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Not a specific Wizard Program, but thats the phone i tired this on and its cool.
I saw the article on another website (coolsmartphone.com) and though, hmmm sounds good, but i bet it ends up being rubbish. So i downloaded the software, installed it on my computer, set up and account and then went to the URL provided by the software.
Had a quick look around, and within 2 minites was streaming BBC News 24 direct to my phone... FULL SCREEN
This software does everything it says and does it well, i would recommend it to anyone.
So now i will be recording my TV on my pc and streaming it to where ever i can get on a wireless netowrk, mostly at work, hehe
Hope you all enjoy this, i know i will be.
Dahquim

dahquim said:
Not a specific Wizard Program, but thats the phone i tired this on and its cool.
I saw the article on another website (coolsmartphone.com) and though, hmmm sounds good, but i bet it ends up being rubbish. So i downloaded the software, installed it on my computer, set up and account and then went to the URL provided by the software.
Had a quick look around, and within 2 minites was streaming BBC News 24 direct to my phone... FULL SCREEN
This software does everything it says and does it well, i would recommend it to anyone.
So now i will be recording my TV on my pc and streaming it to where ever i can get on a wireless netowrk, mostly at work, hehe
Hope you all enjoy this, i know i will be.
Dahquim
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Note that if you have a TV tuner on your computer, you can also stream live TV. And Tivo users can stream saved shows. Not to mention photos and music. It automatically adjust to your bandwidth. Whether watching at work (breaks only) or on my Wizard.

For steaming live TV u must live in the US. It doesn't know any other channels/listings.
It can also stream MCE recorded TV and of course stream audio. I needed to use TCPMP however since WMP10 keeps skipping to the next song in a playlist after 20 seconds.
Best part of it all: it re-encodes your audio/video base on the bandwidth your using at the moment. So even streaming through GPRS works, although the quality ain't that good of course.
Great program. Wouldn't wanna live without it
Cheers,
cacti

wrong u can live wher ever u want to us strem tv. u onley ned to donwload uk version off orb the it works im using orb to my Qtek 9000/9100 and Axim X51V
but tv-program list dount work whit uk version
go to http://www.orb.com/get_orb/ i recomend u us media center windows and tv-card
Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150
Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250
Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350
le_cactus said:
For steaming live TV u must live in the US. It doesn't know any other channels/listings.
It can also stream MCE recorded TV and of course stream audio. I needed to use TCPMP however since WMP10 keeps skipping to the next song in a playlist after 20 seconds.
Best part of it all: it re-encodes your audio/video base on the bandwidth your using at the moment. So even streaming through GPRS works, although the quality ain't that good of course.
Great program. Wouldn't wanna live without it
Cheers,
cacti
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I stand corrected

Also, if u go into the settings u can specify custom TV Feeds, so look for a Internet TV site and grab some of there feeds.
Great bit of kit, and its great showing off to your mates, having MTV on your phone... GO ORB
Dahquim

Mtv? im using PlayBoy ;-)
dahquim said:
Also, if u go into the settings u can specify custom TV Feeds, so look for a Internet TV site and grab some of there feeds.
Great bit of kit, and its great showing off to your mates, having MTV on your phone... GO ORB
Dahquim
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orb fantastic
this this fantastic, I'm realy impressed. Killerapp!!!!!!!!!!!!

There a good place to look for the TV feeds? The free ones as I believe some are pay (such as playboy i would guess).

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this this fantastic, I'm realy impressed. Killerapp!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am not. The server app is a performance pig, even on a 3.2ghz HT laptop with 1GB RAM.

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Kennethsf said:
this this fantastic, I'm realy impressed. Killerapp!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am not. The server app is a performance pig, even on a 3.2ghz HT laptop with 1GB RAM.
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it works doesn't it? , framerate is ok, buffering fast/limited, installed on home PC works ok
love the webcam option [allows me to look into my study. while at work/on the road]

Actually, it doesn't. I was unable to stream media for some reason port 80 was inaccessable. I don't run skype and I made a firewall rule to allow incoming and outgoing TCP/UDP for port 80. No go.
Regardless, it did slow down my 3.2ghz laptop with 1GB RAM.

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Actually, it doesn't. I was unable to stream media for some reason port 80 was inaccessable. I don't run skype and I made a firewall rule to allow incoming and outgoing TCP/UDP for port 80. No go.
Regardless, it did slow down my 3.2ghz laptop with 1GB RAM.
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Try moving it to port 8080. My cable provider blocks port 80, claiming that they do it to protect us from codered.
J

A slingplayer or Orb Android equivalent?

Just wondering if there is any third party streaming software out there in the Android market similar to Slingplayer and Orb that can stream television and or live tv from home...
Slingplayer for symbian s60 v3 worked flawlessly and orb too, just wish to find a solution to put on the Nexus,
thanks

can i take your comment to mean that the nexus one won't stream from mycast.orb.com?

