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Tab's AllShare (DLNA client)

errr.. is it just me, or did somebody actually fire the people that made the AllShare app in the SGS and just took a bunch of their notes and incorporated the WORST ideas that other team had ever devised?
Ok, so AllShare wasn't a top-notch app in the SGS to begin with, but AllShare on the Tab is just a bad joke. Loading the list of files takes ~ x10 as much time as it takes on the SGS and then .. NO OTHER option to just display the files (ALL THE FILES) in alphabetical order, regardless of albums/folders however you had/wanted them to be ordered on the server... At least the SGS's version let's me browse folders. Tab's version just displays a HUGE list of files in alphabetical order, which is NOT really good for usage...
Are there any other apps to fill in that void? I mean there are DLNA servers left and right, but are there clients? That I could play videos (preferable support for dualaudio+subtitles) from my DLNA server?

Id like to know this as well... or indeed any client that will stream in full quality over the lan.

Me too ! Please write if you tryed some other DLNA client working on Samsung Galaxy Tab

I tried AndroMote. It works fine for me.

Makoselm said:
I tried AndroMote. It works fine for me.
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That's a Remote Control application, NOT a DLNA client as we talked about... At least I understood it so. (You can't watch movies from a DLNA server WITH THE TAB via AndroMote, can you?)
EDIT: Apparently it SHOULD be able, it just doesn't do that on my SGS. Will try on Tab later.
EDIT2: ARGHhh! Yeees, it does work - sorta. It needs to DOWNLOAD the WHOLE file over the connection to the device, THEN play it... with installed available applications, not within the app. so... NO, not really a suitable replacement. It's not really a DLNA media player, but a tool to download files from said server.
Nice to have, I guess, but not what I'm after.

You can do this with any lan file manager. I use Astro smb.

ftgg99 said:
You can do this with any lan file manager. I use Astro smb.
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Which is all well and good as long as you're not watching anything decently HD or over 2GB in file size
I agree the AllShare app is aweful. I've found that ES File Explorer over SMB does a good job but neither the built in Video player or Rockplayer behave well with this. It only works if I turn off hardware decode in Rockplayer, which means it cannot keep up with the HD video demands.
UPnPlay in the market has a decent attempt via DLNA however it chokes on HD too.

netgun71 said:
Which is all well and good as long as you're not watching anything decently HD or over 2GB in file size
I agree the AllShare app is aweful. I've found that ES File Explorer over SMB does a good job but neither the built in Video player or Rockplayer behave well with this. It only works if I turn off hardware decode in Rockplayer, which means it cannot keep up with the HD video demands.
UPnPlay in the market has a decent attempt via DLNA however it chokes on HD too.
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I think ftgg99 meant you can do with filemanager anything you could do with AndroMote, not DLNA client

Indeed i did. And when you sab behaves properly you mean it doesnt work because streamimg headers are not appacked to filetypes.

Try twonky from the market, works quite well.

ritdaw said:
Try twonky from the market, works quite well.
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Isn't Twonky (mobile) just a server? Does it play on the device also?

AnttiV said:
Isn't Twonky (mobile) just a server? Does it play on the device also?
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There are two versions of it now, the one that has a pie chart icon is similar to all share

Indeed you are right, it does! Thanks!
Err.. Anybody got it to work? I get only an error with every single video I try to play. I only get "unable to start playback"
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Mine seemed to work with all my videos except MKV files, however my mate said they worked on his tab :s

Use vplayer, it should play everything.

ftgg99 said:
Use vplayer, it should play everything.
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Doesn't have built in dlna does it?

