Issues playing AVI files on Samsung Tab 4 8.0


If you experience any issues playing AVI files on Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, you may wish to read this post. It explains a way of converting AVI videos for viewing on Samsung Tab 4 8.0 with very good performance.
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Does Samsung Tab 4 8.0 play AVI movies?
“Hi there, I’m setting up a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 for my son and it is driving me mad why most AVI files won’t play ((a few actually did) using MX Player. I’ve downloaded every codec and alternative player, but it doesn’t work. Does Samsung Tab 4 8.0 support AVI movies? How can I get all of my AVI files playing on it? Any solutions guys? Thanks.”

If for whatever reason you are unable to play AVI movies on Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, we would recommend converting them first. Here’s a quick guide presenting how to convert AVI videos to Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 preferred H.264 MP4 files.

How to transcode AVI movies for viewing on Samsung Tab 4 8.0?

Here’s what you need
HD Video Converter
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Follow these steps:
Step 1. Start up HD Video Converter as the best AVI to Galaxy Tab 4 Converter. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ button to import your source files to it.
convert AVI videos to Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
Useful tips:
1. This video converter supports batch conversion, so you can load multiple video files to it for conversion at a time.
2. By ticking off ‘Merge’ option, you can combine the selected video clips into a single file.

Step 2. Choose MP4 as output format for Galaxy Tab 4
This app features optimal format preset for Samsung devices. You are recommended to choose ‘Android’ > ‘Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Video (*.mp4)’ as output format. This format is suitable for all Samsung Galaxy tablets.

Step 3. Custom video and audio settings (optional)
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and enter ‘Profile Settings’ panel to adjust video and audio settings like resolution, codec, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel.

Step 4. Start AVI to MP4 Conversion for Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
When ready, click ‘Convert’ button to encode AVI movies to MP4 format for smooth playback on Galaxy Tab 4 8.0. As soon as the conversion task is complete, you can click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the generated MP4 files for viewing on Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 or Tab 4 7.0 and 10.1 with optimum performance.

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