Hi Guys,
Thinking about getting one of these and a real dealbreaker for me is whether or not it will run XBMC and if there are any known issues. Can anyone confirm if XBMC will run on this tablet??
Thanks in advance.
Steven
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iceman89610 said:
Hi Guys,
Thinking about getting one of these and a real dealbreaker for me is whether or not it will run XBMC and if there are any known issues. Can anyone confirm if XBMC will run on this tablet??
Thanks in advance.
Steven
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Yes it runs. But you have to check the right Version, or you get problems with fullhd movies.
Also i had an audio offset, but in the option i adjust the offset and confirm this to all movies.
I don`t watch movies on the Tablet (i prefer a bigger screen ) but watching music videos on it is really cool.
zeus2602 said:
Yes it runs. But you have to check the right Version, or you get problems with fullhd movies.
Also i had an audio offset, but in the option i adjust the offset and confirm this to all movies.
I don`t watch movies on the Tablet (i prefer a bigger screen ) but watching music videos on it is really cool.
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I use it, but for a smooth experience I had to go for 13.0 (currently alpha eight) and that works just fine for me.
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Showbiz1 said:
I use it, but for a smooth experience I had to go for 13.0 (currently alpha eight) and that works just fine for me.
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Thanks, seems to work
Tested it, works like a charm BUT you must use version 13 for HD playback, as said before.
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Anyone got the new Netflix app to work on their TP2?
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so far i have working audio in the app however no video =(
nasapunk88 said:
so far i have working audio in the app however no video =(
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Same here, even with highlandsun's video codecs it seems we can't play the video.
rpierce99 said:
Same here, even with highlandsun's video codecs it seems we can't play the video.
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Probably due to same issue with HQ Youtube videos huh?
How can I bypass the "This device is not supported by Netflix" that I get when clicking on a title on my Instant Queue, so I can see if it is working or if it just audio only. Is there a way to spoof the app into thinking I am on a supported phone? If so, please tell me how to do it. Thanks.
There is an apk that will not check for device compatiblity but yeah no video. For me it plays audio and then it kicks out back to the queue. I wish it worked. Anything we can do?
Can't tell anything without knowing what codec / format Netflix is using in this app. I'm sure they're using H.264, but if it's not H.264 Baseline Profile then our phone hardware can't decode it. And if it's larger than 640x360 resolution, our current codec can't handle it.
I don't have a Netflix account so I haven't tried to see what formats they're using.
The current codec we have is written in C++ with threads. I'd say that's at least a 10% performance hit right there; if it was written well, in straight C, it would probably have achieved the 800x480 that Qualcomm's original spec claimed.
Netflix released an updated app today with support for more devices. I get the main screen, then loading, then the playback screen and nothing .... black screen. Nerts.
Carld256 said:
Netflix released an updated app today with support for more devices. I get the main screen, then loading, then the playback screen and nothing .... black screen. Nerts.
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I'm not sure what 'nerts' are, but the new video playback libs might be necessary... Anyone with those new libs given this new app a shot?
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I'm not sure what 'nerts' are, but the new video playback libs might be necessary... Anyone with those new libs given this new app a shot?
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nerts = nuts = really mild profanity
I actually have the new libs installed already. I'm running a RHOD500 with the latest kernel, overclocked to 710 Mhz, in case that matters.
Carld256 said:
nerts = nuts = really mild profanity
I actually have the new libs installed already. I'm running a RHOD500 with the latest kernel, overclocked to 710 Mhz, in case that matters.
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So HQ YouTube works?
Why not just say 'nuts'?
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So HQ YouTube works?
Why not just say 'nuts'?
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HQ YouTube works more or less. There's a little stutter sometimes, and some HQ videos start and then stop after 5 or 10 seconds, and some others play just fine. Oh, and the libs fixed video playback of the mp4 movies I already had on my device.
Weird thing is, YouTube under WinMo refuses to play HQ videos at all.
Nerts is funnier.
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HQ YouTube works more or less. There's a little stutter sometimes, and some HQ videos start and then stop after 5 or 10 seconds, and some others play just fine. Oh, and the libs fixed video playback of the mp4 movies I already had on my device.
Weird thing is, YouTube under WinMo refuses to play HQ videos at all.
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IIRC, WinMo plays HQ YouToobs flawlessly.
Carld256 said:
Nerts is funnier.
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If you say so, lol.
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IIRC, WinMo plays HQ YouToobs flawlessly.
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It used to. Some time back YouTube changed something, and now HQ videos play without sound (I was thinking they didn't play at all). Supposedly you can fix this by changing your network to "media," but I don't have that option any more since I upgraded to 6.5.
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It used to. Some time back YouTube changed something, and now HQ videos play without sound (I was thinking they didn't play at all). Supposedly you can fix this by changing your network to "media," but I don't have that option any more since I upgraded to 6.5.
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I just rebooted to see. Worked fine for me, I'm on 6.5 - but I used Opera... I don't know if there's some app that I should be using, perhaps it wasn't truly HQ.
