Anyone done this successfully? I have tried dice, mx player and vlc. None manage to do it very well. Though all will play fine locally.
I know it's not the network. Even my crappy netbook can do it with vlc.
Any recommendations or thoughts? I'm thinking of a new kernel. Running slim bean now.
no one?
no one knows how? or everyone has the same problem?
some more info. i am streaming from a windows share.. windows 7 64bit which is hard wired 1gbit to router then streaming to nexus 7 over wifi N 150mbit.
just tried installing bricked kernel gave both cpu and gpu a mild overclock. seems to have helped in mx player though not in vlc.. though still expect better..
I do have the same problem.
Just like you said, my laptop is able to stream fine.
However, my tilapia has to wait 30 seconds for the initial buffering, then runs 20 seconds and stops for buffering again.
I'm considering buying another router to try it.
Would it make difference if you flash other kernels?
noradoor said:
I do have the same problem.
Just like you said, my laptop is able to stream fine.
However, my tilapia has to wait 30 seconds for the initial buffering, then runs 20 seconds and stops for buffering again.
I'm considering buying another router to try it.
Would it make difference if you flash other kernels?
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apparently there is a advanced wifi setting called optimisation that if you turn off it it streams better and the sacrifice of some battery life..
going to try it tonight.
kernel didnt help either did an overclock.
Sage said:
no one?
no one knows how? or everyone has the same problem?
some more info. i am streaming from a windows share.. windows 7 64bit which is hard wired 1gbit to router then streaming to nexus 7 over wifi N 150mbit.
just tried installing bricked kernel gave both cpu and gpu a mild overclock. seems to have helped in mx player though not in vlc.. though still expect better..
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noradoor said:
I do have the same problem.
Just like you said, my laptop is able to stream fine.
However, my tilapia has to wait 30 seconds for the initial buffering, then runs 20 seconds and stops for buffering again.
I'm considering buying another router to try it.
Would it make difference if you flash other kernels?
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Me too. I guarantee its not my Asus RT66u router. My cell can do this fine. Even YouTube has buffering issues for me.
Streaming by DLNA or play directly from CIFS share?
DLNA has some limitations, like MKV with embedded subtitle or external subtitle file.
And DLNA need to encode on-the-fly if you changed output format.
After trying for few weeks, I've decided to use CIFS share solution.
Using EX file manager to browse my Win7 share folder and MX for player.
Both device are connected to Asus RT-N13U B1 w/ DD-WRT by WiFi(N).
It's smooth for 720P/1080P without lag.
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Streaming by DLNA or play directly from CIFS share?
DLNA has some limitations, like MKV with embedded subtitle or external subtitle file.
And DLNA need to encode on-the-fly if you changed output format.
After trying for few weeks, I've decided to use CIFS share solution.
Using EX file manager to browse my Win7 share folder and MX for player.
Both device are connected to Asus RT-N13U B1 w/ DD-WRT by WiFi(N).
It's smooth for 720P/1080P without lag.
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I use a Windows Share. Browse through Solid Explorer to launch. As i said above lots of different Video players all dont work.
What ROM/Kernel are you using? Did you have the adv Wifi optimisation on or off?
Thanks!
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I use a Windows Share. Browse through Solid Explorer to launch. As i said above lots of different Video players all dont work.
What ROM/Kernel are you using? Did you have the adv Wifi optimisation on or off?
Thanks!
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Hi,
Nexus 7(2012) w/ Full stock 4.4 (Only root & unlock)
ES File manager + MX Player ( HW+ decoder )
Adv. WiFi Optimization is OFF
Win7 x64 share w/ anonymous RO access
EDIT: Have you verified network speed both side?
Looks like it was WiFi optimization! Turned it off and now no problems! Must be reducing the bandwidth to much to stab
Just out of interest can you stream 1080p too or just 720?
actually this turned out to be the windows share. apparently android cant get decent speeds with this.. changed to DLNA and smashed 1080p all day every day.
