Hi folks,
I bought a Pogoplug yesterday and have registered it today.
How am I able on WP7 to access any content that I put through it?
I have navigated to the log-in page on my phones browser (Nokia Lumia 710) which shows the three .avi files on my pendrive I have plugged into the pogoplug, but it won't let me play the files.
Incidentally, I have a ton of video files that I play through my TV. What is the best format to convert them to so that I can play them on my phone? And could someone point me in the direction of a reasonably quick, good quality free converter please?
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Can someone help please?
I have just copied the TV highlights of a particular cycle "tour" on to my hard drive and in turn on to DVD. How can I put this video footage onto my PDA to watch during lunchtime, etc?
There are 2 directories on the DVD - these are VIDEO_RM and VIDEO_TS. I assume that this is all needed on the PDA to watch what I have of the tour.
Do I need special software? One person tells me that all I need to do is change the *.VOB to *.MP4. This doesn't appear to work.
All help is appreciated.
Thanks,
S.
Having re-read what I have just typed - the title doesn't make it clear what I am trying to do.
The DVD bit was just a way of transferring from my TV set-top hard-drive to my PC.
I then want to copy from my PC to my PDA.
All I am ultimately trying to do is be able to watch what is on my hard-drive on the PDA. It just so happens the video codecs (something I dont' know a lot about) and file formats *.VOB don't appear to let me watch what I want.
Thanks.
S.
Spb Mobile DVD is a pretty popular app that'll convert DVDs to a format you can view on your PPC. It's not free, but it's worth the cost if you get good use out of it. It's also really easy to run.
I'm also moving this to a more appropriate forum.
more options here
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=free+dvd+to+pocketpc&btnG=Google+Search
Hi TaurusBullba.
Thanks for the tip.
Doing this kind of conversion how much disc space would 1Gb of VOB file take up - do you know?
Is it cheaper direct or could I get it anywhere else?
How does it deal with copyright protected discs?
Thanks again.
S.
since pda's have a res of 240_320 and 480_640
and dont support surround sound
and can use formats which take up less space then
old mpeg2 which is used in vob's on the dvd's
so the movies will be much much smaller then the dvd is
Hi guys,
I have a very simple problem:
- I have several android devices,
- I have ripped all my DVD to my NAS (ie all my DVD ISOs are on my NAS),
- I cannot play a single fuc*ing DVD ISO from any of my android device!?!?!?
And when I ask "how can I do?" (eg "how can I stream my DVD ISOs to my android device?"), the only answer I can get is "just convert your ISOs to an mkv/avi file". But I WON'T. I have hundreds of DVDs and have other things to do in my life than converting them to mkv/Avi.
I know that there are genius here, who can do miracles. So my question is simple: can you do a miracle? Can android play/stream an ISO file from a NAS/network location? Or is it to ****ty? Is finally android unable to do someting a US$99 pc could do?
Can I keep my nexus7, Galaxy nexus, galaxy note? Or shall I switch to win8?
Please help me/them. I feel I am running out of patience.
Kind regards,
Mahieu
mahieu said:
Hi guys,
I have a very simple problem:
- I have several android devices,
- I have ripped all my DVD to my NAS (ie all my DVD ISOs are on my NAS),
- I cannot play a single fuc*ing DVD ISO from any of my android device!?!?!?
And when I ask "how can I do?" (eg "how can I stream my DVD ISOs to my android device?"), the only answer I can get is "just convert your ISOs to an mkv/avi file". But I WON'T. I have hundreds of DVDs and have other things to do in my life than converting them to mkv/Avi.
I know that there are genius here, who can do miracles. So my question is simple: can you do a miracle? Can android play/stream an ISO file from a NAS/network location? Or is it to ****ty? Is finally android unable to do someting a US$99 pc could do?
Can I keep my nexus7, Galaxy nexus, galaxy note? Or shall I switch to win8?
Please help me/them. I feel I am running out of patience.
Kind regards,
Mahieu
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Hi, on my windows PC where my ISO files are...I just share the folder and XBMC in my android device is able to view the folder and contents.
Gavin
brumgav said:
Hi, on my windows PC where my ISO files are...I just share the folder and XBMC in my android device is able to view the folder and contents.
Gavin
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just so you know xmbc is a powerful media player download here
http://xbmc.org/
Yes, you can read a dvd on android, even stream it, free software, no conversion
http://ninjaw.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/lire-vraiment-ses-dvds-sur-android/
I think XBMC can do that.
http://xbmc.org/download/
If your hunch is correct it would be the second software ever with mine
Hi. New to XDA! Lurking for some time, but registered to tell you this. Crawled through all other MediaLink posts, but none were relevant, or had any answers/tips for further exploration. Well. This also has nothing to do with any phones, for now. Only htc media link hd, a pc, and a tv.
I'm really starting to see the potential of the Media Link HD.
First and foremost, it allows HTC One devices, and other phones, as well, (gsIII, pureview 808, google it to connect to the tv with a simple gesture to mirror or stream content.
What I am starting to discover is, it is possible to connect your PC to the tv with the Media Link as well. (My TV has no internet connection or DLNA natively, so the Media Link is all i have to help me share to my TV.) Pictures, videos and music can ie. be sent to the tv via Windows' "Play To"-function, where Windows Media Player uses the device to stream content. So the Media Link works as a generic DLNA DMR, Digital Media Receiver (i think). Try it out!
I was just wondering if you guys have had other experiences, or knew any other programs that can take advantage of the Media Link, preferrably using a browser to stream online web content, or maybe stream the whole desktop? I'm not buying another receiver or the like, now that I have the Media Link.
I've tried Twonky, and it works with MLHD! - but they have a certain 'media library' you can choose from, not use it everywhere on the web. They have an extension for IE that will let you share to your tv. They had a firefox extension, but sadly that doesn't work anymore. Imma try out XBMC and Serviio (Tried a bunch of other programs, Tversity, tvmobili, plex, mezzmo, mediatomb, universal media server, couldn't get it to work), but as i try stuff out I can update this thread with more results if you want.
Let me know what you guys have found out! And just ask me if i have missed something, and you don't understand anything of what i say..
regards from Denmark
Alright, so after having tried about 20+ programs, I've found something that works well so far!
J.River Media center works as a digital media controller right now on the computer - it sees the Media Link HD and lists it. Now I have to figure out the program, because it's filled with features, and it's very overwhelming. Anyway, I'm watching Youtube videos from the web on Windows, through JRiver, then through Media Link, to the tv - wirelessly! Talk about having a cheap wireless setup
I'll post here again if i find something more simple and easy to use.
But for now, using PlayTo for local files, and JRiver for (some) online content (though it also plays local files) is good enough for me.
As before, feel free to buy in with suggestions if you know anything.
Now, at least i know what DLNA types there are.
DMS - server - hosts content.
DMC - controller - finds content on DMS and sends it to a DMR or a DMP.
DMR - renderer - receives content, but is not able to browse content on DMS (i think)
DMP - player - receives content, and is able to browse the DMS.
So far so good. Again, ask me if anything seems odd here..
Hi folks,
I am very confused regarding the world of media centres / htpc's / media streamers.... so confused in fact that I don't even know the right name to call them.
Anyway at the moment I have loads of videos on my HTC one that I want to be able to watch easily on my TV. Obviously my TV has HDMI and perhaps not so obviously a USB which it can play videos through but it isn't a smart tv.
Since my HTC One only has 32GB then I would like to be able to transfer videos onto the HDD (via my wi-fi network so either plugged into router or into another device) and then play from that or if not then to play directly from my phone onto my TV.
I have been looking at the Now TV box with Plex on and also the Raspberry Pi with XBMC on but I am not sure if either of these can do what I want them to do. Does anyone on here have a home cinema setup along those lines that can advise.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I'm interested in keeping a backup of movie's I've purchased on my laptop computer, I would also like to be able to view them and play the movies on my laptop.
I believe movies purchased from the play store are located in this directory:
/sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.videos/files/Movies/****.wvm
and the filename extension is *.wvm (not *.wmv)
If anyone would assist and tell me how these videos can be played on a laptop, I would be most appreciative.
BONUS: If you know how to convert a .wvm file into a more recognizable format (e.g. an .mp4 file), then even better ! please let me know. Thanks !
you can play them here, on your laptop/desktop https://www.youtube.com/purchases
you dont have to back it up, as it stays with your account "forever". all you have to do is open that page of youtube, select that movie, then itll play. i know of no way to play that format otherwise. they make it not so easy to copy and convert it, so you dont make copies and sell them.