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Decent Video Player

Hi All
I have searched and downloaded numerous players but all seem to have a flaw or don't work as expected. Can someone please point me in the direction of a good all round player, or a good convertor
Thanks in advance.
I am using the Hero with 2.1

Have you tried meridian player?
As for converter I recommend Super by eRightsoft.
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Hi There
Thanks for the info I will give both of them a try

rockplayer all the way.

seanhassars said:
rockplayer all the way.
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+1
No need to convert. Rockplayer will play divx.

I'm currently Trying arcmedia and its pretty bullet proof so far
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rockplayer is the best

flipside101 said:
I'm currently Trying arcmedia and its pretty bullet proof so far
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i just installed arc
it works fine but looks a bit pixelated
rockplayer instead looks beautiful

Video playback
Hi All
Thanks for all your help
After trying various players and converters I have finally found a solution that plays back smoother than a cashmere codpiece
I actually used the HTC player that is pre-installed but converted the movies with the Realplayer converter. It actually lists a few HTC phones and converts to .wmv and plays like a dream.
The only problem I have come accross is it will not show the title of the film just a snapshot, but at least the movie plays in top quality.

Rockplayer used to be my favorite, but it doesn't use your phones GPU to play higher quality movies. So if you want a video player that can play mkv files and divx WITH subtitle support that also remembers the position of every movie you play...
GET mvideoplayer
...assuming your phone has a decent GPU. I doubt it would be good for snapdragon phones... but it's better than the default Galaxy S movie player

hydralisk said:
Rockplayer used to be my favorite, but it doesn't use your phones GPU to play higher quality movies. So if you want a video player that can play mkv files and divx WITH subtitle support that also remembers the position of every movie you play...
GET mvideoplayer
...assuming your phone has a decent GPU. I doubt it would be good for snapdragon phones... but it's better than the default Galaxy S movie player
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mvideoplayer doesn't play all filletypes for me
so rockplayer for me

hydralisk said:
Rockplayer used to be my favorite, but it doesn't use your phones GPU to play higher quality movies. So if you want a video player that can play mkv files and divx WITH subtitle support that also remembers the position of every movie you play...
GET mvideoplayer
...assuming your phone has a decent GPU. I doubt it would be good for snapdragon phones... but it's better than the default Galaxy S movie player
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Yeah mvideoplayer is great, but it doesn't play mkvs on my droid 2, so I use rockplayer

Dixiesmu said:
Hi All
I have searched and downloaded numerous players but all seem to have a flaw or don't work as expected. Can someone please point me in the direction of a good all round player, or a good convertor
Thanks in advance.
I am using the Hero with 2.1
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ArcMedia video player....
Plays my HD divx files and FLV and just about every other format!

SigmunDroid said:
ArcMedia video player....
Plays my HD divx files and FLV and just about every other format!
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I can't find ArcMedia player. Seems like it is gone from the marketplace. Too bad... it looked like a winner.

Act 1 is very refined with lots of options. It will only do h264/mp4, but it does them really, really well.

Mhyst said:
I can't find ArcMedia player. Seems like it is gone from the marketplace. Too bad... it looked like a winner.
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It's there right now. But just as "arcMedia" Simple interface, but handles a variety of video containers.
market://details/?id=sns.arcMedia.playerInterface.arm6

hydralisk said:
Rockplayer used to be my favorite, but it doesn't use your phones GPU to play higher quality movies. So if you want a video player that can play mkv files and divx WITH subtitle support that also remembers the position of every movie you play...
GET mvideoplayer
...assuming your phone has a decent GPU. I doubt it would be good for snapdragon phones... but it's better than the default Galaxy S movie player
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I checked out developer's website for rockplayer specifications and came to realise that it actually supports .srt subtitles if u only put them in same folder as movie.

[Q] Best video player for xoom?

I just wonder what is the best player.
The Movie that comes with xoom cannot play several files that Archos101 can.

try vplayer

I like mobo player. Pretty nice imo.
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lrs421 said:
I like mobo player. Pretty nice imo.
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+1 , its very good imo

i use mobo and rock player

MoboPlayer, hands down

MoboPlayer and RockPlayer basically can deal with almost all types.