Even FTP gets great speeds.. windows share always sucks. (SAMBA/CIFS etc).
Thought i better post this just in case it helps someone.
Related
Yesterday I started messing around Allshare on the Epic and had no problem setting it up. All I had to do was connect to my Wi-Fi, start the app, and WMC and XBMC both saw my device. However, I'm having performance issues with streaming video. When I try to watch a 720p video from my phone I'm getting stuttering and buffering, lower resolutions videos are a little better but the same thing happens. I was getting issues on my Macbook and PC, so I don't think it is computer issue. WMC and XBMC do not make a difference, I experience the same issue in both programs. I'm connected with 802.11n on WNDR 3700 router so I doubt that's the problem. Its either the Allshare application it self or the phone, maybe even the SD card isn't fast enough to stream 720p video.
Has anyone else tried to stream 720p video from your phone to another device, did you experience any problems?
The only streaming issue that I've had with the 720p video is my television won't play the audio properly, says codec not supported but I have no stuttering, and this is using a wireless G network.
Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G
Question,
How do you get it to find your pc? Seems mind won't find my pc?
NeeceeBabe said:
How do you get it to find your pc? Seems mind won't find my pc?
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It finds my DLNA server, I don't think it can connect directly to your shared drives, or drives in general.
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How do you get it to find your pc? Seems mind won't find my pc?
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If you have Windows, you're all set with Windows Media Player!
Here's my post at android central:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/sprint-epic-4g/32242-how-stream-videos-music-pictures-your-epic-using-windows.html
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If you have Windows, you're all set with Windows Media Player!
Here's my post at android central:
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Thanks for posting, nice and easy and works great
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Thanks for posting, nice and easy and works great
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Does a 720p recording from the Epic's camera stream to your PC smoothly?
Haven't tried to the pc, but didn't work on the ps3
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
I tried it with both Win 7 and PS3. The avi file that played on the PS3 didn't play on WMP. Videos recorded on the Epic worked on the Win 7 wasn't supported on the PS3. I had occasional stuttering and buffering problems (maybe a few seconds every 5 min). My wireless signal is probably only 50% at that location however.
doesn anyone know how to play it in tv... my tv is dlna but everytime i try to play it saids unable to play!? anyone?
Is there a way to stream/play videos to my Nexus 7 from my phone(HTC Thunderbolt). Due to the storage limitation on the Nexus 7, I figured this might be a good solution to get around it. I want to be able to stream the media without connecting to a network/router because I spend a lot of time commuting.
I've successfully connected to my phone by FTPing using 3G/4G by tethering my phone to the tablet. I can stably transfer files at 2-2.5 MB/s which sure as hell beats Bluetooth and should be adequate to stream videos. Using ES File Explorer, I've connected to my phone using the same method and it lets me play files directly off my phone using the MX Player. Great.
Of course it's not that easy or else I wouldn't have my this thread. When I try to seek it gives me an error, "Sorry, video cannot be played". The message is persistent once it shows up and the only way to fix it is to reconnect to the network.
Any ideas on how I can get around this limitation? I can't imagine I'm the only one who's attempted to do something like this. Thanks.
I installed samba filesharing (in play store) onto my Galaxy S (CM9). This allows you to access your phone's storage while tethered by wifi to it. No router is required. For playing the video I use BS Player. Seeking works well and even 720p mkv runs without a problem.
Great! I'll give that a try and report back with the results. Thanks!
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It works! I simply installed Samba Filesharing on my phone then with my tablet tethered scanned using the LAN settings on ES File Explorer. Works like a charm. Thank you so much!
Hi guys,
finally some weeks ago Nexus Player was officialy released in my country (Italy): low price and official Nexus product suggest me to turn it into my personal media center. I'm using an old i3 notebook running Kodi, but i prefer something more compact, less loudly and with a dedicated remote: Nexus Player seems to have all these features, but searching on the net i'm not sure if it can play H265 smoothly.
