4k videos (recordings/youtube)

[shmag]

2 things. i noticed that my s8 is not recording in 4k. How do i enable that or does it not record in 4k?

2nd thing is I can't play any 4k youtube videos on my cell or using the dex on my tv.

1440 is not 4k. so please don't tell me that.

[Jonathan34]

The displays in the Galaxy S8 aren't actually 4k displays, they're Quad HD+ displays so slightly off from that of 4K. If you go into your display settings and then Screen Resolution, you'll see that the setting only goes to WQHD+ which has a resolution of 2960x1440 where 4K displays are 3840x2160.

As for 4k video recording, Open up your camera app - Settings - video size and set it to UHD (which is 4K). Note that you should have a good size microSD cause 4K vids will be big in size. Hope that helps :)

[shmag]

thanks for the info. so does that mean the videos I record in 4k must be played on another unit like a laptop for me to display 4k on my t.v.. When I'm connected to my dex it won't play 4k youtube vids.

[Jonathan34]

I'm not entirely sure if Dex has 4K support for YouTube but it might for recorded videos, the YouTube application may still not be 100% dex supported so YouTube may pick up your S8s max resolution and not the Dex output. I don't have a Dex yet so I can't test it out for myself to be sure but someone with Dex like @SnowCat19 or @Jmak should chime in soon for Dex related questions. You could maybe pull up settings in Dex and maybe see if there's a display settings and the resolution to set it to 4k? Not sure if that setting exist but worth a shot to check😊

[Jonathan34]

Just looked into it and Dex does support a 4K output but I found a review on it that states it's currently locked to 1080P output 😕

[Jmak]

I am at work right now any question related to Dex you can post here. I'll get you answers as soon as I get home

[shmag]

somehow I've gone and made things worst. now my audio keeps cutting out every 2 seconds no matter if it's a video or just music. grrr. thinking this dex thing is going back. waste of money.

[shmag]

i figured it out. i had it in performance mode. i put it back to entertainment and it's fine. Go figure. I'll report this you samsung..

[Jmak]

and it does'nt support 4K yet. only 1440p
i dont have 4K display to test on so i dont know how its gonna work on that display.

[shmag]

thanks. I'll try a few things and update. much appreciated. :)