When in the music app (HTC not Google) I can access my pc and play music. Is there any way to play video files this way. Can't seem to find a regular video app that let's me access my pc over my home network
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On my E3D I used to use MXplayer and UPnP browser to play videos off of a TVersity setup. TVersity is great, I use it to stream movies to all of the devices in my home.
Just share the folder with movies on your desktop. use esfile explorer to find the shares. just swipe to the net tab, add new, scan. find your pc and hit the file you want to watch. if your movie isn't mp4 you can use mono or vplayer to watch with out converting
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Just share the folder with movies on your desktop. use esfile explorer to find the shares. just swipe to the net tab, add new, scan. find your pc and hit the file you want to watch. if your movie isn't mp4 you can use mono or vplayer to watch with out converting
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This is much cleaner than my setup. I'll have to try this out.
Nevermind got it working
It seems to stutter on playback. Only .mp4 file I had to try was a 4GB 1080p movie so that might be the problem.
New issue didn't want to start another thread. Whenever I get a notification (like facebook or something non text message) I can pull down the notification bar from the lockscreen (standard One no pin/patteren) but when I click on the notification it doesnt go to the app. I still have to unlock the phone. After that the app is open already
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Make sure hardware decoding its off. Seems the lte doesn't do that well
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New issue didn't want to start another thread. Whenever I get a notification (like facebook or something non text message) I can pull down the notification bar from the lockscreen (standard One no pin/patteren) but when I click on the notification it doesnt go to the app. I still have to unlock the phone. After that the app is open already
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I think that's intentional. Lock screen is to stop pocket actions lol
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Make sure hardware decoding its off. Seems the lte doesn't do that well
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How do I turn that off?
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I want to stream AVI files from my computer to my Nook. GMote doesn't work with AVI. I downloaded VLC Stream and Convert. I fired it up, pointed it at my desktop and it just worked. I was very impressed with it except that it streams all my videos in 4" X 4". I'm sure this would be great on a phone, but I've got 7" to work with here.
Does anyone know of an app that will reliably stream media in full screen? I'm willing to pay for an app that does this. I just need to stream over wifi when I'm at home.
I use CifsManager to mount windows shares, and then RockPlayer Lite to play videos off those shares. It will stretch to full screen, but unless you format the video correctly it's stuck with software decoding.
GMote plays AVI for me, do you have rockplayer?
No Rockplayer. I don't want to have to mount shares. It's an extra step. VLC Stream and Convert works perfectly except it's small screen. I open the app, click on browse, browse to the file I want to play and click play. It buffers and plays with no issues except for the screen size.
There's no extra steps, you browse to the avi you want to play in gmote, click it and rockplayer opens it.
I tested out the GMote Rockplayer combo you all suggested. It worked very well, except I can't seem to fast forward and skip around inside of videos. Is this something I"m doing wrong or is it a limitation of this solution?
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I tested out the GMote Rockplayer combo you all suggested. It worked very well, except I can't seem to fast forward and skip around inside of videos. Is this something I"m doing wrong or is it a limitation of this solution?
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I think it may be a limitation. If there's a fix, I don't know it. Rockplayer by itself allows skipping around but youve got it streaming the video through GMote and I doubt that Rockplayer is communicating to GMote.
I got this to work with VLC Stream and Convert. There are options buried in the menu to make the output full screen. I love it. I have to start VLC on my computer ahead of time which is kind of a pain, but I'm at home anyway when I'm doing this. Once I do though, I can stream any of my media and also fast forward, rewind and skip around in it whether in portrait or landscape. Highly recommend this.
I was hoping to provide a solution using orb or Androrb, but I tried with mplayer, rockplayer, and stock player with no luck.
Gmote/rockplayer works for me, but no ff as mentioned. If the v player dev could support the nc it may have potential.
To the above poster, you could use teamviewer to log in to your pc and start the vlc stream.
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+1 for VLC Stream & Convert
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I was hoping to provide a solution using orb or Androrb, but I tried with mplayer, rockplayer, and stock player with no luck.
Gmote/rockplayer works for me, but no ff as mentioned. If the v player dev could support the nc it may have potential.
To the above poster, you could use teamviewer to log in to your pc and start the vlc stream.
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I suspect that Gmote/Rockplayer doesn't have FF because it's not accessing the stream directly. Gmote is accessing the stream and forwarding it to Rockplayer. I'm in my house when I'm using my NC and I have a VLC shortcut on my toolbar so it doesn't take but a second to start it. I could probably configure VLC to start the web interface part automatically when Windows starts, but I'm too lazy to look into that right now.
