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mVideoPlayer Pro - The Video Playback Expert
Tested version: 2.9.1
Latest version: 4.0.3
Requires Android: from 2.0
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Summary
Watching movies on the big screen is a thing of the past. Just take a quick look around on public transit and you’ll notice people watching their favorite TV shows and Hollywood blockbusters on their smartphones. To make watching videos on a small screen enjoyable it’s important to have a video player that is both effective and user-friendly. Let’s face it: the default Android app just doesn’t cut it. In terms of streaming video content, the YouTube app is a clear frontrunner. But what about watching videos, clips and films offline?
mVideoPlayer Pro allows users to continue watching downloaded video content on their Android devices.
Features & Use
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mVideo Player Pro is a no-frills video player. Basic playback functions, playlists, smart settings and a couple of extra features – that’s all the app has to offer. Personally, I’m a fan of apps that get the job done without falling back on flashy graphics and fancy gimmicks.
When the app opens, it automatically searches for videos and films located on your SD card. The playback of videos works without any problems or glitches. Even HD videos run very smoothly. With this app, videos downloaded from YouTube played better that on my old netbook.
mVideoPlayer Pro also includes a number of useful settings. Among many things, you can adjust the screen orientation, turn off the ringtone or set specific screen brightness. All of these are key settings that are missing in the stock video app.
Another highlight of this video player are the three search options:
First off, there is the IMDb search which gives you access to the internet’s largest movie database. There you can find useful information about actors and the film crew for downloaded movies on your phone or tablet.
The second and third search options are actually cool and can make your movie watching experience more pleasant. This way you can search for movie posters and subtitles. Finding pictures for your films is a cute gimmick to make your movie selection look good. The subtitle search, however, is extremely useful and a real life-saver for foreign film nuts like myself. Even if you forgot to download a subtitled version of the film, you can download the correct subtitles instantly directly from within the app.
Bottom Line:
All in all, I can only highly recommend mVideoPlayer as the best solution for your video watching needs. The number of settings and search options gives you everything you could wish for from video player. It’s the small things that matter and that’s where the app excels. Not only can you always double-check the time and battery life during playback, but you can also create bookmarks in videos to keep track of where you left off.
Despite all the kudos and applause, mVideoPlayer has one overwhelming downside: the app only plays video formats that your device already supports. According to the developers, it’s the user’s responsibility to download the correct codecs, but I think the video player itself should take care of this problem.
Screen & Controls
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mVideoPlayer Pro does a heck of a job in this section. The interface is slick and easy to use. Everything is designed with simplicity and care. You rewind and fast-forward any video with a simple swipe motion. Everything is within one-click reach.
Virtually every aspect of the video player is fully customizable. Feel free to adjust the skins and appearance of the app. There are also a couple of cool hidden gimmicks. Shaking your phone, for example, opens the last played video.
Speed & Stability
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mVideoPlayer Pro does a great job in terms video playback. Everything is stable and smooth. Having tried out several different video players, mVideoPlayer Pro deserves the best possible rating in terms of speed and stability.
Please keep in mind that the performance of mVideoPlayer Pro depends on your specific Android device and OS version.
Price/Performance Ratio
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mVideoPlayer Pro is available at half the price for just €1.79 (~$2.55) as our App of the Week special and can be downloaded directly from our AndroidPIT App Center.
I also recommend trying out the free version with ads before committing to the full thing. Unless you purchase the app during our promotion week, the regular full price is way to steep as I see it.
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Jun 28, 2011 5:27:46 PM
This is the player with the best interface. All the others that I have tried(and I have tried nearly all of them) have crappy user interface. They are just not user friendly. I don't want to have to browse through my sd card just to select a video. If your phone does not support divx or formats which your videos are encoded in, use rock player, BUT use mvideo player as the interface. It will remember your selection if you select the option.
Jun 28, 2011 10:20:40 AM
Have you tried purchasing through the AndroidPIT App Center? You can buy apps with PayPal and since this is an App of the Week - you'll get at a reduced price. Oh and our AndroidPIT App Center works in all countries - no restrictions.
Market Comments
A Google User, Apr 7, 2013
Great player. Only thing id like added is to be able to add my own cover images. Some tv series dont have posters.
A Google User, Mar 22, 2013
A good player Just need to add a p' to the logo for the pro version, & a music player with similar artwork, & were sailing.
A Google User, Mar 14, 2013
Not have 1.5x or 2.0x faster player Please, include an option to play more faster, in 1.5 or 2x faster.
A Google User, Jan 28, 2013
Just what I was looking for This is the first app I have reviewed, simply because of how good it is. The interface is fantastic and just like a media center. The real selling point for me has to be the movie posters and easy download of subtitles which I have real trouble with when ripping my movies. All in all a fantastic app and well worth the money.
A Google User, Dec 18, 2012
No nlany voices from mvk I have problem when i open my mkv it not have any sound from there what i should do.
A Google User, Dec 8, 2012
Perfect Love this version, first I've used the app. Watching TV on my phone is now perfect, alongside an alternative player as this doesn't have too much file support. But great overall. Buy it if you want a podcast-style app for TV or just a great, organised app for Movies. It gets the metadata too, including album art. SO perfect.
A Google User, Nov 16, 2012
Garbage Don't fix what ain't broken. I purchased this player, UNINSTALLED it. Now I have, to deal with ads when i installed the Older version. What crap.
A Google User, Nov 16, 2012
Not happy at all I purchase this app a few years ago, loving it. Now it is garbage. The interface looks like crap. Rescanning movie folders takes forever. I installed mvideo old. Much much better. I hate when people try to fix things that are not broken.
mieke, Nov 5, 2012
Mvideo player I can't really rate cause my player looks nothing like the one in the pick it's still the old version and I have pro
Roger, Nov 4, 2012
Great player It's playing at full screen when movie aren't full. I make it default player for all videos.
Jjr, Nov 2, 2012
It's still a good player I've always liked it. Just can't figure out how to make a playlist. Hmm..
Petr, Oct 21, 2012
Still a great player I still support this player, despite the criticism about the updated version. I like the look of the player and the swipe to search, swipe to change brightness and volume. Some things need improving. Click to play as an option would be great, scaling down the on screen controls, as they are a bit over the top. And the video identification is a bit difficult to use. Custom edit info would be nice.
michael, Oct 21, 2012
Excellent Thid a great video player, i really don't know why people complain about so much? Anyways keep up the good work
X, Oct 21, 2012
Fix Still broken in 4.0+ /mnt/emmc AOSP directory for sd card videos won't play. Any of the same format from /mnt/sdcard plays fine. Please fix! (:
Paul Schofield, Oct 21, 2012
Older was better The new interface over the old is clumsier, it tries to identify videos when I've unticked that option, the video list doesn't update straight away when deleting multiple videos, movies are identified but TV shows never are and my emails have gone unanswered. Enough said, I think Update - Just updated to the latest version which 'fixes' the video identification, still doesn't identify TV shows properly. I would email the dev but as I said, he doesn't reply
DrEricCarlson, Oct 20, 2012
Movie Posters This is a great app. It scrapes the movie poster for movies so you get a very nice library for your movies instead of just a generated thumbnail (which for my many Disney movies end up all being the same). I am giving it four stars because the scrapper isn't 100% yet but it tagged my movie collection ~85% correct so still very useful.
I totally agree about how great the UI is, Danny. I think it wasn't always the case, right? I vaguely remember trying out the app long time ago and not liking at all. Glad. they made the right changes.