so i hear the raspberry pi can run xbmc but i want to know what to know which device will have more performance wise im looked at the pi today and it seems to be a solution to my problem but i also looking at boxee box and the mk802 which i hear good things from it but i want to know which is the best. I want to play mkv avi formats with out lag file size of the videos will be around 2 gigs for long ones and a couple mb for shows.:laugh:
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Hey guys
before anyone gets on a rant, I have ripped my own collection of films - I can show you photo's if you like!
Now that i've finaly got a winmob device thats able to play media properly (HD2) on a nice big screen I figured I might want some of my family guy etc on it for the odd occasion. So, I tried pocket media encoder and set it to 700*480 (i think), asked it to resize and uploaded to the memory card.
Sadly it failed.
Coreplayer and WinMedia Player just won't play it.
I also realised something quickly, 16 gig won't be enough! The Family Guy episode came out at 250meg, thats only 64 episodes if i ONLY have Family Guy on the SD card, which I don't of course.
So, can you recommend an app that works (free or has a limited trial offer) and settings that will work please?
thanks in advance!!!
Try the free version of DVD Catalyst i use the pay version so not sure on the device database with free.
Your not going to get much smaller than 250MB per episode with good quality @ the resolution of HD2
Worked a treat Stylze! Thank you.
Have also dropped the quality a little and still shows OK in core player full screen. Down to 150meg an episode.
edit: That did such an awesome job, i've just purchased the full version!!!! THIS is why I asked the question, to get a personal recommendation and its worked perfectly. Thank you! It also seems to be using all 8 cores as well.... for $9 can you get better???
Cool glad it worked
Yeah the software is cheap and well worth the price tag, yeah imagine 150MB dropping the quality as get on VGA about 250MB on full length movie.
To answer the question for $9 can you get better? No way, there are many freeware available but then you have to battle with setting till you find how the best to recode, DVD Catalyst basically does this depending on device then all you have to do is make minute tweaks to get it how you want regards size\quality.
I have been doing a lot of research into a good cheap android tablet to buy and now I'm even more confused than when I started. Apad,Iped,etc. Spec. faking and all.
I have come across the zt180 which seems to be the fastest And (among others) This, which is slower but seems to be a better machine overall (2.2, more ram, some sort of video playing dsp chip).
They seemed to be the best but there is probably many I haven't seen.
Can anyone who owns either device or who knows more about this recommend what one I should buy. Weather it be one of those 2 or something else.
I am looking for something that can play "standard 700mb a movie" divx videos (not sure of the quality but its the quality most 700mb movies are), youtube and some web browsing. I am also worried whether the resistive screen is going to be annoying or not.
Thanks
Hi, did you end up buying your tablet. Im looking to get a cheapie too and was wondering how you went.
My daugther has a popcorn hour a-110 and i have created the jukeboxefunction on it, but beside that files stops working or shortcuts and that is kinda slow i want the ability for here to self pick what movie she wants to see, its importent that it is jukebox function cause she is to young to read.
I bought the archos it 101 and i seem to be one of not so many that it runs really slow even after custom room and oc etc so i have given up on that pieace of crap.
But i have read that they can suffer from the ability to read all kind of files, lack of jukebox function and ability to run 1080p
im not gonna run 1080p movies but i want it to have the power for it, its mainly dvd rips etc, im not gonna run thos file types that include 1080p with 3d, 7.1 surround and whatever it needs, not even i run that kind of files.
But i need jukebox function and ofcourse its good if i get the best tablet for the price, even if i dont use all functions i still want to do a good deal....
I have looked into differens tablets and now im looking into acer iconia a500 cause its on auction for 2000SEK, little under 300$, and the auction runs out in around 2 hours and i forgat to ask here before
edit: im gonna use external 2tb 3.5" drives for the movies and HDMI output, some have full HDMI but this ones hasnt, but it isnt the end of the world.
edit or the galaxy tab 10.1, found one that is for sell and ens tomorrow its on the same price but i dunno how much higher it will end on, downside is that i need the dock station to use HDMI but that is on the package and the keybord to.
I know bumping isnt allowed but because its not so much more then 1 hour left on the acution for a500 i just wanna try getting answers.
Had my little beauty for a couple of months... bought mainly for a Google TV & Movies streamer as I'm trying to move away from sky (though i'll probs end up spending more per month!! lol!) and realised it's More than powerful enough to stream steam games to it.
I have been able to stream to my windows surface pro.... which suprised me...
I thought about using the Nvidia geforce experience thing with Limellight but my gfx card isn't supported... and i don't really need another one... and as the surface pro doesn't have nvidia gfx there must be a way to do it?
Any Ideas? I'm thinking of looking for better firmware so if there's one out there that'll support it i'm willing (and kind of able!!) to root it etc... was contemplating setting up a dual boot with linux but sounds like too much hassle...
either way any help will be muchly appreciated!!
About 6 months ago I start shopping and researching with the intent of picking up an android TV box. Since then, and about 1500 reviews, suggestions, reports, etc I'm kinda stuck on what I really want/need.
Right now I've got a plethora of 500GB - 1TB 2.5/3.5/USB drives I've got docked or plug in to my laptop to stream movies, etc to my TV.
I was going to go with one of the cheaper S905 boxes and set up Kodi, but after seeing some of the newer NUC's or NAS options I'm not really sure what direction to go.
I am primarily looking to stream/play 1080p and 4k movies to my tv. I've got a newer Sharp 4k Smart TV so I've got Netflix/Amazon streaming already, so those aren't necessary for the box. I also just want to be able to have an easy (and FAST) way to utilize these hard drives without having to plug them in to my laptop.
I also wouldn't mind the options of using Kodi to stream alternate sources for shows/movies, but I am not focusing on that.
Would you guys recommend one of the newer Android boxes, throwing together a NUC or just utilize a NAS storage?
Price point is about $150-200. I've got the HDD/SSD's for a NUC, and ram is cheap enough so I don't have any problem with that. Just need something with AC wireless capability and USB 3.0 inputs (possibly Bluetooth if I decide to get a remote/keyboard).
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About 6 months ago I start shopping and researching with the intent of picking up an android TV box. Since then, and about 1500 reviews, suggestions, reports, etc I'm kinda stuck on what I really want/need.
Right now I've got a plethora of 500GB - 1TB 2.5/3.5/USB drives I've got docked or plug in to my laptop to stream movies, etc to my TV.
I was going to go with one of the cheaper S905 boxes and set up Kodi, but after seeing some of the newer NUC's or NAS options I'm not really sure what direction to go.
I am primarily looking to stream/play 1080p and 4k movies to my tv. I've got a newer Sharp 4k Smart TV so I've got Netflix/Amazon streaming already, so those aren't necessary for the box. I also just want to be able to have an easy (and FAST) way to utilize these hard drives without having to plug them in to my laptop.
I also wouldn't mind the options of using Kodi to stream alternate sources for shows/movies, but I am not focusing on that.
Would you guys recommend one of the newer Android boxes, throwing together a NUC or just utilize a NAS storage?
Price point is about $150-200. I've got the HDD/SSD's for a NUC, and ram is cheap enough so I don't have any problem with that. Just need something with AC wireless capability and USB 3.0 inputs (possibly Bluetooth if I decide to get a remote/keyboard).
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
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