i ve been using this tab for about 4months now... Honestly i have not done any cool things... Just the regular web browsing, some games, etc...
So what are some cool things, or games you guys do with the tab? I mean things that will make your friends say "wow this is so cool"
Tab is rooted btw
I use my tablet to fight crime.
slack04 said:
I use my tablet to fight crime.
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That was good
About gaming as far as I saw while my brother take my P7500 he plays, Blood&Glory, GT Racing, Brother in Arms; and I can honestly say I play them sometimes too they are really good stuff. I think all from GLU Games and Gameloft.
Zen brush also a good drawing app which I first saw in an i-pad and now gladly have it in my device.
If you store your video digitally, Plex is a crowd pleaser. Once you organize your video library, Plex tags all the media so movies and TV shows have album art and descriptions. For example, I have the entire Everybody Loves Raymond series stored in MKV files. It shows up on Plex by season and then gives an individual description of each episode. Hulu through PlayOn is also cool. It's by far the best and easiest way to stream Hulu content to a tablet. It works better than using Hulu itself from a transcoding perspective. Both work well on a 3MB 3G connection too.
For magazines and newspapers Next Issue, Press Reader, and Zinio are also cool. If you have print subscriptions you can get the digital versions free through Next Issue.
Both News360 and Pulse are great ways to show off the Android platform for viewing news in different then typical formats.
+1 for Plex
My tab's all for media consumption, particularly video.
For movies/tv shows that I carry on the device itself I use Mizuu. It's like having XBMC on your tablet, where it pulls all coverart, backgrounds and movie/show info for you and presents everything in a nice interface.
On the interface customization side I like having multipicture live wallpaper setup along with ADW launcher EX. I organize my different home screens into hubs such that I have different ones dedicated to different media content or app content.
HD Widgets is awesome, as is Wizz Bar and Wizz widgets.
I've settled down with Feedly for my RSS app for now. Used to use Pulse a lot but it was too much of a resource hog and laggy at times.
Thanks for the advice guys
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Has anyone been able to figure out how to get Orb Video Streams to play on their NC. I have the paid app, which works on the NC, but truthfully there are few apps as terribly executed as this one. The other option is to use the web browser, but I am unable to find a player that will play the winamp or wm streams (no, the winamp app does not play .pls streams.)
Any thoughts or suggestions.
same issue here. ideas?
StreamFurious plays .pls streams. I can't confirm how it works on the nook color, but it works great on my nexus one.
You are wasting your time with orb. I have used orb on and off for a few years now and can say that their product has only become worse with time. The only reason I used it for so long is because there was no better alternative.
I recently found VLC Stream and Convert. It is not a perfect solution and it requires a bit of setup, but it beats the hell out of Orb (and works great on both my Nook and Evo).
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You are wasting your time with orb. I have used orb on and off for a few years now and can say that their product has only become worse with time. The only reason I used it for so long is because there was no better alternative.
I recently found VLC Stream and Convert. It is not a perfect solution and it requires a bit of setup, but it beats the hell out of Orb (and works great on both my Nook and Evo).
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I don't disagree, but in this case simpler is better...
dfellars77 said:
Has anyone been able to figure out how to get Orb Video Streams to play on their NC. I have the paid app, which works on the NC, but truthfully there are few apps as terribly executed as this one. The other option is to use the web browser, but I am unable to find a player that will play the winamp or wm streams (no, the winamp app does not play .pls streams.)
Any thoughts or suggestions.
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You could install flashable froyo .67. Install adobe flash, and then open the streams from a web browser. This should work. I'll test it out to confirm.
Update: Works! Install orb classic 2.50 on your pc, and also ffdshow audio decoder. Set up orb on your desktop. Go to mycast.orb.com on your Nook browser, go to settings and select stream format. Choose "flash." If you have an hdtv tuner installed on you desktop, go to program guide at the mycast.com page on your Nook, select your channel and voila, tv to go. Stay away from the orblive junk. I don't even know why they released that garbage. Adjust bit rate of stream as needed in the mycast.orb webpage on your Nook. Tested using Dolphin Mini.
PS: Saved video files also work.
I'm looking for an app which lets me browse my local media on my PC and begin watching / listening on the PC; like a remote control app, but more developed then say Awaremote for winamp (which isn't really set-up for video or honeycomb).
Similar to the Ipad Tivo Remote app. but not for Tivo, or Ipad.
I currently use Gmote, and while the touch pad mouse is excellent, I'd like to have previews of my media on the tablet; and even better
Also looking for an app that lets me mirror over wifi, or better yet; something that lets me browse to a video (on netflix or youtube, etc.) on the tablet, then watch the video on the PC.
Basically I have my Viera connected to my PC, and would like to be able to use the tablet as sort of an extended remote. I've seen videos of similar on Ipad. Any leads would be greatly appreciated!
Well the XBMC android remote does a lot of what you're looking for, but it does require you to use xbmc on the pc. I think the VLC remote might be your best bet? I haven't tried it myself but it looks right.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hobbyistsoftware.android.vlcremote_us
My suggestion would have been gmote.
Will follow this as I am looking for the same.
Splashtop does a lot more than that. It is the best rdp I have seen and you can even steam audio and video (netflix, hulu). The HD version force closes right away so I would get the free version which works and monitor the HD version that is supposedly optimized for tegra tablets.
