I have a Popcorn Hour which acts as DLNA/uPnP as well as a samba server. is there an app that allows video/audio/whatever to be streamed from such a source?
try "twonky" from the marketplace
This looks like it does the opposite, streams FROM the phone. I want to stream TO the phone.
If you put a ? at the end of your question, you would get a lot more answers and waste a lot less of other people's time.
ORB is what you are looking for..
got it, and it works
You have to have ORB running back at home. Kind of defeats the whole DLNA/PNP thing. If you already have a media streamer, why can't we hook up to that?
I think this is what your looking for. Being able to access your DLNA library from your phone.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/droiddlnaplayer/
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hey guys, just wondering if there are any good media streaming apps out there, an app kinda like orb for the iphone where i can stream movies and songs from my pc to my phone. obviously there will be some apps out there that will do it but i just wanna see your recomendations, preferably freeware but if its paid i dont mind. i have a hd2 aswell so im not sure about compatability issues, resolution, touchscreen etc so hopefully someone with a hd2 has an app like the one i have described and can point me in the right direction
seriously no one knows of anything like im asking?
Have you tried Kinoma?
I use Kinoma to stream Audible content and Youtube daily. It has an Orb client built in as well. I haven't had great success with the Orb though. I think my library is so large that it takes a while for each screen of the library to appear. Once a file is selected the streaming works fine.
Well, for Windows Mobile I have written a widget with a streams database. The only negative point of the widget is that you can't stream from your computer, however you will have access to a database with over 11.000 television, webcam and radio streams.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=525482
A paid version (and another demo version) can be found in the MarketPlace, the full version has quite some options.
But since you want to stream from your pc, you could try myStreams from the MarketPlace. You can add stream urls to the application, so if you setup your computer to stream the music (for example as radio or another setup) you can add the url to myStreams and play it from your mobile phone with your favorite player (and myStreams has also quite a huge database). However, only a paid version is available.
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Themuzz
Looking for something similar to Rock Payer, or DemoPlayer (another DivX player).
Ive found two Apps that will play DivX, and I've found an app that allows me to explore my Desktop via WiFi from my phone (ES Explorer), and play (compatable) video, but DivX is not compatible.
What I'm looking for is a way to play my DivX movies i have on my desktop, over wifi, to my phone, directly. Without using something like ORB.
What would be ideal would be something like RockPlayer, with a LAN/WiFi explorer built in. Anyone know of such an app?
Both demoPlayer, and Rockplayer, play my DivX stored on my phone GREAT, screen stretch works flawlessly, it plays very good quality etc... But id like to be able to not have to keep the DivX's ON my phone. I have hundreds of movies etc on my computer, and would like to just browse to what i want to watch, and play.
And yes, just over local Lan/WiFi. I don't care about 3G etc... I'm strictly looking for an app that will do this over my local home network. If it in addition to that has 3G or cel streaming fine, but then i think we get into that "Orb" category.
Look here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733490
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Look here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733490
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THANK YOU!
That was exactly what i was looking for!
And flowing those directions (and simply copy/pasting the example code) worked flawlessly and simply (i already had samba share setup on the PC to stream to my Wii)... Was pretty simple...
THANK YOU.
Hey everyone-
I've been doing a bunch of searching lately for an easy-to-use and convenient application for streaming videos from my pc to android device (like airplay for the iphone). And I can't seem to find one specific app that makes it simple and easy, they all seem to be a pain in the ass. I know this question has been asked before, but not for a couple months, so what in your opinion is the best application and/or method for streaming content from a pc to an android device? Thanks in advance for any help.
-bobofosho123
bobofosho123 said:
Hey everyone-
I've been doing a bunch of searching lately for an easy-to-use and convenient application for streaming videos from my pc to android device (like airplay for the iphone). And I can't seem to find one specific app that makes it simple and easy, they all seem to be a pain in the ass. I know this question has been asked before, but not for a couple months, so what in your opinion is the best application and/or method for streaming content from a pc to an android device? Thanks in advance for any help.
-bobofosho123
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If you have your PC setup with the dnla server software, this place has a beta dnla client for Andoid. I saw the write up on EuroDroid.com.
http://www.skifta.com/
I tried using the Playon streaming with the mobile link. It worked ok...but I do want a nice streaming option.
VLC Remote
Doesn't VLC Remote just control whats playing on your desktop? I think the OP is looking for something to stream movies to his handset.
That aside, I love VLC Remote.
Yes, I'm looking to stream videos from my pc's hdd to my phone, in an easy way (i.e. in the same way that airvideo for the iphone does).
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If you have your PC setup with the dnla server software, this place has a beta dnla client for Andoid. I saw the write up on EuroDroid.com.
http://www.skifta.com/
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And i don't have a dlna server on my pc, it's just an external hdd connected to my pc.
I use File Expert as a file manager/explorer and I mapped my computer under it's network tab, then when I select a video I use VPlayer to play it in. Works perfectly!
Every other way I tried before this required the video to download before watching, but this way I can stream any video directly.
You will need to setup your video/movies/etc folders on PC to be shared with proper permissions. Easiest to just share the whole external HDD.
