Hi:
i installed
[ROM] UNOFFICIAL CM9 with working camera
previously i used only webos .
i used kalemsoft media player and streamer for all media including media stored on PC and from another wifi network when away from home.
it works great and is really simple
besides the actual droid version of this app, is there another comparable?
i do want a player able to handle all video types and a matching streamer..
thanx
amkaos said:
Hi:
i installed
[ROM] UNOFFICIAL CM9 with working camera
previously i used only webos .
i used kalemsoft media player and streamer for all media including media stored on PC and from another wifi network when away from home.
it works great and is really simple
besides the actual droid version of this app, is there another comparable?
i do want a player able to handle all video types and a matching streamer..
thanx
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I use mVideoPlayer to stream and play videos on my Touchpad that were recorded and stored on my computer using Windows Media Center.
bananagranola said:
I use mVideoPlayer to stream and play videos on my Touchpad that were recorded and stored on my computer using Windows Media Center.
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thanx for your reply..
i dont see how to set-up to stream from a PC on home network.
thanx
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i may have stumbled into it.. do you know how to access files from another LAN?
amkaos said:
thanx for your reply..
i dont see how to set-up to stream from a PC on home network.
thanx
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I use Remote Potato Server on my computer, so I can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.dyndns.piet5211.rempotatoclient on my Touchpad. When I stream video from the app it uses mVideoPlayer to open it.
bananagranola said:
I use Remote Potato Server on my computer, so I can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.dyndns.piet5211.rempotatoclient on my Touchpad. When I stream video from the app it uses mVideoPlayer to open it.
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i will look for it .. thanx
For a decent DLNA server, check out TVersity (do a Google search).
BubbleUPnP from Play Store is a reasonable, free client.
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
You can also try Emit. Its pretty simple but it does use a lot of the remote PC's CPU.
https://www.emitapp.com/
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emuX said:
For a decent DLNA server, check out TVersity (do a Google search).
BubbleUPnP from Play Store is a reasonable, free client.
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
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++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
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++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
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on webos i used kalemsoft .. i really like it..
i ll try this..
from what i tried so far for android, nothing else is as simple and good..
thanx
VLC direct
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I downloaded xbmc android from the pivos website but I didn't try network streaming. Otherwise it seemed pretty functional, if your interested I would try to find a link.
http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=847
I use a variety of methods .
For xbmc have a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813089
The one I prefer is to mount my NAS directory onto the touchpad via "cifs manager" from the market and then I use Vplayer. No issues at all.
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haxin said:
++1 this is the way to go for sure. es file explorer and mxplayer for the win. you dont even need to create shares on the windows PC. just scan the LAN for the computer that you want to access files on, then enter the login username and password that you login to the windows machine with and voila, youll have access to everything on your PC.
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i have troubles getting this to play things like mp4 etc.. i did like your sugg*
about es file explorer..
also, i looked at vlc and saw many warnings so idk how far i should look into it..
w/ many ways to play files from remote locations, i still dont know how to set up to play from a network other than my own home LAN while on the network..
even tho i would like to get setup in android, i limited times when i can fuss w/ it..
wouldnt be such a big thing if i have to boot to webos for access outside my own LAN..
All help and sugg's are appreciated..
thanx again
emuX said:
Personally I just share a folder on my PC on my home network, then use ES file explorer to goto the folder and MX Player (which plays nearly everything) to stream to my Touchpad. That way I don't have to install anything on my PC.
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I do this with ES File Explorer, works great with the VLC nightly builds as well located here. If you've ever used VLC on a desktop it plays almost every format out there, and the mobile version does too. This is the real, on device version of VLC, not a streamer that relies on a desktop version of VLC to be running.
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I do this with ES File Explorer, works great with the VLC nightly builds as well located here. If you've ever used VLC on a desktop it plays almost every format out there, and the mobile version does too. This is the real, on device version of VLC, not a streamer that relies on a desktop version of VLC to be running.
