Note 2 Video stutters- S3 does not! - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Hi all...
I have a Note 2 that is giving me some difficulty with video. I am playing back blu ray rips dirrectly made from makemkv. These MKV files play back perfectly smooth on my S3 using bsplayer, but when I am using the same micro sd card with the same mkv file in my note 2 I see what appears to be slight stuttering. About every 5 seconds or so the screen gets just a bit fuzzy for just a milisecond.
My understanding is that the note2 has a faster processor and should be at least as capable as the s3 with regards to playing back video. Again, I am using the same app player, same sd card, and same file and there is not stutter on the S2 but there is with the Note2.
Any suggestions? Maybe a faulty phone...
Edit. Both note2 and s3 are stock.

Have you checked to see how much free memory is available on both devices before the video is played?

purged363506 said:
Have you checked to see how much free memory is available on both devices before the video is played?
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Yes, I have cleared memory on both S3 and Note2 and they both show about 500-600 MB being used. I have uninstalled, and then reinstalled BSplayer on both. The S3 plays 1080p mkv files flawlessly using the hardware decode option, and the Note2 stutters doing the same. I can get the Note 2 to play the video smoothly using the Software decode option, but the color tint constantly changes within scenes of a movie.
I downloaded Quadrant standard app to see how well the phone is performing. My Note2 is getting a score of around 6,100-which seems typical for a stock version. The S3 is getting around 5,800.
Doesnt make sence to me why the Note2 is struggling to play video and the S3 is not.

different phone, same result
I went and switched the Note2 for another one at Verizon. The new one displays the exact same behaviour, so it must be something with the Note 2.
Cant believe that my S3 is able to play 1080p mkv rips (no conversion using makemkv.) with no problem, yet the Note2 cannot. Also did some benchmarking specifically targeting the gpu. The S3 beats the Note2 in most of them....Go figure!!

cfi on the fly said:
I went and switched the Note2 for another one at Verizon. The new one displays the exact same behaviour, so it must be something with the Note 2.
Cant believe that my S3 is able to play 1080p mkv rips (no conversion using makemkv.) with no problem, yet the Note2 cannot. Also did some benchmarking specifically targeting the gpu. The S3 beats the Note2 in most of them....Go figure!!
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I haven't had any stutter playing them with mxplayer. Plays identical to how they play on my GSIII. 1080P.mkvs that is.
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I use mxplayer flawlessly as well. Not all apps are created equal. Some support more processors and phones better
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Are you using the ARM7 plugin? If not, that is your issue right there.

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720p and 1080p Mkv Playback

Hi there,
Please some one can help me how i can Play 720p and 1080p .MKV movies smoothly with my Gtab 10.1???
Because with a simple samsung galaxy S 1GHZ CPU is possible to play a 720p MKV movies smoothly no problem, but the Galaxy Tab have Dual Core 1GHZ TEGRA 2 with 1GB ram, and not have to possibility to play it, i don't see this normal
Short:
- 720p: h.264 [email protected]
- 1080p: h.264 baseline
Best Player for 720p Video:
Dice Player
* Honeycomb tables(TF101,GT10.1,Iconia500,Xoom) : 720p [email protected] ( no weighted prediction )
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For more information use the search function.
Ok thank you very much for your help, Dice Player Work great for the 720p
The tab chokes with 1080p smh.
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DoubleTwist works pretty decent with mkv's. 1080p though is a no go. Who needs it though on a ten inch screen?
Agree.. 1080p is overkill for 10" screen .. you wont notice any different compare to 720p .. plus its such a waste storage
VouSDru said:
Agree.. 1080p is overkill for 10" screen .. you wont notice any different compare to 720p .. plus its such a waste storage
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Yep. I am all new to this but I noticed 1080p is overkill as well. I am running at 720p or BDrip x264 in 2gb to 4gb and detail is perfect. I converted most of my favorite movies to 720p and running with latest dice player. No issues whatsoever.
Cool,thank you.i will also try the dice Player when i am at home.
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To anyone saying 1080p is a waste... of course it is on this device.
But people store their videos generally with 1 copy in the best quality. So I need to be able to watch my 1080p videos, even though it's overkill, because I'm not going to re-encode another 720p copy and store that somewhere. I'm going to store one 1080p copy.
What puzzle me is that I can play 1080p mkv using the built-in player on my SGS II without any problem.
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gjoe77 said:
What puzzle me is that I can play 1080p mkv using the built-in player on my SGS II without any problem.
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in short, Tegra 2 is a disappointment.
Tegra2 does dissappoint . Im ready to upgrade to kal-el, like now.
Just curious, what programs are people using to convert/make/etc 720p movies?
gjoe77 said:
What puzzle me is that I can play 1080p mkv using the built-in player on my SGS II without any problem.
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MKV is container not codec. MKV can hold virtually anything...
Some 1080p can be played, some NOT, it depends what inside is.
Look at #2 post
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Just curious, what programs are people using to convert/make/etc 720p movies?
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I use handbrake. Depending on the source, but for the most part, I make sure the width is 1280px. I set the quality to 21, baseline profile, and then convert. My friends say the videos I've converted look great.
mystified said:
I use handbrake. Depending on the source, but for the most part, I make sure the width is 1280px. I set the quality to 21, baseline profile, and then convert. My friends say the videos I've converted look great.
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Handbrake is the shizzle.
so, is video the only reason you bought a tablet? I don't watch movies on little screens when I have an HDTV at home. I typically have a drink in one hand so holding my tab in the other would get old. Tab runs great for everything except 720 and 1080 movies apparently. If you want to watch movies on the go, by a portable blu-ray player, not a tab. Tegra 2 runs great! Tab runs great on task's roms BTW!
fsckedagain said:
Handbrake is the shizzle.
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Yeah, handbreak is the best converter even if you use mac!
Been using MX Video Player with the codec pack for Tegra2. Switch it to the SW decoder, and it's not perfect but pretty good.
mj0528 said:
so, is video the only reason you bought a tablet? I don't watch movies on little screens when I have an HDTV at home. I typically have a drink in one hand so holding my tab in the other would get old. Tab runs great for everything except 720 and 1080 movies apparently. If you want to watch movies on the go, by a portable blu-ray player, not a tab. Tegra 2 runs great! Tab runs great on task's roms BTW!
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Its not really fair to say "buy a portable blu ray player". Samsungs site says it can play 1080p, which in some cases it can and cant. Most of the time it cant.
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxytab/10.1/spec.html