Tipically all my media files are on a hd connected to my router and trough samba Kodi search on it: 99% of my files are 720P X265 (tv-show), 1% 1080p X265.
I don't care about 4k.
Someone can confirm that 720P/1080P x265 are smooth on Kodi-Nexus Player?
Thank you so much, sorry for my bad english
BYE!!!
Yes, I am able to stream to kodi and plex 1080p X265 files without issue. Even my larger (+10gb) files stream without buffering. That said, my NP is 5 feet from my router, so there's no interference.
Very good, i have tv on the same room of my router, so no interferences in my case too
Thank you metaljr81, can you tell me what have you installed?
Kodi X86 or ARM? Stock Rom? some tricks?
THanks!!
You need the x86 builds of kodi. I'd recommend joining the Kodi Alpha testing community to get the latest. Or you can do the nightlies from kodi.tv if you prefer the manual method.
CM12.1 here, but not necessary for kodi unless you use external storage for your NP.
Add fusion.tvaddons.ag to your file manager sources for all the good add-ons.
quality
metaljr81 said:
Yes, I am able to stream to kodi and plex 1080p X265 files without issue. Even my larger (+10gb) files stream without buffering. That said, my NP is 5 feet from my router, so there's no interference.
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are these files you've downloaded in x265 or ones you've converted yourself? only ask because when I try HEVC files on my nexus player, it shows some pretty nasty artifacting that i don't see on my laptop or desktop. as far as I've seen, the nexus player has to SW decode, so router proximity shouldn't affect the playback on small files should it?
Anybody had or having this issue? I am using TVMC, and I have my video library set up with an SMB share to the Nexus. I will start playing a TV episode and it will stop a few minutes in or halfway through and return back to the episode list. I don't think this has happened with a movie (yet).
I have tried messing with Hardware Acceleration vs Software (one actually works better for streaming sources from outside of my network). Tried clearing out the cache, purging packages. None of these have made any improvements. Thinking I may try to install a vanilla version of Kodi, and maybe also try Gotham.
Did a little searching and haven't found any solutions yet.
This is probably #3 in my disappointments with this device so far along with lack of apps, the Netflix bug, SlingTV's frame rate, and the Live Channels app. Starting to wish I opted for the Fire TV.
Yep Kodi runs like sh.. on my Nexus Player as well.
But on my Shield Tv it runs without any problems.
Video not playing on Kodi
Hi, I had the same problem. My video library is hosted on a Windows 7 PC and connecting over SMB to stream a film would work sometimes but not others. After much research I found the problem to be the network connection to the Windows PC. I found this out by installing ES File explorer on my Android TV and copying a large file to the local storage of the player. The copy would usually start then suddenly stop after a random length of time, additionally the bandwidth was very low. Try this to make sure you can copy a large file to the device without any problems.
I fixed the problem with a combination of solutions. I upgraded the network card drivers of the Windows 7 PC, I purchased an OTG LAN adapter for the Nexus Player and finally I used haneWIN to connect to my media library via NFS rather than SMB.
I now have a rock solid connection.
Hope this helps
Thanks for the responses. I have found that streaming the videos to Kodi via UPnP with Emby works fine. So I am thinking that is a network issue. I have DHCP set up, so I think what I will try is setting a static IP for the Windows PC
I also have one of these Ubee Modem/Router combos, but I have been using my own router. I didn't have the Ubee in bridge mode, which I changed last night. So I will get everything set again like I had it and see if it will play without stopping.
your problem is most likely trying to stream content over wifi. i dont care what anybody says, wifi + streaming media sucks. it can work fine 1 minute and then stop working another regardless of how good your connection may be.
Hey guys! I am having this weird issue where any video I try watching over SMB from my NAS (WD Mycloud Home) crashes after 12~20 minutes and returns me to file directory. I'd normally pin it down on a device issue/network issue however it is occurring ONLY on newer Samsung devices (S9+, and S10+) because on my other myriad of devices like Samsung S6Edge Plus, S7Edge, LG V20, Samsung S5, and Blackberry Keyone the issue doesn't happen and every video plays back flawlessly.
