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Question

movie streaming

Feb 19, 2012 9:57PM PST

I have a pandigital tablet. When I try too stream a movie from a website the movie will stream for only 72 minutes. The video will freeze but not the audio. It is not just megavideo it is any website that I go to. What am I doing wrong?

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I would have continued with your first post.
Feb 20, 2012 3:36AM PST

Duplicate posts result in duplication of effort.

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Re: movie streaming
Mar 16, 2012 8:25PM PDT

you'd better figure out the movie's format at first, video freeze often due to the large file size or uncompatiable format, according to my own experience, most tablets prefer h.264 mp4 format, if possible, you may convert your movie to this format

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movie streaming
Mar 17, 2012 2:13AM PDT

Thank you for answering my question. How would I convert the movie?

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Any Video Converter Freeware
Apr 8, 2012 4:10PM PDT

You can use a free video converter - Any Video Converter to convert the format to the formats you need. FYI, if you purchased the DRM protected iTunes video from iTunes, you may need a cost software - Noteburner M4V Converter.

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MX video player
Apr 17, 2012 2:34AM PDT

might be a simple solution as well. I found that some video files were very laggy on my EVO using the stock video player, but using the MX video player fixed that. The controls are very easy to adapt to and they offer multiple options for playback speeds. Give it a try, I hope it works for you.

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movie streaming
Apr 22, 2012 11:46AM PDT

Maybe it doesn't support the format! Check the format first!