CineXPlayer lets you load up your iPad with all those movie files and TV shows you — ahem — acquired legally. It'll play pretty much any format you throw at it (AC3 sound isn't supported). Just drag the movie files into the app via iTunes and you're good to go.
There are plenty of other apps that do this, but CineXPlayer stands out for its stability and its excellent support for subtitles. Drop an SRT file in and you can select it to playback over the movie. Font size is adjustable and the text rendering is clear and smooth. And if the subtitle file has the same name as the movie file, they get paired up automatically.
One thing CineXPlayer wasn't was pretty. Movies appeared in an ugly, text-only list and when you hit the “help” button, you were treated to a super-cheesy video featuring either the developer or the developer's friend. This was enough to get me to buy and try many prettier apps.
Now, though, CineXPlayer has an icon view (although the text labels are horrible) and proper help pages. It also has search, draggable subtitles and the thumbnails show a frame from where you are in the movie (the app remember your position for you).
It also has — via in-app purchase — live 3-D conversion. You can choose between two kinds: anaglyph (red and blue/green) or “grilli 3-D.” This cost an extra $2. I bought it, but can't test how well it works due to a lack of 3-D specs.
Other in-app purchases let you password protect folders (porn!) or disable iTunes backup to keep your computer's hard drive a little less full.
Finally, you can now sort the movies into folders from within the app, as well as rename and delete files.
In all a great update, which is free for existing owners, and just $3 if you don't have it. Recommended.
source: Gadget Lab