Either way, if it used to then there shouldn't be anything limiting the hardware. Seems hyc went thru all that pretty thoroughly tho.
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I just rebooted to see. Worked fine for me, I'm on 6.5 - but I used Opera... I don't know if there's some app that I should be using, perhaps it wasn't truly HQ.
Either way, if it used to then there shouldn't be anything limiting the hardware. Seems hyc went thru all that pretty thoroughly tho.
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I'm using Dot's latest rom dated 04-23-11 and it does play HQ youtube flawlesly, unlike NRG's which for some reason have a little choppy sound while the video plays, or it could just be my old tilt2
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I just rebooted to see. Worked fine for me, I'm on 6.5 - but I used Opera... I don't know if there's some app that I should be using, perhaps it wasn't truly HQ.
Either way, if it used to then there shouldn't be anything limiting the hardware. Seems hyc went thru all that pretty thoroughly tho.
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I was using the HTC YouTube app. I tried it on two different 6.5 TP2s and they both do the same thing, HQ video plays, but no sound.
And your right. I know the hardware is capable, just somewhere along the way something in the software got screwed up on YouTube's end or mine.
Anybody try changing the build.prop to HTC vision or desire z or any of the phones that works with Netflix that's how we have it working already in my section
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I don't think the new version checks to see what model you're running.
The new Netflix app has a LOT of compatibility issues.
They still can't get it working on most Huawei S7 ROMs, and that device can do 720p easily.
Anyone been able to get the Hbo Go working on the tablet or found any work around? They don't have a version available right now for honeycomb.
+1 Id like to know as well. I have hbo go on my incredible...but the screen is way to small to enjoy anything. I would love to have it on my tab 10.1
Works prefect on the Web browser
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Works prefect on the Web browser
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Not exactly, other users including myself have reported massive lag and drops in FPS which make the movies unwatchable.
An official HBO Go app would be nice to have.
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Not exactly, other users including myself have reported massive lag and drops in FPS which make the movies unwatchable.
An official HBO Go app would be nice to have.
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+1 it would be nice. my mom has the app on her ipad and its flawless.
i'm running th most current in paris rom with pershooots kernel...admit it would lag for maybe the first 10 secs but once it has buffered it runs clean,ive been watching 24/7 the last couple weeks on the web browser
In this video, I review several more Android apps running on the Cyanogenmod Android Alpha for HP Touchpad.
I cover:
Youtube
Netflix
Swiftkey Tablet X Keyboard
MX PLayer for video playback
I also take a good look at the quality of playback for both 720p and 1080p video.
Wow, I really thought this would spark the discussion of "which keyboard is better".
Go figure.
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Wow, I really thought this would spark the discussion of "which keyboard is better".
Go figure.
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Yea, I expected more posts in general since CM7 was released but it seems like there are less. Maybe just me though.
Nice video btw. I like Swiftkey X but its kinda expensive for a keyboard.
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Yea, I expected more posts in general since CM7 was released but it seems like there are less. Maybe just me though.
Nice video btw. I like Swiftkey X but its kinda expensive for a keyboard.
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I only got the trial for now. I'm not sure exactly which keyboard I will end up with, but Swiftky is pretty awesome so far.
CM7.1 on Touchpad and Netflix App
When I install the current Netflix app; I get a black screen with sound, when I try to stream a video. Any ideas?
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When I install the current Netflix app; I get a black screen with sound, when I try to stream a video. Any ideas?
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yeah me too!! its driving me insane, i have gone to older versions, messed with permissions, i cant get it to work.. any help?
I had backed up the previous version of the Netflix app using Titanium Backup so I just restored/installed that one back and it works. Not gonna be updating to the latest version until it works.
How did you manage to get it working? I can't download it via the market. Swiftkey X.
So now we have an XBMC .apk http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772433
Has anyone else tried it? It works well for me. It works well with my TV via HDMI
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I'm running andowook with _motley's latest kernel.
I get very low volume, even if I go into sound and bump it up.
35 minutes into the movie, the app stopped for no reason.
docking and undocking seem to close the app
I haven't got green flickers yet, but I get the green flickers in openelec all the time, so thats not android specific.
For me it the audio on it is crap and sometimes the whole app flickers rapidly.
Maybe I need to reboot...
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For me it the audio on it is crap and sometimes the whole app flickers rapidly.
Maybe I need to reboot...
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Exact same here.
Can we move this to the Themes and Apps section btw?
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Exact same here.
Can we move this to the Themes and Apps section btw?
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I have tried it, mainly streaming video from my Serviio server and it works like a charm. What an amazing app. And it can only get better,
Definitely reboot. About the 3rd time I fired it up after installing some add ons it began running like a charm. The first time you use it there may be a very long start and turn off period. That's ok.
The XBMC interface is running smoothly on my TP.
When i try to stream (WiFI) a X264 movie with DTS over SMB it stutters like mad.
I hope this is because of network speed. I'll try to play the same movie over USB, i hope this works better.
