Nice for me the playback is smooth and nice in HDR don't understand. I contacted Netflix they want a video with the problem.
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iPhone XS Max Choppy video playback on iPhone XS and XS Max.
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Nice for me the playback is smooth and nice in HDR don't understand. I contacted Netflix they want a video with the problem.
[doublepost=1537992417][/doublepost]It is a problem in XS; stuttering in playback of video in camera roll taken on another camera. It is really annoying.
The phone is getting very, very warm watching HDR video. Warmer than when it is connected to charger.
I also noticed that
lack of optimization. In the next update probably. I didn't notice this in the Netflix app
People, thanks ! But could you all read the thread before posting? The fact that YouTube now has hdr on iPhone XS has been posted several times now in this thread, so please let us get back to the issue of stuttering in Netflix and iTunes .
Good news everyone! YouTube has been updated for HDR on the Xs and Max.
Exactly the same playback on my Snapdragon 835 phone
))Hw on : plays perfect all videos, including 400mbps 4k hdr 10
Hw off: 200mbps 4k sdr plays perfect
40 Mbps 1920p hdr 10 plays perfect
60mbps 1920p hdr10 begins little stuttering
So Snapdragon 835 = A12 bionic?
Also notice the stuttering in the Vudu app which is only playing HDX (1080p). Same as iTunes videos.
I have the XS Max and noticed this the first time tonight. Not constant, but you get these tiny stutters during playback. I also notice that rewinding and watching a scene again could cause it not to stutter.
Not a XS issue... Same thing happens on my iPhone X.
EDIT: Come to think of it... I was watching Deadpool 2 in HDR via iTunes on my iPhone X and XS at the same time to compare, and neither one was getting warm. Maybe it’s a YouTube thing. But I also couldn’t notice any stuttering on the XS (my original reason for testing).
Ok, but i really don’ t get that there really is no news coverage of this issue, Nowhere.
Or people aren’ t looking at Netflix and iTunes long enough to notice, or all the people that have the same problem have faulty hardware.
I still think it can occur on every iPhone XS (MAX) and that it is something wrong with videodecoding. Sometimes I can watch 40 minutes without the issues, and then they appear and it isn’ t fixed to certain scenes.
I would personally probably never notice. I just can’t bring myself to watch an entire movie (or even TV episodes) on my phone. I save those for the big screen via Apple TV.
Yeah, that is why the problem is less isolated than people are thinking. I think the problem is in software/IOS not hardware and all xs users have the same problem, but just don’ t notice it.
I haven't had any stuttering issues watching HDR 1080 60fps on the YouTube app since the new version came out. Still having issues on Netflix, just terrible.
Since youtube works, I would assume this is could be an issue with the Netflix app? Best case scenario would be they fix it in a new release of the app OR a fix at the OS level.
using iPhone XS 256gb.
Since youtube works, I would assume this is could be an issue with the Netflix app? Best case scenario would be they fix it in a new release of the app OR a fix at the OS level.
using iPhone XS 256gb.
I think it is an issue with 24fps content on the XS and XS Max. Probably something iOS related (IMHO).
YTTV and all 60fps content on Youtube play great. Pretty much everything on iTunes, Netflix, Amazon Prime look pretty bad with the stuttering... All outputting at 24fps.
It’s similar to judder when Playing back 24fps content on a TV and not having the TV match the frame rate. Probably some sort of pulldown judder issue with the new panels/software.
Oh I know about that. OLEDs in particular can have some strobe effect, etc with 24fps content due to the nearly zero black to white response time (image persistence). I have a LG OLED that has that with 24fps content.
That isn't what I am dealing with here. It seems like the 3:2 pulldown isn't working correctly or something like that. I think it will be solved by software. But nonetheless, it is annoying right now.
No, I know what you mean, and it could be a problem with 24fps content and decoding on the xs with iOS 12, but it is not frame rate conversion judder, it is a real slow down, like the system is struggling and then it disappears, no more problems, runs smooth before it appears again.
This is quite different than a frame rate conversion problem. But it could be a problem with the decoding of 24p/hz content of iOS . Should explain why the trailers of hdr movies on iTunes run smooth(trailers run on 60p/Hz?) instead of the original movie (24hz/p) that has the stutters/slowdowns.
So : the Ozark, lost in space on Netflix, are they shot in 24p/hz?
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I really hope it is a software problem, in a week i have to decide to keep this xs max or return it. Don’ t want a swap with a refurbished one later , because of a hw defect.
LTE , WIFi , OLED, build /finish is great on this one, is practically flawless, so I really want to keep this one.