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wesk05 · 2016-08-31, 06:12

Amazon FireTV 2 will not display photos with correct black levels. It constricts RGB 0-255 to RGB 16-235. RGB 0,0,0 will become 16,16,16 RGB 255,255,255 will become RGB 235,235,235. FireTV 2 only outputs in RGB Limited color space.

You will be better off with a nVIDIA Shield. The Shield's output can be set to RGB Full for 4K 23.976Hz and in some cases for 4K 50/60Hz also. It depends on the connected display.

Elf_of_Lothlorien · 2016-08-31, 07:04

Wesk,

thank you for the warning! Many don't know how tone mapping really works. Photos often come in sRGB which not only defines the primary stimuli
(triangle in CIE-xy diagram) but also defines a non static gamma correction procedure wich 90% of all softwares ignore while scaling
(see this example: link). The amazon box is even worse...

Is the shield available without the game controller and a normal remote control? (Not a smartphone remote app, I don't have one and probably never will...)

the elf

wesk05 · (This post was last modified: 2016-08-31, 18:09 by wesk05.)

(2016-08-31, 07:04)Elf_of_Lothlorien Wrote: Is the shield available without the game controller and a normal remote control? (Not a smartphone remote app, I don't have one and probably never will...

Sadly, not. it is only available with the game controller. Occasionally, it is sold with a free remote. Apparently, there is a new Shield coming out soon. If you are in no hurry, you may want to wait for this new model which might be cheaper. I am not sure how soon it will be available in your country.

Elf_of_Lothlorien · 2016-09-03, 12:28

Thanx. No I'm not in a hurry. I just can't believe, that I need 250 Eur Hardware for the simple task to view photos in 4k, propper order and and without zoom/pan/blank/fuck effects. It is so simple. Maybe I save the money, add some more and try to find a new notebook with HDMI 2.0 output. I need a new one any way.
Coming back to the amazon box: it that behaviour of missing black and white with Kodi only or is it a general hardware limit that no app can overcome?

Elf_of_Lothlorien · 2016-09-18, 12:19

SOLVED.
Hey folks,

a friend of mine came up with the BeeLink. It has 4k (and even a bit more) and runs Win10.
For half the price of the shield I can run "real" software, not only apps which is quite a difference.
It offers one USB3.0 for a fast memory stick.
ExifPro2.1 performs very well as a slideshow due to preloading images.
What I learned: there is no smart TV. There is TV. Forget smart. Buy some external box according
to your taste.
Again thanks for your help.