Comments on: Do you watch videos on your Tilt?

By: sadie

sadie — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:18:33 +0000

i wanna watch movies on my at&t tilt but there’s no sound how do i fix it any suggestions

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:24:48 +0000

MediaCoder is the best I’ve used by far. It’s open-source (free) but performs better than any pay software I’ve used. It even has built in settings for mobile devices. I use the included “MP3/MP4 Players” digital media players extension. Very fast encoding and excellent quality. I can get a 700MB DivX down to 176MB mp4.

http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/

I use TCPMP to watch most of my video.

By: Marvin

Marvin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:46:13 +0000

I use Windows DVD Maker and Import the .avi files and make them into .wmv (assuming that the dvd is not protected) once converted i just use media player to syn them into my tilt. when syncing it automatically compresses the files so they end up being smaller than the pc versions i can fit two movies comfortably on my small 2 gig and still have room for some pics and other small files. btw – my kids like happy feet and spiderman.

By: J Bone

J Bone — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:59:48 +0000

@ Vikas

I do agree that video seems a little washed out using the SKYFire browser but it handles most if not all websites that stream video. I’m in a 3G area so I get the most out of my unlimited data plan and SKYFIRE. Finally. lol

By: Vikas

Vikas — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:03:35 +0000

I use TCPMP for Youtube/DivX videos, with a Kyocera Stereo bluetooth headset that I got for $30.
During the day, I sometimes listen to Bloomberg TV online using windows media player.

I am pretty satisfies on how TCPMP handles the divx/flv videos.. I have a few 100 MB+ video from the days of stage6 and they do fine.

Video through skyfire is choppy and washed out.. and you can’t do fullscreen properly.. So I prefer TCPMP for youtube..

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:10:06 +0000

The issue for me is that the Tilt has a noticeably worse DSP than any MP3 player I’ve ever owned. If you’re satisfied with the sound quality, more power to you, but my only complaint about the Tilt is it cannot replace my personal media player without having a far better DSP.

By: John-Video

John-Video — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:10:55 +0000

Check out orb.com.

You install a small comonent on your PC and you can access to your entire media collection from you phone, laptop, work/school PC, Wii, whatever.

All you need is a decent (200Kbps+) data conention.

If I’m gonna be on a plane, I use Pocket DVD studio to conver DVD and video files. It will output DIVX or WMV. However, I’ve had a lot of stability issues with the encoder.

By: kristofer

kristofer — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:25 +0000

I haven’t tried any streaming yet with my Tilt, I do have the HTC Streaming program in my phone but just never had time to play around with it… as for headphones I like to use the Logitech Freepulse Bluetooth most of the time when I want just wireless headphones, I also have a set of Bluetake BT that has a microphone as well, but really I prefer my SteelSeries Siberia Earbuds over all I have, they’re corded but the sound is excellent.. for programs, at the moment installed for testing I’ve got: A-One Video Converter, Aplus DVD Ripper, Daniusoft Media Converter, Extra DVD Ripper Express, Plato DVD to 3Gp, Plato Video to 3gp, Pocket Divx Encoder, Xilisoft Video Conveter, Quick Media Converter, Xilisoft Dvd Ripper, and ZC Video to Cell Phone Converter.. So I’ll be taking a look at all of those, and once done I’ll do a summary type article where I’ll compare everything including times to rip/convert.. Then after those I’ll try and get my hands on some of the ones you guys mentioned for testing as well

By: bartveld

bartveld — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:37:52 +0000

I use SPB Mobile for ripping. Works great and is very easy to use. TCPMP for watching.

By: jericho

jericho — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:43:21 +0000

recommend handbrake for ripping as well. i use coreplayer for video and pocketplayer for audio. pocketplayer is awesome for streaming internet radio and podcasts. listening to twit.tv podcasts makes long commutes bearable. slingbox mobile player works great as well.

By: J Bone

J Bone — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:58:08 +0000

Hmmm.. Nice article. I like it when I have to think. LOL

I honestly haven’t watched any movies on my tilt. I use my SKYFIRE browser to watch CNN or any other “video clips” that may seem interesting.

As for music I only have a 4gb memory card so I carry the bare essentials with me. Simply because I have filed up my 750gb hard drive with music over the years and I use ORB (wonderful program) to stream my entire music libraty to my Tilt. I officially have no need for an MP3 player now.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:27:07 +0000

DVDFab Platinum for ripping/converting; has custom sizes (removing bars); handles Divx/MP4

CorePlayer for playback; works great and can boost audio. Goes a little wonky when a call comes it, but still works.

PocketPlayer for MP3 music.

I work out listening to music on Bluetooth stereo headsets and my kids love watching movies (heck so do I to pass the time) on the tilt. We have about 10 movies loaded up. The only real complaint is that it takes a long time to transfer a movie via USB, removing the 8Gb card and putting it in a reader is manageble.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:02:23 +0000

I love my Tilt, I have spent more time messing with settings and installing applications then actually using it as a phone. I watch my favorite music videos and listen to my music via my Motorola BT HT820 stereo headphones and it is great, it’s also cool to check out youtube once in a while to see whats new.

By: Ben Hanchett

Ben Hanchett — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:56:38 +0000

I have an 8GB card. I have 460 songs and at 3 movies plus numerous TV show Eps and have almost 4GBs free. I use Sompy Encoder. The quality is ok but it’s FAST!!!! I can convert a 700+mb Divx movie in about 5 minutes. The file comes out at 130mb. I just got Coreplayer(I had TCPMP for 4 months). Coreplayer is the ***T!!!! For DVD Ripping I have started using Handbrake. It’s Slow but I can rip in H264 with Ac3 sound. Coreplayer supports these codecs. I noticed the difference in quality.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:04:48 +0000

As player I use CorePlayer with the QTV setting for video, though I’ve found that doesn’t work with all custom ROMs (note I’m using an original HTC TyTN II, unbranded), and playback speeds differ wildly between those ROMs.

Either way, the TyTN II + CorePlayer + converter cable + Sennheiser PMX-100 has replaced my MP3 player as the audio player of choice.

When I travel by train (my girl lives an hour by train away from me) I usually watch some TV show I didn’t watch the night before, the 350mb usenet/torrent download version. I find that’s about the max the Kaiser can decently play – but again this depends on various factors. It’s usually satisfactory in QTV mode (I do not convert/recode these files).