Been mucking about with Xbmc for android on the s3 and although it's still a little buggy I reckon it has great potential.
One thing that's annoying me though is that I can get any scrapers to work. It searches for stuff i don't have and it's not the way folders are set up because they work fine on the pc. But I won't go into that just now.
Been using the wii remote to control it and it works pretty good but there's no keyboard.
Then I did a wee test with my dad's tablet, using that as the remote and it worked perfect. Bit draft me going out buying another android phone just to use as a remote though.
Just wondering what everyone else is using or if anyone has any ideas?
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Can someone please move this to the .QA section. Just realised where I've put it
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I've got XBMC. Works quite well. I have the same aeon Skin as my desktop, something my Raspberry Pi couldn't handle. The only issue is in that skin, you need to press cursors to access certain menus and that is not working very well as I dont have cursors in the app. Other than that its fine though. All my movie and TV info is there.
I recently got the XBMC remote app. Thats great. Can scroll stuff without changing the display. Queue things up. Its actually much better than the hardware keyboard/remote I have, which awesomely since I have an S3, also works with XBMC for android
All in all, it needs some thought around control functions but other than that pretty neat. One thing I would like with the skin is 2x movies secti
ons via the skin rather than via the list. One for on VPN externally and one whilst local. That way I wouldnt have 2 of everything like I do now in the same folder
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I've got XBMC. Works quite well. I have the same aeon Skin as my desktop, something my Raspberry Pi couldn't handle. The only issue is in that skin, you need to press cursors to access certain menus and that is not working very well as I dont have cursors in the app. Other than that its fine though. All my movie and TV info is there.
I recently got the XBMC remote app. Thats great. Can scroll stuff without changing the display. Queue things up. Its actually much better than the hardware keyboard/remote I have, which awesomely since I have an S3, also works with XBMC for android
All in all, it needs some thought around control functions but other than that pretty neat. One thing I would like with the skin is 2x movies secti
ons via the skin rather than via the list. One for on VPN externally and one whilst local. That way I wouldnt have 2 of everything like I do now in the same folder
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Nice.... I got a raspberry pi also , don't forget the s3 is much.... much better hardware than the pi.... but the pi has very good hw decoding
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I'm running aeon nox on my s3 it's pretty sweet like.
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italia0101 said:
Nice.... I got a raspberry pi also , don't forget the s3 is much.... much better hardware than the pi.... but the pi has very good hw decoding
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With xbmc I struggled to get h.264 decoded with any consistency. Sometimes had to reboot a few times. Just got it sorted after 2 weeks without an amp (which is why I used pi anyway) then replacement amp came
But back on topic, xbmc have some work to do but it'll be great on the s3
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Last i played with xbmc on the S3 it doesnt hv gpu decoding. Is it still the case?
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As above says, I have an Xbox 360 and my trusty xoom. Can I figure a way for xoom to function with skifta or something of the sort of app to allow me to do this? All answers are appreciated!
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I'm sure that if you Google a term like "Xbox 360 Xoom streamer" something will pop up. I know its pretty easy to use a xoom and a PC, so I'm sure its not much harder on a 360.
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As above says, I have an Xbox 360 and my trusty xoom. Can I figure a way for xoom to function with skifta or something of the sort of app to allow me to do this? All answers are appreciated!
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I've had mixed success with Skifta, 2player, and twonky. Generally, if I want to display my entire music library, I run into trouble.
I would recommend BubbleUPnP. I've had a lot of success with it.
Not my area of expertise but just to throw an idea out there, would the DLNA app that shipped on the Bionic work on the Xoom also?
I use PlugPlayer here. Ain't perfect (my personal experience with DLNA clients under both iOS and Android is that they all have different issues), but worked well enough for me.
Was tested with Mezzmo (Windows) and MiniDLNA (which I ported to the WDTV Live).