Orb just released 3 android apps to the market. Get out your wallet...

That is correct.... I've been trying to get it work for 2 days now and no workie.
Just to make sure Orb has the testing site, http://test.orb.com to test to see which formats are playable. None work

Yeah that does suck. I wonder if it's a codec thing. Does orb transcode?

on winmo, i've never had a problem. ever. it should transcode, and puts it into an asx stream file. opened with several different mobile players, and static players. this bites :/ i was excited about streaming my media to my new phone, and now that's not gonna work either? skype broken, orb broken, wtf? why all the hate?

Found this on orb.. it works!!! So till the app comes and makes it easier to view media use this.
It took a while to figure out and hopefully I can save some people time. It took some time and frustration but got everything working. This is my very first posting. I have a Moto Droid I purchased a couple days ago. I have not downloaded any additional browsers or media players. I am watching high quality live TV from my Orb account. There are a couple key steps in the process.
1) Sign up for an Orb account from your home computer (if you haven't)
2) Sign into your account from your home computer
3) Click Settings in the top right and select 3GP Format (.sdp)
4) Launch browser on Droid. Clear Cache and Cookies
5) Log into your your Orb account from your browser on your Moto Droid
6) IMPORTANT: Select Settings on bottom middle of page
7) IMPORTANT: Select Stream on top right of page
8) IMPORTANT: Select 3GP Format (.sdp). NOT AAC or AMR versions
9) Select Save
That should do it. Works great for me with Default browser and media player. Hope this helps....
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pimpalicious. that's awesome news. i tested that android does work through orb, because my sister's stock g1 is streaming from my computer right now. just wanted to insure that the nexus one isn't 'crippled' for any reason.
not all file formats will stream out though. one of the videos i have must be encoded with a wonky format, because while i can watch it on pc, it won't stream to ps3 or through orb

the quality compared to my pro2 is night and day for some reason which makes me happy!

That does work well and works with my webcam, useless, but still kinda cool.

i've had orb on my pc for a spell, so i could stream music/movies to my work pc. default browser on N1 had no problem streaming from mycast.orb.com on several movies of mine, through wifi. not everything works, but i suspect that's codec conflicts

For those of you interested, at CES, Sling confirmed that they have an Android app in development for Android. I don't have the link handy at the moment, but it was in an Engadget article. No time frame was mentioned, unfortunately.

Can confirm with previous posts that Orb is working brilliantly on the N1
Thanks

Stream video from PC --> android

since i sold my iphone to buy a desire there has only been one thing that i have missed having. and that is being able to stream video content from my pc over my home wifi network onto my phone. i did this with an app called air video on the iphone. it converted all video while streaming it so i could play my divx videos from pc onto my phone anywhere in range of my wifi network without having to convert them first.
is there anything that lets me do this for android?

Gmote 2.0 will do this for you
Be warned need to have the right player for the file extension.
i.e. cant play .avi files as android doesnt have a good player etc..

I do this using stock apps on my phone, and a simple webserver on the other end.
I've done this with relative ease...
Any modern webserver with directory browsing enabled (IIS7/Apache)
Ability to modify/add content types within the webserver
Local cache of h264 or 3gp media (i.e. streamable)
Browse to movie using any browser on your Desire and stream over WiFi
** Addition **
IIS7 (possible with Apache as well)
ICYBOX IB-NAS4220B (Any SMB/NFS/CIFS NAS Box will work)
Directory browsing enabled
Symbolic Link (Virtual Directory) to NAS box share over LAN
Browse to movie using any browser on your Desire and stream over WiFi
If you need a hand attempting this, chuck me a PM...
p.s. If you're running a windoze box, then you have IIS already.

use TVersity on your computer..and then you can just point your phone to the given IP address..save it as a bookmark in your phones browser... or shortcut

Phil750123 said:
Gmote 2.0 will do this for you
Be warned need to have the right player for the file extension.
i.e. cant play .avi files as android doesnt have a good player etc..
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Rockplayer will play AVI

use androstream or vlc stream and convert

Well the best and easiest way i figured out, was making the movie folder accessible to the Network and connect to the folder through the Cifsmanager. As player I use pLayer, which is really the best player for Android.

You could always try VLC-Shares.
It does have a fair amount of setup though.
http://code.google.com/p/vlc-shares/

This might be dead already, but try Vplayer.

