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[Q] Why does 720p flash videos still stutter on my Xoom?

I just got the 3.1 upgrade on my wifi Xoom. I then downloaded the 10.3 flash player, but still when I play 720p Youtube videos, my Xoom will stutters so bad, that the videos are unwatchable. I thought these updates would have fixed the problems. Am I the only one like this or does everyone's xoom stutter on HD youtube videos? My Xoom is stock and unrooted.

Are you watching them in browser? Why? I haven't tried that, but i will try when i get home and let you know.
HD videos in Youtube app play just fine on my device.

I was just about to post something about my video play back. When I first got my xoom. I come watch Tekzilla and Hak 5 HD versions of the show. Now its like watching a scratch dvd but the audio is great. I'm stock as well but not updated to 3.1. I hope someone can help...

weird. Its super smooth for me.
Is your net connection stable?

kgeissler said:
I just got the 3.1 upgrade on my wifi Xoom. I then downloaded the 10.3 flash player, but still when I play 720p Youtube videos, my Xoom will stutters so bad, that the videos are unwatchable. I thought these updates would have fixed the problems. Am I the only one like this or does everyone's xoom stutter on HD youtube videos? My Xoom is stock and unrooted.
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speedtest.net...
Report your speed then if sufficient, troubleshooting can begin. If you're trying 720p on 1.5Mbps/384kbps dsl then you will get crappy performance.

I guess the videos that play aren't necessarily Youtube videos, but Flash videos.
For example...try playing this video on your xoom:
http://www.flashvideofactory.com/test/DEMO720_Heima_h264_500K.html
Mine stutters, the audio sounds ok.
It plays fine on my PC.
Speedtest on my Xoom is 12937 Down and 10935 Up...it definitely isn't a speed problem.

kgeissler said:
I guess the videos that play aren't necessarily Youtube videos, but Flash videos.
For example...try playing this video on your xoom:
http://www.flashvideofactory.com/test/DEMO720_Heima_h264_500K.html
Mine stutters, the audio sounds ok.
It plays fine on my PC.
Speedtest on my Xoom isw 12937 Down and 10935 Up...i definitely isn't a speed problem.
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This stutters on my work desktop computer also, so i'm not expecting it to work on my Xoom, but i will try when i get home.
I admit, this computer is old: Win XP on AMD Athlon 2800+, 1GB RAM, ATI Radeon 9800 graphics.

I can't play that video on a dual core 2.66 ghz laptop, with 4gb RAM and a 50Mbps downstream connection.
I'm not going to hold out hope for my Xoom on that.

it stated that it isn't optimized for mobile viewing.

I tested http://www.flashvideofactory.com/tes...h264_500K.html video on my Xoom now and it doesn't play good. It plays about the same as my work computer did.
I also tested a random 720p Youtube video in full screen (on Facebook). It played just fine, without any problems.
FYI: WIFI only Xoom (US) Android 3.1 and Flash 10.3

Video 720p, wifi, streaming, sharing

Hello. By searching it I find topics 5 years old, I couldn't find any solution.
I can read my network shares through file browser. I can play any videos by using mobo player, vplayer or rockplayer. I have noticed that 720p videos are very heavy, they are not smooth when software decoding, but they are smooth enough when hardware decoding with rockplayer : there will be no audio though.
- I have videos 720p on my desktop pc (mkv)
- I have a working wifi network with sharing
- I have a desire hd with enough video players and file explorers
What I want to do:
Over wifi, stream the videos on the phone without having the need to save other files. I was able to reproduce the videos WITHOUT waiting the download on the phone (stream), but they weren't smooth.
I guess 720p is too heavy for the desire hd?
So the questions would actually be:
1 - is there a way to stream the videos from the desktop pc hard drive with a quality INFERIOR to 720p ? Like a 'bitrate downgrade' on the fly, similar to what you would do on youtube by choosing the resolution you want for the selected video.
2 - Second solution (I may sound funny but I am not too expert in these things): is there a way to use the phone as a remote screen, that means the phone DOESN'T process the video. All the work would be done by the PC cpu which can run 720p just fine. The phone would just be a video output over the wifi, making the video pretty much smooth. Of course with enough buffer to get the video ready to go to the phone. Just like you can use the phone as a wifi camera, maybe you can use it as a wifi screen ?
Desire HD root, s-off, rcmixhd rom (sense)

VLC direct fixed everything for me. Can browse the whole pc, stream 720p with lower bitrate (extremely smooth and still sharp picture for a 4.3 display).

what`s it like playing full hd movies/video`s ??