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i installed and tried to stream from ES File Explorer.
the status number (buffer?) at tlhe corner stuck @ 68% on every video i tried, no matter the *.ext...
i uninstalled / reinstalled then rebooted.. same thing.
i would like to get this thing going
thanx
amkaos said:
i installed and tried to stream from ES File Explorer.
the status number (buffer?) at tlhe corner stuck @ 68% on every video i tried, no matter the *.ext...
i uninstalled / reinstalled then rebooted.. same thing.
i would like to get this thing going
thanx
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Install MX Player as per my original post and use that to play your video (just use ES File Explorer to select the video.)
When you select the file in ES Explorer you should get a pop up option to choose a player, like in the screen-shot below from my phone (lent my TP to my mum for a few weeks):
amkaos said:
i have troubles getting this to play things like mp4 etc.. i did like your sugg*
about es file explorer..
also, i looked at vlc and saw many warnings so idk how far i should look into it..
w/ many ways to play files from remote locations, i still dont know how to set up to play from a network other than my own home LAN while on the network..
even tho i would like to get setup in android, i limited times when i can fuss w/ it..
wouldnt be such a big thing if i have to boot to webos for access outside my own LAN..
All help and sugg's are appreciated..
thanx again
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ok when you say "play from network" what do you mean exactly? are you talking about playing a video link from a website? or are you talking about from computer on another network, for example do you want to be able to access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home?
"Install MX Player as per my original post and use that to play your video (just use ES File Explorer to select the video.)"
k,, i'll try again... im having probs w/ other apps also.. there may be a connection between those probs and vid players not behaving..
"ok when you say "play from network" what do you mean exactly? are you talking about playing a video link from a website? or are you talking about from computer on another network, for example do you want to be able to access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home?"
yees, i was speaking of "access your videos on your home computer when you are away from home".
w/kalemsoft player, there is option to type in my known IPaddress etc..
thanx
playing movie files remotely
amkaos,
what you are trying to do requires 2 things, first for your movies to be accessible from outside your lan,
For this, there are a wide range of possibilities. You can use cloud storage, you can open ports on your router and gain access to a NAS device at home from outside, a VPN connection to your home machine, and few others I am sure.
The second thing you need is good connectivity, good download speed to your device and good upload speed from your home network if is where the files reside.
Once you have access to the files and good connectivity you should be able to open the files and play them on your device with most of the software that has been mentioned here.
I hope this helps.
idk how to get xbmc to stream from lan.
es player, mixed results of supporting formats..
couldnt get vlc player to work at all w/ lan
mx player pro wouldnt play atall from lan..
vplayer.. had place to type local ip.. but still wouldnt show the any of the shares on the pc..
would not play when selected from es file explorer..
xbmc ..
this looks very promising but i couldnt even to get it to show in the video choices in es file explorer.
i tried to use local lan ip address //192.168 etc..
smb://192.etc.. as shown in esfileexplorer..
beyond that i dont know how else to search..
i tried to use my actual ipaddy from whatsmyip.. no go there either
mixed results == not playing atall or wont stream, wants to copy entire file then play..
i am sure that part of the probs is that i dont really know how to properly search for the lan share..
vlc..wouldnt show up in esfileexplorer video choices ..
to stream, app wants me to install the player on pc.. im not willing to do that for now..so didnt try it..
thanx
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Hi,
does anyone know how to exactly use the streaming media application on the HD2?
I got the latest EnergyROM in German and tried the first time to use.
only way to connect to a rtsp:// server
i thought it's an application which allows me to stream video or music streams from my personal network or to make an access to my approved files on network.
can anyone teach me how to use this app?
I am also waiting to hear an explaination about streaming media..... would wanna know what i can do with it..
