Anyone plz guide step by step installation of PLEX and make it working.
You need to download Plex media sever software for the computer you want to stream from.
http://www.plexapp.com/
Follow this guide to setup videos on the media server:
http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/PlexNine_PMS_MediaManager
Install the Android Plex app, and if you are on the same WIFI network, your PC will show up in the Android Plex app.
There are lots of good info on the Plex website, here are some example. There seems to be lots of reading, but its very simple to setup.
http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Plex_Nine_PMS
The only problem is if your TV shows are not in Season number, episode number format, they might not be added correctly to the media server. More info can be found here.
http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/P...Naming_your_media_files_for_Plex_Media_Server
Over all, I found Plex is the best solution to watch videos.
P.S. The Plex Android Honeycomb app has some bugs need to be worked out compared to 2.2+ version. E.g. the resume playback doesn’t work and the app froze sometimes.
Let us know if you run into any problems.
hello. I am having a problem with plex.
I can see the library on the server (localhost:32400)
The android client finds the server but doesnt detect any movie.
I just have the choice to download plugins.
the server is win vista 32, the client is xoom 3.1 root. They are both on the same LAN.
Thanks for your help.
Happened once with me. Just remove Plex from your Xoom and re-install. Fixed it for me. Hopefully it will do the same for you,
Cheers.
Does anyone know it is possible to get plex connected with my Synology NAS? All my media in on the NAS.
huzz said:
Happened once with me. Just remove Plex from your Xoom and re-install. Fixed it for me. Hopefully it will do the same for you,
Cheers.
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Thanks for your help.
It didn't work for me.
You would need to map the nas as a network drive and then you could browse the folders in plex to add them to the library. I have all of my media on a nas and use plex to get it to my mobile devices and then have it shared for the desktop/laptops.
davpitdavpit said:
Thanks for your help.
It didn't work for me.
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Can you see movies in the Plex Media Manager (ie, the web browser page through which you configure the Plex server)?
davpitdavpit said:
hello. I am having a problem with plex.
I can see the library on the server (localhost:32400)
The android client finds the server but doesnt detect any movie.
I just have the choice to download plugins.
the server is win vista 32, the client is xoom 3.1 root. They are both on the same LAN.
Thanks for your help.
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not being funny but have you added your movie/tv files/folders on the pc?
also i had connection problems with plex at first had to go into settings on the plex app on the xoom and press up arrow on your *taskbar* /settings/advancedsettings/ press up arrow agqain to bring up more options and press flush cache
hope this helps anyone that went through the same ordeal as me.
dbett said:
Can you see movies in the Plex Media Manager (ie, the web browser page through which you configure the Plex server)?
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Yes they appear in the browser in the manager.
cboy82 said:
not being funny but have you added your movie/tv files/folders on the pc?
also i had connection problems with plex at first had to go into settings on the plex app on the xoom and press up arrow on your *taskbar* /settings/advancedsettings/ press up arrow agqain to bring up more options and press flush cache
hope this helps anyone that went through the same ordeal as me.
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Thanks. Just tried it. didn't change anything.
By the way, is there an older version of plex server for Windows (like plex 8) that I could try ?
The probleme propably comes from the server, because:
I have no problem to see the server from the xoom.
I have the same problem when i install plex client on my phone.
While I can see my movies on the server when connecting to: http://localhost:32400/manage/index.html#/sections/1
I do only have this when connecting to: http://localhost:32400/server
<MediaContainer size="1" content="plugins">
<Directory key="servers" title="servers"/>
</MediaContainer>
As I understood, there should be something about my library here ...
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Hello all,
I've been trying to (rather unsuccessfully) remote access my home pc's music files via LobsterTunes on my HD2.
I'm using TVersity to sync from my home pc to the phone and while LobsterTunes does find the media server and lists my media, when I actually try and play a track it just continually buffers?
Any ideas?
Thanks
I havent tried winamp on my hd2 yet, but i used to use it on my tytn2. it has a media server service. Allowing access to my pc.
i forgot about it till you mentioned it. hmmmm. may go investigate that again.
freedirk said:
I havent tried winamp on my hd2 yet, but i used to use it on my tytn2. it has a media server service. Allowing access to my pc.
i forgot about it till you mentioned it. hmmmm. may go investigate that again.
