Not sure if anyone has encountered this issue yet with the SGH-i957 or not but I noticed that Netflix and Skype both have a 2-4 second lag in video. I also noticed that Hulu Plus is not supported. YouTube works great!!! Would the lag be due to the Honeycomb 3.2 software? I know that there was a problem on some roms with lag on Netflix and Hulu app. There was video lag just on the desktop of this device until i downloaded ADW Launcher EX and then it was as smooth as butter. So I am guessing that this is software not hardware issue. This is with stock ROM no root or anything.
About the stock launcher, it is a common fact that it lags. Overall, I wouldn't be surprised if the video problem was related with the Samsung's ROM. Samsung's TouchWiz ROMs for Galaxy Tabs are well known for their poor performance. I have a custom ROM on my GT-7310 (which technically should be slower) and I get no lag even with 720p video.
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Yes. Stock ROMs (for the Galaxy Tab) are well known for their poor performance. I have a custom ROM and get no lag.
I think the user RF12 had the same issue as you.
So will rooting and the new kernel fix this? Is this just on some devices and not all?
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So will rooting and the new kernel fix this? Is this just on some devices and not all?
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i am running stock kernel, no OC, and rooted, and i didnt see any lag.
if you are still experiencing it, there may be some build.prop tweaks that you could make to improve fps or multimedia performance.
I have the same problem with my i957 on Netflix, but only on certain shows. "Cheers" lags horribly by the middle of the show, but any HD content I watch plays just fine. So far, all HD content plays fine and some SD content lags. This leads me to believe it's the app that has a problem. What content lags for you? Try watching "The Office" and see if it lags. Maybe we can nail this down.
I haven't used Skype yet, but I'll give it a go.
(Stock)
Is that the British or American version of office?
I was thinking that the problem was with the app. I still need to try it in Dolphin or Firefox browser if I can. In Skype, the video of the person on the other end was just fine but down in the left hand corner where you can see yourself, everything I did was a few seconds behind. The lag was also there for the person on the other line too. It isn't the camera because the taking video looks just fine.
It may just be that the apps are not optimized for tablets, I dunno.
So U.K. The Office does work fine. That is only the second video I have tried, although the controls are not very responsive. The app definitely doesn't work as well as it does on the Skyrocket.
I wonder if we could get the APK for the phone version of Netflix, and if it would run on the 8.9? If so, that might settle whether the app or the device is at fault...
Good idea...anyone know how to make an apk from an app?
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Well, it looks like it was a ported ICS wallpaper that was causing the Netflix lag issue. I just turned it off and the app ran much smoother, and was more responsive. I did notice that the video quality faded in and out sometimes, from crystal clear to almost blurred.
I also tried the NF website in Firefox to see if that was any better, however after selecting a video, it takes u to a page that says the site is only compatable with Windows, Apple, and Chrome OS.
Shouldn't there be a mobile Silverlight pluggin? It makes me wonder what the app uses to play video.
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I just bought an Incredible S.... coming from jailbroken iPhone4....
I simply got tired of waiting for unlocks and jailbreak releases and crashing of jailbroken iphones... lol
Anyway, i just realised how far android os has improved from a few years back... so i thought i'd give it a shot.
So I have s-off and rooted my htc.... and installed Android Revolution HD 1.1.1... so far so good... except for two issues I'm having...
1. the battery does not seem to last very long... at least the first half from 100%-50%... is this normal? On the iPhone 4 battery life seemed pretty good and consistent from 100% to 0%... I noticed there are lots of things running in the background that you kill and it comes back...
2. it does not seem to be able to play iphone 4 recorded videos which are 720p .mov files, i believe they are H264. I have tried just about every player out there... while videos from front camera (VGA) plays fine... the back one HD is choppy and slow... Is this a hardware limitation? It seems that it uses software decoding for those files. I'm gonna try some MVK HD movies and see... Maybe I should have gotten a tegra2 based android? If only motorola unlocked the Atrix already... or at least realeased gingerbread already... I know it's unofficially unlocked now though....
issue one does not bother me much... since we can get extra batteries.... lol....
thanks for reading, any input is appreciated.
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Hello there...
I just bought an Incredible S.... coming from jailbroken iPhone4....
I simply got tired of waiting for unlocks and jailbreak releases and crashing of jailbroken iphones... lol
Anyway, i just realised how far android os has improved from a few years back... so i thought i'd give it a shot.
So I have s-off and rooted my htc.... and installed Android Revolution HD 1.1.1... so far so good... except for two issues I'm having...
