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Netflix work around plus more

you can easily watch highly quality Netflix movies plus control all of your PC with the app called
Splashtop Remote Desktop HD. Available from market the price is $4.99. Easy setup and the app works superfast for all purposes. Please hit the thank button if i have show you some solution.
Thanks,

Can u rewind or fast forward?

Thanks works really nice .... is there an option to turn of the display on the streaming server? I was streaming from my laptop and would like to avoid the duplicate display on my laptop.
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It is like having your computer desktop on your tab. The problem I have is there is no sound. Check out the devs website faq.. Alot of audio problems. Support sucks imo. The desktop msnagement part works well. I am trying 14 day free trial of playon. It works with netflix, hulu and more.
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Audio issues seems to be common there. I have one Win7 computer that has no audio issues with Splashtop.
And another with XP that's normally connected to a tv via HDMI. I get no audio from it in Splashtop unless I plug something into the front speaker/headphone jack. It doesn't even have to be speakers or headphones, just plug in a plug that's not connected to anything, as long as the Realtek software detects it and I select "speakers", I get audio in Splashtop.
Btw, this is a good workaround for Hulu also, if the solution in here doesn't work for you and you don't want to root the 10.1.

Have any of you tried playon it works well for hulu Netflix and streaming any file to your devices my only compliant is u can't skip around at all.

Playon is definetly the better option. Splashtop is good if youre on your own network or have a superb internet connection at both locations. Otherwise play on works a hundred times better due to the compression it uses.
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Huh, I didn't even realized Playon app was working. I've had it installed on my htpc for a while, but when I tried the Playon app on my tablet, screen for hulu shows don't have a video to click. CBS shows had a tiny video on top that I can click to go full screen, but hulu shows didn't. Turns out that even without that small video, I can still click that spot and go to a full screen video. That's great, I bought playon before it went subscription.

Yes you can rewind and fast forward.

There is no sound issue if you go to splashtop website. The sound thing is not a issue its a small easy setting that you have to do on your PC. The support for this setting is very easy and step by step with pictures. Please chk that out.

Hey even I don't have any sound issues ... this is one of the best apps for the tablet currently. No performance issue or anything for me, it's now become a android/windows dual tablet
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I'm new so I can't post links yet here, but Splashtop support has a workaround that involves changing audio selections and a loopback cable. "There is a special trick to work around the no sound issue on xp. You can loop back headphone out to audio-line-in by an audio cable like this: (i.e. on a notebook, plug in both holes of "headphone" and "microphone")
Also note that for XP, the checkbox for "mute this computer" should be unchecked.

Splashtop is great unless you want to use it to connect to a headless (no monitor) system, then it doesn't work at all. I wanted to use it to connect to my headless Mac Mini for streaming Netflix and stuff, but no go unfortunately.

Heh, Splashtop is awesome, I'm getting LIVE TV on my tablet. I realized that maybe it could stream SageTV (DVR) from my server, I just had to tweak the video in Sagetv from overlay to vmr9 and use the default audio. Non HD streams perfectly, HD isn't quite as smooth but watchable. Here's a couple of pics, one from the today's TDF on Versus non HD channel and another from their HD channel:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/69/img013a.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/img014y.jpg/
Btw, SageTV isn't available anymore. The company was bought by Google last month so maybe we'll be seeing some cool stuff them on Android or Google TV.

[Q] I am looking for a low latency android USB display solution for PC

I am currently experimenting with android virtual reality with my google cardboard I built. I am into PC gaming, and would love to be able to play PC games in VR. I have tried various methods such as Trinus Gyre and Limelight for streaming and motion capture, but so far I haven't found any good methods of video streaming. My phone is the Samsung Galaxy S4, which isn't the best in video processing, so Limelight has extremely high latency, (yes, I meet recommended system requirements for gamestream, both PC and network). I am curious about using the phone as a USB display because in theory it should be able to have much lower latency than wifi streaming. I have read some stuff about ADB reverse tethering or something for mirroring windows to the phone, but can't find any tutorials on how it's done. Does anyone know of a method of streaming video to a phone with very low latency and high framerates?

