Hi,
I am trying to find out following: I would like to find out if I can use Galaxy Tab 10.1 to play video on my HDTV (Full HD via HDMI adapter). However almost all the apps that I have seen seem to produce dropped frames or problems with sync with audio/video during playback for number of mkv/mp4/avi media files. Only few full HD videos played properly while most of 720p/1080p had poor playback. So I am looking for an advice:
1) Will updating to ICS/JB (now only custom roms available) as compared to original HC help with video playback?
2) Are there any apps that you found that can play most of full hd videos? Friend of mine have tried almost all the popular ones but could not get any of them to play properly most of the full HD videos?
3) Will overclocking help with decoding? I saw several posts that indicate that some custom roms support overclocking. In some cases I got SW based playback to give almost good playback (HW based decoding did not work in all cases).
4) What is proper approach for mounting external drives that are in formats such as NTFS/exFAT? I am looking at this as some files might be bigger then 4GB limit of FAT32.
5) Is there a device that I can stream to 1080p from Galaxy Tab 10.1? Of course assuming that Galaxy Tab 10.1 can stream 1080p...
6) Do you have any other advice?
Kind regards,
Bo
This device does not have the processing power to play back most HD videos smoothly. By most videos I mean the HD x264 mkv/mp4 files which people watch these days. Overclocking will help but it's not guaranteed to make it play most HD videos smoothly.
Now there will be posts saying "Well I can play HD videos on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 just fine". This may be true but these people are likely not watching sufficiently high bitrate content that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 can't handle. On top of that they probably have overclocked the device as well.
Don't forget the term HD has become a broader and broader definition. So one person saying they have no problems with HD playback could be referring to HD Youtube app videos which are crap quality. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 can most definitely play this content just fine. On the other hand this device will struggle with most of the x264 HD television and movie files. The truth is most of the decent HD content out there today is beyond the capability of this device aside from the low bitrate and low quality stuff.
This device will not suit your needs if you plan on watching HD x264 mkvs or mp4 TV / movie files. You will not be able to play most of these files without having to re-encode them. I don't use any of the streaming services so I can't comment on that. Maybe it does work fine with Netflix, Hulu or what have you.
Decatf hits all of the key points. For taking HD content with you to play back anywhere your best bet is going to be encoding your files in such a way as to ensure smooth playback. You can play back 720p files that are encoded with the proper settings (basically as has been said the decoding capability of the Tegra 2 is limited) but don't expect to play back any HD file you download off the net perfectly. There are threads on the forum that talk about the proper settings in Handbrake to ensure smooth playback.
I haven't tried it but for playback at home perhaps a WD Live Media Hub would be a suitable companion whereby you control the device using their remote control application available in the Play store. Reviews on both the app and the device itself seem to be hit and miss so I'd carefully weigh them given your circumstances before buying (for example some reviews state that NAS support of the WD Live Hub is not great).
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Only thing you have to be careful in case of h264 files is that they MUST be encoded in Baseline profile. This is a limit of Tegra 2!... I play very smoothly Full HD mp4 movies with this setting. In order to check the profile level, you can use the tool MEDIAINFO you can download freely from Internet.
Bo... said:
Hi,
I am trying to find out following: I would like to find out if I can use Galaxy Tab 10.1 to play video on my HDTV (Full HD via HDMI adapter). However almost all the apps that I have seen seem to produce dropped frames or problems with sync with audio/video during playback for number of mkv/mp4/avi media files. Only few full HD videos played properly while most of 720p/1080p had poor playback. So I am looking for an advice:
1) Will updating to ICS/JB (now only custom roms available) as compared to original HC help with video playback?
2) Are there any apps that you found that can play most of full hd videos? Friend of mine have tried almost all the popular ones but could not get any of them to play properly most of the full HD videos?
3) Will overclocking help with decoding? I saw several posts that indicate that some custom roms support overclocking. In some cases I got SW based playback to give almost good playback (HW based decoding did not work in all cases).
4) What is proper approach for mounting external drives that are in formats such as NTFS/exFAT? I am looking at this as some files might be bigger then 4GB limit of FAT32.
