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Hi Everyone,
I m kindly asking you to help me push MS into fixing the avi/xvid issue since conversion times are too long.
edit Several members have also raised concern that the Zune software transcodes videos where there is really no need!
ruscik said:
a 720p Family guy blue harvest in divx (my own copy) was converted to mp4 but resolution was not lowered.
A 720p family guy something dark side in mp4 was converted to mp4 but resolution was not lowered or audio adjusted.
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I have created a post on the official MS support forums and the fellow users have supported the post but MS is trying not to give a proper answer on the issues unless people reply enough or click the "I would like an answer too" button. The post seems to be ending up unanswered and pushed back. I need to let the post grab MS attention!
I would like MS to escalate the issue internally but I need more input! So please be so kind!
I suggest that we could do this for other issues as well!!!
Their forum relies on Live IDs so it is just about entering your username. (Doesn't take long)
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...7/thread/b71af2ac-9f72-4b10-a5ee-eaa29c1933e7
It can be fixed quite easily.
1) Write down the spec of your computer on a piece of paper.
2) Go to your local PC shop
3) Hand them the piece of paper and ask for something faster at encoding video
4) Happiness
Yep. Crap computers suck at transcoding video. Even a better graphics card would work much better, since lots of GPUs these days can offload much of the conversion.
Some notebooks were sold without multi-core processors (but are still 64-bit, some people assume 64-bit = multi-core), and lots of consumers have things like mismatched ram sticks and the like that can reduce their computer performance for these types of tasks.
Thanks a lot guys!!!! Appreciated!
It looks like they are still ignoring the issue. I think I might try to upvote the thread tomorrow again.
My general issue is that I am accessing different PCs all the time. Let it be work, uni, friends, or my home laptop. So I generally just need a fast way to get stuff onto the device.
Maybe we get lucky and they enable it again
I personally don't think this issue should have a high priority, as Zune software reencode your file on the fly.
Even at Microsoft, ressources are limited, and there are lots a other stuff I would like first (custom ringtones, multitask, silverlight and flash on the browser...)
My 2 cents.
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Even at Microsoft, ressources are limited,
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The issue here is that it works on the Zune HD without re encoding or demuxing and the same applied to the wp7 emulator until they decided to take the feature out...
Maybe it will be a OEM specific feature?!
Name one reason for DivX /XviD support, except that you want to play your pirated movies...
Transcoding XviD shouldn't take much time with a modern computer.
Why do they have to be pirated? There are those of us who have huge DVD/BD libraries ripped to xvid (and later on MKV). Personally I have several hundred DVDs that I have painstakingly converted to xvid for digital storage and easy access from my HTPCs.
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Name one reason for DivX /XviD support, except that you want to play your pirated movies...
Transcoding XviD shouldn't take much time with a modern computer.
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You could make the same assumption about mp3s. I started ripping in 99.. I don't have the resources to rerip my music into something better now. And in a real case scenario I don't want to be told 2 years from now that an MP3 player doesn't play mp3s anymore because they are "all" considered to be pirated .....
I have pleny of DVD's/BD that on top of normal movie have a digital copy that can be used with portable players. They come in many formats on those discs and all require to enter a code before 1st play so it can check if it is valid copy.
I do that and then can play them on my PC even via Zune. Formats I have are WMV, AVI, MP4 and DIVX.
My death race in wmv that works on windows 7 fresh install (with no extra codes and net access) is converted by zune. Annoying as zune officially supports WMV and even plays that movie.
Two mp4 movies (Mummy and Mummy 2) from the same Box set one just copies and works one is converted from mp4 to mp4. Some Divx movies are "converted" but it lasts 1 to 2 min aka it only changes extension while some are properly reconverted but resolution or quality are the same afterwards (720p or standard resolution no matter). There is a problem there.
I just thought about the thing that there's no good video player for android, that decently plays .mkv files in 720p, even on the Desire HD.
But what about Archos? They have also Android as OS, and use a 1 GHz Processor ( ARM8 I think) in their newer devices.
But even the Archos 5 IT could playback 720p with its 800 MHz CPU. May it be possible to implement the ARCHOS media player on other Android devices?
Or is it coded too specifically, using the graphics accelerator so only the Archos can work with that app?
Would love to here ur oppinion about this
Sorry if this question is too dumb,
Hi Dr lele
I recently started work on my DHD and found a program called arkMedia. You can download it from your app store for free. It works very well for me right accross my varied media including avi, flv, mp4 etc...
