iPhone X Change notch in settings for full screen video?

[filbertmm]

So my biggest hang up for the iPhoneX right now is that dumb notch on the top. I get why it's there, but when they showed the horizontal full screen video in the demo and that was sticking into it, I think I experienced OCD for the first time.

Do you guys anticipate, or have you heard about, the ability to change your screen settings so that video ends before the bump? Or do you think this'll be an Apple knows best situation where they don't allow you to change that without jailbreaking.

 

[jamesarm97]

First thing I noticed and thought it would be very distracting while watching movies. Even on the apple website on the Wonder Woman video it has the notch and the video extends to that area so technically you will be missing part (albeit small) part of the video. I hope it is optional.

 

[708692]

100% agree with you. This is the reason I will not buy the X.
A simple settings option to restrict apps to a rectangle without going into the 'ears' and I would buy it without hesitation.

 

[spooky23]

100% agree with you. This is the reason I will not buy the X.
A simple settings option to restrict apps to a rectangle without going into the 'ears' and I would buy it without hesitation.

It's also my main gripe. I don't get how they can look at it and think it's okay. Maybe I'm over-reacting. Sleep on it, watch some impression videos etc, might feel different, but still seems wrong.

 

[708692]

My eyes cannot stop looking at it. Even the demo game - one of the buttons was cut off by the notch. I had to pause the live stream as I was putting my head in my hands.

 

[Starfyre]

This notch is too retarded, someone over there at the display room at the auditorium has to actually show this to us... I can't believe no one is even trying it out! These reviewers are clearly not detail oriented.

 

[pmau]

Same opinion here. And what about speaker quality?
The iPhone 8/8Plus has improved speakers. No word on the X.

 

[nathanjbrown]

I am concerned about this, too, but hear me out: The iPhone X features a 2436 x 1125 pixel display. Assuming 16 x 9 video content (or a 1.78 aspect ratio), then 16 x 9 on a display with 1125 vertical lines of resolution would be approximately 2000 horizontal lines of resolution (leaving 436 horizontal pixels that could - in theory - be reserved for that notch). It's worth noting that the iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8 and 8 Plus all feature precisely 16 x 9 display resolutions. So...Fingers crossed that the notch won't extend into my next iPhone X viewing of Wonder Woman.

 

[dojoman]

So dumb for Apple to leave the notch in. They claimed HDR Dolby Vision on the phone but ugly notch in the way no cinema spec can take away the notch.

 

[yanki01]

I don't like it either, never liked it when the leaks started coming out. if i don't get used to it, it's going back and i'll grab a 7 Plus.

 

[bryanc28]

We'll have to live wth next year having the top notch as well.

 

[nathanjbrown]

Regarding my comment above, I mocked this up. It's approximate, but within a few pixels of scale...

[doublepost=1505252546][/doublepost]BTW: The "infinite blacks" OLED provides makes this even more feasible. If scaled as above, I don't think the vertical letterboxing will be too distracting.

 

[Starfyre]

I want to see hands on video showing what this looks like. I don't want to see no mockups.

 

[nathanjbrown]

I want to see hands on video showing what this looks like. I don't want to see no mockups.

I was just thinking the same thing...

 

[mds1256]

Looks like native resolution will keep it out of the notch!


I've took a screenshot from iPhone X playing a youtube video:

Then I double tapped it to expand:

 

[Starfyre]

Looks like native resolution will keep it out of the notch!


I've took a screenshot from iPhone X playing a youtube video:

Then I double tapped it to expand:

You took a screenshot... how? Is this using XCode's iPhone Simulator?

 

[NovemberWhiskey]

wat is apple thinking

 

[mds1256]

You took a screenshot... how? Is this using XCode Simulator?

Yeah in Xcode Simulator

 

[Rum_Becker]

What is the aspect ratio of the display? is it 16:9 with the notch?

 

[Starfyre]

Yeah in Xcode Simulator

Okay, not so bad, but still... in your screenshot, there looks to be clearly some space to the left of the video where the video could fill the space while maintaining a rectangular shape. For the iPhone X to not take advantage of that seems kinda silly to me...

 

[pdxmatts]

I want to see hands on video showing what this looks like. I don't want to see no mockups.

I'm with you. Can't find any hands on actually testing out video playback. Ugh! Just this one in game mode

 

[mds1256]

the notch doesn't really bother me, the home indicator at the bottom when you are browsing the internet or using an app really get to me....
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I'm with you. Can't find any hands on actually testing out video playback. Ugh! Just this one in game mode

See my screenshot above for how the videos are rendered

 

[nathanjbrown]

As I stated above (and illustrated in that Wonder Woman image), HD/4K content is natively 16x9 (1.78 aspect ratio). The iPhone X display is far from that aspect ratio. To be clear, the screenshots mds1256 provided above show native aspect ratio vs. scaled (double tap) aspect ratio (neither of which are native resolution, but that doesn't really matter too much).
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What is the aspect ratio of the display? is it 16:9 with the notch?

2.1653~

 

[mds1256]

Photos are also rendered fine in both landscape and portrait (no notch):

[doublepost=1505253596][/doublepost]Its the home indicator at the bottom, it looks terrible (wish you could turn this off as its on all of the time in apps and web browsing but not when viewing full screen content):

 

[Rum_Becker]

As I stated above (and illustrated in that Wonder Woman image), HD/4K content is natively 16x9 (1.78 aspect ratio). The iPhone X display is far from that aspect ratio. To be clear, the screenshots mds1256 provided above show native aspect ratio vs. scaled (double tap) aspect ratio (neither of which are native resolution, but that doesn't really matter too much).
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2.1653~

In that case, for most video content the notch will not be a factor. Besides being ugly, the notch should not really affect much.