Divx player for iPad

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Divx player for iPad

Hi. I'm looking to buy an iPad mainly for emails, Youtube, basic news/weather/tech/gasget websites and...the all important Divx files. i mainly have .avi files (with some .mkv files as well). my questions are:

1. how do i transfer those files to my iPad? ( or can i connect my portable hard drive to the ipad via some kind of adaptor and then watch those files that way? )

2. what really good Divx or AVI player can you recommend for the iPad? ( i currently have an Android tablet and 3 out of 5 Divx player apps hasn't work so far. will an ipad player guarantee to work? any recommendatins or advice please)

Thanks.

Intel Core i5, Windows 7, 4GB RAM

Posted on Apr 25, 2011 1:55 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 25, 2011 1:58 PM in response to onslaught

I use CineXPlayer to play DivX files. Haven't found a DivX file it won't play yet.

You transfer movies to CineXPlayer via iTunes File Sharing over USB.

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Apr 25, 2011 2:23 PM in response to Julian Wright

Will the Cinexplayer guarantee to play .avi and .mkv files as well?

Any other players out there?

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Answer 3

Apr 25, 2011 2:27 PM in response to onslaught

Most .avi files are DivX files. As I said, I have yet to find an .avi/DivX file that CineXPlayer couldn't play.

I doubt the developers can guarantee it will play every DivX file as there are millions and millions of them, so it would be impossible to test them all, and someone could easily create a mal-formed DivX file.

I don't know about mkv files as I don't use that format.

Read the reviews of CineXPlayer on the AppStore.

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Apr 25, 2011 2:31 PM in response to Julian Wright

I have read about the VLC player and the OPlayer. are they any good as well?

is it that easy to transfer fils to the ipad? can you create folders (like SD or HD) or edit those folders name, etc.?

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Answer 5

Apr 25, 2011 2:36 PM in response to onslaught

It would be a lot quicker if you just read the descriptions and reviews of the apps you are interested in on the AppStore. I don't use those other apps as CineXPlayer does all I need. Transferring files is as easy as drag and drop into the File Sharing area of iTunes. Whether you can create folders etc. depends on the app you're using.

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Apr 25, 2011 2:49 PM in response to Julian Wright

Sorry i havn't read the reviews yet as i havn't installed iTines yet. but i have seen one or two videos of it. it looks really good. stupid question though:

is there a file size limit to transferring an .avi or .mkv file to the iPad for the Cinexplayer?

can you create folders on the Cinexplayer?

e.g. my Transformers file is divided into 3 parts. i can create a "Transformers folder" and then put those 3 files into it?

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Answer 7

Apr 25, 2011 3:08 PM in response to onslaught

Vlc is gone.

No, you cannot create folders inside of apps.

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Apr 25, 2011 3:13 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

What i meant was create folders within iTunes as regards movie folders on Cinexplayer as desribed on my previous query.

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Answer 9

Apr 25, 2011 3:18 PM in response to onslaught

Get yourself Air Video. It is godlike for streaming ANY sort of video from your computer to your iPad. No need for syncing video all the time, and it can be accessed almost anywhere.

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Apr 26, 2011 2:00 AM in response to a Mac user

Is it better than Cinexplayer in many ways in terms of synching with your PC and transferring files, playing MKV files as well, various options like screen capture (to make it as a wallpaper), surround sound or widescreen?

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Answer 11

Apr 26, 2011 6:05 AM in response to onslaught

It does not require you to sync any media to your iPad. It is streamed from your computer to your iPad over wifi. Uhm, never really considered screenshots as an "important" or even "needed" feature of a video player. You can screencap using the iOS native screenshot feature. You can set stuff like the playback resolution, the bitrate, etc. http://www.inmethod.com/air-video/

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Apr 26, 2011 9:23 AM in response to a Mac user

You see i'm not into streaming. i still prefer the old-fashioned way which is transferring/saving files to my device then playing and enjoying them. because i would be bringing my iPad to wherever i go for holiday and i won't be bringing my laptop with me. just my iPad.

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Apr 26, 2011 9:46 AM in response to onslaught

best way now is to convert your media using handbrake or some other program

and sync the compatible files

even with apps like vlc it's not optimal the ipad have hardware encoder for the formats it support

which performs better and use much less batt then apps like vlc playing other formats

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Apr 26, 2011 10:09 AM in response to Rudegar

I also don't beleive in converting files. it takes a lot of ones time. i would rather buy an Android device which supports Divx or an iPad with really good softwares/apps to play my Divx/AVI files.

What i don't like about Android devices is that most still don't support Divx and there are not enough Divx players unlike in iTunes.

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May 3, 2011 12:34 AM in response to Rudegar

So, for you guys what are your top 3 (free or paid) iPad apps in playing Divx/AVI files?

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