I'm thinking of getting a kindle fire for purely video playback (mostly because of the video playback issues - ref1, ref2, [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344714]ref3[/url], [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354421]ref4[/url]).
Anyway, I am looking for a cost-effective way to watch 720p MKV files (though I guess I'd be willing to use ffmpeg to copy the video and transcode the audio to aac and put it into an mp4 container for playback), and I was hoping the Kindle Fire might be capable of 720p video playback without stuttering or lagging.
I thought I read somewhere that the cm7 build for the kindle fire supported hardware-accelerated decoding of h.264 video, so perhaps this is better asked of the CM7 folks? Just trying to do my homework before I shell out $199.
Thanks in advance!
Using an app like mobo player you can watch 720p or 1080p videos. I'm currently using mp4 video format. I love it.
jkc120 said:
I thought I read somewhere that the cm7 build for the kindle fire supported hardware-accelerated decoding of h.264 video, so perhaps this is better asked of the CM7 folks? Just trying to do my homework before I shell out $199.
Thanks in advance!
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I'm currently running CM7(from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390773) and tried a few video apps (fresh build of VLC, MoboPlayer, Rock Player). Hardware acceleration does not seem to work. I get errors saying "format is not supported with the system player"... and they switch back to software decoding which works, for low-bitrate files.
A couple of 720p show I had (all around 3mbps) would slutter or unsync after a few seconds. I haven't really dug to find out why it's doing that (x264 file?).
Anyone else could help here?
I have not been able to find anything that will work unless it's an x264 encoded MP4 stored on locally on the KF. It's easy enough to re-encode .mkv using Handbreak, it's just time consuming and kind of a pain due to the amount of local storage. I use Emit to stream over WiFi either at home or anywhere I have a WiFi connection and it works pretty well. It does have issues time to time with 1080p but 720p for the most part is perfectly fine.
Both Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD can only play MP4, 3GP and VP8 (.webm). That is, if we try to play other video formats like AVI, Xvid, DivX, WMV, MKV, FLV, MOV, M4V, MXF, WTV, MPG, ASF and etc on Kindle Fire (HD), it will ends in fail. Sometime, we even encounter difficulty in play MP4 on Kindle Fire.
Luckily, Bigasoft Total Video Converter updates to support Kindle Fire! Acting as the powerful Kindle Fire Video Converter, Bigasoft Total Video Converter can fast convert all kinds of videos including WMV, AVI, Xvid, DivX, MOV, MKV, MPEG, VOB, FLV, F4V, WTV, DVR, AVCHD, MXF, RMVB, RM, MVI, M4V, and etc to Kindle Fire or Kindle Fire HD supported MP4 format in SD or HD. It also enables to convert Kindle Fire unsupported MP4 to Kindle Fire friendly MP4. Besides, the powerful Kindle Fire Converter also helps to convert video or music video to Kindle Fire supported audio format or helps to convert other audio format like FLAC, SHN, QCP, M4A, AIFF, Apple Lossless and etc to Kindle Fire MP3 or WAV.
Just google search Step by Step Guide on How to Convert Video to Play AVI, WMV, MKV, MP4, MOV, FLV, and WMA on Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire with Bigasoft Total Video Converter
You will find a simple way
Try CM10 with BSplayer
jkc120 said:
Anyway, I am looking for a cost-effective way to watch 720p MKV files (though I guess I'd be willing to use ffmpeg to copy the video and transcode the audio to aac and put it into an mp4 container for playback), and I was hoping the Kindle Fire might be capable of 720p video playback without stuttering or lagging.
I thought I read somewhere that the cm7 build for the kindle fire supported hardware-accelerated decoding of h.264 video, so perhaps this is better asked of the CM7 folks? Just trying to do my homework before I shell out $199.
Thanks in advance!
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I got best results using free version of BSplayer and CM10 roms. AVCHD 1080 videos from SONY HD camera are played in slowmotion over WiFi, but had no problem with 720 videos.
Whaaat?
Using dice player I stream 720 x264 TVs/movies across my plan all the time. Framerate is always good though sometimes the sound doesn't work but I haven't investigated the audio codec that gives it trouble.
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I had always liked Mobo player it's free and has every codec I have ever herd of.
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As I know, most tablets and phones do not support to play MKV file. You have two ways to solve the problem
1.Download a MKV player in your kindle fire
2. Convert your MKV fles to the kindle fire supported format like mp4. and the transfer it to your kindle fire.
chris198810 said:
Anyone has the new Kindle Fire HD 6 want to put MKV files to Kindle Fire HD 6 for playback? Based on my experience, same as the Kindle fire, it can't support MKV format natively. What I can do is to download a mkv player for Kindle Fire HD 6 or convert MKV to MP4. Here is a simple guide for Kindle Fire HD 6, from which you can learn how to play MKV, AVI, VOB on Kindle Fire HD 6 without any incompatible issues.
http://brorsoft.com/device-tips/view-avi-mkv-vob-movies-on-kindle-fire-hd-6.html
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wrong forum brother. This is forum is for 3 year old kindles
Basically I'm looking for a cheap 9-10 inch tablet to watch downloaded TV shows on (720p h264 .mkv / standard definition xvid .avi). I currently own an Asus TF101 tablet (nvidia tegra), and it is somewhat picky about what h264 content it can play without stuttering, and typically fails to play downloaded shows due to specific requirements it has about how the h264 video is encoded (something to do with I-frames, not really sure on the specifics).