5) Is there a device that I can stream to 1080p from Galaxy Tab 10.1? Of course assuming that Galaxy Tab 10.1 can stream 1080p...
6) Do you have any other advice?
Kind regards,
Bo
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Try overclocking the tab. A1 Kernel for example, has a bit GPU overclock and you can set CPU at 1,6GHz, try it at this freq and performance-cfq (governor-iosched) temporally.
Try the hw + option in Mx player
As per below in Mx player.
How to play HiDef movies/video on the Tab 10.1:
Install Handbrake
Download and install XOOM profile found here
https://sites.google.com/a/dibona.com/www/www/filestorage
or this one:
http://jccorporation.net/downloads/All 720p HD.plist
Rencode with this profile
Play
(rince, repeat)
Yeah as the above posts mentioned... It is the limitation of the tegra processor. I use my tab for watching movies. I had the same problem with the hd videos. Spending so much for a device like this and it wasn't able to play a good hd video.
Now I'm using Cm10 jelly bean build. Seriously man this is serious sh*t. Now I'm able to play almost all the 720p videos and this is more than enough for me. When a 1080p comes, I just avoid it....
Try flashing the jb rom. But with the latest build, you won't be getting the mic to work.
Tapatalked using my galaxy y
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4) What is proper approach for mounting external drives that are in formats such as NTFS/exFAT? I am looking at this as some files might be bigger then 4GB limit of FAT32.
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for NTFS you can use Ntfs Mounter, which can also mount Ext2/3/4 partitions on your tablet. You can also use Paragon NTFS & HFS+ or some other app to mount NTFS partitions but I don't remember the name
kishorsidu said:
Yeah as the above posts mentioned... It is the limitation of the tegra processor. I use my tab for watching movies. I had the same problem with the hd videos. Spending so much for a device like this and it wasn't able to play a good hd video.
Now I'm using Cm10 jelly bean build. Seriously man this is serious sh*t. Now I'm able to play almost all the 720p videos and this is more than enough for me. When a 1080p comes, I just avoid it....
Try flashing the jb rom. But with the latest build, you won't be getting the mic to work.
Tapatalked using my galaxy y
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Yes, it is the limitation of the tegra processor, so the solution could be, as I said in previous post, in freeing the limitation by overclocking the tab. 1,6GHz with performance governor youtube HD videos works fine.
jaswinky said:
Yes, it is the limitation of the tegra processor, so the solution could be, as I said in previous post, in freeing the limitation by overclocking the tab. 1,6GHz with performance governor youtube HD videos works fine.
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Is it that worth to over clock the tab to 1.6 GHz just to watch a video? Long overclocking can the fry the chipsets ryt? 1.6 GHz is bit too much for the tab and battery to handle I think when combined with online streaming of YouTube HD videos.....
Just felt so...
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kishorsidu said:
Is it that worth to over clock the tab to 1.6 GHz just to watch a video? Long overclocking can the fry the chipsets ryt? 1.6 GHz is bit too much for the tab and battery to handle I think when combined with online streaming of YouTube HD videos.....
Just felt so...
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I have my tab overclocked to 1,4 24h since 2 years ago with no burning or smoking problems. When i need puntually more performance as reading ebooks or pdfs, or playing some games, i set to 1,6 woth no problems.
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Thread resurrection!
Is there a way I can get the tab to change the max cpu when I load YouTube and then drop back afterwards ? Maybe by using tasker or similar?
It's a real pain to keep manually changing the cpu speed.
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Hi,
on my galaxy tab 10.1v I can not play videos ( mp4,mkv or divx..) corectly. I mean it plays but it freezes for a second and then play on and freezes again... I tried many video players; even mobo player, but it's the same with all. But mp3 plays ok. Tab runs on Honeycomb 3.0.1
maybe with update on 3.1 will be better? Please any suggestions?
Thanks!
mister009 said:
Hi,
on my galaxy tab 10.1v I can not play videos ( mp4,mkv or divx..) corectly. I mean it plays but it freezes for a second and then play on and freezes again... I tried many video players; even mobo player, but it's the same with all. But mp3 plays ok. Tab runs on Honeycomb 3.0.1
maybe with update on 3.1 will be better? Please any suggestions?