Indeed not. However you should have a Dona service already. I can't get it to work either, probably because I removed both allshare and dem content launcher... I would love to get them back, but have no apostle.

ritdaw said:
Try twonky from the market, works quite well.
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+1 - Been using this since I got my Vibrant in July. Easy to use and works awesome. Works just as nicely on the Tab too.

epakrat75 said:
+1 - Been using this since I got my Vibrant in July. Easy to use and works awesome. Works just as nicely on the Tab too.
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Twonky looks good and is waaay faster than AllShare, but unfortunately is out of the question since it refuses to play .avi files (and mkvs and wmvs and and. I can't get it to play anything at all really. Don't have any mp4s around, I hear those should work...)
Also, I don't know if it had something to do with the server-side update (I use TwonkyManager v2 in a Win7 machine) but couple of days ago my "browse by folder" ability disappeared completely, no I can just browse everything by date of playlists, which isn't at all practical with folder-based organization...

I'm looking for a streaming solution too for the Tab. On the iPad I had the StreamToMe software running, and it would transcode the video on the fly, and stream to iPhone or iPad. Doesn't seem like there's similar solution on Android. I tried copying some of the movie file I have and it's just laggy to play even locally with vPlayer and RockPlayer. Anyone has a good solution?

[Q] Hulu?

I can't post a link because of new member status but if you search "hulu andriod app" in google, there is a link to absolutelyandriodDOTcom (5th link down) about debuging the web browser. I tried doing this on with the web browser that comes with TnT Lite v4.2.4 without any luck. I don't know the technical details, but would this be possible through some other means?
Thanks

Playon.tv mobile will work if you set browser user agent to Android. Watching SNL now.

Hulu works...
Hulu isn't that hard to get working on our G-Tabs. I'm running TNT-Lite 4.2.2 and it works pretty good. A little stutter here and there on HD show but all in all very watchable.
Read this post to see how to do it...
w w w androidpolice.com/2010/12/29/viewsonic-g-tablet-from-drags-to-riches-an-owners-guide-to-making-the-best-of-a-great-tablet/
Cant post links yet so I'm sure you can figure out how to make the link above work...

Just what I was looking for!!! Thanks

squashpile said:
Playon.tv mobile will work if you set browser user agent to Android. Watching SNL now.
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I downloaded the dolphin browser, set the user agent to Android, and set dolphin as the default browser. I launch playon, go to the hulu video I want to watch, and all I see is a thumbnail of the video and some information about the episode. How do you get the video to play?

Touch the thumbnail. It should play. I have dolphin hd and it works good. Have flash?
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gunkle said:
Touch the thumbnail. It should play. I have dolphin hd and it works good. Have flash?
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I press the thumbnail, nothing happens.
Yes. I have flash installed.

Butch1326 said:
I press the thumbnail, nothing happens.
Yes. I have flash installed.
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I did the "get hulu to play" hex hack on the lib file for flash where you change AND to WIN. not sure if that makes a difference. didn't try playon till after i did that. Maybe try that. Otherwise I am running VEGan 5.1.1

Butch1326 said:
I downloaded the dolphin browser, set the user agent to Android, and set dolphin as the default browser. I launch playon, go to the hulu video I want to watch, and all I see is a thumbnail of the video and some information about the episode. How do you get the video to play?
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You have to HEX edit the one flash file from you phone on your PC as per the instructions at the link I gave above. After that it works fine...

DGoward said:
You have to HEX edit the one flash file from you phone on your PC as per the instructions at the link I gave above. After that it works fine...
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works good with playon but still no go on hulu or other sites. I get through the first comerical if im lucky and then the infamous exclamation point on those sites.

gunkle said:
works good with playon but still no go on hulu or other sites. I get through the first comerical if im lucky and then the infamous exclamation point on those sites.
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I installed the version of flash listed in the right-up I posted the link to. Did the HEX edit of the file and I can go to Hulu and watch all videos in Dolphin HD or even the regular browser that comes with TNT-Lite 4.2.2.
It works the same in either browser. Smooth except in 720p or 1080p it stutters some but still very watchable...

DGoward said:
I installed the version of flash listed in the right-up I posted the link to. Did the HEX edit of the file and I can go to Hulu and watch all videos in Dolphin HD or even the regular browser that comes with TNT-Lite 4.2.2.
It works the same in either browser. Smooth except in 720p or 1080p it stutters some but still very watchable...
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I'm on vegan 5.1.1 maybe thats the difference. I did the same as you and still no worky on the sites. oh well playon works great and was already on my pc.

