Using SII as a Media Player With a HD TV? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i want to use my SII as a media player with my HD tv & home theater to watch my ripped DVDs.So can the SII read dvds as an ISO image file or will i hv to convert into some other one.
Also how can i connect SII to my home theater...will i hv to use a ps3 for DLNA..or is there some other way also?

Samsung AllShare?
I have that installed on my main PC, and can happily stream stuff from my PC to my Samsung HDTV. PS3 also picks up AllShare on the PC as a MediServer.
All three have wired connections to the router, and the phone connects wirelessly.
This reply is probably way too late, and not that helpful. Sorry!

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PS3/XBOX connectivity?

Hi all,
I'm new to Android and am now a proud owner owner of the SGS2 (bye bye Nokia N97 ).
Is there any way my consoles can see the S2 folders when connected through USB?
Many thanks in advance.
The PS3 could read the file system on the SGS1. I haven't test it with the SGS2 but it's easy enough to test. Just connect the SGS2 to PS3 in USB mode then go to music/video and select the USB storage (triangle->display all).
I have tried to connect to both, the PS3 says usb device not recognised and xbox sees that a device is plugged in but cant find any files...
Whilst not totally what you're asking for you can actually stream video and audio to the Xbox and PS3 through DLNA. Samsung have bundled the AllShare app for it and it seems to work pretty well.
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On your phone go to: Settings > Wireless and Network > USB Utilities > Connect storage to PC
Or use doubletwist airsync
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steve228uk said:
Whilst not totally what you're asking for you can actually stream video and audio to the Xbox and PS3 through DLNA. Samsung have bundled the AllShare app for it and it seems to work pretty well.
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How is this done on xbox? Do I need to add anything or do it via laptop?
Will it stream mkv and avis via xbox?
The XBox has a DLNA client, so you should be able to stream direct from the phone to the XBox using AllShare or similar.
The XBox will only play formats that it can play itself, though. DLNA streaming just streams the file, the phone won't do any format conversions.
DJGibbon said:
The XBox has a DLNA client, so you should be able to stream direct from the phone to the XBox using AllShare or similar.
The XBox will only play formats that it can play itself, though. DLNA streaming just streams the file, the phone won't do any format conversions.
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PS3 is the same. Unfortunately it won't play videos shot by the SGS2 as they are 3GPP.
rob_h said:
PS3 is the same. Unfortunately it won't play videos shot by the SGS2 as they are 3GPP.
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My video's recorded by the SGS2 are in .mp4 format.
El Salvador said:
My video's recorded by the SGS2 are in .mp4 format.
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The filename on mine say that as well but when it is buffering to stream it says 3gpp which IIRC is a profile of mp4.
Thanks for the replies guys...
Connected to both with USB using Bawezy's answer and they both recognized the S2.
The Xbox show videos as mp4 and the PS3 won't play them at all, I guess the latter sees them in their 3gpp format.
Couldn't get the Allshare to work with the Xbox, the S2 sees the Xbx but I don't know how to see shared files, not yet tried with PS3.
I'm looking for a program that will convert videos made on GSII to playable on PS3
Any idea ???
Of course - working on GSII
What format are your videos?
Ps3 Quick way: Enable usb debugging on phone. Connect to ps3. Once connected, enable mass storage on phone.
Then Go to Videos on ps3, and press triangle on the USB, click 'display all'.
You have all your folders to see. The files that aren't compatible won't be displayed.
So far I've not been able to play MKV files. Not sure about 3gp.
And about DLNA streaming. You could try that with downloading iMediashare or Skifta from the market for free. I use iMediashare.
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galaxy sII as bluetoothaudio receiver?

Hi everybody
I would like to redirect some sound generated by my windows 7 PC by bluetooth to my phone. (Samsung Galaxy S2)
Is it possible and if yes: how?
I tried a lot. but seems like only the opposite direction works.
I think it's better to use xbmc for example to stream music via dlna and use a dlna app on your phone to play songs from your pc.

Video out through WIFI, possible?

Hi, was wondering if its possible to stream what appears on the device's screen to a tv through wifi. I mean the same way you can use a MHL video cable. I got a dlna tv and I can stream video and music, but I would like to stream what appears on the screen cause I would like to use my workout app through tv's screen instead of sgs2's screen.
.breath said:
Hi, was wondering if its possible to stream what appears on the device's screen to a tv through wifi. I mean the same way you can use a MHL video cable. I got a dlna tv and I can stream video and music, but I would like to stream what appears on the screen cause I would like to use my workout app through tv's screen instead of sgs2's screen.
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I think there is a Samsung app for some Samsung TVs.
Unfortunately, I do not know a dlna streaming app which will connect the SGS2 to any dnla tv via wifi.
If you find a solution, let me know (via PM).
You should have a pre-installed app called AllShare on your phone that lets you stream to any compatable device from your phone using wifi.But must be compatable obviously.
It_ler said:
I think there is a Samsung app for some Samsung TVs.
Unfortunately, I do not know a dlna streaming app which will connect the SGS2 to any dnla tv via wifi.
If you find a solution, let me know (via PM).
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Twonky, Skifta...
use allshare or other application from market

[Q] AllShare not working

Hi !
A little backgound :
I have a Samsung SmartTV UE40 Series 6 which has DNLA and Samsung's AllShare.
I also have my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Internation, i9300, rooted and unlocked).
Both my laptop and desktop computers find my tv and can stream video and music to the TV (DLNA), no problem.
With my GS3, when in Galery or movie player I can "send" the picture/music/video to the TV, but when I launch AllShare Play the Phone doesn't fin d my TV. Same thing with allShare Control : no way to detect the TV. And, obviously, when I try to find the TV with AllShare Cast, same thing: nothing at all.
Has anybody any idea about what could be going on ?
Thanks a lot.

Samsung DLNA

Hi. At the beginning I have to admit that I am from Slovakia and I help myself with google translators. I have a problem with DLNA I have a Samsung UE43RU7472UXXH with OS Tizen, TP Link Archer C2 AC750 and HDD WD Blue 500GB. I share movies from the HDD via wifi and receive them on 2 TVs (not at the same time). Philips TV (Saphi OS) plays without problems, but the movie cannot be played on Samsung TV. The movie is played from the HDD, but not via DLNA. I tried firmware update, factory settings, reset, disconnection from the electrical network, so I narrowed it down to a problem with the TV. Does anyone have a similar experience with Samsung TV? Well thank you.
Did you have any success with your router's DLNA and connecting to your Samsung TV? Have you tried this router (or another) as a Samba (SMB) server?
Not. I turned off DLNA and I'm using an external drive via USB. Without a NAS, it's useless.

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