphone6.png
lg g3
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/06/24/2/003_pict_big.png
xperia z3 compact
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/09/29/2/098_z3compact_big.png
blue line should be as close as possible to 6500K
alpha
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/10/13/2/038osnov_big.png
iphone 6
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/09/23/2/126_iphone6_big.png
lg g3
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/06/24/2/001_pict_big.png
xperia z3 compact
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2014/09/29/2/095_z3compact_big.png
also oled advantages:
1) no blur in menu and 60fps video (0.1 ms response time andstead 20 ms in lcd)
2) infinite contrast
3) ideal black color
4) no fall of contrast and brightness at the angle
Best screen at this moment
Haha your posts all over XDA are just hilarious! The Alphas screen is soooo of far from the best out there..... The statement makes me laugh. Have a look with you eyes instead of reading alot of biast c**p.
Thats funny 'cause I chose the Z3C over the Alpha because of the Alpha's pentile matrix screen. Text wasn't as sharp as I'd like it. I guess you have to see it in person to believe.
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Thats funny 'cause I chose the Z3C over the Alpha because of the Alpha's pentile matrix screen. Text wasn't as sharp as I'd like it. I guess you have to see it in person to believe.
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I held the alpha. At a normal distance pixels are not visible, will be visible only if you closer.
http://www.static.xperiablog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Z3-Compact-vs-Galaxy-Alpha_13.jpg
http://www.static.xperiablog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Z3-Compact-vs-Galaxy-Alpha_17.jpg
http://www.static.xperiablog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Z3-Compact-vs-Galaxy-Alpha_15.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XTTD9UEtO8o#t=110
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B795vhPHvg&feature=player_detailpage#t=1204
Even a small photo and video comparisons, you can see the difference in the reality distortion and acidity from z3c even more.
also comparison with g3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflawnPrGlc
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Haha your posts all over XDA are just hilarious! The Alphas screen is soooo of far from the best out there..... The statement makes me laugh. Have a look with you eyes instead of reading alot of biast c**p.
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Tell me what the best screen, and give me links to tests
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I held the alpha. At a normal distance pixels are not visible, will be visible only if you closer.
http://www.static.xperiablog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Z3-Compact-vs-Galaxy-Alpha_13.jpg
http://www.static.xperiablog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Z3-Compact-vs-Galaxy-Alpha_17.jpg
http://www.static.xperiablog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Z3-Compact-vs-Galaxy-Alpha_15.jpg
Even a small photo comparisons, you can see the difference in the reality distortion and acidity from z3c even more
also comparison with g3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflawnPrGlc
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I do a ton of reading. I said that Text don't show up as clear and that is something that each user has to see in person to verify since everyone's eyes aren't the same. A picture of a phone's screen isn't going to show that. If you can't see the difference, at normal distance, it doesn't mean other people can't too.
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I do a ton of reading. I said that Text don't show up as clear and that is something that each user has to see in person to verify since everyone's eyes aren't the same. A picture of a phone's screen isn't going to show that. If you can't see the difference, at normal distance, it doesn't mean other people can't too.
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Goodbye man. I have ton of proofs, you have nothing
the screen is nice im not sure why the reviewers needed a 1080p screen. i came from the nexus 5 which had a 1080p screen and the screen on this phone looks better.
I shere your opinion,I came from S.Galaxy s4 also with 1080p
screen is briljant
Not a chance. While it is a decent (at best) screen, its low resolution is exacerbated by the fact that it uses a Pentile subpixel matrix. Maybe it's colors are accurate or whatever those tests claim, but subjectively, it isn't even close to being the best screen out there, not by a long shot. My money is on the iPhone 6. Similar resolution as the Alpha, but a million times sharper.
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Not a chance. While it is a decent (at best) screen, its low resolution is exacerbated by the fact that it uses a Pentile subpixel matrix. Maybe it's colors are accurate or whatever those tests claim, but subjectively, it isn't even close to being the best screen out there, not by a long shot. My money is on the iPhone 6. Similar resolution as the Alpha, but a million times sharper.
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Agree!!
Iphone 6,not in my dreams m8 I will use Nokia 3310 rather iphone

