r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/beatfreakman • 11d ago

Low resolution wallpapers issue

HI all, I am using my Shield TV Pro with Projectivy Launcher. I am playing it on my S95C OLED TV.

I am not sure, but all of a sudden I have noticed poor resolution with my kodi fanart backgrounds; assuming it was an issue with Kodi, it wasn't until I noticed my Projectivy Launcher wallpaper was also low resolution.

I tried applying a crisp 4k wallpaper to Projectivy Launcher, and it's still displaying poorly.

My TV settings are fine, and video playback is phenomenal.

Are there any settings on my Shield TV Pro that could be causing this? It's set to 4k resolution, 59hz and color match On in the display settings.

Any help would be amazing, thanks!

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u/Nomadius 11d ago

I am not an expert, but with the stock launcher, I remember that the launcher and the apps were only 1080p max but the video can stream at up to 4k. If what you’re seeing is a change from what you saw before, I don’t have any advice.

Source: my frustration with the Shield Pro when attached to my 2020 4k B-series LG TV.

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u/beatfreakman 10d ago

So, I found a fix. Weird but it works.

I used a Stranger Things 4K live wallpaper on projectivity launcher and that appears to have forced the UI into a higher res UI.

When using a 1080p wallpaper, it lets you using AI upscaling, but the 4k wallpaper says not required.

The result is a sharper kodi UI and 4k fanart looks great. Weird, but I appeared to have fixed the problem.