OK so I rented a movie from the Market. First I tried to play it back on my Viewsonic GTab and I get the "movie playback not supported on rooted devices (error 49)" OK no worries, I swapped the HDMI from my GTab to my TF and then the movie will start and I get no video from the actual movie frame from within the Video app although I can see all other information around the frame. I choose full screen and then a TV full of nothing. Well this sucks... I plugged in the Xoom and I am able to finally watch my movie on the big screen. Not real impressed with the Market movie (Video rental) app dictating what devices are allowed to playback my PAID rentals or the HDMI output issue on the TF. I'm lucky I have several options here or I would have been out a few dollars... WTF Google?
You got 3 tabs wow....
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So how did playback look on the transformer was it all choppy or anything. I was thinking about renting your highness HD but I don't wanna spend 5 bucks on a movie that's choppy
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Why in the world would you want to rent movies on market?
I think to watch movies on a rooted device, all you need to do is rename the su executable to mu, then rename it back after you watch the movie.
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Why in the world would you want to rent movies on market?
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I dunno... because we can?
Exactly I am sitting in front of my perfectly capable 46 inch high def Samsung bigscreen and can order HD movies and yet here I sit watching a movie on my 10 inch tablet. Its because I can! Lol
If you really want to rent a movie on your TF, give mspot movies a shot.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mspot.android.moviesClub&feature=search_result
I don't know if they do HD movies; I haven't paid to rent anything. I have only checked out the free of the week to make sure it works, and it does. It has a nice tablet interface, and the rentals are cheaper than google in many cases. You can also buy rental bundles, which makes it even cheaper.
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Where do you watch them? (Sites)
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Where do you watch them? (Sites)
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There are several threads here in General and Themes and Apps that talk about this.
I don't know of any reliable site that lets you stream movies on our gTabs at the moment (that doesn't mean one doesn't exist). I rip movies and move them to my gTab to watch. I also use my iPad/iPhone to watch NetFlix streaming movies (they have announced they will release a NetFlix app for Android soon).
Try using search and you will see this issue has been around for a while.
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Epixhd.com works. Uses Flash I think. It's included w some cable Co. services, e.g., Cox.
Jim
androidvideo.net has movies and TV shows. You used to be able to just go to the site and watch but the admin says people were stealing the content. Now you have to sign up for a free or premium paid account.
Yeah i rip my dvds too but looking to watch at hotel and a week long stay can be lots of dvds
what you use to rip your dvds?
I use dvd fab.
+1 for DVD Fab. It is by far the most full featured and easy to use movie ripping tool.
I watch on justin tv. Its really not on demand but sometimes there are some good movies.
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+1 for DVD Fab. It is by far the most full featured and easy to use movie ripping tool.
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What version??? DVD Copy 8.0.6.8??? Also, they offer the GTab configuration or that is something that you have to do on your own?
Thanks
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What version??? DVD Copy 8.0.6.8??? Also, they offer the GTab configuration or that is something that you have to do on your own?
Thanks
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I'm using the latest version (I don't remember what it is as the app auto-updates). I rip all of my movies as xvid avi files resulting in movie files sizes between 400 MB to 1.2 GB depending on length of the movie or tv episode I rip.
They have profiles for different video format outputs already built in to the app and you have the ability to create your own custom format profiles as well. The full app with all of the options is pretty expensive in my opinion but you can find it from 3rd-party sellers for way less.
The quality of the resulting video for me looks fine on the gTab but don't expect it to look good if you have a dock and are using the HDMI out to view it on your big television (it will look pretty bad).
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I'm using the latest version (I don't remember what it is as the app auto-updates). I rip all of my movies as xvid avi files resulting in movie files sizes between 400 MB to 1.2 GB depending on length of the movie or tv episode I rip.
They have profiles for different video format outputs already built in to the app and you have the ability to create your own custom format profiles as well. The full app with all of the options is pretty expensive in my opinion but you can find it from 3rd-party sellers for way less.
