best video playback settings to avoid jerky playback?

[dr g]

Originally Posted by amw1972

Ok...I just loaded up some newer movies onto my storage card. Had zero lag, smooth video, audio and video matches with no issues, resolution is beautiful as ever...here is what I used and what I did:

TCPMP v0.72 for playback
Any Video Converter @ the following settings: customized avi convert, resolution @ 320x240, audio: mp3

It plays back flawlessly.

I have tried to up the resolution to the full 640x480 but I get the lag and herky jerky playback.

Yeah taking a massive hit in resolution would probably help things. Maybe you could get away with 400-500 range, so it's not a TOTAL loss on the VGA screen.

[JickBahTech]

I wonder if the different builds are having issues with video playback.
I just threw my first movie on. For kicks I dusted off an old copy of PocketDivx Encoder, and popped in HOT FUZZ.

Settings (faking old Tosh e800):
File = AVI/DIVX
Res = 640x360
Bit rate = "40" (about 760kb I think)
Frame rate = 29.970
Audio = MP3 @ 96Kbps (kinda weak, might move it up)
Two pass encoding @ VHQ
Total file size = 550MB
Avg speed = 98%

Looks good. Plays well. Action sequences solid.

[360discgolf]

I think Kinoma is worth taking a peek at as well. I use it to watch movies over orb from my home pc and I get excellent performance. I'm using the free version.

http://kinoma.com/

[esqueue]

I am a very heavy anime watcher. And found that the best conversion program is AlltoAvi which is free. http://alltoavi.sourceforge.net/ I use tcpmp as it preforms as good and sometimes even better that core player even if it is older.

What is great about this program is that it allows you to add soft encoded subtitles from mkv and mp4 files. That isn't needed in avi files are they are already encoded into the video. Just make sure to enable it.

I usually set the resolution at 640 and keep aspect ratio locked to add bars instead of stretching it.

Bi-cubic
Video endoder: XVID
Audio Bitrate: 96 (I'm sure increasing will not hurt)

never use restricted mode as it sometimes recomends.

[TheRealHotshot]

Originally Posted by esqueue

I am a very heavy anime watcher. And found that the best conversion program is AlltoAvi which is free. http://alltoavi.sourceforge.net/ I use tcpmp as it preforms as good and sometimes even better that core player even if it is older.

What is great about this program is that it allows you to add soft encoded subtitles from mkv and mp4 files. That isn't needed in avi files are they are already encoded into the video. Just make sure to enable it.

I usually set the resolution at 640 and keep aspect ratio locked to add bars instead of stretching it.

Bi-cubic
Video endoder: XVID
Audio Bitrate: 96 (I'm sure increasing will not hurt)

never use restricted mode as it sometimes recomends.

Thanks I will be trying this out when I make it home tonight. I have 8-man after but the format is mkv and it runs like crap hope converting it over to avi it will play better on coreplayer!

[orlandojumpoff]

you cant really compare great looking anime vids to movie playback... while you may not notice with anime, you might easily notice things with a movie.
that being said, i have great playback with both tcpmp and core player. 640 x 3xx resolution since most of the stuff i convert is widescreen and the conversion programs i use doesn't seem to let me stretch it to 480...

[svargas05]

Where is the best place to buy a TV-Out cable? And what kind of TV-out cable do I use?

[[sammich]]

Originally Posted by svargas05

Where is the best place to buy a TV-Out cable? And what kind of TV-out cable do I use?

Expansys has the TV Out cable. They are specifically made for USB output of HTC devices.

[dr g]

Originally Posted by svargas05

Where is the best place to buy a TV-Out cable? And what kind of TV-out cable do I use?

Brando also has one.

[TreyBeno]

I use SPB Mobile DVD at 640x480 resolution at about 500MB and mv vids play flawless. Im playing the vids in TCPMP on various settings and they all look good. The older vids from my mogul in 320x240 might show slight digitizing on really fast action scenes but that expected bcuz of the lower vid quality anyway. I have to say SPB really does work well.