[FEATURE REQUEST] - Implement the Resolution Switching API

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Apparently, since Android Marshmallow there’s an Android API to force the player to switch output resolution to match the source stream.

This is IMPORTANT for the Nvidia Shield and other Android TV add-on boxes. These (usually) don’t do anywhere near as good a job of upscaling to 4K as the display itself. Without the resolution switch, the Shield does the upscaling to 4K and you get a much worse picture.

You already do the refresh rate switch - if Plex implemented the resolution switch as well, it would make a lot of Shield users very happy!

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+1 for this.

SPMC already support this. That’s why I’m using the Plex addon for kodi/SPMC more than the “native” android tv client.

And color space switching would be nice too. I think it’s available on Oreo.

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Thanks for taking the time to give us your feedback, this is on my list of wants as well and should be available in the future!

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+1 hopefully this is still a planned feature

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Any update on this???

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Please support this. This is pretty much the only thing preventing the Android TV app from being the perfect player.

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Yes please, I have much better methods for upscaling to 4K than the Shield.

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If they can make this work, I will be trying to figure out how to get my Shield to boot directly into Plex…because I wouldn’t need anything else.

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Something like this will you to do just what you are wanting in regards to booting directly into Plex.

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This is awesome! Thank you! Now I am ready for when they finally get resolution switching.

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Yep my TV has a better upscaling than the shield so +1 for this.

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+1

Only feature missing from the Plex App on the Nvidia ShieldTV for it to be perfect for myself.

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Spread the word…WE NEED MORE VOTES!

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+1 +1 +1
Other devices are already doing this.

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Another request for resolution switching. MrMC and Kodi allow for this already. Now waiting for plex to implement.

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