Guys, i got a color rendering problem with my zidoo x6. The tv and x6 connected via hdmi cable. Sometimes the screen blinks and a video (or menu) looks like this for couple a minutes. Does anyone know what the problem is?
Phillips tv's are known for causing color problems on Android tv boxes. Time to get a non Phillips tv. In the mean time you can type this into a terminal app to fix the color. Must be rooted. To see all the values type cat /sys/class/display/display0.HDMI/color Then apply it with eg. echo mode=1 > /sys/class/display/display0.HDMI/color and change to something not 'auto'
cobra78, thank you for reply. Can it be fixed by installing a new firmware? Hmm.. I`ll test it and say if it be any effect.
I have same problem with two televisions, a Sony and a Samsung. I don't know how to fix the problem and I'm thinking of returning the box
I read your post but my device isn't rooted. I'll try as soon as possible (this afternoon) and I'll tell you the result. However, I tried to change the settings in the menu> Settings> Display> HDMI> and I set 1980p 60 htz, without results Thank you EDIT (15/02/2016: Hi, I rooted the device and I tried to follow the instructions but does not work. I tried to edit the file named "color" but I can't change the values shown in your post as it does not present
In the x-6 box i have there is no such directory like ...display/display0.HDMI/ instead the directory .../display/HDMI/ exist so to solve the problem the next command should be executed echo mode=1 > /sys/class/display/HDMI/color This schould solve the problem.
To summarize, I suppose that the file "color" is in the folder /sys/class/display/HDMI/ if present, it contains some string and relevant value with a syntax like "variable=number" or "variable=string" (without the "") to try to solve "that" problem, the value of the variable "mode" should be set to "1", modifying it if present or adding it inserting a new line with this string "mode=1" (without the "") Is it correct?
Have to set it with command in terminal app as root user. Since it's a kernel file, you can't just edit it. Different values 0 - Auto (default) 1 RGB 255 Color 2 RGB 235 Color 3 YUV 4 YUV different Auto color setting doesn't work on all tv's and might set it to some YUV color mode some Phillips or Samsung tv's don't support, RGB color is supported on most tv's cat /sys/class/display/HDMI/color shows all the values
Very clear. So could Zidoo add a Setting option to set this value? Or is not a good idea? For whom that don't want X6 rooted...
They can make a kernel with a default value. But for tv's that don't have a color problem, those people will get a purple,green startup screen but afterwards it's fine. So for people that don't have a problem at the moment it might introduce a color problem for the first few seconds when booting up.
I found a way to automatically switch the HDMI color-mode to 1 (RGB-mode) at start-up. I added a line at the end of the file /system/bin/smb.sh echo mode=1> /sys/class/display/HDMI/color Maybe is not really the proper place to put this line in, but it works fine. This way you get in fact a defualt value for color
Thanks .... I'm testing your solution, that is for me the easier, and now the device works fine. work in progress
Hi: try this version. http://forum.zidoo.tv/index.php?threads/new-special-firmware-v1-0-33-for-philps-tv.1206/