As long as it works......

Thanks for everyone's help on this. I am still not successful using Playon on the gtab, but with the Adobe Flash Player hack, I am now able to watch videos on Fancast.com

Glad you got it working for yourself.....

Got this working yesterday in vegan 5.1 without playon. Used the fixed flash and the recommended settings for dolphin HD. Works great in mid range resolution. All main hulu streaming works perfect but some redirects like the WB (getting my fiancée hooked on fringe:-D) lose sound/video sync after about 45 minutes. Totally worth the time to do.

Butch1326 said:
Thanks for everyone's help on this. I am still not successful using Playon on the gtab, but with the Adobe Flash Player hack, I am now able to watch videos on Fancast.com
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Playon now has an app in the market. Are you setting up playon while on the same wifi as the computer running it for the first time?
Sent from my G Tab.

gunkle said:
Playon now has an app in the market. Are you setting up playon while on the same wifi as the computer running it for the first time?
Sent from my G Tab.
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My Media Center PC (which has the PlayOn Server software) is ethernet wired to the router. My gtab is access it on the same network. I see the list of applications (Hulu, CBS, CNN, etc.) and shows, just when I click on the thumbnail image, nothing happens.

Butch1326 said:
My Media Center PC (which has the PlayOn Server software) is ethernet wired to the router. My gtab is access it on the same network. I see the list of applications (Hulu, CBS, CNN, etc.) and shows, just when I click on the thumbnail image, nothing happens.
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Do you have Flash installed and working?
If not try this:
Cut & Paste From - " scsione889 " post - Thanks goes to him for how to install flash...
Step 1.
Download “Adobe Flash Player 10.1.120.1.apk” which you will find attached at the bottom of this post and save it on your tablet (I recommend creating a separate folder to save .apk files in).
Step 2.
On your tablet open up whatever file explorer comes pre-installed with the ROM you’ve selected. In there, open up where you saved your .apk, then select Adobe Flash Player, and follow the on screen instructions to finish installing that.
Flash Download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=478615&d=1293950875

Just installed Bitrix gingerbread beta 6.43f and flash from market. Did no flash hacks and playon works great from the web browser or the app. All stock settings.

[Q] Browse network files??

Does anyone know of a file browser that can see (copy from) media on a home network?? (NOT ROOTED)
Even better can I mount a network folder so all apps can see it?

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File Manager HD or ES File Explorer.

In order to mount the network drive or folder you need to root and use cifs manager. It is also built in to the Prime roms. I have a lot of pictures and a lot of game roms I store on my NAS and I mount that drive using Cifs manager.
I used ES File explorer for the few days I wasn't rooted.

I recommend File Expert and its SMB plugin - which has the added bonus of streaming via SMB, while ES Explorer for example tries to copy movies to its internal storage before playing them...

I found UPnPlay to be really good, and a touch easier than es file explorer.

Ghost commander..

marinierb said:
File Manager HD or ES File Explorer.
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Used both, lately File Manger HD is winning because of better UI... but it is updating like crazy, almost every other day...
My TF is not rooted FYI.
rio

Thanks for all of the tips, I tried both es file manager and file manager HD. Both of these seem to have troubles streaming video, they must copy the entire file before it starts playing. I will try the others and let you know what I find. Thanks again.

Can someone post the link to the File Expert SMB plug-in, I can not find it.

File managers are exactly that. If you want to stream, use UPnPlay along with MoboPlayer.

rio911 said:
Used both, lately File Manger HD is winning because of better UI... but it is updating like crazy, almost every other day...
My TF is not rooted FYI.
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I remember trying File Manager HD when I first got my TF. I ended up sticking with File Explorer ES (I think it worked better with my Samba share). I just tried out FM HD again, and wow, so much better. The UI is great, beats out the stock manager by a lot too.
Thanks for getting me to try it again!

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File managers are exactly that. If you want to stream, use UPnPlay along with MoboPlayer.
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I also find these the perfect combo!.

Using File Manager HD, works great! Copying files seems a bit slow though, but that probably has nothing to do with the app.

Stream video from PC

Hi guys
Im trying to find a app than can help stream movies and view other files on my PC. I havent had any luck so far and i tried searching but didnt end up with anything that feels simple enough?
On ipad there was a great app that made me able to view all files and play video that converted the files "live" so they were able to play on the pad. Was superb.
Anyone know anything like that?

Discusbass said:
Hi guys
Im trying to find a app than can help stream movies and view other files on my PC. I havent had any luck so far and i tried searching but didnt end up with anything that feels simple enough?
On ipad there was a great app that made me able to view all files and play video that converted the files "live" so they were able to play on the pad. Was superb.
Anyone know anything like that?
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Hi, I would recommend the combination of UPnPlay and moboplayer. works a charm!.

Discusbass said:
Hi guys
Im trying to find a app than can help stream movies and view other files on my PC. I havent had any luck so far and i tried searching but didnt end up with anything that feels simple enough?
On ipad there was a great app that made me able to view all files and play video that converted the files "live" so they were able to play on the pad. Was superb.
Anyone know anything like that?
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try Plex...it runs great on android tablet ..just like air video on iOS..i.e. live convert/stream from your PC

or u could just set up themy cloud software that came with your transformer it works great nearly no lag.. i tethered to 3g with my phone and there is about .5 seconds of lag fro the screen but if u weren't looking at the computer at the same time u woud never know

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or u could just set up themy cloud software that came with your transformer it works great nearly no lag.. i tethered to 3g with my phone and there is about .5 seconds of lag fro the screen but if u weren't looking at the computer at the same time u woud never know
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i feel like really stupid cos ive been looking at mycloud but cant figure out how to stream with it??

Yep, use the mycloud splashtop software and it works like a dream.

Discusbass said:
i feel like really stupid cos ive been looking at mycloud but cant figure out how to stream with it??
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here's what you do... first figure out what your static ip for your router is... try going to http://www.whatismyip.com/ this should tell u what your ip is... now go into your router... normally by typing 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 depeding on your router... now open up ports 6783 to 6786 in TCP mode (these numbers may change due to your settings in MyCloud Software) now go and manually set up a new connection using the static IP you got from the website and everything should work!!!!!

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i feel like really stupid cos ive been looking at mycloud but cant figure out how to stream with it??
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And just to add clarification, splashtop is a remote desktop tool not a media streamer as such, although as people have said depending on your connection it works just as well as one.
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I use cifsmanager to mount the drive. then mobo to play. haven't tried any other players on hc yet.

pastey said:
Hi, I would recommend the combination of UPnPlay and moboplayer. works a charm!.
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This is the exact combo I use. The great thing about upnplay is that you don't have to install anything on your desktop just a few setting in windows media player.
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Plex Media Server gives me the best payback quality compared to mounting cifs and playing with vplayer or mobo, upnplay, and vlc s&c
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I use Mirage. It works off the iPods Air Server. Works pretty good except for higher quality video it gets choppy. Gonna try this Plex one.
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neotekz said:
This is the exact combo I use. The great thing about upnplay is that you don't have to install anything on your desktop just a few setting in windows media player.
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why use upnp though when u can just play the file directly without libraries and conversions on the server?

Subsonic is the way to go.

Zenoran said:
why use upnp though when u can just play the file directly without libraries and conversions on the server?
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I'm not sure what you mean. I also use upnp and moboplayer and works great. Moboplayer can't stream from the network and mynet does not play any codec other than h.264. With upnp and moboplayer, I don't have to worry about what type of video/audio file it is.

I've been using Upnplay and Mobo player and that combo works great for files served by a media server. I would also like to play files directly from a network share without needing the media server. CifManager sounds perfect except it appears to require root. Any similar options that don't require root? Any other apps that would allow a network drive to be permanently mapped as a folder on the tablet?

pastey said:
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Hey there, could you perchance explain how one might go about doing such a thing for themselves?

tcpsyn said:
Subsonic is the way to go.
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Yep, but the native android app needs native playing without the flash video player... is that fixed yet?