The quality of the resulting video for me looks fine on the gTab but don't expect it to look good if you have a dock and are using the HDMI out to view it on your big television (it will look pretty bad).
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I need it for my kid’s movies - so I am not looking to use the HDMI or the docking station.
Yes, I noticed is kind of pricey – when you said third party you mean Google it to find it cheaper?
And as far of the format I am looking something really easy to use like plug and play without many configurations to set. Is this something like that?
handbrake works really well for ripping movies as well and is free.
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handbrake works really well for ripping movies as well and is free.
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Handbrake does not work for me - I don't know if is because I have a 64 computer or what.
I have reinstalled 3 times and I always get an error with any DVD that I tried.
Just navigate on over to either of these sites and enjoy, they work beautifully on my Gtab running Vegan Beta 5
www.surfthechannel.com
www.ch131.com
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Handbrake does not work for me - I don't know if is because I have a 64 computer or what.
I have reinstalled 3 times and I always get an error with any DVD that I tried.
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I think I bought my copy of DVDFab from a company called Tarzan Media for like $30 with lifetime upgrades.
Here's the link: Click Here
great price for lifetime updates!!
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I think I bought my copy of DVDFab from a company called Tarzan Media for like $30 with lifetime upgrades.
Here's the link: Click Here
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sjmoreno thanks for the info I am going to buy it right now, just one more question. What configuration you use for the GTab?
Here's my favorite so far. Some old school cartoon series and older shows but full lengh good movies too. Looks like it was set up by the same people as Hulu but actually works.
crackle.com
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Just navigate on over to either of these sites and enjoy, they work beautifully on my Gtab running Vegan Beta 5
www.surfthechannel.com
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All require xVid codec...
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I just ordered the G2x - despite tomorrow being Thanksgiving I am being told it should arrive tomorrow with overnight shipping. Woo!
I'm wondering if anyone uses this phone to stream .mkv video to an hdmi receiver/tv? What app would you recommend for doing this and how does the G2x handle streaming 1080p?
This phone is free with a new 2 year contract or additional line until the 25th. I'm adding a kid's account and decided I deserve an early upgrade. =]
I use this. I haven't tried 1080p .mkv, but 720p .mkv and 1080p .mp4 work great on my G2x.
Thanks! The first comment on the page mentions it doesn't like mkv - I tried it probably 6 months ago and had the same problem. Maybe I'll get better results with 2 1ghz cores.
I'll give it another go when I get the phone.
Bsplayer has wifi/network access built in, and does great on 720p ac3 which other players have had trouble with.
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Thanks, checking it out.
On another note, any replacement HD camera for AOSP 2.3.x? The android camera sucks. =(
I use a combination of apps myself....
To start the actual stream, I use "UPnPlay" which hooks into the DLNA service from Windows Media Player, so you have to set that up on the computer end... UPnPlay doesn't actually display the video however. For that, it loads an external video player of your choice. I use "MX Video Player" because it has a Tegra hardware plugin that does hardware video accelleration. Works perfectly for me.
I am a iPhone user who is going to make the switch. I had an lg nitro, which I took back. One of the things that I thought was odd with the android market is that you can't rent HD movies like I can in ITunes . Will I be able to rent HD movies from Google Play or will I have to rip from Blu ray and resize and put on the phone?
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I am a iPhone user who is going to make the switch. I had an lg nitro, which I took back. One of the things that I thought was odd with the android market is that you can't rent HD movies like I can in ITunes . Will I be able to rent HD movies from Google Play or will I have to rip from Blu ray and resize and put on the phone?
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1. Welcome to XDA / Android
2. I'm pretty sure you can some how but I lack the android device to check lol. on a palm Pre waiting to go back to android with the One X lol
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I am a iPhone user who is going to make the switch. I had an lg nitro, which I took back. One of the things that I thought was odd with the android market is that you can't rent HD movies like I can in ITunes . Will I be able to rent HD movies from Google Play or will I have to rip from Blu ray and resize and put on the phone?
