Well last year i excitedly got my samsung galaxy S because it can play flash videos natively but it sometimes stutters and struggles when streaming online flash video. I remember i even got it working on some sites that stream movies, if it uses flash.
I never tried the Galaxy S II or Nexus S, so i'm just wondering if this phone, which the specs are like twice as good, would be able to play those streams completely smooth?
It has a dedicated decoder chip. Should be fine.
I voided my warranty and your nexus.
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i just bought a Note2 but I use the phone to make 3-5h phonecall a day with clients since im self-employed and I feel that the phone is not comfortable for such long period of time for me.
Im about to return it and exchange for a Galaxy S3, but it saddens me to lose the quad core.
I bought the samsung microUSB-HDMI adapter and was wondering will the S3 be able to handle 1080p mkv with soft-encode on MX player with codecs (hard encode doesnt seems to work even on my note 2, the audio is delayed).
I just want to make sure before I do the exchange.
I have never used 1080p video but 720p video work fine in sw hw and hw+ mode for me in MX player. While traveling last week I watched 10 hours of Dexter through mlp and it was flawless.
One of the main reasons I plan on purchasing this is because of the the so called video playback. I plan on mainly watching movies and anime on this tablet and I was wondering how is the playback for 10 bit/10p mkv files?
I'm also curious to see whether it's safe to watch high resolution mkv files without overheating the tablet since I'll be watching it a lot during the night.
Thanks in advanced.
Yes to everything. All new tablets are capable of playing this format with no issue. You just need an app like BS Player. I play and stream 8gb mkv files all the time
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timrock said:
Yes to everything. All new tablets are capable of playing this format with no issue. You just need an app like BS Player. I play and stream 8gb mkv files all the time
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I also heard that MXPlayer is the best right now? Also does your tablet overheat after watching/streaming all day?
I use Mxplayer all the time. No problems at all. Full screen and yes mxplayer is awesome.
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commuterbox said:
I use Mxplayer all the time. No problems at all. Full screen and yes mxplayer is awesome.
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I've heard that that Nexus 7 is prone to heatup when watching HD quality videos? So is it prone to heat if I watch for hours on end? I'll be playing mainly 720p 8 bit stuff.
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I also heard that MXPlayer is the best right now? Also does your tablet overheat after watching/streaming all day?
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I recommend MX Player, I watch 1080p movies all the time with it, however when it comes to big(over 5gb) 1080p mkv files I recommend BS Player.
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I recommend MX Player, I watch 1080p movies all the time with it, however when it comes to big(over 5gb) 1080p mkv files I recommend BS Player.
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Good to know. So when you watch for 5+ hours the tablet doesn't overheat?
+1 to mx player. I haven't found a video file it cannot play. Install the DTS plugin here off of XDA to play files with that sound format. I use it in conjunction with ES file explorer to stream video's over my network and even through wireless 1080p mkv's play flawlessly.
dice player is worth a try.
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I haven't noticed any issue with getting warm playing videos but it sure gets warm when recording 1080p or doing multiple 360° photos.
I'm running a kernel with better thermal throttling. And its not gotten warm like it used to just takes a bit longer if it needs to just to keep cool.
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Good to know. So when you watch for 5+ hours the tablet doesn't overheat?
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No, the only time I've noticed a little warm is when playing high graphics games and when it's charging while using it, the common stuff that usually get it warm. no problems with over heat here on mine.
i have never watched movies for 5+ hours straight on my tablet. i watch a two hour movie or one hour show, and never had heat problems.
Thanks for all your responses everyone. I'm probably going to buy this today.
Hey guys,
Just wanted to let everyone know that after purchasing the GN 10.1 2014, I have been absolutely loving the device. Yes there is a little lag here and there but this is a fantastic device. The one thing that I was very excited about was to watch HD movies on this gorgeous screen. Well come to find out when I entered into the Google play store to purchase a movie, the option for HD version had a note attached saying this device does not support HD playback. I wanted everyone to know this as I was unaware this high resolution screen was incapable of HD playback before I spent the $600.00.
