Okay, my Droid Eris officially sucks now...

heyjoojoo · Aug 12, 2010

It can't seem to play a video smoothly without pausing. Slows my phone tremendously when videos are playing. Is there a specific format required or something?

OS 2.1
Apps:
Task Killer, Bible, Astro File Explorer, Applause, iHeartradio, Scanner Radio, Swype

NPH- · Aug 12, 2010

sounds like you may need to root

erisuser1 · Aug 12, 2010

Sounds like you need to be using a WiFi connection instead of the Mobile Network.

Try it back and forth - playing the exact same video - and you will see that the stuttering comes from trying to run the feed across VZW's Mobile network

It isn't always that way - it depends not only on your signal quality, but also how heavily congested your cell is with traffic (both CDMA and EVDO, as they are mutually exclusive).

Hiroshika · Aug 12, 2010

erisuser1 said:
Sounds like you need to be using a WiFi connection instead of the Mobile Network.

Try it back and forth - playing the exact same video - and you will see that the stuttering comes from trying to run the feed across VZW's Mobile network

It isn't always that way - it depends not only on your signal quality, but also how heavily congested your cell is with traffic (both CDMA and EVDO, as they are mutually exclusive).

Im not sure, but i think he may have been talking about like a .mp4 type of file that is saved locally on his phone.

gridbug · Aug 12, 2010

Before I rooted (from the leaked 2.1) the YouTube app was horrible. After root, it plays perfect AND in high quality.

Advantage: root.

xAusTiN · Aug 12, 2010

heyjoojoo said:
It can't seem to play a video smoothly without pausing. Slows my phone tremendously when videos are playing. Is there a specific format required or something?

OS 2.1
Apps:
Task Killer, Bible, Astro File Explorer, Applause, iHeartradio, Scanner Radio, Swype

Remove that app and your phone will run a lot more smoothly.

You DO NOT need a task killer for any reason.

Frisco · Aug 12, 2010

xAusTiN said:
Remove that app and your phone will run a lot more smoothly.

You DO NOT need a task killer for any reason.

Absolutely.

smacky · Aug 12, 2010

xAusTiN said:
Remove that app and your phone will run a lot more smoothly.

You DO NOT need a task killer for any reason.

Such a bold statement. You got an article that explicitly says that with unequivocally irrefutable evidence?

Frisco · Aug 12, 2010

smacky said:
Such a bold statement. You got an article that explicitly says that with unequivocally irrefutable evidence?

Froyo update kills Android task killer apps | andrew | Androinica

"Task killers actually get in the way of Android handling memory management as intended. We’ve already written an article on why you should not be using a task killer, so read that post for more information."

heyjoojoo · Aug 12, 2010

Hiroshika said:
Im not sure, but i think he may have been talking about like a .mp4 type of file that is saved locally on his phone.

That's exactly it. So annoying. My LG Dare had no problems...

heyjoojoo · Aug 12, 2010

I've done a root before but didn't really see any improvements... I used the Root posting from this site. The instructions seemed very easy to follow.

smacky · Aug 12, 2010

Frisco said:
Froyo update kills Android task killer apps | andrew | Androinica

"Task killers actually get in the way of Android handling memory management as intended. We

Demache · Aug 12, 2010

How large is the video resolution wise, and bit rate? The Eris has problems with videos over 320 x 480 (the phone's native screen size, it has to keep resizing every frame if they are too big), and you don't want the bit rate ridiculously high (2+ Mb/sec), since it can only read the memory card so fast. Besides at that low of a resolution, 1 Mb/sec is more than enough.

I watched Pink Floyd The Wall on my phone, with no problems when I didn't have root.

EDIT: Yeah I tested it, Pink Floyd The Wall is running at 464 x 208, at an average bit rate of 629 kbps. The CPU hovered around 50% usage with some 80% bursts, probably coming from a different app. I'm overclock to 710Mhz though.

smacky · Aug 13, 2010

heyjoojoo said:
I've done a root before but didn't really see any improvements... I used the Root posting from this site. The instructions seemed very easy to follow.

Did you overclock afterwards? You can't go a whole lot higher, but you should get to about 700 or so easily.

I doubt it will improve video that much. It should play it fine stock, though.

Frisco · Aug 15, 2010

smacky said:
Irrelevant... (etc)..

lol .. good to see you back, smacky.

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