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Hulu Plus on T-Mo Note 3?

Hello All,
I currently have a rooted T-Mo Note 3 - stock with just a few things like Carrier IQ, BlurbWallet, etc disabled and a stock Nexus 5. Comparing the Hulu Plus app on two devices it appears that Note 3 is only able to stream video at ~480p, whereas Nexus 5 is able to do 1080p. Also on Nexus I get a video quality selector with Med, HD, HQ options whereas on Note 3 this video selector is not shown.
I'm sort of torn between the two devices - I love the AMOLED screen on the Note 3, but really frustrated at the video quality issue with Hulu. I tried editing build.prop to simulate Nexus'es values and re-installing Hulu app from the store, but it didn't make a difference.I did find this article on Hulu site stating:
Unfortunately, certain Samsung phones and tablets do not fully support the high-quality streaming format Hulu Plus for Android uses (H.264 Main and High profile). As a result, in order to support these devices, we provide a different single-quality streaming profile to these devices. Therefore, since only a single quality is available, we do not make the quality selection setting accessible.
I believe however, that "the certain Samsung phones" they mention are older devices and Note 3 should have all those codecs and should be able to do 1080p.
Anyway, just want to know if anyone is able to get this to work and take full advantage of Note's beautiful screen with Hulu. Also wondering if this would work with alternative ROM whether TouchWiz or AOSP/Cyanogenmod.
Thanks in advance

Before the app was updated for the Note 3, I was able to test Hulu Plus and you were able to select which video quality you wanted (Low, Med, High).
The Note 3 was not able to keep up with the High Quality Setting and would just completely lag and stutter. It would only work on medium or low quality. So it seems that even the newer Samsung devices don't support the streaming format Hulu Plus uses. It not Hulu fault, its Samsung for not making the Note 3 support the format.

Hey - thanks for the reply. Do you remember by chance which version of Hulu app was that? I saw a thread with all Hulu apk versions posted somewhere on XDA - I would want to experiment with that.

madman6886 said:
Hey - thanks for the reply. Do you remember by chance which version of Hulu app was that? I saw a thread with all Hulu apk versions posted somewhere on XDA - I would want to experiment with that.
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I believe it was 2 versions ago but that won't matter because the update was applied on the server side. Even if you load the previous versions, you won't get to choose the quality

Yeah, streaming hulu plus on my nexus 7 2013 is awesome with smooth hd resolution, whereas on my note 3 its a crappy pixelated mess which seems to run at 15 fps or something. .. even the note 2 played the videos smoother! !
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4.4.2 Update
Figured I'd post an update after upgrading to the official 4.4.2. Basically, nothing has changed - Hulu still does not have any streaming options and it seems to stream at 720P, whereas my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 get the full 1080P stream. It's too bad, because Note 3 has such a beautiful screen...
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[Q] Will it be enough?

Hi XDA!
I'm thinking of buying myself a Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Wi-Fi only), and I wanted to ask you if it will be enough to cover my needs. The thing is, I don't know how the Intel Atom performs, and I thought that maybe the tablet would be laggy, so if you have some real-world experience with it, could you please help me?
Mostly, what I will do with it is:
- Viewing PDFs
- Viewing and editing office douments
- Video playback (maybe using an HDMI adapter on the micro-USB port, I think this tablet supports MHL)
- Lightweight Android games (Cut the rope, Where's my water, and the like, not Shadowgun nor heavy games)
Since the ROM scene for this tablet is pretty scarce, I thought of only rooting and removing bloatware. Maybe using Xposed? Opinions on that?
Thank you!

I got the tablet for very much the same reasons you mentioned. It works great for those needs. I had put MS Office on my S4 and thought it would work on the tablet, it does not. However, I use quick office on the tablet and then just verify formatting on my laptop later.
It will do all those things you mentioned out of the box. If you are looking to debloat and get flash support then I suggest checking out the Pimpdroid rom in the 10.1 development forum. It is easy to flash. Also has Xposed pre installed.
I have not used an adapter to do video playback but have synced it with Samsung link for video playback and surround sound music with my other samsung devices. It works well.
I would say get it. If you want to check out Pimpdroid do it.
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CAG-man said:
I got the tablet for very much the same reasons you mentioned. It works great for those needs. I had put MS Office on my S4 and thought it would work on the tablet, it does not. However, I use quick office on the tablet and then just verify formatting on my laptop later.
It will do all those things you mentioned out of the box. If you are looking to debloat and get flash support then I suggest checking out the Pimpdroid rom in the 10.1 development forum. It is easy to flash. Also has Xposed pre installed.
I have not used an adapter to do video playback but have synced it with Samsung link for video playback and surround sound music with my other samsung devices. It works well.
I would say get it. If you want to check out Pimpdroid do it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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i got the android version of open office on my tab... it works great

[Q] Game compatibility.

