I noticed in Gallery I could play videos and pictures on my TV, which was awesome because it was wireless. But how do I, if it's possible, just show the whole phone on the TV. Or if not the whole phone, apps like emulators.
You can guess my main goal would be to play the amazing n64oid on my bigscreen, but having the ability to steam anything to the tv would be amazing. Note: this is without the need of adapters/dongles. Since it works for gallery I assume there is a way to do it with the phone or other apps.
Thanks!
Edit: Apparently it's called Wifi Direct and it is not enabled on our phones, yet.
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Hello,
Wondering if I can get some general help, I know the google TV is american only but I like to have some fun as well.
First, I can't download the google TV Remote app on my samsung galaxy i9000, I've tired downloading an .apk but it just didn't work, any suggestion or how to guides on this.
The Google TV works better than I first though it would in canada I can control my PVR some what and I faked an american comcast zip code and the search feature works some what but of course the programming and channel numbers for comcast don't match my Shaw Cable account, is there any way around that, in the settings I noticed it was pulling that info from some file, any idea how to trick it?
Also I am quite disappointed with the way I can't play almost any media files on my computer, the closest I have come is using my playon media service and the m.playon.tv with my lan on the google chrome but its so bad, was getting some Hulu access if I was running my VPN but I kept getting time out errors, worked fine on my phone browser tho. Any suggestions or other programs or ways?
Forgot to add, I am using the Logitech Revue
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Dave
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Very much thanks to BluechipJ for sending me the google TV app, worked out great.
So more of the reading I've done seems that this box just doesn't support local media files very well, I've tired a few media servers,
TVersity worked somewhat good, some play back on all files but still couldn't get a great all around experience.
Playon which has been my main media server works the best so far, but only on the mobile side, if you use the browser and go to m.playon.tv and have it setup on your computer you get access to hulu (with VPN) and all your media. Interface is not very good on the m.playon side but it works. Still having problems getting complete hulu playback and have issues with larger MKV files but I had those issues on the PS3 so still have to figure out whats causing it.
If anyone has any other suggestions or experience I'd like to hear some more.
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Just wanted to do one more and see if anyone else had any suggestions, after more reading and trying out some new things finding Twonky is a good media server pick, for both the google tv and your phone.
Whats great about Twonky if they have your Twonky Manger on the computer which Logitech revue will recognize and mainly works in logitech media player, MKV still an issue if you have the right audio code it would work, I've switch to downloading MP4 files as I can still get good quality and it works well.
Also there is Twonky mobile for your phone, works well with the logitech revue as you can play videos music and pictures right from your phone to the TV, the Beam option doesn't work to my knowledge but isn't a big deal to me.
I'm sure lots of people know about Twonky already but it was new to me and worked very well with my Galaxy S and Logitech revue and seems to be a good system, the app is free but Twonky Manger is $20 I think, also works great with a PS3 system as well.
Hope to get some other suggestions or Ideas, kinda weird updating my posts all the time.
So I was wondering if there was a way to stream my pictures and videos from my Mac to my Transformer. I have google music for my music so that isn't really an issue, however I'd like to be able to hook my tablet to any tv and view the pictures on my Mac. I know it's probably easier done over LANwifi but it'd be nice if I could do it anywhere.
I assume once I get my mini hdmi cable it will be easy to hook it up to the TV, but getting the media is where I am stuck.
I use Subsonic (http://www.subsonic.org) to stream all my music and video's to my phone and tablet (or any other device)...
The server can be a mac, you can access your media via the web or via an android, iphone, pc widget/app... there is a lot out there...
It doesn't support image viewing (by default), but there is a mod which enables picture viewing support...
You can take a look at http://media.schattorie.nl, apps are available in the market...
does it cost monthly?
So I just got Plex, seems to work thus far. 4.99 for the app and the server on my mac is a free d/l. Just need to see if it works over 3g now...
I had been waiting for the allshare cast dongle, however it is a bit pricey. If I purchase a samsung smart blu-ray player with allshare built in, can I stream netflix from my allshare enabled s3 to the blu ray player and watch it on my tv? Or, does allshare only allow you to share files that are saved on your phone? I come from motorola and I am used to the mini hdmi port on the phone. I understand that I can purchase the mhl adapter, but I would prefer to share via allshare so that I can sit back and play plants vs. zombies or watch netflix from my phone without the bulky wires. Basically I want to know if it allows you to mirror what is on your screen. If I am searching the web or text messaging on my phone, can it be shared via allshare wirelessly through an allshare enabled blu ray player and mirrored on the tv?
bump. Has anyone tried to stream netflix directly to their tv or through a blu ray player from their phone using allshare?
This is really gonna piss Verizon off. I say do it and report back. You may be the first. **** 'em!
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I'd like to know as well, I use the MHL, but it would be nice to go wireless.
I doubt it, and not because it can't be done, but something tells me Netflix wouldn't allow it. Why not tether to your blu ray player and watch Netflix that way? It will look better.
