Ok, I am trying to fully utilize my lovely Android technology, and I need some help... Let me explain what I am looking to do...
Devices:
-Android Tablet
-Several Android Phones
-Wireless Media Server - NOT hooked up to a TV
The hook up:
-Android devices will be hooked to each TV in my home, via HDMI. This will also essentially give the TV's WiFi access...Kinda...
-The Media Server is locked away. And is also Hard-wired to the internet, and is the main hub for WiFi access for the rest of the house.
-The tablet is stand-alone (Able to access WiFi when needed)
What I want to be able to do:
Here's the scenario... Sitting on the couch, and nothing is on TV. So I grab my tablet, and access my media via my network... I find a movie I want to watch... But I don't want to watch it on the Tablet... I want to watch it on the TV in the living room, where I am currently sitting. So, I touch the picture of the movie cover on the tablet, and tell it to then broadcast from the Media Server via WiFi to the phone hooked up to the TV I wish to watch it on.
Now, here's the kicker...
* I would prefer that this streaming media is NOT ported through the tablet... I prefer the tablet to simply be the remote, so to speak.
* I DO NOT want to hook the Server to any television at all.
* The Media server MUST be password protected
* If it's possible, I'd like the option of Ad-Hoc, no actual internet connectivity needed..
So the question is this... Is this possible, using only Android devices and a Media Center PC running Windows 7??
Thank you in advance to all who reply.
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I have a samsung 7 series hdtv with 2usb ports. I plugged in via usb changed the source on my tv to the usb selection. I mounted my sd card as you would to your pc. Selected media. From here I could access the root of my sd card. No problem finding pictures and all my media. Picture quality was as good as my pc. I'm sure its better than connecting via 3.5 to rca. I did have the tv out option selected but I don't know if this I'd necessary since your mounting you're sd card
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I don't mean to be rude or anything. But to be technical, that's not TV out. Realize that they are putting small computer-type equipment into media equipment these days. Technically the computer in the TV was browsing your phone like your Desktop would, and the computer in the TV was displaying the images on the TV. Its like hooking up your computer to a TV and going that route.
Otherwise that's an interesting wish. The TV Out option would have nothing to do with that method.
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I don't mean to be rude or anything. But to be technical, that's not TV out. Realize that they are putting small computer-type equipment into media equipment these days. Technically the computer in the TV was browsing your phone like your Desktop would, and the computer in the TV was displaying the images on the TV. Its like hooking up your computer to a TV and going that route.
Otherwise that's an interesting wish. The TV Out option would have nothing to do with that method.
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Not rude at all. But isn't the point of tv out to veiw media on your phone? I understand that I could use my app s through my tv but why would I wan t to do that? The phones display displays it much nicer and id be limited to a 3 ft wire connected to my device. Just curious?
Also has any one used dlna to communicate with there tv? What about plugging it into a ps3? I was trying to use my ps3 to play music from my cap since my ps3 is hooked up to my receiver. I could get my ipod to. Just some thoughts
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I have used the DLNA feature to stream to my ps3. As long as they are the same network, your ps3 should discover the captivate when you select search for media server option in the xmb menu. It works pretty good but then again i was only streaming music.
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Not rude at all. But isn't the point of tv out to veiw media on your phone? I understand that I could use my app s through my tv but why would I wan t to do that? The phones display displays it much nicer and id be limited to a 3 ft wire connected to my device. Just curious?
Also has any one used dlna to communicate with there tv? What about plugging it into a ps3? I was trying to use my ps3 to play music from my cap since my ps3 is hooked up to my receiver. I could get my ipod to. Just some thoughts
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that dosn't count as tv-out.
tv-out is the phone doing the processing and your tv receiving the signal.
In your case, the tv is reading the music/movies off your memory card and doing the processing.
you don't need tv out enabled.
I have a 7 series Samsung tv as well. I can't believe I didn't think of this before. Obviously this is better than the composite out that I have been using. I can also keep the screen off on the phone unlike when using composite out. Thanks!
TV Out is an option that is tied to the 3.5mm jack. If you ahve the right wire - you can send your phone's display out this port to a TV (Component video and Sound) - so you can display the web browser or recorded video or any part of the phone's desktop.
I assume samsung added this for people that have older TVs that can't mount USB and don't support DLNA. You only need to enable TV-OUT if you are using the 3.5mm cable.
I'm thinking about a pico projector that connects to an android phone, and then streams either the screen (good for demos or web surfing) or a media file on the phone itself. I've found projectors that have the ability to receive a file from the phone via bluetooth, but not stream it from the stored file on the phone. Anyone know of anything like this?
What's up all.
So here's my thought... Is there a device out there to plug into a TV's HDMI port that will let me send video files wirelessly to it from my phone/computer so that I can watch the videos on the big screen instead of my phone/computer screen?
A few ideas:
- Is there a HDMI-to-bluetooth adapter/dongle that I could plug into the TV and send the videos bluetooth-ly to?
