[mythtv] NVidia Shield and 4K video

[Mark Spieth]

On 8/8/2018 7:20 AM, David Engel wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 07, 2018 at 03:58:04PM -0400, Peter Bennett wrote:
>> I have to admit defeat on this one. Everything I have tried results in the
>> image being doubled in width and height before being displayed, and any
>> image larger than 1920x1080 is cut off on the 3840x2160 screen. Android and
>> QT documentation are vague on the subject. The API documentation has wording
>> like "The size returned by this method does not necessarily represent the
>> actual raw size (native resolution) of the display.
>> 2. It may be scaled to provide compatibility with older applications that
>> were originally designed for smaller displays." Apparently it thinks MythTV
>> is an older application designed for smaller displays.
>>
>> At this time is it somewhat academic, as I do not believe any TV stations
>> broadcast in 4K.
> I bet there are people who have 4k, bluray rips on their backend/NAS
> and want to play them at full resolution.
>
>> I can play a 4K video and its resolution is reduced to 1920x1080. The same
>> video plays with MythTV in its full 4K resolution on Linux with vaapi and on
>> Shield through Kodi. Android Kodi can use the full resolution, I do not know
>> what their secret is.
>>
>> Kodi is not a QT application, the problem may lie in the interface between
>> QT and Android.
> I was directed to the Qt Interest Mailing List
> (http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest) today for help
> with the resume takes too long problem.  You might try posting there.
>
I'm still looking at this but have struck issues with 5.11.1 build and 
of course time. It must be possible.

Ive also noticed that my h96pro is restricted to 720p on a 4k screen 
inside myth.
This may help me figure out whats happening.
This is why the mythui looks different.

Mark