Hello i recentry bought a android tv box Mecool ms8 pro (amlogic s905X , 2GB ram , 16gb rom and runs on android 7.1)
I usally have mx player on my tablet and my phone because is the best android player out there. But this time i have a issue with HW+ decoder some .mp4 videos appears visual artifacts (like squares) i tried to add a custom codec 1.9.8 but nothing happens. I try to find the alternative HW+ but is not there... my tablet and phone has this feature.
I want to metion HW decoder works fine for the most videos but i like the 200% volume on the HW+ .
I tried vlc player and has the same issues on full hardware decoder , software works good.
If anyone has any idea tell me to try.
Thank you in advance :good:
johnys5 said:
Hello i recentry bought a android tv box Mecool ms8 pro (amlogic s905X , 2GB ram , 16gb rom and runs on android 7.1)
I usally have mx player on my tablet and my phone because is the best android player out there. But this time i have a issue with HW+ decoder some .mp4 videos appears visual artifacts (like squares) i tried to add a custom codec 1.9.8 but nothing happens. I try to find the alternative HW+ but is not there... my tablet and phone has this feature.
I want to metion HW decoder works fine for the most videos but i like the 200% volume on the HW+ .
I tried vlc player and has the same issues on full hardware decoder , software works good.
If anyone has any idea tell me to try.
Thank you in advance :good:
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HW+ decoder basically uses the decoders available in your system. So, it may happen with all applications if there is an issue with decoder configuration in your ROM itself. As it happens with both players, probably it could be a firmware bug.
If HW decoder works, just enable SW audio. You can now raise the volume up to 200%.
Thirumalai.K said:
HW+ decoder basically uses the decoders available in your system. So, it may happen with all applications if there is an issue with decoder configuration in your ROM itself. As it happens with both players, probably it could be a firmware bug.
If HW decoder works, just enable SW audio. You can now raise the volume up to 200%.
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If i find custom rom or upgrade firmware maybe fix the issue ?
Thank you for the answer!
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Hello
I recently updated MX Player Pro to 1.8.10 and was also prompted to update the custom codec to 1.8.6 . Not the best decision i ever made as now MKV is virtually unplayable and choppy .
If i open the same files in XBMC on my MINIX Neo U1 everything plays smoothly including large MKV .
I hope this can be fixed . And as its my first post , i'd like to say hello to all of you and to thank you in advance .
windrush said:
Hello
I recently updated MX Player Pro to 1.8.10 and was also prompted to update the custom codec to 1.8.6 . Not the best decision i ever made as now MKV is virtually unplayable and choppy .
If i open the same files in XBMC on my MINIX Neo U1 everything plays smoothly including large MKV .
I hope this can be fixed . And as its my first post , i'd like to say hello to all of you and to thank you in advance .
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MX can you collect the logs immediately after reproducing the issue.?
For more information about how to collect the logs & report bugs, Kindly read here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2843144
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Hi and thanks
I managed to get it playing OK again . I had to choose software audio and hardware decoder in settings. Now it's alright.
windrush said:
Hi and thanks
I managed to get it playing OK again . I had to choose software audio and hardware decoder in settings. Now it's alright.
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Basically HW & HW+ will be very smooth if it's supported by your device. SW uses CPU instead of GPU. So, it will be laggy if the processor is not powerful enough.
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windrush said:
Hi and thanks
I managed to get it playing OK again . I had to choose software audio and hardware decoder in settings. Now it's alright.
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I personally prefer HW+.
Enable HW+ from Decoder Settings. If you are on Lollipop (5.0) or newer android version, enable Alternative HW+ as well. Most of the time, HW+ works better than anyother decoder.
InvalidDNA said:
I personally prefer HW+.
Enable HW+ from Decoder Settings. If you are on Lollipop (5.0) or newer android version, enable Alternative HW+ as well. Most of the time, HW+ works better than anyother decoder.
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Thanks both for the tips .
The only problem I sometimes have on my Minix Neo U1 is that when a video plays , unless I choose sw decoder at the top of the video screen I will occasionally get the audio playing very echoed unless sw decoder is used .
The videos play smooth with HW + but audio isn't played right .
Bh ghe wqy , The Minix is a great player and can handle files 8gb plus and also 4k easily.
So not sure why the audio likes sw decoder !
Anything i can try ?
Thanks again .
windrush said:
Thanks both for the tips .