I believe this is the tcpmp equivalent for android.
I hope it works for you as well as it is working for me.
Kind regards,
J
maybe arcmedia?
Thank You I'll try it
But I'll also try to get the app from the archos to the DHD maybe the video player works. That would be pure awesomeness
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I just thought about the thing that there's no good video player for android, that decently plays .mkv files in 720p, even on the Desire HD.
But what about Archos? They have also Android as OS, and use a 1 GHz Processor ( ARM8 I think) in their newer devices.
But even the Archos 5 IT could playback 720p with its 800 MHz CPU. May it be possible to implement the ARCHOS media player on other Android devices?
Or is it coded too specifically, using the graphics accelerator so only the Archos can work with that app?
Would love to here ur oppinion about this
Sorry if this question is too dumb,
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No software player will help you overcome what hardware can't do , 800 MHz to 1000 MHz is not the issue here. Alot of things make a CPU package for phones, CPU is just a general purpose hardware not fast enough for 3D games or 720p+ video decoding.. . There are several software players out there with their own codecs that will use your cpu in software mode , you will be able to play avi,divx,xvid if your phone can't already do so, but to playback 720p you need alot more horsepower or specialized hardware. Your Desire HD has Snapdragon CPU
Archos 5 does have slower general purpose CPU less MegaHertz but ! that CPU happens to be Cortex-A8 it is more geared for media has "NEON™technology for multi-media and SIMD processing".
Same CPU but slightly faster is in my AT&T Captivate and or any other Samsung Galaxy S phone.
I can playback 720p video no problem high bitrate H264,x264 ect. Amongs many video containers it can also playback MKVs and with some help from players like "mVideoPlayer" it can even render internal and external subtitles.
You can only blame marketing and low education of general population , where everyone thinks all CPUs are equal and only MegaHertz that matters
Hope that was educational for you , in case it was not short answer , Player from Archos 5 will not help you play 720p video. It is not the player that does the hard work.
Ah thx... thats sad news, but i feel a little bit smarter now and somehow I expected that there's a reason for the DHD's original Media Player not to playback mkv containers
So with a Samsung Galaxy phones i could playback more media files... thats really interesting because I looked for an Android Phone which combines the powers of the Archos PMPs and an Android Phone
Anyone had any luck with media sharing via DLNA?
Running the Connected Media App I've not had any success with a PS3 or Google TV (Logitech). I did have some success with a 3rd party app, but the pictures were down-sampled when viewed on the TV (thumbnail res nearly).
In terms of the network, my girlfriend received the Galaxy S2 today, and its AllShare app worked fine with the PS3 (the phone appeared on the PS3 as soon as AllShare was started), although as usual it didn't like the phone's videos being 3GP. (After spending some decent time with the S2 I can't say I prefer one over the other, but I'm seriously looking forward to when I can root this Sensation to uninstall the myriad crapware, plus the S2 allowed uninstallation of Vodafone's apps out of the box, weird).
So I wondered if anyone else has had any success sharing photos or videos to DLNA compatible devices?
My TV is DLNA compatible, although I'm not 100% sure if what I did is DLNA as I don't know all that much about the protocol, so forgive me if I'm wrong.
My TV is connected to my router via an ethernet cable and my Sensation, wirelessly.
With my TV on, I went into gallery, hit menu, select player, it searched and found my TV, I picked it, and then the TV started showing pics in 1080p, was pretty neat.
Even music streaming worked to the TV. I have also successfully got the phone to stream over bluetooth to my cars ICE, with the same method.
I was not able to do any of this with my Galaxy S.
is it possible to dlna to ps3 ???
i thought it doesnt work ??
could you select media from ps3 itself to be shown on tv or did you clicked a file on the phone on galaxy s2 and after that it was shown on tv ???
@alex Good to know, I think my DLNA devices (Google TV and PS3) are a bit too simple, they don't support streaming content to them (like with Apple's AirPlay), but only let you browse the phone's content. It's just weird that the phone wasn't showing up with the Connected Media app running...
Anyway I used DoubleTwist's AirTwist feature and the phone now shows up, I can view photos in full-res, play music, but not video due to the codec used, so that's pretty strange again but at least I have a 3rd party solution.
@B-Man I think so yes, but like Alex I'm not sure how much of this is pure DLNA standard protocols, and how much is proprietary or reverse engineered (like with DoubleTwist's AirPlay support).
