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Help with playing movies

PostPosted: January 24th, 2012, 5:24 pm
by andrewh
Please can you help me ? i am new to using tablets and still getting use to it, i have 2 questions, both viewing movies, 1) can i view a movie via a usb sitick by using the OTG cable supplied, if so how, as i have plugged the usb stick into the OTG cable, but nothing happens. 2) when i put the micro SD card in the slot, does the movie play automatically or am i missing something ?. I am not very computer `minded`, so can you bear this in mind with your answers ;) :)
Many Thanks
Andrew

Re: Help

PostPosted: January 24th, 2012, 9:39 pm
by HEXHUNT
Hi, yes you would need a good player vlc (it has a file direcory you can navigate with)
You also may like to get a app that lets you navigt any way.
If you can't fined them i'll get the links.

Re: Help

PostPosted: January 24th, 2012, 10:33 pm
by HEXHUNT
ah coz i'm a good sport..

vlc
https://market.android.com/details?id=c ... lling_free

and

ES File Explorer
https://market.android.com/details?id=c ... _developer

have any quwestions just ask :-)

Re: Help

PostPosted: January 25th, 2012, 10:49 am
by andrewh
Hello Mexhunt,thanks for your prompt reply, as i said in my post, i am not very computer minded, please can you tell me if i download vlc free or the £2.99 app ? Many Thanks

Re: Help

PostPosted: January 25th, 2012, 11:13 am
by Mitre
hi andrewh and welcome
always try the free one first you may not like it and can get a different one the free ones usually come with adverts
Edit: i use mobo player to view movies

Re: Help with playing movies

PostPosted: January 25th, 2012, 11:29 am
by Fonefixer
Hi Andrewh, welcome to the forum.

I did a minor edit on your original topic title, hope you dont mind :). It just makes it slightly easier for other users to find answers if they get the same issue that you have experienced.

Re: Help

PostPosted: January 25th, 2012, 11:39 am
by HEXHUNT
andrewh wrote:Hello Mexhunt,thanks for your prompt reply, as i said in my post, i am not very computer minded, please can you tell me if i download vlc free or the £2.99 app ? Many Thanks


FREE!! Always the free,, the only difference is the free one sometimes come with adverts (a little box that pops up to the side advertising other apps or something ).

Also if you have a google email account you can pair it with Adroid market and then if you're at your PC you click "install" and the next time to turn your Tablet on it will download and install for you...

I'm not telling you how to suck eggs, but if you get stuck just ask and I can upload some screen shots for you.. It's not technical it's just a case of getting use to navigating around the tablet.

I'm normally the last person to get something so I make a point of passing on the info and making as easy as possible whenever I can. :-)

Re: Help with playing movies

PostPosted: January 25th, 2012, 2:51 pm
by andrewh
Thanks Mexhunt, thanks for being so helpful, as you say its just a case of navigating around the tablet, some screen shots would be great, i have a google email account, but as much help would appreciated.

Re: Help with playing movies

PostPosted: January 25th, 2012, 3:06 pm
by HEXHUNT
Hay Andrewh,

I will take some snaps/screen shots step by step on how install the software and then how to find your Mico SD card - after that I can show you how to streem films from your pc to your tablet if you like?

Re: Help with playing movies

PostPosted: January 25th, 2012, 5:18 pm
by andrewh
Thanks Hexhunt thats very kind of you, thank you