Has anyone experienced AV sync problems on Android?

[Djard]

I have a number of video clips that play perfectly fine on my PC, whether using MPC, WMP, IrfanView, VideoRedo, VD, VLC Player or any of the other media players and video editors in my arsenal of tools. But when I load the same clips on my new tablet, the audio trails the video, anywhere from 100 ms to 300 ms, in about 70% of the clips. Is the Android software utterly flaky or am I overlooking something?

[Ai Haibara]

What are the specifics for the video clips you're trying to play? Are they HD clips?

You might try a different player. The player that's worked best for me, thus far, is MX Player. There are others - even an attempt or two at porting VLC - but the version of VLC I tried didn't work exactly the way I'd hoped (as I recall).

[aedipuss]

they are underpowered for the most part. unless yours has a hardware video co-processor you'll need to play low bitrate mp4 video only. the best player i've used is the vlc daily builds. find your cpu and get the right version. the latest is at the bottom of the lists. http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/

[Ai Haibara]

I don't know what hardware my phone's using, but in combination with MX Player, I don't normally have problems playing videos I've ripped from DVD and run through Handbrake to create MKVs. Djard is using a tablet, so the specs for that are probably better than my phone. (Then again, I have to get around to seeing what my Nexus 7 can handle... )

Are there any secure mirror download sites for that beta VLC for Android build? I followed the link from videolan.org to Google Play, but Play insists it's not "meant for my country" and won't let me install.

[hello_hello]

I can play 1080p High Profile, Level 4.1 encodes using my 2 year old Motorola Razor smartphone, so I'd be astounded if a tablet doesn't have a decent hardware decoder.

I also use MX Player. For reasons I don't understand, I sometimes have audio sync issues when playing SD Xvid, AVIs using the phone (or the video isn't perfectly smooth), but if I tell MX Player to use software decoding for the problem files rather than hardware decoding, the problem goes away.

That'd be my first attempt at a fix. Install MXPlayer. If there's still audio sync issues then try switching from hardware to software decoding (or the other way around) to see what happens. If memory serves me correctly you can change decoders on a "per file" basis and MXPlayer will remember your choice, or you can set the default decoding method for each file type.

[Djard]

Softonic.com and other reviewers report VLC for android as very unstable. Many other users are complaining of AV sync issues with all but Real Player for Android. But I remember that RM likes to nag you with ads (correct me if this practice has changed).

I had the standard VLC media player installed on my Desktop and notebook at the office, running Vista and Win 7. On both systems, video clips would often pixelize in spots. MPC played the same clips flawlessly. So I dumped VLC. Too bad open source MPC is not available for Android.

I recoded my video clips to AVI (MP4, XviD), MP4 and FLV. Each time I used the same encoding parameters: bitrate 500 Kbps, 480x272p, 25 fps or original framrate, DAR 1.78:1. I tried three audio formats: AC3, AAC and MP3 (CBR, 128 Kbps, 2 ch, 44.1K). They all play fine on my PC, but the audio is about 250 ms behind the video on the lamentable Android tablet. I used AVS Video Converter and also XMedia Recode, which I really like because the denoise, sharpness and image stabilizer (mirrored edge) features work so nicely when needed.

I've been spoiled by an app called Registrar Registry Manager from Resplendence that allows me to remove all footprints after a so-called uninstallation, with a quick search, highlighting, and a one-click removal. For example removing Nero leftovers took < 90 seconds. The same task with Regedit takes 90 minutes... if you hurry. So I hesitate to test the variety of media players available for Android.

But since I'm a newbie to Android, I must refrain from verbalizing my negative impression. Does it have a registry, like Windows? And do you need an uninstaller?