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Lag on MX Player

Hey all, on my Nexus 5 & 7 I get lag when watch non HD MKV files on MX Player in Hardware Acceleration mode. But on the Galaxy S4, there i no problem at all.
On the Nexus devices I have to use Software decoder, and I feel this uses more battery than hardware. Why is there massive lag on MX player?

geoldr said:
Hey all, on my Nexus 5 & 7 I get lag when watch non HD MKV files on MX Player in Hardware Acceleration mode. But on the Galaxy S4, there i no problem at all.
On the Nexus devices I have to use Software decoder, and I feel this uses more battery than hardware. Why is there massive lag on MX player?
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I believe it's related to some drivers and codecs.
On my LG g2, if I use stock rom, I can play with hardware decider but when I switch to cm10.2 I have glitchy experience with hardware decider. I've to switch to switch to software decoders and all works well. Never faced any problem with battery on g2, but this phone socks battery like anything. I've got to be more careful.
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Yeah man, I ran out pretty fast today on the N5. I hope it gets better otherwise I might have to return it.

geoldr said:
Yeah man, I ran out pretty fast today on the N5. I hope it gets better otherwise I might have to return it.
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I'm getting so spoiled by Note 3 and g2 battery. Battery on nexus 5 isn't is greatest point, but can't return a nexus for its battery.
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ceo.mtcl said:
I'm getting so spoiled by Note 3 and g2 battery. Battery on nexus 5 isn't is greatest point, but can't return a nexus for its battery.
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Idk man, if it can't make me through a good full day use it's not very useful to me you know? Add that to the terrible speaker, and the fact that mine has 3 dead pixels (getting a replacement, so hopefully I will be happy with the new one) but overall idk man.
Its really fast though!

geoldr said:
Idk man, if it can't make me through a good full day use it's not very useful to me you know? Add that to the terrible speaker, and the fact that mine has 3 dead pixels (getting a replacement, so hopefully I will be happy with the new one) but overall idk man.
Its really fast though!
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Mine has like 5 Dead pixels. Gonna have to look into the replacement process as well.
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Diceplayer is a great alternative. Seems to support HW mode too. Might be worth a shot?
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I tried Dice on my N7 and it had the same problem. I'll try again on the N5.

Make sure you install the latest custom codec. In MX Player go to Settings - Decoder scroll to the very bottom and tap Download Custom Codec. This should take you to ktsamy's thread on this site's Android Software Development forum where you can download V1.7.20 Arm v7-Neon codec. Follow the instructions to set this as the Custom Codec in MX Player. Hopefully this may help you, I was seeing stutter on playback of my recorded TV shows until I set this up on my N5.

Miracast

Hello all. Hope you are enjoying your N5s. Yesterday I bought a cheap streaming box ( PANASONIC - DMP-MS10EB-K ) with miracast capabilities. Unfortunately I can not get miracast to work.
There are YouTube videos of the device working with the note3 and s4 as well as nexus 7, but no joy for me and my lovely N5.
Has anyone got miracast working? If so what device are you using?
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At which step is it not working for you?
I'm using a Sony Bravia smart TV and worked right away!
Be sure to enable miracast on your phone though, it's under display settings, "Wireless Display" has to be ON.

It is enabled on phone. My phone does see the Panasonic device and starts connecting. The TV screen shows that it is trying to connect also then after about 30 seconds the Panasonic disappears from the list on the phone and then I get unable to connect.
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The Panasonic is still not working so I will get different device. Any suggestions?
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I have just bought the DMP-MS10EB-K too and I can't get it to work with my Nexus 5. I get the same problem as you describe.
I have my Nexus 7 (2013) in work and I will test it tomorrow but I have seen videos of it working Nexus 7 to DMP-MS10EB-K.
I will post if it works later.

holey78 said:
I have just bought the DMP-MS10EB-K too and I can't get it to work with my Nexus 5. I get the same problem as you describe.
I have my Nexus 7 (2013) in work and I will test it tomorrow but I have seen videos of it working Nexus 7 to DMP-MS10EB-K.
I will post if it works later.
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This thing is Rubbish. I tried a Note 2, Galaxy s3, Surface pro and Surface 2. Non work. It just connects for a couple of seconds then disconnects with no picture at all. Really annoying. Would be nice to get a list on this thread as to which devices do work. If any?

gersrt said:
This thing is Rubbish. I tried a Note 2, Galaxy s3, Surface pro and Surface 2. Non work. It just connects for a couple of seconds then disconnects with no picture at all. Really annoying. Would be nice to get a list on this thread as to which devices do work. If any?
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I will get my Nexus 7 and XPS12 which I think has miracast and post the results tomorrow. If I have no luck I think I will be taking it back. Its a shame really as its pretty good at dlna and Netflix. There is a video on YouTube with a guy using it with Samsung phones and a Nexus 7.

Think he might be a reseller of some sort. Did you see his review on Amazon, talk about Over the top its ridiculous. Sounds like he is selling them to me. Besides he doesn't show the device on youtube or how he connected. Very suspect. Let us know how you get on cheers.