1080p HD Video Playback (mkv) and Flash(HD youtube) Performances

I am trying to decide between the International Note or the Att note (both being equal in price). My biggest concern is the video playback in browser (HD 1080p flash video) and 720/1080p mkv videos (using stock or 3rd party players). I found that there are some reports of choppiness with the ATT note in the "Att note vs International Note review" thread. How true is this? And is it still true after overclocking?
LTE is not very impt, but definitely a plus since my area is LTE ready. Biggest thing is video playback and web browsing experience(especially in flash heavy websites). I actually find my Tegra 3 Asus Prime to be less smooth than my current galaxy s2 smartphone (can be a resolution thing..).
I had the HP Touchpad before with the same snapdragon processor as the att note and it was pretty terrible at playing the type of files I wanted smoothly (ESPECIALLY IN BROSWER). That was using Webos, so it can be a different story here.
720p mkv play perfectly - no re-encoding required - but you are apparently still constrained by the 4GB limit, so full length movies are not possible in many cases.
TV shows average about 1.2 gig so its most useful for those.
If we ever get ICS, I assume the 4gb limit will no longer apply, only you will have to transfer files via wifi or use a card reader and transfer directly to the SD card - the retarded samsung/MS USB file transfer protocols still fail at 4gb even if the device can store larger files.
I have this problem with my galaxy tab 10.1 I can play re-encoded mp4 much larger than 4gb but they have to be transferred by wifi. I assume the same problem will exist with the note under ICS.
Edit: Apparently NTFS formatting of the SD card has been attempted, don't know if it is an effective solution to 4gb limit, haven't tried it myself: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/galaxy-note-can-now-format-sd-card-to-ntfs-file-system/
Thanks, what about 1080p flash in browser? My Galaxy s2 can do this on youtube without a problem (and on engadget), but I'm wondering if it's possible with the galaxy note att. I am sure the international version will fair fine.
Yes, works with stock browser.
Tried Dark Knight 1080p trailer - plays fine.
NVIDA Pure Video 1080p test - plays fine.
Sharp Aquous Full HD 1080p test - plays fine.
1080p 30 fps 17Mbps HD Test Footage by DizzyDougTV - Plays fine
All were tested using LTE not wifi
Singuy1234 said:
My biggest concern is the video playback in browser (HD 1080p flash video) and 720/1080p mkv videos (using stock or 3rd party players).
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Since the Note's screen is 800x1200, and one typically watches videos on the phone "sideways", there's no real benefit of watching video above 720p; the phone can only go up to 800p "sideways". Not only that, but because the screen is so small you likely won't be able to tell the difference in videos at resolutions higher than DVD-quality (i.e. 480p) anyway.
As for poor playback performance, I've watched a couple of YouTube videos in HQ and I find that there is the odd minor stutter here and there, but nothing to serious. I'm not sure how much of that is the result of network latency, though.
I've played DVD-quality videos (480p) -- copied onto the device memory; not streamed online -- with absolutely no issues whatsoever.
I've also played 720p and 1080p videos which were copied directly on to the device. There is occasionally a frame dropped here and there (most people wouldn't notice, but I'm pretty sensitive to that after years of messing around with video on computers) but I would say they play perfectly fine, also.
From my understanding, the newer I717 has more CPU horsepower and a GPU that is a little more than twice as fast. I would imagine this would make it better at playing videos than the older N7000 (i.e. international version).
Don57 said:
Since the Note's screen is 800x1200, and one typically watches videos on the phone "sideways", there's no real benefit of watching video above 720p; the phone can only go up to 800p "sideways". Not only that, but because the screen is so small you likely won't be able to tell the difference in videos at resolutions higher than DVD-quality (i.e. 480p) anyway.
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True, but he might want to output the video to a higher resolution display - I assume this thing has some sort of HDMI adapter.
Just my opinion, but 720p looks sharper than DVD quality to me even on a 5.3 inch display, though, granted, the difference is small.
Tried several MKV movies in 1080p (had to chop them up into smaller MKV size)..
Smooth as butter with Dice Player
I should also mention that you would want a player that will leverage Hardware Decoding..
Tried turning this feature off in Dice Player for 1080p playback, and sure enough, it was choppy.