Have owned my Acer now for about 2-3 weeks and have gotten used to a lot of the functions and am slowly discovering new things about this tablet and its awesome. One thing I am wondering is, is it possible to get television on the tablet, i'm from Australia so for those of you from Aus as well im talking about channels like channel 7, 9, 10? thanks
Slingbox or tempting into a htpc, but I have not came across any USB quam tuners for and android
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Have owned my Acer now for about 2-3 weeks and have gotten used to a lot of the functions and am slowly discovering new things about this tablet and its awesome. One thing I am wondering is, is it possible to get television on the tablet, i'm from Australia so for those of you from Aus as well im talking about channels like channel 7, 9, 10? thanks
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Only way possible is via the tv station website if they stream over the internet.
Or as the other gent said slingbox.
I dont recomend remoting into an htpc with a tv tuner because the resources required will not allow for decent quality video.
It would probably be jumpy missing dozens of frames per couple of sconds and have rolling lines from screen refreshes.
But if you are at home doing this its possible remote desktop might be ok.
But via cellular or public wifi...? No
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Have owned my Acer now for about 2-3 weeks and have gotten used to a lot of the functions and am slowly discovering new things about this tablet and its awesome. One thing I am wondering is, is it possible to get television on the tablet, i'm from Australia so for those of you from Aus as well im talking about channels like channel 7, 9, 10? thanks
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It 'may' be possible but will require additional hardware.
I have an HDHomeRun from SiliconDust and essetinally, what it does is stream my OTA antenna to my network computers.
Was reading about an Android App and ran across posts on a forum @ SiliconDust that someone there metioned an app called SinCast from Sinderon:
When I get time, I'll try it out and report back (may be a day or two before I get time).
I second the slingbox option. Easy and just works
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I use Slingbox & it works perfectly.
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I use Slingbox & it works perfectly.
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Interesting....
http://www.mygica.com/pa/t803.asp
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I want to do the same. I have been looking at MediaPortal with aMPdroid.
Try Vulkano Flow. A less expensive alternative to slingbox. The quality of the picture on the tablet is awesome.
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I think streaming video from internet is the only option?
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I think streaming video from internet is the only option?
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Know a site?
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Richard25 said:
Have owned my Acer now for about 2-3 weeks and have gotten used to a lot of the functions and am slowly discovering new things about this tablet and its awesome. One thing I am wondering is, is it possible to get television on the tablet, i'm from Australia so for those of you from Aus as well im talking about channels like channel 7, 9, 10? thanks
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I can't help you with getting actual tv on your tab, but some channel 7 programs can be streamed from here http://au.tv.yahoo.com/
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Just installed.
Loving it!
That's sick. What head unit did you use?
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That's sick. What head unit did you use?
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It's something my dealer put in as an aftermarket navigation unit. It's a Chinese unit that's distributed in North America by "Rosen Electronics". Model number is DS-HY1120-P11, special-fit for 2011-2013 Hyundai Sonatas.
That being said, any head unit with an AUX-in will work.
Controlled via the bluetooth keyboard?
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Controlled via the bluetooth keyboard?
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yup, keyboard/trackpad combo.
Using openelec?
Same setup used pretty much here but without inverter.
Soon will add in a 2.5" HD to store some media without needing to connect to home media server.
Previous experience is that the HD generates noise, classic alternator whine.
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Using openelec?
Same setup used pretty much here but without inverter.
Soon will add in a 2.5" HD to store some media without needing to connect to home media server.
Previous experience is that the HD generates noise, classic alternator whine.
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No, using RaspBMC at the moment. I like OpenELEC but you can't launch a web browser with it, so I went with RaspBMC and the Advanced Launcher trick to get Chrome working. I've got the wifi dongle in the Pi and I just turn on my wifi hotspot on my cellphone and voila - internet browsing in the car
I've also got an NFC tag in the car that my phone scans (with the screen off, thanks to the Xposed hack on Android) which turns my Bluetooth and Wifi Hotspot on when I enter the car, and off when I exit.