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Some, but they cost more. You're best off ripping from Blu Ray or DVD and compressing to under 4 GB to watch it. All video formats should be supported without issue, especially with MX Video Player.
Yes, there is a hard limit of 4 GB as a result of formatting the internal user storage as FAT32 for USB Mass Storage support. The only other option is exFAT which isn't compatible with many OSes, or ext4 which is likely to be unsupported.
I'm trying to decide between the TF300 & TF700. I'm definitely going to watch a lot of videos (it's my primary purpose for buying a table). I'm hoping someone could help me out with something. This would be my first tablet.
On my Windows Desktop, I have a 27" monitor and my resolution is also 1980x1200. 1080p stuff looks great. But, when I play a 720p video in full screen mode, there is a very noticeable loss in clarity.
I also have a portable blu-ray player (10.1" display; 1024x600 res.). It downscales both 1080p & 720p videos. However, reducing the video's size doesn't appear to affect the quality. It still looks awesome.
Two questions:
1. Since the TF700 has a 1980x1200 display, does anyone know if there would be a noticeable quality loss when upscaling a 720p so that it fits on the entire display?
2. On the TF700, would it be possible to temporarily change the settings to a lower resolution when I want to watch a 720p video (something like 1280x800)?
I can see a difference while watching the same series episode in 720p and in 1080p on my Infinity, but I notice it much more on my 21,5" LCD. Anyway, the difference is not huge, I still intend to download mainly 720p movies, but you should probably see it yourself, as these things tend to be very user-dependent. Just go to some store with the Infinity on the shelf and try 1) watching YouTube videos in 720p and 1080p, 2) take microSD card with you, install BSPlayer Free and try watching some .mkv files prepared in advance (hope they won't bite you for that or won't cover the slot). You can format the card in exFAT.
And no, you can not change the resolution on your Infinity, it's just not how things work here.
What video apps are you using? Playing mkvs with Google Video Player and MX Player I have perfect picture but no audio, while using VLC I have audio but the video is spoiled, at least at 1080p...
Its strange... many of my 720p mkv´s wont play anymore on my tf700 with dice-player.
On my tf201... no probs.
For me... the picture looks better - the colors are much better now, but i see a differnce due to the upscaling between the Full-HD and the native res. of the TF201 when watching HD-Videos (720p).
Try BSPlayer Free, guys. Just remember to use H/W rendering (it has its own engine).
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d14b0ll0s said:
Try BSPlayer Free, guys. Just remember to use H/W rendering (it has its own engine).
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whats the diff. between the free and paid version?
Can i access my nas-server over smb/ftp etc. on it?
THX
Don't know, read the description in Google Play.
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whats the diff. between the free and paid version?
Can i access my nas-server over smb/ftp etc. on it?
THX
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You can access your nas either way free or paid, paid just gets rid of the annoying ads.
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You can access your nas either way free or paid, paid just gets rid of the annoying ads.
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So should AdAway.
Try this with diceplayer 2.0.8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769799
Hello,
I'm new on this forum, so I will shortly introduce myself: My name is Ruben, I live in the Netherlands and I just bought a TF300t a week ago. Please, excuse me if I make some grammar mistakes.
I've got this weird problem: when I am watching my (downloaded) anime series, I sometimes get a blurry screen. This is mostly with dark colors, but sometimes with light colors too. There is no sign of any laggs. The "blurry pixels" just come and go. This might help you:
Using: MX player
Playing: HD anime (720p/1080p)
When does it occur: In H/W+ and H/W decoder enabled.
Let me tell you this, when I'm using S/W decoder, it's perfect. No blurry pixels but the problem then is that it is lagging.
I've tried a few other players, but neither of them worked. Just some little differences.
