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Best video players for Android

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Best video players for Android
Not all Android handsets are created equal when it comes to video playback - some support Divx/Xvid/MKV video files out of the box, others don't, some can load subtitles if you need them, and others, well... can't. 

Thankfully you always have the Play Store to remedy all your manufacturer-UI-overlay-and-preloaded-apps pains that are so common, and video players fit right into the category where these issues can be easily solved with capable third party apps, so we round up a few of the best ones for your convenience.

Not only sporting rich video/audio codecs and subtitle support, they also allow streaming the huge collections from your NAS drives or shared media folders, you can use gestures to change the volume and screen brightness, or forward/rewind, even zoom while playing. 

Unfortunately, there is no video player out there that does it all, so you'd have to get a few that do one niche activity or another better than the most popular players, but, especially on a big screen Android device, stellar video playback is worth all minor hassles.

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1. aaronkatrini posted on 21 Aug 2012, 07:06 7

Hey you forgot VLC!

2. Daniel.P posted on 21 Aug 2012, 07:13 3

Will be added as soon as it is out of beta, since it's pretty good as it is already :)

3. dickwyn posted on 21 Aug 2012, 07:17 1

Real player ?

6. TylerGrunter posted on 21 Aug 2012, 07:40

I guess we all were thinking the same ;)

4. Lawliet posted on 21 Aug 2012, 07:33 1

I suddenly chuckled at BSPlayer

5. OpTiMuS_BlAcK posted on 21 Aug 2012, 07:36 7

MX is already the best... It has every setting you'd need and more :D

But that's just me..

7. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 21 Aug 2012, 07:40 1

You sir are 100% correct. You are the winner of the $50,000.00 prize. lol

+1

8. Tsepz_GP posted on 21 Aug 2012, 08:02 1

Although i have a GS2 which plays everything i throw at it with the built-in player, i must say i like both MX and Mobo, both have great, fast and functional UIs and also support anything i throw at them, ive got both installed. Also got QQ Player in my Xperia X10 and use Mobo on my Galaxy Tab10.1. :)

9. shadowcell posted on 21 Aug 2012, 09:09 1

Thanks for the suggestions. Dropped Rockplayer Lite for MX Player. Best decision ever until VLC comes into play.

10. Savage posted on 21 Aug 2012, 09:16 2

MX FTW. Throw any video file at it, you won't be disappointed I started using it after mVideo Player which is not in the list but it's pretty good.

11. downphoenix posted on 21 Aug 2012, 14:55

Im fine with the default player, given that I dont watch a lot of videos on my phone anyway, and when I do, its typically via Youtube or videos I recorded from the phone.

13. ivanted posted on 21 Nov 2012, 23:22

Yeah, MX Player is really of great features including background playback.
VLC is also one of my favorites. lol

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