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[Q] Streaming Media from UPnP Server

I have a 4 TB NAS appliances on our home network loaded with all our family's media. This works great for our other networked devices (blu-ray players, wii, 360, etc) and using the builf in file manager on the G I can map to the NAS. Problem comes whenever it hits some xvid/divx/mpg video files, it just won't play.
Any recommendation of an app that can do media from a network server?

There is a dlna app that comes with the droid x that I don't believe is tied into the framework. I will see if I can link the files for it.
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Getting a decent uPnP client is on my list of ToDo's - I'm hoping that we can port the Archos video player over, just for that purpose.

Found a link to the APK, but I haven't tried it yet...
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-discussions/2818-droid-x-dlna-app.html
<edit> Parse Error: There is a problem parsing this package. when trying to install it via Root Explorer.
<edit2>Copied the link wrong which caused the parse error, APK installs correctly and the app runs fine as a DLNA server. ( I didn't verify connectivity), but it force-closes if you select "Network Settings Set up Wireless Access Points" possibly due to the TnT version of Settings?
either way, it makes your gTablet a server, not a client so you won't be browsing your NAS with this APK...
ah well, looks like we might be waiting for kernel source or a custom compiled kernel to get streaming video.
TheDude

I found an app called UPnPlay in the market that is working really well for me. If you are familiar with the Archos media player this has very similar capability. If you haven't done the market fix you probably won't find it though.
I was just watching a movie streaming from my Windows home server on my G tablet. Played nice.. Took it a few minutes to initially find my server but it did.

Sprdtyf350 said:
I found an app called UPnPlay in the market that is working really well for me. If you are familiar with the Archos media player this has very similar capability. If you haven't done the market fix you probably won't find it though.
I was just watching a movie streaming from my Windows home server on my G tablet. Played nice.. Took it a few minutes to initially find my server but it did.
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Nice tip used it and rockplayer worked perfect

This is a nice app - tried it and it found my media player (PS3MediaServer) fairly quickly. It did crash once, but it's certainly better than nothing.
It plays audio and photos well, but video seems a bit choppy on my setup so far. I have all different types of containers / codecs so I might have to find the sweet spot - Xvid / MP3 / AVI's seem to play best.
Thanks for the find!

No mkv support, but otherwise looks good
Heck, this thing even found our DirecTV HD DVR as well as the uPnP NAS!

liquidcaffeine said:
Heck, this thing even found our DirecTV HD DVR as well as the uPnP NAS!
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I think it's limited by the video player - and MKV support on the GTab is very limited, unfortunately.

Fantastic Find! Thanks Sprdtyf350-

Nice!
This finds my MythTV server. I am able to play .wmv videos on the MythTV server, with the default player. But it is unable to play the MythTV recordings of OTA digital (HDTV). These are a form of mpeg-2 video, similar to what a standard DVD is. If we can find a player that can play DVD files, then I think it will play MythTV recordings too.

ORB LIVE is the answer.
Orb is the Answer to this... if we can make it work.... I use Orblive on my EVO and it works amazingly. I can stream from anywhere and it decodes most files. It runs over Wifi, 3g and if I am on the same network as my server, it goes direct without hitting the Internet. I works GREAT.
But unfortunately, it doesnt work right on my GTAB. This could be specific to my device, but it cannot stream the files. This sucks because this is one of my main uses for buying this device. With Flash fixed, I can stream through the internet via the orb.com webpage. But the App works much better. If anyone that understands the codecs of these things can figure out how to make the orblive app work, it would be amazing.

To the G tablet users using UPnPlay, how do divx files do for seeking/searching? I'm using UPnPlay on my Evo with both Rockplayer and Vplayer and neither searches or seeks particulary well..... or at all. If the video file plays with Androids native video player, it seeks just fine.
I don't want to be forced to always begin playback and the start of the video and not be able to resume where I left off if I have to leave the player/app.

[TIP] Stream video to your Galaxy Tab via AndroStream Pro

Dears,
I've been looking for solutions to stream video from my PC to the Galaxy Tab. I'm running out of space on the tab, and can't keep copying stuff. This is quite useful around the house. Thought I'd share.
I came across "AndroStream Pro":
http://www.appbrain.com/app/androstream-pro/fr.mydedibox.androstreampro
You have to install the service on the PC:
http://androstream.mydedibox.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=5
(It basically uses VLC to stream, but doing this is a lot easier than configuring an actual VLC install)
Then install AndroStream on the Tab, and put your PCs IP in the settings.

