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[Nook Color Themes and Apps] don_ernesto:
from my very very few experiments, i concluded that once videos are converted to mp4 (h.264 / AAC) any player is the same (uses the hardware decoding).

with videos in different formats its likely that there will be problems

i agree with nooter on using handbrake's iphone preset modifying the bitrate setting it around 800kbps (for animated movies it can be lower 600kbps should be ok). About altering the size of the movie, only for reducing it (remember the max lines in landscape is 600)
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] drksilenc:
rock player works if u have the latest universal player but you need to install add block because even if you pay for it you cannot activate it
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Kokanee483:
I've found that all the players avail still play back xvid/divx avi's really choppy, going to have to give handbrake a try to take advantage of the hardware decoder...
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] samseh:
I was just able to install vplayer from the market (a few days ago it wouldn't install)... some audio sync issues but there are some cache parameters to tweak... anybody had any luck?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Kokanee483:
Same experience with playing divx/xvid files, choppy sound and 21-24fps video playback. Take that same video and run it through handbrake to convert to .mp4 and it runs great.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] sano614:
Where is the built in video player located? I cannot seem to find it anywhere..
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] succulent:
I agreed with vplayer beta from the market place. It's free. It'll play most video formats. I've tested 480p and 720p mkv and both play with high speed setting. 720p mkv video is slow but 480p play fine. It's great with cifsmanager and mounted shared videos.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] jta:
So, what filetype does that create? What is the Extension? MP4 or M4V? Also, are there any other settings, other than the ones listed above that you use?

I am asking these questions because I am having issues with movies encoded this way playing in the default player. It doesn't recognize the video, so it will not play.

Also, VPlayer plays them, but there is a definite audio lag once you forward to about mid-movie.

Also, as an aside, I am converting ISO files (Direct DVD rips) using HandBrake. That is how I am generating these files. I do change the extension to mp4 from handbrakes default (m4v i think).

Thanks for any help.

J
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] rckymtnrfc:
There is no shortcut in the App drawer (or Gallery) for the stock video player....I just click the video file (in whatever file manager you use or the Nook Library My Files tab).

Personally I use Act 1 Video player as it will present a list of videos on the SD card and Nook. Although for some reason it list videos on the Nook twice.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] KryptoNyte39:
The Act 1 app seems to be the only one that can properly sort videos. I tried the trial version, and it seems to work great, but as intuitive as the in-video touch areas may seem, I just can't get my brain dialed in to use them in practice. I think the built-in NC player works just fine, it's the video file/folder sorting that's nearly impossible to navigate once you have 20 or 30 vids on there along with a few thousand photos.

The media sorting options on Android are surprising lacking, or I just can't seem to find methods to deal with 32 gigabytes of media on this device.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Mikroft:
I just did a bunch of conversions from some 720p MKV's. I converted them using Xilisoft video converter.

The settings I used were:

720x420

800k bitrate

44.1khz 128kbps audio

H.264 codec MP4 extension

Plays flawlessly with Rockplayer. No desync on fastforward.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] jta:
The Built in player IS the best

After many attempts and reboots, I have determined that the Built-in Media player is the best player for videos encoded as specified earlier in this thread...

I tried Rock, and VPlayer beta, but both had very bad audio sync issues.

The Built-in player played all my encoded videos flawlessly. The wife LOVED watching Salt on the Nook during our road-trip. The only downside is the audio on the nook--hardly any volume. Easily solved by a good set of earphones. We are very pleased with the nook.

J
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] wretchedlocket:
Check out mVideoPlayer. I haven't tried it on the Nook, but its perfect on my Galaxy S phone.

As for encoding, go with handbrake. Choose the Apple TV preset. Set resolution to custom and width to 800 (handbrake should automatically choose the correct height based on asperity ratio of source material). Set the video quality to constant at 60% (70% is the max you want for HDTV). Under audio, select the appropriate track and select aac with Prologic II or stereo as the encoding. Use the MP4 extension as to avoid issues with different t players.

