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Looking for a good video/movie player

So I was poking around and found out that the VLC beta isn't fully supported for the N7 just yet. Most of my movies are in .avi format and the native Google Movies app doesn't support it.
My question is, is there any decent movie/video players out there that will support the .avi format? Paid or free, doesn't really matter to me.

I tried about 10 players, the only one that played my mkv's properly was dice player
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I use MX player, plays all my .mkv and such fine. Also streams from my NAS no problem.

Hrm, didn't work for me. Had video, no audio.
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Only MX for me!
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MX works for me - plays .avi from external flash drive. Happy camper here.

Alright, tried mx player again. Switched to sw decoder (fast), works perfect now. Woot.
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I am currently using DicePlayer with the custom plugin for DTS. Plays every MKV I have thrown at it over wireless, up to 1080p.
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rmm200 said:
MX works for me - plays .avi from external flash drive. Happy camper here.
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Did you have to do anything else to make it play from the external flash drive?

MX player all the way!
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VPlayer in my opinion!

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VPlayer in my opinion!
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Yes, agreed. It plays everything I can throw at it. Even takes a stream from my satellite box.

I tried playing an MKV with VPlayer and MX Player, neither seemed to play properly. Tried BS Player and that worked perfectly.

Hmmm, not sure why but I have no sound when using MX player....anyone esle?
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Apps to watch .avi files

What is an app where I can watch .avi files on my nexus 7?
I've tried looking around but I don't see any one talking about it...

QQPlayer!

Is vlc supported yet?
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I use Dice Player, plays pretty much everything that I've thrown at it thus far.

mxPlayer.
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theoneofgod said:
mxPlayer.
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+1
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MX and Dice Player are the best options imo, I've only been using MX player though as it hasn't given me any problem with any of my movies including 720 & 1080p flicks. I heard MX dropped DTS support so some movies may not have sound, that's where dice player comes in.

Vohrana said:
What is an app where I can watch .avi files on my nexus 7?
I've tried looking around but I don't see any one talking about it...
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vlc beta http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754507
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Use MX player it works greatly.
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Ya your right , due to some patent issues. Mx player dropped from dts. Still it is the best
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I used to love Mobo Player. Using MX now, but if Mobo fixes it for the N7 I'll go back to that.
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Moboplayer updated yesterday, works on nexus 7 now. It can also switch video playback to a floating window.
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I've been using Dice.. But haven't tried the other ones mentioned here.
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I switched from MX Player to BS Player after seeing it recommended in these forums. The only thing I miss from MX is the lock mode.

Timbermill said:
I switched from MX Player to BS Player after seeing it recommended in these forums. The only thing I miss from MX is the lock mode.
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MX Player + Wall-E 1080p + Nexus 7:
/eyes bleeeeeeeeeed :silly: (as in, very very good and sharp and smooth)

Timbermill said:
I switched from MX Player to BS Player after seeing it recommended in these forums. The only thing I miss from MX is the lock mode.
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Yeah, I kinda regret buying MXPlayer Pro. Should have read up more before buying anything. BSPlayer is good but, no screen lock.
DICE Player plays my .avi files but, sometimes, I have to start them a couple of times because the video will fc and throw me back to the Skifta Video Browse screen. Weird.

Yes it is good, but I want an app that hides the soft keys like the video app which incidentally works great for mp4 files.
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androidgranny241 said:
Yeah, I kinda regret buying MXPlayer Pro. Should have read up more before buying anything. BSPlayer is good but, no screen lock.
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The main reason I switched was becuase I was getting no audio with .mkv files in MX Player, whereas in BS Player all the files I tried were ok.

Wondershare!

nigelw said:
Moboplayer updated yesterday, works on nexus 7 now. It can also switch video playback to a floating window.
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Saw that myself. Looks good! Overall I like this player much better than MX Player.
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MX Player alternatives for Android 4.3

I just installed Android 4.3 on my nexus 4, and sadly MX Player (pro) does not support this android version yet. I tried Moboplayer as an alternative, but the mkv plays give lots of frame drops.
Is there any decent alternative for this fantastic player until they get it to work on the shining new android version?
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Tried dice player?