Thanks!
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What H.264 variant is used in the MP4s? Our devices have issues with high and main profiles. Baseline profile H.264 is solid.
Is variable, but on samsung galaxy s and galaxy s 2 player which is included plays perfectly all formats even full hd ( mkv - music videos ). So why is on galaxy tab dificult to play videos smootly?
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Is variable, but on samsung galaxy s and galaxy s 2 player which is included plays perfectly all formats even full hd ( mkv - music videos ). So why is on galaxy tab dificult to play videos smootly?
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Simple. Samsung's GPU that is paired with Hummingbird processors is optimized for media and supports a lot of H.264 features not supported by any other mobile GPU. Nvidia's Tegra GPU is optimized for 3D and not as much for media.
Ok, I solve problem now with Handbrake. Full hd videos ( 1920x1080) convert to 1280x790 without losing quality and now plays just fine.
Yea, Tegra sucks at media play back, course IMO Nvidia sucks in general with there Shady business practices.
But Baseline with 2 Channel AAC Audio is the way to go, won't have any video play back problems that way.
I have tried literally all the method I could find online. Plex,Xmbc, UpnP+Mobo. They all work but not perfectly. I dont know why its so hard for me to stream 720p movies...from what i read it works flawlessly for everybody..I have cable internet 15mbps and a D-Link dualband DIR-825 router with n-wifi and all that stuff. Can someone help?
I use Pogoplug. It's a $49 device I got at Best Buy that streams flawlessly. I do convert them down a little using Handbrake before I put them on Pogoplug.
ES file explorer streams now ?!
I use the free add supported version of emit
https://market.android.com/details?id=tv.wpn.biokoda.android.emitfree&feature=apps_topselling_free
it picked up my network with no issues and even over a weak connection it streams with almost no issue.
I setup a webserver(subsonic) on my desktop at home, downloaded the app for the tablet and it works fine. It streams music through the app and the movies it uses a flash player that loads in your browser. Works well.
datapunkk said:
I have tried literally all the method I could find online. Plex,Xmbc, UpnP+Mobo. They all work but not perfectly. I dont know why its so hard for me to stream 720p movies...from what i read it works flawlessly for everybody..I have cable internet 15mbps and a D-Link dualband DIR-825 router with n-wifi and all that stuff. Can someone help?
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1) Do you have any issues with streaming lower-res media? You specifically mention 720p.
2) Are you able to play the EXACT SAME 720p content fine from local storage?
Not all 720p is created equal. I always encode to baseline profile and it works great from local storage, but I hear higher bitrates at main/high profiles can be problematic.
if your video doesnt play get Handbrake + this perfect preset
and you're good to go !
i encoded some 1080p video last night with it ... ==> wonderful !!! it encode in the same original resolution and the tab can still play !
ES File Explorer is the best option so far. Still not flawless but yes it works.
Even this isnt working for me :S I tried both Medium and High Profiles in the settings menu..there is a pause every minute or so during playback..seems like a buffering issue
this is what i could do with the preset
http://www.mediafire.com/?oc21u51qk2xv3a6
stream with ES Files explorer or copy via usb
read with Stock Touchwiz player !
I copied the exact same file to my tab. Playback was smoother, watchable but I wouldn't call it perfect. Good point. A lot of the apps have been working fine for most users(for hd movies). I am just thinking if there's something wrong with my Tab.
The vid works flawlessy. But if I were to encode all these movies it would take ages lol. I started Inception using the present you gave me.2 hours later only 20% :S At this rate I'll give up watching movies lol I continue to find a better solution for myself. Will post details
jeandujardin01 said:
if your video doesnt play get Handbrake + this perfect preset
and you're good to go !
i encoded some 1080p video last night with it ... ==> wonderful !!! it encode in the same original resolution and the tab can still play !
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Hmm, resolution limitations must not have been saved in the preset. The preset SHOULD limit the horizontal resolution of the output video to 1280 and vertical to 800 - there's no point in it being higher than the native resolution of our tabs.
datapunkk said:
The vid works flawlessy. But if I were to encode all these movies it would take ages lol. I started Inception using the present you gave me.2 hours later only 20% :S At this rate I'll give up watching movies lol I continue to find a better solution for myself. Will post details
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Details?
Was your source media bluray or DVD?
What CPU do you have?
I have a Core 2 Quad Q6600 - fairly old by today's standards. It can usually do DVDs a reasonable amount faster than realtime, 1080i MPEG-2 source media (e.g. HDTV recordings) in around realtime, and Blu-Ray source media in around 75% realtime.
However, my preset posted and linked to above SHOULD be limiting resolution as I said before. If it's encoding 1080p output, it's going to be a LOT slower.
I usually just enqueue a bunch of encodings before bed, then sleep.
My CPU is older than yours which explains why encoding is almost impossible. i have a core 2 duo 2.3 ghz cpu. 4gb ddr ram. Im just annoyed because Plex seems to work for most people but not me. i dunno.l if its the tab or my computer. Es File explorer so far has proved to be the best method.
Why streaming if you can directly play from your tab?
Just mount the folder with video to your tab (e.g. using Mount Manager, must be rooted) and play files with Moboplayer (works best for me). The player thinks that the file is on your device and plays it without buffering or lagging. Everything up to 720p videos works great over wifi. And there's no point watching 1080p videos on 1280x800 tab - better take a big tv with nice audio system and relax
I stream with TVersity and then put in the address in my browser. Use stock honeycomb player to view. No problems yet.
Oh, for files that don't play, I just open with VPlayer.
Played it on my Galaxy Tab 7". Nice quality video and audio. No jerkyness and very high resolution. My daughter loves it. Wants me to play it several times.
Trial at https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial&feature=search_result
Try it out!
Edit: Diceplayer and ES filemanager is a nice combo, plays mkv via wifi very nicely
Limitations
1. S5PC11x Chipset can play 720p(h.264 high profile)
2. Tegra 2 based phone can not play H.264 high profile clip.
3. Froyo Galaxy S/Tab can not play movie. Gingerbread is required.
4. 2nd gen. Snapdragon can not play H.264 High profile level 4.0/5.0 clip.
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Are we sure it will work? Testing now.
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Are we sure it will work? Testing now.
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Impressed! Works perfectly
Thanks for the link, buying it!
Does it play x264 high profile encoded 720p and 1080p mkv files?
Works perfect so far! Even plays across smb!
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Can someone check the playback of the following video clips, using Diceplayer? These clips are taken from this thread here. This is what the OP of that thread says:
This is a survey to see how well current tablets can play 720p and 1080p H.264 movies. Attached below are 6 sample clips from Avatar, each is of the same scene, encoded in H.264 high/main/baseline profile and 720p/1080p resolution. Please try all clips.
I've selected Avatar since it is full-frame and requires more bits than a normal wide-screen movie. This particular sequence is very high action, and serves as a worst-case test. (For playback, please minimize system load by closing down other running apps.)
http://mediafire.com/?15ec78k8s57db1z 1280 high MP4
http://mediafire.com/?pylvj2fa9kzynh2 1280 main MP4
http://mediafire.com/?9uk4z06ig651x3u 1280 baseline MP4
http://mediafire.com/?ge1nwgd5003s3ak 1920 high MP4
http://mediafire.com/?8aarftw6r499dga 1920 main MP4
http://mediafire.com/?7yqwhma8yhrhusq 1920 baseline MP4
The above video 1280 high profile play just fine with stock player. Android 3.1 handle highprofile mp4 with the right spec.
The 1920 highprofile freeze my tab and only gets audio. And when do people want to play 1080p? Better to use 720p with good quality and bitrate.
The thing that's stand out with diceplayer is that you can play .mkv.
It Evan plays videos with dts.
If you want use to test and see different between diceplayer and stock you should upload videos that don't run on stock player
Have tried some highprofile mkv and its almost ok, for the most time it runs smoothly, but sometimes the picture hangs,studder.
It's almost there but it don't reach all the way, hopes that we will see updates so the playback gets better.
Also think that mp4 baseline and other video plays smoother in movie's when there is alot of movement and panning.
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Doesn't play on my 3.1 Tab
Diceplayer doesn't work on my Tab - running HC3.1. Anyone else have problems?
arnold88 said:
Diceplayer doesn't work on my Tab - running HC3.1. Anyone else have problems?
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Same for me
arnold88 said:
Diceplayer doesn't work on my Tab - running HC3.1. Anyone else have problems?
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Same here, it opens, sits for a second, then closes.
Works pretty well with these ([email protected] AC3) TV shows that I download. Not bad since Mobo couldn't play these smoothly. Video has some hiccups but audio is smooth.
Downloaded a sample video ([email protected] DTS) and there was no video. Then the file stopped playing half way through (27 seconds in).
But I don't watch movies on my tablet anyway, only TV shows. And this seems to work great. Let's see if it'll be able to stream the TV shows smoothly. Thanks OP!
This plays my 720p x264 mkvs perfectly. Fantastic find, Doc, thanks.
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Ahh finally, since neither stock nor mobo could play my .mkv's (tv series) this is godsend.
I'm running HC 3.1 & TW.
Got Diceplayer playing back a 720p .MKV file (not sure if it was high profile or not) - not buttery smooth but better than anything else I've seen so far on HC3.1
Got a couple of questions, I was wondering if anyone can answer...
1) Diceplayer claims to offer hardware accelerated video decoding - is this for .MKVs?
2) Is that hardware acceleratation for Tegra 2
3) IF so, how are they managing it where so many others have failed? (Wasn't the core problem with offering HW acceleration for .MKVs down to lack of support from the nVidia side of things?)
Cheers
1) Diceplayer claims to offer hardware accelerated video decoding - is this for .MKVs?
=> Yes. it use hw accelerator at any format with MPEG-4/H.264
you can play MOV / AVI files with HW accel.
2) Is that hardware acceleratation for Tegra 2
=> YES.
It plays 720p high profile mkv without any issues. With 1080p, The video stops playing, but the audio still works for some, but wont for most of the 1080p videos either mkv or mp4. I think this might be achieved in the future.
720p playback is great !
1080p just freeze the tab but hey not even my Galaxy S II cant handle Full HD besides the resolution is useless for now anyway
krips2003 said:
It plays 720p high profile mkv without any issues. With 1080p, The video stops playing, but the audio still works for some, but wont for most of the 1080p videos either mkv or mp4. I think this might be achieved in the future.
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I don't think it (Galaxy Tab/Tegra2) can handle level 4.1 or higher. But plays the rest better than anything else I've tried.
juami said:
1) Diceplayer claims to offer hardware accelerated video decoding - is this for .MKVs?
=> Yes. it use hw accelerator at any format with MPEG-4/H.264
you can play MOV / AVI files with HW accel.
2) Is that hardware acceleratation for Tegra 2
=> YES.
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Awesome.. which leads me to question 3.. *How* are they managing to implement HW acceleration where the other software vendors have failed? e.g. the reliance on core NVidia software library support (or lack of it apparently) ??
jms_uk said:
Awesome.. which leads me to question 3.. *How* are they managing to implement HW acceleration where the other software vendors have failed? e.g. the reliance on core NVidia software library support (or lack of it apparently) ??
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see my interview.
http://blog.clove.co.uk/2011/07/20/focus-on-apps-dice-player/
As the Razr Cannot play all formats like the Galaxy S which i previously Owned , Right now i am using the MX Video Player which plays all format but it sometimes cant play the bigger with ease , the fps seems to be low and not smooth.i.e there no smoothness in running video..I know a Dual Core Phone should handle big video files with ease.So is there problem in the App or are there any alternatives ?
For Examples If i am playing a 700mb AVI file it seems to be little laggy :|
I've played bigger files that are in the range of 1.7 GB each and they're smooth using Software Decoder (Fast mode).
I believe it's got something to do with the decoding and isn't an issue with the phone itself. Compatibility is a major pain for Android.
