What do you guys prefer as a method to watch locally streamed movies?
For the iPad, VLC streamer worked great.
I tried using VLC and watching it directly as a mkv file saved on the SD card, but was lame for 2 reasons;
1. Took time to transfer the file before watching
2. VLC, being beta and muscling I think a non hardware decoded file, was choppy
I'm computer literate as all nexus users are but I want something that is easy to use, fast to initial start, and takes advantage of the Nexus's hardware decoding.
I think an on the fly transcoding option is best. I think VLC does this natively on the desktop app, but I don't know how to set it up, and I'm not certain the mobile android VLC app can accept VLC streams, but what do I know.
What do you guys use?????
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Just to be clear, when you say locally streaming do you mean wireless streaming movies from another device such as NAS?
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I use es file explorer in conjunction with mx player,when you open the file in es it asks you what to use to open.
I am also using ES File Explorer and MX Player.
Compressed BR rips stream great
Same here es file explorer and rock player lite
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I have a network share on my win7 machine that has videos in divx and xvid.
What is the best way for me to access those files from my tf101 so I can watch them directly from the pc without copying it onto tf101 first?
Also, what media player could play them?
Thanks
I was just messing around but I watched vids from my TF that were located on my laptop via the "my cloud" app on the TF....it's the sub app called "splashtop" and it worked just fine....
upnplay app with moboplayer. Set up media streaming in windows7's media player. There should be instructions if you Google it.
Ive used plex and it seemed to play most of my videos fine.
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upnplay app with moboplayer. Set up media streaming in windows7's media player. There should be instructions if you Google it.
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This is the combo I use and it works a charm, however plex,splashtop etc will work also. Try them all because its down to preference...
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here's another discussion on the topic. B-)
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093861
Very few videos will play correctly due to honeycomb issues, but cifs works well. I suppose you could set up real time transcoding if you had a comp with enough power. Includinb dgnvdec somewhere in the decoding chain would work well for those with nvidia cards - as that would perform all resizing/decoding/deinterlacing via gpu, freeing up cpu to handle the smaller encode. I'm pretty sure the default movie player can handle many different transports.
File Manager HD can be networked with your home network and then I stream and play with Moboplayer. Works pretty good.
Plex will play videos that won't stream, like FLV files.
Splashtop will play netflix but with crappy quality.
UPNPlay has the best quality since it plays the original file but only the standard formats like avi and MPG.
I ran them directly using es viewer
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ThaiM said:
File Manager HD can be networked with your home network and then I stream and play with Moboplayer. Works pretty good.
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seems like it has to load the whole video before u can "stream" it??? takes a long time to serve up a 2gb file
Has anyone found a good way to play ogm files?
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I ran them directly using es viewer
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how ??
tried that and it says no player (i have moboplayer etc installed). if i then choose 'open as' and video is starts copying the whole file across ??
File Manager HD downloads the whole file, it doesn't support streaming AFAIK.
I use GMote and Moboplayer (for vids). Audio can be played directly in GMote. Works great.
Whats the best way to steam? Both ES and FileHD makes me download to cache which defeats the purpose of networking. If I use N speed would the download be faster?
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Plex will play videos that won't stream, like FLV files.
Splashtop will play netflix but with crappy quality.
UPNPlay has the best quality since it plays the original file but only the standard formats like avi and MPG.
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Plex will actually only transcode if it needs to, if it doesn't it'll simply stream the original media AFAIK. I use it and love it. It's probably one of the easiest ways to get this set up, especially if you want remote access from outside of your intranet.
For .mpeg/avi streaming:
File Expert -> Dolphin Browser HD -> VPlayer
Can use MoboPlayer or RockPlayer instead of VPlayer, but seeking with VPlayer is better imho. Other file types may work...
mounted my network share in CIFS and play natively with mobo.... for the files that aren't supported by hardware playback, you can long press the file in mobo and use software decoding.
what is CIFS?
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what is CIFS?
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http://linux-cifs.samba.org/
Recently upgraded to ICS. I have been able to stream media from my laptop thru Wi-Fi using ES file explorer when I was with honeycomb. I was u sing dice player and vplayer without any issues. Now whenever I try to stream media, dice player notifies me that the media is not supported and vplayer force closes. Anyone having similar problem? Any workaround for this problem?
I'm using baseband version p6800xxlpw.
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Recently upgraded to ICS. I have been able to stream media from my laptop thru Wi-Fi using ES file explorer when I was with honeycomb. I was u sing dice player and vplayer without any issues. Now whenever I try to stream media, dice player notifies me that the media is not supported and vplayer force closes. Anyone having similar problem? Any workaround for this problem?
I'm using baseband version p6800xxlpw.
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Working fine here using BS player free in lan mode @1080p off nas on LQ1. Vplayer is a bit laggy with the same video. You might want to clear program settings and cache or give BS player a go.
Tried BS player and it worked absolutely fine. Now, what I'm at a loss here is that I can still stream audio MP3 files thru es file explorer and play it thru player pro. But for the life of me, I can't stream any video files. BS player also can't play the video files thru es file explorer even though it can do so on it's own.
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Probably some settings or config issues. Videos are playing ok here off es file explorer.