This all started when I upgraded from my S7Edge to a S9+. Since then I changed the Router (Netgear R7000 to a Netgear 8500), bought a new Modem (Old Cable modem to a Fritzbox Cable modem) however it seems to have not changed anything regarding my issue on the Samsung devices. The routers are running DDWRT but I've also had this issue with another NAS as well as stock router firmware.
At first thought it was an issue with MXPlayer but after a lot of communication back and forth and showing the developers Logcat dumps from my phone, they narrowed it down to being caused by my Device. I tried hard resetting the S9+ a couple of times to see if that would help but it didn't change a thing. Also it's not an issue with the WiFi signal either as the videos playback just fine on other devices. I had hoped that getting the S10+ would fix this and that it was just an issue with the S9+ but it turns out the S10+ has it as well.
I have tried other video players like VLC and other file explorers like ES File Explorer, ASUS File explorer, and Total Commander on the S9+, while on the S10 I've tried ASUS File Explorer and EStrong coupled with MXPlayer and VLC.
In the S9Plus, even on fresh hard reset, the preinstalled apps updated and only ASUS File explorer and MXPlayer installed the videos would crash after ~15 Minutes. The default Samsung video player doesn't even play the videos back properly as it buffers and constantly lags.
On the S10Plus, a couple of things I noted was that in the beginning, when I got the phone, ASUS File Explorer used to be able to play back videos (>30 Minutes) but once I updated even the basic preinstalled apps it stopped loading videos, I can select files and MXplayer comes up but its stuck on loading ( I can still access the NAS and see the file structure etc). So I switched over to EStrong through which I can now load the videos and play them fine until they crash back to the file directory 10~15 Minutes in.
I am at my wits end with this, The S9Plus was RMA'ed 4 times till Samsung agreed to refund me and I bought the S10+ with the refunded money.
P.S I've also disabled battery/power saving for the file explorers and video players, as well as put the phone in performance mode. Without this, the videos would play back with a lot of buffering and choppiness (On the S9+ they'd sometimes load for 20 minutes only to playback for 5 and then load again)
All phones are EU Versions except the LG V20 which is American!
Can someone Please PLEASE kindly help me fix this issue as I've been constantly going nuts trying to make it better! Ask me any info you'd like and I am willing to try everything short of rooting the phone and voiding the warranty!
I could suggest you to use BubbleUpnp + MXPlayer, I'm using it without any problems with my S10+ and my tablet, you will do all using DLNA without issues.
citytrader said:
I could suggest you to use BubbleUpnp + MXPlayer, I'm using it without any problems with my S10+ and my tablet, you will do all using DLNA without issues.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I just tried it out Estrong -> Bubbleupnp -> Mxplayer pro but it still crashes in 10 minutes!
citytrader said:
I could suggest you to use BubbleUpnp + MXPlayer, I'm using it without any problems with my S10+ and my tablet, you will do all using DLNA without issues.
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I don't know what you mean with " Estrong ", but I can watch a complete movie perfectly without issues, maybe you should do a factory reset
citytrader said:
I don't know what you mean with " Estrong ", but I can watch a complete movie perfectly without issues, maybe you should do a factory reset
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Estrong is a file explorer! How are you accessing your network files without it?
sephiroth_vg said:
Estrong is a file explorer! How are you accessing your network files without it?
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You don't need anything but BubbleUpnp and Mxplayer, enable DLNA on your NAS and connect with Bubble (is like a file browser but for DLNA), double click on the movie and use MX as a player.
citytrader said:
You don't need anything but BubbleUpnp and Mxplayer, enable DLNA on your NAS and connect with Bubble (is like a file browser but for DLNA), double click on the movie and use MX as a player.
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Hey! I just switched on DLNA instead of using SMB and lo and behold! Everything works fine through BubbleUPnP and MXPlayer! Thank you so much! It seems like the issue is actually in the File Explorers and their network access ! Who'd have guessed?