I've been looking and reading but right now I'm trying a shortcut route of asking people how to do it.
My setup is this:
-Win 7 64-bit
-An external usb hard drive connected to my computer with my a/v media on it.
-TVersity with my a/v media in it's library
-Andromote
Can anyone point me in the right direction of how to share my media firstly via any computer at home.
I have to admit that though I'm computer and tech literate, I've never got on with networking issues. They give me a headache!
Damn. No one can give me a shortcut?!
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Hi all,
I've been using a carputer for some time now, but recently i find myself using my touch cruise more than anything else. It hooks up through BT and handles GPS and music without issues.
The only downside is the limited storage capacity it has compared to a full blown computer. (I have an 8gig SDHC)
Is there any way to enlarge this.
- I've been thinking about a NAS, but I'm unsure about the workings of this.
- AFAIK USB on the go is not supported, nor is USB host
- BT is another option, but is just way to slow for data transfer.
Any options ?
tia,
John
Maybe Network Folder Plugin will help you. It should mount a samba (windows shared) folder.
Can i connect to a NAS through this plugin?
If not, it kind of defeats the point to run a full blown computer in the car just to have file storage. Especially since I come from a carputer
well what are you storing file wise, several companies including Microsoft have storage available for mobile devices. windows live share, I use virtual mobile fore photos content etc.. sofar no mp3 support but it has some use and is free for the time being. There are several boxes out there that support usb host. maxtor or Buffalo make one I believe for dumping photos and music on the go.
Hi all,
Sorry if this seems lazy, I've done a bit of searching and could really use a couple of tips on which direction to go:
Touch HD, using streaming media app or coreplayer, looking to stream music and video to my mobile, NOT on home wifi.
On home PC i've got videolan / vlan and winamp, which runs Orb through Winamp Remote (I'm having problems getting winamp remote working, but that's for another forum). Looking at vlan stream setup, it wants me to tell it the IP for the PC i'm going to stream to, and the port.
The streaming media app on the phone wants the URL of the rtsp srteam it's connected to. If I put my mobile's IP into vlan at home and tell it to stream, nothing seems to happen (port left at 1234). If I open streaming media on the mobile and point it to my home PC & port 1234, it says invalid URL.
Basically, I don't have a clue what I'm doing and I'm hoping someone has a link to a guide, or can suggest the way to go about it, or even explain/link to the principles - do I aim the stream at the phone or at an intermediary where I can then also aim the phone to pick it up?
All help much appreciated!!
Cheers
dez
OK, done some more research, read around some more, and went with Orb. If anyone else is in the same place I was in the post above:
1. goto orb.com and download the software, install it, set it up.
2. open IE on your mob & goto http://mycast.orb.com
3. save the resultant page as a favorite
4. put your login deets in and away you go. When you select stuff by browsing through the menus it'll load any played files in windows media player by default.
First of all thank you guys for such a great apps environment you created for our lazy WM platform.
Second of all I hope I am posting my request in the right place. Could someone start developing an application similar in functions with AirVideo for iphone. Its a basic app with a server(PC) - client(device) side that allows you to play on the phone any video stored on the PC (and any other storage media connected to the PC) without having to actually transfer the video on the device itself.
For more info please check : http://www.inmethod.com/air-video/index.html
It would be amazing if someone could achieve this. I would gladlly pay for such an app as I oftenly like to review my video courses I have stored on my PC from the convenience of my phone.
PS: I gave up the iphone platform 6 months ago and I am so much happier with my HD2.
juicecultus said:
First of all thank you guys for such a great apps environment you created for our lazy WM platform.
Second of all I hope I am posting my request in the right place. Could someone start developing an application similar in functions with AirVideo for iphone. Its a basic app with a server(PC) - client(device) side that allows you to play on the phone any video stored on the PC (and any other storage media connected to the PC) without having to actually transfer the video on the device itself.
