diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenrecord/RecordingService.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenrecord/RecordingService.java
index d3ccbeb0afb16..77c3ad971ef0f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenrecord/RecordingService.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/screenrecord/RecordingService.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import android.content.ContentValues;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
-import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
 import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager;
 import android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay;
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Size;
 import android.view.Surface;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.android.systemui.R;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class RecordingService extends Service {
     private static final String ACTION_DELETE = "com.android.systemui.screenrecord.DELETE";
 
     private static final int TOTAL_NUM_TRACKS = 1;
-    private static final int VIDEO_BIT_RATE = 6000000;
+    private static final int VIDEO_BIT_RATE = 10000000;
     private static final int VIDEO_FRAME_RATE = 30;
     private static final int AUDIO_BIT_RATE = 16;
     private static final int AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE = 44100;
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ public class RecordingService extends Service {
             mMediaRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
 
             // Set up video
-            DisplayMetrics metrics = getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
+            DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
+            WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);
+            wm.getDefaultDisplay().getRealMetrics(metrics);
             int screenWidth = metrics.widthPixels;
             int screenHeight = metrics.heightPixels;
             mMediaRecorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.H264);