1. the battery does not seem to last very long... at least the first half from 100%-50%... is this normal? On the iPhone 4 battery life seemed pretty good and consistent from 100% to 0%... I noticed there are lots of things running in the background that you kill and it comes back...
2. it does not seem to be able to play iphone 4 recorded videos which are 720p .mov files, i believe they are H264. I have tried just about every player out there... while videos from front camera (VGA) plays fine... the back one HD is choppy and slow... Is this a hardware limitation? It seems that it uses software decoding for those files. I'm gonna try some MVK HD movies and see... Maybe I should have gotten a tegra2 based android? If only motorola unlocked the Atrix already... or at least realeased gingerbread already... I know it's unofficially unlocked now though....
issue one does not bother me much... since we can get extra batteries.... lol....
thanks for reading, any input is appreciated.
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1. Read this thread regarding battery life but in the end everyone's experience is different. Installed apps are different so you have to locate the battery drainer for your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136372
2. Not sure about the IP4 HD video files. But you might have to transcode it to best view in your phone smoothly. I believe 720p playback is pretty much the limit of IS. And smooth playback sometimes require matched codec. Our IS might not like the codec used in IP4. Even h.264 has various different profiles.
The previous post suggested a good answer for first question.
And for the playback of IP4 files try out yx player. It pretty much supports a lot.
also
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The previous post suggested a good answer for first question.
And for the playback of IP4 files try out yx player. It pretty much supports a lot.
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also it depends on what class of SD card you have, because if you only have a class 2 (2mb/s) and your video is recorded at 6mb/s it will be choppy
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also it depends on what class of SD card you have, because if you only have a class 2 (2mb/s) and your video is recorded at 6mb/s it will be choppy
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I got a class 10
any app i can use to test the actual speed on the phone?
nice
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I got a class 10
any app i can use to test the actual speed on the phone?
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very good choice
if you can plug it into your pc you can use this program
http://www.hdtune.com
also could you try the various programs suggest and post back if they work? also if possible try and play a 480p file ? it could be that the hardware isnt capable with playing the hd video ?
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The previous post suggested a good answer for first question.
And for the playback of IP4 files try out yx player. It pretty much supports a lot.
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yxplayer looks pretty good, but for 720p it seems to play in slow motion too like in mobo player. 480p are fine.
I'd say incredible is just not capable of doing it.
Maybe i'll switch to atrix when better custom roms become available... lol....
oh so you have to test the microsd on the PC? well, when i was transfering stuff onto it from my laptop reader I was seeing 10MB/s +, pretty decent.
Although higher the class doesn't necessarily mean better performance. Or that's what I've been seeing. [shrugz]
And I too came from an iPhone, love the change...
Hope you're enjoying your IS as we all are!
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also it depends on what class of SD card you have, because if you only have a class 2 (2mb/s) and your video is recorded at 6mb/s it will be choppy
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It may do, but then dis ain't an issue coz we got a class 4 SD ryt.
Is this a common problem with all the Tab 8.9's or is it just me. I have a bone stock new Tab and when I try and play youtube or other videos, it stops every couple seconds and lags ... Wallpapers all look pixelated no matter what resolution I download ...I love the Tab so far, but things that should operate without too much tweaking or manipulation seem to require a lot of work to get working correctly. I hope I dont regret the decision of not getting an Ipad
Im sorry to tell you, but all Tegra 2 devices are unable to play 720p or 1080p videos without stutter. Even with an OCd Cpu it wont (some people say, but theyre desperate just like all of us..)
Other dual cores can because they have something integrated, that we call NEON. So its not about the cpu speed at all, its about a missing function, to decode HD material (overall video material, but the cpu can handle low resolution vids).
Some codecs on the market (for ex. BSplayer) can help but it'll still be a bit laggy.
EDIT: It is possible to play 720p or 1080p videos. You have to convert the video to H.264 Baseline profile. With that, it should work.
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Try mxplayer. I found anything I recorded on my S2 would stutter like mad when played back on my tab but since mxplayer upgraded and added the hw+ decoder it plays perfect. As for youtube this problem has come up since the ICS update and not much you can do about it sorry
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Is anyone else having video format issues using Vine? Vine videos are of course square, but for some reason the app is taking video from the Note 3 and squishing the image. The quality also seems to be reduced than before when using my previous iPhone 4S. Strange indeed to me. I cant figure this one out.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2166064&r=40719972#r40719972
You're not the only one on this, I'm having it too, as well as a friend, and other people in this forum.