- Is there a HDMI-"SmartTV-creating" adapter (I've seen things like "Android mini pc"s on the 'net) that I could use to transform my TV into a SmartTV or an android "tablet/computer-like-device" and then send the video files from one device to the other? i.e. - devices like this one... http://www.amazon.com/UG007B-Quad-C...d=1389321213&sr=8-13&keywords=android+mini+pc with a wireless keyboard as well of course, and using either bluetooth or a wifi signal to send from my phone/computer to either stream, or transfer the file then watch.
- From what I know the Chromecast device at this time cannot do this, and only works for specific apps like HBO GO, Netflix, Hulu, etc., not for sending straight video files stored on a phone/tablet, but are there other such devices out there that do what I am looking to do?
Thanks all in advance for the help!
Apart from all the other proprietary sets on the market, the wi-fi (802.11/...) USB dongle appear to be an easy way to connect your mobile/laptop/TV to the TV set. The disadvantage is the short range of about 10 feet, unless you use a wi-fi access point to extend the distance range.
On the TV side, attach a HDMI dongle
On a PC, attach wi-fi USB dongle. I think you will need a streaming software.
On a tablet, attach a OTG (On-The-Go) mini-USB-to-USB adapter and then the wi-fi USB dongle. Again, I would think you need a streaming software.
On a mobile phone, it will be more of a challenge. You could do wired-wireless combo:
Phone-to-computer using screen capture application (wi-fi, USB or Bluetooth), then Computer-to-TV via the wi-fi USB option above.
Interesting read:
http://techchannel.radioshack.com/wirelessly-connect-pc-tv-2561.html
Thanks for the ideas, and I agree that link was an interesting read.
After thinking, I think the way I'll go about this is using Google Drive and an Android mini pc TV adapter. I can drop the video files (or whatever) into the drive on my computer or phone, then sync my TV Android to get the files to play.
I bought a Hi763 Miracast from Focalprice mostly for the DLNA feature because I want to stream wireless audio to a receiver. Setup is pretty easy and the device can switch between Miracast and DLNA mode. I am in DLNA mode and the device is connected to my home network just fine.
With the device connected to my network, when I browse "Network" via my Windows 7 PC, I see the device shows up as a media device titled HI763-8B8182-DMR however I do not get any option to connect to it. When I right click a music file, I also do not get the option to "Play To" the device like I would on other DLNA connected devices.
Thoughts on how I can stream audio to the device via Windows 7?
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I bought a Hi763 Miracast from Focalprice mostly for the DLNA feature because I want to stream wireless audio to a receiver. Setup is pretty easy and the device can switch between Miracast and DLNA mode. I am in DLNA mode and the device is connected to my home network just fine.
With the device connected to my network, when I browse "Network" via my Windows 7 PC, I see the device shows up as a media device titled HI763-8B8182-DMR however I do not get any option to connect to it. When I right click a music file, I also do not get the option to "Play To" the device like I would on other DLNA connected devices.
Thoughts on how I can stream audio to the device via Windows 7?
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If you open Windows Media Player, you should be able to stream to your dongle via that. But you need to make sure that media streaming is enabled first (go to the network and sharing centre in the control panel, then select "change advanced sharing settings" from list on the left hand side. Choose whichever profile is appropriate for the wifi network you are on and then check "media streaming" (4th item down) is set to on).
The "Network" browse you refer to (presuming you mean the one under Windows Explorer) is for file shares (Samba or Windows shares) and isn't what you want for actual media sharing/streaming (it will presumably be showing up for management connection via web and/or telnet interfaces).
Once things are set up, you should be able to play your file via the stream menu that should be there. You may need to tweak a few settings in media player too though - see the link below for some guidance:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/e7/archive/2009/05/12/media-streaming-with-windows-7.aspx
Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately, this Miracast device just does not show up as an available streaming option. I know that the device is connected to the network properly (I can see it and browse the device webpage).
I am basically out of ideas now as I've tried everything.
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Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately, this Miracast device just does not show up as an available streaming option. I know that the device is connected to the network properly (I can see it and browse the device webpage).
I am basically out of ideas now as I've tried everything.
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How are you trying to stream to it? Using which Windows program?
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How are you trying to stream to it? Using which Windows program?
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Windows Media Player. My experience with DLNA streaming is that you first have to "install" the device first. Such as with my Onkyo network receiver. I right click the device in My Network, then select the "install device" option. Then I can stream to it. But this Miracast does not have an "install device" option when I right click it in My Network.
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Windows Media Player. My experience with DLNA streaming is that you first have to "install" the device first. Such as with my Onkyo network receiver. I right click the device in My Network, then select the "install device" option. Then I can stream to it. But this Miracast does not have an "install device" option when I right click it in My Network.
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Hmm, my experience is different - the DLNA renderer should just be visible to a suitable source and/or controller (such as Media Player), without any need to install anything, once it is connected to the same network as your laptop (the one with the Media Player, or whatever you are using as a DLNA server).
