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Old 02-27-2012, 04:11 PM   #1
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Want to watch movies on Kobo e-reader box , HELP!
hi everyone my name is mark and i am in some desperate need of your help!

i have a KOBO E-READER VOX and i am looking to watch movies on it but i am pulling my hair out trying to do this I've spend hours trying.

I've tried many different movie players but no luck

I've tried aac, mp4 , avi , no luck.

i downloaded films via my mac and put them on a micro sd card, popped that into the kobo but no luck

the closest i got was on rock player where some old short videos i made from my phone appeared but no movies?

can anyone help me out?

thans
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Old 02-27-2012, 04:18 PM   #2
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Have you tried Mobo Player? It generally works for everything that doesn't have DRM.
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Old 02-27-2012, 04:23 PM   #3
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ill try that now. all the media players can't seem to find these movies on my Card? don't know whats going on
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What about if you go to the movie file directly using a file manager like Astro and try opening it from there?
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where's file manager mate?
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Old 02-27-2012, 04:36 PM   #6
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where's file manager mate?
I don't remember if the Vox came with one stock as I returned mine a long time ago. A file manager app like Astro or ES should be available from various places.
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mate u are a legend! spent 5 hours on this. downloaded a file manager, opened a video with VLC. legend!!!
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i just posted this. do u know anything about this by any chance..


trying to get internet (non wi-fi) on the kobo.
i travel to london a lot and there is no wi-fi on the trains. i also have a flat in london with no broadband. would be great if i could use this kobo on trains etc.
I'm sure i saw somebody connected on a train before? is there anything i can pay for for it or anything at all?
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The only thing I can think of is some type of MiFi device. I know at least one of our moderators, HarryT, who's from the UK has mentioned using one (not specifically for the Vox).

I don't know if this is a good one or if the price is good compared to others...
http://store.three.co.uk/Mobile_Broadband/MiFi

Basically a MiFi device uses 3G (4G?) to access the net and acts as a WiFi router for devices like the Vox.
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Old 06-04-2012, 06:28 PM   #13
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hello ...Me too! ive spent so many hours goggling how to watch a movie ive got a movie thats an mp4 have downloaded he app VLC that wont play - just tells me its unstable and there are no files (i have a 32gb SD card that is mounted) ive tried using the already installed Gallery - but it says it cant play this video..... the reason i brought a kobo was because it said i could watch movies.... please help ...Mavis

also ive read about Astro futher up the thread whats that? im a user not a programmer...
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