Hi
I have the problem that on EVERY KitKat ROM the videos of the youtube app looks pixelated,
im already on the highest quality, and on a Stock rom (4.1.2) its fine, not so sure about other jellybeans (4.2+).
Can someone help me?
Thanks
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Hi
I have the problem that on EVERY KitKat ROM the videos of the youtube app looks pixelated,
im already on the highest quality, and on a Stock rom (4.1.2) its fine, not so sure about other jellybeans (4.2+).
Can someone help me?
Thanks
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On stock rom is YouTube pixelated too. The latest YouTube version thinks our phone is a low-end device. Download an older version of YouTube app.
on stock rom for me its not pixelated
It is a known issue on custom ROMs for our phone.
Use alternate YT players, like "Viral" for ex. With them, you can play HD videos.
+1 for Viral, my go to Youtube app, it even has a floating player and interface modifications.. its just better than the stock Youtube app and the best one yet for me
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On stock rom is YouTube pixelated too. The latest YouTube version thinks our phone is a low-end device. Download an older version of YouTube app.
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Well actually it's not.
On stock rom you don't have pixelation on youtube videos, you just have a resolution limitation of 360 pixels (as on custom rom, it's a youtube app limit) but if you try to play the same video in CM10.2 or CM11 you'll have nasty jagged edges due to the fact that hw video acceleration is broken and you have no antialiasing.
On CM10.1 it works perfectly.
So using Viral it's some sort of work around because you have to stream a much heavier 720pixel video in order to avoid that pixelation problem that is still there but you can't notice it because of the higher resolution on a small screen.
That's the reason why I'm still on CM10.1, it's the only rom that works fine with video.
If someone is aware of any other rom higher than CM10.1 (android 4.2.2) that has video working properly please let me know.
Viral is pixelated too for me (tried on stock)
Other videos are fine, its just viral abd YouTube
EDIT: Had to disable Hardware Acceleration in Viral
have this prob on CM11(4.4.4) , is there any fix or if i download an older version of youtube or it still happens?
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have this prob on CM11(4.4.4) , is there any fix or if i download an older version of youtube or it still happens?
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Like I said, try Viral (free lite version on Play Store, can get pro one way or the other) or some other alternate YT player.
It must work, I watched 720p with ease both on CM11 earlier and on CM 10.2 now.
I don't think that anything has been broken in the meantime.
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I had the same problem with my HP SLate 8 pro on KitKat 4.4.2, I just solved the problem (at least with the video I'm currently watching) by using Viral Lite
Everyone saw this nice addition yet? Was really nice specially the Rosie and the New Zeeland sports 360 videos.
However after playing 5 videos in a row I got a message that my gear vr needs to cool down for optimal performance. Is this a Exynos issue in the im360VR app? Or does it happen to SD as well?
Note:
When experiencing this one make sure you discovered the possibility to turn through your gear vr-touchpad.
Makes it a lot easier and less turning head while watching the Rosie vid to watch who is talking or jumping off that aeroplane facing backwards trying to turn your head 180 degrees.
This functionality is only available in im360VR and not in Oculus 360 videos to me, is there a way to turn your "start position" there other than reorienting? Would be nice... maybe with some game pad?
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These videos are terribly out of focus and barely watchable.
I don't think they are that bad, some of them are not well put together 360 because you can see the edges where the pictures are merged, if that's what you mean with out of focus.
But still nice addition with new experiences.
Not too many decent "real world/person" 360 experiences expect for cirque de soleil and evolution of verse is also really well done though it's also has animation.
All the other animated and games are better in many ways with less obvious pixeling effect. But it's a nice idea visiting real places through the vr 360. And this does that.
And as said nice functionality with choosing which direction to face using the gear vr touchpad.
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I don't think they are that bad, some of them are not well put together 360 because you can see the edges where the pictures are merged, if that's what you mean with out of focus.
But still nice addition with new experiences.
Not too many decent "real world/person" 360 experiences expect for cirque de soleil and evolution of verse is also really well done though it's also has animation.
All the other animated and games are better in many ways with less obvious pixeling effect. But it's a nice idea visiting real places through the vr 360. And this does that.
And as said nice functionality with choosing which direction to face using the gear vr touchpad.
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I'm surprised you're comparing Felix&Paul / VRSE content with this. This is just spherical video, while the other is 3D spherical video, which is infinitely more complex to achieve.
There is a ton of spherical video available (there's a whole topic of links here), but the immersion is completely inferior to actual, properly stitched 3D spherical.