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I use File Expert as a file manager/explorer and I mapped my computer under it's network tab, then when I select a video I use VPlayer to play it in. Works perfectly!
Every other way I tried before this required the video to download before watching, but this way I can stream any video directly.
You will need to setup your video/movies/etc folders on PC to be shared with proper permissions. Easiest to just share the whole external HDD.
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Thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate it.
Let me put it this way, is there anything as stupid simple as audiogalaxy for android that will do the same thing for music?
I'd definitely give RockPlayer a go. It has both hardware and software decoding and it works with TVersity!
Same way, through the file explorer. You just need to share your music on pc and connect to it.
My Desire HD came with DNLA client software and when I go into the music program I can stream in there directly from my WMP library, that's probably the easiest way but that would vary with different phones.
I use VLC Stream & Convert, though it is somewhat cumbersome to set up...
I ended up using windows task scheduler and a lot of program commands to start it with my computer all stealthy
Yeah, I've got windows media player set-up correctly with all the proper permissions and such. All of my media files are showing up, i.e. music, videos, etc, and all of my music plays fine as well. But, the one thing that won't play are ANY of my videos, which are mostly xvid-encoded .avi files, which I'm not sure skifta supports (as it uses the dlna classification). Any suggestions?
If you have a windows PC you can easily setup windows media player to stream via dlna. Just google "windows media player dlna". If you are on mac or linux, just substitute for OSX or your linux distro and the word dlna for a bunch of options. Once it's up and going you can use the dlna app mentioned earlier or if you are lucky enough to have a SGS like me, you can use Samsung All Share to stream. I have used this since I got my phone and it's working like a charm!
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Let me put it this way, is there anything as stupid simple as audiogalaxy for android that will do the same thing for music?
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I assume you mean video since audiogalaxy is for music? And to put it bluntly, no there isn't anything as simple as that for video yet.
I have a core i5 laptop that uses TVersity software to stream AVCHD files to various devices around my house. To do this, the TVersity software will transcode the files "on the fly" to a format the receiving device recognizes for smooth and flawless playback.
However, on the Transformer, the TVersity does not even attempt to transcode the files. Does anyone else use TVersity for this purpose or can recommend another software to use to transcode these AVCHD files from my laptop "on the fly" to the Transformer?
I missed tagging this as a question when I originally submitted this post.
I have also used Tversity in the past, but since moving to Transformer I have found the wonderful world of PLEX, It gives you a very XBMC, BOXEE, interface with movie scraping built into it, it can transcoe over local wifi, remote wifi, and even 3g!. The server is free for mac OS, Windows, even Linux, and the app is $5 on the market, well worth the price, Plex will even refund your $5 if you end up not liking the app, so really nothing to loose. I only suggest, get the server working first then by the app. Hope this helps!
Great suggestion. This worked perfectly and was well worth the $5. Thanks!
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I have also used Tversity in the past, but since moving to Transformer I have found the wonderful world of PLEX, It gives you a very XBMC, BOXEE, interface with movie scraping built into it, it can transcoe over local wifi, remote wifi, and even 3g!. The server is free for mac OS, Windows, even Linux, and the app is $5 on the market, well worth the price, Plex will even refund your $5 if you end up not liking the app, so really nothing to loose. I only suggest, get the server working first then by the app. Hope this helps!
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Thanks a lot, man!!
I was looking for a media server to transcode 1080p mkv's though, but Plex does that too.
Definitely worth the 5$.
I find that a lot of the time that I am around my house that I require the portability of my phone but I want to listen to the podcast I just downloaded on my tf101, or my large music library. An app that could push audio from my tablet to my phone, and that would allow me to skip forward, back, and pause would be awesome. I just don't understand why it hasn't been made yet (or why I can't find it)
Thanks!
(P.S. I would be willing to pay for an app that could do this)
It can be done trough UPNP (Universal Plug and Play).
Your tf101 can be set up as an UPNP render as wel as a UPNP server.
Just search the market for upnp or dlna.
You can connect tf101 with bluetooth, cable. Doesn't matter.
Your phone can be set up as an UPNP controller.
The controller tells the renderer to fetch music from the server.
I'm using the same thing, except that my FreeNAS is serving the audio/video/photo's.
In your case the tf101 also acts as a server.
Kind regards!
As an example: Check out UPNPLAY or 2player.
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I find that a lot of the time that I am around my house that I require the portability of my phone but I want to listen to the podcast I just downloaded on my tf101, or my large music library. An app that could push audio from my tablet to my phone, and that would allow me to skip forward, back, and pause would be awesome. I just don't understand why it hasn't been made yet (or why I can't find it)
Thanks!
(P.S. I would be willing to pay for an app that could do this)
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You don't need to push the music to the phone to be able to control it from the phone.
You can just use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1292627
It makes makes your phone a media controller for your tablet.
thanks for the tips guys, but only one app on the market would allow my transformer to be a upnp server and it kept crashing on me. That droidmote thing is almost perfect, but I want to use my phone to listen to music that is stored in my tf. (Musicmatays on my tf, playback is controlled by phone, sound comes out phone.
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