can n900 play mkv files?
 

can n900 play mkv files?

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

Still waiting for mine, but I installed the Maemo 5 SDK.

gst-inspect-0.10 matroskademux

Yep, it's there, in package gstreamer0.10-plugins-good-extra.

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

Who knows？

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

What resolution and bitrate are you talking about?

As long as they are within the realms of whats the N900's possessor can handle I would assume so. But you may need to wait for the community to port a codec or to.

Or just wait for mplayer ;)

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

720p variable bit rate mkv files....i'll want to know if i'll be able to use as a portable HD player

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

Ahh... I too would love to do this...

However I don't think its possessor could candle it. My Pentium 4 desktop has some trouble with 720p video playback. So i get the feeling 600mhz wont cut it. :(

And the screen is not 720, its 800 x 480, more like DVD resolution. So id say stick to DVD rips. (which my n810 plays back perfectly with mplayer)

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

Unless the container is absurdly inefficient, it should playback ok. The iPhone (3gs) can playback 1080p quicktimes.

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

sorry, but, that do you mean with "Unless the container is absurdly inefficient" which one do you think is better?

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

@Erebo: I don't know.

But the N900 and iPhone 3GS has virtually the same CPU+GPU (Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX 53x).. so at the very least, the N900 should be able to play 1080p quicktime (w/ h.264) streams too, given the same hardware acceleration support and optimizations.

Re: can n900 play mkv files?
 

If you can give a link to a test file, then maybe those people with an N900 can try it.