Device: Nook Color with Kang Build 7.2 OC 1100mhz / Acer A500 Thor 14.2
Video Software: MX Video Player (paid)
File Explorer: ES File Explorer
Both devices can play mkv files just fine on SD card, no stuttering or anything. Problem occured on network play, the A500 play without hiccup but the NC paused every 30 seconds or so for about 2 sec. Could it be network require more cpu/mem that the nook don't have? The MKV file is only 1 gig and my network is G/N.
I've tried other players and other governor settings and issue still occured. Do you guys have any idea on what might the issue?
Tried on both of my Droid X, one with a lot of apps and one barely have any and same result as the NC. The Droid X spec is pretty similiar to NC, so I'm thinking either CPU is not powerful enough or not enough RAM.
Update: If I use Es File Explorer to copy/paste the movie into my local drive, wait for about 1 min (it would have transfered about 5% by then) then open the copied file, it plays just fine without any hiccup. A little annoying that I have to do that but not a big deal.
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Is there a way to stream/play videos to my Nexus 7 from my phone(HTC Thunderbolt). Due to the storage limitation on the Nexus 7, I figured this might be a good solution to get around it. I want to be able to stream the media without connecting to a network/router because I spend a lot of time commuting.
I've successfully connected to my phone by FTPing using 3G/4G by tethering my phone to the tablet. I can stably transfer files at 2-2.5 MB/s which sure as hell beats Bluetooth and should be adequate to stream videos. Using ES File Explorer, I've connected to my phone using the same method and it lets me play files directly off my phone using the MX Player. Great.
Of course it's not that easy or else I wouldn't have my this thread. When I try to seek it gives me an error, "Sorry, video cannot be played". The message is persistent once it shows up and the only way to fix it is to reconnect to the network.
Any ideas on how I can get around this limitation? I can't imagine I'm the only one who's attempted to do something like this. Thanks.
I installed samba filesharing (in play store) onto my Galaxy S (CM9). This allows you to access your phone's storage while tethered by wifi to it. No router is required. For playing the video I use BS Player. Seeking works well and even 720p mkv runs without a problem.
Great! I'll give that a try and report back with the results. Thanks!
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It works! I simply installed Samba Filesharing on my phone then with my tablet tethered scanned using the LAN settings on ES File Explorer. Works like a charm. Thank you so much!
Hi,
I have been trying to watch videos streamed from my PC to my tablet but so far I have had little success...
I am using MX Player Pro to watch videos and ES Explorer to access my PC contents. I have no problems with opening any files including videos and streaming of small files (~300MB movies) works perfectly. The problem is - I would like to watch my Blu-Ray and DVD rips, which are 10GB +. Alas, in this case, it buffers 1 second of movie per 20 seconds in real life. It is unwatchable.
So, the question is - how I could I speed it up? The signal is full (I run the tests with PC and Nexus next to my router, Netgear), the PC has all other connections turned off (mail/browser, antivirus updates etc. all turned off) though it shows the connection speed of only ~80-120Mbps. I guess I am lacking ideas...
Thank you for help,
Theriel
theriel said:
Hi,
I have been trying to watch videos streamed from my PC to my tablet but so far I have had little success...
I am using MX Player Pro to watch videos and ES Explorer to access my PC contents. I have no problems with opening any files including videos and streaming of small files (~300MB movies) works perfectly. The problem is - I would like to watch my Blu-Ray and DVD rips, which are 10GB +. Alas, in this case, it buffers 1 second of movie per 20 seconds in real life. It is unwatchable.
So, the question is - how I could I speed it up? The signal is full (I run the tests with PC and Nexus next to my router, Netgear), the PC has all other connections turned off (mail/browser, antivirus updates etc. all turned off) though it shows the connection speed of only ~80-120Mbps. I guess I am lacking ideas...
Thank you for help,
Theriel
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Are your computer connected through wireless? If streaming BR movies you need a lot of bandwith which maybe you won't get if you have a bad wifi connection.
theriel said:
Hi,
I have been trying to watch videos streamed from my PC to my tablet but so far I have had little success...
I am using MX Player Pro to watch videos and ES Explorer to access my PC contents. I have no problems with opening any files including videos and streaming of small files (~300MB movies) works perfectly. The problem is - I would like to watch my Blu-Ray and DVD rips, which are 10GB +. Alas, in this case, it buffers 1 second of movie per 20 seconds in real life. It is unwatchable.
So, the question is - how I could I speed it up? The signal is full (I run the tests with PC and Nexus next to my router, Netgear), the PC has all other connections turned off (mail/browser, antivirus updates etc. all turned off) though it shows the connection speed of only ~80-120Mbps. I guess I am lacking ideas...
Thank you for help,
Theriel
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Have you tried VLC player? Don't know if it will help with your problem. I'll be getting my N10 tonight, so I'll be checking on that aspect of it for sure.
Hello,
I have imito mx2 with fineless 2.0 rom,
I use es explorer and to stream videos from my computer to my stick that connected to tv.