You can get way more detailed on settings beyond that. It just depends on the material and the playback device. Those settings should get you outstanding video on the Nook. May have to scale back a little if the video is choppy.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] tabletfever:
After much trial and error, I have to agree with previous poster who said the best player is the built-in player with mp4 files created with the settings mentioned. The other players all had issues with controls and added nothing if the file was formatted as described.

I also had a lot of trouble getting any player to play any file at first. I think installing some of the other players added some necessary codecs. Then after a reboot, everything started to work. Hope that helps someone else avoid some frustration.

Despite a few trials like this, I love this tablet! Thank you xda devs!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] KryptoNyte39:
I'm running the free version of Rock Player. It's not exactly the cheapest app out there on the Android market, but if it works well, not a big deal.

Whenever I choose an mp4 video that I've encoded at 848x360, for example, Rock Player seems to default the widescreen video to this resolution, assuming the Nook Color scaled resolution is 1024x600, which means that a high quality widescreen rip at the smaller resolution will default launch with black bars around all 4 edges.

I noticed that the video display resizing has 3 modes,

(1) the default mode as mentioned above

(2) zoomed mode which fills the whole screen, stretching as required

(3) scaled mode which allows the widescreen video to stretch to the left and right edges properly, while maintaining a proper aspect ratio.

So the simple question is, how do I configure Rock Player to default launch video files in the mode (3) mentioned above?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Nooter:
I use MP4 (although I remember M4V working, as well). I launch the default player through a file manager (ES File Manager or Root Explorer).

The settings I use in Handbrake (not, in the least, optimal) are:

Start with iPod Touch preset

Picture -> Width to 1024 (overkill for SD sources), Keep Aspect Ratio = true, Anamorphic = None

Video -> Avg. Bitrate = 800

Audio -> Mixdown = Stereo, Bitrate = 80, optional: DRC = 4

Chapters -> Create chapter markers = false

That worked with Handbrake 0.9.4; I haven't encoded anything in 0.9.5, yet.

I think I saw another forum thread with a Handbrake preset available for download.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] n25philly:
OK, I' trying to watch a video podcast I downloaded. It's a 24mb mp4 file and I have it stored on the SD card. The default player says it can't open it, and I've tried every video player I can find on the market and it either won't play or the video and audio is way out of sync. I know it's not an android issue as I can play it just fine on my Vibrant.

The video is 1280 x 720, so is that why it's choking? My vibrant doesn't have that resolution either but seems to be able to handle it just fine. It's one thing if I am making my own video, but I would hate to have to start screwing with files I download.

Anyone have any ideas?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] spikey911:
I hear ya....

One thing my Augen did very well was play any video I threw at it....The Nook, not so much. I must say I am very disappointed with the video playback.

I don't think there is any one program that works best with all files, if indeed it plays at all..

It is a big hassle re-encoding video, not to mention that Handbrake will not run on netbooks due to a resolution issue.

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] donaldboyer:
Hello, I have a Vodafone 845. What is the default CPU speed please? And what would be the max overclock possible for this device?

Thanks,

Donald.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shockem:
Install setcpu and see your default speed. You can try system panel also.

For overclocking, it depends, Temps and stability. Try to increase your clockspeed with small increases first, and go to the highest possible one with no stability issue. Just like you overclock your pc, you need patience and to be careful not to increase it to a point where you canot boot or spoil you processor.

Enjoy:D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowbot:
I just rooted and couldnt get Barnacle or the other Wifi tether app to work. After some googling I saw that there's an issue with the Vibrant and tethering. Any known working wifi tether apps working? If not, what can I do? Install a custom ROM?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonys2r:
Mobile AP works just fine for me
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowbot:
Im using the standard ROM and don't see the mobile AP option. In the market I just see a mobile AP shortcut that doesnt do anything but warn me it doesnt work on my phone.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alkaloid:
By "standard rom" I take it you mean TouchMyWiz, but what version are you running?

