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Can the tab play 720p .mkv movies?

I am a little disappointed in the Xoom for not being able to play 720p mkv files properly.
I have a lot of .mkv video files and I love to watch movies on a tablet.
So can the galaxy tab play 720p mkv files without problem?

Well i didn't know that whether Galaxy play or not but the new MacBook pro can play 720p video.

Earthbrain said:
I am a little disappointed in the Xoom for not being able to play 720p mkv files properly.
I have a lot of .mkv video files and I love to watch movies on a tablet.
So can the galaxy tab play 720p mkv files without problem?
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mkv is a container. If the video was encoded using h.264, the tab will play.

Wtf, why bother mentioning a macbook? Are you on pills, or did you forget to take them??
The Sgt plays all kinds of videos, even 1080p without any problems.

Yes, the SGT can play 720p .mkvs with no issue, it's something I do on a regular basis with mine.

Ehsan Mahmood said:
Well i didn't know that whether Galaxy play or not but the new MacBook pro can play 720p video.
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The tab handles greatly hd video. For some reason it even supports mkv and external subtitles with the built in player. Aaaand my mid 2008 MacBook already plays with no issue full hd video, so it goes without question that a newer cpu coupled with a decent/good video chip will play a simple 720p file XD
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Galaxy Tab is a good video player and play the most formats. Only if it has stereo sound. It cant handle multichannel audio.
And a sad thing is that most of the mvk movies has multichannel 5.1 DD dts etc. So you need to convert them ao you get stereo sound or it wont play the movie.
Galaxy Tab has a really good stock player. Rockplayer vplayer cant compare to the stock one that works great.
I belive that those who have problems whit playing movies whit xoom, have movies whit multichannel. Have not got any answer if android 3.0 can handle it. I now that android 2.2 Cant handle it and had hopes that 3.0 should play multichannel.
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720p should work fine.
I managed to play 2 1080p movies on the plan with no problems

crippleb0y said:
Wtf, why bother mentioning a macbook? Are you on pills, or did you forget to take them??
The Sgt plays all kinds of videos, even 1080p without any problems.
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+1
Was thinking the exact same thing. He probably didn't do too well with comprehension tests at school. SMH
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mhd
i have test it with any 720p .mkv movies multichannel or not and plays them perfect with the build in player. Ultra smooth and very low battery usage.
And if you change the coding inside the srt file you can have greek subtitles too

nectons2000 said:
i have test it with any 720p .mkv movies multichannel or not and plays them perfect with the build in player. Ultra smooth and very low battery usage.
And if you change the coding inside the srt file you can have greek subtitles too
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What version of the Galaxy Tab do you have?? (Sprint, Verizon, Locked / Unlocked etc..??)

Best Video App for the Xoom?

Hey,
Wondering if anyone wants to recommend me a video app for the xoom.
Ideally, play files without converting (i.e. mkvs). also optimized for larger screens.
heard about rockplayer - but apparently you cant get the paid version. dont mind paying for no ads.
in the meantime anything else?

search is your friend; endless posts about this topic in the Apps thread..

I would reccomend Rock Player. It isnt in the market so you will have to go to their site to get it. It is free and will play pretty much any video file there is.
rockplayer. freecoder. org

dro1dfan said:
Hey,
Wondering if anyone wants to recommend me a video app for the xoom.
Ideally, play files without converting (i.e. mkvs). also optimized for larger screens.
heard about rockplayer - but apparently you cant get the paid version. dont mind paying for no ads.
in the meantime anything else?
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moboplayer

I also second Moboplayer -- it's been able to smoothly play videos rockplayer couldn't handle

I gave this a try and it does play things the stock player cannot. Although it still cannot play high profile 720p files properly, still, a very good player so far.

Yeah, It still fails on 720P high prof MKVs -- it's a bummer. But it handles AVI's better than rock player(though it chokes on 5 channel audio - 6channel is fine)

Moboplayer plays my avi, xivd perfectly but has issues with audio from MKV's. Sadly, I have to install multiple video players to play my videos. I have over 5TB worth of MKV's. I'm going to have to re-encode, if I ever want to play them on my Xoom on one video player.

Act 1 video

+1 for mobo

Vital player works great

bigslam123 said:
I would reccomend Rock Player. It isnt in the market so you will have to go to their site to get it. It is free and will play pretty much any video file there is.
rockplayer. freecoder. org
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thanks! i think they are waiting for android market in app payments.
moboplayer is great too

Moboplayer plays literally everything that I throw at it. I always dl movies and tv shows from all the file sharing sites and it literally everything plays smooth.
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laxwillsch said:
Moboplayer plays literally everything that I throw at it. I always dl movies and tv shows from all the file sharing sites and it literally everything plays smooth.
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Any high profile 720p mkv file does not play with moboplayer. More specifically, it will try to play but without sound and severe stutter.