Try BS player.It's working
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BS Player is definitely the next best thing but it keeps looking for folders..
any idea how to stop that?

SoCalSpecialist said:
BS Player is definitely the next best thing but it keeps looking for folders..
any idea how to stop that?
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It doesn't do that for me.
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I haven't flashed 4.3 but I suggest you give VLC a try.
VLC-debug-20130720-1604.apk
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.a

VPlayer is really good and has a clean holo interface too
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I tested 2 episodes of Top Gear in 720p .mkv. On VPlayer video is lagging. On BSPlayer no sound. VLC recognize file as music. Stock player play video without sound too.
On 4.2.2 and MXPlayer it worked great.

grzybiarz91 said:
I tested 2 episodes of Top Gear in 720p .mkv. On VPlayer video is lagging. On BSPlayer no sound. VLC recognize file as music. Stock player play video without sound too.
On 4.2.2 and MXPlayer it worked great.
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Mobo player doesn't work too.I guess we have to wait until they release a 4.3 compatible MXplayer

@JanusDC i installed test version of mxplayer from their site it works but you can play only on h/w decoder no s/w or h/w+
hope helped

Still no sound in 720p .mkv :/

grzybiarz91 said:
Still no sound in 720p .mkv :/
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maybe that is because .mkv is not nativly supported on our device

mangomonkey00 said:
@JanusDC i installed test version of mxplayer from their site it works but you can play only on h/w decoder no s/w or h/w+
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Link please. The only test version I found on their site was dated July 7. I'd that the version you tried?

FreydNot said:
Link please. The only test version I found on their site was dated July 7. I'd that the version you tried?
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yeah i tried that version only

mangomonkey00 said:
yeah i tried that version only
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https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build
worked for me as well (using Nexus 7). Thank you for the hints

mangomonkey00 said:
@JanusDC i installed test version of mxplayer from their site it works but you can play only on h/w decoder no s/w or h/w+
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Thanks! It works like a charm.

SoCalSpecialist said:
BS Player is definitely the next best thing but it keeps looking for folders..
any idea how to stop that?
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Indeed.

Vplayer just got updated supports both sw and hw nice?????
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alphatia said:
Vplayer just got updated supports both sw and hw nice?????
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.abitno.vplayer.t

What video player runs on JB 4.3?

Hi all,
After update to 4.3 I realize that Dice Player is crashing (vitamio is crashing too), try to install MX Player and right now still not support 4.3 yet....
Any player is running well at 4.3 on your Gnex?
Got a bunch of .flv cartoon videos that my daughter usually watch, now there's no player can play it. the stock player won't play it back.

The waiting game is all that's left. Nothing works for 4.3 as the api hasn't been implemented yet. The source pack hasn't been given to developers yet.
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Misledz said:
The waiting game is all that's left. Nothing works for 4.3 as the api hasn't been implemented yet. The source pack hasn't been given to developers yet.
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Looks like my daughter must wait to watch her fave cartoon

Misledz said:
The waiting game is all that's left. Nothing works for 4.3 as the api hasn't been implemented yet. The source pack hasn't been given to developers yet.
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Game works/tested no lag on my devices 4.3 Yakju:
-Asphalt 7, PES2012, Candy Crush, NFSMW..
Video player:
-VLC ok...
-MX PLayer (FC) not compatible...

A8 Player works
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hipipal.mna8
EDIT: I dont know if it works with flv files though since I dont have any

Vlc should work

Don't know about you guys but kinda fed up with all issues arising from simple to more major things when google releases a firmware upgrade. From playstore apps, dev mods, rooting... just about everything!