I'm pretty sure this will work for you no matter which 2.1 rom you are using.

Mobile AP App Fixed to Work on Samsung Vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bricked vibrant:
i've been running barnacle tether for the past week to run my ipod with little to no issues as long as i have a decent 3g signal on my phone.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dawsoju:
I was having this issue with Wireless Tether for Root Users whenever I tried downloading form the market or any repository.

I ended up downloading the apk for the Facinate from the android-wifi-tether google code page and after a couple tries it worked fine for me on Obsidian V4.2.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xghostyxjokerx:
I seen a download for oovoo app but not compatible for nexus to download..could someone plsss upload apk...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xghostyxjokerx:
anyone here know where the app is or does it work for nexus???
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodneygoff:
they are developing it right now. i've tried it with other apks from 2.2 but it looks like no video calling from the nexus s. even with another galaxy s apk like the epic. guess we're just gonna have to wait.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gfgodoy:
Any other video chat option for Nexus s?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugen88:
Hi

I am the one of developers in this company but not in mobile section.

OoVoo work fine with Froyo 2.2 on Nexus One in this time. If you run 2.2, you can find it on Market.

For 2.3... it will be released in a few weeks.

To use it on back camera just go to settings of ooVoo and uncheck front camera as default.

We all work hard to develop this application. Just wait few week and you patience will be awarded :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] georgemv:
Great app guys! Keep on the good work!
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] MyopicWorm:
In the stock messaging app or Hancent app, there's a way to get a notification report for SMS that's delivered. But my MS can't get delivered icon or report that 's delivered.....the report always "PENDING" or "Delivery notification is disable" even I got reply from my friend.

It just happened since I up to Froyo. Does anyone have any idea how you can get it back? Thanks.

Sorry for my English.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] Techngro:
I recieved my case for the Archos 70 today, and even though it wasn't made specifically for the Archos 70, I am quite pleased with it. Link and pics below.

Seller and Price:

The case is the M-Edge Trip Kindle Jacket (Fits 6" display, 2nd Gen Kindle). I purchased it from Amazon. The case itself is $19.99 and with expedited shipping, the total came to $29.55.

Design:

I ordered the Black and Tan case, but it comes in various coulors. The idea of this case seems to be to make your e-book reader look like...well, a book. The exterior of the case is made from black canvas. The canvas is soft and has some padding, but not too much to make it feel bulky or smushy. The spine is very firm tan leather. It doesn't collapse when pressure is put on it, but it folds back easily so you can hold it in one hand. The case itself does not have a traditional magnetic or metal clasp to keep it closed. Instead, the M-Edge Trip is held closed by a tan elastic which is connected to the case by a tan leather patch sewn tightly to the outside of the case (see pic).

The interior of the case is a very soft cream-colored microfiber. It feels a little like very soft suede, and I feel very comfortable about it coming in contact with the screen of the device (with or without a screen protector). The A70 is held in place by four mounting points. The top two are narrow leather and elastic, and the bottom two are just leather. The straps hold the A70 well, but there is some wiggle room, not enough for it to fall out unless you hold it by one cover and shake it a lot. The microfiber interior helps in this respect, because it keeps the A70 from sliding around in the case.

The best thing about this case is that when the A70 is inside, none of the ports are blocked. No matter how you turn it (with ports at bottom or the top), the fact that the straps are at the corners keeps them from being obstructive. The only thing that the straps obstruct is the volume rocker. Only a small portion of the rocker is obstructed, and the strap doesn't actually press on the button at all. I can plug in the charger, headphones or the USB without removing the A70 from the case.

Dimensions and fit:

The case has the following dimensions: 8.25" height x 5.9" width x .75" thick (with A70 inside), which seems to differ a bit from the manufacturer's posted dimensions, but my measurements are accurate.

Once the A70 is inside, the case surrounds the device with about .5" on each side and .25" on the top and bottom (see pics). I like the fact that there is some extra room in case I drop it, no part of th device should actually hit the ground. It also makes it easier to hold in both landscape and portrait modes (someplace to put your thumb).