I use resco explorer to browse my local network shared files and wmp and core player for video files thats for wm not for android
in android use es file explorer than press hardware menu key and show tabs click on lan than also hardware key menu (house) new scan and wait to show available devices than browse device you wanna
darkony said:
I use resco explorer to browse my local network shared files and wmp and core player for video files thats for wm not for android
in android use es file explorer than press hardware menu key and show tabs click on lan than also hardware key menu (house) new scan and wait to show available devices than browse device you wanna
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But does file explorer allow you to actually stream video files? It keeps telling me I have to download the file and then play once on my phone. Maybe I am doing something wrong or misunderstanding your instructions. Let me know which is the case please. I am dying for a good media streamer so I can play my movies via WIFI. Even better, does anyone know of a streaming app that will work via 3g?
I would like to share video from my computer / sgs2 on the tab. I cannot find a way to launch allshare although the internet suggests this should be possible. Sending files via Bluetooth doesn't seem to work, either and the 2 devices have a lot of problems finding each other. What is the best way to play video stored on my phone wirelessly on the tab?
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I'm using a TVersity Media Server on my desktop and Skifta on my tablet to stream music and video (using Dice Player). Works very well, at least for my 720p tv series.
I use TVersity straight to my tab's browser.
+1 for Tversity, and i use UpnPlay for the viwer
since plex is not working anymore i now use emit.... works great for me
i want to test this option also in the future:
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I'm using a TVersity Media Server on my desktop and Skifta on my tablet to stream music and video (using Dice Player)
i also tried to connect via a file explorer, but could not setup a connection because i dont have/want a password on my windows 7 account(s)
Master_B82 said:
i also tried to connect via a file explorer, but could not setup a connection because i dont have/want a password on my windows 7 account(s)
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Don't need one. Just share the folder with Everyone.
Master_B82 said:
since plex is not working anymore i now use emit.... works great for me
i want to test this option also in the future:
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I'm using a TVersity Media Server on my desktop and Skifta on my tablet to stream music and video (using Dice Player)
i also tried to connect via a file explorer, but could not setup a connection because i dont have/want a password on my windows 7 account(s)
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i tried using tversity and skifta incombination with rockplayer.... great setup... better then emit because it fast forwards without problems.
Jake-CT said:
I would like to share video from my computer / sgs2 on the tab. I cannot find a way to launch allshare although the internet suggests this should be possible. Sending files via Bluetooth doesn't seem to work, either and the 2 devices have a lot of problems finding each other. What is the best way to play video stored on my phone wirelessly on the tab?
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you may download samsung kies, then try again
Thanks for the hints everyone. What about from a galaxy s2 to the tab...?
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I usually don't make any fuss over apps, but this one kicks too much but.
It's a media player, which plays all your usual formats. (no 1080p)
What makes this app really awesome, besides its free, is its built in lan support and ability to play movies inside rar files.
It also automatically searches for subtitles and downloads them, even over lan play!
Check it out, it's on the market with support for tegra 2.
I am using it and it is the best really. Is there a paid version and what is diff between free?
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I haven't found a payed version. Think so far its only ad supported.
The greatest player there is right now (nov 2011)
Market link
I have a setup at home that uses a NAS connected to the router to enable my PS3, my laptops and my Android devices to access videos and music from the entire house. THE issue that my Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 never has been able to show the videos from the NAS (streamed from the network to my tab that is).
This player has changed that completely. NOW it just simply works beautifully!
It also black out the bottom bar while playing, like the stock video player.
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I don't have any problems with the stock video player.
stock doesn´t play mkv files.
i only know dice player witch can play mkv.but it´s a paid app.
this is the best player for free ! but the best option ist the lan mode.its possible to stream 720p videos without lag !the code engine is verry good.
i bought dice player and BSplayer one up's it other than i dont like the UI.
so guys mx player vs BS player vs Dice player ...
which it the best
In terms of player performance,
Dice wins hands down - seriously impressive performance no matter what I throw at it.
But Lan Mode on BS Player!! DAMN!!
now thats impressive! - can play anything.
noob question, how do you setup the lan mode?
ceejay83 said:
noob question, how do you setup the lan mode?
