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Default Media Player Plays Divx/xvid 7 Mp4's For Me!

I read everywhere that people are using rockplayer to play various video formats such as xvid & divx.
I also thought I would need the rockplayer to play my videos...
While I did try rock player, most of my videos were lagg/choppy and most videos were well out of sync, many files didn't even play and this resulted in a crash/freeze...
Not long ago, I was browsing through my media and saw my videos as well as the preview!
I tried them all with the default player on the dell streak and it played ALL videos smoothly, clear & in sync...
If the default player plays almost everything, why are people moaning about software needed to play video's?

The default player does not play AVI FILES that' why we need Rock player
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lufc said:
The default player does not play AVI FILES that' why we need Rock player
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Ahh, I see, so the default player plays most formats but does not play .avi?
That's fine as most of my videos are xvid...
Also, why does every single video I have lag and the audio is out of sync with rockplayer or even yxflash player?
That's why I use the built in player for the time being until Android 2.2 is out as it should fix & improve the functionality of the phone as well as make it even faster/smoother and if were lucky, improve battery life!

kanej2006 said:
Ahh, I see, so the default player plays most formats but does not play .avi?
That's fine as most of my videos are xvid...
Also, why does every single video I have lag and the audio is out of sync with rockplayer or even yxflash player?
That's why I use the built in player for the time being until Android 2.2 is out as it should fix & improve the functionality of the phone as well as make it even faster/smoother and if were lucky, improve battery life!
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avi is a container which can be used for the xvid/divx codecs amongst others.

[Q] Problem using DLNA

I'm unable to play media from my PC on my Atrix using DLNA. I get a message that reads " Sorry, internal error happened. The media file cannot be streaming played." Any ideas?

I'm able to stream and copy mp4s to my device no problem from a NAS. Most likely is a file compatibility issue. I couldn't play mpeg2s, but xvids played fine. Protected content wouldn't play either but that's to be expected.

My Xvids won't play.

I was having problems accessing PlayOn through DLNA.
UPDATE: Using the PlayOn Android apps works.

Bon1380 said:
My Xvids won't play.
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Sorry, the file i was looking at had Xvid in it. It was actually an avi.

same problem here
if i copy the file to the phone using dlna itll play
but choosing to play directly itll give the error above

Bon1380 said:
I'm unable to play media from my PC on my Atrix using DLNA. I get a message that reads " Sorry, internal error happened. The media file cannot be streaming played." Any ideas?
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I can't use the DLNA with my Logitech Revue and with my PS3 I can only stream MP4 files. AVI's which play on my device can't be sent over DLNA yet if those files are on my PS3 they can be played.

If you can spare the CPU cycles, transcoding video through TVersity works great. So far I've had best results transcoding to WMV9. I haven't found anything it can't handle yet, and my video archive is a mishmash of containers and codecs.
I can stream an x264 mkv 1080p source to the Atrix as qhd wmv9 and it looks fantastic.
Does require a lot of CPU on the box running TVersity, so not a necessarily great solution for those currently using a nas or other embedded device for a DLNA server.
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anyone able to get DLNA to work? I'm trying to stream some moves in .avi from my computer to my atrix by using DLNA, i can hear but no pictures. Does anybody know why?

What video codec is in your avi's? I was able to play most xvid avi's with other DLNA streamers like Fuppes before I switched to transcoding everything through TVersity.
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dingleberry1 said:
If you can spare the CPU cycles, transcoding video through TVersity works great. So far I've had best results transcoding to WMV9. I haven't found anything it can't handle yet, and my video archive is a mishmash of containers and codecs.
I can stream an x264 mkv 1080p source to the Atrix as qhd wmv9 and it looks fantastic.
Does require a lot of CPU on the box running TVersity, so not a necessarily great solution for those currently using a nas or other embedded device for a DLNA server.
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Q: How did you get DLNA to play MKVs over TVersity streaming? Everytime i try to do that it says the media file can not be played. Before I had it Configured for my Xbox 360 so while the video of mkvs wouldn't show up, audio was crystal clear, now it only plays AVIs not MKVs not even audio always gives the media file cannot be played error. Can you post all your setting for tversity? I'd Appreciate that very much!

[WTA] Best Media Player for Iconia?

Hi all,
What's the media player you used on the Iconia? I've tried RockPlayer, arcMedia, none are succeeded, always force closed!
Need to play DivX, MKV and other common video files (mpg, avi).
Is it Honeycomb issue or anything else?
Thanks

I haven't tried any of the ones you mentioned but moboplayer works well for me. It has never force closed and it has yet to fail to play a file, flv, avi, mp4, encoded with different resolutions and codecs.

stone_phalanges said:
I haven't tried any of the ones you mentioned but moboplayer works well for me. It has never force closed and it has yet to fail to play a file, flv, avi, mp4, encoded with different resolutions and codecs.
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+1 on Moboplayer. Excellent media player.

