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kracker160

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just curious what exactly effects the picture qualities of movies on phones is it the screen resolution? would a net flix movie look more sharp on our phones compared to a galaxy s2 since we have a higher screen resolution?
 
only if the source material is better.

if you are watching a widescreen STANDARD RESOLUTION video, it will look better on a 480x854 screen since that is 1:1 pixel native to the video file.

if you watch that same file on a qHD screen, it has to be stretched to fit and youll notice some pixelation/blurryness

the best way to watch movies on our phone is to have a high quality encoding at 960x540. but thats rare.

netflix, I believe, streams videos at 480p so you wont really be using your phones screen to its full effect
 
damn, is there anyway to convert movie files into a higher resolution so that we can get a sharper picture??? also is there a way to stream at a higher resolution on netflix?
 
sorry another stupid question. would games be sharper as well? or does the resolution only affect the interface of the phone; like just the menu or looking at texts??
 
kracker160 said:
sorry another stupid question. would games be sharper as well? or does the resolution only affect the interface of the phone; like just the menu or looking at texts??
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you cannot convert a movie to a higher resolution. its the same as playing back a file on a higher res screen, its still blurry. you have to get good source material like I said. you cant take something bad and make it good.


and yes games look GREAT. the higher resolution really helps hide the jagged edges of 3D graphics.
 
kracker160 said:
damn, is there anyway to convert movie files into a higher resolution so that we can get a sharper picture??? also is there a way to stream at a higher resolution on netflix?
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netflix has an option on the web page for your account that allows you to adjust the stream quality. You can try the highest resolution and see if that helps. I find the medium setting works great for me and streams without lag.
 
rickh4c said:
netflix has an option on the web page for your account that allows you to adjust the stream quality. You can try the highest resolution and see if that helps. I find the medium setting works great for me and streams without lag.
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all depends on your bandwidth.

if you have 4+MB/s wifi you should be able to stream 720p content, which looks REALLY nice on the EVOs screen.

I wouldn't try streaming on 4G even though in good signal you can get 10+Mb/s Too easy to hit the cap and risk your data being slowed for the rest of the month.

I used to stream 480p on 3G but that was on my old Optimus V before the caps were introduced.


best bet is wifi but if you don't have at least 4 megabits down, youll only get SD res.

I have 2.5MB/s wifi at home and watching HD content is impossible. so sad. :(
 
imabitfighty said:
all depends on your bandwidth.

if you have 4+MB/s wifi you should be able to stream 720p content, which looks REALLY nice on the EVOs screen.

I wouldn't try streaming on 4G even though in good signal you can get 10+Mb/s Too easy to hit the cap and risk your data being slowed for the rest of the month.

I used to stream 480p on 3G but that was on my old Optimus V before the caps were introduced.


best bet is wifi but if you don't have at least 4 megabits down, youll only get SD res.

I have 2.5MB/s wifi at home and watching HD content is impossible. so sad. :(
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Try Diceplayer I was able to play "scene releases" 720p movies and 1080p TV shows. I could not test 1080p movies because of the fat32 file system limit.
 
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