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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%
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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.
Hello, playing with my new toy. Have a DHD and quite experienced with rooting etc.
Im currently having some lag issues with mkv and or 720p or above movies. Tried mobo player and the normal one.
Currently have the revolver rom, feels quite good i like the update app which came with it. Going to try revHD rom later tonight to see if there is any improvements.
Whats a recomended video player or rom for movie stuff? Answers on a postcard, Thanks!
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Paid: Dice Player
Free: MX Video Player
Also, hd video is really difficult for the Tegra 2 that barely handles 720p. You can have 1080p, and smooth, but it will most likely need to be re-encoded so that the hardware will like it... you might want to try to overclock, often that solves the issue, even if not always.
If you go for the re-encode way, use h264 basic profile, that's the biggest deal.
Thats really a bummer since i thought the tegra 2 is well capable to display atleast 720p mkv videos having a hd screen. Is it the tegra Architektur which doesnt play nicely with hd mkv material or just software related?
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Really? The mkv videos I downloaded the other day works just fine.. but I guess it could be because I'm overclocking? I mean, it was 720 p and it was working way smoooth with Mobo so I don't know where your complaints come frmo..
It has to do with the type of encoding. You can get 1080p to play if you encode it right
just tried a 720p clip and it does play smoothly with HW encoding but can not play the sound back. Is it because of the sound track being dts 7.1 ch?
How long takes to convert a video with handbrake?
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Don't reencode the videos. Use a MKV -> MP4 Tool to reencode the audiostream to aac. It's way faster.
Have a look at my tests http://painfullyrandom.blogspot.com/2011/08/testing-android-video-decoding.html and/or search here on XDA for Tegra hd video. Sadly it's not the best choice for video play... It works but it's far from optimal.
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I've said it before, I'll say it again. Try Diceplayer. The only reason it won't playback ANY file well, is because the bit-rate is too high for Tegra 2. All the videos I download are 720P h264 and it plays them just fine. The only time it struggles is when there is fast panning (which results in a higher bitrate if it's a variable bitrate). All things said, I have no issues playing any videos, even those with 7.1 channel audio.
Also, use the search function. This is discussed at length in a few other threads in the transformer forums. I think it was specifically in the Themes/Apps forum.
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I've said it before, I'll say it again. Try Diceplayer. The only reason it won't playback ANY file well, is because the bit-rate is too high for Tegra 2. All the videos I download are 720P h264 and it plays them just fine. The only time it struggles is when there is fast panning (which results in a higher bitrate if it's a variable bitrate). All things said, I have no issues playing any videos, even those with 7.1 channel audio.
Also, use the search function. This is discussed at length in a few other threads in the transformer forums. I think it was specifically in the Themes/Apps forum.
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yes, Dice Player is the best so far. Playing videos is a hit / miss with the rest of the free players...
Paran0idAndr0id said:
just tried a 720p clip and it does play smoothly with HW encoding but can not play the sound back. Is it because of the sound track being dts 7.1 ch?
How long takes to convert a video with handbrake?
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same here but the audio is "only" AC3 5.1 the video is super smooth but there is no sound.
I don't know where you get your files, but I'm almost sure I don't want to go to that site.
Example:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/420077/Indiana Jones 4_HD 1080base.mp4
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/420077/Indiana Jones 4_HD 720main.mp4
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/420077/Indiana Jones 4_HD 480high.mp4
those are a few seconds from the trailer of Indiana Jones and the crystal skull grabbed from the PSN "some time" ago. Play them at 1ghz on the Transformer with Dice (or whatever you want), and see what works well... I encoded this stuff in a way that shows my point. Same bitrate for all of them.
The original file is main profile, full hd and slightly higher bitrate. Still plays at 1ghz.
Keep in mind that if you make the file hard to decode, the size could be quite small, once I've watched a reasonably good dvd rip that was 250mb. That's the whole point of h264 vs divx, same quality, smaller file. Or same size better quality, depending on your point of view
I just tried the dice player and it plays the test file without problems being 720p mkv. I think Asus should had intergrated such a mdiaplayer by default
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I'm trying to decide between the TF300 & TF700. I'm definitely going to watch a lot of videos (it's my primary purpose for buying a table). I'm hoping someone could help me out with something. This would be my first tablet.
On my Windows Desktop, I have a 27" monitor and my resolution is also 1980x1200. 1080p stuff looks great. But, when I play a 720p video in full screen mode, there is a very noticeable loss in clarity.
I also have a portable blu-ray player (10.1" display; 1024x600 res.). It downscales both 1080p & 720p videos. However, reducing the video's size doesn't appear to affect the quality. It still looks awesome.
Two questions:
1. Since the TF700 has a 1980x1200 display, does anyone know if there would be a noticeable quality loss when upscaling a 720p so that it fits on the entire display?
2. On the TF700, would it be possible to temporarily change the settings to a lower resolution when I want to watch a 720p video (something like 1280x800)?
I can see a difference while watching the same series episode in 720p and in 1080p on my Infinity, but I notice it much more on my 21,5" LCD. Anyway, the difference is not huge, I still intend to download mainly 720p movies, but you should probably see it yourself, as these things tend to be very user-dependent. Just go to some store with the Infinity on the shelf and try 1) watching YouTube videos in 720p and 1080p, 2) take microSD card with you, install BSPlayer Free and try watching some .mkv files prepared in advance (hope they won't bite you for that or won't cover the slot). You can format the card in exFAT.
And no, you can not change the resolution on your Infinity, it's just not how things work here.
What video apps are you using? Playing mkvs with Google Video Player and MX Player I have perfect picture but no audio, while using VLC I have audio but the video is spoiled, at least at 1080p...
Its strange... many of my 720p mkv´s wont play anymore on my tf700 with dice-player.
On my tf201... no probs.
For me... the picture looks better - the colors are much better now, but i see a differnce due to the upscaling between the Full-HD and the native res. of the TF201 when watching HD-Videos (720p).
Try BSPlayer Free, guys. Just remember to use H/W rendering (it has its own engine).
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d14b0ll0s said:
Try BSPlayer Free, guys. Just remember to use H/W rendering (it has its own engine).
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whats the diff. between the free and paid version?
Can i access my nas-server over smb/ftp etc. on it?
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Don't know, read the description in Google Play.
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Super-S said:
whats the diff. between the free and paid version?
Can i access my nas-server over smb/ftp etc. on it?
THX
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You can access your nas either way free or paid, paid just gets rid of the annoying ads.
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You can access your nas either way free or paid, paid just gets rid of the annoying ads.
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So should AdAway.
Try this with diceplayer 2.0.8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769799
I am looking for an Android TV Box that actually has Netflix HD. It must be able to be rootable. Able to add Kodi. Stream H.265. Must have at least 2 gb of Ram. Bluetooth. Able to do 2k. Netflix HD is a must though 1080p or 4k don't matter. If it only does 720p don't bother.
60 views and zero responses?
G box mx q maybe specs on amazon
There are many out there on aliexpress and such sites, check my last thread, and you can probably join discussion as i asked for best choice among 4 of my personal choice.