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Recommended video settings for Android devices (other than Nvidia Shield)
Updated as of SPMC 16.5.5 and the 16.6 beta
SPMC runs on Android-based settops and TVs. The settings below permit you to watch content in up to 4K (2160p) resolution if you have a UHD (4K) TV. However, the GUI will be limited to 1920 × 1080 resolution.
If you have an Nvidia Shield TV, you should use these instructions for 4K GUI or these instructions for 1080 GUI instead.
These settings are intended for lower-powered devices and therefore do not make use of SPMC's HQ scalers. If you have a UHD (4K) TV, its internal upscalers may improve your video quality.
Because your content is limited to 1080p, your TV should be configured with limited range of RGB (16-235). You should be able to use both HDMI 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 ports though users have reported a few issues due to HDMI 1.4 devices.
Enable 'expert' in the settings menu. Then, make the following changes:
- adjust display refresh rate = on start / stop
- pause during refresh change = 3.0 seconds
- sync playback to display = off
- allow hardware acceleration - Mediacodec (Surface) = on
- allow hardware acceleration - Mediacodec = on
- accelerate MPEG4 = always
- accelerate h264 = always
- set GUI resolution limit = 1080
- vertical blank sync = always enabled
Videos > Playback > sync playback to display should always be set to off when using passthrough audio.
Philips and Sony TVs do not support refresh rate adjustment