PS: Which part of Evolution of Verse do you reckon is not animation?
Yes that is true didn't mean to compare them as in that they are equal in any way, just the type of content I was thinking of, closer to real world experiences than say temple run. And it doesn't apply to Ev.o.v. now that I think about it. I guess all of it is animation but the start shows a view as if it was real and done nicely, it's not a gaming environment or cartoon environment if you know what I mean, more real. But the rest with pattern & colors in the sky and the train and ending it is really pure animation and not even meant to look real.
There is a ton out there yes but when it is added in Oculus store it is usually some kind of quality check and better than the average video you'll find which I find this was also.
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JNetwork said:
Yes that is true didn't mean to compare them as in that they are equal in any way, just the type of content I was thinking of, closer to real world experiences than say temple run. And it doesn't apply to Ev.o.v. now that I think about it. I guess all of it is animation but the start shows a view as if it was real and done nicely, it's not a gaming environment or cartoon environment if you know what I mean, more real. But the rest with pattern & colors in the sky and the train and ending it is really pure animation and not even meant to look real.
There is a ton out there yes but when it is added in Oculus store it is usually some kind of quality check and better than the average video you'll find which I find this was also.
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Unfortunately that quality check guy fell into a coma when they released half of the Milk VR content heh.
You really should check airpano, quite a bit of their stuff is superb, if not for the 2d bit. Then also Fassbender stuff, the new beach one is quite a relaxing experience.
Then also rest of Felix & Paul stuff (you only mentioned Zarkana), and if you're the experimental type, hack yourself some JauntVR videos (all of them are live-action spherical 3D, just not as good as F&P at stitching).
Thanks for great tips will check.
Anyone know if the overheat is more common/happens faster on exynos since to me it happened in this regular 360 videos as well as in games like herobound after a while. Hopefully it is better in Android L.
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Thanks for great tips will check.
Anyone know if the overheat is more common/happens faster on exynos since to me it happened in this regular 360 videos as well as in games like herobound after a while. Hopefully it is better in Android L.
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Sure, VRSE video takes the cake on mine. I started a habit of taking the back out - makes it a little bit cooler and also easier to remove the battery one it hangs like a depressed banana. Guess we should start installing fans.
PS: If you quote someone they get an notification so that they know someone has responded to them.
Im running mine in power saving mode and never get overheating message. It doesnt affect performance of watching 360 videos untill they are in 4k resolution. With power saving enabled and 4k 360 video being played there are frames skipped while moving head around.
On the other note. Is there a way do move videos downloaded in Im360vr to memory card and still play them while using them with im360vr app? Maybe easier way is to reencode them to mp4 format readable by "regular" 360 videos app? Seems like im360vr videos are over 1 gigabyte in size.
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Ok gonna try power saving, you enable CPU performance limit then, and nothing else?
Frames skipped is not optimal but until overheating is solved it'll do if it's only on 4k vids.
Yeah most of them are around or just over 1GB. Gonna try and see if it works moving them, could be that they need mod for it to work.
I'm also interested in vice versa, moving 360 to the im360VR folder to enable touchpad function but doubt it will work without mod/reencoding
Will check back when tried.
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Try this experiment. Place a normal video in the 360 folder and watch it. You will see that you can actually pan as in a 360 video but the image is quite out of focus and zoomed in despite being completely clear viewed in Oculus Cinema. Now place a normal 360 video in your My Videos folder. Perfectly clear although odd looking.
Perhaps the focus problems in 360 videos is due to zooming?
Anyone else having issues of downloading these videos? I look at the download button and tap the headset and I get nothing!
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Anyone else having issues of downloading these videos? I look at the download button and tap the headset and I get nothing!
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Same here.
The only thing that works for me is the streaming from the office. (The lights are on today)
Did anyone experience changes in the content of im360VR ?
3-4 days ago there has been a huge variety of different scenes, maybe about 10-15 different videos to download and now there is only a few.
I am not sure whether i screwed up my content library, due to deleting some of the content with the note 4 standard filemanager app and not inside the im360's app.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the im360VR app didn't help.
Looks like immersive media changed the content...
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Anyone else having issues of downloading these videos? I look at the download button and tap the headset and I get nothing!
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I just read a post in the Oculus forum by Domen Lo saying to make sure you are using wi-fi.
I turned my wi-fi on and now I am able to download.
pbelcomp said:
I just read a post in the Oculus forum by Domen Lo saying to make sure you are using wi-fi.
I turned my wi-fi on and now I am able to download.
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Hehe, yay.