When i open a movie (that is located on my pc), the video player (vlc, mx ,mobo,dice , i've tried all of them) stop working after approx. 15 minutes with no error, just stop the movie and i have to reload it again.
When i copy the movie to the stick everything is working fine, so its not a problem with the video player.
the wifi connection is strong signal and the the internet should be enough for a movie (download of 10mbps, so it can't be the problem.)
I just thought that maybe the wifi stop for few seconds and return, but because it happens all the time in almost specific time (after 13-15 minutes) its not reasonable.
I'll glad to hear your suggestion how to solve it.
Thanks
h1990h said:
Hello,
I have imito mx2 with fineless 2.0 rom,
I use es explorer and to stream videos from my computer to my stick that connected to tv.
When i open a movie (that is located on my pc), the video player (vlc, mx ,mobo,dice , i've tried all of them) stop working after approx. 15 minutes with no error, just stop the movie and i have to reload it again.
When i copy the movie to the stick everything is working fine, so its not a problem with the video player.
the wifi connection is strong signal and the the internet should be enough for a movie (download of 10mbps, so it can't be the problem.)
I just thought that maybe the wifi stop for few seconds and return, but because it happens all the time in almost specific time (after 13-15 minutes) its not reasonable.
I'll glad to hear your suggestion how to solve it.
Thanks
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Have you tried using XBMC? If not, recommend you try that using an advancedsettings.xml which forces buffering.
you might want o check the WMM/QoS settings on your wireless router, enable WMM and set the QoS policy for your specific device.
You could also use Mount Manager or any other similar program and mount your Pc shared folders as local drives. I'm doing that with my mx2 and Mx-Player and works perfectly and immediately, not needing to download to a temp file like Es explorer do.
Anyone done this successfully? I have tried dice, mx player and vlc. None manage to do it very well. Though all will play fine locally.
I know it's not the network. Even my crappy netbook can do it with vlc.
Any recommendations or thoughts? I'm thinking of a new kernel. Running slim bean now.
no one?
no one knows how? or everyone has the same problem?
some more info. i am streaming from a windows share.. windows 7 64bit which is hard wired 1gbit to router then streaming to nexus 7 over wifi N 150mbit.
just tried installing bricked kernel gave both cpu and gpu a mild overclock. seems to have helped in mx player though not in vlc.. though still expect better..
I do have the same problem.
Just like you said, my laptop is able to stream fine.
However, my tilapia has to wait 30 seconds for the initial buffering, then runs 20 seconds and stops for buffering again.
I'm considering buying another router to try it.
Would it make difference if you flash other kernels?
noradoor said:
I do have the same problem.
Just like you said, my laptop is able to stream fine.
However, my tilapia has to wait 30 seconds for the initial buffering, then runs 20 seconds and stops for buffering again.
I'm considering buying another router to try it.
Would it make difference if you flash other kernels?
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apparently there is a advanced wifi setting called optimisation that if you turn off it it streams better and the sacrifice of some battery life..
going to try it tonight.
kernel didnt help either did an overclock.
Sage said:
no one?
no one knows how? or everyone has the same problem?
some more info. i am streaming from a windows share.. windows 7 64bit which is hard wired 1gbit to router then streaming to nexus 7 over wifi N 150mbit.
just tried installing bricked kernel gave both cpu and gpu a mild overclock. seems to have helped in mx player though not in vlc.. though still expect better..
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noradoor said:
I do have the same problem.
Just like you said, my laptop is able to stream fine.
However, my tilapia has to wait 30 seconds for the initial buffering, then runs 20 seconds and stops for buffering again.
I'm considering buying another router to try it.
Would it make difference if you flash other kernels?
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Me too. I guarantee its not my Asus RT66u router. My cell can do this fine. Even YouTube has buffering issues for me.
Streaming by DLNA or play directly from CIFS share?
DLNA has some limitations, like MKV with embedded subtitle or external subtitle file.
And DLNA need to encode on-the-fly if you changed output format.
After trying for few weeks, I've decided to use CIFS share solution.
Using EX file manager to browse my Win7 share folder and MX for player.
Both device are connected to Asus RT-N13U B1 w/ DD-WRT by WiFi(N).
It's smooth for 720P/1080P without lag.
ChungHung.Chen said:
Streaming by DLNA or play directly from CIFS share?
DLNA has some limitations, like MKV with embedded subtitle or external subtitle file.
And DLNA need to encode on-the-fly if you changed output format.
After trying for few weeks, I've decided to use CIFS share solution.
Using EX file manager to browse my Win7 share folder and MX for player.
Both device are connected to Asus RT-N13U B1 w/ DD-WRT by WiFi(N).
It's smooth for 720P/1080P without lag.
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I use a Windows Share. Browse through Solid Explorer to launch. As i said above lots of different Video players all dont work.
What ROM/Kernel are you using? Did you have the adv Wifi optimisation on or off?
Thanks!
Sage said:
I use a Windows Share. Browse through Solid Explorer to launch. As i said above lots of different Video players all dont work.
What ROM/Kernel are you using? Did you have the adv Wifi optimisation on or off?
Thanks!