I've tried to change some settings in the MX player, but nothing worked out for me, unfortunately.
Watch the thumbnails for some examples.
I hope you can help me with this. It's very unfortunate I can't fully enjoy the HD-feeling on my new tablet.
It's certainly the video itself.. Possibly A bad conversion.
Definitely nothing to do with the tf300. Try other video players, like VLC and check if there's still the blurry pixels you say.
If it still persists, it's the video which is the guilty
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It's certainly the video itself.. Possibly A bad conversion.
Definitely nothing to do with the tf300. Try other video players, like VLC and check if there's still the blurry pixels you say.
If it still persists, it's the video which is the guilty
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Well, it's with almost every video. Sw decoder works fibe. Is there a sollution for the lagg with sw decoder?
I am going to try VLC now.
VLC is working horrible. Cant even play a video. It's the beta in the Play Store.
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VLC is working horrible. Cant even play a video. It's the beta in the Play Store.
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Try bs player mate it plays every thing for me, but when you get those blurry parts rewind the movie back to before it happens and if happens exactly the same every time its the video if it changes then it the player
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Try bs player mate it plays every thing for me, but when you get those blurry parts rewind the movie back to before it happens and if happens exactly the same every time its the video if it changes then it the player
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Both Bs player and Mx player show the same problems. EXACTLY the same. So the blurry parts come exactly the same time, every time. So you are saying it's the video, if this is the case? So what can I do? Download better quality, or lower quality? It's pretty sad, because I download the episodes when they just aired so I can watch them immediatly. It's always very good quality (720p or 1080p) and perfect on my desktop and for everybody else who are downloading the same torrent, but not for my tablet? I don't get why it's the video...
If the S/W decoder worked without laggs I would be satisfied already... Too bad it laggs. It doesn't show these blurry parts.
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Both Bs player and Mx player show the same problems. EXACTLY the same. So the blurry parts come exactly the same time, every time. So you are saying it's the video, if this is the case? So what can I do? Download better quality, or lower quality? It's pretty sad, because I download the episodes when they just aired so I can watch them immediatly. It's always very good quality (720p or 1080p) and perfect on my desktop and for everybody else who are downloading the same torrent, but not for my tablet? I don't get why it's the video...
If the S/W decoder worked without laggs I would be satisfied already... Too bad it laggs. It doesn't show these blurry parts.
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I would say bigger is better (unless your streaming mate) ive had a few episodes of some programs that are 45 mins long and are 4GB in size and they play perfect,
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I would say bigger is better (unless your streaming mate) ive had a few episodes of some programs that are 45 mins long and are 4GB in size and they play perfect,
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I just sent you a private message. I'm not sure if you received it. My " sent folder " keeps telling me I didnt't sent anything to anyone.
I just tried 480p and the same video doesn't get blurry with 480p. But you can't possibly say I can't watch 1080p or even 720p with this tablet. Even my desktop which is way worse than the specs of this tablet can play 1080p anime series.
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I just tried 480p and the same video doesn't get blurry with 480p. But you can't possibly say I can't watch 1080p or even 720p with this tablet. Even my desktop which is way worse than the specs of this tablet can play 1080p anime series.
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Try the hd anime files on a computer. I'm also certain it's the video file and not your device.
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Try the hd anime files on a computer. I'm also certain it's the video file and not your device.
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Nope, my desktop plays it smoothly. Strange, isn´t it? :s
Robgee789 tried the same video's on the same tablet as me, and didn't get this problem. It's so strange.
I just downloaded a non-anime movie: Harry.Potter.And.The.Deathly.Hallows.Part.2.2011.BluRay.720p.H26
It didn't show any signs of blurry frames in H/W+ decoder. So I guess it's only my anime video's. But then again, Robgee789's same tablet doesn't have any problems with this.
Is it my tablet, or some settings?