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So I've been trying a few different remote Apps from the market. Two of the prevalent problems are - no honeycomb optimization, or lack of functionality.
Gmote: I've been using gmote on my phone for months for basic media playback on my PC. This is the status quo, and really I thought it would be easy to beat as a media remote. (The trackpad is awesome, and I use gmote for that hands down, but I must be looking at my TV.) The media selection is clunky, and I haven't had much luck getting the media controls on the remote to work for anything other then VLC.
Youtube remote: Cool idea, easy set-up. Terrible interface. Landscape just shows a preview of the youtube video. The tablet must be in portrait mode to interact with the interface. I was really hoping it was just an addon for the youtube app with a "Play on leanback" button or some such. Generally disappointed in the limited interface; it should be integrated with the youtube app.
Awaremote: I thought this was for me, I even went as far as purchasing the pro version. (The free version is limited to 400 songs.) Awaremote is very similar to Gmote without the touchpad. Alas it will not pick-up video files when it syncs the library. If your videos are already playing or in the playlist on your PC it will allow you limited control, but you cannot add or remove media from the playlist. As a strict music remote for winamp it's great, but it's sadly lacking in other areas. Widget could be better sized for honeycomb. Add in video and new widgets and I'm sold.
Next up: splashtop, xbmc
Hi, Android n00b here. Looking at getting an Android tab -- wife has an iPad, I have an iPhone, but I am sick of the iOS walled garden.
A major thing that I want to use my tablet for is playing videos out to a projector, for shows that I do. It's important to me to be able to do these 2 things:
1. Play a playlist of videos in order, without further prompting once it starts.
2. Transition between videos cleanly and seamlessly -- no player controls or tablet home screen visible, even for a second. Nothing but black in between vids.
I've already got my mind pretty much made up about which tablet I'm getting... but I'm not ready to buy until I know there are apps that can meet those 2 requirements.
I've been told that the Dice, MX, and Mobo players will NOT do both of the things I'm looking for. I've gotten reports that Act1 can use playlists... but I haven't been able to find out anything about what the transitions between videos on a playlist look like.
Can anyone recommend a video player that has playlists, and transitions cleanly between videos?
UPDATE: I am hearing elsewhere that the Act 1 player may do everything I want. Haven't had a chance to try it out (since I don't have an Android device yet).
Thanks for the information.
First let me say, I have no ties with the developer of this app. I just want to support an app that has superb function and extreme potential.
Don't let the title fool you. I just started playing around with this app today and let me say, WOW. Not only is it a Boxee remote that works really well. It also has Navi-X on it. YOU DO NOT NEED A BOXEE BOX TO USE THE NAVI-X FUNCTION.
Navi-X is a streaming media scraper. It aggregates online content from several locations, and presents it to you in a very nice format. You can browse the selections and choose to either play on your Boxee Box, or on android itself. I have played a couple of movies on my Nook Color streaming for a couple different sources. They all worked very well.
There are several issues with this app however. You have to use another video player app to play the videos. I've tried rock player, but it had some issues pausing the stream and issues starting the stream. Vplayer worked just fine though. It takes some time to get the stream going, but once it starts, it will play through very nicely. Also, sometimes when choosing a video to play it will say there is nothing to play. Usually just clicking on the video again will solve the issue.
I have not tried high definition movies, nor have I tried it using a mobile hotspot. I imagine through more thorough testing more issues will crop up, but all in all, a very good start, and can't wait to see what lies in the future of this app.
I apparently cannot post links just yet, so please feel free to search for it on the market. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I'd give it a crack but 5 bucks for a boxee remote is about 4 bucks too much to be honest.
The real value in the app is not the remote function. It's the ability to use Navi-X on your nook color.
Navi-X is an app for XBMC and Boxee that aggregates streaming video links. You can watch almost anything that is streaming online with this app on your Nook Color. If you tether your Nook while you are away from wifi, you can watch almost anything you want.
Does anyone know of a good player that will access my readynas running firefly server. i want an app that will show album art and either scroll or iconify the albums so i can leave prime set up on a stand to use as a jukebox during parties.
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Not sure if this has everything you are looking for but to connect to my DLNA server for music I use BubbleUPnP. I like the look of the program and how you can choose which Library to read from, but you can also choose which Renderer to play to (or use local for either one).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp
Have you tried the native My Net app that's already on the Prime?
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Have you tried the native My Net app that's already on the Prime?
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Did u try MyNet? It crashes all the time it is basically unusable. BubblePnp is a lot better.
tried both, not sure if i am using bubble right.
what i am after is an app that will show my album art in a grid or coverflow kinda way like itunes. something like a touchscreen jukebox you get in pubs. i want it easy for other people to just choose music without ever seeing a tablet before.
this might not be possible and the app might not exist.
the stock google music ap is ok in grid form.
ideally i would like a itunes clone with dj function that accesses my readynas
Looks like a while back, a guy created a firefly media server plugin for Plex that looks promising:
http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/7588-testers-needed-do-you-use-firefly-media-server/
http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Firefly_Media_Server_(mt-daapd)
Plex is pretty cool, btw, it allows remote as well as within-LAN access to your media. Stream your music wherever you have iternet, on all your platforms (laptop, Prime, Ipad, phone, etc.)