I have verizon as an isp. Well, I bought a movie and I can't watch it on my tablet. Verizon wants to install silverlight, but it's not compatible with this tablet. Does anyone have any input on this? THanks
What is the movie saved as? .m4v .mkv?
If you have the actual file on your device then it should open with something like BSPlayer. Bsplayer plays every file type that I know of. Free from the Google play store. If you are trying to stream from online and it is asking for a desktop windows plugin that is not available on android then I am afraid I do not know how you can play it.
Where did you buy the movie from?
You can watch movies from a number of places. The easiest is to purchase the movie from the Play Store then it will show up on your "Play Movies and . . " app. Then you can stream it over wifi or download it and watch it offline later.
Give us a bit more info and I'm sure we can figure it out.
Dice Player ftw. It has gone free, has hardware-decoding ability, nice interface and is good to battery, has gesture control.
(I like vPlayer for its gallery features, but the last time I actually used it, it didn't play as many files as Dice does -- I just browse to them with Total Commander and set Dice as the default app to open the respective file extension with -- tadaah!)
EDIT: I have lots of local files to play, so I didn't get into the streaming part others already pointed out -- I don't have enough experience with it.
wily5150 said:
I have verizon as an isp. Well, I bought a movie and I can't watch it on my tablet. Verizon wants to install silverlight, but it's not compatible with this tablet. Does anyone have any input on this? THanks
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Where did you get the movie? Sounds like you're trying to watch it through a web browser. My guess, you got it through some Verizon VOD service.
I bought it from the verizon site.
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Where did you buy the movie from?
You can watch movies from a number of places. The easiest is to purchase the movie from the Play Store then it will show up on your "Play Movies and . . " app. Then you can stream it over wifi or download it and watch it offline later.
Give us a bit more info and I'm sure we can figure it out.
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you have the option to either stream it, or download it. It would not let me download it because of drm problems. I'm running cleanrom 2.2. My wife has a stock tf300 tablet, not rooted, and she can play it on hers
I bought it from the verizon store,(vod).It's a drm problem. Like I said, my wife can play it on her tablet. Thanks for the input
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when i go to watch netflix movies on my gtab the website lets me click on the movie but wont play it. it does it on certain websites too to watch videos. any suggestions?
Netflix is using the Microsoft Silverlight plugin to play the movies in a browser. This is not available for Android.
Playon is supposed to be released for Andriod ..... it plays netflix ....that seems to be the closest, soon to be viable option
Android app supposed to come this century. Hopefully that will help our streaming woes.
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Playon is supposed to be released for Andriod ..... it plays netflix ....that seems to be the closest, soon to be viable option
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If they ever do it that would be nice. I have Playon loaded on my server and using an app called upnplay I can access Playon, but so far have not been able to play anything. It tries, and then quits.
scopes44 said:
when i go to watch netflix movies on my gtab the website lets me click on the movie but wont play it. it does it on certain websites too to watch videos. any suggestions?
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Hey man just use ice films (WWW.icefilms.info) , similar to Netflix. If u have cookies enabled u can save the shows/movies you want to see by clicking on the yellow star next to the title. I wrote a how to guide for it. I can't post links yet but I just wrote it yesterday. The thread is called, How to get icefilms to work on the g tab.
Hope this helps ya out.
Does anyone know where i can get Google's video player? i've tried downloading from the market to no avail. Thanks in advance.for your help. Btw I'm rooted and running Infused 153.
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I've heard that i doesn't work on rooted phones, i installed the new market, it should install along with the new market but it didn't. I guess that's due to me being rooted.
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I've heard that i doesn't work on rooted phones, i installed the new market, it should install along with the new market but it didn't. I guess that's due to me being rooted.
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set the browser ua to desktop by typing about:useragent in the adress bar. then log into the gmail desktop site. once logged into google go to the web market at market.android.com/movies
the movies will play in the browsers video player at 480p which is the phones native res anyhow, I'm sure this is the same as google video will play it. they are hosted by youtube and I don't see the hq modes on my pc so id guess that's the quality limit.
this way it will play throuh mhl with no problems.
im rooted. the download wouldnt install from the market. it would start and then just stop for no reason. so i installed from apk. it works now, and with the market too. divx movies forward over to play in the samsung player.
Hey there Jack can you send me the apk? PM me and I'll give you my email address. muchas gracias.
thats ok. i put it in my dropbox. http://db.tt/Xya5KUS
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im rooted. the download wouldnt install from the market. it would start and then just stop for no reason. so i installed from apk. it works now, and with the market too. divx movies forward over to play in the samsung player.