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Harry Potter was a MP4 file, all of my anime series are .MKV
But, I tried a 720p .MKV movie (also Harry Potter) and everything went fine too. I'm not sure, but the resolution of this video says 1280 x 544 (so not 720p??) and my anime series say 1280 x 720. But then also I got one anime serie which I can play without problems (720p, 1280x720) while other series with the same 720p, 1280x720 resolution are blurry. And I'm talking about .MKV files. So where lies the difference?
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Robgee789 tried the same video's on the same tablet as me, and didn't get this problem. It's so strange.
I just downloaded a non-anime movie: Harry.Potter.And.The.Deathly.Hallows.Part.2.2011.BluRay.720p.H26
It didn't show any signs of blurry frames in H/W+ decoder. So I guess it's only my anime video's. But then again, Robgee789's same tablet doesn't have any problems with this.
Is it my tablet, or some settings?
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Harry Potter was a MP4 file, all of my anime series are .MKV
But, I tried a 720p .MKV movie (also Harry Potter) and everything went fine too. I'm not sure, but the resolution of this video says 1280 x 544 (so not 720p??) and my anime series say 1280 x 720. But then also I got one anime serie which I can play without problems (720p, 1280x720) while other series with the same 720p, 1280x720 resolution are blurry. And I'm talking about .MKV files. So where lies the difference?
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It could be and most likely is the render that was used. If other formats are not giving issues my money is on it being the video file. I've already watched non HD movies and had the pixel faults. But, those same pixel faults were on my laptop as well.
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It could be and most likely is the render that was used. If other formats are not giving issues my money is on it being the video file. I've already watched non HD movies and had the pixel faults. But, those same pixel faults were on my laptop as well.
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But how can you explain this:
My tablet shows these blurry parts, but my desktop doesn't.
And above all, this:
Robgee789's tablet (also TF300t) doesn't have this problems with the exact same file (I sent him the download link in private message).
Is my tablet broken? Maybe a full reset is needed?
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But how can you explain this:
My tablet shows these blurry parts, but my desktop doesn't.
And above all, this:
Robgee789's tablet (also TF300t) doesn't have this problems with the exact same file (I sent him the download link in private message).
Is my tablet broken? Maybe a full reset is needed?
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this may sound stupid but try changing the file to .avi, just change the name it will it may corrupt the data but it will be fine and see if that works
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this may sound stupid but try changing the file to .avi, just change the name it will it may corrupt the data but it will be fine and see if that works
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Didn't work. But hey, watch your private message please, I think I found "something". I can explain it here too after you confirmed me something.
Take a close look at this picture.
Green: These files can be watched flawlessly. Great!
Red: Every file gives a blurry screen. Mind the different subbers (People who give subtitles to the episodes, so different uploaders).
Yellow: This is why I think I get a blurry screen.
Blue: The files which are working are all from the same subber: "HorribleSubs"
I now want to confirm if you dowloaded files from "Commie" or from "Horrible Subs". I forgot the link I sent you. It could be I changed by accident the links because either Horrible Subs as well as Commie both do upload the same series. If you downloaded from Commie, you "SHOULD" get a blurry screen too. If you downloaded from Horrible Subs, you shouldn't.
Actually this problem is caused by both device and video
I'm assuming that that video is an .mkv right? and the size is below 200MB?
okay, mkv is famous among pirated videos, in this case Anime (I don't stream, just download)
furthermore to avoid large sized videos (300 and sometime 400MB in 720) people encode them whether it's hVEC, h.264 or h.265... and that's where decoders barge in.
and due to android devices having weak capabilities of processing graphical memory (except snapdragon 830, that **** is godlike) in any form, u get that fuzzy blurry output using hw dec and lag using sw dec.
I haven't solved this issue yet so I try to stick to 480p if available
Hi,
does the problem still exist?
Can you check your files with MediaInfo?
I would like to know if the Format is
[email protected] or High [email protected] or something.
Cheers