Firefox or Xscope for Flash?

[neillcurrie]

Scope plays flash HD video full screen best of any browser I've tried

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[jimj21]

I just updated Aurora/Firefox and tried Amazon Prime videos again, with the same result - full screen doesn't work. Does it work for you?

I am able to get Prime videos working full screen. Initially, the screen goes black, then comes back fuzzy after 10-15 seconds, then comes in full quality after another 15-20 seconds.

 

[chuckr01]

I tried Foxfire, and Xscope, both worked. I thought Foxfire was a bit weird, not thrilled with the UI. Xscope was easier to deal with for me and it worked with Flash, but it frequently froze up. I have the free version so that might be the problem. I think I saw an update that said the free version was no longer available, but I haven't looked. I just recently saw a post that mentioned Boat browser and am now trying it. So far it seems pretty easy to deal with and it works with Flash as well (in Settings (3 dots in the bottom right corner of the screen to find settings) go to Page content settings, enable flash/plugins (press Done to set it)). I haven't used it enough to say that it won't freeze up and have not tried any serious videos either but it seems like a potential option.

There are reviews here, sorry if they aren't links, I haven't quite figured out how to work this reply thing

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/boat-browser-chrome-mobile-safari-inspired-browser-for-android/

http://www.redmondpie.com/boat-brow...oks-like-mobile-safari-and-works-like-chrome/

 

[YAYTech]

I am able to get Prime videos working full screen. Initially, the screen goes black, then comes back fuzzy after 10-15 seconds, then comes in full quality after another 15-20 seconds.

I may not have given it that long to start working full screen - xscope was working full screen almost instantly. I could hear the video playing in FF, but it just gave me a frame & what I could see in the middle of the screen before clicking full screen. Unless there's something I'm missing, it seems like advantage: xscope, at least for now.

 

[nobodyisherenow]

the only issue i have with xscope pro is that when i'm playing a facebook flash game, it seems to double click on things a lot and i don't know how to keep that from happening. for instance i'll select the next page and it'll jump me 2 pages instead of 1. kind of annoying.

 

[KitN]

I tried Firefox and it would crash every time. No thank you.

I've since moved to scope Pro and haven't had any problems viewing flash sights so far. *knocks on wood*

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[mkiker2089]

Uh safari is apple. This is Google's browser. It's nothing like safari. I tend to like the stock browser better than any other

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Then why does it identify itself as safari to websites. I was told that it was built off safari similar to early Linux browsers. The "stock" browser is ready to retire. Google just needs to polish the chrome first.

 

[leonvictor]

As per my experience ?Xscope? Really fast, and flash works perfectly.

 

[crackberrytraitor]

Used Xscope, Firefox and Boat. Xscope is the most reliable and smoothest overall browser for Flash playback. I highly recommend it, but not for anything beside Flash content.

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[crackberrytraitor]

Then why does it identify itself as safari to websites. I was told that it was built off safari similar to early Linux browsers. The "stock" browser is ready to retire. Google just needs to polish the chrome first.

It doesn't, many websites detect it as Safari because they detect anything mobile as such. Whoever told you that, told you very, very wrong. And Early Linux browsers most certainly were NOT based off of Safari.

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[tflash]

I tried xscope and it was ok. I also installed boat and I couldn't get flash to work on it (NBC.com).
Then when I went back to xscope, it crashed almost every time. I uninstalled boat, and xscope didn't crash, and played NBC full episodes just fine, even in full screen.
So I'm sticking with xscope. Crome doesn't have an add blocker. Xscope blocks adds without telling it to.

 

[chuckr01]

I tried xscope and it was ok. I also installed boat and I couldn't get flash to work on it (NBC.com).
Then when I went back to xscope, it crashed almost every time. I uninstalled boat, and xscope didn't crash, and played NBC full episodes just fine, even in full screen.
So I sticking with xscope. Crome doesn't have an add blocker. Xscope blocks adds without telling it to.

I can't even get NBC videos to work on my Asus Slider with ICS and the stock browser. It says it's not available on this device. Other Flash works fine and Flash works fine with Boat on my Nexus 7 but I get the same error on NBC videos. Is there a setting I need to change somewhere?

 

[tflash]

I couldn't get any browser to work with NBC.com except Xscope.
I tried Dolphin, Boat, Firefox beta, arora, and Xscope.

I'm trying to ditch cable TV, but without HD flash and Full screen video, it just isn't close enough to the 'TV' experience.

This would be cool: Use the N7 to browse to a TV site with streaming videos (free preferred), play them while streaming them over my Wifi network to my networked Bravia TV.
That would kill cable for me.

 

[crackberrytraitor]

I couldn't get any browser to work with NBC.com except Xscope.
I tried Dolphin, Boat, Firefox beta, arora, and Xscope.

I'm trying to ditch cable TV, but without HD flash and Full screen video, it just isn't close enough to the 'TV' experience.

This would be cool: Use the N7 to browse to a TV site with streaming videos (free preferred), play them while streaming them over my Wifi network to my networked Bravia TV.
That would kill cable for me.

Or, better yet, just plug a 200 dollar laptop into you TV, and use your N7 or phone as a remote. For TV, nothing beats a PC/TV combo.

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[tflash]

Or, better yet, just plug a 200 dollar laptop into you TV, and use your N7 or phone as a remote. For TV, nothing beats a PC/TV combo.

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Is there an app that will allow me to use the N7 as a bluetooth keyboard to another computer?

I know I can stream a computer desktop and control it that way, (splashtop 2 HD) but how about using it as a bluetooth keyboard. (no network required)

 

[crackberrytraitor]

PC Remote Controller. It's free in the play store. Let's you use your N7 as a mouse, keyboard, remote control, pinch to zoom tool and lots more.

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