Helium_Junkie said:
Hey there, could you perchance explain how one might go about doing such a thing for themselves?
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First media sharing needs to be set up on your desktop (Google can help with this part) then as long as you are connected to the same home network as your desktop it will show up in upnplay just like it does in mynet (its name will be the set name of the PC). Then you can navigate via libraries or just via the folder paths to find your media files (this is how I do it to avoid setting up libraries). Once u have found your media file run the file using moboplayer/vplayer/etc. This will only work for video.
Hope that helps..
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[Q] upload to youtube?

I am having a terrible time trying to upload some videos to YouTube. I took some videos with my point and shoot camera and using a Otg cable and a card reader transferred the videos to the existing "Movies" directory on the "device storage". I can watch the videos on each tablet, but cannot get them to YouTube. If I use dolphin browser and the YouTube Web page I can get as far as choosing the video in the directory but then dolphin browser crashes just as the upload starts. Chrome and Opera Mini do not even give any sort of option to use the Web page to upload a video. If I use the YouTube app to upload I cannot navigate t the folder that contains the videos I want to upload. This seems completely absurd for it to be this difficult to upload to YouTube. I feel like I must be missing something. When I had a ipod touch it was absurdly easy to upload to YouTube. Any suggestions? There must be a way....

Open the files explorer of your choice (Stock, ES, whatever), select the file > share > Youtube...
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ShadowLea said:
Open the files explorer of your choice (Stock, ES, whatever), select the file > share > Youtube...
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I tried that, but nothing happens. It never uploads. I use ES File Explorer. The first time I tried that it looked like YouTube tried to start and didn't, subsequent tries did nothing at all

Astro File Manager worked for 2 videos
I installed Astro File Manager and that worked for two videos by long pressing the file > share > YouTube. Now it either opens the upload window very briefly and then it shuts, or nothing at all. All of these videos are in the Download folder of the device. I have tried moving them to different folders and to the external card. Any more suggestions out there? This is pretty infuriating that it is so hard to UL these videos.

Why can't you just log in to Youtube with a browser then upload the normal way instead of trying the share option?

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Why can't you just log in to Youtube with a browser then upload the normal way instead of trying the share option?
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OP already noted in the original post that he tried using various browsers. If you know from experience that it works on the tablet perhaps you can post a walktrhu?
At the moment the only advice I can give the OP is to verify the version of Youtube installed on the tablet and try again OR try to do the upload using a computer to confirm the issue isn't with the account itself.

I have also found that the ES file manager chokes on trying to upload a video to Youtube. I have been successful using Chrome and logging on to Youtube. Make sure you have enabled javascript and cookies in the Advanced, Site settings in Chrome settings. I use the Chrome 'desktop view'. I absolutely hate the mobile view on this large screen tablet and have not been able to transfer a video in that view yet.
I could not transfer a video from Dropbox to Youtube either.
Dolphin browser does not transfer vids to Youtube for me either.
I have not tried Firefox yet.

BobMachus said:
I am having a terrible time trying to upload some videos to YouTube. I took some videos with my point and shoot camera and using a Otg cable and a card reader transferred the videos to the existing "Movies" directory on the "device storage". I can watch the videos on each tablet, but cannot get them to YouTube. If I use dolphin browser and the YouTube Web page I can get as far as choosing the video in the directory but then dolphin browser crashes just as the upload starts. Chrome and Opera Mini do not even give any sort of option to use the Web page to upload a video. If I use the YouTube app to upload I cannot navigate t the folder that contains the videos I want to upload. This seems completely absurd for it to be this difficult to upload to YouTube. I feel like I must be missing something. When I had a ipod touch it was absurdly easy to upload to YouTube. Any suggestions? There must be a way....
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Hi, videos are transferred successfully to Youtube through Dolphin on my phone. You can update it to the latest version and check it out, or just consult Dolphin's support team about it by sending an email to [email protected].