[Q] Problem streaming video - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just got the HTC One today and so far everything has been going well with the exception of video streaming. Whether it be from YouTube or Netflix, I can't seem to buffer my videos up to a HQ/HD quality. I compared this with an iPhone 5 at the same time and that played videos perfectly.
Anyone know what the problem could be or if there are any settings I can tinker with?

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[Q] Problem with YouTube video playback

Hello,
Suddenly I have a problem with YouTube video playback. The videos start streaming ok, but the appear small (not fullscreen) and very low quality. It used to work fine. The locally recorded videos play nice even in 720p. The problem is with the streaming video player.
I installed the LagFix (which works miracles) at somepoint earlier. Do you think that this could cause this problem? Any one else has seen it?
Thanks,
Michael
i had the same problem like you bro. happens about 2 days ago my youtube app no longer play videos "problem while playing" same thing happened with tubemate app. cannot download anymore. cant figure it out what to do now. even though i had great internet speed. some says its the internet connection, but NOTTT
Easy way to test download and play results =
Stream and play results =
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[Q] Problem with YouTube video playback

Hello,
Suddenly I have a problem with YouTube video playback. The videos start streaming ok, but the appear small (not fullscreen) and very low quality. It used to work fine. The locally recorded videos play nice even in 720p. The problem is with the streaming video player.
I installed the LagFix (which works miracles) at somepoint earlier. Do you think that this could cause this problem? Any one else has seen it?
Thanks,
Michael
huxflux2003 said:
Hello,
Suddenly I have a problem with YouTube video playback. The videos start streaming ok, but the appear small (not fullscreen) and very low quality. It used to work fine. The locally recorded videos play nice even in 720p. The problem is with the streaming video player.
I installed the LagFix (which works miracles) at somepoint earlier. Do you think that this could cause this problem? Any one else has seen it?
Thanks,
Michael
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Firmware ? JPC ? Working fine on mine
Firmware is JM5.
What is JPC?

[Q] Video playback in stock internet browser.

Hi i bought my DS7 a while ago and I upgraded it to HC.
And I've noticed that under HC the video playback in internet browser i really choppy it used to be like that on Froyo as well but on HC it's even worse.
Sometimes video just stop for about 5-7 seconds and just skip forward after a while. The sound is fine.
I'm watching a normal quality 360p/480p straight from the webiste.
While I'm using YouTube app everything is fine even in high res videos.
Everything is smooth.
What may cause it ? Any ideas ?
My internet connection is 14Mb/s.
And I always connect via wi-fi cause I've got the wi-fi only model.
I really like that tablet but the choppy video playback is killing me.
And I don't want to sell it just because of that.
What websites are you watching off of?
Flash on android can accelerate some types of video, but not all.
I dont have any issues streaming 480p / h264(avc)+aac to my s7.
I would assume it could take up to 1080i/p if it wasnt for the fact the screen cant display it at all IF the video is in a format that can be accelerated.
Youtube switched over to h264 a while back as the iphones couldnt render vp6(or whatever it was) at all; so all but the oldest, unupdated videos are h264 which is accelerated.
Other websites can use whatever codec their flash video player allows, which potentially means you're watching a video in a codec that isnt accelerated on android = choppy even at low res.
I'm reading lots of websites.
Mostly www.gamezilla.pl, www.ppe.pl, www.gadżetomania.pl, www.ps3site.pl
These are polish websites about games and gadgets.
Could anyone try them on yours DS7 ?
I hate iPad and other 9/10 inch tablets but when I go to the mall and I try one of them with my favourite websites and it's always so super smooth I think more and more about buying one and selling my precious DS7 ...
If it's Android's fault or tegra's 2 then all I can do really is to buy a new tablet ;/
Can you provide a specific example?
I opened a random video and it works fine, it's also 720p
http://gamezilla.komputerswiat.pl/filmy/2011/39/guild-wars-2
Generally if it doesnt work on android it wont work on ios either as android supports more stuff (mainly via flash, non flash is equal)
Bummer ... Maybe I've got to much trash on my device.
I'll try to reset the whole thing to factory settings and I'll try it on fresh and clean setup. If that won't help then I'll look arround for different device I guess.
Thanks for trying anyway
If you can find a working example odds are it wont work on any tablet.
If that's the case only thing you can really do is yell at the website because they're using codecs that arnt favored by any platform (pcs can get-by by brute forcing their way though)
Let me see.
I watched this news today and it was really choppy all 3 YT videos :
http://www.ppe.pl/news-12500-PlayStation_Vita_wyladowalo_w_Japonii.html
Hmm strange, it's slightly choppy if you watch though the miniplayer.
But if you click the youtube button it loads and is completely smooth, so it's not the video itself. There's a possibility it's the miniplayer not behaving.
The youtube site player is a HTML5 one i believe, so it might either be flash or the player itself that's the issue. In this one example i'd say to just watch it though youtube, but that's not applicable on other sites if they're also giving issue.
From what I know if this happened on ios you simply end up with no video at all if it doesnt have the HTML5 version available. Assuming you dont watch it though the youtube app (which would still be recommeneded for both platforms if possible)
The reason i like to watch straight from the webiste is that its much more easy, less taping etc.
Just one tap and after watching I can carry on reading the news.
Thanks for help.
Have you tried Dolphin Hd browser. I stopped using the stock ds7 browser for the same reason
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[Q] YouTube/Netflix pixelation and distortion?

Any other Z owners having severe pixelation and jerky/lousy video in YouTube and Netflix? This is over WiFi BTW, not a bandwidth issue. Oddly enough HD video seems to stream fine, and any video played from local storage is fine too... Bravia 2 seems to not be a factor...
Anyone? I like this phone but between the SD card slot issue (yes, has happened once so far) and this nearly unwatchable standard def video streaming, I am honestly thinking about exchanging it.
Thanks in advance,
Bones

Gear VR Video Lag

I have been unable to find this issue online, which makes me think I am in a small minority that is experiencing it. I received my Gear VR, and it is a fun piece of equipment, though definitely not something I would have spent money on. I watched some Netflix and it played smoothly, though I saw pixels like people were saying. Nothing that can be done about that.
Here is where I experienced a problem. Oculus video says you can play your own videos from your library. It is true, however, I tried watching an hour long video last night and the video would periodically lag while the audio stayed on pace. As such, the audio got ahead of the video. I was able to remove the headset for a second, put it back on, and continue with everything synced again but it would continue to happen throughout the video. Has anyone experienced this, or know of a way to reduce lag so my videos on the device's drive can run smoothly? It was very annoying, and makes me think the Gear VR will become a paperweight if I cannot resolve this issue.
I found it works best with h.264 video and m4a audio, I had similar issues as you describe wirh AC3 audio.
I've seen that happen with *other* devices when a particular audio/video stream was more challenging to decode. I'd assume that using sub-optimal encoding for a video would give the Oculus Video significant "heartburn" in decoding.
If your source video isn't in-spec I'd consider transcoding it into most-compatible spec. That won't require any specific video transcoding tool, it's not a 3D specific process, and the tool of choice will depend upon what OS you run on your computer. For me under Linux I use AVEIDEMUX for this kind of work, generating an MP4 container with AAC 128Kbps audio and the h.264 video stream. I haven't watched a full movie in VR yet but those encodings have worked well for my previous devices (GS5, Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and Nexus 7 2012). It also works for playing 4K video smoothly off SD on my GS7.

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