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VLC or other stream for the Evo?

I'm trying to set up a VLC stream from my PC with all of my media to my phone. I'm hoping I can create a nice little media server with my 2TB of video so I can watch them any where, any time.
I can't find any new information for VLC on Android although I know the beta for the iPad was just released. Anyone know any more?

I've been looking for something like this as well, I've had no luck streaming anything. The only thing that has worked is orb and the quality sucks. I also had tversity running but its just to finnicky with x64 Windows 7. You may wanna try tversity if you have a atleast a core 2 machine running x86 xp.
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There's no VLC for Android. The closest thing is RockPlayer and the built-in Browser/Video/Music player.
And VLC on your computer doesn't quite work that way, either. You can only have it set to be a streaming server (like an Internet radio/video station) and then watch/listen to that stream from your Browser. You can't control it unless you get a VLC remote app (search in the Market) at which point you'll have to disconnect from the stream to open the remote.
As for anything similar, there's plenty. I just don't know/use any.

checkout VLC Stream and Convert in the market. VERY COOL app. Allows you to control VLC on the PC from the phone, including stream video from the PC to phone. Even allows a basic browser to find the media. Video quality over wifi is great. Can't say I've tried streaming through the internet but I'd bet its pretty decent. Dev has a website with instructions

Ok i just tried this app and it works perfect.

Does this work with HDMI Out?

david279 said:
Does this work with HDMI Out?
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Doubt it. Not till someone wins the bounty for desktop hdmi out.

david279 said:
Ok i just tried this app and it works perfect.
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Did you get it to work with video? I can play MP3s fine but I have not gotten video to work. Do you have any tips?

MSmith1 said:
Did you get it to work with video? I can play MP3s fine but I have not gotten video to work. Do you have any tips?
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Go to settings-stream to phone-general-and set the port to 5554

david279 said:
Go to settings-stream to phone-general-and set the port to 5554
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Think I tried that but ill try it again.

MSmith1 said:
Think I tried that but ill try it again.
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I had the same problem on Fresh 3.2. If you can't get his lastest version of the app to work for you, then I pulled this apk off of a nandroid backup. It's of an older version that still works for me. (Still have to change port to 5554).
Also, per the developers warning, VLC 1.1.4 supposedly has audio streaming issues, so you'll probably want 1.1.3 also.

[Q] MyCloud/MyNet

Hi, noob here with his first thread. I've ordered my transformer with the dock and loved the idea of streaming from my laptop to my tablet but from the scarce reviews which I have read and seen the application doesnt work too well? Can any please look into this in a bit more detail and explain if it works or not?
many thanks

Not sure where you've seen it doesn't work well because I've got MyCloud up and running and was streaming music from my PC to my TF and had absolutely no probs. Smooth playback and only times it jumped were because my PC is having issues and was at stupidly high CPU usage. Other than that works a treat and even checked out a vid and looks to work really well too. Not worked out what I'd use MyNet for yet as couldn't get it working with my PC but seems to be for DLNA equipped devices as had a message to check DLNA devices so guess it's for streaming from the TF to a DLNA equipped TV or the likes.

Mycloud (Splashtop) works very well for me....I even played WOW a bit on my TF with the help of the docking stations, it's absolutely fine to do some simple daily quests on the TF..

ive never got it to stream videos smoothly. not sure if im doing something wrong but playing movies using mycloud is always choppy.
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neotekz said:
ive never got it to stream videos smoothly. not sure if im doing something wrong but playing movies using mycloud is always choppy.
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in one particular review the application simply fails to stream any of the files, although after doing some more digging i have seen it working. So is it a case of incorrect set up or does the tablet support only a limited number of file formats? i mainly use .avi and .mkv, wil these work??