Has anyone tried the more demanding games? If so how do they compare to other devices?
I'm tempted as I really want to play Xcom on the move(If it's compatible) But I don't want to lose the games I currently play a lot of.

I play X-Com on the 8.4 S and it runs flawlessly. Also played Shadowrun: Returns with no issues.

Melnificent said:
Has anyone tried the more demanding games? If so how do they compare to other devices?
I'm tempted as I really want to play Xcom on the move(If it's compatible) But I don't want to lose the games I currently play a lot of.
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Name off some games and I will try out the ones I can. I can tell you that GTA San Andreas runs perfect for me.

All my games are flawless as well

Thanks everyone, they are pretty much top of my wanted list. And some of the 2D stuff, but I'd be surprised if it couldn't handle kairosoft games (amongst others)
My current device can't play Xcom or any of the GTAs, so I'll be upgrading tomorrow.

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Melnificent said:
Has anyone tried the more demanding games? If so how do they compare to other devices?
I'm tempted as I really want to play Xcom on the move(If it's compatible) But I don't want to lose the games I currently play a lot of.
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I installed xcom last night. Runs really well but crashes at certain places such as when you first add an extra generator (but only if you build two things at once) after the first one save then build what ever else it is you want. Also crashes when you first promote someone if you click promote to fast. Just have to find the bugs and avoid them

Melnificent said:
Thanks everyone, they are pretty much top of my wanted list. And some of the 2D stuff, but I'd be surprised if it couldn't handle kairosoft games (amongst others)
My current device can't play Xcom or any of the GTAs, so I'll be upgrading tomorrow.
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Majority have been fine but I've run into some slightly weird issues with afew simple/free to play games - Seems like some of them are misdetecting the graphics chipset or something to do with the screen. I know the family guy game wouldnt run initally (null frame error - i think its been fixed now) and the simpsons game seemed to be using the wrong display mode/dpi when i tried it - all the textures seemed blockier than they should be.

re: XCOM
narvel said:
I play X-Com on the 8.4 S and it runs flawlessly. Also played Shadowrun: Returns with no issues.
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I have the WiFi only 8.4 S and I'm having a really hard time trying to play. Sometimes it runs for 30 mins, other times it crashes to home screen immediately upon loading my save file.
I have stock TouchWiz kitkat and I've not rooted yet. Are you rooted, and if so what kernel/rom do you use? I suspect the bloat is messing w my processing power.
Thanks in advance.

narvel said:
I play X-Com on the 8.4 S and it runs flawlessly. Also played Shadowrun: Returns with no issues.
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your is snapdragon or exynos version ? mine is exynos and it stucked when i clicked play -_-

narvel said:
I play X-Com on the 8.4 S and it runs flawlessly. Also played Shadowrun: Returns with no issues.
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totaltalk said:
I have the WiFi only 8.4 S and I'm having a really hard time trying to play. Sometimes it runs for 30 mins, other times it crashes to home screen immediately upon loading my save file.
I have stock TouchWiz kitkat and I've not rooted yet. Are you rooted, and if so what kernel/rom do you use? I suspect the bloat is messing w my processing power.
Thanks in advance.
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I also have issues with XCOM, crashes sometimes at the intro cut-scenes and when i can get into the game i get about 2 minutes play at a time. Logged a call with the developer several days ago and they have been terrible. Tab S 10.5