That's pretty cool the nfc!
Only use openelec so its easier to store user data on usb. Help with updates and not rebuilding library.
Great through a stereo! Sub woofer, gun shots lol
15 years ago had an mini crt screen and installed that in car, then the n64 got added . Multiplayer goldeneye, bong mix lol. Those were the days :angel:
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That's pretty cool the nfc!
Only use openelec so its easier to store user data on usb. Help with updates and not rebuilding library.
Great through a stereo! Sub woofer, gun shots lol
15 years ago had an mini crt screen and installed that in car, then the n64 got added . Multiplayer goldeneye, bong mix lol. Those were the days :angel:
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Nice!
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That's pretty cool the nfc!
Only use openelec so its easier to store user data on usb. Help with updates and not rebuilding library.
Great through a stereo! Sub woofer, gun shots lol
15 years ago had an mini crt screen and installed that in car, then the n64 got added . Multiplayer goldeneye, bong mix lol. Those were the days :angel:
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What kind of remote is that?
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What kind of remote is that?
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Just a third party mce remote. Will get a better photo and details when back from work.
Got it out of a place called maplin electronics here in UK. Cheapy mce remote that's all. But works well and has a little trackpad on it for mouse operations.
http://mobile.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=385365
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Got it out of a place called maplin electronics here in UK. Cheapy mce remote that's all. But works well and has a little trackpad on it for mouse operations.
http://mobile.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=385365
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Thanks!
Do you have any reference material on how to get an MCE remote working with the Pi? Or, does it just work out of the box when the USB dongle is plugged in?
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Do you have any reference material on how to get an MCE remote working with the Pi? Or, does it just work out of the box when the USB dongle is plugged in?
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Straight out the box, all buttons work as intended too :thumbup:
hum... what about Touch screens ?
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hum... what about Touch screens ?
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Like the factory installed touch screens in car?
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How do you deal with the engine startup?
does the USB Hub have some kind of safety feature that helps protect against overcharging, or does the inverter help there?
if so, do you have a link to that inverter? looking to do samt mod, but haven't found a safety feature to prevent overcharge during engine startup.
So you use the screen of the car to display stuff from your rasp pi? And you have a sonata? What's the screen resolution?
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hum... what about Touch screens ?
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Touchscreen doesn't work, gotta use the remote. I'm sure there's a way to jack into the touch, but that's WAY too advanced for my limited skillset
Hi,
So xbmc on the ouya is pretty much the best experience i´ve gotten so far on a small setup! love it.
But when i install the netflix apk, its really hard / impossible to navigate with the D-pad, plus the quality of the stream seems to be aimed at mobile phones. Anyone gotten a better APK where you can browse with the d-pad and get a good quality stream?
And youtube, i managed to install the youtube APK, and the streams are looking great, but i cant login, plus it seems i just find the stock mobile version, ive heard that the google tv is alot better, but does it enable log in as well?
Sorry for the wall of text, but these are the 2 missing features i really want.
I have installed the tv versions of both apps and they are easier to navigate. No problem logging in but I do have the google store mod.
Netflix quality can be poor at times.
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I have installed the tv versions of both apps and they are easier to navigate. No problem logging in but I do have the google store mod.
Netflix quality can be poor at times.
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Do you have a link of where to get the Netflix tv app?
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Do you have a link of where to get the Netflix tv app?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768
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Oh awesome thanks. I'll check it out after work. I thought that was the regular phone version for some reasons.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768
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This was the same version I had already. It still doesn't work well with controller without touch pad and quality still sucks for a tv unfortunately
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Did you ever figure this out? My wife hates me for putting for taking out our ****ty streamer and replacing it with the Ouya. On Netflix, can't scroll through right or left when picking when you want to watch and can't scroll down to select episodes of TV shows when there is more than 5-6.
