VLC on the Galaxy Player 5.0 part 2

--initial:

By juxtaposition of labels in one place I thought Arm7 and Cortex-A might be different things, but then seeing this list, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ARM_microprocessor_cores, I can't be so sure. :*( For there Arm7 is both a family name, as well as an architecture. Alas, engineers and nerds are never EVER good at labeling and naming things lucidly for outsiders: it reminds me of a certain company for which I worked that had not only "Slinglink Adapters" but also "Sling Adapters", though actually both were "Slinglink" adapters, though one item was for a certain Satellite Receiver, to use the receiver as a server in order to stream media to any network connected device elsewhere, while the other was to pass networking signals through power lines. In other words, don't let companies closely identify their products with their company or brand name: IDIOTS!

I need to know because VLC beta (Neon) is Arm7, though I have an Alpha compiled for Exynos3110 (Samsung's, an Arm Cortex-A8--alias ARMv7-A, arghhh!!!), and I am trying to do that good-shoes helpful contribute-to-the-community thing by offering testing feedback on the Beta, though I supposed I could just offer it for the earlier Alpha (or even just force install the Beta APK and see what happens).

--progress:

Screw it, I'll just install it: I took the same approach with the VLC Alpha. Now to figure out this "NEON" thing...

--progress:

To discover if your device is "Neon" or "NoNeon" follow the instructions here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275382 and using a file browswer/navigator (I recommend "Astro"), use "Open As" and select "Text" or (if you get a program dialogue "Text Editor").

Why the download is blocked in the Play Store for the USA has not been disclosed by the VLC developers, but it is available at their website, http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/android-v7-neon/VLC-debug.apk (also found due to xda-developers.com forum contributors).

--progress:

Downloaded the APK: warns that installation will replace the earlier Alpha. Agreed to it.

--progress:

Stalled: "Application not installed" after the apk made an attempt. RATS! Back to the original plan...

VLC on the Galaxy Player 5.0 Part 1

Actually this is just a post to introduce the next, one for documentation: I installed an Alpha of VLC for Android on the Galaxy Player 5.0 via an APK available at xda-developers.com and it runs surprisingly well. It does not play all video flawlessly, sadly, but the interface is beautiful, other functions work pretty well... couldn't wait until the Beta which, it turns out, was not, (and has not been), released for the American market at the same time (or yet).

Looking forward to getting it running, nonetheless, however, it being GPL and all. Perhaps not to become the primary multimedia tool given that Meridian already works spectacularly well.VLC would be great for streaming, though, and perhaps this is a forlorn hope, but for re-encoding things on-the-go.

Let's hope for something like command-line access and control, though perhaps one can already do that with FFMPEG? HEY, IT TURNS OUT ONE CAN!!!.