HOrobOD said:
I am currently experimenting with android virtual reality with my google cardboard I built. I am into PC gaming, and would love to be able to play PC games in VR. I have tried various methods such as Trinus Gyre and Limelight for streaming and motion capture, but so far I haven't found any good methods of video streaming. My phone is the Samsung Galaxy S4, which isn't the best in video processing, so Limelight has extremely high latency, (yes, I meet recommended system requirements for gamestream, both PC and network). I am curious about using the phone as a USB display because in theory it should be able to have much lower latency than wifi streaming. I have read some stuff about ADB reverse tethering or something for mirroring windows to the phone, but can't find any tutorials on how it's done. Does anyone know of a method of streaming video to a phone with very low latency and high framerates?
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Trinus usb tether should do the job.

what you think about your shield?

just bought 50 inch 4k lcd tv, brand is tcl
it plays anything i tried so far (with exception of dts audio, but this is easy to convert with avidemux)
the thing is - smart tv functions is pure [email protected]
around 1 minute to start, 10 seconds to open youtube, and 30 seconds of buffering
what is most annoying is just 360-480p video with no settings to change that
so i need to buy some android box that will:
play all 1080p media smoothly
play 1080p youtube videos
run skype with external camera
allow me to run some games etc.
there is plenty of solutions but shield seems to combine decent specs, good design and reasonable price
can anyone confirm that it will work ok with external webcam (both video and microphone?)

PLEASE DELETE THIS POST... I believe the OP was complaining about the functionality in his TV.. Not the Shield
I have no issues whatsoever playing any 1080p videos from the net or from my home network.
I'm guessing you are running wireless and / or have a slow internet connection. Try putting a 1080p video on a usb stick or memory card and playing it from there.
I'm running wired gigabit and have a 100Mbs Internet speed and this box really shines, even with 1080p Game streaming through their service.

my only issues with the Shield TV are:
* It only comes with a North America-spec power adapter, with a proprietary device-side connector. I think you can change the power pins, but it only comes with an american one in the box (not really an issue if you live in north america)
* The controller is a bit rubbish
It's very fast, and it plays all the media I throw at it through Plex, although with some of the high bitrate stuff, it complains about low connection over wireless - it doesn't seem to connect via 802.11ac all the time.
The games are just your standard Android fare. Games & apps can be installed from the Play Store website if they don't show up on the built-in one. Be aware though; some of them say that they work on AndroidTV but don't actually do any such thing.

I love mine, I got it to replace an old acer revo which was running openelec.
The apps I use the most are Kodi (all in one media streaming app), Retroarch (an app which allows you to play various emulators), Youtube, Twitch, iPlayer, and Gamestream. I havent tried the subscription based game stream option that Nvidia offer as I have the majority of the games which they offer. I do use the option which allows me to stream games from my pc. This runs superbly at 1080p over homeplugs.
The device is very quiet and very fast. I also like having a headphone socket on the remote and joypad.
I would like to see some more UK based media apps on the store (4OD, 5 on demand, Sky), my Xbox One is better for this. Kodi does have addons to get around the lack of this.
The google play store does seem a bit limited for android tv at the moment.
I did have to root mine to enable me to write to the sdcard (for Retroarch).
I would highly recommend one if you want to use Kodi or Emulators.

DrSeahorse said:
I would highly recommend one if you want to use [...] Emulators.
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I agree with this. In fact, I now remember this was my major reason for buying it. It emulates pretty much anything up to and including the Sega Dreamcast, but once again.. it has a pretty rubbish controller. However, it does support the XBox 360 pad if you have the wireless adapter for it, so that's an improvement, and I'm pretty sure it'll natively support any controller that Linux does - so all your USB adapters for your NES or PSX or whatever controller will work.