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This was the same version I had already. It still doesn't work well with controller without touch pad and quality still sucks for a tv unfortunately
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The easiest solution I have found it just have a bluetooth mouse. You can just drag the screen up and down, etc as if you were touching the screen. It works pretty well.
Or you can use the touchpad of the controller to scroll. Double tab and then drag up. It's a bit sluggish but it works.
The only problem I have is that the playback stops if the controller turns itself off.
using netflix apk 1.8.1
i got the 1.8.1 working with no playback issues, and with some use of ouya control, does not pause when the control turns off.
My only gripe is the subtitles are very small... can any dev can do a modified netflix 1.8.1 apk with bigger fonts?
Hi there people
I have my HTC m8 a few days now and I am absolutely happy with it so I was playing around with it and noticed that you can create custom IR commands with the tv app
So I went on and grabbed my RC helicopter and its IR remote and started configuring it and boom!
It went flawless I could control the helicopter with my phone!
So I was wondering does anybody have anything else that can be done with the IR blaster?
Post down below I'd like to hear
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That's freaking awesome .
HTC UltimEight ?
Turn off TVs in bars during Fifa World Cup
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Turn off TVs in bars during Fifa World Cup
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Lol!!!
HTC UltimEight ?
Solved my problem of my missing apple tv remote
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I did that with my M7 last year. The bar went nuts! I've noticed now many bars have put black tape over the IR receiver to stop my fun!
I have mine setup to contol the lighting on my PC, and to turn on/off a relay to power my chromecast (I use a PC monitor so no ir on it). It's also nice to just not have to find a remote for the TVs around my house since I rarely touch them.
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Solved my problem of my missing apple tv remote
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How did you set up for apple TV?
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kirdroid said:
How did you set up for apple TV?
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The first way you can just do the unknown device and program it yourself, but that sucked for layout so i got a free appletv ir app off google play. Much easier and same setup as an apple tv remote.
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At least I'm not the only one haha! I work for the cable company and know all the box codes by heart. Freaks all the bar tenders out
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Using it as a remote control for my Nikon DSLR... Works pretty nice
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Using it as a remote control for my Nikon DSLR... Works pretty nice
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How'd you do this?
I use Smart IR Remote application. It's gives you tons of options for setting up different types of remotes. There other DSLR only apps out there too.
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I use Smart IR Remote application. It's gives you tons of options for setting up different types of remotes. There other DSLR only apps out there too.
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My friend use the same app for his Nikon D3200. Pretty awesome selfies with DSLR quality
changing the channel of the tv in my work reception area to something random
I see we are a mature bunch...
I used it to mess with the TV in the pub the other night as well
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I see we are a mature bunch...
I used it to mess with the TV in the pub the other night as well
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hahaha if we were mature, we would be using tin cans and string
Can we push the envelope of this thread a little further?
1. Which are the best Play Store apps for IR apps, it seems the two would be: IR Blaster, and Smart IR Remote? Comments anyone?
2. Has anyone applied any super geek/scientific inquiry research to the output in these IR units? What amount of lumens/rads/calories does our unit put out....vs the S5,S4, M7 etc units output?
I ask because the HTC TV app doesn't work the way I want it for my Home Theater components, and I can't seem to use it to drive my A/C units.
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Can we push the envelope of this thread a little further?
1. Which are the best Play Store apps for IR apps, it seems the two would be: IR Blaster, and Smart IR Remote? Comments anyone?
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Well I can tell you that the smart IR Remote is very pricey, but you get what you pay for.
Don't have that many obscure devices, but everything I have thrown at it (Tv's, home cinema, the usual stuff) have all worked flawlessly.
The library has got me covered thus far.
I also use Smart ir remote. It can be a littly quirky to set up, but it has by far the best interface.
It is also super configurable. I have it set up for every device in my home. In fact it actually enabled me to access the service menu on my LG TV and enable movie playback from USB. I tried loads of others, but this is the most polished and complete.