Video playback and black bars

Hey,
I got my Galaxy Tab S3 today and to my surprise, Youtube videos and Twitch streams have black bars on top and bottom of the video. I knew the S3 had a 4:3 ratio before I purchased it, but I didn't think that it would affect video playback.
My question is if there is a way to make it show 16:9 videos without black bars at top and bottom?
You could chop off some of the stuff on the sides and convertting the video to a 4:3 format. Shouldn't have any bars that way...
I guess I just bought the wrong tab for viewing videos. The black bars is annoying as hell for me.
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Hey,
I got my Galaxy Tab S3 today and to my surprise, Youtube videos and Twitch streams have black bars on top and bottom of the video. I knew the S3 had a 4:3 ratio before I purchased it, but I didn't think that it would affect video playback.
My question is if there is a way to make it show 16:9 videos without black bars at top and bottom?
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Surely you realise it's impossible to fit a 16:9 image within a 4:3 screen without either compressing the image vertically or chopping the sides off?
Mxplayer will let you adjust the ratio to whatever you want if you wish to fill the screen.
If you want true 16:10 then the Tab S is still the best option.
Stonga said:
The black bars is annoying as hell for me.
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Try this:
* Jedi hand-wave* These are not the black bars you are looking for.
In the event of a sub-par connection to The Force, you could try watching in a sufficiently dark room to trick your mind into not seeing the black bars.
Zimus said:
Try this:
* Jedi hand-wave* These are not the black bars you are looking for.
In the event of a sub-par connection to The Force, you could try watching in a sufficiently dark room to trick your mind into not seeing the black bars.
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That didn't work.
I went with Ashyx's suggestion and found a cheap used Tab S. The screen is about the same just with 16:9 aspect ratio.
I'm only going to use it for movies/series, watching streams and Youtube. Don't need all the other fancy specs the S3 has for that.
ashyx said:
Surely you realise it's impossible to fit a 16:9 image within a 4:3 screen without either compressing the image vertically or chopping the sides off?
Mxplayer will let you adjust the ratio to whatever you want if you wish to fill the screen.
If you want true 16:10 then the Tab S is still the best option.
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I honestly didn't think it would matter. I thought it was just a matter of using a program to change the aspect ratio and resolution to go with it and it would work. Like on a PC monitor or TV. Tried that and didn't work like I thought it would.
I went with your suggestion and found myself a Tab S 10.5 for cheap. I only care about the screen and not the other specs. Only difference between the S3 and S is the aspect ratio and HDR capable. I get my HDR fix on my TV.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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I honestly didn't think it would matter. I thought it was just a matter of using a program to change the aspect ratio and resolution to go with it and it would work. Like on a PC monitor or TV. Tried that and didn't work like I thought it would.
I went with your suggestion and found myself a Tab S 10.5 for cheap. I only care about the screen and not the other specs. Only difference between the S3 and S is the aspect ratio and HDR capable. I get my HDR fix on my TV.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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Dont play the the Tab S down too much it is still a formidable device and still the best looking tablet of all the Tab S line.
ashyx said:
Dont play the the Tab S down too much it is still a formidable device and still the best looking tablet of all the Tab S line.
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Probably the best 16:9 screen of all the tablets out today as well. I take amoled over lcd any day with a tablet.
Stonga said:
That didn't work.
I went with Ashyx's suggestion and found a cheap used Tab S. The screen is about the same just with 16:9 aspect ratio.
I'm only going to use it for movies/series, watching streams and Youtube. Don't need all the other fancy specs the S3 has for that.
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The Tab S is still a great tablet, with a plethora of custom ROMs. If the battery in mine could hold a charge for more than 30min of light usage I wouldn't have upgraded to the S3
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The Tab S is still a great tablet, with a plethora of custom ROMs. If the battery in mine could hold a charge for more than 30min of light usage I wouldn't have upgraded to the S3
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This is exactly the reason I decided on the tab s3. My tab s 8.4 is a great unit plugged in, but dead within an hour or so doing anything other than playing poweramp with the screen/wifi off. It does amuse me that 16:9 content on the S3 is only a little bigger than on my 8.4, but the faster specs are nice for casting Kodi or Amazon Video content to the tele.
zetajunkie said:
This is exactly the reason I decided on the tab s3. My tab s 8.4 is a great unit plugged in, but dead within an hour or so doing anything other than playing poweramp with the screen/wifi off. It does amuse me that 16:9 content on the S3 is only a little bigger than on my 8.4, but the faster specs are nice for casting Kodi or Amazon Video content to the tele.
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You own both tabs. Is there a noticeable difference between the quality of the screens?
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You own both tabs. Is there a noticeable difference between the quality of the screens?
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I prefer the screen on my old Tab S 10.5 to the one on my Tab S3. It has a higher resolution (2560x1600 vs 2048x1536) and pixel density (288ppi vs 264ppi).
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You own both tabs. Is there a noticeable difference between the quality of the screens?
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I think they both look good. I can't say I notice the ppi difference, but I don't exactly bury my face into the screen. I prefer the 16:10 ratio and the tab s 8.4 size, but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any decent spec'd tablets currently available.
I have both now.
Side by side when playing a 60fps youtube video, the image movement is smoother on the S3 compared to the Tab S, but the black bars is gone.

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