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Embedded hd video playback

Im thinking about getting a g2x, for everyone who has one, how is hd playback, smooth or laggy? For example when u playback an embedded hd video on any website, it lags like crazy on my galaxy, same for g2x?

give me a test website and I'll test it for you

http://www.vimeo.com/21104276
If you would so kindly use dolphin, thx

Stock player works fine... However, I am oced to 1.4 ghz. Rockplayer would only play audio.
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I thought it worked great. Very nice pic. The only thing is the HTC sensation will have a 16:9 so you wont have the top and bottom black lines (I think?)

pmnuon said:
http://www.vimeo.com/21104276
If you would so kindly use dolphin, thx
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Plays absolutely smooth, audio in sync and all. I am on stock rom G2X no OC.

pmnuon said:
http://www.vimeo.com/21104276
If you would so kindly use dolphin, thx
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Sorry dont use dolphin but that link played perfect on my G2x with Meridian, I use Meridian for all media on my phone, deleted stock video player so couldnt tell you if it plays it perfect with stock player or not.

Movie format

Hi all,
What format are your movies in, when you watch them?
I'm currently using the MX Player and I also have the Dice Player installed, but wondering what format you all use out there.
thanks,
jegonzo3

I prefer using MX Player with movies in the mp4 format converted in handbrake using stringent settings for a nice compressed high quality convert. :good:

i'm using mx player watching .avi and .mkv files directly from tpb without converting them.

i use mxplayer aswell and it plays everything i throw at it , which is normally .avi and .mkv
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MX Player is great for AVI and MKV but a VLC release should be right around the corner. If it functions like the Windows version that will be what I use.

KB Smoka said:
MX Player is great for AVI and MKV but a VLC release should be right around the corner. If it functions like the Windows version that will be what I use.
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i hope so i love vlc on my laptop
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I'm using the VLC beta and its pretty good so far
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Zadeis said:
I prefer using MX Player with movies in the mp4 format converted in handbrake using stringent settings for a nice compressed high quality convert. :good:
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Would you mind sharing your settings? I don't usually have very good luck with Handbrake.

afazel said:
Would you mind sharing your settings? I don't usually have very good luck with Handbrake.
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ha ha, I asked him the same in a PM. I believe he's out of town right now, but he'll probably post them later. I tried it out last night, but really haven't viewed it yet.
Thanks guys for all the posts.

I love handbrake, especially the ability to cue multiple files. I use just the android high settings, but I don't really have any HD stuff, just DVD copies that I made from my kids DVDs.

I started with mx but it sucks that tegra 3 can't decode Dolby digital or ac3. I had a problem with some shows that had dd5.1 sound. Even in software they came out scrambled. For whatever reason dice player didn't have that problem.

VLC
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Xbmc on tf700

I know they have a Beta in the wild but I was wondering has anyone gotten this puppy to work on their infinity?

This is relevant to my interests.
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Yes. I tried it. It works - to some extent. Very confusing. Removed it until better Beta...

Svashtar said:
Yes. I tried it. It works - to some extent. Very confusing. Removed it until better Beta...
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I also installed it but it wasn't working properly...screen was flickering and my mp3 files refused to play....uninstalled until a better version is released.

I tested the 07-26-12 and the 07-30-12 with my HOX and TF700, HOX wouldn't work any more (did work with the 07-20-12 release) but TF700 works fine (as in: it plays video's choppy.. no hardware support, but music is fine)
Here are 3 links to grab different versions from:
https://www.miniand.com/forums/forums/1/topics/136
http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=847
http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=811

I've had pretty good luck with it, but have only tried a few videos. I'm not a huge fan of the touchscreen skin they include, but its a start. I think the default skin almost works better. I hope they get the keyboard shortcuts working, as that would be nice with the dock (i've long had them memorized).
It will be nice if more people come out with android/touchscreen specific skins.

criodor said:
I tested the 07-26-12 and the 07-30-12 with my HOX and TF700, HOX wouldn't work any more (did work with the 07-20-12 release) but TF700 works fine (as in: it plays video's choppy.. no hardware support, but music is fine)
Here are 3 links to grab different versions from:
https://www.miniand.com/forums/forums/1/topics/136
http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=847
http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=811
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which one would you say was more stable? Because when I tried to use it on my TF700 the screen kept flickering at the home screen of xbmc...

Atm none, they're too early in development to actually use.
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I use: xbmcapp-armeabi-v7a-debug08-29-full-neon.apk
Everyting works... All my DVD's on External HD incl menu..
Only the keyboard is doing sometime strange things... shift is not working and the cursor keys are not working correctly...
Backspace.. etc...
But this build is working like a charm to play my movies

cool ill have to try it out again. i've been using it for a long time on my HTPC. nothing beats it.

anaviel said:
I know they have a Beta in the wild but I was wondering has anyone gotten this puppy to work on their infinity?
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I did.works very well.

Xda has a thread for the nightlies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29737205
Not trying be a **** just don't know if you all know about this. The latest version works well and the re touched skin is great.