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Hey Jack thanks for the apk. It installed just fine but when I tried to play a movie I rented from the market (Wedding Crashers Unrated) I got the following error:
Playback not supported on rooted devices (Error 49)
Have you rented a flick from the market and if so were you able to watch it? I'm rooted and running Infused 153. Thanks again man.
Set the browser user agent to desktop, browse to the Android Market website, and launch the movie from there. Think that may work.
nope, i have yet to see anything i would want to rent over netflix.
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set the browser ua to desktop by typing about:useragent in the adress bar. then log into the gmail desktop site. once logged into google go to the web market at market.android.com/movies
the movies will play in the browsers video player at 480p which is the phones native res anyhow, I'm sure this is the same as google video will play it. they are hosted by youtube and I don't see the hq modes on my pc so id guess that's the quality limit.
this way it will play throuh mhl with no problems.
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Set the browser user agent to desktop, browse to the Android Market website, and launch the movie from there. Think that may work.
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yep this is how ive been doing it, works just fine.
ok, I'm a complete novice so can someone please tell me how to do this? I'm getting the rooted error 49 too and have no idea how to get the movie to play. I don't know how to open it in the browser either, so I am totally lost. I have a feeling I just wasted 3.99. Lol.
1) napster to go - subscription DRM music
2) stream netflix
3) pandora
4) render heavy splash sites well - my daughts is 7 and loves her disney.com, nickelodeon.com, etc
5) have an app (pay or free) that can play almost any video file
1. Yes theres a napster subscription app you can download.
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes, games play fine, a little laggy sometimes, and since you dont have a keyboard while they are running you'll have to work something out.
5. Yes, Moboplayer and QQ Player seem to play everything out there.
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5) have an app (pay or free) that can play almost any video file
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Sorry to say but video support is limited.
Eg you download blue ray rip (even in 720p) then it does not play all the time.
In short Xoom plays H264 movies smoothly if encoded with baseline profile.
You can play 1cd dvdrips with Mobo or bs player.
You may be required to convert video.
thebrenda said:
1) napster to go - subscription DRM music
2) stream netflix
3) pandora
4) render heavy splash sites well - my daughts is 7 and loves her disney.com, nickelodeon.com, etc
5) have an app (pay or free) that can play almost any video file
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Yes, I think so...mostly.
1) I use Rhapsody to Go
2) Netflix--I don't use it
3) Pandora's fine
4)Yes, Disney site works fine, depending on your internet connection, of course
5)Mobo, Dice or Rockplayer lite seem to play just about anything
Xoom is great for most media as you can also load up a lot of fies on your sdcard (or usb drive if you root), so you'll never run out of space.
It seems like your major interest is in listening to and watching media files, andyou may also want to consider that the Xoom does so much more than play media and games---I believe the Xoom is the best overall tablet available. The Xoom is a serious working tablet computer that likes to have fun, too, so hopefully you have plans for it as well. It's also absolutely perfect when unlocked, rooted and customized...
Not sure how I will use the tablet, to be honest. Trying to find justification for it. But I know that my 7 year old will love using it and I love music and video. So those are must haves.
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Not sure how I will use the tablet, to be honest. Trying to find justification for it. But I know that my 7 year old will love using it and I love music and video. So those are must haves.
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If you mostly want something for simple, accessable media, you should probably be looking at an Ipad, though no flash, no sd card etc. The Xoom is very sturdy, but a smart and inquisitive child can do some pretty funky things to it, especially if you have root (which will give you most of the goodies, IMHO).
cartoon films look very good on xoom like planet51
Hi guys,
I was just wondering if any of you had any suggestions on what to use to put Itunes movies on a Samsung nexus.
Please help me.
Simple answer is that you can't. iTune movies have drm so they only play on iDevices or in iTunes.
If you own the DVD/Blueray and ripped it yourself. Than yes you can encode it to what ever format you need and transfer to your phone.
What you wanting to do is illegal. No online purchased movies will allow you to transfer to devices.
You can watch online movies thru other services but only for streaming.
And don't talk about breaking or removing DRM's here!
Have fun.
Well, if you bought a movie you should be able to watch it where you want, when you want and on the device you want, ain't I correct? I'm pretty sure you can google "how to remove drm from imovies?", I'm not sure if this is against xda rules, but if you are not doing it to piracy movies or things like that, I don't see any problems doing that.
Without opening iTunes program, see what folder ur iTunes movies are in. Then right click to see what format they are in.
Then Google a search for either a free converter or possibly an android media player that will play those type of files.
