“Image Quality. I just bought a Lightning AV Adapter. The quality of the image coming out of my Samsung HDTV with the HDMI connection is not very good for the movies but very good for the pictures. What could be the issues? Thanks”
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If you get your movies from a decent site example like Netflix you should not have a problem viewing the movie in a decent quality. And if you do it's your cellular connection. I used to have that problem for the first two minutes of watching a movie then it becomes clear because of the cellular service
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The problem could be your connection. If you are streaming to your iDevice via WiFi, the quality of the WiFi signal could be part of the problem. If you are streaming via a cellular connection, the quality of the cellular signal could impact the image quality as well for movies, which typically are compressed when they are sent to the device via streaming, and then uncompressed once the content gets to the device. Since photos are not streamed but rather stored locally on the device or local network, they will not have the same image quality issues. For movies stored locally on your iDevice, it could be the movie file itself, especially if you "ripped" the movie from a hardcopy that you own. You may need to rip it again and tinker with the settings in your program to make sure that you are getting a full resolution copy of the movie from the media to the movie file. Another explanation could be the adapter itself. Some Internet sites have deconstructed the adapter and report that the adapter contains a small processor that helps move the information via the Lightning connector to the HDMI device on the other end (like your Samsung TV). But the Lightning port does not have the ability to output raw HDMI so the signal is compressed and then uncompressed on the otherside by the HDMI device--or at least it should. This can result in artifacts and lower quality resolution, thus lowering picture quality. Also, sites report that the adapter cannot output "true" HD at 1080p, but rather approximates it at lower resolution. Check out www.cultofmac.com/218192/apples-lightning-digital-av-adapter-has-an-incredible-secret/ for more on this. So, in summary, there probably is not much that you can do.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This depends on the Quality of the movie that is on your phone. Depending on the movie; the file should be at least 3GB AND 1080P for your desired viewing preference. If you used a program to format the movie for your Apple product; check the resolution output of the conversion. This could be compressing the file size; thus reducing the image Quality.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you are streaming a movie could be poor connection (service). Try pausing movie to let it load more. When i first start a movie on netflix it starts out poor then gets better usually within a minute or two though.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Quality of video varies from source to source. For example: Netflix does not always output to 1080p. Try putting a 1080p video in your videos through iTunes and check the quality that way.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.how are you streaming? You're using an iPhone 5 I'm assuming. Do you have good data reception in your area? Are you streaming through Netflix? Sometimes, it takes 10 minutes for the movies to become clear when you're watching movies.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Could be the HDMI cord.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Had this problem at first. Turned out to be I was using a generic hdmi cable. Upgraded to gold (bought at best buy also) and all problems went away. Good luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It could be the movie ur watching is not HD since it's just a regular HDMI
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It's the videos you're watching. Try finding them in HD. I have a 46" and 32" Samsung and what I stream looks amazing.
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