As affmalg, CifsPlayer, then browse your network files as if they were on your phone = so simple

Use Opera Unite with Stream Media add-on ... works on Windows and Linux and streams everything as flash ... work really good on my HTC Desire

http://www.plexapp.com/
I liked the look of this and downloaded the PC side of it to realise that all I wanted do was access my photos in a nice graphical interface. Upon setting up this is for movies only...
Unless someone can confirm otherwise, the android app side of it costs approx £2.99

thank you very much. i know im in the wrong place (same goal, gtab 10.1) but gmote worked beautifully. even loaded up the built in subtitles when i played with moboplayer.

TheRavenGod said:
Use Opera Unite with Stream Media add-on ... works on Windows and Linux and streams everything as flash ... work really good on my HTC Desire
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That sounds interesting. I'm going to test it soon.
Thanks for the hint..

http://www.appbrain.com/app/littleplayer/fr.mydedibox.littleplayerpro
works like a charm, it's awesome and simple.

Not sure if this has been recommended. I saw a gadget called Wireless Media Stick that can help you with this.
Go here hsti.com/stick/
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Hello,
Install a samba server on your pc.
On the mobile use cifs and local player like "arcmedia" or my favorite "moboplayer"
Simple and faster. I use it often
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I'm using VLC (H.264+MP4)+port forwarding+VPlayer for streaming analoge TV channels. Works fine

Gmote 2.0 and the arcMedia player works very well for me. It's a painless install and set up procedure too.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

This might be of interest to some of you. I use DLNA to stream to my phone from my PC and NAS and also to show photos and video from my phone on my TV!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169349
I was hoping to update the guide a bit last weekend but didn't get the chance.

[Q] how do u stream movies wirelessly on a vista pc to your acer a500

hi,is it possible to stream movies wirelessly from a vista laptop onto the a500 through the home network? if yes,how do i set it up? cos i've tried everything

Well if you plan to use only on the home network their clear.fi app works. For remote access I have been using subsonic it does require a donation to allow video streaming
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Do you know how to get other folders to show up from the clear.fi app? All I can see for video streaming from my PC, is a video/collections folder. I would like to be able to see my media folder that I have on my desktop.

I am using plex and it works very well.
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk

lord_voldemort666 said:
Do you know how to get other folders to show up from the clear.fi app? All I can see for video streaming from my PC, is a video/collections folder. I would like to be able to see my media folder that I have on my desktop.
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that is windows side setting.
but I have to say I cease use clear.fi because I was getting some unwanted folder.
I will try to set when I got time to set my windows...
I am going to install win7 64bits soon so...

crajoh said:
I am using plex and it works very well.
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk
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How in the heck did you get plex to work? Did you change the default player to something else? If so how?
I load a movie and it times out on every one. When I contacted the makers of plex they say that it is not working on the acer yet and offer a refund.

I use ps3 media server on the pc and upnplay which is free from the android market for the A500 , The ps3 media server trans-codes on the fly and I use mobo player from upn to play the content. easy as 123 setup and works perfectly and also means I can play any file type. 1080p is a bit jerky but 720p is as smooth as silk. Did I mention its all free

lord_voldemort666 said:
Do you know how to get other folders to show up from the clear.fi app? All I can see for video streaming from my PC, is a video/collections folder. I would like to be able to see my media folder that I have on my desktop.
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my videos pooped right up mine are also in the video folder in my documents

I have PlayOn running on a desktop machine and the PlayOn app on my A500 and Thunderbolt. Works very well over wifi.
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I think that the Acer app only shows/shares the stuff you have in my documents. So you can't watch movies through it if you have them on another HD (like I do sadly).

I am able to see all of my share's on any of my drives. But my home network is wide open on this side of the router.
Might check your sharing settings on you pc, and your firewall if applicable.

i do recomend subsonic wholely just a one time donation unoocks video streaming. you select the folders to share music and movies and the app is free on android and one port needed to be opened to view from anywhere tablet phone or say work computer. also to with the ability to download the content to

I have tried:
Plex: Works but slow as hell and it didn't let me skip a part of the movie so I had to watch every movie from the start.
Subsonic: IMHO a Plex clone so I didn't bother with it and I couldn't test it to see if it streams movies any better.
Upnplay: Ugly and clunky interface but it does stream movies from any UPNP server without installing any additional software and it's free. It uses your default browser and it can skip in a movie so I'm using that. It's not pretty but it does work well.

bpivk said:
I have tried:
Plex: Works but slow as hell and it didn't let me skip a part of the movie so I had to watch every movie from the start.
Subsonic: IMHO a Plex clone so I didn't bother with it and I couldn't test it to see if it streams movies any better.
Upnplay: Ugly and clunky interface but it does stream movies from any UPNP server without installing any additional software and it's free. It uses your default browser and it can skip in a movie so I'm using that. It's not pretty but it does work well.
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Well if u didn't try streaming with subsonic how do u have an opinion. Works great for me streams great except for blueray rips bit rate is a tab large most likely my mobile connection
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BrianDigital said:
Well if u didn't try streaming with subsonic how do u have an opinion. Works great for me streams great except for blueray rips bit rate is a tab large most likely my mobile connection
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I won't donate just to test it but the web interface was worse than what Plex offers and I've tried Plex (was not impressed) so I've just skipped it.
As I've said. The best solution is the one that doesn't require any additional software on my PC. So even though Upnplay is ugly it gets the job done.
P.S.: I have my opinions you have yours so unless don't force your on me and I won't force mine on you. I've compiled a list that would be handy for me a few days ago when I was searching for the same thing and I hope that helps someone. Bickering over trivial stuff sure won't.

