Hi all dear friends. My budget is around 300 USD
I am finding a smart phone with those capabilities:
- Long Battery Life (the most important) -required
- Input Chinese by Handwriting (it should have touchscreen) -required
- Playing Youtube video well
- having Radio
- GPS / Wifi - required
- Listen music (can sync to my itune library)
- Watching movie (divx type- which I don't need to convert. Just copy and watch). I always watch DivX movies (file size=600MB~2GB) with srt subtitles. And I hope my phone can do it too.
Please help me to find a suitable and economical phone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I spent some time over the weekend trying out various ways to stream movies, specifically ripped BluRays, to my Android phone (EVO) and tablet (Galaxy Tab 7") when I'm outside my home. I thought folks looking to do something similar might appreciate a list of what's available, as in all my searching I didn't come across one.
So here are my thoughts on each with Windows based desktop server software in blue, and Android client in green when from a different source:
VLC server to VLC Direct and VLC Stream and Convert - $4-5
Best quality, seek!, streamed subtitles!, VLC & clients buggy, no security (should be used with VPN), complex setup.
Splashtop Remote Desktop- $5
A remote desktop app promoted as a way to stream video. I set my laptop to 1024*768 and tried various videos, including Netflix and Hulu, and video quality was tolerable. (MUCH better than LogMeIn Ignition, or the VNC/RDP apps I use.) A little cumbersome to use if you just want to watch video, but it's as flexible as the desktop computer you are controlling. I'd be interested in hearing how CrazyRemote compares, as that includes "joystick" controls. - For the $1 sale price, I'll be running this off my laptop for NetFlix and Hulu.
Plex - $5
Soso video quality, easy to set up, included posters with movie data and such, by far the nicest interface. If video quality improves, they'll be the one to beat.
PlayOn - $5 / month for "Premium Services" like Netflix and Hulu, $0 To stream local videos
Similar to Plex without the movie posters and such, but includes Hulu and NetFlix. Unfortunately video and sound wouldn't stay synched.
RemotePotato to Remote Media Center - $0
Set up was tolerable, video quality is acceptable, seek!, big wins on having a very nice desktop silverlight web player and some integration with Windows Media Center. If the (separately developed) Android client continues to improve, and/or they stream from my WMC TV tuners, Netflix, etc, I'd be in love. - This is the one I'm sticking with for now because I like the option of streaming to desktop OR Android, depending where I am at the moment.
Subsonic - $Donation of an amount you choose for video streaming. Audio only is free.
Similar to RemotePotato, but more complex to set up, better security, but browser based FLV playback had soso video quality. RemotePotato was just easier. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968774
TVersity - $0
Seemed complicated and I didn't want to re-encode anything, so after installing I just yanked it without testing. Other folks have had good luck with it though! - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6085651
PS3Mediaserver - $0
Another one that I didn't test because it seemed complicated. Again worth mentioning because other folks have had good luck with it though! - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898796
Other Android server/app solutions seemingly based off of VLC - $Varies
AndroStream - Server wouldn't install (on two Win7x64 systems)
MyTVStation - Server installed as Admin, but couldn't connect to it. (Dev replied via email that he's working on it.)
Video Source - I tested using a 40GB MKV file ripped directly from BluRay without recompression, including English subtitles and both HD and stereo sound tracks. - As I am NOT willing to spend hours/days/weeks transcoding my BluRay collection to the native resolution(s) of my mobile devices (or to re-transcode them when the devices are replaced) I specifically wanted to include in my testing on the fly transcoding capabilities. (Avatar in this case)
Connection Speed - I tested using WiFi at home, WiFi at another location across town (but with the same ISP) and WiMax at a location which tested as 6Mb down. (My home upstream is 5Mb, and the remote WiFi and WiMax results were comparable, because the streams were all set to around 1-2.5Mb.)
DLNA is interesting stuff, and bears investigating, especially for playback FROM Android to a TV without wires. Normally it will not stream outside of your local network, but I'm thinking of trying it via VPN, as my Galaxy Tab includes a native player.
I realize the reviews are brief and very subjective, and my requirements and testing won't match many peoples. That said, I still thought folks might appreciate just having a nice big list to refer to, with hopefully some good comments on other people's experiences, to save them some time digging around.
After a long weekend of fiddling, I'm using Splashtop for Netflix (not available on my Tab yet) and Hulu, and RemotePotato w/ the Remote Media Center app for my movies and recorded TV.
There also looks to be some development happening with Media Portal plug-ins for Android that could be quite promising for 2.3+ devices in a few months. If things pan out...you'll load your media one time into the server, and be able to watch it on any device, be it iOS, Windows, or Android.
