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Err, maybe the problem is not fully fixed in VLC for Android, but the implementation of SMB in VLC for Android is very definitely different from that in VLC for Windows. Also while the Android implementation could probably be fixed eventually, the Windows one cannot since it ships within the Window...

VLC for Android has its own SMB implementation inside, and I understand that its most recent versions have been designed to handle streaming/pipelining fine. That understanding is incorrect. I've been using it and continue to have the problem unabated. But it's nice to know why VLC hasn't fixed it ...