Is anyone experiencing this. I have massive amounts of overscan. Also, when HDMI is connected a 20 or so pixel high black bar is added to the the top of the bottom task bar. It also noticeably scrunches everything above it on the XOOM. It is unuseable in HDMI. I thought it was the OC Kernel so I went back to a stock kernel and it still doesnt work. I tried two seperate hdmi cables, I am now at a loss. Please help.
I have not used a dock as I don't have one.
The problem is not with the Xoom, but with your TV. Plasma TV's especially like to overscan so that the picture can be panned around to prevent burn in.
On my 60in Pioneer Elite, I had to change a few settings for the signal to display 1-1. I had to change the input to 'PC mode', and then change the 'Orbiter' to a different value (Orbiter is the automatic panning I mentioned).
Good Luck with your TV's settings. Some cheaper LCD's also overscan, which doesn't make sense because LCD's do not have burn in problems like plasma's.
rquellet said:
The problem is not with the Xoom, but with your TV. Plasma TV's especially like to overscan so that the picture can be panned around to prevent burn in.
On my 60in Pioneer Elite, I had to change a few settings for the signal to display 1-1. I had to change the input to 'PC mode', and then change the 'Orbiter' to a different value (Orbiter is the automatic panning I mentioned).
Good Luck with your TV's settings. Some cheaper LCD's also overscan, which doesn't make sense because LCD's do not have burn in problems like plasma's.
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Panny has a menu setting where you can set 1:1 pixel mode, but it has to detect a 1080p signal.
I forgot to mention that I have never had this problem prior to the xoom with many sources. I have a vizio and can't seem to find any overscan settings. there is one setting that seems to be autoadjusting to the xoom but i cant tweak it to work, only look slightly better. As the xoom is being altered that leads me to think the xoom is to blame. since It's getting squished on the XOOM.
EDIT: It now decided to stop working altogether.. other sources, xbox 360, htpc, file server PC, blu-ray player and AVR receiver are all working. I have read about people who couldn't work HDMI over the xoom. This is the first time I have ever had this problem. On the same TV the evo works flawlessly.
mine looks perfect no overscan but sometimes if you let the orentation change it messes up.
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I do not believe the issue to be with the Xoom. I've tried HDMI with different displays, different sizes, and the results are not always equal.
For example, on one older Insignia 19" LCD display with built-in HD tuner, I noticed that several pixels are cut off on the bottom and top. On a different LCD, a 24" Acer, the image displays perfectly. On a 40.5" Sony LCD, I had the same issue as with the Insignia, pixels cut off on the top and bottom.
I could try this on several other HD displays I've got around here, but I'll bet the image issue will be hit and miss.
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I forgot to mention that I have never had this problem prior to the xoom with many sources. I have a vizio and can't seem to find any overscan settings. there is one setting that seems to be autoadjusting to the xoom but i cant tweak it to work, only look slightly better. As the xoom is being altered that leads me to think the xoom is to blame. since It's getting squished on the XOOM.
EDIT: It now decided to stop working altogether.. other sources, xbox 360, htpc, file server PC, blu-ray player and AVR receiver are all working. I have read about people who couldn't work HDMI over the xoom. This is the first time I have ever had this problem. On the same TV the evo works flawlessly.
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Not to sound like a ****, but it's your TV. Vizio is an economy brand and they know that the vast majority of people will be happy with overscanning or never know about it. Next time buy a better TV. This problem is just a classic example of economics when it comes to TV's.
I bet if you hooked an iPad 2 to this TV - or heck a PC over HDMI - you would have the same problem. Please do not blame/bash the Xoom for this.
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I don't think its his TV, I have a panasonic plasma and it overscans. When ln the home screen the google search. Button is cut off a bit on the left. The right is also cut off too. When I plug in my macbook it doesn't do this, so I'm leaning towards a xoom issue...
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bguzmanz2 said:
I don't think its his TV, I have a panasonic plasma and it overscans. When ln the home screen the google search. Button is cut off a bit on the left. The right is also cut off too. When I plug in my macbook it doesn't do this, so I'm leaning towards a xoom issue...
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Do you plug your MacBook in through HDMI or VGA? A lot of TV's have a PC Input over VGA that does not overscan. I have never seen a plasma that does not overscan on HDMI(by default). This is done so the image can be panned around slowly to prevent screen burn in as I mentioned previously.
Just got my HDMI cable and I'm having the same problem with overscan. I do have a cheapie LCD (max res 1024x768) but I don't have this issue with my PS3 or HTPC. I'm betting that's because I've got the HTPC setup with a 1024x768 res and the TV autodetects the PS3 at 720. I believe the Xoom is having this issue because of the 1024x800 resolution.
OK so after all that, I'm convinced this is a TV issue and I can't see any way to change this in the TV options. Is there any app/fix/hack available to get this working?