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You need to make sure you are connected to your local wi-fi network and you have shared video folders on a connected PC.
Then click on Lan Mode (menu button )
and enter the details for the computer you want to connect to - either by ip address or computer name
also enter the usernamme and password of a user with priviledges to the shared folder.
Once you do that you will be able to connect to all of the videos in that folder.
What I find amazing is just how well videos stream using this
to the point that you dont have to actually copy movies to your phone when you are at home.
Its very well put together.
you can also save playlists of movies on your remote server
Tiger33 said:
You need to make sure you are connected to your local wi-fi network and you have shared video folders on a connected PC.
Then click on Lan Mode (menu button )
and enter the details for the computer you want to connect to - either by ip address or computer name
also enter the usernamme and password of a user with priviledges to the shared folder.
Once you do that you will be able to connect to all of the videos in that folder.
What I find amazing is just how well videos stream using this
to the point that you dont have to actually copy movies to your phone when you are at home.
Its very well put together.
you can also save playlists of movies on your remote server
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ok i have my video folders shared. i can get bsplayer to see my network files but when i select a folder it says access denied. i turned off password protection
Check your network sharing settings . Worst case enable guest mode. Do you get a log in prompt wheb you connect via bsplayer?
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Check your network sharing settings . Worst case enable guest mode. Do you get a log in prompt wheb you connect via bsplayer?
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are you talking about the user/pass when you add a host? i just put in my pc's name and it shows the folders. i don't get a prompt when i try to access the folders
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nevermind, got it working
Excellent good stuff
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Edit: Oh wow that was really simple, program called 'File Manager' with over a million downloads from the play store, accessed my network instantly. Sorry for the stupid question, leaving this up so other people with the same question can find it via the search tool.
Ok so the Note is awesome for media. My problem is organization, If I want to step outside and watch something while sitting on the porch I have to copy the files over currently. I'm assuming there's probably a way to be able to view files over WiFi and access them without actually copying, streaming them ect?
Another option is to use something like Mirage (beta) and a streaming video application like Air Video Server.
The benefit of this is that the video server handles file formats that your Note doesn't.
I have a DLNA media server running on one of my computers and use Vplayer to access my media.
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Plex is free and will stream all your media to your phone. Its also free PC side and small fee Android side. http://www.plexapp.com/
Hysterics said:
Edit: Oh wow that was really simple, program called 'File Manager' with over a million downloads from the play store, accessed my network instantly. Sorry for the stupid question, leaving this up so other people with the same question can find it via the search tool.
Ok so the Note is awesome for media. My problem is organization, If I want to step outside and watch something while sitting on the porch I have to copy the files over currently. I'm assuming there's probably a way to be able to view files over WiFi and access them without actually copying, streaming them ect?
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Sorry for bring noob but how exactly fo you accomplish it with that app. I it looks no different than astro file manager.
Please positive constructive feedback
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YellowGTO said:
Plex is free and will stream all your media to your phone. Its also free PC side and small fee Android side. http://www.plexapp.com/
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You have to pay in order to use this?
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eviltango said:
You have to pay in order to use this?
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Plex Android app is not free. But for desktop OS's, it is free(server and client).
I personally prefer Plex over DLNA for ease of use, as well as remote access while away from home.
pyee0124 said:
Plex Android app is not free. But for desktop OS's, it is free(server and client).
I personally prefer Plex over DLNA for ease of use, as well as remote access while away from home.
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Yeah Plex is bad ass it also supports DNLA if you have an xbox or something.
I ended up downloading it. very cool. I like it
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I use Remote Potato (server app to install on your PC) and Remote Media Center (android app) w. VPlayer - which works very well... and if you actually use 7MC as your DVR back end, you can even do some nice remote scheduling, etc.
it streams every single file format i have on my server from HD MKVs to raw camcorder recorded m2ts, to .avi.
no copying no nothing.
