HD on the Droid X

[bigone5500]

I thought the X was supposed to have 720p HD. I recorded a video and when watched on my 1080p tv through the HDMI cable, it is sucky...what gives???

 

[Lukehluke]

Its meant to be able to take 720p, however the camera on the Droid X isn't that amazing and so it will be rubbish quality.

 

[sitlet]

Did you record the video in 720p? Are you sure the hdmi output settings are set to 720P?

 

[bigone5500]

It's all set to 720p. I don't know why Motorola would put an HD recorder in a phone that could not display HD or output HD quality...bad move on their part.

 

[fadeout]

it's still a camera phone in the end, and that's where watching it on a high res flat screen makes it look like doo doo.

 

[sitlet]

Put the video file on your computer. Open that file in MediaInfo (free program), switch to Text View, then copy the results here. That way I can see if there is something wrong with the file.

 

[bigone5500]

Put the video file on your computer. Open that file in MediaInfo (free program), switch to Text View, then copy the results here. That way I can see if there is something wrong with the file.

Here's info on a file I just recorded:

General
Complete name : C:\Users\*****\Desktop\2011-03-12_14-13-43_519.3gp
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : 3GPP Media Release 4
Codec ID : 3gp4
File size : 26.7 MiB
Duration : 22s 58ms
Overall bit rate : 10.2 Mbps
Law rating : (empty)
Released date : 0
Encoded date : UTC 2011-03-12 20:13:50
Tagged date : UTC 2011-03-12 20:13:50
Classification : (empty)

Video
ID : 2
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Simple@L3
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : 20
Duration : 22s 39ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 10 000 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 29.675 fps
Minimum frame rate : 4.975 fps
Maximum frame rate : 30.303 fps
Color space : YUV
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.366
Stream size : 26.5 MiB (99%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2011-03-12 20:13:50
Tagged date : UTC 2011-03-12 20:13:50

Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 22s 58ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Channel positions : Front: C
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 259 KiB (1%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2011-03-12 20:13:50
Tagged date : UTC 2011-03-12 20:13:50

 

[sitlet]

hmmm well the video is fine. Must be something wrong with your phone's hdmi output, or the tv.

 

[bigone5500]

The tv is an RCA 42".

 

[Usta]

A simple test is: if the video plays with a fine quality on PC, but rubbish on TV, then the problem lies with the phone's HDMI output to TV.

 

[t4ckleb0x]

Just because its high res, doesn't mean it will actually look nice. That is marketing telling consumers that mega-pixels and resolutions actually matter. I bet it looks good on your phone because it is being forced onto a 480p screen.

When you view it on your 1080 screen is it scaling?, stretching out to fit the screen? If so that is a contributing factor to why it looks bad. Try setting your TV to 720 in the menu.