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I suspect that Gmote/Rockplayer doesn't have FF because it's not accessing the stream directly. Gmote is accessing the stream and forwarding it to Rockplayer. I'm in my house when I'm using my NC and I have a VLC shortcut on my toolbar so it doesn't take but a second to start it. I could probably configure VLC to start the web interface part automatically when Windows starts, but I'm too lazy to look into that right now.
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Does this require you to be on the same network as Said PC for it to work, ie, can I stream Video from home PC when I am in another area, like the mall, or your moms house?
stinky634 said:
Does this require you to be on the same network as Said PC for it to work, ie, can I stream Video from home PC when I am in another area, like the mall, or your moms house?
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VLC convert and stream allows this, yes.
vlc stream and convert works fine, you just have to mess with the settings, make sure video playback width is set to 1040 or screen width
When I try to use S&C on my Nook (CM7), it tells me "buffering" for about a minute, then tells me it can't play, too many errors. Installed it on my Inspire HD and it works great. Any ideas, anyone?
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When I try to use S&C on my Nook (CM7), it tells me "buffering" for about a minute, then tells me it can't play, too many errors. Installed it on my Inspire HD and it works great. Any ideas, anyone?
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Do you have it set to h.264 in the streaming settings? I'm not sure how well the other settings work (if at all).
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Do you have it set to h.264 in the streaming settings? I'm not sure how well the other settings work (if at all).
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Yup. Went through the entire setup, all of the settings mirror the ones on my Inspire. Frustrating.
SmittyRN said:
When I try to use S&C on my Nook (CM7), it tells me "buffering" for about a minute, then tells me it can't play, too many errors. Installed it on my Inspire HD and it works great. Any ideas, anyone?
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I tried the same thing, works great in rooted Eclair but not in any of the CM7 versions. I think it is because there is no DSP working in CM7, but I could be wrong.
I am having issues streaming movies wirelessly. I can connect to my TV using wifi and stream music, but when I try to do the same with the movies, I get an error message. Am I doing something wrong? I downloaded DivX movies, avi, and none work. What am I doing wrong?
You gotta give us some more details in order to help you out. What method are you using to try and stream movies? What does the error msg your getting say?
Streaming
First going to a Gallery. Selecting a Video. After clicking on a menu, and it gives you 3 options Trim, Select player, and Play in 3D.
Don't remember the exact error since I'm not at home at the current moment, but it pretty much says that this type of a file is not supported.
Common issue is that the program may not support that specific file type... There are a lot of ways to end up with a .avi file, some work better then others...
Try a .mpg or .mpeg ... If those types play fine, Its the file, If they don't either... Hard Reset. (most likely a jacked up codec or damaged media player program on the phone)
I have downloaded video formats .mpg and .mpeg
Did a Hard Reset, and still unable to stream
I get a message "The player is unable to play this type of file"
I don't know what else to do.
I have had 100% success with .mp4 movies. Try encoding your videos with Wondershare or Handbrake using the H.264 codec (Best Quality) IMO.
Keep the files below 2GB - EVO doesn't like them any bigger. (could that be your issue? Are you trying to play files that are larger than 2GB?)
No, the movie is 1.95 GB.
I just want to be able to stream it without converting anything, from my phone on to my TV. (I have a SONY LED 3D 55" TV)
I even tried my PS3, and that didn't work. Maybe there is an app that streams any format?
Make sure ur tv has DLNA, that's how its streams it. If ur tv doesn't have it then it won't work
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I can stream some formats of music and pictures, so I'm assuming if I can stream those, then my TV is capable for DLNA?
VoXHTC said:
I have had 100% success with .mp4 movies. Try encoding your videos with Wondershare or Handbrake using the H.264 codec (Best Quality) IMO.
Keep the files below 2GB - EVO doesn't like them any bigger. (could that be your issue? Are you trying to play files that are larger than 2GB?)
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The 2GB issue is not that the Evo doesn't like it, it is a limitation of FAT32.
Not really sure what other file systems the phone will read, but if it supports ext2/ext3/ext4 then you shouldn't have the file size limitation any more.
Then I would search the market for vid players that play all formats and try again. I believe arc media does
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The 2GB issue is not that the Evo doesn't like it, it is a limitation of FAT32.
