I just want to ask some of you, which app are you guys using to watch any format movie on your NS. I have Rockplayer which works fine with divx movies format, i haven't test other format for rockplayer but if it's working with divx im sure it's working on all the format that rockplayer support. inception looks for beautiful on this screen. wow. I felt as if i was in a small theater blasting the headphones on my ears. speaking about headphones, are you guys using the one that NS came or other brands? hope to hear from you guys. NS forever
Hmm, which version of rock player are you using? Free download from market or paid one. I have the free version and it only plays mp4 movies. No other format is supported. This is same for any other media player, vPlayer, Meridian, Real player, VLC media player etc.
I guess Nexus doesn't support any format but strangely mp4 files plays in any media player. weird...
free version. well im playing divx movie on the NS and it works fine. i would have to check other format movies to see if it can play. wow the screen on the NS looks Gorgeous
My Nexus S and Rockplayer did not like trying to play my copy of 1080p copy of Inception(.mp4) lol. Near complete lockdown of the device in every meaning of the word. Had to do a battery pull in order to restore functionality.
EDIT: To specify, this lock up only occurred when attempting to use the "Hardware Decode" function. Using "Software Decode" I would get severely compressed sound or no sound at all as well as 1-2FPS.
I'm waiting on VLC for Android.
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It really kind of sucks that hardly any video formats are supported.
Just give it time, I'm sure dev are working on it. I just can't wait fire honeycomb
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Will nexus s have Divx support is know you can use rock player and stuff but I think on the galaxy s line phones All run 720p Divx formats far better than rock player.... what do you guys think?
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I hope so but I doubt it. Nexus One can't do it.
i really hope sou. That is my main selling point. Galaxy s could perfectly play mkv. and divx. in 720p, even with a subtitles. If nexus s cant i would be very disappointed
i dout that will be installed, maybe try to extract that that from Galaxy s?
Will probably need the whole touchwiz framework along with the corresponding apps (video player, divx etc) for it to work. Haven't tried CM 6.1 Beta 3 for my i9000, but from what I've heard, it doesn't work on there.
I don't see why it wouldnt. The other 9000 galaxy s variants all play it. Why wouldn't this one?
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I don't see why it wouldnt. The other 9000 galaxy s variants all play it. Why wouldn't this one?
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Because its pure Google and previous android dont have the proper vid and audio codecs.
But im confused on how codecs work on this phones because I think the galaxy s line are all hard coded were other none supported devices use crappy software acceleration
I'm really hoping its supports all the great codecs the galaxy S line did but im not getting my hopes up. If not this is going to be my first request from developers ill make a hefty donation to get this avi, xvid .mkv and ac3 working again
those codecs were built into the system of the Galaxy S phones.
The Nexus S will not have any of them so we'll be forced to use other apps.
However, with any luck some good developer may be able to hack them out of touchwiz and add them into a custom stock rom, i wouldn't hold my breath though.
Basically your gonna be using rockplayer, or convert your movies to something othe than divx.
Use RockPlayer or VPlayer! Both are good apps, the latter one is free.
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Use RockPlayer or VPlayer! Both are good apps, the latter one is free.
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yeah, but with does two apps everything with a little higher quality is more like a slideshow instead of movie. Only thing they can play are low quality divx. Well, we still have converting but then again whats the purpose of that. We are all trying to avoid converting because its boring and takes time. Comon google, bring some codec support
Yea i used rockplayer back with my N1 garbage only software rendered
better off using handbrake and re-encode to mp4 and use android default player
Galaxy s is hardware rendered and run and look fantastic on SAMOLED esp when running 1280x720 HD avi, mkv files
I can look past everything else taken away but IDK i really like my video support on my vibrant
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That's like the one thing Samsung did right with the software, was include a very good media player.
Can anyone, from those who got one today, confirm if it has DivX or not
I have a Nexus S and I can confirm it has no divx support. I can also confirm that vplayer beta is not supported on the Nexus S and will force close when attempting to open a video file.
Is Rockplayer the only option?
no divx but can it play mkv ?
How does Rockplayer work with HD videos that are not 720P?
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Is Rockplayer the only option?
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Rockplayer force closes as well with divx.
Rockplayer, vPlayer and all other DIVX players i tested from market are force closing as soon as you try to play a movie file.