Most media players play MPEG4 so when u convert it, I'd go that route. Then just see what resolution ur phone uses. Converters are normally free for an X amount of time so if ur planning on doing it a lot, I'd would just pay the $20 and do it hassle free.
FabDVD worked good for me when I was a cell phone movie goer.
Good luck.
Vs Nexus S 4G
or buy elsewhere. Pretty sure Amazon Store does DRM free movies ?
Well, if you bought a movie you should be able to watch it where you want, when you want and on the device you want, ain't I correct? I'm pretty sure you can google "how to remove drm from imovies?", I'm not sure if this is against xda rules, but if you are not doing it to piracy movies or things like that, I don't see any problems doing that.
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In a perfect world ? Sure. I personally would love that too. But it is as it's now, it is illegal.
As I said before,
If you own the DVD/Blueray and ripped it yourself. Than yes you can encode it to what ever format you need and transfer to your phone.
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is the most convenient way due to that are easy way to convert it to a format that your phone will work with. Not so easy to break a DRM on a itune or other online sites's files even when you do find them on your hard drive.
And let me repeat. I agree that you should be able to do with what you bought and own! Now it is not what we want? but what movie/music industry wants is true for now sadly.
Regards.
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Well I have apple tv so I rip my dvds to my computer so I can stream them to my tv, without having to deal with the disc. When I rip the movies to my computer I make the file in the apple tv format which is mpeg-4.
To watch them on the go with my phone, I just transfer them over via usb. Then I use the app called Dice Player to watch them. Dice player plays pretty much every video file.
So I just got the transformer infinity a few days ago and love it except I cant watch movies that I have bought using itunes. Does anyone know of a way to watch them? This is a big setback for me because I like to watch movies when I travel and dont want to carry my laptop anymore.
I have never bought anything of iTunes. Can you share what format the movies are in? You probably just need to download a video player that reads that format.
asg7861 said:
So I just got the transformer infinity a few days ago and love it except I cant watch movies that I have bought using itunes. Does anyone know of a way to watch them? This is a big setback for me because I like to watch movies when I travel and dont want to carry my laptop anymore.
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I want to say it used to be something silly like changing the extension naming from M4P to MP4.
Yes ; you can > but ....
asg7861 said:
So I just got the transformer infinity a few days ago and love it except I cant watch movies that I have bought using itunes. Does anyone know of a way to watch them? This is a big setback for me because I like to watch movies when I travel and dont want to carry my laptop anymore.
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I have had no problems WATCHING movie files from ITUNES or playing any of my itunes music - i even loaded itunes FOLDER into TF700 (sd card) These music and movies I already own
Depends on how you want to do this. movies cannt be downloaded. ALL moives comes in .mp4 format with DRM locked - thus making it easy to play on OSX systems. There are a number of Commercial tools avalible to 'convert' and refomat these movies to NON-OSX tablets Pc etc
I dont know how much of what tech knowledge you have - but its easy.
Cheers
Wow. Another reason to hate Apple. Didn't realize that they made it so difficult to move to another device. It is 2012. Oh well I tend to stream almost all of my media I watch. Going to try the Google play store and see how that goes. I am interested to see how long it takes for me to pin a movie to my device
Well ill try and change the format. But most of my movies are digital downloads that you get with DVDs. Wish they made an app for that
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Those are locked to iTunes via DRM. Why would they want you to leave their ecosystem or share the movies with others?
Because I bought them from walmart and used iTunes to view them. So is there away to put my digital downloads on my tablet then ?
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sorry to revieve an old thread, but i used search and didnt need to start my own.
i am having the same issues. i have the digital downloads that come with my blu-rays, but only for ibarftunes. has anyone got a easy FREE drm stripper or converter or program they can recommend to do it? i am close to using torrent, but only for movies i own, its only seems fair to me.
Try dice player or mxplayer.
What format are these digital downloads in?
And this is exactly why piracy is so popular. It's ridiculous that you pay for something and then can't even use it because of the bloody 19th century DRM.
iTunes films are in the .M4V format with, usually, a H.264 codec. Third party apps can play this, but iTunes loves its DRM too bloody much. Which means you can't play it after all.
There are plenty of DRM removal tools. None of them are free. If they are, you get a watermark or a maximum resolution of 320x240, if you're lucky. Personally I don't deal with DRM at all because they can go to hell with it for all I care (Ah, Dutch laws...) but to remove the DRM I'd suggest Aimersoft DRM Media Converter. And no, this isn't free either.
You do realize that removing the DRM from a video is just as illegal as using a torrent to download it in the US, and still considered piracy...