Hi Guys
I am quite old with Smart phone ( I am now using a SE P990i). I have done many thing with my 4-year old P990i and now I want to change the new cell phone
Absolutely, I prefer ANDROID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My preferred tasks the new phone should perform well are as follow:
- Long baterry life for listerning music ( I use to listen music everyday)
- GPS navigation
- Handwriting (it must have touchscreen) to study Chinese
- Good Video Player (very important): Can play DIVX, MP4 etc. with subtitle. I always watch movie on PC (1~3 GB DivX or MP4 or DVDRIP types). I hate to convert these video files. Just want to copy and play it on my new Phone
- Radio
-Can play game like Angry Bird! (but I am not a gamer)
- Not too heavy( because I use to running 2~3km per day. SO I can use it to listen music or radio
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Does anyone can give me suggestion????
My budget is around 350 USD
Thank you very much!!!!!!
The Keoli team is glad to announce that Keoli TV is now available for UK.
So, what is keoli TV ?
Keoli TV is an application that provides access to the entire TV guide for Freeview, Freesat, Sky channels, … and that from any Android device. Indeed, we have over 400 channels available in the DATA base !!!
The application is easy to use with a smart UI, has many usefull features, and runs very fast.
That will be the perfect answer for all of you who get confused with the large number of channels, spending most your time flicking from channel to channel to find something interresting to watch.
Main features of Keoli TV (v2.1.557):
- Running TV programs ("now" Tab)
The +: The TV program progress in time is shown with a progress bar.
- TV guide for the early evening, 2nd part of the evening and late evening. ("Tonight" Tab)
The +: With the swipe (Slide to the left) you can have a quick look at the evening planed TV programs.
- More than 400 TV channels available !
The +: Customize your list of commercial supplied channels (Tsky, freesat, freeview)
Others features :
- Consult the summary, casting, director of each TV program.
- Ability to customize your TV listing.
- Filter programs by genre (Sport, Movie, Magazine ...)
- Consult the channel's TV programs for 6 days ahead.
- Interact with facebook and publish your opinion on a TV program on your wall.
- Ability to move the application on the SD card (Android 2.2)
It's nice, it's free, it's all yours ;-)
keoliteam said:
The Keoli team is glad to announce that Keoli TV is now available for UK.
So, what is keoli TV ?
Keoli TV is an application that provides access to the entire TV guide for Freeview, Freesat, Sky channels, … and that from any Android device. Indeed, we have over 400 channels available in the DATA base !!!
The application is easy to use with a smart UI, has many usefull features, and runs very fast.
That will be the perfect answer for all of you who get confused with the large number of channels, spending most your time flicking from channel to channel to find something interresting to watch.
Main features of Keoli TV (v2.1.557):
- Running TV programs ("now" Tab)
The +: The TV program progress in time is shown with a progress bar.
- TV guide for the early evening, 2nd part of the evening and late evening. ("Tonight" Tab)
The +: With the swipe (Slide to the left) you can have a quick look at the evening planed TV programs.
- More than 400 TV channels available !
The +: Customize your list of commercial supplied channels (Tsky, freesat, freeview)
Others features :
- Consult the summary, casting, director of each TV program.
- Ability to customize your TV listing.
- Filter programs by genre (Sport, Movie, Magazine ...)
- Consult the channel's TV programs for 6 days ahead.
- Interact with facebook and publish your opinion on a TV program on your wall.
- Ability to move the application on the SD card (Android 2.2)
It's nice, it's free, it's all yours
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but you can only download it if you're in the UK wtf???? Is it a state secret to know what the British are watching on their telly???
So, can anyone side download it for me .... pleazzzze
Cheers
ZIDOO X9 support hdmi in 1080p record(pvr),4k & H.265 hardware decoding,a great 3D UI,
CPU: MSTAR MSO9180D1R UP TO 1.5GHZ (Cortex-A9)
GPU: 8 cores Mali450
Android 4.4.2 Kitkat OS, Built in Google Play Store
2GB DDR3 RAM and 8GB emmc Storage
Great wifi signals;
Support Dual band wifi 2.4G & 5.8G (wifi module is MT7632)
Support HDMI IN
Support Bluetooth 4.0 version
Support 4K*2K and H265(HEVC) UHD video(4K and H265 hardware decodiing)
Support DTSHD MASTER,TRUEHD 7.1 passthrough
Build in XBMC ZIDOO version, support dolby dts hardware decodiing, also can play 4K, RMVB, Blueray ISO, BDMV,MKV file without any problem;
Support HDMI IN DVR(PVR)
A great launcher, file manager,music player,videoplayer, Album,based on OPENGL 2.0
The following is from KODI forum:
So I received my X9 today and these are my first initial impressions:
The box:
The build quality is very good. No flimsy plastic, but a well build aluminum uni-body. It breaths quality
Good reception for 2.4 and 5ghz Wifi
A nice little VFD, but way too bright. It needs a software option to be dimmed (VFDservice)
The software (X9 UI):
Finally a good attempt to integrate various Android-apps into a user friendly launcher. Definitely aimed for the western user. No frills, but nice and minimalistic. I've used many android boxes and sticks, but they almost all lack a good launcher (just stock android) or are very Asian orientated (no disrespect intended). The Zidoo X9 really distinguishes itself from the competition with this UI!