Edit: Just had a thought... has anyone tried changing the resolution on the Xoom with the LCD Density Changer app? I don't have root but if that works then the list of reasons I should root just got longer.
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Vizio makes bad a$$ T.v.'s I have a 60" Samsung and a 47"Vizio and side by side are almost of equal picture quality.
The only problem I have ever had with the Vizio is with component in - pictures went very green - and I really think it was a problem with the actual device(wii).
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Not to sound like a ****, but...
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Well yeah, ya do.
I've got a Samsung LED tv and it still does the overscan, has nothing to do with the quality of the tv. And I as well have a Vizio in my bedroom, love the thing, worth every penny. Maybe someone can make an app that'll scale the hdmi out correctly...heres to wishing...
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I've got a Samsung LED tv and it still does the overscan, has nothing to do with the quality of the tv. And I as well have a Vizio in my bedroom, love the thing, worth every penny. Maybe someone can make an app that'll scale the hdmi out correctly...heres to wishing...
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Are you rooted? If so can you try LCD Density Changer? I have no idea if it'll work but it's the only app I can think off that may change the Xoom's screen resolution.
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Are you rooted? If so can you try LCD Density Changer? I have no idea if it'll work but it's the only app I can think off that may change the Xoom's screen resolution.
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Tried, doesn't do anything for me... :-(
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The black menu bar on the bottom rising is not an error. It is intentional so the picture outputted is a perfect 720p mirror. All the Xooms do this. As for the stretching this does not happen for me. You can see this in action on my own display below if you wish.
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The black menu bar on the bottom rising is not an error. It is intentional so the picture outputted is a perfect 720p mirror. All the Xooms do this. As for the stretching this does not happen for me. You can see this in action on my own display below if you wish.
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Didn't know this thread was still going. I know what you are talking about, the display on the XOOM squeezes to attain 1280x720... but it still was overscanning on the TV so I was talking about two seperate issues.
I have the same issue when testing on two samsung LED screens and a Sony bravia lcd. I read on the moto forums that this is an issue with the device not syncing correctly to certain tvs but the last post was end of march saying we were waiting on the update from motorola.
It sort of sucks because it is a good hunk of the screen cut off
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I have the same issue when testing on two samsung LED screens and a Sony bravia lcd. I read on the moto forums that this is an issue with the device not syncing correctly to certain tvs but the last post was end of march saying we were waiting on the update from motorola.
It sort of sucks because it is a good hunk of the screen cut off
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Any chance you could provide a link to the moto thread?
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https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/351168
There is also a lot of info and testing done there
Hey!
I really hope that this haven´t been asked already...I haven´t found an answer yet. Tell me, is there any possibility to get a digitizer working on this touchpad? I do not have any knowledge about the technical requirements for these active pens...
Y dont you just get a ipad pen type of pen?
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Hey!
I really hope that this haven´t been asked already...I haven´t found an answer yet. Tell me, is there any possibility to get a digitizer working on this touchpad? I do not have any knowledge about the technical requirements for these active pens...
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Do you mean a capacitive stylus? The screen is capacitive so only a capacitive stylus will work. Just check out ebay. Any stylus that works with an ipad, transformer, or iconia will work on the touchpad.
If you are thinking of something more like a Wacom tablet type 'active' digitizer, then no, they cannot work with a standard (capacitive only) device. They operate using a radio frequency system which has to be present both on the pen and on the tablet itself.
The bonus is improved accuracy and sensitivity for the device, the drawback being cost, a *screenless* wacom tablet using that technology is already a hundred dollars or more, and to combine it with a screen wacom charges a thousand dollars handily.
HTC has a compromise of a sort with the flyer tablet, but again thats a two part system, part of it is in the pen and part is engineered into the tablet itself.
Thats´what I meant (an active digitizer)...okay, thank you all for your help!!! In this case I have to find out, if such a capacitive pen runs well, but I´ve heard that the are not that good...
Thanks!
(Not sure if this is the right place to ask)
I have an old Nexus One. Yesterday I teared it down.
I want to know is that possible to use the LCD display and the camera somehow on the Pi
I tried to google but hard to find useful information. It sounds like I need some display controller board - is there any for Nexus One's? The port on it looks strange to me...
Thanks!
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(Not sure if this is the right place to ask)
I have an old Nexus One. Yesterday I teared it down.
I want to know is that possible to use the LCD display and the camera somehow on the Pi
I tried to google but hard to find useful information. It sounds like I need some display controller board - is there any for Nexus One's? The port on it looks strange to me...
Thanks!
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You would need to figure out how to interface the two and you would need custom kernel modules.
Only with superior soldering skills and serious knowledge of linux and hardware etcetera.
Hi guys! I need some help with hardware.
I've serached in the forum topics about it, but didn't find. So, my last hope is to post here and wait some light.
I'm looking for a form of adapt the conector of the lcd screen of my broken Razr HD(xt925) into a conector that allows me to conect the phone to a generic lcd screen without the touch. I don't know if it's possible, but worths a shot.