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Hi,
Nexus 7(2012) w/ Full stock 4.4 (Only root & unlock)
ES File manager + MX Player ( HW+ decoder )
Adv. WiFi Optimization is OFF
Win7 x64 share w/ anonymous RO access
EDIT: Have you verified network speed both side?
Looks like it was WiFi optimization! Turned it off and now no problems! Must be reducing the bandwidth to much to stab
Just out of interest can you stream 1080p too or just 720?
actually this turned out to be the windows share. apparently android cant get decent speeds with this.. changed to DLNA and smashed 1080p all day every day.
Even FTP gets great speeds.. windows share always sucks. (SAMBA/CIFS etc).
Thought i better post this just in case it helps someone.
Hey guys! I am having this weird issue where any video I try watching over SMB from my NAS (WD Mycloud Home) crashes after 12~20 minutes and returns me to file directory. I'd normally pin it down on a device issue/network issue however it is occurring ONLY on newer Samsung devices (S9+, and S10+) because on my other myriad of devices like Samsung S6Edge Plus, S7Edge, LG V20, Samsung S5, and Blackberry Keyone the issue doesn't happen and every video plays back flawlessly.
This all started when I upgraded from my S7Edge to a S9+. Since then I changed the Router (Netgear R7000 to a Netgear 8500), bought a new Modem (Old Cable modem to a Fritzbox Cable modem) however it seems to have not changed anything regarding my issue on the Samsung devices. The routers are running DDWRT but I've also had this issue with another NAS as well as stock router firmware.
At first thought it was an issue with MXPlayer but after a lot of communication back and forth and showing the developers Logcat dumps from my phone, they narrowed it down to being caused by my Device. I tried hard resetting the S9+ a couple of times to see if that would help but it didn't change a thing. Also it's not an issue with the WiFi signal either as the videos playback just fine on other devices. I had hoped that getting the S10+ would fix this and that it was just an issue with the S9+ but it turns out the S10+ has it as well.
I have tried other video players like VLC and other file explorers like ES File Explorer, ASUS File explorer, and Total Commander on the S9+, while on the S10 I've tried ASUS File Explorer and EStrong coupled with MXPlayer and VLC.
In the S9Plus, even on fresh hard reset, the preinstalled apps updated and only ASUS File explorer and MXPlayer installed the videos would crash after ~15 Minutes. The default Samsung video player doesn't even play the videos back properly as it buffers and constantly lags.
On the S10Plus, a couple of things I noted was that in the beginning, when I got the phone, ASUS File Explorer used to be able to play back videos (>30 Minutes) but once I updated even the basic preinstalled apps it stopped loading videos, I can select files and MXplayer comes up but its stuck on loading ( I can still access the NAS and see the file structure etc). So I switched over to EStrong through which I can now load the videos and play them fine until they crash back to the file directory 10~15 Minutes in.
I am at my wits end with this, The S9Plus was RMA'ed 4 times till Samsung agreed to refund me and I bought the S10+ with the refunded money.
P.S I've also disabled battery/power saving for the file explorers and video players, as well as put the phone in performance mode. Without this, the videos would play back with a lot of buffering and choppiness (On the S9+ they'd sometimes load for 20 minutes only to playback for 5 and then load again)
All phones are EU Versions except the LG V20 which is American!
Can someone Please PLEASE kindly help me fix this issue as I've been constantly going nuts trying to make it better! Ask me any info you'd like and I am willing to try everything short of rooting the phone and voiding the warranty!
I could suggest you to use BubbleUpnp + MXPlayer, I'm using it without any problems with my S10+ and my tablet, you will do all using DLNA without issues.
citytrader said:
I could suggest you to use BubbleUpnp + MXPlayer, I'm using it without any problems with my S10+ and my tablet, you will do all using DLNA without issues.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I just tried it out Estrong -> Bubbleupnp -> Mxplayer pro but it still crashes in 10 minutes!
citytrader said:
I could suggest you to use BubbleUpnp + MXPlayer, I'm using it without any problems with my S10+ and my tablet, you will do all using DLNA without issues.
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I don't know what you mean with " Estrong ", but I can watch a complete movie perfectly without issues, maybe you should do a factory reset
citytrader said:
I don't know what you mean with " Estrong ", but I can watch a complete movie perfectly without issues, maybe you should do a factory reset
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Estrong is a file explorer! How are you accessing your network files without it?
sephiroth_vg said:
Estrong is a file explorer! How are you accessing your network files without it?
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You don't need anything but BubbleUpnp and Mxplayer, enable DLNA on your NAS and connect with Bubble (is like a file browser but for DLNA), double click on the movie and use MX as a player.
citytrader said:
You don't need anything but BubbleUpnp and Mxplayer, enable DLNA on your NAS and connect with Bubble (is like a file browser but for DLNA), double click on the movie and use MX as a player.
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Hey! I just switched on DLNA instead of using SMB and lo and behold! Everything works fine through BubbleUPnP and MXPlayer! Thank you so much! It seems like the issue is actually in the File Explorers and their network access ! Who'd have guessed?