VLC isn't working for streaming online videos as it did before..
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This is what you guys get for flashing too fast. It always takes some time. You should know this by now. Its happened several times already. Don't complain because you can't learn from your mistakes.
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dexviajiboy said:
Video player:
-VLC ok...
-MX PLayer (FC) not compatible...
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VLC work but playing FLV only audio, no video shown
jsgraphicart said:
A8 Player works
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hipipal.mna8
EDIT: I dont know if it works with flv files though since I dont have any
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Thanks jsgraphicart, A8 Player work with the FLV files...
I'm gonna use it while waiting for Dice Player update the program for 4.3
CADude said:
This is what you guys get for flashing too fast. It always takes some time. You should know this by now. Its happened several times already. Don't complain because you can't learn from your mistakes.
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Maybe your post isn't directed to me, but I just wanna clarify, I'm creating this thread not for complaining the broken apps.
Just gained some input from the community for the video player app that running on new firmware.

Moboplayer is working too. I miss MX

BSPlayer is working for me. Again haven't tried FLV.

itasoulas said:
Don't know about you guys but kinda fed up with all issues arising from simple to more major things when google releases a firmware upgrade. From playstore apps, dev mods, rooting... just about everything!
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New updates break **** : deal with it.

ronnie_1712 said:
Moboplayer is working too. I miss MX
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Mobo crash when try to play FLV, too bad because I like the UI and no ads on the apps
cmstlist said:
BSPlayer is working for me. Again haven't tried FLV.
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Thanks cmstlist BSPlayer playback FLV flawlessly and with addition of lock button when playing video is perfect for kids :victory:

Compatible media player with 4.3?

As the title suggests and asks: Is there a 4.3 compatible media player?
MX, DicePlayer, VLC, etc. have left 4.3 users in the cold until they update their apps for Android 4.3 compability.
Others have reported BS Player, Mobo, etc to work, but they either result choppy or or audio/sound only but no picture.
I've tried ES File Manger's built-in player, Gallery. There's .mkv playback, but ES/Gallery are pretty slow/choppy and can't keep up and such.

MX has been quite fast with such an update in the past. Let's hope it's the same this time round.
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I like mx, but now we can use vplayer, works fine!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.abitno.vplayer.t
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VPlayer
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ImKev said:
VPlayer
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Did you guys look on MXs page? I'm running a test build with neon precompiled.

uprightbass360 said:
Did you guys look on MXs page? I'm running a test build with neon precompiled.
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You mean that one:
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build
For me that does not work. There is no "This version is unsupported" message but cannot get video and sound to work. Some modes (SW) even close MX player without an error or anything.

I was reading about that bug, I just got done watch in a bluray rip so I dunno? Tried attaching but I'm getting a token error...I'll look at the site and see which one I have.
UPDATE yep thats what im runnin. K I'm running stock settings and mp4 plays perfect. I wonder if its codec related. Do you have any mp4 video you could test?

Vplayer has had the 4.3 update and works brilliantly
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Hardware acceleration on vplayer don't work. Only in BSPlayer work proper

K after messing around trying to play a 720p video on vplayer(choppy as hell), bs(not much better) and MX player had no audio on mkv I got VLC. The latest nightly runs almost as good as MX, few weird pops and clicks, but totally watchable.

Archos video player has just been updated with 4.3 support. Haven't tried it yet
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Dice player is awesome. now it supports android 4.3 . Every format works flawlessly on my n7 with 4.3 jellybean.

Dice player says it can't play *. wmv!
Where oh where is the mx player update for 4.3?
=-O
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vlc
running vlc for video and winamp for audio on 4.3. perfect

Bronto9 said:
Archos video player has just been updated with 4.3 support. Haven't tried it yet
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Confirm archos now working with 4.3 and the latest update
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i use bsplayer and stickit and they both work perfectly fine on my 4.3.

The last MX player update released today now support 4.3 .
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why always me said:
The last MX player update released today now support 4.3 .
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works on 4.3, no issues including custom codec.

Thanks everyone.
Tried VPlayer for a while. It was a nice run with VPlayer, but it's a battery clog/drainer, the holo ui is a nice thing about it, though.
That said, DicePlayer (my personal favorite and preferred choice) got 2 or 3 updates a few days ago and has been playing everything smoothly.
I got an update for MX Player earlier today, everything appears to be working again. Just thought I'd throw it out there for MX Player users/fans.