I've used it to stream music to my Sony Bravia TV via DLNA and it works fine. I'll test some video once I get some onto the device and post results.
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jamieyates79 said:
I've used it to stream music to my Sony Bravia TV via DLNA and it works fine. I'll test some video once I get some onto the device and post results.
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cheers! it'd be a big disappointment if .avi and .mkv dont work
EDIT: youtube.com/watch?v=Zr8iBI_duJs this is the review i was referring to; skip to 3.30. again i dont know if he's got it set up properly but I saw this and began to worry!

Streaming to the tablet has no limitations with regards to file types, remember it's only displaying whatever's on the host so you can play anything your PC/laptop will play. Obviously if you're using your tablet as the host and streaming to your TV/PC/laptop etc then it's completely reliant on what the TF can do. I guess choppy playback and issues are all down to setup and quality of the network. If you have a good setup you'll not have any issues with streaming any files. I have a fairly basic setup with all devices on a WiFi N network and runs well enough

AvRS said:
Streaming to the tablet has no limitations with regards to file types, remember it's only displaying whatever's on the host so you can play anything your PC/laptop will play.
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As long as your PC is transcoding, that is.

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

jtn7040 said:
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!!!!!

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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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.
...Sent via Asus Transformer...

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:
Hi, I would recommend the combination of UPnPlay and moboplayer. works a charm!.
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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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Airplay for android

Is it possible to stream music using apple's airplay so we can use the cool docking stations with android too?

Yes we can!
But we have to use honeyplayer app. It can play just music on airplay devices. No video.
Maybe with another app we can play video? I dont know

Yeah that looks good thanks, but you can only play music files which are one your phone and with that (crappy) player, and not with for example PowerAmp. And TuneIn Radio won't work either :/

dawe94 said:
Yeah that looks good thanks, but you can only play music files which are one your phone and with that (crappy) player, and not with for example PowerAmp. And TuneIn Radio won't work either :/
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Hi, do you know of any app that you could stream music from PC with Poweramp?

Actually, I use imediashare lite from the market... its free and I stream movies to my apple tv2 from my phone, play music through my speakers, its freakin great. No PC required, no extra programs to download... I don't know why anybody would use anything else...
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Yes we can. But only with smarttv samsung. With all share

vuidoi said:
Yes we can. But only with smarttv samsung. With all share
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I don't have a Samsung TV and I do it everyday.... you just need a dlna device of some kind or a computer, or speakers hooked up to a router, etc... imediashare lite people!!!!! Check it out!!!
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Coool
thank's

I use Skifta, works good for me, its a free app and does amazing work, you can use our own phone or any other media servers, i use it to get data from my pc, laptop and play it on my tv and PS3

I've already tried iMediashare, but my Bowers&Wilkins Zeppelin Air unfortunately isn't recognized. I just wanted to know.if.there is any tweak to stream all sound that would go through your speaker with airplay, so that you can use poweramp etc. too...

dawe94 said:
I've already tried iMediashare, but my Bowers&Wilkins Zeppelin Air unfortunately isn't recognized. I just wanted to know.if.there is any tweak to stream all sound that would go through your speaker with airplay, so that you can use poweramp etc. too...
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Have you tried it recently? Its still in "beta" and there was a month there where it didn't RECOGNIZE anything... but it recognizes my B&W now...
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Have you tried it recently? Its still in "beta" and there was a month there where it didn't RECOGNIZE anything... but it recognizes my B&W now...
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Okay well then I'll give it a try today again

Androids are crazy
Actually, I use iMediashare as well and it will stream to any device that is on the same wifi singal as your phone. examples are ps3, xbox, wii, and even pc's.
I can watch any movie on my phone that is on my pc as long as im in wifi range.
I can play any movie or song from my phone on my tv via my ps3 or xbox. No additional software required. Just start imedia player on your phone, go to the movie section on your gaming device and select imediashare.
Actually the gaming system doesnt need to be on wifi. As long as it is connected to the router hardwired or wifi you can share media files with any other device connected to said router.I highly recommend this.
There is also software that will let you use your phone as a remote control for your tv or direct TV box, and remote view your pc. Teamviewer is also free. You can see a live image of your pc from anywhere and control it with a virtual mouse and keyboard all from your phone. Even turn it off.
Androids are crazy... lol

