The Google Play store now gives the option of renting or purchasing many movies and TV shows in HD as well as SD versions. I recently bought the Nexus 7 so I've been slowly beefing up my library by buying some HD movies. The problem is that when I play them on my Xoom, it plays the SD version regardless of whether or not I paid for the HD version.
Has anyone else experienced this? It certainly seems like the Xoom should be capable of handling HD content.
I should state for the record that I am rooted and running the latest Team Eos Jellybean nightly, though I don't know if that could be a contributing factor to this issue or not.
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it is a HUGE inconvenience and i was wondering if it will be ever possible to play and maybe even record hd movies on the NS? if not, i am really considering to go back to the captivate
Moboplayer? I use that for all my movies in random formats. Haven't tried HD movies yet however. Nexus S screen resolution isn't HD anyways.
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You wont be able to record at 720p it lacks the hardware
As for movies ever since 2.3.3 nexus s has been able to play 720p (x264) movies but still lack proper audio codecs so no sound hopefully more audio codecs get introduced in 2.4 update when ever that comes out but dont hold your breath
If you check in dev section there is a ROM in that includes new hardware codecs but the video player that is required is not 100%
Skillz1318 said:
Moboplayer? I use that for all my movies in random formats. Haven't tried HD movies yet however. Nexus S screen resolution isn't HD anyways.
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exactly you haven't played high quality HD movies on your phone experience what we are talking about
also im pretty sure he is talking about hardware support Mobo or any other player does software only for the codecs that are not supported by the OS
And ask anyone who had or has a galaxy S image quality is outstanding
Also doesn't matter if the phone is not 720p you dont having to spend time properly converting
This is a big let down for me, its true a few media players can play via software decoding but the nexus s out the box has limited media support.
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You can try the hardware multi-codec thread in the dev section. You need to flash the customized ROM though, and install ho player from Market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052318
I just recommend that you go back to your Captivate. I've had the Vibrant and sometimes I miss that my Nexus S doesn't have the hardware support to play other media files without converting, but I don't use it for media much so it wasn't a priority in the phone for me. Reading from your first post, it sounds like you use the phone a lot for watching media and somewhat use HD video recording. So that's why I recommend that you stay with the Captivate and perhaps wait for Galaxy S II if you're looking for an upgrade. Nothing can really beat the media capabilities that the Galaxy S offers.
What codec are you trying to play? I have HD videos on my Mac downloaded directly from YouTube. With no transcoding, they work fine on my Nexus S in the Gallery app using stock firmware.
H.264 has many different encoding profiles, and mobile devices (even the iPhone and iPad, along with scores of Android and Nokia devices) have limits on both the profile and the bit-rate that they can handle.
With regards to recording, the Nexus S does not do HD recording, and that's fine with me. If I want to record some video (which I do like 4-5 times a year), I'll whip out my Flip. You know why? Because recording video drains a lot of battery, and I need my Nexus S to last all day.
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.
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
txmade said:
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.
B&N is having a fire sale of sorts on the Nook HD & HD+. I'm kind of confused on whether a Nook is what I'm looking for. I want a tablet that will be used mostly for internet browsing with Firefox and that will play downloaded TV Shows & Movies. There seems to be different opinions on whether the Nook HD will play avi files. I've read some forums where people say it will where others say it won't play avi files.
What would be the main difference in the Nook HD and say the HP Slate which is also 7" & is $140 at Walmart.
Or maybe I should ask it this way, what would be the absolute best tablet I could buy in the $100-$150 range that would best perform internet browsing, watching downloaded shows & movies and doing some games? I guess and HDMI port wouldn't be a bad idea either. I would prefer a 9" tablet but would definitely consider a 7" tablet.
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B&N is having a fire sale of sorts on the Nook HD & HD+. I'm kind of confused on whether a Nook is what I'm looking for. I want a tablet that will be used mostly for internet browsing with Firefox and that will play downloaded TV Shows & Movies. There seems to be different opinions on whether the Nook HD will play avi files. I've read some forums where people say it will where others say it won't play avi files.
What would be the main difference in the Nook HD and say the HP Slate which is also 7" & is $140 at Walmart.
Or maybe I should ask it this way, what would be the absolute best tablet I could buy in the $100-$150 range that would best perform internet browsing, watching downloaded shows & movies and doing some games? I guess and HDMI port wouldn't be a bad idea either. I would prefer a 9" tablet but would definitely consider a 7" tablet.
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i heard the hp slate was pretty good from reviews, but it seems you want to play on it i would recomend a nexus 7 with nvidias tegra 3, great for gaming .
Trozzul said:
i heard the hp slate was pretty good from reviews, but it seems you want to play on it i would recomend a nexus 7 with nvidias tegra 3, great for gaming .
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I heard Google recently announced a new Nexus so maybe I'll wait a few weeks and see if the price of the Nexus 7 drops a little as they try to clear them out.