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That sounds interesting, I've found WinamPAQ 1.0 after a bit of Googling, is this the version with a media server service?
Thanks
I just checked. Go to winamp.com and download free winamp to your pc. register for the winamp remote service (also free) and simply log in on ur phone browser. there is a mobile site, i dont have the address to hand.
I never use winamp, but my ps3 on my home network works better using this media service to stream films and music.
freedirk said:
I just checked. Go to winamp.com and download free winamp to your pc. register for the winamp remote service (also free) and simply log in on ur phone browser. there is a mobile site, i dont have the address to hand.
I never use winamp, but my ps3 on my home network works better using this media service to stream films and music.
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Cool will give that a try when I get home, thanks!
I've also just been looking at Orb, seems to be a fairly simple way to share media between your home pc and hd2, yet to try it though but will post findings if anyone is interested?
Hello. I fount, that I can serve the media content from android phone through Twonky server to my PC. But I want retrograde app - the android DNLA media CLIENT - to play the streamed video or audio on my Android phone - from my PC media library.
Any idea?
Thanx!!!
rooomish
I don't know much about Android...
...but I'm interested in getting an android phone, probably the HTC Desire.
Can't you just link your phone into your home network, like I've done with my WM6.5 phone? That way, you can just browse to the relevant media folder on your network from your phone and play the file via the relevant app on your phone. I do that for video and music on my WM phone.
Or does Android not allow you to link into a PC network?
Linking to a PC network over SMB/CIFS is not straightforward AFAIK:
You can browse and copy files with applications such as ES File Explorer, but that is not integrated into the file system for all applications. And You can use xyflash to stream from the network using certain protocols such as http and ftp, but not in a very user friendly way.
I'd love to see something being able to browse and stream using DNLA/UPNP or mount a SMB path in the android file system, but I haven't seen it yet. Though the latter may be possible if you device is rooted, I haven't checked that out...
Are you looking for something like AndroMote, or to go the other way around?
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.czesla-android-remote-wnp.aspx
benmyers2941 said:
Are you looking for something like AndroMote, or to go the other way around?
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.czesla-android-remote-wnp.aspx
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Just saw this post; I've been using this for a while (originally just to test it) it works well with my Buffalo Linkstation's Media server.
As I can see, there is no news about video dnla app client - only audio is possible now :/
rooomish said:
As I can see, there is no news about video dnla app client - only audio is possible now :/
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Not necessarily.... If you have a UPnP server on your PC (TVersity, Playon, etc...) you can use PlugPlayer (plugplayer . com) as your client...
I've spent some time recently to look for a UPnP stack solution for android, so perhaps my exploration can be of use.
I found out that EyeconTroller is a nice media renderer. I only tested audio but EyeconTroller is supposed to handle videos as well.
I've tested it with two android devices: the first one runs iMediashare (media server), the second one runs EML UPnP-AV Controlpoint to act as a remote controller, and EyeconTroller runs on both devices. Using EML I was able to stream from iMediashare to EyeconTroller on both devices.
Next step is to stream from my linux box, but i don't expect any issue here (granted it is on the same subnet, which it is not for now), considering that EML discovered the iMediashare and all EyeconTroller instances without problem.
Note that for now EyeconTroller is free but might not always be (see eyecontec site).
I have a lcd tv samsung C550, they have dlna with name 'allshare', they can display music, photos and messages, but I think this only work with galaxy S, would be nice if any android phone can send text message to tv.
skifta is a great dlna client
i search for a audio only dlna client, they are all audio and video and i just want a small case to plug to my audio mixer.. without any drive i wan't to stream music directly from my phone as i can do on my tv with any NAS and skifta.
Hi
I have read the letters DLNA in every review of Samsung Captivate. Does anybody know what it is? And or how it works. Any kind of information is helpful.
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aksma said:
Hi
I have read the letters DLNA in every review of Samsung Captivate. Does anybody know what it is? And or how it works. Any kind of information is helpful.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance
basically you can share stuff over a network or wifi to yer mobile device...that is what AllShare is for.
For example... I can stream (via WiFi) videos from my Windows 7 computer to my Captivate. I can also do the reverse and stream videos from my Captivate to my computer's Windows Media Player or my hacked WDTV media player.
aloant said:
For example... I can stream (via WiFi) videos from my Windows 7 computer to my Captivate. I can also do the reverse and stream videos from my Captivate to my computer's Windows Media Player or my hacked WDTV media player.
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I have DNLA setup on my PS3, but I cant get it to work with the Captivate using AllShare. Whats your setup ?
absolutechaos92 said:
I have DNLA setup on my PS3, but I cant get it to work with the Captivate using AllShare. Whats your setup ?
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I don't have a PS3, but if you have and want to try it over Windows 7:
For Windows 7->Captivate, you'll need to go to "Network and Sharing Center" and turn on "media streaming" somewhere in there. The files must be added in Windows Media Player's library. In the Captivate, select play from a server.
For Captivate->Windows 7, the Captivate's name shows up in Windows Media Player's left side. Click it and it shows the list of what's on the phone. In Captivate, just start All Share (nothing else).
anyone know how to have All Share NOT stretch the resolution of the incoming video and keep the aspect ratio of the file?
SkitchBeatz said:
anyone know how to have All Share NOT stretch the resolution of the incoming video and keep the aspect ratio of the file?
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Annoying, isn't it?
In the actual "Video Player" app you can control how the video gets stretched - but not in the AllShare player. Why Samsung would choose to torture us like this is beyond me, but it makes me hate them so very much.
I will pay anyone who can figure out how to hack that size/aspect button from the video player to the allshare player.
Interesting....
:::Testing with Captivate:::
*Will report feedback at a later time*
I'm using assonance 5.2 and looking for a way to get dlna back (theres no app for it) i tried the one here with no luck: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856877&page=214
help?
poo22 said:
I'm using assonance 5.2 and looking for a way to get dlna back (theres no app for it) i tried the one here with no luck: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856877&page=214
help?
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Did you try twonky from the market.
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Here this might work
rename it to just Dlna.apk
Pmac25 said:
Here this might work
rename it to just Dlna.apk
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I'm installing it just by clicking it in on the phone (not using adb) and it just says not installed. Any idea why? I will try twonky though, thanks guys.
EDIT: adb gives me "Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES]" when i do this. My phone is rooted. Hmph.
EDIT2: I just tried twonky server. It works perfectly, i think its better than the samsung app, so i'll just be using that. Plus it look cool
poo22 said:
I'm installing it just by clicking it in on the phone (not using adb) and it just says not installed. Any idea why? I will try twonky though, thanks guys.
EDIT: adb gives me "Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES]" when i do this. My phone is rooted. Hmph.
EDIT2: I just tried twonky server. It works perfectly, i think its better than the samsung app, so i'll just be using that. Plus it look cool
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Drop it into system/app and change the permissions.
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paly music on ps3
I want to play music from my captivate on the PS3. I have a wirelles router. The phone connects to it through WiFi. The PS3 connects to it thorugh an ethernet cable. How can I make AllShare to recognize the PS3?
adrianconst said:
I want to play music from my captivate on the PS3. I have a wirelles router. The phone connects to it through WiFi. The PS3 connects to it thorugh an ethernet cable. How can I make AllShare to recognize the PS3?
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Good question. I am a Ps3 play myself and although i have already managed to stream videos with my phone over to the Ps3....i am still curious about music. I may try it later and report back what i find.
How did you do that?
adrianconst said:
How did you do that?
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If your Ps3 and phone are connected on the same network then they should "see" each other fine. If you scroll down on your Movies category on the Ps3 you will see your phone listed there.
Well, I can see my phone in Movies, Music and Photos on PS3. I can even see the songs and the photos I have on my phone. However, when I try to play a track I get DLNA 2104 error. I can see the thumbnails of the photos but when I try to view it I get a "network error". Is it possbile that this happens because my Netgear router is not configured as an Access Point?
adrianconst said:
Well, I can see my phone in Movies, Music and Photos on PS3. I can even see the songs and the photos I have on my phone. However, when I try to play a track I get DLNA 2104 error. I can see the thumbnails of the photos but when I try to view it I get a "network error". Is it possbile that this happens because my Netgear router is not configured as an Access Point?
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Oh ok. I got that same error as well. Basically you want to make sure that:
A) Your Firewall (whether its 3rd party or just windows xp/ vista/ etc) is set to allow your device (ps3/ phone) to stream and share files.
B) Allow "network and sharing" center's Discovery mode and "file sharing" within Windows (or whatever OS you are running).
c) Also tell your net-gear that your Ps3 and phone are allowed to share files as well. I'm not quite sure how Netgear has their firewall setup. You may have to open DMZ (wouldnt recommend it tho).
I think theres more....ill have to post back when i remember all my steps...lol
a) What the Firewall on my computer has to do with the connection between the phone and PS3?
b) Similar to a). It's about the phone and the PS3 not the computer, right?
c) I'm not sure how do I do that.
What im trying to do is to get my ps3 to connect to my androids as media servers. I am NOT looking for an app that connects to media servers- there are a ton of those on the market. I keep ALL my music on my android devices. I would like for them to BE the media server. Though, it seems there are few apps that do this.
I tried "Remote media!" From the market. It works up to the point where I go to listen to an mp3, then times out. Otherwise, my ps3 can connect to my android and display all the right folders. But there are some bugs with actually streaming the content. Didn't get it to stream once on either of my devices.
Does anyone know of such an app? Thanks for your help!
If your device has DLNA capabilities, you can use iMedia share from the market.
moonzbabysh said:
If your device has DLNA capabilities, you can use iMedia share from the market.
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I tried media, though it wasn't locating my media and seemed to be a bit bulky of an app with all the options of websites to stream to your tv. I mightily it again in a few, but really lookingbfor a simple clean app. I wish remote media would work.
Twonky Mobile - very bulky though.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pv.twonkyremote
Share Me - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sygem.android.shareme_free Worked okay from what I remember, but I didn't buy as I have all my stuff on my Nas - was just testing it out.
share me and remote media seem to work up to thebexact same point- until I click Olay. so this might indicate an issue that I can fix. But what issue? Upnp seems enabled on all devices. what else?
Any help?
Look out for an app called media server or something like this from Sony Ericsson. You won't find it in the market because it's one of the preinstalled apps on the Arc.
It has dlna capabilities too and worked for me when I tried to connect with my PC
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blarghle!
Im very frustrated. It seems this works properly, but there is some upnp error as far as I can guess.
I have newest firmware for router,
Enabled upnp on ps3,
Servers are running on EVO/jetstream,
Ps3 shows all folders, files, and even images from the gallery,
Images show with no problem,
When playing an mp3, it says data is corrupt, when it is not.
Halp >_>
I've exhausted my savvy knowledge to this point...
Hi. Try Skifta. It works well for me!
Check it in Android Market.
Afonsov
Air sync
Android device and PS3/Xbox need to be on the same wifi source.
Run air sync and you can share media to anything pretty much. Here ya go.
https://market.android.com/details?...5kb3VibGVUd2lzdC5hbmRyb2lkUGxheWVyUHJvS2V5Il0.
Hello Chums,
Did a quick search here and everywhere else for that matter and couldn't find anything of help.
Basically we've purchased a trio of pads, I was testing one of them several days ago to see if it could get media from my HTPC, it could get music, pictures and videos. It was a fairly painless process, I already have home sharing on and allow devices connected to the network access to my media.
I tested in the default picture app, music app and video app > Nearby Devices > HTPC (everything showed up)
Today all the devices can see the music and pictures but none can see the videos. My videos are fully shared on the network, the homegroup is set up correctly, I've tried restarting all devices including the HTPC, I've reset the homegroup and permissions.
Feel like I'm banging my head on a brick wall, any idea what could be causing the videos not to show?
Thanks in advance.
ES File Explorer File Manager - Free
ChemicalKicks said:
Hello Chums,
Did a quick search here and everywhere else for that matter and couldn't find anything of help.
Basically we've purchased a trio of pads, I was testing one of them several days ago to see if it could get media from my HTPC, it could get music, pictures and videos. It was a fairly painless process, I already have home sharing on and allow devices connected to the network access to my media.
I tested in the default picture app, music app and video app > Nearby Devices > HTPC (everything showed up)
Today all the devices can see the music and pictures but none can see the videos. My videos are fully shared on the network, the homegroup is set up correctly, I've tried restarting all devices including the HTPC, I've reset the homegroup and permissions.
Feel like I'm banging my head on a brick wall, any idea what could be causing the videos not to show?
Thanks in advance.
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Ok
Easy way :
Download ES File Explorer File manager from Play Store
Click on top left corner change local to Lan
Click on New
Scan
Click on the PC
Says Login failure , click ok
Put the PC username and password
(note your pc must have a password if not wont work)
Click OK
Browse your files and choose which application to open them , for videos i recommend you use MX Player
In case you don't see your PC in the scan option :
Click on New
Server
Domain : (empty)
Server : IP address or Computer name
Username : User or PC
Password : Password of PC (PC user Must have a password)
Click OK
Start Browsing and playing
trem77 said:
Ok
Easy way :
Download ES File Explorer File manager from Play Store
Click on top left corner change local to Lan
Click on New
Scan
Click on the PC
Says Login failure , click ok
Put the PC username and password
(note your pc must have a password if not wont work)
Click OK
Browse your files and choose which application to open them , for videos i recommend you use MX Player
In case you don't see your PC in the scan option :
Click on New
Server
Domain : (empty)
Server : IP address or Computer name
Username : User or PC
Password : Password of PC (PC user Must have a password)
Click OK
Start Browsing and playing
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Hey trem,
Thanks for the alternative but these tabs are for my 3 daughters aged 4,5 & 6. I don't want them to have access to the file system so I'd prefer to troubleshoot using the default video app as it means they can't get access to anything other than my default media libraries. Do you think you could help?
ChemicalKicks said:
Hello Chums,
Did a quick search here and everywhere else for that matter and couldn't find anything of help.
Basically we've purchased a trio of pads, I was testing one of them several days ago to see if it could get media from my HTPC, it could get
Today all the devices can see the music and pictures but none can see the videos. My videos are fully shared on the network, the homegroup is set up correctly, I've tried restarting all devices including the HTPC, I've reset the homegroup and permissions.
Feel like I'm banging my head on a brick wall, any idea what could be causing the videos not to show?
Thanks in advance.
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Exactly what software is running on the HTPC to share the media?
DigitalMD said:
Exactly what software is running on the HTPC to share the media?
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No 3rd party software, W8 with homegroup configured and sharing to devices enabled. Music, pictures and video libraries fully shared to network and the tab default picture and music apps pic up the share but the video app doesn't.
When I open the video app I can see the HTPC but it displays "no videos".
Ok round 2
The hard way
1st register to Samsung Apps on all the tablets
2nd You need to install on your PC Allshare Notification from samsung
3rd Update on the 3 tablets Allshare Play
www.allshareplay.com
Then you sign in to that web page (from your PC)
Whats going to be shared is on settings :
Registered devices
Setup the folder to share with registered devices
You must have your PC and the 3 tablets shown on Registered devices
If you still cant connect from the tablets , right click on the icon of allshare on your PC (next to the time bottom right corner)
Ckick nearby device connection settings and put on all the tablets allow.
You must use allshared to browse.
Good luck
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ChemicalKicks said:
No 3rd party software, W8 with homegroup configured and sharing to devices enabled. Music, pictures and video libraries fully shared to network and the tab default picture and music apps pic up the share but the video app doesn't.
When I open the video app I can see the HTPC but it displays "no videos".
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My guess is its a way simple prob, ready?
Video format is not supported, In other words, try a 3rd party video app from the play store
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Check out plex, it costs, but is well worth it.
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ChemicalKicks said:
No 3rd party software, W8 with homegroup configured and sharing to devices enabled. Music, pictures and video libraries fully shared to network and the tab default picture and music apps pic up the share but the video app doesn't.
When I open the video app I can see the HTPC but it displays "no videos".
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There is a difference between network share and DLNA or UPNP shared. Folder shared on the "network" may not show up in DLNA devices which is what Samsung Allshare expects.
Check this article for tutorial on setting up DLNA in Windows . applies to windows 7 and 8. I use this and my video work great on the Sam Tab
http://androidforums.com/captivate-...ide-setting-up-dlna-allshare-windows-7-a.html