Not really sure what other file systems the phone will read, but if it supports ext2/ext3/ext4 then you shouldn't have the file size limitation any more.
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The 2GB limitation is currently a limitation of Android. FAT32 has a 4GB limitation.
There are bugs already posted about the 2GB limitation of Android.
I'm having another issue. A couple days ago I could see my pc under devices named daniel-pc. Click on that (I'm within the music app trying to simply stream music from my shared folder on my computer) and I was receiving an error message saying something to the effect of I do not have permission to access this... Please allow access and try again. I don't remember the exact wording and I will post about that when I can get to it.
For now I have a different issue. I am connected to my wifi, I go to the music app hit the top evo 3d thing or menu -> select player and it simply buffers for a min then does not find my damn pc for some reason. I did a factory reset, no dice, hooked up via cable, ditto. I Updated profile and prl. I Did absolutely nothing different to my computer or router settings. I Updated my router firmware after not working which also did not help.
Btw my xbox which is hooked up via ethernet finds and plays daniel-pc just fine. My computer is not wifi its using ethernet to get to the router. As I sed earlier I could see my pc when going to select player so that isn't the issue. Thanks ahead. First post sorry for the length.
have u tried the media share app on the phone if that didnt work try tversity for your computer instead of your phone.
Media share works fine. As soon as I turn it on htc media share pops up on the left side of wmp. I can pull up my media from my phone easily. I'm trying to do the opposite and play files from my pc on my phone using the select player option. You can find this also by opening a picture up pressing menu then select player. if your on wifi now your computer should show up. At least that's what it used to do
Alright... if you go to your gallery and open a video and go to menu>Select Player it gives u a sort of option I guess to play what u r currently playing on a different device. (I guess?) I'm not sure what it actually does since on mine it just shows a sort of wifi icon in the upper right corner with a spinny wheel as if its scanning for something. For me it never finds anything. I'm on the same wifi network as my PC and my Mac. Could someone please explain exactly what this "Select Player" function does and how to set up/use it please? I would really appreciate it.
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Yes its scanning for a DLNA device on your network. You have the Select Player option for Music, Pics, Video. In my case, its my A/V receiver. So if I want to play any songs from my phone over the stereo, I can select that device and stream music from my phone to the receiver. It works for pics and videos too. I stream my pics through my Bluray player.
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Alright... if you go to your gallery and open a video and go to menu>Select Player it gives u a sort of option I guess to play what u r currently playing on a different device. (I guess?) I'm not sure what it actually does since on mine it just shows a sort of wifi icon in the upper right corner with a spinny wheel as if its scanning for something. For me it never finds anything. I'm on the same wifi network as my PC and my Mac. Could someone please explain exactly what this "Select Player" function does and how to set up/use it please? I would really appreciate it.
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So if I wanted to play a video or music through my PC I would need to download some sort of DLNA receiving software?
it works with windows media player 11, you can also stream from you pc to the phone in the gallery too, click where it says "Albums" at the top and select Media servers
edit: you might have to turn on streaming in media player to get it to work...
select the "stream" drop down in WMP11 and select "allow remote control of my player..."
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it works with windows media player 11, you can also stream from you pc to the phone in the gallery too, click where it says "Albums" at the top and select Media servers
edit: you might have to turn on streaming in media player to get it to work...
select the "stream" drop down in WMP11 and select "allow remote control of my player..."
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Thanks for the info it works great. It would be koo to figure out how to get this working with a Mac.
Hello,
Witch player is able to play movies with srt subtitles on, and also to play it from the sd card directly?
Anyone?
try MX Video Player. it is said to be working with both sd-card and subtitles.
Have not tried it myself yet. still need an sd-card
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hello,
witch player is able to play movies with srt subtitles on, and also to play it from the sd card directly?
Anyone?
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moboplayer
Mx video player works with sd card and for streaming videos from your network. You need to add sdcard2 as one of the sources in settings. Hope it helps
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So does Mobo, and is far to more customizable.
Hah! Tie
insalubrious said:
So does Mobo, and is far to more customizable.
Hah! Tie
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Thanks. How do you connect to the network drives please. I tried mobo with bubbleupnp and it wouldn't play avi files.
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ps3taker said:
Thanks. How do you connect to the network drives please. I tried mobo with bubbleupnp and it wouldn't play avi files.
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You can try ES file explorer and tapping on the LAN tab. Then add the server you're trying to play the files from and you can then tap on a file to play and choose to open with moboplayer.
