I don't watch a lot of movies on my iPhone, but for those who do, that black notch on the left on landscape mode on the X just becomes a nuisance, damn...
You’ve already watched a movie on it?! Dang....I don't watch a lot of movies on my iPhone, but for those who do, that black notch on the left on landscape mode on the X just becomes a nuisance, damn...
You’ve already watched a movie on it?! Dang....
Watching full-screen video, part of the video has always been blocked on every iPhone out there unless the aspect ratio of the screen exactly matched up with the aspect ratio of the video. Why is this only now a problem? If it bothers you, just do a double tap on the video, exactly as before and you'll still end up with a larger screen area:I can't believe full-screen videos aren't cut around the notch. So when you're watching a full-screen video, the notch is literally blocking part of the video.
I might as well respond here to a post from another thread that was just closed:
Watching full-screen video, part of the video has always been blocked on every iPhone out there unless the aspect ratio of the screen exactly matched up with the aspect ratio of the video. Why is this only now a problem? If it bothers you, just do a double tap on the video, exactly as before and you'll still end up with a larger screen area:
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And that should close this thread.I might as well respond here to a post from another thread that was just closed:
Watching full-screen video, part of the video has always been blocked on every iPhone out there unless the aspect ratio of the screen exactly matched up with the aspect ratio of the video. Why is this only now a problem? If it bothers you, just do a double tap on the video, exactly as before and you'll still end up with a larger screen area:
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Videos are 16:9 and so are the iPhone Plus models.
And that should close this thread.
All iPhones since...
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Except the iPhone has been 16:9 since the 5.
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Weirdly enough, I just posted the same thing.
What does that I have to do with it? The thread was about the notch being intrusive to video. The post I quoted showed that that is optional.
Haha, good one. Double check, I didn't say I did.![]()
Actually according to the title of the thread you did. Otherwise how could you make that claim?
That's just wow-factor marketing. Realistically, no one should be watching 16:9 movies on full screen on the X as you have picture cropped out on all 4 sides & also the notch to contend with.He watched the keynote and saw them show everyone the notch as a part of the video?
I would've thought watching movies on such a small device would ruin the movie experience.
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That's just wow-factor marketing. Realistically, no one should be watching 16:9 movies on full screen on the X as you have picture cropped out on all 4 sides & also the notch to contend with.
I can only see myself watching Youtube videos in full screen at this stage.
The iPhone X provides at least as much space for watching (even) a 16:9 video uncropped as the iPhone 8 does, doesn't it? I'm not sure I get what is supposed to be worse or why the notch specifically would be making anything worse. Who cares whether it's technically "full screen" when the display area filled with uncropped video is just as large (or larger) than on previous phones.Which makes the X functionally worse as a media player than the previous phones.
The iPhone X provides at least as much space for watching (even) a 16:9 video uncropped as the iPhone 8 does, doesn't it? I'm not sure I get what is supposed to be worse or why the notch specifically would be making anything worse. Who cares whether it's technically "full screen" when the display area filled with uncropped video is just as large (or larger) than on previous phones.
Which makes the X functionally worse as a media player than the previous phones.
Watching content at 16:9 on the X will be no different to watching the content on a 6/7/8. So how is that worse? It’s practically the same size device.
It's obviously still a physically much larger device. They could always release a Plus-sized version of the iPhone X. Me, I'm actually hoping for a version using the SE's form factor at some point...That has been pointed out to me. Guess the Plus model is just superior.
It's obviously still a physically much larger device. They could always release a Plus-sized version of the iPhone X. Me, I'm actually hoping for a version using the SE's form factor at some point...
So you'd have a black bar instead of the notch across the top, right? How does that increase the usable screen space?Look. Just take the six form factor and don't have a stupid notch. It's that easy.