Easiest to use android media player and preferred video format?

[slackerinabox]

I have an intel based acer 8" tablet and would like to load it up with dvd-rips to keep the toddler busy during a flight

1. What's the easiest, most icon (not text) driven media player for local media?
2. Best format to use? My dvd ripper allows mkv, xvid, and I believe itunes mp4 - quality's not important, but if one format burns less processing power/battery over another than I'm sold

Thanks!

 

[Oyeve]

I just use MX player.

 

[KeithTalent]

I just use MX player.

Same. Plays everything I throw at it and a great, simple interface.

KT

 

[slackerinabox]

Sweet, thanks!

 

[dawheat]

I just use MX player.

Ditto - in the few cases HW decoding doesn't work, software decoding has worked without any issues.

 

[Zodiark1593]

Ditto - in the few cases HW decoding doesn't work, software decoding has worked without any issues.

Just watch that battery when going software. ^_^

Even my G2's battery tanks when the cores are stressed.

 

[soccerballtux]

aside from all those other recommendations I'll be the first to mention MX player. I'm surprised more people don't use it

 

[soccerballtux]

Just watch that battery when going software. ^_^

Even my G2's battery tanks when the cores are stressed.

seriously.

and, is everyone on the G2 nowadays? I got my mom to buy one, my friend, another friend, I bought one...

 

[holden j caufield]

The G2 is such a great sweetspot for price, size, performance, looks, feel, features. Still the best battery life I've used. Too bad I bought a so so cover and dropped it at the wrong angle.

 

[mmntech]

Could try Kodi (formerly known as XBMC). You have to side load it but they have a fork for x86 devices now. Shouldn't require rooting.
http://kodi.tv/

 

[poofyhairguy]

Could try Kodi (formerly known as XBMC). You have to side load it but they have a fork for x86 devices now. Shouldn't require rooting.
http://kodi.tv/

Actually don't use Kodi on Android. Use SPMC instead, it is a Kodi fork by the Kodi ARM developer in the Play Store with more major features than normal Kodi. It is basically the Kodi ARM development branch, because they are scared to put real Kodi in the Play Store without a test run.

It is what I use OP, best remote-driven option.

 

[Zodiark1593]

seriously.

and, is everyone on the G2 nowadays? I got my mom to buy one, my friend, another friend, I bought one...

Wish I could have had my father buy a used G2 as opposed to a new Experia Z3. Would have saved him close to $400.

Also, I'd kind of equate MX Player to VLC on Android. (Except the real VLC on Android still needs some work before it can match MX Player, let alone compare to it's big pc brother).

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Isnt' AC3 audio broken on MX Player now?

 

[lopri]

DicePlayer is pretty good and can handle AC3.

 

[sweenish]

I just use MX player.

Literally the first reply.

aside from all those other recommendations I'll be the first to mention MX player. I'm surprised more people don't use it

HAH. I was not disappointed.

As for OP, the file format of choice is one that uses the h.264 codec, since practically all mobile devices support it at the hardware level.

 

[AnMig]

mx player 98% of the time, love the swipe up down left right, for volume, brightness, forward backward. still have not found its equivalent in my windows tablet. well worth to purchase to support the dev.

on those occasional weird audio codec (e.g. 5.1) that wont play i use xbmc for backup.

wish they port it to windows tablet already.

peace.

also for browsing networked mediafiles i use es file explorer