[Q] Best video player? 6ch audio with slimport? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I was wondering if there is a video player available playing movies even smoother than bs player does.
VLC ain't the best choice as there are blocks during playback, even the sound is async.
My test files are big buck bunny, gopro hero3 teaser, some mkv samples of movies. All 1080p.
They all run quite smooth with bs player, but sometimes there are hangs irritating me. Zooming in to fill screen works well with 1920*1080 but with 1920*800 it's a mess, because it fills the height than the width.
I got the slimport adapter from amazon. Theoretically it should be able to play 7.2 sound. All I get from 5.1 ac3/dts movies is 2.0 at my av receiver.
What player do you guys use to watch movies on your N4 with full feature support?
cheers

Mxplayer dice player
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AWSM!
MX player is what i've searched for, even with ffmpeg for dts :good:
Did you get audio passthrough with slimport working? My N4 seems to downmix the ac3/dts channel, so I am not able to decode it with my receiver instead.

vlc player is not bad:>

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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.

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Hi all,
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hello xda!
i am having a hard time streaming 720p .mkv rip video to my nexus from a seagate goflex satellite mobile hard drive. i was able to install samba on the drive. i use es file explore to view and mx player with dts codec to play the video. only problem is i cant get the hardware decoder to work and the video is choppy with the software decoder. i get the error "cannot play this view with h/w+ decoder" and when i use the normal hardware decoder i get a grey screen. I dont think this is a bandwidth issue because this thing says it can stream 3 hd movies at once, i could be wrong wouldnt be the first time. im thinking i dont have something configured correctly on my nexus but i have no idea what to look for. any help on this would be amazing
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I can wirelessly play transcoded 1080p mp4 files easily with my hacked go flex satellite. (But not ripped mkv files from my bluray discs.)
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freshlysqueezed said:
H/w+ doesn't work on the nexus 10. You need to use the regular h/w decoder. Alternatively, try bs player.
Will MX player play the video when the hard drive is plugged into the nexus 10 with an otg cable? If it doesn't, then it is probably a problem with the mkv file. You may need to trans code it to mp4 with handbrake.
I can wirelessly play transcoded 1080p mp4 files easily with my hacked go flex satellite. (But not ripped mkv files from my bluray discs.)
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk HD
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im such a dummy, it was the container. moved it to mp4 and fixed the issue
there is update for nexus 10 to support H/w+ , check latest version of the MX palyer and ArmV7 codec .

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