I am using MOBO player. It's working great. Free and easy to configure.
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hempis said:
Hello,
Witch player is able to play movies with srt subtitles on, and also to play it from the sd card directly?
Anyone?
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BS player has hardware acceleration and works great on Tablet S. I think it supports SD-cards, but not sure. The .srt subtitles work great though. It also has a function that searches subs for you online. No more searching!
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You can try ES file explorer and tapping on the LAN tab. Then add the server you're trying to play the files from and you can then tap on a file to play and choose to open with moboplayer.
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I use a similar setup as you. For my file manager I use HD file explorer for honeycomb and set up my network through the lan connection. Then I play the videos through MX player and music through Mobo. Some videos play better than others depending on the format but for the most part it works well. What I like about HD file manager is you can access everything from your network drive and it easy to setup. I just wish there was a way to create a play list for music files from my NAS without transferring files to my SD card. Any ideas on this?
Try CineXplayer I have had any issues also locates files for u when opening so no need to manually find files. No ads full screen no stuttering videos. Good quality picks up where you leave off in videos if stopped while viewing when opened back up.
Yes mobo player is pretty sweet, free and clean looking a must download if u wanna watch movies n things.
MX player does both (SD card, SRT titles) flawlessly. So impressed I bought the ful version.
no stop in mxplayer?
How can you stop video from playing in Mxvideo?
I do not see any stop button?
shuckle said:
How can you stop video from playing in Mxvideo?
I do not see any stop button?
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just tap the screen and there should appear reverse, pause and forward. just press pause´. There is no actual stop button.
u can change that in the settings actually I believe (i.e. always show controls). Can't imagine why its necessary, you want full screen video normally don't you?
Strange. So when I start a 3 hour video and notice after 5 mins that I have seen it...I need to look it to the end as I can not stop it. I need to try mobo....
Piar The vídeo A nd sub in the folder in self and rename The archive The same name grates
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Hi guys,
Hoping someone here can help. I like the idea of using the watch app widget to store my 3d content for ease of playback.
Now when i watch the green hornet in 3d through the watch app it plays in 3d wonderfully.
So i have moved some of my 3d movies to the 'htc watch' 'preloads' folder to take advantage of the widget. I can see the thumbnails and i can play the movies. However, for some reason it is playing them side by side instead of 3d.
So i presume it is not using the built in player but instead another one, maybe es movie player? I presume this because When the movie is running and i try hitting the menu button nothing happens.
So my questions are
1) is it possible to make the watch app default to using the inbuilt player.
or
2) is there away i can tag the movie so that whichever player watch is using it plays the 3d movie in 3d the way it does with the green hornet?
Thanks.
3vo3d said:
Hi guys,
Hoping someone here can help. I like the idea of using the watch app widget to store my 3d content for ease of playback.
Now when i watch the green hornet in 3d through the watch app it plays in 3d wonderfully.
So i have moved some of my 3d movies to the 'htc watch' 'preloads' folder to take advantage of the widget. I can see the thumbnails and i can play the movies. However, for some reason it is playing them side by side instead of 3d.
So i presume it is not using the built in player but instead another one, maybe es movie player? I presume this because When the movie is running and i try hitting the menu button nothing happens.
So my questions are
1) is it possible to make the watch app default to using the inbuilt player.
or
2) is there away i can tag the movie so that whichever player watch is using it plays the 3d movie in 3d the way it does with the green hornet?
Thanks.
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Sometimes when you go to play certain media and there are more than one program that will use it, the OS will ask you which one do you want to use. If not maybe you have set the other one to be the default.
If you go to the APPS section in the settings menu and you find the default app that opens when you play that type of file, you can probably clear the defaults and that should let you choose next time you open that file type.
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Sometimes when you go to play certain media and there are more than one program that will use it, the OS will ask you which one do you want to use. If not maybe you have set the other one to be the default.
If you go to the APPS section in the settings menu and you find the default app that opens when you play that type of file, you can probably clear the defaults and that should let you choose next time you open that file type.
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That was what i was looking for thanks. Unfortunately it is saying there are no defaults. Maybe the watch app is its own player?
Any other ideas?
Someone in another thread mentioned that you could alter the name of the saved file to get the player to play it in 3d but then never said what to change it too.
have you tried hitting menu then select Watch in 3D?
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have you tried hitting menu then select Watch in 3D?
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yeah tried that i hit menu and nothing happens. thats what makes me think it is using a different video player than the stock one?