All in all, the case is quite sturdy and well-made. I give it a rating of 8/10. Which is excellent considering that it really isn't made for the Archos.

Link to Product: http://amzn.to/f0FQIb

Link to pics: http://bit.ly/eyKMFP

Please forgive the camera phone pic quality and any spelling errors. Any questions please ask.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] ncuxxx:
3-d gen case will fits better.

Prooflink later.

Update:

http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?p=269036#p269036

http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?p=269037#p269037

But, 3d gen cover is a litle smaller then A70 in height. So a70 will look out of cover from one side. In it A70 looks like more hard keeping.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] DmMc:
looking at both photo sets above,

2nd gen case looks&fits much better.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] Techngro:
In all honestly, I really wouldn't want my A70 sticking out of the top like it does in the 3d Gen case. The case I have is perfect for the A70 I think.

I would like to add one caveat to my review though. Since it's canvas, the case pics up lint and dust. My room isn't the cleanest (sadly), so that will be a concern in the future. But I still really like this case.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] ncuxxx:
Here is more quality photos from me:

More photos here: http://wiki.hasanov.ru/android/archos-gen8/archos-70it/start

It`s M-edget jacket for last gen kindle.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] cajl:
When you move your Archos, it does remain in place ?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] ncuxxx:
It`s fixed very hard, becouse this case is a little smaller than archos. So straps holds Achos better then Kindle in that case. Loook green elastic lines. I can hold by case and shake very hard and it will not fall out of case.

What you mean by "Move"?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] cajl:
in the bag ?

or when you use accelerometer
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] ncuxxx:
It`s a case, not bag.

It`s fixed very hard. Look photos ones more!
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Accessories] i_ate_lunch:
Another quality m-edge case

I got the m-edge latitude case for the 2nd gen kindel and it's pretty sweet! The 70IT fits snug in the case. The side pocket is spadex and stretches out to hold headphones and cables. It also will flip around so you use it as a stand. I think it's a good value for $29. I bought mine at BestBuy. Check it out at their site...
[Droid X General] lblacklol:
Any help is appreciated, I'm still fairly new with Android, but trying to learn my way around.

When the OTA update for 2.2.1 came out, I decided to do a factory reset because I'm just picky like that, and I like to be fresh coming out of OTA updates. Prior to the factory reset, I was running stock 2.2, though I was rooted using the manual (D2) method through adb, I had bloat frozen with Titanium Backup, and I had Droid X Bootstrap installed.

I unfroze the bloat and did the 2.2.1 update prior to factory reset. I did not unroot prior to the OTA. After the OTA I did a factory reset. I expected the bootstrap to go as well. It didn't, and I noticed immediately because I was booting into its recovery every other reboot because I was no longer rooted.

I still had the superuser icon (ninja) in the app drawer, however was no longer rooted of course, so I loaded z4root and let it "unroot" me, and then let it root again, which fixed the Bootstrap recovery issue.

Here's my problem. Obviously the factory reset did not wipe everything because bootstrap was still trying to load. My phone is definitely more sluggish than it was prior to the factory reset. Different types of screen lag are very noticeable and the phone really lags later in the day if I don't reboot. I loaded less apps after the reset than I had prior to, but otherwise did nothing different. I want to try to remove the bootstrap too, as well as anything residual to try to figure this out, even if I do have to factory reset again, because it's definitely not stable the way it is. Is it possible to remove it, and how so?

I'm aware that this may not fix the problem, and to me it doesn't even make sense that it would, but I definitely feel something "off" here and for my own peace of mind I'd like to remove it at least for now just to see. I've done factory resets before and the phone always feels much snappier once it's back up and running. This time it's worse than when I started.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
[Droid X General] crxin:
You would have to flash a stock sbf. Correct me if I am wrong but I think that stands for system boot file. That should take care of everything. I am sure u can find the thread on the forum on how to do it. Just to mention I think that all the boot strap does is hijack your normal boot process by interrupting it allowing u access. It doesn't actually replace the boot process.
[Droid X General] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Info on the bootstrapper can be found here:

http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/08/droid-x-recovery.html

Basically it replaces the logwrapper.bin file which gets executed very early in the boot process. This allows bootstrapper to control the rest of the boot sequence.