If you got Allshare app it does the same thing. I don't know if you got TMobile but it comes with that Tab.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab

Personally I think anything that 1) requires server software and 2) transcodes live is a waste of time. Allshare is superior because it uses DLNA to actually stream video in its original format. Sadly its not great either. Until we have cifs or a proper streaming apparently in the market ill stick to not actually watching much of anything (or using orb if I'm not at home).

What're people using as a DLNA/UPnP server to stream _to_ the Tab? I can get it to see media from XBMC but it says everything is in an unsupported format, even if I can copy it to the device and play it directly.

knightnz said:
What're people using as a DLNA/UPnP server to stream _to_ the Tab? I can get it to see media from XBMC but it says everything is in an unsupported format, even if I can copy it to the device and play it directly.
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Absolute usless ...
Androstream is not working at all 8and from devressponse I'd like to say not developed anymore ...). VLC Stream and Convert is working and more or less stable - but - what I found also useless - as
When you get ES Explorer and browse directly to your networkshare you simply can play everything with the build in videoplayer ... even if it tells you that the format is not supported ...
Regards

I use Mezzo or just windows Media player.

kingskidd268 said:
If you got Allshare app it does the same thing. I don't know if you got TMobile but it comes with that Tab.
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I have all share but I don't have the slightest idea how to use it to stream videos from my pc to my tab..
Maybe you can enlighten me?

I've found that getting the CIFS module loaded is pretty straight forward via this thread, then you can just browse to your file share with whatever program you like.
I've found that the built-in player will play virtually anything but has buffering issues, RockPlayer and VPlayer buffer properly and play a similar range of formats.
Nothing I've tried coped very well with any of my video test files encoded at 1080p, or with embedded AC3, but I'm not a) surprised or b) worried about this.

Streaming to the GTablet (Orb, Tversity)

I have been able to get both ORB and TVeristy to stream videos, music, pictures to my GTablet with very very good results. both have the strong points (Orb has a cleaner interface, but TVeristy has streams faster.
The secret is to setup each to use FLASH as the Stream encoder. This means you must install the FLASH APK (Search this site you will find links)
In TVeristy, you do this with
http://MyIpAddress:41952/flashlib
In Orb
You need to set the your skin to HOME THEATER. And your Streaming to FLASH.
No special Video player or other hacks needed. Should work on all MODS and well as STOCK.
In Cyanogen (Maybe in other mods), you have to click the Down Arrow the first time to Start-up FLASH.
The video quality is amazing even when tethered using my phone.

How is your luck with streaming ac3 encoded audio streams with video on tversity? I keep coming up with video and no sound. What codec pack are you using? What options did you pass to ffdshow? Tyia.
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I did not do any special configuration or change any FFSHOW settings. The only thing I cannot stream is ripped RAW DVD files.

Im using tversity on my windows home server and was running into the no sound issue with flash. I went to tversity's site and saw that for tversity to stream sound using the flashlib, the streaming computer needs to have a soundbcard installed.

I would be hard pressed to find a home computer that does not have a sound card. But good to know. My motherboard (HP) has an integrated sound card and appears to work properly. Also, remember that with the CyanogenMod, you need to use the Headphone trick or the Headphone widget to get sound working after a re-boot.
Does any one know of how to have the browsers auto-Start the Flash player?

I use Dolphin HD and when you set it up set flash to Always by default its (on demand) if you already set it up and need to change it, its in the options menu of the browser.

I have integrated sound on my computer serving tversity. What I think the problem stems from is that it is trying to pass the Facebook audio along without reencoding it. I've been trying everything I can come up with for the week trying to get around the sound issue with no luck. What codec pack are you using?
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brookfield said:
I have been able to get both ORB and TVeristy to stream videos, music, pictures to my GTablet with very very good results...
In Orb
You need to set the your skin to HOME THEATER. And your Streaming to FLASH.
No special Video player or other hacks needed. Should work on all MODS and well as STOCK.
In Cyanogen (Maybe in other mods), you have to click the Down Arrow the first time to Start-up FLASH.
The video quality is amazing even when tethered using my phone.
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Are you using the ORBLIVE app, or just using the web page?