It has a few (cosmetic) translation errors
For those who are new at media-boxes, it is easy to work with (a very good WAF). No need to use the underlying Android-OS (4.4.2)
For those that are more experienced, it needs to be more configurable (see suggestions)
The software (others):
It comes Pre-Rooted! Very nice! User can access the whole file system with SSH or ADB. All settings needed to install third party apps are set (use unknown sources, usb debugging, etc)
Could not use Google Play initially (with Google account enabled). It says "Check your connection and try again". Installed Aptoide and updated Google Play
The built-in explorer is divided in sections (music, video, image) which scans local memory, attached usb devices or SDcards. The file chooser that follows could be less colorful in my opinion and could make better use of screen availability. Its color settings, font-size and column-width should be adjusted by the user. The fourth File option can make use of all local media or network shares. The context menu, however is still in Chinese
The mediaplayer does a good job. Tested only mkv's though. Fast skipping forward and backwards. Reads external .str files by default, but I learned if a fiddle with the subtitle settlings, I sometimes can't display them anymore. Also the fontsize could be thicker and use a shadow backdrop instead of a red frame.
It has some translation errors (cancle instead of cancel)
The Music Player initially looks nice but has no filter whatsoever in the playlist. It flattens all music files found and shows no filtering in artists, albums etc..............A non-usable app
The Image viewer has some nice transitions, but its media-scanner scans hidden files and folders and the shows numerous thumbnails created by third party apps like XBMC. Also the app crashes a lot
The Game player opens with featured Air Mouse Games. That's a little strange because the remote only has 4 directional mouse steering and no gyroscope (at least I could not get it to use as an air mouse). Did not test games but I presume they run well given the hardware
Finally XBMC. After all, it's the de facto multimedia player. Being a looooong time XBMC user, this HAD to run smooth. And it does. The remote runs swiftly through the menus with no delay whatsoever, but is can use a better button remapping. Multimedia content is added swiftly with the use of content scrapers en consequently played very smooth. (using on a LAN). I’ve only tested HD .mkv content. I’m no video purist and don’t watch 3D content, which in my opinion is a hype soon to be forgotten……….at least with glasses.
I’ve also installed the latest Kodi RC3 and initially noticed no differences in playback or CPU use. I did notice it was not possible to use Audio Passtrough
Suggestions:
System
Standby/Sleep support. The system cannot go to sleep. The android system setting does have a sleep mode but it only dims the screen. The X9 UI only has a screensaver. It must be physically made possible on a device like this. Your average android tablet/phone also can.
Dim the VFD
Add "cifs.ko" (+ support libs) to the kernel for mounting Samba shares at boot. With these present all Android apps can use network shares, not just the ones that support it
Interface
The X9 UI should be more configurable (for the advanced user)
- Theme the main tiles. The UI has theme possibilities but only changes the background. A dark background should also incorporate darkened tiles (grey scales, for instance). A brighter background could have more colorful tiles (like they are now)
- Disable the edit (+) button. Show only when needed
- Sort apps in the submenus
- The possibility to start an app immediately from the main tile (like the Google play tile) instead of showing a sub menu
Better/thicker/more colorful highlight frame in webbrowser. It's sometimes really difficult to find the cursor position
Change the mousepointer into a "normal" one. Get rid of the ugly little hand
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Is there some discount for xda members?
Zidoo x9 (as a media extender) with Ceton Infinitv 6
I'm trying to find out if it's possible to use the Ceton Infintv 6 on a Windows 7 Professional PC and then use Zidoo x9 (Android Box) or Pipo x7 (Windows 8.1) to access the live channels as well as stream recorded content.
Anyone with any info would be greatly appreciated.
enahsak said:
I'm trying to find out if it's possible to use the Ceton Infintv 6 on a Windows 7 Professional PC and then use Zidoo x9 (Android Box) or Pipo x7 (Windows 8.1) to access the live channels as well as stream recorded content.
Anyone with any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Sounds crazy. InfiniTV 6 ETH supports CableCARD and connects to any U.S. cable system to receive all SD and HD digital cable channels without needing a set-top box.
Hi there. me too heve this fast and great box.
I just wonder if there is a way to build a loop recorder on the HDMI port. A Timeshift.
Exist yet the recorder and the Zidoo developers release the recorder app code.
Do you think someone could create a timeshift app for this machine?
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