To *just* remove bootstrapper, I think there is a backup of the original logwrapper executable stored in /system, so you could just replace the exploited version with the original.

However, if you are having issues, I would suggest you just go ahead and flash back to complete stock:

http://rootzwiki.com/index.php/Main-Page/Droid-X-Full-2.2-SBF.html

Make sure you are still on the 2.3.15 version before using this. Once you take the OTA (to 2.3.340) I don't think this SBF will work any longer.
[Droid X General] crxin:
So the sbf flash method wont work if u took the update?
[Droid X General] jaynyc22:
sorry to hijack this thread. But I am having major issues with bootsrap. I accidently moved it from my sd card to internal storage. How do I move it back. It wont allow me.
[Droid X General] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
The .340 update "upgrades" your bootloader to 30.04. I've read that the 2.3.15 SBF will not work with this bootloader.

There are some SBF files produced by Team Black Hat (at Leaked 2.3.320 and patch files to put you to 2.3.340), but I've not used them.

I think you can find more info on those at mydroidworld (or you can support TBH by buying their app in the marketplace and downloading direct from there)
[Droid X General] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
I'm not sure what you mean?

Try uninstalling from Manage Applications and re-install?

Do you mean the DroidXBootstrapper UI or the logwrapper exploit?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] regP:
Anyone having a good experience with the newest Facebook release? The changlog spoke of push notifications (FINALLY) and chat.

Push notifications still dont work for me and while chat works it only notifies you of a new message in the notification bar, no alert tone..

Vibrant via XDA App
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] willsnews:
It works for me It goes off of my notification ringtone

egc+voodoo jl1
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] presence06:
No tone for me but notifies me, chat and likes/comments. Kind of strange. Wish they would add video upload...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xriderx66:
Chat is alright
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] cojonesx:
I still can't sync contacts with the latest :(
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] regP:
Lame.. I don't understand why we can't have a fully functioning facebook app. Was better than this on my blackberry. So sad...

Vibrant via XDA App
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
just a reminder: push notifications is only compatible with 2.2+ (says it in the market description)......so if youre running 2.1, thats your answer. if youre on 2.2, who knows, try uninstalling/reinstalling
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] regP:
I un/reintstalled this morning with no luck.

Vibrant via XDA App
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Insomaniac10:
well, if you need push notifications that bad, here you go: http://goo.gl/8m1DL
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] willsnews:
I'm going to try this push to conserve battery

egc+voodoo jk6
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] huasamaya:
it was working great for me, however, I reboot my phone and now I still get notifications, but it doesn't vibrate either ringtone. I check the settings and all the notification are on. Any advice?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] regP:
I've been reading conflicting reports that push only works in froyo 2.2.1 or higher.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] junxracr:
Theres no option to paste pics in groups when posting : (
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] negerhab:
Works fine for me too on my current configurations, did you update it or install a fresh version?

Sent from Vibrant w/ Nero v3 + Voodoo 5.0.4 and ADW launcher EX
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] fioricet:
do not like it.. i put the one before back one with out the chat
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sk8erdude525:
I recently bought an unlocked GSM HTC HERO WHITE and it doesnt accept my tmobile sim card. (US) Its so weird and i cant seem to find anything about it.

IMEI: 357988029015696

S/N HT03GL902188

P/N 99HHMo061-00 C

I dont know what else to do=(
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hubix:
Go into SPL (POWER+VolumeDown) and tell what you see. Is there a simlock option?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calico5:
i wouldnt post up your full IMEI if i were you...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sk8erdude525:
I can't even get into that. It wont let me in.