Anyone has found a solution to play all the media files(mkv, divx) on the Nexus S? RockPlayer & VPlayer both don't work. I think they need to update the app for 2.3..
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I've been looking for a good movie player and found a app called Vital Player..it works great.try it out!! Works better than rock player and qq player to me.
The reviews complain about proper support for mp4, m4v and mkv. What is your experience?
I personally have played 720p mp4 videos on it with no problem.I will try it a bit more when I get home but so far it works great!
It doesn't play sound using my 720p mkv movies.
played sound on my handbrake-encoded 720p .mkv file but no picture...
I got an idea, I'll put my xoom on top of yours and we'll get sound AND video!
You have to slide your finger up or down the right side for sound & sliding your finger on the left side adjusts brightness.It's pretty neat.I love it so far & my movies look far better using this app than the stock player
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Sound is at 100%, its the same problem as with the native player.
have problems playing back sound with MP4 video and switching it to software decoding doesnt help play anything back.
I use total video converter to do all my videos.I don`t know if that has anything to do with it.I`m watching Descent 2 now on it with no problem.Sorry that it doesn't work for you all.I tried. :-(
Ill stick with rockplayer seems to work best for me
i found vplayer to be outstanding. Plays anything. ..however since I got my zoom it has stopped working. Dev said he would work a fix. As a side note the app has a lot of negative reviews due to the fact he started charging for the app. Not fair to humbug any means.
Have you been able to make it work on xoom?
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I got an idea, I'll put my xoom on top of yours and we'll get sound AND video!
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The mating of Xoom tablets is strictly forbidden by Motorola and the laws of nature.
On the bright side, you may end up with an Atrix...
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Until we get a Tegra 2 and/or OpenMAX accelerated application everything is going to be half ass. I hope someone who knows how to code has a XOOM. I tried reading a basic book and I got lost. Coding isn't my cup of tea. I keep telling myself someone will cone through for us before I can figure it out myself.
I just don't get it ..Vital Player works perfect on mine..It even has a Setting especially for the Xoom so i dont see why it work for you all..I also see that there are 2 version of Vital player ..1 is called vital player neon..that one didnt work for me.I'll be buying the full version of Vital player because it plays the files rockplayer & qqplayer wouldnt play for me.
Please keep it on topic. Thank you.
I've downloaded and tried all the players on the market and still have the best all around playback with Rockplayer Universal (from the rockplayer website).
I use DVDFab to convert easily and fast, and Act 1 video player on device
I put a standard dvdrip in .avi on my xoom and it says it needs a codec....
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vplayer made avi work for me
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vplayer made avi work for me
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thats what I used with no luck... hmmmm
Rockplay Lite work for you? It's worked for me...
it says "Not play hardware codec, move to software codec!!"
wtf lol
just downloaded rockplayer. It gives me the choice of using software or hardware codec but both fail. Downloading a new movie....
I know this is slightly off topic, but I have been using DVD Catalyst to rip DVD's for my Xoom and I am extremely impressed with the ease of use and the quality of the converted files. The files play perfectly with the default movie player full screen and the "volume maximizer" works very well.
I know this may not help if you already have DVD rips as I know converting files multiple times does not always work very well, but thought I should mention it.
I do not work for them, just a happy customer.
Just tried another video in both players, same problem. Any ideas?
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Wait, I thought the Xoom could play many different formats.
Use MoboPlayer
You need to use the Moboplayer. Get it from the market or from their home page
moboplayer.com
Use the Medium V6 VFP version on your Xoom.
It plays just about every video format out there.
ya, that made all my divx work and i didnt have to convert anything =D
I hated re-encoding everything to Xoom format until I found MoboPlayer. Sit back and enjoy your movies
Motorola didn't pay to get their tablet "Divx certified", so you have to use third party players to handle avi/mkv files. The only negative about having to use a third party player is that its using the CPU to play the file and will drain the battery at a faster rate than if the Xoom was hardware decoding it.
Does anyone know if the Moboplayer will play MTS files? My Panasonic DMC-ZS3 camera captures 720p movie using the AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264) format, via AVCHD lite..... The saved file is an MTS file and I'd love to be able to play it natively without re-encoding it........