Bonus: if you are brave enough to poke a hole in your FW rules, OR have vpn connectivity, this works exceptionally well over LTE! I've streamed on my 40 minute commute, through a bridge and a mile+ tunnel, and rarely drop the stream.
ES File Explorer.
DNLA sucks and is horribly slow.
Dont know about Plex but if it uses DNLA or any sort of indexing method, Ill pass.
ES File Explorer gives you folder browsing capability rather than reading tags or other nonsense.
It does contain a built in movie and media player as well as a handful of very useful other networking features.
Skifta is pretty decent. It also allows you to stream via 3g/4g.
Similar to Air Video for iOs.
It's entirely free.
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littlewierdo said:
ES File Explorer.
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Second this.
Just make your video folder a Shared Folder in Windows. Install ES File Explorer and Dice Player.
After you've configured ES File Explorer, all you have to do is browse to your shared folder and choose any file. Open it in Dice Player and away you go.
Diceplayer have native FTP/HTTP/SMB support.
Press "Home" icon of diceplayer.
and add SMB/FTP/HTTP bookmarks.
Hi, I have a NFS share on my desktop, which I use for my WDTV, and use haneWIN NFS Server for it. I would like to be able to connect to this share with my prime to view/play my movies from it if possible. Is there a way that I can mount this share on the tablet and be accessible from within a compatible video player on the prime? Is there a decent player that can play 720/1080p mkv's over wifi? Or am I suck using SMB, or maybe go with DLNA access to my video folder? My prime is rooted, just received the JB update a few days ago. Thanks.
desperado836 said:
Hi, I have a NFS share on my desktop, which I use for my WDTV, and use haneWIN NFS Server for it. I would like to be able to connect to this share with my prime to view/play my movies from it if possible. Is there a way that I can mount this share on the tablet and be accessible from within a compatible video player on the prime? Is there a decent player that can play 720/1080p mkv's over wifi? Or am I suck using SMB, or maybe go with DLNA access to my video folder? My prime is rooted, just received the JB update a few days ago. Thanks.
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I use ESFile explorer and add my remote folders etc with its server share function... i also have run BSplayer and dice player which both can play files from remote shares.
I have in the past ran Cifsmanager to add remote share links (free from playstore) which should just act like a local folder on your device.
Danny-B- said:
I use ESFile explorer and add my remote folders etc with its server share function... i also have run BSplayer and dice player which both can play files from remote shares.
I have in the past ran Cifsmanager to add remote share links which should just act like a local folder on your device.
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The problem I have with ES File Explorer is that is sees my computer, but it prompts for user/pass, which would mean SMB sharing correct? I mean I could add a user to use this scenario but rather just mount the nfs share already there without doing anything extra. I tried BSPlayer, was kinda choppy playing a 1080p video, but does my SD content just fine. I suppose the prime is more than capable of decoding 1080 mkv's, or is it just the wifi that isn't up to the task (the tablet wifi itself). cifsmanager I could never get to mount correctly, so that was a wash. Thanks for the help.
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The problem I have with ES File Explorer is that is sees my computer, but it prompts for user/pass, which would mean SMB sharing correct? I mean I could add a user to use this scenario but rather just mount the nfs share already there without doing anything extra. I tried BSPlayer, was kinda choppy playing a 1080p video, but does my SD content just fine. I suppose the prime is more than capable of decoding 1080 mkv's, or is it just the wifi that isn't up to the task (the tablet wifi itself). cifsmanager I could never get to mount correctly, so that was a wash. Thanks for the help.
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You should only need to add the username and pass the once if you add a server. at least i do anyway ... whats wrong with SMB?
I'd guess that the 1080p vids are too much for the wifi network... what speed is it?
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You should only need to add the username and pass the once if you add a server. at least i do anyway ... whats wrong with SMB?
I'd guess that the 1080p vids are too much for the wifi network... what speed is it?
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I do not want to use SMB, and wifi is N, either 150 or 300, haven't checked to be sure. Anyways, thanks for helping me out.