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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.
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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.
It is like Air Video but very Complex
though i got it to work on my HTC Desire
To Download
VLC Stream and Convert -- free download from market
guide
http://traveldevel.com/
Vlc works very good. Streaming mkv without probs.
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Another option, but not technically "Streaming" is to use CifsManager.
You can mount network shares, and Android will see them like they are on the phone.
I can't remember exactly how i did it, but it is fairly easy.
From memory, after you have configured the network share and a mount point in CifsManager, you can open the file using the Cifs File explorer, and then play it with a program such as vPlayer or Rockplayer
You will need to have Root to do this.
let me know if you need a hand with this.
Just got VLC Stream to work.
Seems to work quite nicely once you've fiddled with the settings :-D
Will test out a long video now.
That CifsManager sounds interesting too.
VLCSC is a great program. I have it working within my home network and streaming via VPN over 3G, but am unable to stream via VPN over wifi, that is, I can't stream from my home network to another network (say, my work network). Has anyone successfully achieved this?
Any way that anyone has working for video to stream from their nas? I want to lay in bed and watch my videos, but I cannot for the life of me get them to play. Tried ES file explorer, File Expert, vplayer, rockplayer uni, rockplayer lite, built in player. I can find the videos just fine, but it will not play them. Looks like file expert tries to open them in a web page, then crashes back to the folder on the nas.
Looking for the same answer as well lol
got to be something on the market place that works
You will need a rooted xoom. Install the cifs.ko module from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974343&highlight=cifs
Then use the program cifsmanager that can be found in the market to mount your shares. I tested it last night and was streaming .avi files from my NAS. HD video that played fine locally was having a little trouble streaming. I'll have to work on finding the optimal transcode settings.
Hope this helps
boom, I didn't know that cifs worked on the xoom.
I'll update in 10 min if it works
cifsmanager is a little tricky though, I was unable to launch it from the shortcut created in the launcher. I had to launch it from inside the market.
how did you set it up? I cannot get it to connect to the nas, it is saying it failed b/c "no such device"
That error means the cifs module isn't loaded. Click on menu then settings. I checked the Load cifs module and the Load via insmod boxes. Reboot (or kill the application with a task killer), start it back up and it should work.
still no dice. i have the ip of the nas in the share path, the mount point is /mnt/sdcard/Movies
all other fields blank. Am I missing something?
I dream to have AirVideo ported from iOS.
Wondering why no Android developer created something similar
You will be rich for creating such app for Android! Being the first!
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why doesnt anybody use "orb" to stream their videos? am i missing something? it works fine for me. tried it last night on my xoom. i have live tv and all of my downloaded movies working for me
I think you're missing the share name. For instance, the first field should read something along the lines of 192.168.0.2/e (e being the share name). Mount point is fine (I think. I have mine mounted to /mnt/cifs/e)
orb is the best thing to use streaming video. and its also web based
not working still, now saying mount: invalid argument
//192.168.1.70/movies
/mnt/sdcard/movies
Do any of the media players on the Xoom support UPnP (DLNA)? If so, you might be able to use something like PS3 Media Server.
http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/
The server shouldn't have // in front of the ip address.
my nas is already setup for dlna and itunes server, so anything that works with those would sync up to them. Sucks that apple has this working so well and we can't get it.
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The server shouldn't have // in front of the ip address.
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Tried it both ways, still invalid argument error.
After doing some reading, try putting in the computers login name and password. (if the computer doesn't have a login name/password, create a user (with a password) and give them access to the share) That should hopefully take care of that error. (I never encountered this error, but I had a username/password)
is the issue that i'm trying to access a NAS and not a pc? So you have it working to a shared folder on your pc...
jparker36 said:
Any way that anyone has working for video to stream from their nas? I want to lay in bed and watch my videos, but I cannot for the life of me get them to play. Tried ES file explorer, File Expert, vplayer, rockplayer uni, rockplayer lite, built in player. I can find the videos just fine, but it will not play them. Looks like file expert tries to open them in a web page, then crashes back to the folder on the nas.
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I have a (free) MP4 Streaming Server app that runs a website on your (windows) computer. I also have a few sample-videos (look in the NOOKcolor section. I havent had a cvhance to make samples for the Xoom yet) on my website that are streamable, located on an apache webserver. Just visit the site on your Xoom, and tap the mp4 links.