+1 the latest version works great... i streamed some 1080p movies off my pc's hdd and no hickups... im thinking about getting the hdmi to use it as a temporary htpc but im not sure if the hdmi supports 5.1 audio output
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dpk3 said:
+1 the latest version works great... i streamed some 1080p movies off my pc's hdd and no hickups... im thinking about getting the hdmi to use it as a temporary htpc but im not sure if the hdmi supports 5.1 audio output
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What is the build you have installed?
I have 2012-09-04 now... Some MKV files will now work. Lots of hickups (now i use MX Player for MKV)

Yes mkv gave me stuttering buy the files i streamed were mp4 if i remember right. Im using that version as well. They say most of the problems with the stuttering is the lack of the hw drivers...or something to that extent
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No audio on 1080p mkv files

Thats really embarrassing I can play 1080p natively but with no audio, really pathetic , so any knows what's wrong
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ray3andrei said:
Thats really embarrassing I can play 1080p natively but with no audio, really pathetic , so any knows what's wrong
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Nothing wrong but i guess your mkv have DTS audio and the internal player doesn't support it (please correct me if i'm wrong) but you can use BSplayer or Dice player as they use soft decoding for those formats.
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Pretoriano80 said:
Nothing wrong but i guess your mkv have DTS audio and the internal player doesn't support it (please correct me if i'm wrong) but you can use BSplayer or Dice player as they use soft decoding for those formats.
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I use MX player... and it still doesn't work, I'll try dice player
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Many thanks pal BS player works, dice didn't work
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ray3andrei said:
Many thanks pal BS player works, dice didn't work
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NP mate, glad it worked
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Dice needs an additional library file. I've included this solution in my apps thread a while ago, btw.

MX Player works for me if I use the S/W Decoder. I had the same problem when it was set on H/W. Now, it pays everything I've thrown at it. Too bad VLC doesn't have their act together in the Android field.

BS player works great even with HDMI
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S/W decoding is slow and bad for the battery life, AFAIK, so no reason to be stubborn with one player ;>

Hey there..
There's no working dts with any Player. I read that the problem starts with the JB-Update.
Have you found a solution?
I just want to watch Movies from GooglePlayer in HD and 5.1

Player
. mkv files with DTS audio can be played with the BS Player.

X 6 said:
. mkv files with DTS audio can be played with the BS Player.
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Used to use MX Player myself until I encountered problems with Audio in movie files. I've been a BS Player user now for many months - it's teh awesome!

alienedd said:
Used to use MX Player myself until I encountered problems with Audio in movie files. I've been a BS Player user now for many months - it's teh awesome!
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There was a Tegra3 S/W decoding bug in MXplayer. It's been fixed now. That could've been the cause.

HD Movie player recommendations?

I had VPlayer, but when I was watching a movie with 720 p or higher, the video seemed choppy not to mention some buffering going on even with the maximum buffering. Does anyone have any recommendations for a phenomenal movie player for this device? I am also concerned that the audio might lag the video by just enough that its noticeable. I don't mind forking over a few bucks as long as the app works as promised.

Try BSPlayer or Dice Player (with additional library for decoding DTS audio, see my apps thread).

Does mxplayer not work?

I loved MX Player on my TF101, but on the TF700, it wasn't to use software to decode the movies, while Dice and BSPlayer use full hardware decoding.
If MX Player supported hardware decoding on the TF700, it would be my go to player like it was on my TF101... But, it doesn't (at least not yet).
I too would recommend BS Player.
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upstandingcitizen said:
Does mxplayer not work?
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Haven't tried yet, because DICE works really well for me.

BS Player. Just get it.
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from the recommendation of all the guys here i bought bsplayer. i haven't used any other media player since. ok, it's only been four days, but still...

I use DICE player and it has been able to play everything that I throw at it, definitely recommended !
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Well thank you for the responses! I will give BS player and dice player a look and see how they compare. I wish the VPlayer would work since I already paid for it a while back but thats life I guess.

BS Player will play 1080p MKVs over wifi.

we should just creat a sticky saying that BS Player is the only player you will ever need for this device.
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There is the sticky thread on apps, but nobody likes to read when coming to the "xda-userfriendly-helpline forum", typing one question and getting others to work is so much easier

BS Player for sure. This player will play any bullsh*t you throw at it. hence the BS in the name. Okay I made that up, but it's true.

It's always good to have options, I have Dice and BS Player installed. Dice even has a nice smb function to play streamed movies over shared folders!

psych2l said:
It's always good to have options, I have Dice and BS Player installed. Dice even has a nice smb function to play streamed movies over shared folders!
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BS has that as well.

I personally think that Dice performs better and more "professional" looking than BS Player...
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psych2l said:
It's always good to have options
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Thats why i installed BS, MX and Vplayer, its free anyway !
BS is by far the one i use most because it plays all my 720p mkv movies with subtitles smoothly, with other players had some issues.
kind regards,

Can confirm that BS player can play 1080p MKV's that makes MX player stutter and freeze. Kind of expensive for the paid version, though. And less intuitive touch controls...
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ka1z0ku said:
Can confirm that BS player can play 1080p MKV's that makes MX player stutter and freeze. Kind of expensive for the paid version, though. And less intuitive touch controls...
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Confirmed. Just switch to H/W decoding in the settings. Dice should work too.
And you can just test BSPlayer Free, if you're unsure, without paying for it (with AdAway, if ads bother you). Then support the developer, if it suits your needs.

jtrosky said:
I personally think that Dice performs better and more "professional" looking than BS Player...
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Doesn't work for me here, when trying to play different mkv movie files Dice is not playing audio....with BS no problems at all...
kind regards,