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My TV is DLNA compatible, although I'm not 100% sure if what I did is DLNA as I don't know all that much about the protocol, so forgive me if I'm wrong.
My TV is connected to my router via an ethernet cable and my Sensation, wirelessly.
With my TV on, I went into gallery, hit menu, select player, it searched and found my TV, I picked it, and then the TV started showing pics in 1080p, was pretty neat.
Even music streaming worked to the TV. I have also successfully got the phone to stream over bluetooth to my cars ICE, with the same method.
I was not able to do any of this with my Galaxy S.
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Have you tried 1080p video to your TV yet?
is this a app ?? DoubleTwist's AirTwist ??
so you could stream pictures to the ps3 ?? or does the ps3 only finds a media server ??
No, will have to give video a try then report back.
B-Man2005 said:
is this a app ?? DoubleTwist's AirTwist ??
so you could stream pictures to the ps3 ?? or does the ps3 only finds a media server ??
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Yes DoubleTwist is my media player app. AirTwist is a built in feature to enable media streaming across devices.
Another cool feature is AirSync (paid plugin) lets you sync your music, podcasts and playlists with PC/Mac over WIFI.
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No, will have to give video a try then report back.
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Once I get mine, I'll have an interesting test.
I have several 3D streams from various sources in 1080i, 1080p and 720p, SbS and TaB (Side by Side, Top and Bottom) and several DLNA enabled, 3D TVs at work. Will be interesting to see what happens when I playback one of those 3D streams over DLNA to a 3D TV. Will have to see if I can find out how many of them support 3D source over DLNA.
Not obsessed with 3D or anything. Have been working with it since Aug of '09 about 50% of the time at work. Have a US$500k lab setup. Love the source clips I get. 16GB for a two min clip. 8 for left eye and 8 for right eye. 1920x1080 @ 23.97 4:2:2 eats hard disks for lunch.
Just out of curiosity, how is 3D doing in the UK? TV manufacturers here did not get the sales they expected for 3D TV in '10.
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No, will have to give video a try then report back.
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Check this out: http://www.expansys-usa.com/htc-sen...aptor-dg-h100-incl-hdmi-cable+eu-plug-217567/
Looks like there might be a 720p limit on DLNA streaming. Not sure if it's a Sensation limit or DG H100.
I have had success streaming music, photos, and HD video to my Western Digital Live Hub using the connected media application..
I am quite impressed with the quality... Pics come up slow, however video was very good looking...
Walkamo
mkrl said:
Anyone had any luck with media sharing via DLNA?
Running the Connected Media App I've not had any success with a PS3 or Google TV (Logitech). I did have some success with a 3rd party app, but the pictures were down-sampled when viewed on the TV (thumbnail res nearly).
In terms of the network, my girlfriend received the Galaxy S2 today, and its AllShare app worked fine with the PS3 (the phone appeared on the PS3 as soon as AllShare was started), although as usual it didn't like the phone's videos being 3GP. (After spending some decent time with the S2 I can't say I prefer one over the other, but I'm seriously looking forward to when I can root this Sensation to uninstall the myriad crapware, plus the S2 allowed uninstallation of Vodafone's apps out of the box, weird).
So I wondered if anyone else has had any success sharing photos or videos to DLNA compatible devices?
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Just out of curiosity, how is 3D doing in the UK? TV manufacturers here did not get the sales they expected for 3D TV in '10.
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It's taking a similar path to HD, actually slower IMHO. No-one is really going out of their way to get one yet. Two reasons I can think of:
1. The major 3D TV provider, Sky, charges a lot of money for their packages but has very little 3D content (they already charge £10/mo extra for HD versions of 3 non-FTA channels). PS3 3D gaming is pretty niche.
2. There was a huge push to buy new large HD TVs with the World Cup 2010, literally everyone I know was upgrading their old sets (at this time 3D TVs were still in the early adopter price range). That surely puts a dampner on sales for a while after.
Everyone knows it'll be standard in sets soon, and without loads of compelling content, and still having to wear expensive glasses, there's just not much of a push yet.
I didn't know this existed until I was playing with the music app and noticed the device selection part.
I clicked, and there was XBMC running on my HTPC! And it worked!
I can stream audio and view photos on my new 55in Sony Bravia. Video is in the wrong format - .3gp isn't supported. I tried Twonky for Android and it's only capable of the same photos and audio. I may try to set up a Twonky server and serve the video from the Sensation to Twonky and then use Twonky's transcoding to view it directly on the TV.
