Can't watch video files - Droid X

[Renado11]

I have a Droid X, and am unable to watch most types of video files, either streaming or downloaded. I am able to view .wmvs, but can't view any .mpg, .3gp or .mp4 files. Do I need a special player to be able to view these kinds of files? If I try to play a .mpg that I have downloaded, I get a message that says "Error - File cannot be displayed of played." Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[timrock]

you can try, rockplayer, mvideoplayer or act1. each player is different in its own way.

 

[dvdcatalyst]

I have a Droid X, and am unable to watch most types of video files, either streaming or downloaded. I am able to view .wmvs, but can't view any .mpg, .3gp or .mp4 files. Do I need a special player to be able to view these kinds of files? If I try to play a .mpg that I have downloaded, I get a message that says "Error - File cannot be displayed of played." Any suggestions? Thanks!

Android devices can only handle a couple of different formats, and even then these formats have certain restrictions in order to be playable.

 

[longboardskier]

I've been using the arcMedia app for viewing .avi files and it works great. Not sure about the others, but it might solve your mp4 problem at least. Worth a try, it's free.

Also, I've noticed that some videos have, as part of their names when you download them, letters in brackets at the end (i.e. [VTV] ). My DX wouldn't play them with the brackets in the name, but as soon as I renamed the file and got rid of the brackets it played fine. Something about them that the DX doesn't like.