Dice Player... best video player so far. I've been playing with it for a couple of days and it plays 720p well. I've jacked my CPU up to 1.6ghz and Dice is handling 720 downloaded mkvs which is exactly what every other player can't do. (It still works without overclocking but I tried a 6.5GB movie at 1ghz and it was jumpy, TV shows were fine though).
It's not got the prettiest GUI and OK, it's not the most stable, it just stops playing the video sometimes and even force closing the app doesn't get it playing again, you have to reboot... which isn't the most convenient but hey, at least I don't have to spend hours converting mkvs to mp4s!
I haven't tried any 1080 vids because I don't have any and I'm not downloading an 8GB file just to try it.
I've just bought the full version (you get a free 3 day trial to test it out). I am hoping that with my hard earned $3.95 the dev will be able to make it even better.
Try the 3 day trial, seriously.
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Dice Player... best video player so far.
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It's not got the prettiest GUI and OK, it's not the most stable, it just stops playing the video sometimes and even force closing the app doesn't get it playing again, you have to reboot... which isn't the most convenient but hey, at least I don't have to spend hours converting mkvs to mp4s!
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thats quite contradicting. Have you tried MX Videplayer? It too can plany 720p mkv vids with no issues. and it doesnt have any of the problems you mentioned about. Check out MX and let me know if you still feel the Dice is superior.
The thing that always makes me go "wtf?" is why people would WANT to play high profile 720p or 1080p video on their Xooms.
It'd kind of trash your battery, even if you could get it to work software-wise.
Much better to handbrake to a format where the GPU can do all the heavy lifting.
I tested it for 3 days and ended up buying. It plays 720 mkv files better than MX Player. I convert movies with Handbrake but don't want to take the time with TV shows. It's nice to just move them over the wifis with File Manager HD and watch them when I can.
What I like best about Dice is that it can play everything. I don't like switching players for formats. All the old wmv from when my son was born play fine, avi, etc.
The dev is pretty active in the Transformer forum. Seems like they try hard to make the player better.
Dice and Mizzu Movies make a nice combo.
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Just tried MX Player - it's not playing the files that Dice is. It's playing Entourage at 720 but very jumpy and no sound and it's just force closing when trying to play Ironclad or Platoon 720 mkvs. Basically the same results as Mobo player.
Also, don't care about battery, I'm using the Xoom mostly on 1hr long train journeys to and from work. I just want to be able to download a TV ep in the morning, transfer it to the Xoom and go. I can do that now without messing about re-encoding them with Handbrake/Badaboom etc.
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Is there any other FREE player than can play MKV?
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Just tried MX Player - it's not playing the files that Dice is. It's playing Entourage at 720 but very jumpy and no sound and it's just force closing when trying to play Ironclad or Platoon 720 mkvs. Basically the same results as Mobo player.
Also, don't care about battery, I'm using the Xoom mostly on 1hr long train journeys to and from work. I just want to be able to download a TV ep in the morning, transfer it to the Xoom and go. I can do that now without messing about re-encoding them with Handbrake/Badaboom etc.
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did you try switching between soft decoding and hard decoding. i played a true blood 720p mkv and it played fine, after switchin.
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Is there any other FREE player than can play MKV?
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vplayer, MX player, mobo player... These free app can play most mkv files without problem
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vplayer, MX player, mobo player... These free app can play most mkv files without problem
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Most? I wouldn't say so. If you're downloading 720p content, chances are it's high profile and in those cases the video players you mentioned won't play it. Dice Player is the only one that's played everything I've thrown at it.
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thats quite contradicting. Have you tried MX Videplayer? It too can plany 720p mkv vids with no issues. and it doesnt have any of the problems you mentioned about. Check out MX and let me know if you still feel the Dice is superior.
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Dice is superior. it use HW decoder even when it play MKV/MOV/MTS files.
but MX use only SW decoder.
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thats quite contradicting. Have you tried MX Videplayer? It too can plany 720p mkv vids with no issues. and it doesnt have any of the problems you mentioned about. Check out MX and let me know if you still feel the Dice is superior.
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I aggree with him, you guys dont know what is MKV 720p, all player can playit with HW decode video but have no ****ing sound, I have tried Diceplayer yesterday, i got all my sound and video still on HW decode, very smooth one, but 3 days trial for software is stupid deal. He just need put some ads and make money.