After trying numerous video apps, the best one I found is PlayOn. Early on I had issues with some video files but after updating to the latest server software, I was able to play all my video files (avi, xivd & mkv's) perfectly. PlayOn player is free but you have to pay for the server software.
I'm willing to pay if it plays all my video files w/o conversion but I found it best to convert it to the Xoom screen size & shrink down my 8GBs+ 1080p MKV's to 2GB+ for when I'm traveling or watching while eating lunch at work. I use DVD Catalyst to convert.

What kind of video files?

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

Lothaen said:
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........

dvd movies?

i am traveling this week for the memorial day weekend. i ripped some of my dvd movies and would like to transfer them to my xoom. are there any converters in the market and what format do you guys recommend? what app plays movies on the xoom? thanks in advance.

I use DVD FAB, I have it set to rip to AVI format, tried MP4 but that didnt work very well, would play nicely on the PC but not on the xoom, I use RockPlayer to play using Software Compression

Tray vlc on the PC
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It is not free, but DVD Catalyst is well worth it. It creates very good quality files that play perfectly on the Xoom. They have several presets for the Xoom based on how you plan on watching (Xoom or HDMI).
http://www.tools4movies.com/2011/03/dvd-catalyst-4-xoom-update-v4-0-2-6-release-notes/
If you have already ripped your movies you can still use those files with DVD Catalyst, but it can also rip them for you.
I do not work for them or are in any way related, just a happy customer.

If it's a dvd rip, you might be able to get away with moboplayer's (or rockplayer's) software decoding mode. Get it (on your xoom) and try one or two of your rips before you convert everything.

ok guys. i use dvdfab to rip the movie and then purchased dvd catalyst 4 xoom to convert. i uploaded the mp4 video to the xoom and the movie does not play. i downloaded moboplayer with avi codec and it still doesnt play. what movie player do you guys recommend on the xoom??

Moboplayer should defo work. If not try that vplayer trial for 7days should last you for your trip :-D
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fondoo said:
ok guys. i use dvdfab to rip the movie and then purchased dvd catalyst 4 xoom to convert. i uploaded the mp4 video to the xoom and the movie does not play. i downloaded moboplayer with avi codec and it still doesnt play. what movie player do you guys recommend on the xoom??
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The MP4 files created with DVD Catalyst play best using the stock video player (since it has better hardware support) however, Gallery tends to be a bit picky.
The best way is to use a file-explorer (es file explorer or root explorer for example) to browse and select the video.
edit: try directly from DVD rather than using dvdfab first. I am not sure if you changed any settings in DVD Catalyst, but try the defaults first. There is a Xoom guide (pdf format) included in the zipfile you downloaded. It makes things a lot easier

I use DVDFab to rip and convert at the same time right from my DVD disc. I use it for MP4/AAC at 20fps, subtitles turned off and choose 2 pass conversion. Comes out really nice. Terminator 2 took about 37mins on my PC and was ready to xfer to my xoom.
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so the xoom isnt as easy to get and play dvd rips on as my galaxy tab,for that i just use handbrake and put it on the sdcard and plays perfect everytime was hoping when my xoom gets here it would be that easy. cause i have a bunch all ready ripped to use. their in mp4 format will those work(will handbrake work for xoom using default player)? thx

tablet apps

Hello,
I got my Xoom mz601 a couple of days ago and rooted it. Then i installed Team EOS nightly and i'm very pleased with the stablity and i was just wondering what tablet apps to u use for like notes, widgets, music, videos, documents etc

parkentosh said:
Hello,
I got my Xoom mz601 a couple of days ago and rooted it. Then i installed Team EOS nightly and i'm very pleased with the stablity and i was just wondering what tablet apps to u use for like notes, widgets, music, videos, documents etc
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526433
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Google it: tablet apps. There's a whole website dedicated to tab apps.
I use these: Evernote, Quickoffice HD.