The only problem I sometimes have on my Minix Neo U1 is that when a video plays , unless I choose sw decoder at the top of the video screen I will occasionally get the audio playing very echoed unless sw decoder is used .
The videos play smooth with HW + but audio isn't played right .
Bh ghe wqy , The Minix is a great player and can handle files 8gb plus and also 4k easily.
So not sure why the audio likes sw decoder !
Anything i can try ?
Thanks again .
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If it's so, just enable SW audio in decoder settings. It will enable SW for all videos.
InvalidDNA said:
If it's so, just enable SW audio in decoder settings. It will enable SW for all videos.
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Thanks,
I just had a play with the settings and it is actually software audio which causes the echo ... HW decoder all round , seems to be best for me , HW + I noticed a bit of lag .
I have an Amlogic S905X Android Box.
I'm wondering if there is anyway I can get HW decoding to work on it?
I use the app IPTV to watch stream links with MX player. However recently it has stopped working and the links won't play. I use the exact same app to watch the same streams on my android phone and they work fine.
I looked at the android phone settings and it uses HW decoder. But on the android box it tries to use SW decoder. I tried changing it over to HW decoder but it said "HW decoder not supported".
Does any one know what I can do to get it working properly on the android box?
Thanks.
ktsamy said:
It's depends on the device. HW decoder uses androids mediaplayer api to play the videos. In other words, it's just mx wrapper to the system decoders available in your device. If the device doesn't have the codecs for the specific format it can't be played in HW
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This is the device I have ebay.com.au/itm/4K-Android-5-1-Quad-Core-Smart-TV-BOX-Media-Player-S905X-Fully-Loaded-KODI-XBMC-/262711771966?hash=item3d2ad7833e:g:rLQAAOSwXeJYDfOy#shpCntId
hi,
I have an Minix U9-H box (android 6.0) and when I play full HD streaming files from my ip tv provider using HW+ decoder, the video quality is poor. It's working fine with HW or SW decoder (The codec used by mx player is ARM V7 NEON).
I checked also in perfect player and when using HW+, it seems the player downgrade the video resolution to SD format.
Any clue ?
Chris
rusukof36 said:
hi,
I have an Minix U9-H box (android 6.0) and when I play full HD streaming files from my ip tv provider using HW+ decoder, the video quality is poor. It's working fine with HW or SW decoder (The codec used by mx player is ARM V7 NEON).
I checked also in perfect player and when using HW+, it seems the player downgrade the video resolution to SD format.
Any clue ?
Chris
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It should be a bug in the system decoder. In HW+, MX Player passes the frames to the system decoders to directly decode. Probably, the resolution of the decoded frame might be low. We have encountered a similar issue in the past especially when the stream is interlaced. If it's the root cause, then it has to be fixed on the firmware. You will notice similar issues with all major video player apps which makes use of similar technology.
rusukof36 said:
hi,
I have an Minix U9-H box (android 6.0) and when I play full HD streaming files from my ip tv provider using HW+ decoder, the video quality is poor. It's working fine with HW or SW decoder (The codec used by mx player is ARM V7 NEON).
I checked also in perfect player and when using HW+, it seems the player downgrade the video resolution to SD format.
Any clue ?
Chris
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HW and HW+ uses GPU for H.264 decoding. They performance much better from SW which uses CPU for decoding. HW can perform better than HW+ in most of the Cases, but there is a chance it does not work smoothly on many devices.
Same
Same problem. SW is better than HW and HW+. (Android tv 8.1 - Mibox 3s)
lighthousehn said:
Same problem. SW is better than HW and HW+. (Android tv 8.1 - Mibox 3s)
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It may happen when the Hardware Accelerated Decoders implemented on the device itself is buggy. Can you please contact us with screenshots of the playback on HW/HW+ and SW along with a bug reported collected from MX right after playing the file? It will help us to confirm the same.
There is no error, just low quality. HW and HW+ is same. SW is good.
The problem only occurs when viewing iptv (multicast - udp), watching the file on the hard disk is ok
lighthousehn said:
There is no error, just low quality. HW and HW+ is same. SW is good.
The problem only occurs when viewing iptv (multicast - udp), watching the file on the hard disk is ok
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It is one of the known issues on Xiaomi's TV boxes with Oreo and Nougat firmware. Based on our past investigation, it has been found that the hardware accelerated decoder's output resolution of the video frames is much lower than the actual frame size. As both HW and HW+ relies on the decoders shipped with the device, you can notice the issues on both. Request you to contact the device manufacturer so that they can fix the same on their firmware.
