stock player is awsome?
 

I have really been trying to get the video encoding for the omnia 2 (verizon version) down to the perfect settings. Nero digital (asp) I can get 740x480 at 1500kbps and mp3 audio at 160 and it plays fine in core player and default samsung media player (touch player???)) The file bench marks at a little over 100% in core player.
OK here is where it gets tricky.I LOVE h264/x264. I think they give better quality at lower bitrates. BUT it is very very hard on the proccessor . I can do an AVC.MP4 at 720x356 with an average bitrate of 989 and aac lc at 160. I use baseline settings with all the bells and whistles turned off. 2 pass. The file benchmarks in core player at 89% and stutters with playback. BUT the stock samsung player zipz right through the movie like its nothing. It plays AVC files ,even at slightly higher bitrates, just fine. where msmedia player and core player chokes to death. WHY? Does it use hardware decoding where the other 2 players dont? I just dont get it. I have posted this in several forums and cant wait to get opinions from people who know. Thanks!!!