I have the Tab 2 10.1 and it can play 720p Just , but not every file, some refuse to play some are very choppy.
What is the Note 10.1 like a playing full hd movies/video`s , I know the display`s only 720p+
I paid £300 for the Tab 2 10.1 16GB , is the Note 2 10.1 32GB WIFI worth £480 ???
Thanks
John.

Tinderbox (UK) said:
I have the Tab 2 10.1 and it can play 720p Just , but not every file, some refuse to play some are very choppy.
What is the Note 10.1 like a playing full hd movies/video`s , I know the display`s only 720p+
I paid £300 for the Tab 2 10.1 16GB , is the Note 2 10.1 32GB WIFI worth £480 ???
Thanks
John.
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I am Number Four: 1080p, MKV file, 14Mbps (H.264 Video + DTS Audio), Picture Size 1920x1036 (1:85:1). I had to use BSPlayer (because of the audio). Plays perfectly smooth when copied to internal storage (the processor can totally handle it. you can slide your finger and it keeps up with my finger).
For some reason, it gets choppy over Wi-Fi -- even though on a speedtest I get at least 30Mbps (that's using Verizon FIOS Internet). At the time, I was using my faster router with the 5GHz band, no traffic at the time, just me; I was in the same room as my router and still it had choppy moments. I tried another 1080p, about 9.5Mbps (1920x800; 2:40:1). No problem streaming that.
The Avengers: 720p, MKV file; 7.5 Mbps (H.264 Video + DTS Audio), Picture Size 1280x720 (16:9). Smooth over Wi-Fi & on my internal storage.
All my 720p TV shows play smoothly regardless. They always have Dolby AC3 audio, approx 4.5 Mbps total bitrate. Always 1280x720 (16:9).
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It downscales the 1080p stuff and it looks very clear. I'm very happy with it.

I re-encoded the choppy 1080p video using Handbrake. I made it 720p (1280x688), 2 passes, 6Mbps, DTS Passthrough. Stuck it in a MKV file. Used Normal Profile.
This doesn't make sense to me: It's still choppy over Wi-Fi in the exact same spot.
Both the 720p & 1080p versions play perfectly when copied to the tab. I've tried in DicePlayer and BSPlayer.
Speedtest (on the tab & desktop) says, over both bands (2.4 & 5 GHz) I get 28-30Mbps over the Internet (I do have a 30Mbps Internet connection). I have a gigabit router. All PCs on my LAN have gigabit ethernet. A LAN speedtest says I'm getting 800-820 Mbps throughput (from one desktop to another). I also used Wi-Fi Analyzer on the tab at the time this was happening. Absolutely no additional traffic on the 5 GHz band.
Maybe it has something do with the actual video itself. But, either way, a 14Mbps 1080p does play smoothly and looks very clear when copied the tab's to internal storage.

[Q] How does the TF700 handle 1080p MKV files played from an SMB share?

Hey everyone. I recently bought a Nexus 10, only to find out that it can't play 720p, let alone 1080p mkv video files with hardware acceleration. So I've been looking into using the TF700 for playing video files shared over my local network. Does anyone have any experience with this? How does the TF700 handle 1080p mkv files? I've used BSPlayer on the N10, but I want to be able to actually watch 1080p videos. Thanks!

I use MX Player Pro because it's HW+ mode handles 1080p hi10 MKV videos; However, I typically copy files over before playing. I suppose as long as the connection is good enough you could use CIFS manager (Needs root, maybe additional drivers) to map the network share so that the tablet only sees it as another local folder if it's not able to play them through a network browser like ES file explorer.

ive watched 1080p videos from my PC using BS Player on my device. what was the issue?

I've been looking for the best way to setup the tf700t to play movies from my pc. Most seem to be a bit laggy or the sound goes out of sync. Is it due to the tf700t not having dual band capability? Is that something an update later on could fix, or is it hardware? Any advice you all have would be great. The fastest connection I get to my router is 65mbps, is that enough for HD videos?