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to let everyone know that after purchasing the GN 10.1 2014, I have been absolutely loving the device. Yes there is a little lag here and there but this is a fantastic device. The one thing that I was very excited about was to watch HD movies on this gorgeous screen. Well come to find out when I entered into the Google play store to purchase a movie, the option for HD version had a note attached saying this device does not support HD playback. I wanted everyone to know this as I was unaware this high resolution screen was incapable of HD playback before I spent the $600.00.
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The title of your post is deceiving, The tablet definitely Supports HD Playback, you can load your own videos in there and it will look amazing. Maybe play store just hasn't approved of HD for this tablet yet, You can try to get videos from Samsung Hub with the free $50 gift card
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ChrisNee1988 said:
The title of your post is deceiving, The tablet finitely Supports HD Playback, you can load your own videos in there and it will look amazing. Maybe play store just hasn't approved of HD for this tablet yet, You can try to get videos from Samsung Hub with the free $50 gift card
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Thanks for the input and I have corrected the title. Where is the spec sheet or Some other info showing HD play back support?
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Thanks for the input and I have corrected the title. Where is the spec sheet or Some other info showing HD play back support?
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The screen resolution is 2560x1600 which is much higher than HD (1920x1080). I don't think it'll say HD play back support explicitly on the spec sheet, but the CPU is more than capable of playing 1080p videos. I've been able to do it since I had my Galaxy S3. Also if you watch a video on youtube, it'll play HD videos. You can verify that it is HD by clicking on the action overflow button (3 dots) on a YouTube video and it'll say HD rather than just HQ.
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The screen resolution is 2560x1600 which is much higher than HD (1920x1080). I don't think it'll say HD play back support explicitly on the spec sheet, but the CPU is more than capable of playing 1080p videos. I've been able to do it since I had my Galaxy S3. Also if you watch a video on youtube, it'll play HD videos. You can verify that it is HD by clicking on the action overflow button (3 dots) on a YouTube video and it'll say HD rather than just HQ.
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It does say HD play back and record http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/SM-P6000ZWYXAR-specs.
You can also go to Media hub and watch free HD Tv content.
just install a player like MX Player or BS Player and load your own movies on it. The device is easily capable of 1080p content.
So given all of that, does anybody know what specifically the issue is with the Play Store? Is it a restrictive policy issue due to licensing agreements or something similar, or have they just not entered the model number into some database that tells the system that this is a HD capable device?
I purchased a movie from Google Play and 2 movies from Samsung Hub. When I play them on my tablet ever now and then there is a noticeable jitter/missed frame or whatever the term! They all downloaded to my tablet so this is not a wifi issue. Last night I wanted to give it a try when my daughter was over on our family TV using the AllCast hub and it was pitiful! Yes we can now blame wifi except for the fact that we also have Apple TV, she has an iPad, and we watched a movie from her iPad flawlessly!
Big win Apple!
Has anybody else bought any movies and if so how is it working for you?
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1) I just played this on my last year's model of the Note 10.1 and it does much better on the TV
2) Since I can use both tablets the download must be just to my account and not actually to my tablet like I thought
Hi,
I going back and forth between the Tab Pro 10.1 or the Ipad Air 16gb... on one side I like the feeling and look of ios.. my phone currently is a Galaxy S4 and run great but it's not jaw dropping in term of menus or look. My mom have an ipad Air and looks and feel great... the only thing that is keeping me away from it is the lack of memory expansion... my budget is around the 16gb model and is not enough... with the tab pro I plan on buying a 64fb memory and copy movies and videos from my computer to the tablet... few questions regarding this tablet: does the galaxy pro read divx coded? .mkv?, .avi, etc? I know on the ipad you would have to convert movies to mp4 in order to play it.... another questions is about the performance... is the performance on browsing, apps, youtube, etc... similar to the galaxy S4 or better? is the tab pro a good option to replace the use of a laptop (I'm talking about basic stuff like email, browsing, watch movies, music, etc)?
The tab pros are very smooth. There are multiple free apps that will play any movie format you desire. That 16GB I pad will fill up quickly. I know from experience. Can't beat the microsd expansion for movies and music.
Also you don't have to covert your movies for ipad. You can use Azul, VLC, or other apps to play any format as well.
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There is one player and it does everything, google BSplayer. It even search and downloads subtitles automatically from the web.