Moboplayer for hardware decoding, Rockplayer for software decoding and to see if files will play over network shares (it fails more gracefully)

I use Rockplayer...best i have found so far

What format do you guys rip your Vids in, I ripped a DVD down to MP4 today, the stock player just played it at warp speed and Rock player played the Video at normal speed but the sound very slowly and out of sync..

different strokes for different folks. i like bulit-in player on xoom. i think it is the best player for me. but sometimes it can't play some videos. maybe formats limited. i will convert them.
for movie lovers, a converting tool and a player is needed.

[Q] Best video player for Transformer

Hi,
I've been using trial version of Dice Player and I'm almost ready to purchase the full version. However, I just noticed 3 other players that might worth considering:
- MX Player
- PowerDVD Mobile
- VLC (free)
- Seaman Player
I'd like to take comments from people who are using these. Which one should I go for ?

I personally use Dice Player. Plays everything smoothly.
MX Player: good alternative for free, but doesn't play some 720p MKVs with crisp frames.
VLC: Very early stage, not daily-use.
Rest... I haven't tried them.

mrmrmrmr said:
Hi,
I've been using trial version of Dice Player and I'm almost ready to purchase the full version. However, I just noticed 3 other players that might worth considering:
- MX Player
- PowerDVD Mobile
- VLC (free)
- Seaman Player
I'd like to take comments from people who are using these. Which one should I go for ?
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I can't make up my mind what I like best, Dice Player or MX Video Player so I paid for both apps. The developers of each seem to be going head to head on what they can and cannot do. Both do HW playback which is what I like most about them. You wont be disappointed with Dice Player the least bit. They both seem to be the two best video players to date for Android.

thanks for your comments.
is there any experience with PowerDVD ?
that's a nice app on Windows. So why not the Android version...

Dice
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mrmrmrmr said:
thanks for your comments.
is there any experience with PowerDVD ?
that's a nice app on Windows. So why not the Android version...
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Well for one thing, PowerDVD Mobile is $20 and Dice Player and MX player are just over $5 and can play just about every video file type. So you weigh the odds. With Tegra 2 video is barely starting to break free of it's constraints so I wouldn't want to pay out the nose for a video player that might or might not play back my videos. IDK, that's just how I feel about it.
If you do wind up getting PowerDVD let us know how well it plays HW and SW video playback with multiple file types. I was reading and I didn't find if it will play .mkv files or not.

Personally, I would normally talk up Diceplayer, but after the last couple of updates, we've taken about 5 steps backwards. Whatever happened, it's gotten worse than it was before. I'm not sure what that's due to, but 720P videos no longer play as smoothly as they once did. Videos that used to play fine are now choppy and have bad audio. And these are the same videos, the only change is what version the player is running. I'd actually go back a few versions if I had made a backup of some kind.
Either way, I don't generally recommend Diceplayer anymore. I used to talk it up and down because it WAS a very good player, but things have certainly changed alot apparently.

darkhawkff said:
Personally, I would normally talk up Diceplayer, but after the last couple of updates, we've taken about 5 steps backwards. Whatever happened, it's gotten worse than it was before. I'm not sure what that's due to, but 720P videos no longer play as smoothly as they once did. Videos that used to play fine are now choppy and have bad audio. And these are the same videos, the only change is what version the player is running. I'd actually go back a few versions if I had made a backup of some kind.
Either way, I don't generally recommend Diceplayer anymore. I used to talk it up and down because it WAS a very good player, but things have certainly changed alot apparently.
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Yep very true. I have had the exact same findings. I've been talking to the developer and just sent him a 720p mkv today that used to work and now doesn't. He's testing it on his transformer to see if he can find the issue.

Power DVD is too expensive. Mobo is so far the best

Hopefully DICE player can fix it's recent bugs (he has been issuing updates like crazy anyway).
MX has mich better gui, but dice player still has much better playback. There is noticeable difference in frame drops between the two (dice being much, much better, even though both use hardware decoding).

i use vplayer and it does all videos and even allows streaming

Dice Player with tegra addon . Nothing to me is smoother.
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Moboplayer
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For me, dice player has the smoothest playback, too.