Here is a vid of me streaming HD from my local network to my tablet. No lags or desyncs. I use cleanrom 2.7.2 and clemsyns 1.3.1.5 kernel. The BS Player is the only player that works for that :/
There must be an issue with your setup.

richarrp said:
I've been looking for the best way to setup the tf700t to play movies from my pc. Most seem to be a bit laggy or the sound goes out of sync. Is it due to the tf700t not having dual band capability? Is that something an update later on could fix, or is it hardware? Any advice you all have would be great. The fastest connection I get to my router is 65mbps, is that enough for HD videos?
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i have no issues streaming mkv from BS player. Sound syncs perfectly. I also have 65mbps

Hi,
I`ve found not only player is important.
Using normal ROM (rooted but not unlocked) I use Built-In player to play HD content. Also good choice will me MX Player.
Found some sync and delay issues but I know reason now...
It was not player issue, guilty was application with SMB/CIFS support.
Using now Solid Explorer Beta2 (v1.4.0 - last cracked version with license activation .apk file ---> available to download through BlackMarket apk
SMB or CIFS works great, all sync problems gone now, plays 1080p with high bitrate with no prob

Interesting, my TF700 is as stock as it comes (stock rom, no root), and I'm not able to play any 1080p mkv's over wifi (yes, connected @ 65mbps).
The combo Wifi + ES File Exporer + BS Player (HW decode modus) works for files up to 720p, but not for 1080p (not even 6gig files).
I'll give Solid Explorer a try (there's a 14-day trial version in the Play store) and see if that solves anything..
Ofcourse it plays the same files just fine from internal memory or (micro)SD card, it has the power.
If there are any more tips, I'd like to hear them for streaming 1080p mkv's Not quite ready to root although CIFS maanger would make life easier, won't it?

You can watch with bsplayer, it handles mkv files, i watched battleship in 1080p so it does work
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

ray3andrei said:
i watched battleship in 1080p so it does work
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Over wifi?
I stream my re-encoded blurays in 1080p x264 mkv format with DTS, subtitle tracks and whatnot all over my network to laptops, mediaplayers, wired and wireless..
So I think it's not my network or my wireless router and/or my two other access points (objective was maximum wifi-speeds coverage in entire house).
I tried l3v's suggestion to access my files on the NAS with Solid Explorer instead of ES File Explorer and stream again using BS Player, but unfortunately no difference in jerkyness and framedrops when using ES File Explorer..
Maybe I should be looking at BS player settings (or perhaps WIFI settings)? Anyone care to share or are you just using default settings?
So I'm not sure what makes others stream without issues and I can't (but all other devices in the house can)... Kind of annoys me, makes me jealous :silly:

:good::good: for Dice Player, and VLC for my backup!
I use ES for all my everyday share access and Cleanrom ( even on ICS with Zeus worked nice! )
try that combo

Based in my experience with devices way slower than TF700 (so my experience might not translate), I've found it much easier to share my videos through a web site set up with IIS (Internet Information Server) which is free in many versions of Windows. MX Player handles http with ease (even for fast seeking), no username/password required (although supported), and http is a much better streaming protocol than SMB (Windows share), so if your network is slow or has many collisions it will perform a little better. If your Windows version doesn't include IIS, you can download XAMP (free) or better yet Cherokee (google cherokee web server), which is fast and lightweight.
JM2¢

SMB is highly un-optimized on android, It;s all going to depend on your bitrate(not your resolution). DLNA is a far more efficient mechanism for streaming on android.
If you are trying to stream full bitrate Blu-ray content I would avoid SMB.

Problems streaming 1080p video over home network?

Hi,
I have a bunch of 1080p videos stored on a Pogoplug-connected hard drive on my home network. They're encoded in H.264 and saved as mp4's. The videos won't stream to my 7" Kindle Fire HD for some reason. I have to actually save them locally onto the device in order to watch them. When I try to play them via the Pogoplug app, the video player just hangs (this happens no matter which video player I use). They stream just fine to my HTC Evo 4G LTE, so I'm sure the Pogoplug app or my WiFi network speed are not the problem. What's weird is that m4v 1080p videos I've downloaded from iTunes will stream just fine (after stripping the DRM using Requiem), but not the mp4's. Any ideas?