1920 × 1080 · Amazon Signage Stick / Fire TV
- Fills the screen or black bars
- Sharp enough
- Plays on a stick, Pi or TV
- Bitrate and start time
- Brightness and contrast
- Readable from a distance
1920 × 1080 · Amazon Signage Stick / Fire TV
A photo that looks great on your laptop can get black bars, look soft or not play at all on a TV. This free screen check shows your file in a TV frame at the real screen size and checks it the way a signage player would: the aspect ratio, the resolution, the video codec, the bitrate and how quickly the video starts.
Pick the orientation, resolution and player of your screen, or let the tool turn the screen to match your file. Every check gets a clear verdict with a tip to fix it, and photos can be downloaded at the exact size of the screen.
Set the screen size and viewing distance to see how big the screen looks from the back of the room and how tall text must be to read it. Drop several files to play them in a row, like a playlist on the screen.
No. The check runs entirely in your browser: the file is read on your own device and never leaves it.
The same as the screen: 1920 by 1080 pixels for a Full HD TV in landscape, 1080 by 1920 in portrait, and 3840 by 2160 for a 4K screen. Smaller images are stretched and look soft.
MP4 with the H.264 codec, 1920 by 1080 pixels, 25 or 30 frames per second, around 8 Mbit/s. That plays smoothly on every player, from a Raspberry Pi to a smart TV.
iPhones record in H.265 (HEVC) by default, which most signage players and browsers do not support. Export it as H.264, or set the iPhone camera to "Most compatible".
Many TVs zoom in slightly and cut off the outer edge of the picture. Keep text and logos about 5% away from the edges, or set the TV picture size to "Screen fit" or "Just scan". Switch on the safe area in the tool to see the line.
Open tvpilot.app/test in the browser of the TV, stick or player. It shows the real resolution, which video formats the device plays, whether the edges are cut off and how fast its internet is.