For MP4 files to stream, the quicktime "fast start" atom needs to be enabled, and the location on the webserver of where they are located needs to have executable permissions.
what app do u guys use? I use vlc direct pro. Tried plex also.
Vlc used to work but for some reason it wont anymore.
Plex is way picky and the results were pixeli.
Any tips? I used to have this stream server on my pc to watch on iphone. It was called streamtome. Very easy to setup and very stable. Great for watching movies even outside your network.
Is there any similar app for android?
PS: necermind. Found an app called Emit. Runs perfect
I am using BS Player on my network and it has been working very well.
Are you running the Emit server on your PC?
I have a Samba share on my home network and have been wondering what's the best way for my Note to stream from that over WiFi... anyone know if any of the video client/server programs like Emit/VLC/Plex etc can stream directly from Samba?
I doubt it as Android doesn't natively support CIFS, but it's worth asking!
My computer is Linux with smb shares but no special app running other than that. Bs player streams the files with no issues.
ES file explorer.
Just share your folder on your PC or NAS and open the file from the Network tab on ES file explorer.
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Hey Guys,
I am searching for a tool to stream my videos on my Tablet directly from my root server.
like on a webinterface with login.....
thx in forward
Combination of es file explorer and bsplayer lite works fine for me.
Just use es fileexplorer to navigate to your nas, then when selecting a video open it with bsplayer lite.
Good luck!
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no,
i mean i am searching for a tool für my linux ubuntu.
its a root server there are my movies saved i want to stream to my tablet.
any idea
you can browse your ubuntu server with samba, so it will work like a nas
Agreed, I use ES File Explorer and MX Player (because of fast s/w decoding) to stream videos from my Ubuntu PC
I use Plex... can stream wherever I am via 3G or Wifi..
Otherwise if your videos aren't encoded in such a way to allow good decoding as described by the suggestions above you could try Plex. The media server will transcode on the fly to your tablet. Works okay but obviously quality is reduced compared to proper encodes done specifically for the tablet.
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Yeah, I find the quality isn't the best away from home because I only have a 2.5mbps upload speed but at home, it looks great. Away from home, I typically only use the app at the gym when I do my cardio so quality isn't a huge deal to me.
Subsonic (also streams music). It's a bit hard to install for a non-techie person, but there are instructions online. You also have to donate to use it for life-time. There is a 30 day trial for Android. The videos aren't great quality like HD, but it's like SD from what I've experienced. It has a web interface and uses flash for the videos.
Try diceplayer.
diceplayer supports SMB/FTP protocols.
(push "HOME" button on upper right corner)
Is there any "how to" ?
Ich have ubuntu on my dedicated server over the shell.
I don't want to install the GUI on my Root Server.
i've tried now vlc on my root and vlc direct....
not works cause vlc is installed as root and i need to let it installed as root!
anybody recently tried out to stream it over SMB ???
or on other systems like SGS II or similar Android ?
greetings NoFear
You could always do what I do and just run an Apache HTTP server and then
Code:
ln /videofiles /var/www/video
That is what I do and this allows me to view my movies from anywhere just by dialing up the IP address.
Of course, you still need a player that will play whatever format you are using, in my case all of my stuff is mp4 so I just use the stock, though I find DicePlayer works best for the random .avi I have.
sassafras
Sounds good but my problem is that ich put my files in a different Folder as www
I know that www is accessable over the net but my movies are saved on a different folder.
Because my Synctool put's it automatically on my root server.
is there a way to access a folder like etc/usr/... over the net ?
greetings Chris
I use Gmote on tablet and Gmote Server on my Ubuntu machine with Rockplayer lite. I share my movies folder for easy access. Works perfectly!
nofear5888 said:
Sounds good but my problem is that ich put my files in a different Folder as www
I know that www is accessable over the net but my movies are saved on a different folder.
Because my Synctool put's it automatically on my root server.
is there a way to access a folder like etc/usr/... over the net ?
greetings Chris
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read about the link command "man ln"
Like I said, if your movies are in /moves/are/here than just type ln /movies/are/here /var/www
Voila.
sassafras
bjn813 said:
I use Gmote on tablet and Gmote Server on my Ubuntu machine with Rockplayer lite. I share my movies folder for easy access. Works perfectly!
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Is it possible to install Gmote Server over the shell ?
i cant find a topic to this but your version sounds damn easy
Gmote works great if you have a PC connected to the TV....otherwise use Diceplayer, it has silky smooth playback.