root your Iconia
setup nls_utf8 and cifs module
mount cifs share using mount manager
use moboplayer to play all the content
Never had a single problem!

bpivk said:
I won't donate just to test it but the web interface was worse than what Plex offers and I've tried Plex (was not impressed) so I've just skipped it.
As I've said. The best solution is the one that doesn't require any additional software on my PC. So even though Upnplay is ugly it gets the job done.
P.S.: I have my opinions you have yours so unless don't force your on me and I won't force mine on you. I've compiled a list that would be handy for me a few days ago when I was searching for the same thing and I hope that helps someone. Bickering over trivial stuff sure won't.
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whoa buddy don't be so defensive, i was inquiring how you could make an opinion without trying it

bpivk said:
I won't donate just to test it but the web interface was worse than what Plex offers and I've tried Plex (was not impressed) so I've just skipped it.
As I've said. The best solution is the one that doesn't require any additional software on my PC. So even though Upnplay is ugly it gets the job done.
P.S.: I have my opinions you have yours so unless don't force your on me and I won't force mine on you. I've compiled a list that would be handy for me a few days ago when I was searching for the same thing and I hope that helps someone. Bickering over trivial stuff sure won't.
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Subsonic is free to try, the app is much more intuitive than the web interface when used on an Android device (the web interface of any program that also provides a native application will be much less intuitive on any platform). I'm not saying there is anything wrong with forming an opinion such as yours, but I will say Subsonic and Plex are two different products, trying one piece of one product and using that as a reason to dismiss another different (and competing) product is just being ignorant. If you want to be ignorant, run with it, but don't ask for peoples advice and opinions and simply dismiss them based on your own ignorance. Or, just don't ask for advice if you aren't willing to listen to it. Oh.. wait, that's right.. this isn't even your thread, troll.
Now, as for the OP, if this is simply to watch inside your own network, things like Subsonic, Plex, etc. are more than what you need. All you really need is what mrvanes outlined, or even just a file manager that supports network shares (like File Manager HD, File Expert, EStrongs, etc). Browse to your media and open it (a good file manager will not require to copy to local first) with the program of your choosing.

nasimdejai said:
hi,is it possible to stream movies wirelessly from a vista laptop onto the a500 through the home network? if yes,how do i set it up? cos i've tried everything
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I've been using Buzz Player that reads all shared folders (SAMBA), its not without its problems, but it works for me.

i have tried them all upnp streams every format avi mp4 mkv audio codecs like ac3 stream beautifully..its free and i acess from any network ...

pc remote controller

is there any android to pc remote controller ? like next pause play for media player ?

Gmote 2.0 is good one. Works over WiFi.

there is one literally called "pc remote controller" lol it lets you see what your doing, which is good
theres also "unified remote" which is good for if your away from your computer but can still see the display. has media features, filemanager...etc, and you hav a multitouch mouse for rightclicking too.
these two, along with gmote, ive used, all through wifi. ive noticed all three tend to drop connection / difficulty connecting in the first place, thats why i had three of them, but this may have been a laptop/network/firewall issue.
(btw, all require you to install the server-side version on the pc, and be running when you want to use it.

I use itap mobile touchpad. Works great and offers gestures for two fingers for scrolling and stuff.
It also has a menu thing for volume and player control with pause play mute and stuff. I'm happy with it

Unified remote is pretty good especially because it has a whole range of remotes for various programs

chrischiang said:
is there any android to pc remote controller ? like next pause play for media player ?
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I would recommend you XBMC!!!
It's a media center that can be controlled with any android device and play almost every kind of media that I know (mp4, mkv, avi, divx... It even plays img, iso and many more)
Give it a try!!

I use phone my pc. My computer on my phone and I control everything like I'm sitting at my desk. If anyone wants it I will up the apk. Let me know.
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:No-Frost: said:
I would recommend you XBMC!!!
It's a media center that can be controlled with any android device and play almost every kind of media that I know (mp4, mkv, avi, divx... It even plays img, iso and many more)
Give it a try!!
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Off topic i know but thanks for the tip on XMBC, looks like a good replacement for Media Center and has phone remote control built in; off to install after work. Thanks