720p Auto resolution switch on Shield?

[lightsout 156]

Saw this in the change notes for the recent Shield update.

 

"Adds additional refresh rates for 720p resolutions for apps supporting refresh rate switching"

 

Any idea when this will make it to emby?

Edited August 16, 2019 by lightsout

[ebr 16169]

It should already be there.

 

The app queries the display for all available modes and will choose the best one for the media being played.

[lightsout 156]

It should already be there.

 

The app queries the display for all available modes and will choose the best one for the media being played.

I will have to do some more testing, but when I play 720p media my tv shows 1080p60?

[lightsout 156]

It should already be there.

 

The app queries the display for all available modes and will choose the best one for the media being played.

I think I figured it out. If the video is 720p60 it will send it to the display. If the video is 720p24 it will change it to 1080p24. Kodi doesn't exhibit this behavior. 

[ebr 16169]

I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to achieve here.  If your display is 1080 why do you want us sending 720 to it?  

[lightsout 156]

I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to achieve here.  If your display is 1080 why do you want us sending 720 to it?  

My display is 2160p. It is commonly understood that the upscaling on the Shield is poor compared to most TV's. So instead of the Shield doing the upscaling the TV is handling that.

 

This is the whole point of allowing the resolution to change is it not?

[ebr 16169]

It is commonly understood that the upscaling on the Shield is poor compared to most TV's. 

 

I would say that may be "commonly thought" to be the case but I'm not sure I've ever seen any proof of that.

 

However, we'll take a look at what needs to be done in the app.

 

Thanks.

[lightsout 156]

I would say that may be "commonly thought" to be the case but I'm not sure I've ever seen any proof of that.

 

However, we'll take a look at what needs to be done in the app.

 

Thanks.

Thank you sir. I agree things just get passed around and taken as truth. But it does seem to be a pretty common agreement that the 

Shield has weaker picture quality than other devices.

 

I have yet to see empirical evidence to back this up myself.