Nice! Will try MoboPlayer and return here for the results.
Thanks a lot guys!
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Yes it's really works! Still lagging on playing 720p mkv movies, but it's OK for now
Many thanks!

Are there any media players out there that allows 720p .mkv files? Both RockPlayer and MoboPlayer are struggling.

arcMedia is running my 720p mkvs without any lag. Have you tried enabling the optimised encoder via the Options menu?
-Fry

FryWalker said:
arcMedia is running my 720p mkvs without any lag. Have you tried enabling the optimised encoder via the Options menu?
-Fry
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Oh this is new previosly when I open a DivX file using arcMedia, it was always force closed and return to home

moboplayer works fine for me,
arcplayer and rockplayer crashes with force close

Alxaro said:
Are there any media players out there that allows 720p .mkv files? Both RockPlayer and MoboPlayer are struggling.
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Vplayer seems to work best for me with 720p .mkv files.
I use moboplayer for most everything else
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ahsya said:
Oh this is new previosly when I open a DivX file using arcMedia, it was always force closed and return to home
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Same for me now. Force closed and return to home. ¿?

Moboplayer for Video... Works great.
Poweramp for Audio. Best combo i've found.

monsieurtalbot said:
Moboplayer for Video... Works great.
Poweramp for Audio. Best combo i've found.
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I use this combination and it's the best I've found and believe me I've tried a lot of them including Rock Player which I've purchased for my phone.

Can .mkv movies with DTS sound track be played on the Tab 7.7 ?

I have tried the default video player but it cannot play .mkv movies with DTS sound track.
I can see the video part of the movie but so sound can be heard.
Is there a solution to this or do I have to convert my .mkv movies?
Edit: Actually DicePlayer and MX Player can play .mkv movies with DTS sound track.

Earthbrain said:
I have tried the default video player and diceplayer but neither of them can play .mkv movies with DTS sound track.
I can see the video part of the movie but so sound can be heard.
Is there a solution to this or do I have to convert my .mkv movies?
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Shouldn't this be in the Q&A section?

use mx video player , it worked perfect when I played 1080p mkv /w dts video.

Dice Player does this too (and is a better player for the Tab 7.7 overall with better hardware decoding, not much in it though so pick whichever).

NZtechfreak said:
Dice Player does this too (and is a better player for the Tab 7.7 overall with better hardware decoding, not much in it though so pick whichever).
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Just wondering what makes you think dice has better hardware decoding. I have not tried Dice yet but i have not run into a single problem with mx video player

Masterface7 said:
Just wondering what makes you think dice has better hardware decoding. I have not tried Dice yet but i have not run into a single problem with mx video player
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On my Note and Galaxy Nexus some files don't play smoothly with mx player (they are very watchable, just not perfect like with Dice Player).

Glad to see you here NZ... Haven't try the video part thoroughly... Anyway, MX is still good for me as of now... Thanks for the input about Dice...

You can also try BSPlayer.
I found this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDN-RilC1k
It can also play my AVCHD camera files. (.mts)
One BIG problem is that the player can't play from my ntfs formatted sdxc card.
(Dice+ Mx works)
I have all three installed, but I usually use Dice.

I am having mixed results on my 7.7 - vids with DTS stored on the SD card play nicely when using MX player when the audio stream is set to SW.
However, when the same videos are accessed over the network they are choppy if they play at all. Anyone else experiencing this? I've done some network analysis and the wifi isn't being maxed out or anything.
Maybe I'll start a new thread on this.

sladeywadey said:
I am having mixed results on my 7.7 - vids with DTS stored on the SD card play nicely when using MX player when the audio stream is set to SW.
However, when the same videos are accessed over the network they are choppy if they play at all. Anyone else experiencing this? I've done some network analysis and the wifi isn't being maxed out or anything.
Maybe I'll start a new thread on this.
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@sladey,
There is another thread "wifi connections" that documents some slow streaming prob.
I had to experiment with wifi-g to wifi-n (both 2.4 & 5.0 ghz) to get a steady stream.
No fixed answer at moment as all above settings still hv some intermittent stutter.
Try wifi-g and slowly move up speed.
Cheers

Linuschen said:
use mx video player , it worked perfect when I played 1080p mkv /w dts video.
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What version Exactly?

MX Video Player v1.6f. You'll have to google for the apk as it's an old version that supported DTS software decoding prior to it being pulled.

yeah I tried them and they aren't supported on jellybean so I got diceplayer and used the special codec file and I can playback my 15GB .mkv's with DTS with no problem even running the cpu at 300mhz on my note 2 it plays back flawlessly on my 64gb ntfs microsd card. So it's DicePlayer that does it for JellyBean.
I appreciate your help though.

Best Video Player? Which one do you like the best?