If it is possible, kindly share a link with us on PM or at [email protected] so that we can also escalate the same from our end.
I also tried on my phone (Mi Mix 2s - Android 9, MIUI 10) and it gave same results.
multicast links on private network, so you can not access it: https://textuploader.com/dlohs/raw
lighthousehn said:
I also tried on my phone (Mi Mix 2s - Android 9, MIUI 10) and it gave same results.
multicast links on private network, so you can not access it: https://textuploader.com/dlohs/raw
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Can you please try any non-xiaomi device and check again? Can you also check whether it happens if you copy the stream to a file using FFmpeg? Without a sample clip or a link, we may not be able to seek the assistance of the Xiaomi team.
MXPlayer said:
Can you please try any non-xiaomi device and check again? Can you also check whether it happens if you copy the stream to a file using FFmpeg? Without a sample clip or a link, we may not be able to seek the assistance of the Xiaomi team.
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I don't have a non-xiaomi device. These are sample files. I saved them with VLC
http://www.mediafire.com/file/71cnwgwzsgw674b/test.ts/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/wjhcmec367uhwxr/test1.ts/file
Let me guess a bit: The format of the service provider is 1080i, this issue relates to the deinterlacing algorithm. With HW decoder, resolution halved.
maybe recode your video?
Hi all,
My problem is when I go to watch something through mx player pro on my fire tv box it plays for around 10 seconds the the blue circle comes on and it changes the codec to hw if it was on hw+ to begin with and it does the same the other way round.
If I leave it to play after this happens then it crashes around the 30 minute mark?
I have mx player pro installed on my fire stick and it works fine.
Are there any known issues when using a fire tv box with mx player or is it just something I need to change in the settings?
Any help greatly appreciated
Tia
Wolfie71 said:
My problem is when I go to watch something through mx player pro on my fire tv box it plays for around 10 seconds the the blue circle comes on and it changes the codec to hw if it was on hw+ to begin with and it does the same the other way round.
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MX Player Pro is not available for the fire stick devices. From where you have purchased? If you are using a patched version, the issue could have caused by the improper patching.
HW decoder just uses the Android MediaPlayer API implemented on the device. When It fails with an error, it will try the next decoder (i.e HW+). HW+ Decoder basically uses the same system decoder but on the MX Player's media framework. Since both fails, either it could be an issue with the decoders implemented on the device or it could be an issue with the content. Kindly collect a bug report and share with us. It will help us to investigate further.
Thanks for that info
Do you have a Bluestacks? If not then you must install it first in order for the apps will run faster and better.
MX player equalizer not working in smart TV
MXPlayer said:
MX Player Pro is not available for the fire stick devices. From where you have purchased? If you are using a patched version, the issue could have caused by the improper patching.
HW decoder just uses the Android MediaPlayer API implemented on the device. When It fails with an error, it will try the next decoder (i.e HW+). HW+ Decoder basically uses the same system decoder but on the MX Player's media framework. Since both fails, either it could be an issue with the decoders implemented on the device or it could be an issue with the content. Kindly collect a bug report and share with us. It will help us to investigate further.
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Dear Sir,
I have installed MX player in my Smart TV , but unfortunately equalizer option in not showing in the app, like mobile,
If you have any solution then please revert Sir , I am looking for the solution from last 6 month,, plzz help
Hello,
Iam trying to get this ratched HW+ or SW to work on an Formuler 7Z+ android 7.0 device , but no MATTER what revision of mxplayer i load the custom codec pack (Armv7 neon 1.21) !!
The ratched app refuses to use HW+ or even SW !!!!???!!!
Untill i found mxplayer Revision 1.20.9 for my device... I only had to install the app AND THATS LITTERALLY IT !! I didnt had to install or load custom codecs or anything of the sort !!. Strait out of the box rev.1.20.9 manages to play all my video content in HW, HW+ or SW !!
Any version since then i.e 1.21 and up refuses to use HW+ nor SW regardless of the custom codec packs i use , zipped / unzipped or executed !!
WHAT THE HELL IS UP WIT HTHAT Seriously , iam BAFFLED
cheers,
The same here. The SW decoder isn't supported anymore. After many years of mxplayer, I am switching to BSPlayer which does what mxplayer can't do anymore. Only one thing is missing in BSPlayer, in subtitle section, the text shadow or text border.