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I can stream audio and view photos on my new 55in Sony Bravia. Video is in the wrong format - .3gp isn't supported. I tried Twonky for Android and it's only capable of the same photos and audio. I may try to set up a Twonky server and serve the video from the Sensation to Twonky and then use Twonky's transcoding to view it directly on the TV.
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XBMC had no issues with video either.
I work for T-mobile and attended the launch event in houston and HTC said that DLNA was still being fine tuned for the sensation, don't know if this helps.
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XBMC had no issues with video either.
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My only problem with xbmc is that it supposedly doesn't play nice with Sony dlna.
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I work for T-mobile and attended the launch event in houston and HTC said that DLNA was still being fine tuned for the sensation, don't know if this helps.
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Thanks. If they added hd video format options that included mpeg2 or something other than 3gp it would be nice. The connected media app works well.
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I am also unable to get any media to stream to my google TV, VERY disappointing unless I'm doing something wrong.
Damonkashu said:
I am also unable to get any media to stream to my google TV, VERY disappointing unless I'm doing something wrong.
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You could use Twonky's android app.
Our O3D can capture image and video in 3D. But when connect to TV via HDMI with 3D enable, the image will split.
So, I'm looking for a anaglyph player for android that could display image/video in anaglyph mode where we will require a "Red+Blue" anaglyph glasses. I have that glassess, then I want to watch 3D on normal LCD TV.
I can watch 3D image/video made by O3D on PC using streocospic player in anaglyph mode+3D glassess. But no such player for android I can find. I hope it do.
You need to set your TV up for sbs (side by side) playback. Some older 3D TV's can't do it tho' :-(
Pete
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You need to set your TV up for sbs (side by side) playback. Some older 3D TV's can't do it tho' :-(
Pete
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I think he meant that for NON 3D TV's
mad_sunday said:
You need to set your TV up for sbs (side by side) playback. Some older 3D TV's can't do it tho' :-(
Pete
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As exceleth said. I mean for non-3DTV.
Btw, found this for images in anaglyph: https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.stereoscopie.stereoscope
Now,, looking for anaglyph video player.
Any news about anaglyph video players/converters for Android after 2 years?
I can't find anything.
Which player do Rikomagic miniPC use?
cyclonmaster said:
As exceleth said. I mean for non-3DTV.
Btw, found this for images in anaglyph: https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.stereoscopie.stereoscope
Now,, looking for anaglyph video player.
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you could convert sbs to ana with the maker from http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/
defcomg said:
you could convert sbs to ana with the maker from http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/
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Anything for android?
Any news?
It's very hard to find such an app just by keywords on Play Store!
It must:
* accept SBS (sideBySide) videos
* play anaglyph videos
This would allow using any MiniPC/StickPC to "turn" any standard TV into a 3d TV!
Note that "SBS Player" on Play Store is NOT what we need: it just plays an SBS video (showing both frames!), it does not merge them into a syngle anaglyph frame.
In a second instance we'll need a PC program capable of ripping out an SBS stream from a 3d blueray disk (not easy, searched a long for it with no success).
Yeah, I was hoping I might have such an app for my android TV too.
I have tested PotPlayer on Windows 10, it plays Anaglyph 3D from SBS and OU. But, because my PC is separated from my TV by a mason wall so I need to purchase Microsoft Wireless Adapter V2 for the TV, and Intel Wireless Adapter AC 8265 that supports wireless display for my PC. PotPlayer can output Red-Cyan, Green-Magenta and Amber-blue (Dubois). And the Dubois is the best because others suffer color loss. To me, I can't tell the difference from a passive 3D TV which I saw from a show room. The tactic is to turn up the TV's brightness by 30% till it looked washed to the naked eyes. When I flipped down my analglyph shader on my glasses the color is rich and the depth is great even if viewed at an slanted angle. The sound is great too because it is from my Realtec 7.1 channel to the Miscrosoft Wireless Adapter on the TV's HDMI port, and I have connected my TV to my HiFi reciever too. It's only a $130 enhancement work, namely 2 adapters and light anaglyph shaders with clips for glassess. :good:
Need to mention that I have 2 video cards, namely, the Intel HD 4000 integrated with my Z77 Extreme4 motherboard which is doing the Wireless Display while my PC Monitor is attached to the HDMI port of my other video card Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050i on PCI slot which does not support Wireless Display. If I connect my PC monitor to Intel HD 4000 I can only extend my desktop to the TV. And, if I connect my PC monitor to Nvidia I can sync my PC screen to my TV instead of extending the desktop only. To play an anaglyph 3D movie on TV screen one need screen synchronisation but not as an extension of the PC desktop. When the TV is playing the Potplayer 3D movie both the TV and PC can see the movie but only the TV has the sound, the PC does not play the sound. When I switch the TV into another HDMI port where the Wireless Display Adapter is not attached, the TV stops playing the sound but the PC plays the sound again.