I am looking for a good video player and have tried the following -
Mobo Player
MX Player
I have had great luck with Mobo Player on my HTC Droid Inc but it seems to lockup on my Nexus 7. So right now it seems MX Player is working the best on the Nex 7
Has anyone found one any better than the two I have listed?
Take care and thank a Vet for his/her service to our country.

I tried Mobo, MX, VPlayer and a few others, but BSPlayer is the hands down winner for me. I like the interface, and it has played my vids perfectly. MX player was good I thought, but when I played an mkv I had to set audio to software decode - BS Player seems to handle everything in HW.
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Dice and the tegra2 plugin have always been the best for me on the prime and the nexus.
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pabs23 said:
I tried Mobo, MX, VPlayer and a few others, but BSPlayer is the hands down winner for me. I like the interface, and it has played my vids perfectly. MX player was good I thought, but when I played an mkv I had to set audio to software decode - BS Player seems to handle everything in HW.
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BSPlayer for me as well. I love MXPlayer too but this one just plays every damn file I throw at it.

I found that BS Player is the *only* player that can play a video I use to test devices normally (AVC-1 (H264 1080p) and DTS 5.1 audio). VLC can play it fine on my Galaxy Note, but it can't do hardware decoding on the 7. Likewise, it crashes at generating a thumbnail for that same video.

I also like using Rockplayer Lite, I've yet to find something it can't play.

I use Mobo player with the new update they came out with for the Nexus 7 video plays fine.

havent gotten my nexus 7 yet but maybe vlc beta might work on it.

Voting for mx player.
What's the harm is running software mode? I have yet to play a video that causes slow down. Plus you can ramp up the volume more in software mode.

For everyone using BSPlayer, is it necessary to install one of the CPU support addons?

Another vote for bs player. Only concern is incapacity to lock screen rotation.
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AZImmortal said:
For everyone using BSPlayer, is it necessary to install one of the CPU support addons?
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To be honest I don't remember, I don't think it did, but as I was trying a good few players at the time I forget exactly which did and which didn't. I don't have any codec listed in my applications list, but being totally new to Android I don't know if a codec would show up in this list. There is a free trial version, definitely worth a try imho.

Mx player was the only for me that used subtitles correctly and it works for every video file I use for it!

Mostly i'm using dice player or mx player for files on the device. Like the look of vlc but too buggy at the moment to really be usable for me.
Use plex for streaming but considering switching to bubble upnp as library browsing is faster and it sees my existing plex server.
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DicePlayer works great for me
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I'm using MX Player Pro, and as far as I know it uses ffmpeg as a base, so once there is a Tegra3 add-on, I expect more files will work with HW decoding.
A lot of my older files avi/mkv/mpg/mov random bit rates and codecs, still plays them, but HW is usually disabled, or plays video but no sound. The SW decoder has played literally every file I've thrown at it, and does it pretty well, although SW fast mode is fugly.
New files using h264 etc, hardware decoding kicks in, and after watching a dozen or so episodes, it appears when it uses hw, its not as much of a drain on my battery.
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Cairdeas said:
I'm using MX Player Pro, and as far as I know it uses ffmpeg as a base, so once there is a Tegra3 add-on, I expect more files will work with HW decoding.
A lot of my older files avi/mkv/mpg/mov random bit rates and codecs, still plays them, but HW is usually disabled, or plays video but no sound. The SW decoder has played literally every file I've thrown at it, and does it pretty well, although SW fast mode is fugly.
New files using h264 etc, hardware decoding kicks in, and after watching a dozen or so episodes, it appears when it uses hw, its not as much of a drain on my battery.
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ffmpeg tegra2 add-on does not affect MX player's HW accelerations. It is used by SW player.
MX can help SW audio track playback.
But Diceplayer accelerated H.264/MPEG-4 video without container/transport limitations.
If you want to play 1080p/QuickTime movie trailers , MX can not take advantage of HW video decoder, but diceplayer can do it.

I've been experimenting with this. I just want to navigate to a shared video folder on my Windows LAN, and play from there. I don't want to install server software on the PC. I have 2 file managers (ES File Manager, and File Manager HD). With File Manager HD, it wants to download the file first...so I think I will be getting rid of that. ES File Manager works, but when I right click and Open AS>Video, my drop down list only includes BSPlayer, ES Video Player, and the Android stock Video Player...no MXPlayer Pro. How do I get it in the list?
Secondly, BS Player has a network browser built in, which works great. It'll even add all the .vob files in a DVD folder. It won't use hardware decoding for the .vob files though, only software. I tried forcing it in the options by adding "vob," (V-O-B-Comma) to the decoder list, but it still plays in software.
Any idea on how to add MXPlayer Pro to the video players list in ES File Manager, and how to play DVD files in hardware?
Thanks,
RF

Diceplayer support Pop-up play!
Diceplayer 2.0.10 support pop-up play.
You can enjoy video on any applications like messaging and web.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxuqtL7ugX0

On dice, you can browse network connections and play video over SMB from your PC or NAS.