Well I suppose it is good to know that it is not just me having problems. What to try next?
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Only had time to test for 10 minutes. Nexus 7 2013 connected after a couple of attempts. I could flick the menu's around fine with minimal lag and was impressed. I then tried to play some video and the MS10 froze on two occasions and I had to pull the plug to restart it.
I will play around with the settings and test some other devices tomorrow.

holey78 said:
Only had time to test for 10 minutes. Nexus 7 2013 connected after a couple of attempts. I could flick the menu's around fine with minimal lag and was impressed. I then tried to play some video and the MS10 froze on two occasions and I had to pull the plug to restart it.
I will play around with the settings and test some other devices tomorrow.
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cool thanks mate keep us posted.
cheers

I have tried the Rocketfish Miracast Video Receiver using my Nexus 5. I have no problem connect to my old LG HDTV( no CEC support, cannot change the receiver setting). It mirror the games( Asphalt 8, Sonic Racing, Riptide GP2) I played on Nexus 5 with little lagging. Mainly I want to show pictures and family video of my phone to TV, I found it works fine for me.

Hi, I've also tried with my smart tv LG 42lm620s, but without luck.. I see the TV on N5, when I try to connect to TV, on TV I see the loading bar for the connection, but after some time (~20sec) TV outputs an error of "device not compatible" and TV disappears from N5 list.
I sent an email to LG, still waiting for response....
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I bought a Panasonic BluRay player with built in Miracast support yesterday and cannot get it to work with my Nexus 5. They 'try to connect' and then it fails with my N5 freezing every time. Adding to my frustration is the fact that my N5 is completely stock with only root & a custom recovery.
Also, it works perfectly with my stock, unrooted Galaxy S 4 & my Nexus 4 running Slimbean. Short of installing Slimkat, which will eventually happen, does anyone have any ideas for getting this working?
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Oui!
gersrt said:
This thing is Rubbish. I tried a Note 2, Galaxy s3, Surface pro and Surface 2. Non work. It just connects for a couple of seconds then disconnects with no picture at all. Really annoying. Would be nice to get a list on this thread as to which devices do work. If any?
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Exactly the same here. Note 2, Nexus 5, Surface 2 Pro, all fall on this device. It seems to disconnect from wireless and then goes AWOL like a banana. Waiting for a response from Panasonic as this is clearly an issue with them, not with the Nexus 5.

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Panasonic UK does not recommend that customers attempt their own repairs. Instead, we suggest that the product is submitted to an authorised service agent for attention. Those in your local area can be found through our website.
We trust that the above information will be of assistance to you. However, of course, if you should have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

[Q] Nexus 5 MirrorLink Compatible?

Anyone tried to connect their Nexus 5 to a MirrorLink device? Since LG is a member and the Nexus 4 was compatible I was hoping that carried forward for the N5. What about Miracast? I saw the option to share display wirelessly.

The Google Nexus 4 does not support Mirror Link as far as im aware ...don't think the Nexus 5 does either which is a real shame!

slinkydonkey said:
The Google Nexus 4 does not support Mirror Link as far as im aware ...don't think the Nexus 5 does either which is a real shame!
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Thanks for the reply. I am getting my screen sharing solutions mixed up. Miracast was supported with the N4 and is on the N5 too. It does suck MirrorLink is not supported. Hopefully someone comes up with a solution to pass the touch interface through.
-Rick

Just wanted to bump this thread to see if anyone has found a solution to getting the Nexus 5 to work with a MirrorLink device. My Google-fu hasn't turned up anything promising unfortunately....

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Just wanted to bump this thread to see if anyone has found a solution to getting the Nexus 5 to work with a MirrorLink device. My Google-fu hasn't turned up anything promising unfortunately....
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Not yet, but I'm still trying!
Works with Samsung S7's, Tried my bosses.

Did anyone try this - github[dot]com/sileht/mirrorlink-nexus5-apps?
I have no idea how to use it though :/

Bumping this thread...
Is anyone aware of any way of getting a Nexus 5 to work with mirror link?

Marshmallow Running on Nexus 5 Freedom Pop

Hi, any body else got this to work? It running pretty good on my Nexus 5. No WiFi needed to make calls/text...

Does Casting/Wireless Display work well on any rom?

Has anyone seen a Redmi Note 6 Pro that could actually cast video to a display without the video being messed up and audio getting de-synced?
I tried custom roms hoping maybe one of them would have good casting but I give up. My device is useless when it comes to casting/mirroring to my firestick.
I might look into kodi or some other app to cast my phone to my firestick but now i am curious if it's just my device or if all/most Redmi Note 6 Pro's have the problem.

MIUI 11 adds a lot of cool things for casting... unfortunately video still gets choppy. Audio seems to work fine now but video still messes up too frequently.
I'm wondering if a Kernel could fix casting for me.

Already tested with Chromecast, Wireless Display (Intel) and Miracast. Everything running smoothly with latest Developer ROM by Xiaomi.

fbirraque said:
Already tested with Chromecast, Wireless Display (Intel) and Miracast. Everything running smoothly with latest Developer ROM by Xiaomi.
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Ok maybe it's my firestick, I don't have chromecast I have only tried casting to my firestick.

skuly1775 said:
Ok maybe it's my firestick, I don't have chromecast I have only tried casting to my firestick.
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I never tested with Amazon Firestick.

I have Redmi 5 with MIUI 11 but I could only use screen mirroring (casting) to my Firestick once. After that, it can't find my Firestick. I guess this might be a common issue in Xiaomi devices.

Ok I finally found out why casting from the phone wasn't working.....
My Redmi note 6 pro doesn't like casting on a 2.4ghz wifi.
I own 3 routers and I was using my ea2700 Linksys router which had DD-WRT on it because you know I like to use it if I can but on that router it breaks 5ghz so there wasn't a 5ghz option.
I switch to another router recently and started using 5ghz...found out casting works perfect on 5ghz.
The Galaxy S10 works perfect on 2.4ghz and I'm not familiar with casting so I mistakenly assumed that my Redmi n6pro should work fine on 2.4ghz too.