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your is snapdragon or exynos version ? mine is exynos and it stucked when i clicked play -_-
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totaltalk said:
I have the WiFi only 8.4 S and I'm having a really hard time trying to play. Sometimes it runs for 30 mins, other times it crashes to home screen immediately upon loading my save file.
I have stock TouchWiz kitkat and I've not rooted yet. Are you rooted, and if so what kernel/rom do you use? I suspect the bloat is messing w my processing power.
At the time I was not rooted and I was using Nova Launcher. I say in past tense as I returned my Tab S 8.4 for the Nvidia Shield Tablet.
Thanks in advance.
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orbital247 said:
I also have issues with XCOM, crashes sometimes at the intro cut-scenes and when i can get into the game i get about 2 minutes play at a time. Logged a call with the developer several days ago and they have been terrible. Tab S 10.5
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I never had it crash or cut out. I do use Clean Master to launch my games with to make sure I get as many resources as possible for the game I am playing. That and Nova Launcher to remove the UI resource hogs.
Overall the Tab S is a great device and I had no issues with it. Unfortunately the Nvidia Shield Tablet was launched within my return policy and I swapped over.

[Q] Few questions about the Play

Hi guys,
I'm about to travel and I was looking for a new device and I've thought of the xperia play as it can be bought really cheap these days
Though, I wonder :
Can it run smoothly, android 4.x, a minimalist nova launcher home, a custom keyboard, texting, a couple of web apps and of course PSX emulation ?
I don't even 3g or fancy features
Sounds like quite the dream to just text and call and be a swipe away to resume a bloody roar game in a train when I see my galaxy nexus stuck below 20 fps for psx emulation
Sorry if I'm not in the good section
thanks

Idealith said:
Hi guys,
I'm about to travel and I was looking for a new device and I've thought of the xperia play as it can be bought really cheap these days
Though, I wonder :
Can it run smoothly, android 4.x, a minimalist nova launcher home, a custom keyboard, texting, a couple of web apps and of course PSX emulation ?
I don't even 3g or fancy features
Sounds like quite the dream to just text and call and be a swipe away to resume a bloody roar game in a train when I see my galaxy nexus stuck below 20 fps for psx emulation
Sorry if I'm not in the good section
thanks
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Hi dude:
run smothly android 4.x : No , its laggy on new games
Nova launcher : YES , it can
Custom keyboard : Yes , it can
texting web : Yes , it can
PSX emulation : Yes it can
just FYI , i was waiting for 3 years for xperia play 2 , but never happened ... do i've alrease note 3

galaxy nexus have newer and much powerful hardware than play. if you cant get sufficent fps on galaxy nexus, you wont be able to get higher valules on play.
you will not be able to instantly switch between heavy games and apps, cuz play have only ~270Mb of free ram, which is not enough for even app only multitasking.

Maybe you can do smooth gaming when staying on 2.3. I've been using an ICS rom from Markpython for almost two years now. It was quite fast at the start but I must say that it's getting slower and slower in my daily use. I use more apps now than I did at first and perhaps the apps have gotten heavier over the years.
I don't even use the facebook app, I currently only have these apps running and don't have anymore space:
- Whatsapp
- Youtube
- Google maps
- Link2SD (this is a must, you need to use an app like this to force your apps to be installed on the sd card as the intern card is very small)
- Tinder
- 9gag
- NS (local train app for train times in the Netherlands)
- ES file explorer
I will be trying Mike's CM11 build now that wifi works soon so I hope that makes it better.

Looking for a daily driver that has all working apps (i.e. Netflix, Google play movie

I've been reading and searching the forums for weeks looking for an answer can someone point me in the direction of a good daily driver ROM for the galaxy note 8 (GT-N5110).
I would prefer non touchwiz but I'll take any and all suggestions. Every one I've found has a problem with one or more apps (i.e. Netflix, Google play movies).
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Me too.... Running slimlp and just being patient for netflix.
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I have two note 8.0 tablets... One with JB, which is awesome, and a KK version from eBay. I have both running stock OS and rooted with Google stuff removed. Customized using framework modules on both.
4.4.x has a broken governor, which makes for a terrible time with media apps. Music stutters when screen blanks, video playback issues, and a lackluster multitasking ability makes it less fun than JB.
To compensate I must run performance profile to clean up governor control with media apps. Some work better with ondemand and others may need other settings.
I upped my kk to use Note 4.0 Tablet Touchwiz and S5 apps including file manager. Could not do it without app settings to adjust DPI per app basis.
KK version looks cool and works OK, but I prefer JB even though it is less tweaked with out ui and s5 apps.