Anyway, I was wondering how well the KFHD8.9 handles h264 video, (and if it can still play standard definition xvid content like my TF101 can) with a player like MX Player. Does anyone use this tablet to watch downloaded TV shows, how well does it work?
So far I haven't had any problems watching h264 videos, but I've also got a copy of VLC on mine so between that and the Archos player, I'm pretty well covered for just about any codec.
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 8.9" running HazardOS 0.1.1 Alpha Prototype ROM using the XDA Premium HD app
back ground... For years I have used the native file play back capibilities of my LG BD390 and LG BD570 bluray players to connect to windows file shares, and play back video files (AVI, Mp4, MKV, M2TS and others). Basically, I setup a shared folder on my PC, put my media files in it, and used the menu on the BD's to connect to the share and play the file. No DLNA, no transcoding on the fly, etc.
I want to add that ability, along with netflix and amazon instant video, in two other rooms, but all the bluray players I can buy locally use DLNA now. There are some I can get mail order, but they are more expensive too.
If it matters, most of my MKV's were made using BD-Rebuilder or VideoReDo TVSuite. Some do have DTS, others DD5.1. The M2TS files were made using my Sony HDR-SR11 HiDef camcorder and my Hauppauge HD PVR (1212).
Output would be HDMI to a TV. If it works well enough, I'd get one for the basement too (where I'd hook it to a receiver via optical audio).
I know the Fire TV can be setup to do Amazon Instant and Netflix. But can it be setup to replace the BD's (minus bluray/dvd playback of course). To play those files without having to transcode, or use a DLNA server too? Could I possibly use Rhapsody too?
KidJoe said:
back ground... For years I have used the native file play back capibilities of my LG BD390 and LG BD570 bluray players to connect to windows file shares, and play back video files (AVI, Mp4, MKV, M2TS and others). Basically, I setup a shared folder on my PC, put my media files in it, and used the menu on the BD's to connect to the share and play the file. No DLNA, no transcoding on the fly, etc.
I want to add that ability, along with netflix and amazon instant video, in two other rooms, but all the bluray players I can buy locally use DLNA now. There are some I can get mail order, but they are more expensive too.
If it matters, most of my MKV's were made using BD-Rebuilder or VideoReDo TVSuite. Some do have DTS, others DD5.1. The M2TS files were made using my Sony HDR-SR11 HiDef camcorder and my Hauppauge HD PVR (1212).
Output would be HDMI to a TV. If it works well enough, I'd get one for the basement too (where I'd hook it to a receiver via optical audio).
I know the Fire TV can be setup to do Amazon Instant and Netflix. But can it be setup to replace the BD's (minus bluray/dvd playback of course). To play those files without having to transcode, or use a DLNA server too? Could I possibly use Rhapsody too?
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The Fire TV currently does not natively support playing videos of any sort from a shared PC folder. I am not aware of any "official" apps that do it either. By "official" I mean apps you can download from the Amazon appstore which display traditionally in the Fire TV "app" section. That said, there is XBMC (xbmc.org). XBMC runs beautifully on the Fire TV. You have to sideload the app, which is a simple process and does not involve rooting. The biggest disadvantage to XBMC over an "official" app or native solution is how you have to launch XBMC on the Fire TV. Instead of just going to the "Apps" section on the home screen, you have to dig down into a few menus. Specifically, you have to (from the homescreen) navigate to Settings > Applications > XBMC > Launch. It's a minor inconvenience, but it's worth mentioning. There are ways to make launching XBMC easier, but they are a bit of a hack involving other sideloaded android apps.
With XBMC you can do everything your BD players could do. HDMI and Optical audio are available on the Fire TV. Multiple options for getting to your media over the network are available. No transcoding or DLNA necessary. MKV's play fine. DTS and DD5.1 get passed through correctly. I've never tried M2TS files myself, but I would be surprised if XBMC couldn't play them. If you provide me a link to a M2TS file, I'd be happy to try it out for you. There is no official Rhapsody app. You can sideload the Rhapsody app for Android, but you will have to use a mouse & keyboard plugged into the Fire TV to use it. I would expect Rhapsody will make a Fire TV app eventually since they already have a Kindle Fire app.
@fireTVnews.com thank you for the reply. Sorry I got a little side tracked.
it sounds very tempting
Samba player
Another apps are (sideloading only):
Dice Player - very nice, but has no good support of FireTV remote.
File Manager HD + MX Player - 2 apps, that's only minus.
hi I have a fire tv that I just rooted this morning, I sideloaded the vlc app onto it but controlling it with the fire tv remote is extremely limited. I tried the mxplayer which didnt have a limited control problem but it needed a codec for full file support(which i know isnt hard to get but i liked the vlc interface better).
so Is there any fix to get the full controls on the vlc player? or maybe another recommended media player that would work well for local file playback (besides through xmbc)?
thnkas
Just loaded Slimpop on my 1st generation Kindle Fire but I'm having problem with video playback. All of the following players crashes except ES Media Player.
* BSPlayer, DicePlayer, MX, VLC, Mobo2, HD Video Player, MoliPlayer
Under Dev Option, I have NuPlayer on and off but it have no effect. With NuPlayer off, ES Media was not performing as fast (lagging video). I'm accessing video over SMB from a server. Encoding is H264 with AAC which is should be supported by Kindle Fire. LogCat didn't really say why the players are crashing. While I can use ES Media Player, it's just annoying that it doesn't have volume and brightness controls.