Gotta throw my opinion in since I've only had it for about 2 weeks now...
Its fast, and I must much better interface than what i was expecting. I bought it for primarily playing PC games from my computer and it does so without any problems at all. It even will pass through full surround sound from the games (which I was NOT expecting).
I also use KODI more than anything and it works great. I do have some sound sync issues here and there and it can be annoying to remedy. But, if you put the time in and use KODI's audio delay correctly you can fix it. (the Wiki will say to use the Shield's built in HDMI-Audio Sync feature, but it doesn't have an overlay for when you are setting the delay. So you basically have to base it entirely off the bouncing ball which doesn't help at all when you are trying to sync voices to the actors mouths. Plus, I found that 0ms works great for all audio syncing through shield (netflix, youtube, etc) and the KODI sync lets me sync JUST KODI.
I only paid $150 for mine since I got in on the controller bundle and they never sent me the controller so I got the $50 refunded. I still would recommend it at $200 though. Once the MM update comes out it will be much better for customizing the start screen.
DO IT is my short answer.

As a media player, about the only thing it lacks is Amazon Prime, though there is a workaround and rumors of official support later. I've been able to play high bitrate rips, Hi10p video, a 1440p VHS 10-bit rip, and everything else with no issues over 802.11ac. It's by far the best player I've seen for SlingTV, also.
Anything that doesn't work natively, you can just cast it to the Shield TV and you're in business (HBO Go, specifically, because Comcast is stupid).
Games work well enough as long as they have controller support. Most of the higher-end and big developer games do. There's Nvidia game stream you can test for 3 months, but I don't have any use for it, honestly. I think you can also stream games from a PC with an nVidia GPU, but I have AMD.
Basically they've built the best video player on the market, hands down. The next best thing is a full-blown HTPC, but the price and lack of a simplified UI (IMO) puts the Shield on top, again.

Playstation 4 running on GearVR through remote play

Playstation released their new RemotePlay today and so I figured I'd get it working on my GearVR. I used the app TriniusVR to stream the remote play from pc to the gearVR and it works! It doesn't have head tracking but it's still a pretty bad ass choice.
Screenshot of it running on my Samsung S7 Edge
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=YjZRazNyZ19BWjRiQWcweWVwN3hmbFBudTVIN1RR
If you try this Trinius VR has to be doing compatibility mode, not fast

Wow early playstation VR

robamacaf said:
Playstation released their new RemotePlay today and so I figured I'd get it working on my GearVR. I used the app TriniusVR to stream the remote play from pc to the gearVR and it works! It doesn't have head tracking but it's still a pretty bad ass choice.
Screenshot of it running on my Samsung S7 Edge
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=YjZRazNyZ19BWjRiQWcweWVwN3hmbFBudTVIN1RR
If you try this Trinius VR has to be doing compatibility mode, not fast
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so guessing this means the ps4 controller works with the Gear VR?

elijahblake said:
so guessing this means the ps4 controller works with the Gear VR?
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To do remote play with PS4 it makes you hook up your ps4 controller to the computer by way of usb. You then use the controller to control the remote play which is piped to the GearVR to view.

Ok, now, how about bypassing the pc and wifi directly from ps4 pro to remote play app?

Pixel 5a Cardboard issues

I bought a Google Pixel 5a, a phone holder for use with Cardboard, and a VR remote control. The Cardboard demo app is giving me grief. Clicking the buttons on the remote do very little besides randomly bringing up stuff outside the app. I did install the support apps as listed below. Clicking what seems to be the Enter key on the remote just causes it to beep at me. Plus, the instructions I see tell me to click a button which they show on the device holding the phone. (Referred to as a "headset" below.) But there's no button there.
Meanwhile, Google Play is telling that my device doesn't support any of the VR apps I was interested in.
What I bought:
VR Headset Compatible with iPhone and Android, 3D Virtual Reality Gaming Glasses Headset, Best Virtual Reality Goggles VR Headset for Kids & Adults, Soft and Comfortable Adjustable Distance
VR Remote Controller Gamepad Bluetooth Control VR Video, Game, Selfie, Flip E-Book/PPT/Nook Page, Mouse, in Virtual Reality Headset PC Tablet Laptop iPhone Smart Phone
Apps installed:
Cardboard
VR Store: Best VR Apps & 360°
Google VR Services
Any suggestions? I'm thinking of returning to Amazon the VR stuff.