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I do not have the blu ray player, but I was going to buy one depending on the answers I received. I do not watch many blu ray movies but I would have purchased one as opposed to paying 90 dollars for the allshare cast dongle. So basically, allshare does not just mirror what is on your phone screen to the tv? If I can not use allshare to watch netflix or youtube on my tv through a blu ray player then I will just buy the mhl adapter. Allshare is very limited in my opinion if all it allows you to do is watch content that is saved on your device. Is that really the case?
Net flix, hbo go, and similar apps will not allow this to work no matter what hardware your running. On some droids however, the hdmi out cable would work, but bad resolution. Have not tried with Samsung's usb to hdmi, but I'm thinking it's a no.
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All share is just a dlna server.
Get a dlna bluray player and get playon going on your pc. Tether with the phone if thats your internet source.
Playon will stream most anything over dlna including netflix and hulu.
Man, you've been feed a lot of useless information. In case someone else stumbles across this thread and wants some good info:
First, no app "lets" or "won't let" let allshare work. Allshare is also not a dlna server. Apps have no control over allshare, alls apps are mirrored.
Second, I was under the same impressions you, that allshare would allow multitasking, but it doesn't.
So here is the real skinny. All content is mirrored to the secondary screen with (usually) acceptable amounts of delay.
If you are playing solitaire, or reading web pages you won't even care about the delay.
That being said; if you are trying to watch video content or playing fast pased games that require realtime adjustments you will find yourself in one of two cases:
1. Your app supports a second display over allshare. In this case you will find that audio to video will be in sync and you will have an enjoyable experience.
2. Your app does not support a second display over allshare. In this case you will find that your screen and video content ARE displayed over allshare; however, audio and video are not going to be in sync and you will hate your self flr spending $100 on the device.
Netflix, youtube, chrome, and prety much everything accept the video player built into samsung devices all fall into category #2.
you want your content to be in sync you need to use the hdmi dongle or by the docking station for the note (it has 3 usb ports and an hdmi port).
Wrapping it all up:
All share is good for slow paced apps, video with no audio, and video if you put the video on the phone or sd card.
HDMI is required for all other video viewing/gaming purposes.
I was wondering, is there a way to watch shows on my computer screen at the same time I'm streaming games to the shield?
I run a single monitor (1080p projector), I was thinking could the "steam big epicure/stream" run in the back ground while I make use of the desktop (ie: watch movies) ; or perhaps set it up in like a mock dual monitor setup? so that a "virtual monitor" would be where the steam big picture would run, leaving the main monitor free for me?
The streaming works by opening up the game and then just streaming your entire monitor, so it's not possible to have it run in the background. I've never tried mock monitors, but if it works the same way as just having dual monitors then it would kind of work.
I say kind of because what's running on the other monitor will continue playing, but all audio is streamed to your shield and there's no way of stopping that. Also, if you ever adjust the movie or otherwise make Steam or your game lose focus, the stream will stop.
I hear that people with true multimonitor setups, that shield streaming disables the other monitors any ways.
I found a work around, it's kinda dumb, but works.
In my case my monitor is a 100" projector, so great for movies, So I got my old blackberry playbook, installed plex on it, and connected it to a second input on the set up. So essentially I stream to the shield games and stream movies to my projector at the same time.
I mean it would be WAY better if I could just use my desktop at the same time using the shield but hey, it works.
I am no programer or anything, but, couldn't they make game streaming like a "media sever"? Something that runs in the background with no visual rendering on the severing computer?
first of all Hi everybody, im new to the forums, About not being able to run games in backround, Yes, that makes sense, but if you say it just streams your entire Monitor to device itself, do you think its possible to stream Desktop with icons and applications to the Shield?
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first of all Hi everybody, im new to the forums, About not being able to run games in backround, Yes, that makes sense, but if you say it just streams your entire Monitor to device itself, do you think its possible to stream Desktop with icons and applications to the Shield?
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Not the way the Shield Stream is set up. Steam's "Big Picture" has to be fullscreen and on top at all times, other wise it will cancel the stream. Which means your best option is Splashtop.
the only way we can do this, is by streaming Whole Desktop , to Shield or Android device . same way as Remote Desktop but only using Client and protocol used by NVIDIA GRID Software.
Hey all,
Before you point me at other threads, I've looked and this is something else.
Right now, I play video through my LG GPad 3 8.3. The video goes to my TV thanks to a cable that converts micro-USB to HDMI. As I live in France, where there's no Netflix (as yet), I'm running a proxy service to show me as in the UK (where there is Netflix). All hunky-dory.
The only blight on this happy scene is the fact that if I want to pause the video, change the volume, add subtitles and so on I need to get off the sofa to do so - what is this? The 1970s?!
What I'd really like is for a remote application on my Moto G to talk to Netflix on the G Pad and communicate my desires to play/pause and so on. Do you guys think that's even possible? To get an app on one device to talk to one on another like that? I don't even know if there's an Android API available for Netflix. Bear in mind, I'm *not* running Netflix from my PC to the TV, I know there are apps for that with servers running on the PC and so on.
Any ideas?
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