Hi,
I've tried PowerDVD mobile.
It has a very elegant GUI and nice features.
It serves music and photos in addition to videos and it also includes a DLNA player.
However, videos are not as smooth as MX Player or Dice Player.
Probably it does not support as much codecs.

bs player
i just found BS player for android its in beta right now but it works great

I wish I could get DICE player to work. Everytime I open it, it says "Sorry, this video cannot be played." I haven't even picked a video yet!

Having endless issues trying to play 720p mkv videos I have dice player, mobo player, and mx video player. When the video is smooth i get no sound and when sound works the video gets choppy during action/ fast scenes... any advice?
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I can't seem to get HW decoding to work with MX player. Is anyone using any custom kernels .. overclocking?

MX Video for me
i started with Mobo since the stock player only reads internal files. but i wanted full screen with no icons on the bottom. i tried dice trial and liked it so i bought the full version than i saw mx video and bought it too. i like both, but dice player on lets me choose (ie: /Removable/MicroSD don't even try microsd).
whereas mx video lets me add several locations that i can browse too and i get full screen. i haven't had any problems with any video incls so far.
i just wish i could connect a protable dvd player.
i also like the easy way it handles subtitles and .vob

[Q] mkv support?

All The stock samsung counterparts all play mkv files. why can't the Nexus phones play the files using the container? I don't think i had any success finding players on market.... please some one throw some light on why there is no support on our devices??

Anything wrong with Dice Player? It played most mkv files fine for me, and it supports hardware decoding for h264 encoded videos.

Also try Rock player and QQplayer
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jsriz said:
All The stock samsung counterparts all play mkv files. why can't the Nexus phones play the files using the container? I don't think i had any success finding players on market.... please some one throw some light on why there is no support on our devices??
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That's because the native divx and mkv support come from the touchwiz framework found on those skinned phones. Its not inherent in Samsung hardware. That was the thing I missed the most coming from the epic 4g to the nexus...try mx video player on the market. It works pretty well but kind of stutters out on the high def stuff. That's the best alternative I could find. Hope it helps.
From Degobah

try mx video player. should play them. it was the only one that would play 720p mkvs for me without stuttering.

Yes...Mx player is great

deadlock91 said:
try mx video player. should play them. it was the only one that would play 720p mkvs for me without stuttering.
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that's what i use. mx player has great hw rendering

Best video player?

Hey guys. I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and I think the stock video player is ****. Then again, I haven't liked stock something in a long time in any of my phones.
I'd like to know which video player is best? One that handles all known video formats beautifully and taht plays even 720p MKV files smoothly or as smooth as can be.
Do suggest paid apps as well. I haven't had a good video player in ages, so I'm ready to dish out around 5 bucks for it. I'd want VLC, though, but it's been in development for ages and seems to never see light.

What about MX Player Pro???

MoboplayerPro or Rockplayer
Be warned,rock player ain't preety, but it's a format buster,mobo has a neater ui and works around about the same.

Another vote for moboplayer. One of the main things I do on my GS2 is to watch videos. I´ve thrown a bunch of different formats and codecs and I never had any issues. It also supports subtitles.

MX Player for me. Swiping for volume/brightness/scrubbing is awesome. It also has 200% volume boost via software encoder.

i'm using MoboPlayer, Think is best
interface +
compatibility +

Another vote for moboplayer!! It's pretty good...

Mx player.
$1 gets you a reply

MXplayer for me.. I would like to get the pro version.. But I dont use credit cards..
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Try diceplayer from market.
Diceplayer is the first HW accelerated video player in Android Market.
It support 720p H.264 MKV with OGG/FLAC/AC-3/DTS audio and embedded and external subtiles.
and SMB/FTP/HTTP support.
You can play video from your PC with SMB share with external subtitle.

I use MX Player & its the best player so far, it contains every feature I want... Best & fast...

Haven't really played alot of videos on my phone for a while now, but i use VitalPlayer by Ringo.
Found it to be one of the better apps for playing video. Tried quite a few before picking that one.
Free and Paid option is avaible.

chainrulez said:
I use MX Player & its the best player so far, it contains every feature I want... Best & fast...
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Agreed

Hmm, looks like I just went and bought MX Player Pro, after all. ^^