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what type of movie format galaxy uses?

what type of movie format galaxy uses?
i want to watch movies on my galaxy nexus im just wondering what type of format it plays
avi
mpeg
etc?

From what i've tested
mp4, mkv works with stock video player
avi - doesnt work with stock

avi - doesnt work with stock
so i have to download a app ?
and wat is the app called ? the best one

nismathi said:
avi - doesnt work with stock
so i have to download a app ?
and wat is the app called ? the best one
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i just watched an AVI movie today using bsplayer lite, it free from market.
The other two players i have installed is Dice and Mobo. I kind of switched based on format.

So far I only watched avi and mkv. Using qqplayer as my primary movie player.
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which one is the best?

Best format to play movies with or best app to use?

nismathi said:
which one is the best?
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not sure, they all seems to be better for different formats. I have not found a favorite

I know this will sound like a crazy question but, is there any way to convert a movie directly on the phone?

MX Video Player
I use MX Video Player and it plays everything. Drop and drag movies, and play. Simple as that.
It also recognizes .SRT files too!

I also use Mx player. It is awesome. You can swipe to change subtitle time.
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+1 MX Player. Love it.
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MX players seems to be the consensus. Trying it meow

yeah mx movie player is the best I've used so far. No need to convert and I haven't found a format it doesn't play.
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diceplayer ftw if you want to watch HD content.
don't know if mx player's been updated since but it would stutter when playing HD videos, prompting me to switch to diceplayer. full hw acceleration and smooth playback of 1080p mkv's.

omersak said:
diceplayer ftw if you want to watch HD content.
don't know if mx player's been updated since but it would stutter when playing HD videos, prompting me to switch to diceplayer. full hw acceleration and smooth playback of 1080p mkv's.
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+1 to DICE Player. Bought it when it was able to buy but the trial version is now a full-completed ad version. Couldn't be happier.

I prefer MP4 because the phone has a hardware decoder. Which probably saves some power.

var1126 said:
I use MX Video Player and it plays everything. Drop and drag movies, and play. Simple as that.
It also recognizes .SRT files too!
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+1
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MX Video player is the VLC of android.
Has played every file type I have thrown at it.

mx player is amazing on galaxy nexus with full screen and subtitle !
dont try mobo amazing player but not full screen !!

best video player for nexus 7

pls guide me yo find best one pls....

I can't decide between BS Player and MX Player so I use both. Paid versions. Good luck finding best one for you.

alex72 said:
I can't decide between BS Player and MX Player so I use both. Paid versions. Good luck finding best one for you.
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thanks buddy...

I still prefer videolan vlc
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i used mxplayer but switched to diceplayer as it lets you play in pop-out video while checking e-mail etc

BSplayer can play video in "external mode", so everywhere, while you are surfing, reading email etc... and you can resize, pause or clse the video.
MXplayer doesnt provide this feature.

aginies said:
BSplayer can play video in "external mode", so everywhere, while you are surfing, reading email etc... and you can resize, pause or clse the video.
MXplayer doesnt provide this feature.
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does bs player supports all video formats???

MX is renowned as the best video player in Android
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I found Dice WITH the use of an externel ffmpeg lib (nathan118 to be more specific) to be the best one for me (read here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769799)
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burninghouse said:
does bs player supports all video formats???
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in fact like others i use both
i have got no problem with video format in BSplayer.

I use diceplayer because with the plug in I can play files with DTS sound

I recommend super video the video floats over your current task its also resizable n the best thing about it is its free!!!
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my choice is VLC player ,never had any problems
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BSPlayer, by far.
Mkv at 1080p with audio DTS, flawlessly.

I bought bs player pro, but had problems with it in 4.2, dice player is what I'm using now for smb streaming
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DicePlayer is my favourite. Smooth and you can activate Plugins if you need to.

I use vplayer
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I use mxplayer and have no complaints. Love it.
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I use BS Player because it read everything well and has a LAN Mode. But the UI is horrible.

My combo: BSplayer (soft decode) for WMV + DICE Player for everything else

Mkv movies out of sync

Hey guys, I been having some problems playing mkv movies on my phone, I have some 720p mkv movies and most of them don't play good, the audio and videk are out of sync, what could be the problem?
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If they are in sync on your computer then the problem is your video player. MX Player plays my 720p vids just fine.

You should try playing the video on one of the following 3 players. Dice player, MX player, and BS player. There are some videos where one would play it better than the other (depending on how the video was encoded). Make sure the video are playing in H/W (hardware mode) not S/W (software mode).
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Turn on hardware decoding in mxplayer.
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[Q] Best MKV player for the GS3

What is the best media player for MKV video files??

Not to sure if it plays mkv files but you should try MX player!
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Gs3 stock video player can play mkv file. You can try vplayer and MXplayer
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MX Player hasn't failed me yet. Smooth playback using the software renderer rather than the hardware rendering for some reason though. Anyways, it works very well.

el6006 said:
MX Player hasn't failed me yet. Smooth playback using the software renderer rather than the hardware rendering for some reason though. Anyways, it works very well.
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This would be my suggestion as well.

There's also Rockplayer, it's been awhile since I've used it but it did the job well. Has the most used video and audio codecs embeded.
Also, the stock video player will play the mkv files as long as it has the supported audio codec, can't recall the exact one...

Video player

Hi guys.
Can you please tell me if your stock video player can read bluray hd movies and ac3 codec audio ?
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bs and mx player work for me. you'll need to dl a custom codec for mx player though. archos works with the free codec, but its performance has been crappy after the last few updates so i've quit using it. it's got the best UI though.

Catpoule said:
Hi guys.
Can you please tell me if your stock video player can read bluray hd movies and ac3 codec audio ?
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i dont know what you mean by bluray hd movies but, stock player does not support AC3 codec...
mx player works very well and it does not require other codecs to download... dice player is very good too...

Had same issue with MOBO player when I wanted to play a Bluray copy, so I downloaded Dice and BSPlayer - MOBO player decided it would play the file but not audio (Need codec), Dice didn't want to play the file at all while BSPlayer was the only one that decided to work flawlessly.
So i recommend BSPlayer but all three (If you can be bothered to mess about with codecs) are very good video players.

sadly, if you grab a 2012 gn 10.1 you'll have ac3 in the stock player. they chose not to license it int this version.