But overall, it's its nice to see XBMC on my Prime
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Oh yeah, isn't it software decoding only? For now anyway
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The XBMC interface is running smoothly on my TP.
When i try to stream (WiFI) a X264 movie with DTS over SMB it stutters like mad.
I hope this is because of network speed. I'll try to play the same movie over USB, i hope this works better.
But overall, it's its nice to see XBMC on my Prime
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x264 skips like crazy with local files too.
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Oh yeah, isn't it software decoding only? For now anyway
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As far as I can tell, software only.
Installed the icefilms repo and watched full episode of Eureka. it took a restart of xbmc b4 it worked though. I am ging to try t compile this for my google tv. If it compiles i'm throwing my appletv through a window.
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It is software only. I have always used it as a content streamer though, not much as a local player.
I wonder if this can and will support HDMI CEC.
I gave it ago on my Prime running the stock rom, i was quite impressed with how well it worked.
I could map my SMB network shares on my Windows Home Server perfectly and XBMC would stream anything SD fine, 720p MKV played some what ok with random frame drops / jerkiness every couple of seconds, 1080p video was very jerky and not really any watchable.
Plugins such as the BBC iPlayer worked (sometimes buggy), YouTube and Ted Talks also worked very well.
Video overview of my experience here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmttML0LNm4
Very impressed so far, a big well done and thanks to the XBMC team :good:
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For me it the audio on it is crap and sometimes the whole app flickers rapidly.
Maybe I need to reboot...
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It does the flicker part on my TFP only if I go to the "Settings" option. Other thatn that it works.
I tested MP4, AVI and MKV formats yersterday. It lags with the MKV playback.
I am also getting alot of background flicker in xbmc. Then sometimes the screen goes black. Going to try a reboot to see if it goes away.
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with stock ROM 720p mkv is not watchable on my prime. Maybe final apk from xbmc.org will solve this
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with stock ROM 720p mkv is not watchable on my prime. Maybe final apk from xbmc.org will solve this
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I may be wrong but I believe that these versions of XBMC don't support hardware acceleration just yet. I haven't been on top of the development of this app but that tidbit was enough for me to wait for the final release.
github is here: https://github.com/xbmc/android/commits/android-rebase-8/
There are two builds AFAIK
zefie's: http://files.persona.cc/zefie/files/cell/androidapk/xbmc-unofficial/?C=M&O=D&S=&P=
and the one on miniland: https://www.miniand.com/forums/forums/1/topics/136
and no hardware acceleration.
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Exact same here.
Can we move this to the Themes and Apps section btw?
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I had the same issue... It's because somehow it doesn't work when your volume isn't at anything but 100%. If it's set to the loudest it can be, the sound works fine.
It's not dead yet. Plenty of ROM development going on in the dev section.
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XBMC 12 Frodo
Has anyone tried XBMC 12 Frodo RC3 on ATP? I have a TF201. I'm a long time user of XMBC since the original Xbox, and the app looks great. I'm very happy to see this. But unfortunately, with this version, the videos lag quite a bit and I get absolutely no audio. I've tried changing the audio out options and playing music/video with no luck. I did not yet try pushing the video/music out through HDMI yet, but not really much point yet.
Anyone else trying have experience with this?
I am wanting to rip some movies to watch on my tablet or color and am just wanting to know which video format and resolution I should convert them to. I have never done this so help will be appreciated! Thanks
shags72 said:
I am wanting to rip some movies to watch on my tablet or color and am just wanting to know which video format and resolution I should convert them to. I have never done this so help will be appreciated! Thanks
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I'm assuming avi should work just fine.
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I'm assuming avi should work just fine.
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I have seen that format but there again, what resolution would be good for a tab?
shags72 said:
I have seen that format but there again, what resolution would be good for a tab?
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He resolution will just fit your screen accordingly. 720p should work fine. On the succulant build of cm10+ I've seen you can use 1080p mp4 using handbreak 9.4 (I don't know what this is though.)
Pretty much, use whatever resolution you want. 720p should be good though.
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He resolution will just fit your screen accordingly. 720p should work fine. On the succulant build of cm10+ I've seen you can use 1080p mp4 using handbreak 9.4 (I don't know what this is though.)
Pretty much, use whatever resolution you want. 720p should be good though.
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Thanks! I am using ojosoft to ripp to a format and it has like a whole bunch of different formats and different resolutions as subcategories(as seen in the attached captures) and this is only about a 3rd of the resolutions available. It is kinda cornfusing for someone who is just starting to do this kindas stuff.
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Thanks! I am using ojosoft to ripp to a format and it has like a whole bunch of different formats and different resolutions as subcategories(as seen in the attached captures) and this is only about a 3rd of the resolutions available. It is kinda cornfusing for someone who is just starting to do this kindas stuff.
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I see what you're doing now. AVI HD Video 720p will work just fine for the device.
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I see what you're doing now. AVI HD Video 720p will work just fine for the device.
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Thanks! I will give that one a try then!:victory: