Wondering if there is an app which can browse SMB shares on my network and could stream content from those directories? Not having much look with transcoding since my server isn't that fast.
Thank you!
I don't know that any will stream as your wanting, File manager HD and File expert both allow accessing SMB shares, but if you try to open a video it must copy to the device first. I personally have been using Upnplay + moboplayer, and I have Tvmobili running on my server. My server is running Win2k8 R2 with 2GB of RAM on an Atom 330 cpu (yes, one of those dinky netbook/nettop chips), so it may be worth a shot. I actually used to run exchange on that
johantheolive said:
File manager HD and File expert both allow accessing SMB shares, but if you try to open a video it must copy to the device first.
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Nope, file Expert does a nice job of streaming via SMB...
PublicJohnDoe said:
Nope, file Expert does a nice job of streaming via SMB...
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Over here it doesn't. The browsing in the SMB-folders is fine, at home on my WHS server as well on the Windows server at work. But when I open a music or mediafile the browser opens and starts downloading and after that nothing happens: downloading stops and no file is opened.
Still File Expert is the SMB-filemanager that works the best for me.
I don't use SMB, but I stream MP3s and videos of all kinds via upnplay and moboplayer just like johantheolive. Works great.
Den70 said:
[Regarding SMB streaming in File Expert] Over here it doesn't. The browsing in the SMB-folders is fine, at home on my WHS server as well on the Windows server at work. But when I open a music or mediafile the browser opens and starts downloading and after that nothing happens: downloading stops and no file is opened.
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This depends on which browser you use. When clicking on an SMB file in File Expert you should get to choose your browser (unless you have set some browser as default, in which case you need to clear this setting in the TF app config). Try e.g. Dolphin HD. It will allow you to open that link in a media player, go for Moboplayer, Rock player, or Little Player. Then streaming works OK, but you cannot seek in the stream.
I use AndSMB.
johantheolive said:
I don't know that any will stream as your wanting, File manager HD and File expert both allow accessing SMB shares, but if you try to open a video it must copy to the device first.
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But you can watch the movie while copying to the transformer, only open the file on the transformer.
But you need more than 1GHz because the copying uses 30-50% of the cpu.
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Hi Folks,
is there any media player that can access to files that are in my LAN e.c. on my server?
If i use Astro FE, or ES File Explorer I have access to my server, but i cannot chose which media player to take...
so what I need is a player that has access to LAN or a file explorer with which i can choose how to open a file...
(Main problem: there is no media player that plays ALL file formats + lan access)
Thank you,
Michael
So far I don't believe there's any that can do that, mainly due to fact that its not that easy to develop something like this. I believe it can be done, but because the app would probably need to be either some sort of client-server architecture or streaming the video, otherwise, if you would say like double click on a media file in astro on the LAN side, it would be downloading the video to your phone, then playing it locally rather than directly playing it from the LAN server/machine. Do correct me if i'm wrong though.
have also been waiting (im)patiently for this. can't believe it hasn't been done already!
Right.
That was no problem on my winmo 6.5 device, a lot of apps were able to do that.
An alternative would be a "Lan App" that simulats a "Lan" folder at the sd-card on which media programs have access.
The downloading thing junst happens with videos, that astro or ES File Manager cannot play. I can play a single MP3 for exaple but the screen than is black. So it seems as if there´s no comfortable app.
sad.
So can you recommend me some media app that maks the android device to a good looking media player for local files? (also that "easy" exercise is not as easy...)
thanks so far!
I use subsonic. It uses its own server software, which is a bit of a bummer, but it works great anywhere be it over wifi or 3g.
http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp
PS. There are clients for many platforms, including adobe air and a built in http server as well.
The subsonic client is available on the market I believe.
Vlc steamer can do both audio and video streaming great little app, but only works if the server can run vlan server
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Where you able to find any app with la access?
There's an app in Google Play called 'Samba filesharing'. Browse for a media file on your pc, (through LAN of course) and open it. Works like a charm....
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I am able to stream videos from a lan computer through ES File Explorer in HTC Desire Hd using the default streaming video player app. Takes a few seconds to buffer and works a charm. Not sure if this is just a HTC feature.
Thanks for the answers I also found one called bsplayer its great!!!!
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Hi !
I want to share my files (videos, comics etc) in my computer without copy each file on my tablet.
I use EStrong file manager but if i explore my lan to watch a movie, when i click on a video file the file manager start to copy the file to SDcard.
I want avoid this, i want watch the movie directly from my pc. There is a way to solve this bad situation
I tried to use cifs manager to mount directory on my lan but i'm not able to do this. Somebody, help me !
I installed File Expert (free) with the File Expert SMB Mount Plugin (also free), and my Samba shares work flawlessly - I can stream movies with no issues.
Anothe good solution for streaming movies, music, etc. is via DLNA/UPnP (if your rig supports it). I find UPnPlay (free) absolutely fantastic for that.
Hi, thanks for your answer !!
I tried UPnPlay and it works well but i cannot see mkv files with it and also with dlna or upnp i'm not able to visualize subtitles (.srt and similar).
Can you confirm or i'm doing some mistake ?
Tnx for your help and time, man
P.S.
I want to explain better....I have shared my movies with windows media center catalog, it's correct ? Do you use another application to share your files (avi, mkv, subtiltles etc ) ?
I have installed the smb plugin for file expert but i can't mount anything because i don't have root privileges...
It's possible to root the eee pad now ? And it's safe ?
Please help me with the previous question also. Tnx !
Another option for viewing movies or listening to songs on the eee pad is to just use the Splashtop software in MyCloud>MyDesktop. Works pretty well for streaming stuff.
Cosolord said:
I tried UPnPlay and it works well but i cannot see mkv files with it and also with dlna or upnp i'm not able to visualize subtitles (.srt and similar).
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I've just run some tests, and while I see MKV's with no issues, unfortunately I can confirm I can't seem to visualize SRTs at all
And that's odd, because I use either MoboPlayer or Rock Player to watch movies (I prefer the latter), and both *should* support SRT... dunno, maybe I'm missing something here...
Apart from that, UPnPlay works perfectly for me - I just wish it had a more user-friendly interface, like Asus MyNet, which is almost useless (as it only uses the stock movie player, which doesn't support AVI/MKV/etc.) but has a much friendlier interface (all the servers constantly shown on the left, etc.)
Cosolord said:
I want to explain better....I have shared my movies with windows media center catalog, it's correct ? Do you use another application to share your files (avi, mkv, subtiltles etc ) ?
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I share them via Windows Media Center on my Win7 rig, plus I have a NAS and a standalone Media Player which each have their own DLNA servers (besides being shared via SMB).
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I have installed the smb plugin for file expert but i can't mount anything because i don't have root privileges...
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That's very very odd, as I can fully access my network shares, but I have no root privileges! I'm not the tinkering kind of guy... too scared to brick my tablet to try rooting it...
Anyway, I just add them into the File Expert "network" tab, provide access credentials, and voila, accessible.
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Another option for viewing movies or listening to songs on the eee pad is to just use the Splashtop software in MyCloud>MyDesktop. Works pretty well for streaming stuff.
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Mmm... it works, true, but I can't seem to have it run anything better than 1024x768 resolution.
My PC is set for 1920x1080, and as soon as I connect via MyDesktop, it goes to 1024x768, which is kinda awful.
I much prefer PocketCloud (a VNC client) or LogMeIn Ignition (a LogMeIn client) to connect to my PC. I have to scroll and/or pinch-zoom, but at least I can use all the real estate on the screen...
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Mmm... it works, true, but I can't seem to have it run anything better than 1024x768 resolution.
My PC is set for 1920x1080, and as soon as I connect via MyDesktop, it goes to 1024x768, which is kinda awful.
I much prefer PocketCloud (a VNC client) or LogMeIn Ignition (a LogMeIn client) to connect to my PC. I have to scroll and/or pinch-zoom, but at least I can use all the real estate on the screen...
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You can change the resolution to 1280x800 in the splashtop options. Sounds like you still have it set to the ipad resolution. My pc desktop is also 1920x1080x2(2 monitors) but it changes the resolution of the primary monitor pretty fast so it doesnt bother me. It doesnt look fantastic but the whole point of the exercise is to view stuff on the eee pad, on which it works great.
One option you might want to explore is to use a combination of the Air Video Server and Mirage Beta from the Android Market.
Air Video is an app on the iphone/ipad that I used for a long time (before switching to Android) and basically does on the fly transcoding on your PC to stream to your device. This means it can show all file formats without the need for conversion. i've tried the Air Video server/Mirage app out on my phone (HTC Desire) and it works very well. I've just noticed that the Mirage app has now been updated to support tegra processors/Honeycomb. I would try it out myself but I'm at work at the moment and can't install anything on my computer . Anyhow, just another option to consider...
I cannot mount SMB share from UPnPlay and I do not have root....
I am trying to stream divx from my NAS server that is DLNA compliant.
PublicJohnDoe said:
I installed File Expert (free) with the File Expert SMB Mount Plugin (also free), and my Samba shares work flawlessly - I can stream movies with no issues.
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How are you streaming from Samba shares with File Expert? When I try to open an .avi file from the network, I can only open it with the Browser or Dolphin HD. (If I copy that same file to my Transformer, File Expert will offer Moboplayer as an application to open it with, though.)
elmasguapo said:
How are you streaming from Samba shares with File Expert? When I try to open an .avi file from the network, I can only open it with the Browser or Dolphin HD. (If I copy that same file to my Transformer, File Expert will offer Moboplayer as an application to open it with, though.)
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I open File Expert, go to Network, click on the machine I'm interested in, click on the shared folder with the movies I wanna watch.
When I click on the .avi file, the Browser opens for a half-second, and then the system gives me the choice of which app to use to open the movie (in my case, Mobo Player or Rock Player).
This is one of the biggest uses I have for my tablet. I would like something like audiogalaxy but had the vlc stream and convert working on my Evo, but won't buffer on the transformer. Werid I know. Also tried using mobo player but it didn't play the mp4 as it fast forward through it. Didn't try any of my mkv files.
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I would like to watch movies stored on my shared hard drive of computer desktop from the Asus transformer MyNet. I can see my share drive on the left hand side of the panel; but when I go to that drive, I could not see the SMB drive where I stored the movies in. Could someone help?
Cant say about My Net, but I can browse Samba shares just fine using Ghost Commander if that's useful info for you..
MyNet is a DLNA client, not a Samba or CIFS client. You need a DLNA server on your desktop in order to stream your media.
I use ES File Explorer and it works for copying to local disk. For direct viewing, UPnplay, Moboplayer and Mediatomb works very well.
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MyNet is a DLNA client, not a Samba or CIFS client. You need a DLNA server on your desktop in order to stream your media.
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Ditto. I use PS3 Media Server. Works very well.
I use serviio on Linux.
you can use Buzz player to browse and play avi files on SMB drives. however, mkv files will not play at decent quality. Buzz player on iOS does better on Android
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I installed Ghost Commander and the SMB plug in; but still don't know how to connect with shared samba drives.
Same here, please anybody knows how to connects, let me know!
Try ES File Explorer... it supports SMB streaming and it doesn't copy the files anymore.
Works great with MoboPlayer
Hm.. that should be smart, I actually have Mobo player on my TF.
I only like the double view of Ghost commander, and ES is too much eyecandy for me.
Still, if anybody knows it, please help!
I have tryed Buzz player, but semms buggy, i see the share and i can enter but i don't see any file and i can't go back, i have to terminate the program, so i'm searching another sw that let me browse a shared dir over network on a win7 pc and play directrly the videos included.
Also something like mpeg or mkv...
Any idea?
i use ez fileexplorer for samba, upnp access and moboplayer to play any format. Good luck.
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i use ez fileexplorer for samba, upnp access and moboplayer to play any format. Good luck.
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Sorry for the noob..
But are three different software, because i don't find in market?
EDIT: Sorry, maybe you made a typo, should be ES FileExplorer?
so i can connect via upnp and associate moboplayer when playing a video
I understand right?
Oops my bad. Yes typo.
Yes once u can see your files via upnp or smb or ftp etc... you can select it and it will ask which player to use.moboplayer with codec pack play all my files so far
try Plex, UpnPlay or just FileManagerHD with Rockplayer
Plex
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.plexapp.android&feature=search_result - also download the PC server program
UpnPlay
https://market.android.com/details?id=cx.hoohol.silanoid&feature=search_result
FileManagerHD
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm.hd&feature=search_result - set up a new network location.
Rockplayer
https://market.android.com/details?...er.android.unified.lite&feature=search_result - use this to play the movies you see with FileManagerHD
Make sure you have shared your folders in Windows and added them to your Windows Media Player library, this will make them visible to the ASUS.
If you are rooted and running one of the CIFS enabled kernels you can mount your share using CIFS manager. Doing this, I can play the files directly from my file explorer using any application that supports the filetype I wish.
You don't need to be rooted to play movies though the file manager though, using File Manager HD and Rockplayer I can do this using my smb/upnp shares.
Thanks to all
I've tryed Plex, but 720p videos run choppy, the others are fine, but are also fine with ES Filexplorer & Moboplayer, like suggested in the first reply.
I will try all your suggested software to find the right combination for my needs.
Hi
Could anyone tell my how can I stream video on my Android from my home network without have to download it first?
Thanks
There are different programs like VLC DIRECT which can do it. That is the one I use and it works great. I think there is another one called Emitt.
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Hi
Could anyone tell my how can I stream video on my Android from my home network without have to download it first?
Thanks
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I just recently got this working myself, so I hope this combination of two apps works for you.
The first app accesses the network shares of my Windows PC. I'm using Estrongs File Manager which saves username/password information and specific file directory share shortcuts. It even see's the admin shares (c$, d$...) so I can access anything on my desktop.
For the Media Player I use MX Video Player.
When I select a Video file in Estrongs from any of my Desktop's file shares, MX Video Player plays it over the WiFi. I'm playing all sorts of .AVI, MPG, MPEG, and WMV files without a problem so far.
I sure wish I could do this on my iPad as easily.
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I just recently got this working myself, so I hope this combination of two apps works for you.
The first app accesses the network shares of my Windows PC. I'm using Estrongs File Manager which saves username/password information and specific file directory share shortcuts. It even see's the admin shares (c$, d$...) so I can access anything on my desktop.
For the Media Player I use MX Video Player.
When I select a Video file in Estrongs from any of my Desktop's file shares, MX Video Player plays it over the WiFi. I'm playing all sorts of .AVI, MPG, MPEG, and WMV files without a problem so far.
I sure wish I could do this on my iPad as easily.
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Thanks Man
working better than fine
Hi, half -Off topic - sorry
i followed your ideas, as is sounds great. Got confused about "Estrongs".
cannot see my "shared folders" from pc. Tried to find the server as provided in Estrongs.
It finds my PC's IP but I cannot log on or see any shared folders.
I also tried to connect via the built in FTP client. then it cannot find my FTP server on the PC. Strange, as I am quite advanced in using my network.
Am I missing something>??
nafpliotis said:
Hi
Could anyone tell my how can I stream video on my Android from my home network without have to download it first?
Thanks
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Emit (free/pro)
Or:
cifs manager + any player (I find cifs manager better than the mount feature of estrongs/file expert/astro)
I use Plex and it works great. Install PLex media server on your PC\Home server and then you can stream the video to your android device using the PLex for Android app.
Subsonic
The only real choice for this is Subsonic
+1 for the CIFS Manager + video player (in my case, Mobo Player) solution. I've used it for 8 months and it works like a dream, super-fast, super-flawless.
I use a combo of EStrongs file manager, and Mobo player. Just add your computer to the "LAN" section, find the file.
I was able to stream pretty much anything over the network at home.
Imedia share works for me
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