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Yeah, I was hoping I might have such an app for my android TV too.
I have tested PotPlayer on Windows 10, it plays Anaglyph 3D from SBS and OU. But, because my PC is separated from my TV by a mason wall so I need to purchase Microsoft Wireless Adapter V2 for the TV, and Intel Wireless Adapter AC 8265 that supports wireless display for my PC. PotPlayer can output Red-Cyan, Green-Magenta and Amber-blue (Dubois). And the Dubois is the best because others suffer color loss. To me, I can't tell the difference from a passive 3D TV which I saw from a show room. The tactic is to turn up the TV's brightness by 30% till it looked washed to the naked eyes. When I flipped down my analglyph shader on my glasses the color is rich and the depth is great even if viewed at an slanted angle. The sound is great too because it is from my Realtec 7.1 channel to the Miscrosoft Wireless Adapter on the TV's HDMI port, and I have connected my TV to my HiFi reciever too. It's only a $130 enhancement work, namely 2 adapters and light anaglyph shaders with clips for glassess. :good:
Need to mention that I have 2 video cards, namely, the Intel HD 4000 integrated with my Z77 Extreme4 motherboard which is doing the Wireless Display while my PC Monitor is attached to the HDMI port of my other video card Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050i on PCI slot which does not support Wireless Display. If I connect my PC monitor to Intel HD 4000 I can only extend my desktop to the TV. And, if I connect my PC monitor to Nvidia I can sync my PC screen to my TV instead of extending the desktop only. To play an anaglyph 3D movie on TV screen one need screen synchronisation but not as an extension of the PC desktop. When the TV is playing the Potplayer 3D movie both the TV and PC can see the movie but only the TV has the sound, the PC does not play the sound. When I switch the TV into another HDMI port where the Wireless Display Adapter is not attached, the TV stops playing the sound but the PC plays the sound again.
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You can use easyrb3d player
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You can use easyrb3d player
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Ah I see, the topic is to play Anaglph videos on a normal LCD which Easyrb3d player does well from an Android TV Box.
But I was talking about being able to play SBS and OU video formats on a normal LCD TV Screen. Sorry, my fault.
I use an old MX Pro Android TV box KitKat 4.4. Then I download dime 3D player and merge my movies. Works fine on my 65 inch TV.
ZIDOO X9 support hdmi in 1080p record(pvr),4k & H.265 hardware decoding,a great 3D UI,
CPU: MSTAR MSO9180D1R UP TO 1.5GHZ (Cortex-A9)
GPU: 8 cores Mali450
Android 4.4.2 Kitkat OS, Built in Google Play Store
2GB DDR3 RAM and 8GB emmc Storage
Great wifi signals;
Support Dual band wifi 2.4G & 5.8G (wifi module is MT7632)
Support HDMI IN
Support Bluetooth 4.0 version
Support 4K*2K and H265(HEVC) UHD video(4K and H265 hardware decodiing)
Support DTSHD MASTER,TRUEHD 7.1 passthrough
Build in XBMC ZIDOO version, support dolby dts hardware decodiing, also can play 4K, RMVB, Blueray ISO, BDMV,MKV file without any problem;
Support HDMI IN DVR(PVR)
A great launcher, file manager,music player,videoplayer, Album,based on OPENGL 2.0
The following is from KODI forum:
So I received my X9 today and these are my first initial impressions:
The box:
The build quality is very good. No flimsy plastic, but a well build aluminum uni-body. It breaths quality
Good reception for 2.4 and 5ghz Wifi
A nice little VFD, but way too bright. It needs a software option to be dimmed (VFDservice)
The software (X9 UI):
Finally a good attempt to integrate various Android-apps into a user friendly launcher. Definitely aimed for the western user. No frills, but nice and minimalistic. I've used many android boxes and sticks, but they almost all lack a good launcher (just stock android) or are very Asian orientated (no disrespect intended). The Zidoo X9 really distinguishes itself from the competition with this UI!