As you can see the device on the network and browse its webpage (I presume you mean by connecting directly to the device using IE or similar via the IP address it generates on the screen) then it's on the network properly. I would suspect that your laptop isn't set up correctly for streaming out to the device. There are details about that on the web, such as the link below (it also depends which version of WMP you are using, only v11 and upwards can do it) for Win7 and Win8:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/e7/archive/2009/05/12/media-streaming-with-windows-7.aspx
http://www.topnettricks.com/windows-8-dlna-media-server/
There's a video on YouTube (link below) for mirroring a phone onto a TV using the device which may help if you haven't already seen it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYNaxSH5HDI
Try to update to 5.0.0 rc1 with this flashing tools http://rantech.iblogger.org/aggiornare-la-chiavetta-miracast-lollipop-hi-763/
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=532996
5.0.0-RC2 : https://www.mediafire.com/?u222696ypthn86p
You can flash any firmware from another RK2928 with RKDeviceManage V1.7
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I just received mine this morning, and having quite a few problems with it too.
My phone won't detect it in Miracast mode, looks like 4.4 Roms have many problems with screen casting.
My tablet detect it, but it lags a lot and resolution seems to be the same as tablet screen so not 1080p at all, I want to stream Netflix on my TV, tried several HDMI adapters but it's very expensive and often break after a few days, so screen casting is way better to me.
DLNA seems to be working with the Google Play app, but I can't stream Netflix with it
So I was wondering if updating firmware will resolve some problems, or if anyone knows how to activate screen casting on 4.4 custom roms or anything else that will allow me to stream Netflix in HD on my TV lol.
PS : Hey un Clermontois ! lol, je suis de Vichy.
Have you switched on wireless display sharing in the detection?
Mikerhinos said:
I just received mine this morning, and having quite a few problems with it too.
My phone won't detect it in Miracast mode, looks like 4.4 Roms have many problems with screen casting.
My tablet detect it, but it lags a lot and resolution seems to be the same as tablet screen so not 1080p at all, I want to stream Netflix on my TV, tried several HDMI adapters but it's very expensive and often break after a few days, so screen casting is way better to me.
DLNA seems to be working with the Google Play app, but I can't stream Netflix with it
So I was wondering if updating firmware will resolve some problems, or if anyone knows how to activate screen casting on 4.4 custom roms or anything else that will allow me to stream Netflix in HD on my TV lol.
PS : Hey un Clermontois ! lol, je suis de Vichy.
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On my 4.4 phone, when I'm in the screencast settings, I need to press the menu button and check wireless screen casting in order for the phone to detect the dongle. maybe this helps.
miracast 5.0.0-rc1. mirroring problem
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i hv miracast dongle. on dlna or media sharing mode it working .but on miracast mode its not showing mirroring option. i m using motorola xoom tab with version 4.1.2.i saw video on youtube they were showing the option of mirroring is on display option .but there is no option for mirroring.kindly help me
anonymouslove said:
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i hv miracast dongle. on dlna or media sharing mode it working .but on miracast mode its not showing mirroring option. i m using motorola xoom tab with version 4.1.2.i saw video on youtube they were showing the option of mirroring is on display option .but there is no option for mirroring.kindly help me
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Try using WiFi Display application from Google Play. That's what I use with this dongle, but i've Sony XV 4.3.
and my question: did u send to this dongle video in 720P? was it lucky? i not.
I have a cheap cinese tablet (a teclast P80X, see http://www.teclast.com/en/zt/P80X/) that does not directly support screen sharing/casting, wireless display or whatever else is that called.
I'd like to mirror the display to a Samsung smart TV but I'd be okay also to mirror the display to the Windows HTPC that is connected to the TV.
Any reasonably working options? Most of the apps available on the Play Store are just wrappers around the built-in wireless display support that is not available on this tablet. TIA.
morci said:
I have a cheap cinese tablet (a teclast P80X, see http://www.teclast.com/en/zt/P80X/) that does not directly support screen sharing/casting, wireless display or whatever else is that called.
I'd like to mirror the display to a Samsung smart TV but I'd be okay also to mirror the display to the Windows HTPC that is connected to the TV.
Any reasonably working options? Most of the apps available on the Play Store are just wrappers around the built-in wireless display support that is not available on this tablet.
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There are mobile app/PC program combinations that work together to share the screen to your PC if they are both on the same wireless network. If you have a PC or a laptop, you can use these app/program combinations to share the tablets screen to the PC or laptop then connect the PC or laptop to the smart tv via the PC input port on the tv and the PC or laptop's screen will be displayed on the TV.
It's a bit of a roundabout, but, given that your hardware does not support screen sharing, you will not find a software solution to achieve this, you will have to use some kind of external hardware.
If you can find an app on the tv that has a companion app for your tablet that work together in the same manner as the mobile app/PC program combinations.
A Google search for
"Share android screen to PC over Wifi"
Should find many android/PC screen sharing solutions. Find one that works and that you are comfortable with, use it to share your tablet display to PC/laptop then connect the PC/laptop to the TV. I do this myself when the need arises, it works for me when needed.
So i ended up using scrcpy (https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy) which is just great. The only catch is that you need adb/usb debug which was not a problem in my case.