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I aggree with him, you guys dont know what is MKV 720p, all player can playit with HW decode video but have no ****ing sound, I have tried Diceplayer yesterday, i got all my sound and video still on HW decode, very smooth one, but 3 days trial for software is stupid deal. He just need put some ads and make money.
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I figure if it's something I'm going to use every day and it helps towards the development of an even better app, 4 bucks isn't a lot of money.
I'd much rather pay that and know it's going towards a quality product than mess around with re-encoding.
Well, it is the better mkv hd 720p player. But it is not perfect yet. Some 720p movies don't play. And 1080p don't play too. But I recommend, because play smooth many tittles.
Hi I have a nexus 7 and want to move some videos from my pc to the tablet but a couple of them are in mkv format. Does anyone know if there are any good mkv converters in the market(google play). I know there are plenty out there but has anyone used one on their Nexus 7, and can confirm they work ok? Or is it best to convert it first on my Windows 7 desktop before transfering to the Nexus
Thanks in advance
I use BSPlayer to play MKV files. It plays them perfectly smooth and with sound. I've also tried others, such as MXPlayer, but that plays videos without sound.
MKV is a container format which have many Codecs.
Convert the video with your PC.
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I've used both Dice player and MX player to play MKV's
Thanks for the answers guys, I a now having trouble putting my music onto this nexus 7. I had no problem putting music from iTunes to my HTC one s phone but they will not paste onto my nexus 7. Can't figure out what I am doing wrong at the moment
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In my experience, MoboPlayer is the best and MXPlayer follows it!!
I've been playing MKVs locally and across my home network with XBMC
Works great for cover art and subtitles. No lagging or any other issues so far
Thanks again for the replies, believe it or not while I was playing around adding files to my nexus(or trying to I should say) i decided to listen through haedphones. I`ve had it for over a week and have only listened through the speaker, and now I find my headphone jack is not working, so have contacted Google and am getting it replaced.
I usually try all functions straight away and feel stupid that its taken me over a week before i tried headphones
MXPlayer is my first choice and diceplayer is second.
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Thanks for the answers guys, I a now having trouble putting my music onto this nexus 7. I had no problem putting music from iTunes to my HTC one s phone but they will not paste onto my nexus 7. Can't figure out what I am doing wrong at the moment
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I think you can only transfer files up to 4GB (or something).
You can try using airdroid.
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I use BSPlayer to play MKV files. It plays them perfectly smooth and with sound. I've also tried others, such as MXPlayer, but that plays videos without sound.
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Just change from H/W to s/w decoding and it plays sound fine.
You can also try the beta of vlc player for android. I use it for mkv playback and its awesome.
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Dice + plugin if mkv file is on local storageor on a windows/samba share, else Plex. And Plex is wholesome
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I use mxplayer but if you want to make them mp4 without a full re-encode, use Xmedia Recode. It will take a large MKV to an MP4 in less than 10 minutes typically.
Generally i use mkvavi2mp4 http://sourceforge.net/projects/mkvavi2mp4/
Only recodes audio when its not compatible with mp4.
I've also used gotsent in the past which worked ok but tended to recode the video when i didn't want.
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@OP, Mx Player plays .MKVs, but once in a while it has problems with a certain video, in my experience. In that case I use Dice player [Now ad-free version is Free, donationware]. Also Mx Video doesn't seem to be able to play .AVI with H/W decoding. For some reason Dice Player can though. I dunno why Mx Video doesn't make it so they can H/W decode .AVIs too but nonetheless, it works great for .MKV and .MP4 [x264, h264, etc].
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I use BSPlayer to play MKV files. It plays them perfectly smooth and with sound. I've also tried others, such as MXPlayer, but that plays videos without sound.
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If Mx Video doesn't have any sound, touch the Note icon and select S/W. It will S/W decode pretty much any sound [including AC3] with S/W, but a lot of times it can't decode a certain sound codec with H/W. You can use H/W video and S/W sound at the same time.
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I use mxplayer but if you want to make them mp4 without a full re-encode, use Xmedia Recode. It will take a large MKV to an MP4 in less than 10 minutes typically.
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Does it do subs?
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BSPlayer is the best out there for mkv IMO. Smooth as butter, also over the network e.g. using a cifs mount.
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