Edit: Used MX Player for the above. I've tested out others and MX Player seems to be the best for now. No codecs installed too.
I might be wrong but I believe that the galaxy s supports more formats natively than the razr (and transformer). I was testing some videos I had on my transformer tablets (on the razr) and discovered the stock player could not handle them (black screen with audio) so I gave mx a try and it was handling the decoding in software. These streams are relatively low resolution (dvds) with different encodings (mp4, mp2, ...) and different containers (avi, h.264, ...).
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I could see that with higher resolutions there might be issue with the software encoding. Also, you might check the bit-rate your sd card can handle (or try using internal storage) if there is stuttering (i.e, the issue might be read-rate as well as software decoding).
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Anyways the two players I have traditionally used (beyond stock) are mobo and mx. I generally favor mx (which you had issues).
Yez if not MX, then use mobo, software playback seems smoother in mobo player.
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I use MX and its great. Super smooth.
I like the finger swipe to fast forward/rewind and the zoom feature
Sim Kai Long said:
I've played bigger files that are in the range of 1.7 GB each and they're smooth using Software Decoder (Fast mode).
I believe it's got something to do with the decoding and isn't an issue with the phone itself. Compatibility is a major pain for Android.
Edit: Used MX Player for the above. I've tested out others and MX Player seems to be the best for now. No codecs installed too.
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Yea right The MX Video Player With S/W Decoding Enabled Everything runs smooth be it in fast mode or not .
Now i can play bigger files with ease. Damn i need to work hard to get acquainted with motorola. Used Galaxy S for 2 yrs
MxPlayer the best
720p on S/W (not fast) runs very smooth RAZR natively supports 1080p .mp4 files, mxplayer has much trouble with playing it in S/W mode. But in H/W runs great
So can RAZR play xVid/AVI format files natively? (like my Samsung Fascinate can). I am assuming if not the MX player mentioned above can????
MX certainly plays AVI fine on my Fascinate. I used to have Act 1 video player on my Droid (1).
Drooling over RAZR MAXX!
I'm using MX player ans so far everything i've tried running, runs without any problems including subtitles.
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I've been using buzzplayer, it seems to handle almost anything, and it can stream video from SMB shares.
I've always used MoboPlayer. Not come across much it couldn't play.
I didn't like MX.. I use mVideoPlayer. Works great. Can't explain why it's so much better. Just try it out and see. It's all preference though.
Mobo here. No complaints.
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I'm trying MX out right now and it's struggling to load my .avi files. Does it just take a long time to start? I know the files are good because I used them on my Droid 2.
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I didn't like MX.. I use mVideoPlayer. Works great. Can't explain why it's so much better. Just try it out and see. It's all preference though.
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went to market to try it and not there... for fascinate anyway (which I am still on)
I currently am on task 14 with the pershoot kernel OC'd at 1400.. I have transferred a 720p MKV file to my Gpad and so far have tried bs player, dice player, mobo player and mx player and none of them play it right.. The sound plays fine but the video slows right down. I dont understand as the same file plays fine on my Gnote
Any help?
Cheers
Monkey
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Did you get the Tegra2 plugin for Dice? it should work perfectly after that.
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Did you get the Tegra2 plugin for Dice? it should work perfectly after that.
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Yep got the plug in.. Its probably the best but still not watchable
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Really at a loss now.. don't understand it, was my main reason for getting a tab too grr! Will try a 720p xvid when I get home from work and see how that fares.. have seen other ppl saying that mkvs work fine though
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720p mkv isn't enough info to tell if the movie should or should not play well on the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Read here about the Tegra 2 and its multimedia/video capabilities: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060825
Just realized that Galaxy Note would obviously perform faster as
1) The DPI (Display Per Inch) is ofcourse smaller hence the H/W rendering requires less processing power to display on a somewhat, abnormally mediocre screen?
2) The tab however has a 1280x800 resolution scaling at a large DPI which requires more processing power. I won't call this hardware/tab's fault, more like weather you use HC or ICS they are all based of the same glitchy platform. HC was never stable platform compared to a regularly updated Gingerbread firmware.