It has a few (cosmetic) translation errors
For those who are new at media-boxes, it is easy to work with (a very good WAF). No need to use the underlying Android-OS (4.4.2)
For those that are more experienced, it needs to be more configurable (see suggestions)
The software (others):
It comes Pre-Rooted! Very nice! User can access the whole file system with SSH or ADB. All settings needed to install third party apps are set (use unknown sources, usb debugging, etc)
Could not use Google Play initially (with Google account enabled). It says "Check your connection and try again". Installed Aptoide and updated Google Play
The built-in explorer is divided in sections (music, video, image) which scans local memory, attached usb devices or SDcards. The file chooser that follows could be less colorful in my opinion and could make better use of screen availability. Its color settings, font-size and column-width should be adjusted by the user. The fourth File option can make use of all local media or network shares. The context menu, however is still in Chinese
The mediaplayer does a good job. Tested only mkv's though. Fast skipping forward and backwards. Reads external .str files by default, but I learned if a fiddle with the subtitle settlings, I sometimes can't display them anymore. Also the fontsize could be thicker and use a shadow backdrop instead of a red frame.
It has some translation errors (cancle instead of cancel)
The Music Player initially looks nice but has no filter whatsoever in the playlist. It flattens all music files found and shows no filtering in artists, albums etc..............A non-usable app
The Image viewer has some nice transitions, but its media-scanner scans hidden files and folders and the shows numerous thumbnails created by third party apps like XBMC. Also the app crashes a lot
The Game player opens with featured Air Mouse Games. That's a little strange because the remote only has 4 directional mouse steering and no gyroscope (at least I could not get it to use as an air mouse). Did not test games but I presume they run well given the hardware
Finally XBMC. After all, it's the de facto multimedia player. Being a looooong time XBMC user, this HAD to run smooth. And it does. The remote runs swiftly through the menus with no delay whatsoever, but is can use a better button remapping. Multimedia content is added swiftly with the use of content scrapers en consequently played very smooth. (using on a LAN). I’ve only tested HD .mkv content. I’m no video purist and don’t watch 3D content, which in my opinion is a hype soon to be forgotten……….at least with glasses.
I’ve also installed the latest Kodi RC3 and initially noticed no differences in playback or CPU use. I did notice it was not possible to use Audio Passtrough
Suggestions:
System
Standby/Sleep support. The system cannot go to sleep. The android system setting does have a sleep mode but it only dims the screen. The X9 UI only has a screensaver. It must be physically made possible on a device like this. Your average android tablet/phone also can.
Dim the VFD
Add "cifs.ko" (+ support libs) to the kernel for mounting Samba shares at boot. With these present all Android apps can use network shares, not just the ones that support it
Interface
The X9 UI should be more configurable (for the advanced user)
- Theme the main tiles. The UI has theme possibilities but only changes the background. A dark background should also incorporate darkened tiles (grey scales, for instance). A brighter background could have more colorful tiles (like they are now)
- Disable the edit (+) button. Show only when needed
- Sort apps in the submenus
- The possibility to start an app immediately from the main tile (like the Google play tile) instead of showing a sub menu
Better/thicker/more colorful highlight frame in webbrowser. It's sometimes really difficult to find the cursor position
Change the mousepointer into a "normal" one. Get rid of the ugly little hand
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Is there some discount for xda members?
Zidoo x9 (as a media extender) with Ceton Infinitv 6
I'm trying to find out if it's possible to use the Ceton Infintv 6 on a Windows 7 Professional PC and then use Zidoo x9 (Android Box) or Pipo x7 (Windows 8.1) to access the live channels as well as stream recorded content.
Anyone with any info would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm trying to find out if it's possible to use the Ceton Infintv 6 on a Windows 7 Professional PC and then use Zidoo x9 (Android Box) or Pipo x7 (Windows 8.1) to access the live channels as well as stream recorded content.
Anyone with any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Sounds crazy. InfiniTV 6 ETH supports CableCARD and connects to any U.S. cable system to receive all SD and HD digital cable channels without needing a set-top box.
Hi there. me too heve this fast and great box.
I just wonder if there is a way to build a loop recorder on the HDMI port. A Timeshift.
Exist yet the recorder and the Zidoo developers release the recorder app code.
Do you think someone could create a timeshift app for this machine?