Youtube lag issue

Hi there,
Just got my galaxy note yesterday and ive noticed that certain youtube videos gives lag in the transition. Is this normal for stock rom for this device? My nexus s had no problem before and my transformer prime runs everything smoothly for youtube.
Also when i do a benchmark test... During the fps test, it only shows like between 30 - 50 mostly in the 30s... My tfp gives constant 60 fps on the test. What is the average for stock rom?
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Your Nexus S had no problems with video play by because it was displaying less pixels than the Note.
I'm assuming you're on a stock Note with Gingerbread. Root and update to ICS if you want smooth video playback. I had the same problem with my Note until I moved onto 4.0.3 and now 720p videos have no stuttering whatsoever.
Thanks a bunch for the tip! Much appreciated
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chunsaa said:
Hi there,
Just got my galaxy note yesterday and ive noticed that certain youtube videos gives lag in the transition. Is this normal for stock rom for this device? My nexus s had no problem before and my transformer prime runs everything smoothly for youtube.
Also when i do a benchmark test... During the fps test, it only shows like between 30 - 50 mostly in the 30s... My tfp gives constant 60 fps on the test. What is the average for stock rom?
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The bitrate of the videos are probably encoded at a high rate and maybe some videos have a bitrate too high to stream smoothly over you connection. I have had the same problem with a few videos but its not a big deal to me. If you have the problem when a video starts playing pause the video and let it load til you see the transparent red line get farther down the timeline.
this laggy transition only happens on youtube. When i play hd video files saved on the phone there is no lag whatsoever runs smooth like all my other devices. Only youtube is the issue... Im not sure if i should return my note because my dad got one as well the same time as me and his note has this issue as well. ..
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Forgot to add that issue only comes up on fullscreen landscape mode. When it plays on non fullscreen then it plays smooth on youtube.
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Does anyone still have this problem on their note? My note has this problem and it is really annoying (using stock version). Viewing in desktop version does not have the inconsistency with audio to image, but it does stutters a little.
The problem drastically improved after installing ice; although its still persistent.
I believe I saw somewhere somebody on android apps and games posted a modified YouTube which solved this problem-although I didn't try it. Ill keep a look out
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Galaxy Note i717 & 1080p

Before anyone says do a search, I already did but I would like to hear peoples first hand experience. Is the gpu I717 that much slower than the n7000's. or has software narrowed that performance gap...reason why iam asking is because I wondering if the i717 can handle HD video playback smoothly?
1080 is not a problem.
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I have had 0 issues
"Since God created man, and man created the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note are like a gift from God, Randal!*"
It's not gonna be true 1080 because the screen is only 720 so it'll be scaled down...
studacris said:
It's not gonna be true 1080 because the screen is only 720 so it'll be scaled down...
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Screen is 800p but close enough.
insomnia77 said:
Before anyone says do a search, I already did but I would like to hear peoples first hand experience. Is the gpu I717 that much slower than the n7000's. or has software narrowed that performance gap...reason why iam asking is because I wondering if the i717 can handle HD video playback smoothly?
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If the bitrate is too high it will be laggy on the i717 and the International Note. PCs sometimes cannot even handle high bitrate video files and they will skip and pause but the audio will never miss a beat. Bitrate is the key. You should be fine cause my i717 Note will play files smoothly that lag on my PC.

[Q] Video - 50fps?

Im converting some old video tapes to MP4. Does this tablet support 50fps playback? The same file plays back flawlessly on my S3 - but that is quad core.
Larger video sizes sees the tablet baulk and freeze.
Disappointed if it doesn't have the raw grunt to keep up.
sjdean said:
Im converting some old video tapes to MP4. Does this tablet support 50fps playback? The same file plays back flawlessly on my S3 - but that is quad core.
Larger video sizes sees the tablet baulk and freeze.
Disappointed if it doesn't have the raw grunt to keep up.
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Not sure, try it.
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I did try it, hence, the tablet freezes on larger file sizes.
Just wondered what the raw specs of the device were and whether the Tegra 2 fully support 50fps and at what res!
I've never had the need to encode something at that frame rate. What resolution and encoding settings are you using? Assume you are encoding to H.264.
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Try latest MX Player my friend, and OC your tabby to 1.2 or 1.4. I tried and 3.5GB mkv file played smoothly on my tab.
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