[Galaxy S II General] Xero Xenith:
ANY results for ANY of these tests (using the official one or a good third-party player) would be much appreciated! I'm thinking of getting a GS2 but only if it has good MKV support - otherwise it's the O2X that interests me.

UPDATE: From my experience, Android video compatibility has notably improved with players like MX Video Player - try it if you have any doubt! Also a few of my descriptions below neglect to mention finer details e.g. Monster's Inc sample video has 6.1 surround audio that breaks many players. For full details check the link below.

I have put these six tests together, plus one from DesktopMan. All are just short samples (one minute in most cases) and as such qualify for free use under the DMCA.

The aim is to have a test for a player's flexibility and capability when it comes to MKV, which is an irritatingly versatile format. As such, I have tried to make this as comprehensive as possible. However, I am no expert (just a guy with a lot of video to play), and so would appreciate any comments :)

The download links supplied for the first three are not my own. For the remaining three tests (IV-VI) please obtain this file:

http://www.mediafire.com/?965488edub8dzgc

or visit this mirror (massive thanks to DesktopMan):

http://www.auby.no/files/video_tests/

Full details on all files used can be obtained here:

http://pastebin.com/zD1TzgCx

TEST I. Extreme (40Mbit/s) video quality in MKV.

Codec: AVC; Res: 1920*1072

"Bird_42_MBit_ABR_(+-1.5 MBit).mkv"

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1D4BX1U9

or "h264_1080p_hp_4.1_40mps_birds.mkv"

Test passes if:

video plays without stutter. File has no audio

IMPORTANT NOTE: This video is faster than most memory cards can handle. It may be best to run it off the internal memory, if there's space. In any case, if this test passes, it's outstanding!

TEST II. Very high (20Mbit/s) video quality in MKV.

Codec: VC-1; Res: 1920*1080

"hddvd_demo_1080p.mkv"

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/530/HD-DVD_Demo_1080p_VC-1_DDPlus_5.1.html

or "vc1_1080p_ap_l3_18mbps_ac3_hddvd.mkv"

Test passes if:

video plays without stutter. (First few seconds in particular!)

TEST III. High (10Mbit/s) video quality in MKV with unstyled subs.

Codec: AVC; Res: 1920*1080

"iguana.monsi.1080p.bd9.sample.mkv"

http://www.mediafire.com/?okmdmnymonz

or "h264_1080p_hp_4.1_10mbps_dts_unstyled_subs_monsters.mkv"

Test passes if:

video plays with subtitles on the screen. (May have to select subtitles with the menu.)

TEST IV. Medium (3.4Mbit/s) video quality in MKV with styled and unstyled subs.

Codec: AVC; Res: 704*480

"Suzumiya_Haruhi_no_Yuuutsu_-_C4_-_Special_Ending_-__Hitsuji__e569a2b7_.mkv"

or "h264_720p_hp_5.1_3mbps_vorbis_styled_and_unstyled_subs_suzumiya.mkv"

Test passes if:

video plays with STYLED subtitles on the screen. (Styled means "coloured and positioned on the top and bottom") (May have to select subtitles with the menu.)

TEST V. Unusual combination of Xvid video and styled subtitles, including foreign languages.

Codec: Xvid; Res: 640*346

"Matrix.Reloaded.Trailer-640x346-XviD-1.0beta2-HE_AAC_subtitled.mkv"

or "xvid_480p_as_l5_1mbit_he-aac_foreign_subs_matrix.mkv"

Test passes if:

Video plays with styled (just coloured) English subtitles, AND can play with Japanese and Arabic subtitles. (May have to select subtitles with the menu.)

TEST VI. Dual audio in an MKV.

Codec: AVC; Res: 1280*526. Audio codec: English: AAC, Hindi: MP3

"SAMPLE Harry Potter 4[Eng-Hindi]Dual.Audio BRRIP 720p-=[champ_is_here]=-.mkv"

or "h264_720p_hp_3.1_600kbps_aac_mp3_dual_audio_harry_potter.mkv"

Test passes if:

Video plays with English audio, and can switch to Hindi audio.

TEST VII. Medium-high (6Mbit/s) 720p MKV with AC3 and unstyled subs.

Codec: AVC; Res: 1280*720. Audio codec: AC3

"h264_720p_hp_5.1_6mbps_ac3_unstyled_subs_planet.mkv" (obtain from mirror above)

Test passes if:

Video plays with audio and subtitles.

I'd really appreciate it if you could run these through the SGSII :)

Many thanks for your replies! :)