It still doesn't work for me. I will simply use a 3.5mm jack cable, thanks anyway

dawe94 said:
It still doesn't work for me. I will simply use a 3.5mm jack cable, thanks anyway
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That's strange... and that sucks... sorry!
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Will iMediaShare allow me to stream music from any app on android to an apple tv? I'm thinking specifically from rdio. This is a feature I really like on my iPhone, but I'm looking to jump to a Galaxy Nexus.

Does it support also subtitles in srt format?

Player for .MTS format
Hi!
For those of you that have been searching around for a player that supports the .MTS format (files from among them Sony videocameras), I found after some time the BS Player. It is a free application in the market that also supports hardware acceleration! Other players I have not found that supports this format, only converters.

alan7467 said:
Will iMediaShare allow me to stream music from any app on android to an apple tv? I'm thinking specifically from rdio. This is a feature I really like on my iPhone, but I'm looking to jump to a Galaxy Nexus.
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No, you have to go into imediashare and it locates saved media on your device and streams it... it also has a couple dozens apps to stream from internally ... it may have radio come to think of it.
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I am using `Twonky` with the Zeppelin Air from Bowers and Wilkins... Works great with MP3's, but I am looking for Radio stream solution....
Anyone found the solution for this????
Bye,
G
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IR Remote control

There are quite a few apps out there that can turn the tablet into an IR remote control, but all apps I tried so far want to do very 'smart' things with channels and programs and so on. I just want a remote control that I can program myself. Does such an app exist?

Touchsquid! You'll prolly have to Google it tho

Try this it is a paid app but it sounds like it's exactly what you're after, I haven't tried it however just spotted it in play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moletag.galaxy.s4.remote

monkeybox said:
Touchsquid
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Looks nice, but it's a separate device. I'd want to use my tablet...

JTG81 said:
Try this it is a paid app but it sounds like it's exactly what you're after
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It is indeed a simple and seeming universal remote control. However, it is not programmable.
For example, when I want to play a video, I need the following commands:
* switch on TV
* switch on media player
* select input channel on TV
* menu controls go to the media player
* volume controls go to the TV

sciurius said:
It is indeed a simple and seeming universal remote control. However, it is not programmable.
For example, when I want to play a video, I need the following commands:
* switch on TV
* switch on media player
* select input channel on TV
* menu controls go to the media player
* volume controls go to the TV
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No worries thought you were just after a simple tvv remote, when you say media player your referring to a seperate machine aren't you like a ps3 for example not your tablet

Yes. In reality the situation is even more complex because I also have a power switch that needs to be switched on first and takes a second to switch on the power to the tv and media player (and other equipment).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Touchsquid+Technologies&hl=en
I use it on my Note 10.1 all the time

I tried to download Peel Europe, but instead of a download link you must register with AppsZoom and get an email with a download link. This link redirects to Play Store, but the app has been removed from the Play Store.
Did anyone manage to download Peel Europe? Where can I find it?

sciurius said:
Looks nice, but it's a separate device. I'd want to use my tablet...
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Anyone have a loink to a good .apk for samsung pro touchsquid?

elimherr said:
Anyone have a lonk to a good .apl for samsung pro touchsquid?
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Lol. :banghead:

raducux said:
Lol. :banghead:
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gr8 response bro

elimherr said:
gr8 response bro
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You can not ask for a link of a paid apk here.

Smart IR Remote - Samsung/HTC works great (search in market, can't post a link). It's a paid app, but it's worth it.

Touchsquid is best. You define profiles for activities and even program macros. Smart remote is nice too
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If you just want a remote I recommend Smart IR Remote - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remotefairy
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I tried touchsquid didn't get the hang of it and ir remote is ok
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