Media Player for Playing Movies

JZ* · #1 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 01:44 AM

Hi All!
I have a problem with Media player continually switching back to the "small" media player screen while watching a movie. Today on a business flight, I used my stopwatch to see if this occurs on a regular interval...and yes, it occurs at approx 4 min 45 sec. this is a pain...is this a known issue, with a fix? I don't have Coreplayer (I do have Kinoma...but the video playback is so choppy and poor, I don't use it for that)...I really don't want to purchase CP unless this is the only option and would prefer to just use MP... so is there a fix for this issue?

I burn my DVDs with DVD cataylst, so the movies play skip free with MP. I appreciate any input to assist. Thaks in advance

**horndoctor** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 02:23 AM

You could try Mobile Media Center which uses Windows Media Player for the video player but adds some more options and is more finger friendly. You can get it on xda.

JZ* · #3 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 10:19 AM

Thanks...I'll give it a try

migz1134 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JZ*

Hi All!
I have a problem with Media player continually switching back to the "small" media player screen while watching a movie. Today on a business flight, I used my stopwatch to see if this occurs on a regular interval...and yes, it occurs at approx 4 min 45 sec. this is a pain...is this a known issue, with a fix? I don't have Coreplayer (I do have Kinoma...but the video playback is so choppy and poor, I don't use it for that)...I really don't want to purchase CP unless this is the only option and would prefer to just use MP... so is there a fix for this issue?

I burn my DVDs with DVD cataylst, so the movies play skip free with MP. I appreciate any input to assist. Thaks in advance

I never use WMP, if you ask me is a waste of space being pre install in my TP2. i use Dvix player is awesome. here is the file enjoy.

**JAVIERBOND007** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 11:10 AM

Coreplayer...

**jmorton10** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 11:14 AM

I have CorePlayer (& I love it) but I usually use Album for playback of my DVD rips (h.264) playback as it gives true hardware support (so does WMP) & CP does not at this time. I also like how Album has the aspect ratio button.

~John

**Young_breedent** · #7 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 11:16 AM

coreplayer is the best hands down, some people just have crappy movies and they will look bad on any player. But if you have a good movies then coreplayer is the best

Beefstew83 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 11:25 AM

I play movies all the time with MP and never any issues. Are you sure it isn't the movie file? I use a Video Encoder someone on XDA made for the HTC HD and it has always worked great for me. I don't like the dropped frames I get on CP currently. It's not too bad really, but WP is still cleaner for h.264. If CP or divxplayer can play other formats as well as WP plays h.264 then I would be happy to go to that since I like CP better from an GUI standpoint.

**razorloves** · #9 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 11:41 AM

yea...coreplayer strugles a bit with good quality h.264 in mkv container videos that i have. It works great with everything else i've thrown at it though.
quick question...
the h.264 files i have that are in mkv container... Do I have to put them in an mp4 container for Album or WMP to play them? I'm pretty sure that's what has to be done. If so, do you know the easiest way to do that? I've read that GOTSent might be what i'm lookin for. any input? thanks

DLCPhoto · #10 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmorton10

I have CorePlayer (& I love it) but I usually use Album for playback of my DVD rips (h.264) playback as it gives true hardware support (so does WMP) & CP does not at this time. I also like how Album has the aspect ratio button.

~John

What formats does Album play? I have some .mp4 and .avi files in the Video folder of my storage card, but when I point Album to that folder, it says there's no videos there.

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