Just the web Page. By setting it to HOME THEATER, it looks awesome. Give it a try

What do you mean "Home theater"?
I have been using the website to view.... my problem with the website is that it does not cache very well, and I get alot of pauses. AND... when it lags enough to lose the video, there is no skipping ahead, so you have to start from the beginning again. The App caches better and it easily skips ahead.

[Q] Best Video player for xperia play

Hi all, this is my first post. But I wanted to ask what is in your opinion the best video player for xperia play. I use mobo player its good and i was lookin for somein a lil better it plays mkv but in hd it goes out of sync sometimes. I love my play btw its amazing phone I was saving up for it since it was announced lolz.

faisaldante said:
Hi all, this is my first post. But I wanted to ask what is in your opinion the best video player for xperia play. I use mobo player its good and i was lookin for somein a lil better it plays mkv but in hd it goes out of sync sometimes. I love my play btw its amazing phone I was saving up for it since it was announced lolz.
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Ive never seen Mobo Player go out of synch.
Did you try changing hardware/software mode and trying that?
Mobo player is the best so far imo.

I agree. Mobo Player is the only one I've been able to find that I can stream video with my Tversity media server. Been able to play everything I've thrown at it so far.
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Yup! Try MOBO Player,
Its free, its the best of the best player i've ever use..
Try! Try!

mrchewbacca said:
I agree. Mobo Player is the only one I've been able to find that I can stream video with my Tversity media server. Been able to play everything I've thrown at it so far.
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I us TVersity, too. But Mobo Don't find the Server. Where i can find the TVersity Streaming Server in the Mobo Player?
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Im using rock player, it played EVERY video file i have asked it to run.

try diceplayer
Rock/Mobo/Vital/vPlayer can not use hw decoder when playing file that isn't supported by system like MKV(+DTS/FLAC).
Diceplayer can play MKV/M2TS files using HW Decoder.so
diceplayer use almost same power as stock player. sw codec base player need more power.
Xperia Play have QSD8255. it can play 720p High level 3.1~4.1

I had issues with RockPlayer on my XP, can't remember if I tried MoboPlayer.
I'm using arcMedia Player and that has played everything I have thrown at it.
Android's media playing capabilities definitely seems to be weaker than that of iPhone and Windows IMHO.

German-Guy said:
I us TVersity, too. But Mobo Don't find the Server. Where i can find the TVersity Streaming Server in the Mobo Player?
You just access the media server address in your browser and use the web interface to find the video you want that way. Then choose Mobo Player to play the video.
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juami said:
try diceplayer
Rock/Mobo/Vital/vPlayer can not use hw decoder when playing file that isn't supported by system like MKV(+DTS/FLAC).
Diceplayer can play MKV/M2TS files using HW Decoder.so
diceplayer use almost same power as stock player. sw codec base player need more power.
Xperia Play have QSD8255. it can play 720p High level 3.1~4.1
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Thanks for mentioning of diceplayer - i tried it and seems good for everything but cannot play WMV files - it has an option to play them stock but regardless of what I set it too does not play them.

you dont need a DNLA server such as ps3media center or tversity to stream your media.
Install the cifs/tuns modules (or flash my system.img with it all built in) and use cifs manager to map your pc's network drives to your sdcard.
You can now stream video,pictures and audio over your wifi network without any extra software running on your PC.
and if you wanna get tricky you can run a vpn to your pc and connect to it and stream music while away from your house ;D

neil_swann80 said:
I had issues with RockPlayer on my XP, can't remember if I tried MoboPlayer.
I'm using arcMedia Player and that has played everything I have thrown at it.
Android's media playing capabilities definitely seems to be weaker than that of iPhone and Windows IMHO.
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Thanks for the recommendation on arcMedia. It worked flawlessly with .avi, .div, .divx, .srt subtitles in spanish failed with accented letters and non-english characters but japanese subtitles worked perfect, and they look really sharp.
Even though MoboPlayer was recommended by a lot of people and someone reviewed it (I searched for that thread but I couldn't find it again), .divx wasn't recognized as a video file, .div closed after a split second and .avi's audio was out of synch like hell. I didn't even check if subtitles were supported.

