Generally, we play movies on the 7-inch Galaxy Tab. With the support for 1080p HD video playback, it is really a amazing tablet for movie lovers. Maybe somebody find he can watch videos/movies from Galaxy Tab on HDTV. However, all
Android devices have a file size limitaion that the single file on Android devices can't be more than 4GB. So playing HD videos and movies on Galaxy Tab or HDTV/TV via Galaxy Tab TV-Out Cable will be an annoying problem.
To be sure of no problems to watch HD videos on Galaxy Tab or TV, there are lots of factors you have to concern, such as the video format, video quality and video file size.
The higher bitrate,
the larger file size.
The article will show you how to get the best format for Galaxy Tab Video Playback
by keeping balance between video quality and file size.
After testing several H.264 MP4 files on Galaxy Tab (under 4GB) varying with different bitrates (from 1000 kbps to 30000 kbps), we found that
there is no clear difference in the visual effect by using Galaxy Tab's native player.
Tip: If interest, you can download our test files below to verify it by yourself.
http://hotfile.com/dl/115121708/2f7fd49/dvd_1000bitrate.mp4.html
http://hotfile.com/dl/115122528/f7240ef/dvd_30000bitrate.mp4.html
http://hotfile.com/dl/115124105/df4d666/1080p_1000bitrate.mp4.html
http://hotfile.com/dl/115124852/a85f679/1080p_30000bitrate.mp4.html
From these tests, you will notice that
the video bitrate doesn't seriously affect visual effect when playing on Galaxy Tab. So there are other two factors you should concern for Galaxy Tab video playback. That means
the file size and
video format.
(1) For those unsupported videos, like TiVo, MKV, MTS, VOB, MOV, WMV, AVI, etc, you can use
Foxreal Galaxy Tab Video Converter to convert them to H.264/MPEG4 MP4 videos compatible for Galaxy Tab's built-in media player.
(2) For Blu-ray/DVD movies, you can use
Foxreal Blu-ray/DVD to Galaxy Tab Converter to rip Blu-ray or DVD to Galaxy Tab supported H.264/MPEG4 videos.
If you want to
free space of Galaxy Tab, you can set bitrate as 1000 kbps which can help you get the Galaxy Tab supported video file with minimum memory.
If you want to
stream videos stored on Galaxy Tab onto your TV, you need to set bitrate to the max but output the single one file under 4GB so that you can watch movies on your TV/HDTV with high quality.
Notice: No matter which method you like, please remember to set the appropriate video bitrate according to your source videos so that each individual converted .mp4 file can't be more than 4GB.
Hope the guide about
Best format for Galaxy Tab Video Playback is helpful for you. Have Fun!
Source:
http://www.blurayvideotips.com/galaxy-tab-video-playback See also:
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