Hi all,
I have a vzw note 3 that is experiencing choppiness when streaming videos from websites. YouTube and Netflix streaming are working fine, but if I try to stream a video from a website, there is noticeable choppiness. I've tried using different video players but the issue still persists. Anyone else experiencing this?
Also, I'm out of the 2 week vzw restocking period. Can I still exchange the device for a new one since it's not functioning properly? I'm rooted but I can unroot.
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There are several identical topics, so using search you would already have your answer.
Probably you run into the "poor Wifi-connection with certain routers" problem many have experienced. Check your Wifi-connection to see if it is stable. Either this is (has been?) solved by Samsung or you need to use a different router.
I have only experience that with an app called Show Box, it streams movies and tv shows. But fortunately (N9005XXUDMJ6) with the last firmware update i no longer have this issue.
Do you have any specific example that we can check for you?
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Ok, I have been googling both here and in general and cannot find the solution to my search. There are plenty of places to watch old TV episodes on my PC at home, such as surfthechannel.com, but I can't seem to find the same thing for mobile phones like ours. Anyone know of a good website that has old TV episodes that can be streamed over the data connection to our phones? I was almost all caught up with Dr Who and wanted to get in some additional watching while at work.
Download Skyfire browser and watch your shows on that site. Should work.
http://www.skyfire.com/
I agree...use Skyfire. I tried nearly every single shareware and freeware program that is supposed to let you watch TV and they all had major problems. The biggest issue is that Media Player cannot handle most of the video streams. I even tried Coreplayer and it busted out on most of the streams.
Regards,
Devin
seems to be working fine. Thanks. It was agrivating using IE and having it give me a mobile version rather than let me actually get to the video content like I wanted.
Update: I found the issue and the fix to no audio. In advanced settings make sure you don't have hint for mobil checked. Once you have made that correction do a soft reset and you should have audio. I have not gotten on surfthechannel yet to confirm if it fixes it there or not. Will update later today when I try that sight.
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seems to be working fine. Thanks. It was agrivating using IE and having it give me a mobile version rather than let me actually get to the video content like I wanted.
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does your volume work on surfthechannel.com? i can't seem to get it to work... hmmf! the video seems alright, but useless without sound! i am addicted to house! =)
actually I didn't try it there yet. I was watching chuck on NBC.com yesterday. I will try out a Dr Who episode later today to see if sound works or not.
Make sure your audio is not muted (here will be a checkmark if it is muted). In Skyfire go to Menu -> Actions -> Mute Audio
actually it seems that today I am getting no audio either. Nothing is muted. I did a soft reset last night. I usually do to make sure the GPS is not running any more and since then it is not playing sound.
thank you necromis and segadc....but I beg you both to forgive my stupidity! lol =) I actually figured it out last night... it seems that my audio was muted thru the actions menu....hmmmmmf, go figure that would produce no sound!!! lol *blushing*
well I had put an update on here earlier but it didn't stick so I am posting it in a new message. I found the fix on here earlier for the audio, besides the obvious one you found. LOL It seems that if in the advance settings you have hint for mobile checked it won't sync sound. So make sure that is also unchecked and do a soft reset afterwards. Also the audio server is not always functioning or connected to properly. You can try to exit and reload skyfire to resolve it and hook up with the audio server properly that way.
Hey guys, I'm trying to see if anyone else is experiencing this on the HD2 w WP7.
When I click on a video link on YouTube website, the video player loads up. However, the video quality always play in the lowest quality, never in HQ. I tried it on multiple videos, that I know can be scaled to be viewed up to 1080p (I'm aware that the phone can't play this though). But it still plays them in the worst quality, never HQ.
I also tried this test under my regular t-mobile data connection (HSDPA), and using WiFi.
I know that with WM6, and Android, clicking a YouTube link from the website, opens up its respective players, but you have the option, (at least in Android) to bump it up to high quality, in the settings (if data connections is fast enough).
It just bugs the heck outta me, because I use it to "get away" during my short lunch break at work, to either watch some videos, or short tv shows, its frustrating to watch video that looks like it was intended for a Razr phone screen on the HD2, and can't do anything to fix it.
So let me know, if its something that I need to do, or if everyone else is experiencing the same thing.
Thanks Guys
Eddie.
For me it depends on the speed of my connection. 3g bad, wifi great. Youtube over 3g under wm6.5 was awesome so it sucks that it's so bad under wp7.
Quality in the youtube app from HTC is good even over 3g.
Wondering if anyone has experienced frame drops/stuttering during local streaming in xbmc or netflix?
I get frame drops and sound loss every minute or so using both netflix and xbmc... My WiFi reads as excellent... And the NP is in the same place as my chromecast which played everything without problems... Wondering if I have a defective unit...
Thanxs
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Wondering if anyone has experienced frame drops/stuttering during local streaming in xbmc or netflix?
I get frame drops and sound loss every minute or so using both netflix and xbmc... My WiFi reads as excellent... And the NP is in the same place as my chromecast which played everything without problems... Wondering if I have a defective unit...
Thanxs
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I have this problem but not with audio loss. I noticed watching a couple google play movies this weekend. Same boat as you with excellent wifi and chromecast is fine. I am wondering if it is defective also. I was gonna call google later today. I have till friday to send it back. Did you figure anything out?
I'd have to say that the problem has gone away for the most part... Might have been an updated issue or something else. But I haven't used netflix or Kodi for a while... Been hooked on popcorntime which works fine...
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Does anyone have a issue with the YouTube app on the Nexus player where you randomly get a error that says connection lost, check your internet connection?
I seem to get this mostly when I start up the app, but have also seen it when a video ends, a video can stop playing and give this message. I have even seen it when swapping subscriptions.
Oddly enough I have seen a similar issue on my phone sometimes I open the app, especially if I have been casting, and get a retry button.
Pressing ok and retrying allows me to use the app, none of the other apps seem to suffer this. The nexus player is hardwired so not a WiFi issue.
I did have a browse through the forum and Google and couldn't find any similar posts but I can't be the only one having this issue?
Happens on my nexus player and both phones all the time during screen casting. Haven't found a solution
Thanks was beginning to think I was the only person that had this issue. I do use a third party YouTube on my fire tv and don't have any of these issues.
I'm on stock 5.1 with root. I've been streaming video stored locally on my N4 to TV using VLC for a while. Lately when I do this, the video is choppy/stutters. I want to say this has started happening since the upgrade to 5.1 (from 5.0.1). Anyone else having this issue and/or know of a fix?
Either your internet suddenly got bad, or your chrome cast software (on your phone) may be outdated, as there was recently an update. Other than that, it may be a problem with the Chromecast itself, your ROM, or your T.V.