Mobo has worked the best transfered plenty of BR Rips from PB and they look amazing on the xplay. People at work are like wtf.
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Mobo player has a soft decoder that plays all video files there are out.
Sent from my XPlay using XDA App.

FrAsErTaG said:
and if you wanna get tricky you can run a vpn to your pc and connect to it and stream music while away from your house ;D
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Someone mentioned this to me, how do you go about setting a vpn up, would it work for network connected storage?
Also how safe is it to use?
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-josh- said:
Someone mentioned this to me, how do you go about setting a vpn up, would it work for network connected storage?
Also how safe is it to use?
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don't know about vpn but get "File Expert" from the market and you can map network drives (including NAS drives, i.e. PC can be off) and stream video via wifi (dice player or other players supporting your formats will be needed, otherwise your are limited to MP4 format) - I mapped my NAS device using internal IP address - don't know how secure it would be if you enable external web access to it through external IP and not sure if it would work as an FTP or something for downloading only not streaming possibly.

I use upnplay for streaming over a network in conjunction with moboplayer works great (probably the 2 best free apps iv ever come across).
Im interested in setting up a vpn to access my content whilst out and about or through someone elses wifi. Might have to invest in a sling box
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I use Wyse PocketCloud from the Market to access two machines at work - one via remote desktop to take control of it, one with UltraVNC to share with other people on it. But if it's file sharing not just using your PCs' desktops - one of the guys here uses remote desktop to put files he needs into the Dropbox remotely, then picks them up in the Dropbox on his mobile. I don't use Dropbox yet - want to try setting up external access to the network files first to see how they work in File Expert if at all. Maybe TUN/CIFS modules are better for that but I haven't tried them out either.

Mobo Player the best!
and for audio FYI, i'd go for PowerAMP!

I'm using rock player, no issue for me so far.

Q. DLNA works fine when streaming Pics and MP3s to my SmartTV but no when Videos

Galaxy note 10.1
Us version
Recently updated to jellybean
And this is the error message I get when try to stream video
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Anybody??
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Need more info.......
Have you set the media share in settings > more settings > nearby devices > file sharing? What are you using to share, allshare, imediashare etc?
Have you tried rebooting the tab? Daft as it may sound, it may just work

i got a problem with streaming to my tv when my router had broken. try different router.
if it will not help try to stream to different tv or console.
if your tv is connected through wi-fi try to connect it with cable.
demo movie needs hudge bandwidth to stream.
or maybe your tv does not support the codec demo movie is in?
did you try different formats?
one more thing you can also try is to check if using any third party app, like imediashare or mediahouse, will play the movie to the tv, as they are independant of samsung's all share app. if they will it means there is a problem with the tab. if not, there is an issue somwwhere else (tv or router))
hope it helps and not make more confusion
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Ok I forgot to mention that I own a galaxy s3 and everything works fine with it. I can stream video , movie 1080p , mp3 , photo , etc.
But with my note 10.1 no video or movie (I can stream mp3 and photo)
I try reconnecting, restating, etc and not work with video.
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djelmonstruo said:
Ok I forgot to mention that I own a galaxy s3 and everything works fine with it. I can stream video , movie 1080p , mp3 , photo , etc.
But with my note 10.1 no video or movie (I can stream mp3 and photo)
I try reconnecting, restating, etc and not work with video.
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From your descriptions, the feature you are using isn't DLNA but WiFi Direct.
WiFi Direct works differently than DLNA.
WiFi Direct works by sending the Media File to your TV & The TV then take control of it.
DLNA works by browsing Media Files on your SGN10.1 (your SGN10.1 becoming a Media Server) & you can choose which media to play on your TV.
Can you give us a little bit more details :
What TV you are using?
What Video Container (AVI,MKV,MP4,FLV,etc...) & Codec (MP4,H.264,E.264,XVid,etc...) you are using?
Both WiFi Direct & DLNA only work AFTER you register the DEVICE (SGN10.1) to your TV.
If not registered your TV will deny any connection attempt due to security measure.

djelmonstruo said:
Galaxy note 10.1
Us version
Recently updated to jellybean
And this is the error message I get when try to stream video
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Yeah I agree with last post your using wifi direct which I have trouble keeping a connection with the tv to, for dlna turn on file sharing in setting on your now then on your television go to your input menu and your note should be listed then find the file you want to play. Hope this makes sense see pictures