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Hi guys! I need some help with hardware.
I've serached in the forum topics about it, but didn't find. So, my last hope is to post here and wait some light.
I'm looking for a form of adapt the conector of the lcd screen of my broken Razr HD(xt925) into a conector that allows me to conect the phone to a generic lcd screen without the touch. I don't know if it's possible, but worths a shot.
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HI there!
Looks like the razor xt925 does support HDMI out You will need an HDMI cable with a standard Type A connector at one end and the Type D connector at the other (note that although it is visually similar, this is not compatible with micro-USB). Turn off the TV and the phone, connect the cable and then switch on your TV. Use your TV remote to switch to the HDMI channel, and then make sure your phone is switched on, the screen is on and the device unlocked. You should be good to go!
Cheers!
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Good luck!
Hi all, my wife cracked and broke the screen on her pixel 4a. For a while it worked fine, and then one day the screen just would not turn on any more.
You can tell the phone boots up because if I connect it to a PC it did recognize it's a pixel4a, and when you touch the fingerprint sensor on the back it vibrates.
I tried a usbc hub and connected HDMI and a mouse to the hub but can't get anything to display on the TV. (Tested these on my OnePlus 9 confirmed working there) On the OnePlus I immediately see a lock screen on the TV and can use the mouse to interact but with the pixel I get nothing.
Is there any other way into the phone?
I'm really not sure it's worth the $140-$200 repair costs especially when a refurb costs similar.
I thought about the pixel6a trade up program but I don't know if it will qualify (requirements were a bit unclear )
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Hi all, my wife cracked and broke the screen on her pixel 4a. For a while it worked fine, and then one day the screen just would not turn on any more.
You can tell the phone boots up because if I connect it to a PC it did recognize it's a pixel4a, and when you touch the fingerprint sensor on the back it vibrates.
I tried a usbc hub and connected HDMI and a mouse to the hub but can't get anything to display on the TV. (Tested these on my OnePlus 9 confirmed working there) On the OnePlus I immediately see a lock screen on the TV and can use the mouse to interact but with the pixel I get nothing.
Is there any other way into the phone?
I'm really not sure it's worth the $140-$200 repair costs especially when a refurb costs similar.
I thought about the pixel6a trade up program but I don't know if it will qualify (requirements were a bit unclear )
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There is no way inside other than removing the screen and replacing it, they are a bit tricky I have done several of them , the big expense is the screen, they are not cheap, I get mine from China where they cost about 50 - 100 less then the U.S , and your right it would not qualify for the full 300 trade in though u may get something, You could try selling it on eBay hoping who ever bought it would do a factory reset once repaired, or if it is google locked even a reset won't unlock it the pin needs to be given before setup can begin.
Darn that's what I was afraid of. I wonder why the usbC to HDMI doesn't work on the pixel but does work on my OnePlus
ltk6260 said:
Darn that's what I was afraid of. I wonder why the usbC to HDMI doesn't work on the pixel but does work on my OnePlus
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I read somewhere that Google are pushing their streaming through Chromecast. By blocking all your other options, they give you no choice but to do it their way. I have also read that the hardware is physically capable, just blocked in the firmware.
Gah that's such a shame. usbc to a hub is such a cool/useful utility function to have.
found this, but looks like only specific docks work and would have had to install the app previously https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2865484?hl=en
hammered58 said:
I get mine from China where they cost about 50 - 100 less then the U.S
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Can you please provided a link to the supplier you bought from? I broke my screen and I'm back on my Pixel 2 XL last used about 2 1/2 years ago which is working surprisingly well so I'm not in a hurry to get the new screen.
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Can you please provided a link to the supplier you bought from? I broke my screen and I'm back on my Pixel 2 XL last used about 2 1/2 years ago which is working surprisingly well so I'm not in a hurry to get the new screen.
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Yes the company is ali express, lots of screens, I actually have purchased the blemished screens which are perfectly good enough for me,
Thanks for the info. I've bought parts on Ali Express - I'll check out the Pixel 4a 4G screens on there. Is the blemish a dead pixel? I'm good with that.
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Yes the company is ali express, lots of screens, I actually have purchased the blemished screens which are perfectly good enough for me,
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Didn't notice blemished ones for sale and this new one that appears to be "OEM" (or close enough) was $71. I also found a coupon for new Ali Express purchasers so I got another 10 percent off.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805015947644.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.62901c2ce2CayF&algo_pvid=65e4dfea-cfa8-4304-bd57-4d7804a61096&algo_exp_id=65e4dfea-cfa8-4304-bd57-4d7804a61096-0&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21CAD%21248.37%2199.35%21%21%21%21%21%40211bf04a16847644372762663d07a0%2112000032133795938%21sea%21US%212631249338&curPageLogUid=GgFKBSed0rzk