Pulse is a really great tablet app for news articles etc. Takes advantage of the bigger screen quite nicely.
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parkentosh said:
Hello,
I got my Xoom mz601 a couple of days ago and rooted it. Then i installed Team EOS nightly and i'm very pleased with the stablity and i was just wondering what tablet apps to u use for like notes, widgets, music, videos, documents etc
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I am using TeamEOS 89 and Cornerstone 13... I use the following apps:
Quickoffice HD
MX Video
Cool Notes

akaempf said:
I am using TeamEOS 89 and Cornerstone 13... I use the following apps:
Quickoffice HD
MX Video
Cool Notes
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Wow... Thanks... Mx video is the best video player i've tried I just have one question. Is there any way the xoom can play 1080p mkv video files. They lag. 720p video plays perfectly. If there is no way to play 1080p mkv's, is there a format of full hd video file that can be played on the xoom. I know that full hd videos have a larger resolution than the display on xoom, but i have a lot of recorded full hd videos that i would like to keep on the xoom (so i can copy them to other computers if needed) but there is no point if the xoom can't play them and i would not like to convert to 720p. I'm willing to convert to some other 1080p format that can be played on the xoom.
Is there anything i can do?

parkentosh said:
Wow... Thanks... Mx video is the best video player i've tried I just have one question. Is there any way the xoom can play 1080p mkv video files. They lag. 720p video plays perfectly. If there is no way to play 1080p mkv's, is there a format of full hd video file that can be played on the xoom. I know that full hd videos have a larger resolution than the display on xoom, but i have a lot of recorded full hd videos that i would like to keep on the xoom (so i can copy them to other computers if needed) but there is no point if the xoom can't play them and i would not like to convert to 720p. I'm willing to convert to some other 1080p format that can be played on the xoom.
Is there anything i can do?
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Not that I know of. However that does not mean it cannot be done. Search tje forums and net. You might find your answer.
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parkentosh said:
Wow... Thanks... Mx video is the best video player i've tried I just have one question. Is there any way the xoom can play 1080p mkv video files. They lag. 720p video plays perfectly. If there is no way to play 1080p mkv's, is there a format of full hd video file that can be played on the xoom. I know that full hd videos have a larger resolution than the display on xoom, but i have a lot of recorded full hd videos that i would like to keep on the xoom (so i can copy them to other computers if needed) but there is no point if the xoom can't play them and i would not like to convert to 720p. I'm willing to convert to some other 1080p format that can be played on the xoom.
Is there anything i can do?
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here is what i do. for 720p mkv, diceplayer will play the video flawless. for 1080p, i convert my movies (they are about 4gb per blu ray movie) to mp4 using dvdcatalyst, which has a few xoom presets. so yes, you can convert a 1080p video to mp4 and still keep it as 1080p. it should play with no problems using mxvideoplayer.

I prefer Dice player over Mx player. Try it out. Never had problems.
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yep I bought MX and it had a few juddery moments with some video... Dice player was very smooth.. I bought that then used Mizuu as a front end and set the default player to Dice...
Mizuu is great! the closest thing to XBMC! (looking)! downloads movie info, cast, case thumb and fanart.... coupled up with a 64Gb micro SD card loaded up with media! I'm ready for my holiday!!

Files by zenfield is very nice for file managing
I use kingsoft office for word processing, although not strictly tablet optimised it is the best in my opinion and contains the most settings, its also free which is an added bonus.

I like quick office HD 5, but I wonder, does anyone know if the galaxy not uses special hardware or is it just an s-pen and software. That app/port would be intriguing. BTW every XDAer needs xda premium hd
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The apps I find myself using most that make good use of the tablet landscape mode are GMail, Google Reader, Pulse News, CNN, YouTube and TweetCaster.
On the gaming side of things, I think Samurai vs Zombies looks and plays wonderfully on a tablet

parkentosh said:
Wow... Thanks... Mx video is the best video player i've tried I just have one question. Is there any way the xoom can play 1080p mkv video files. They lag. 720p video plays perfectly. If there is no way to play 1080p mkv's, is there a format of full hd video file that can be played on the xoom. I know that full hd videos have a larger resolution than the display on xoom, but i have a lot of recorded full hd videos that i would like to keep on the xoom (so i can copy them to other computers if needed) but there is no point if the xoom can't play them and i would not like to convert to 720p. I'm willing to convert to some other 1080p format that can be played on the xoom.
Is there anything i can do?
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Well, I use Rockplayer and Moboplayer to play my movies. My experience has been mixed. Some movies ocassionally produce some lag but others play smoothly. I attribute it to bad encoding more than anything. Otherwise Xoom is definitely capable of playing full HD videos but it downscales it to 720p on the fly and hence conversion should not be necessary. I have about 5 video players for this reason. Its a software shortcoming and different players play different mkv files properly. Till now I have not faced the need to convert my HD videos. In fact, I watched the movie Tangled in blu-ray 1080p format while reading it from an external hard drive and it played as smoothly as any other video.
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