I read and read and still not sure what the best approach is for streaming media (mp3, flac, mkv) to the N7 on the LAN from a Win7 PC. Any server software you could recommend that could potentially do transcoding on the fly if needed, with caching so that it happens only the first time a file is played and then maybe even be able to copy the transcoded/cached file to the internal N7 storage for offline playback?
And is MX Player the player to use on N7?
Thanks for your help recommending an end to end solution.
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I read and read and still not sure what the best approach is for streaming media (mp3, flac, mkv) to the N7 on the LAN from a Win7 PC. Any server software you could recommend that could potentially do transcoding on the fly if needed, with caching so that it happens only the first time a file is played and then maybe even be able to copy the transcoded/cached file to the internal N7 storage for offline playback?
And is MX Player the player to use on N7?
Thanks for your help recommending an end to end solution.
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Have you tried iMediaShare? MX Player is probably the best player out there right now.
From the description of the app, I'm not sure how iMediaShare helps me. I'm looking to stream media files stored on a Win7 PC to my N7.
BSplayer has lan function and will stream any videos from any windows shares.ESfile explorer will let you veiw,stream or edit any files on your window shares.You don't need anything on your computer as long as it is setup for sharing on home network.Both of these work great and have been updated for 4.2.
^^this. I use es file explorer as a back end to access my media on the PC. Doing it this way allows you to use pretty much any media player software for the nexus that you prefer.
My current favourite is dice player.
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Using ES File Explorer I can only get my shares to appear if I turn off my firewall (zonealarm). Can anyone confirm what I need to change to allow my phone to connect with zonealarm on?
Thanks
bubble up you can change where the files are rendered . it will also push thru the network from the share thru tablet and play on tv . can play file formats on the tv its not compatible with
Thanks for the ES File Explorer + MX Player tip. It seems to work well enough.
Next hurdle: any apps on the N7 that could help me organize the media better, e.g. show thumbnails for the movies, links to additional info, etc. the solution above is very spartan, just file names. I read about XBMC running on the N7, or Plex, or tversity - any of these worth the hassle?
I use xmbc media player ..its just perfect and no one is even close..its same as pc version and you cam find it here on xda for free
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sirxdroid said:
Thanks for the ES File Explorer + MX Player tip. It seems to work well enough.
Next hurdle: any apps on the N7 that could help me organize the media better, e.g. show thumbnails for the movies, links to additional info, etc. the solution above is very spartan, just file names. I read about XBMC running on the N7, or Plex, or tversity - any of these worth the hassle?
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xmbc on N7 is just perfect ..i use it since i bought N7 ...my 1000+ movies perfecty organisle and always ready to play from pc on my n7
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I recommend qloud media. It's free on the store and you can stream music pics and films from your computer. It works over 3g, local and remote wireless. Amazing I can watch my stuff at work during lunch and what not.
Highly recommended!
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From the description of the app, I'm not sure how iMediaShare helps me. I'm looking to stream media files stored on a Win7 PC to my N7.
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Wow, you're right crappy description of the app. The app does exactly what you want that's why recommended it. It's streams music and movies, using upnp servers on the computer side, like Windows Media Player and PS3 Media Server.
Next problem: any way to mount and play ISO files over the network? They are DVD rips and would like to avoid converting them. Any apps that act as a DVD player on the N7, able to mount the DVD ISO over the network?
Bs player can help you
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Bs player can help you
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Are you saying BS Player can mount ISOs made from DVDs and act as a DVD player? If so, any pointers where to look? I tried it and it didn't seem to be able to do anything with ISO files.
I got my girlfriend a nexus 4 earlier this week. We setup airsync by double twist, but when i try to play back back of the files, the audio is out of sync with the video. I need a software to play offline
I've tries bsplayer, double twist and stock video player, they all have the same issue.
The file I'm trying to play is an mkv file, with dts audio.
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I got my girlfriend a nexus 4 earlier this week. We setup airsync by double twist, but when i try to play back back of the files, the audio is out of sync with the video. I need a software to play offline
I've tries bsplayer, double twist and stock video player, they all have the same issue.
The file I'm trying to play is an mkv file, with dts audio.
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use mxplayer/ vlc player
MXplayer is the best.
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MXplayer. Screw VLC. I never understood why people like VLC, even if they are on Windows. (CCCP for the win!)
Can I access my media stored on Windows shares using MX Player or not?
player pro...for music and videos.
but mxplayer is better for videos. so use mxplayer for videos and player pro for music
Thanks everyone,
I realized with MXPlayer that the DoubleTwist program I was using to transfer the file to the device had transcoded it into an MP4. That should explain why the sound was off. I'm going to see if I can transfer it through the same program without transcoding, and see how that works.
Try vplayer. It has an adjustable buffer.
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my system is official，rooted。
i have neatgear wndr3400 router。
now i want to play the router shared USBstorage divice。can someone tell me ，how？ or use what apps
Es file explorer has a LAN mode. You can search for the shared hard drive. Once you find the video file, es file explorer will ask if you want to play the video with the built in video player or other video players on your device. I recommend bs player or mx player.
BS player also has a LAN mode.
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BS player also has a LAN mode.
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BS Player looks really great! Maybe I should give it a try beside VLC.