The Touchpad Android thread

[decmatt]

I'm tempted to put Android on my Touchpad, will I be able to watch MKVs on it or has that feature not become available yet?

I "think" without being able to check, I have been playing them using Rockplayer.

 

[-BA-]

Is there an Android app like Kalemsoft that will stream directly from a NAS rather than having to have my PC on to transcode?

 

[Evilpaul]

I'm tempted to put Android on my Touchpad, will I be able to watch MKVs on it or has that feature not become available yet?

Hardware acceleration is not working yet, so any hi-res videos will be basically unwatchable.

 

[Deep]

Hardware acceleration is not working yet, so any hi-res videos will be basically unwatchable.

Ah poopy. I could never watch any MKVs on my Touchpad.
Hopefully one day

 

[decmatt]

Is there an Android app like Kalemsoft that will stream directly from a NAS rather than having to have my PC on to transcode?

Use a file explorer, I use ES File Explorer to navigate to the NAS (set up a server) and select the file. Then use Rockplayer to play it.

I use this method, let me know if you have issues.

 

[Caffrey]

CM9 Nightly builds: https://twitter.com/#!/cm_tenderloin
Touchpad specific changelog: http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#q,st...d/android_device_hp_tenderloin+branch:ics,n,z
General ICS changelog: http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#q,status:merged+branch:ics,n,z

I recommend using these unofficial CM9 nightly builds for the Touchpad now
I probably won't be releasing alphas unless there is something very particular I want folks to test

https://plus.google.com/u/0/111443373232478614682/posts/dGms5mCh3rz

 

[Sin_Chase]

Was just about to post this

As soon as hardware video support is sorted I will flash an android build. Holding out...patiently

 

[-BA-]

Use a file explorer, I use ES File Explorer to navigate to the NAS (set up a server) and select the file. Then use Rockplayer to play it.

I use this method, let me know if you have issues.

So this method doesn't need a PC for transcoding? How does it cope with 1080/720 content though?

 

[decmatt]

So this method doesn't need a PC for transcoding? How does it cope with 1080/720 content though?

I haven't tried it with HD, I imagine it would stutter as you currently have to use Software Encoding instead of Hardware Encoding.

 

[Caffrey]

HD video decoding coming soon for CM9

 

[str]

HD video decoding coming soon for CM9

Where you read that?

 

[decmatt]

Where you read that?

One of the developers posted a picture on twitter.

 

[vintage-x]

One of the developers posted a picture on twitter.

hopefully will be in the next couple of days. I love my ICS touchpad but I wish it would do video so I can watch 4od and iplayer

 

[decmatt]

hopefully will be in the next couple of days. I love my ICS touchpad but I wish it would do video so I can watch 4od and iplayer

A couple of people have said it could appear in a nightly soon, it's to do with an updated kernal, so good news

 

[Deep]

I've taken CM9 off and am back to WebOS.

Kamlesoft (sp) works with MKVs now! Just cost me £3.99

TBH I can't justify messing with HP Android, I don't use my Touchpad enough. I was contemplating sell my Touchpad and perhaps buying a Asus Transformer Prime.... maybe one day!

 

[str]

A couple of people have said it could appear in a nightly soon, it's to do with an updated kernal, so good news

The guy who has it working has started uploading his changes so hopefully it shouldn't be too long before it's merged into CM9.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Hardware Video decoding was abandoned due to stability issues.

http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,12856

 

[decmatt]

Hardware Video decoding was abandoned due to stability issues.

http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,12856

Looking on the guys twitter, it definitely isn't permanently abandoned but some issues with some user profiles.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Hope it keeps getting worked on, but for now it wont be merged.

 

[doodah]

So no other way of playing normal/720p videos?