chw42 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 10:28 AM) The app I linked above plays every file type and is free. Its UI also hasn't been updated since the days of Android 2.x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 08:32 AM) Its UI also hasn't been updated since the days of Android 2.x. I guess that's something I couldn't care less about. If I'm going to pop on a 60 minute TV show to watch, I'll spend 3 seconds looking at the video player's UI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 10:37 AM) I guess that's something I couldn't care less about. If I'm going to pop on a 60 minute TV show to watch, I'll spend 3 seconds looking at the video player's UI. It matters when you're actually in the video player. MX has gestures to change brightness, volume, etc. in the player that Mobo doesn't have. It's a better player and the developers clearly care more about it. The ads only pop up when you stop the video, they don't actually interfere when you watch videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I use MplayerX or convert using smart converter to watch on itunes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 08:40 AM) MX has gestures to change brightness, volume, etc. in the player that Mobo doesn't have. You clearly haven't used Mobo because I've been able to do those things for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 10:44 AM) You clearly haven't used Mobo because I've been able to do those things for quite some time. I haven't used it in a long time. Just tried it out again, and you're right, it does support gestures now. One thing I did find Mobo was missing though: it doesn't play web videos from the browser. When I click a video from Chrome, I usually get a list of apps to open it with. Mobo was not on that list, but MX was. Edited December 20, 2013 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Just tried out Xposed framework and I'm wondering I didn't try it before. It basically allows you to get custom ROM features on stock, provided you have root. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Spent a solid 90 minutes tonight at my aunt's house with my brother trying to figure out how to get a Go Pro video we shot on to her Smart TV. We ended up sending the video wirelessly to my phone, and then tried to connect my LG phone to her LG TV through the app that goes along with it. Couldn't get it to work. Tried to find some apps on her TV, couldn't find anything good. Then we even physically connected my phone to her TV through a USB, but the TV would only recognize my images, not any videos. After all this time I finally decided, f*** it, I was just going to upload the video to Youtube and then pull up Youtube on her TV. When I went to hit the "Share" button on my phone, I noticed one of my options was "beam", and I just clicked it, scanned and connected to the TV, and boom. Video playback. Son of a b****. Took 90 minutes and downloaded like 4 apps, and all I had to do was look at my "share" options. FFffffffffffffffffffff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 This Roku 3 is really nifty. I'm really pleased with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Anyone have a Slingbox? Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Sort of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Dec 27, 2013 -> 12:40 AM) Anyone have a Slingbox? Any advice? We just finally got my parents' set up after buying a PRO-HD four years ago. Trying to get it to work became an annual Christmas tradition and it finally worked out. I can use it to stream Chicago sports to my Roku when I'm back at home, far from Chicago TV market. Had to buy a god damned 15 dollar Android app to do it though, because apparently developing a self-sufficient app for Roku was too hard. Edited December 27, 2013 by Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I wish I could have a Samsung Galaxy Note that was the size of their S series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Anybody have advice for a good receiver? I've had too many issues with my cheap Sony one and I think it's time for an upgrade. I don't need anything crazy, something midtier ($400 limit, would be nice if it was cheaper). So far I'm looking at this guy: Yamaha Receiver Edited December 30, 2013 by bigruss22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Dec 30, 2013 -> 05:09 PM) Anybody have advice for a good receiver? I've had too many issues with my cheap Sony one and I think it's time for an upgrade. I don't need anything crazy, something midtier ($400 limit, would be nice if it was cheaper). So far I'm looking at this guy: Yamaha Receiver I have the previous generation version of this one. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158STDH740/So...ml#overview-tab It's worked well for me, but I don't know if your experience has turned you off Sony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Anyone have any experience with bluetooth transmitters for non-bluetooth devices? Basically, I want to be able to plug the transmitter into the headphone jack to send the audio to bluetooth headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 My dumb iPhone has been shutting down out of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 30, 2013 -> 10:16 PM) My dumb iPhone has been shutting down out of nowhere. Wipe and restore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Picked up a Jambox Mini yesterday. It is incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'm picking up the S4 Active today. I can't wait to get rid of my iPhone 4. It's been a miserable experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 02:21 PM) I'm picking up the S4 Active today. I can't wait to get rid of my iPhone 4. It's been a miserable experience. It's also a 4 year old phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 2, 2014 -> 08:16 PM) Picked up a Jambox Mini yesterday. It is incredible. Now you'll want the regular and the big. It seems I am collecting bluetooth speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 05:27 PM) Now you'll want the regular and the big. It seems I am collecting bluetooth speakers. Apparently the Mini sounds better than the regular, so I'll pass on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 07:46 PM) Apparently the Mini sounds better than the regular, so I'll pass on that! I thought I was crazy when I felt that way at an in-store demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 07:48 PM) I thought I was crazy when I felt that way at an in-store demo. Every review site will say the same. It's 3 year newer tech. Also why it costs more, but totally worth the extra $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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