For more info please check : http://www.inmethod.com/air-video/index.html
It would be amazing if someone could achieve this. I would gladlly pay for such an app as I oftenly like to review my video courses I have stored on my PC from the convenience of my phone.
PS: I gave up the iphone platform 6 months ago and I am so much happier with my HD2.
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Try orb. i use it on my HD2 and it works great. There's no need for a client app either! Just a browser (built in IE will do).
10x for the suggestion, I wasn't aware of this software.
Does it provide access to my content through my wireless router (under a local connection - PC and phone using the same WIFI) or do I have to stream everything through my broadband and their online servers?
All you need for airvideo is that the phone and the pc are connected to the same WIFI. All the streaming is done using the local connection which is good for privacy and there is also the option to convert a video file on the fly.
This sort of functionality I would like on the windows mobile platform if a developer would like to give it a go.
juicecultus said:
10x for the suggestion, I wasn't aware of this software.
Does it provide access to my content through my wireless router (under a local connection - PC and phone using the same WIFI) or do I have to stream everything through my broadband and their online servers?
All you need for airvideo is that the phone and the pc are connected to the same WIFI. All the streaming is done using the local connection which is good for privacy and there is also the option to convert a video file on the fly.
This sort of functionality I would like on the windows mobile platform if a developer would like to give it a go.
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Orb basically turns your PC into a media server. You just use whatever means you want to connect to your PC. I have a use one of those services that gives your PC a name, and I just connect to it via that, so I can do it via my internet connection if I want to, or connect via wifi and use the local IP address (192.168.x.x) to connect that way, but I don't tend to do that much, as I'm obviously in range of my PC if I'm in range of the router
Orb gives you access to specified folders on your PC, and all the media within them. It does images, video and music, so it really is a great addition to any device.
Very Frustrated in transferring Music and Movies to the Nexus 7 2 from my PC and from Itunes.
Can someone steer me to a thread that describes how to do this step by step. I have had little luck in figuring out how to transfer to the N7 from my Windows 7 PC do to the stupidity of only having MTP protocol.
I am hesitant to buy Doubletwist Airsync but would pay for it after confirming it would work........
Maybe an alternative would help?
I don't use itunes to sync my music. I use SyncR and it works perfectly. For movies, I use ftpCafe to download movies since i have an FTP server running on my home machine. I connect through local LAN and the speed is blazing fast. If you don't have FTP, you could use ES File Explorer to browse a network share and download that way too.
Hope it helps.
if you don't mind doing it wirelessly, I use WifiDroid which lets me upload using a web interface on my PC.
Personally, I'm using USB sticks to transfer files via usb-otg cable (~5 bucks). If your rom respectively kernel doesn't support (format of) USB stick (eg. exFat), flashing custom kernel such as ElementalX and apks such as stickmount or usb-otg helper (my recommendation) will do the job. Works great for me..
I can use my N7 like a hard drive....i dont get what you mean...
I thought I'd found the perfect accessory for the Nexus 7-2, a WiFi hard drive adaptor. Something that can stream video via wifi from a hard drive or USB stick.
The Eaget air disk A60 looked perfect, about $70, an internal battery, can handle hard drives, SD cards or USB sticks, and has a wireless b-g-n access point.
All good in theory. After wading through the Chinglish manual, which was almost no help, attempting to get an app from the play store that isn't there, using Google translate on their Chinese forum, I managed to find the apk to run it.
Setting up wasn't easy either, as I had to access the device's internal webpage... which was in Chinese. Finding the switch to make it English wasn't easy.
Anyways.. the idea seems good, but I cannot get my Nexus to access the device due to continuous password errors. I've attempted to change the password but that doesn't help.
If anyone has any experience whatsoever with this device, or anything similar from Eaget, I'd love to hear from you. I'm waiting for Eaget to return my email.
If I get it going, I'll also let you know how I did it. Save someone a world of pain.
I've managed to get it working. I connect the Nexus to the airdisk's wifi server, then use ES file explorer's LAN tab and find it as a server, then login as admin - with the password I gave it when I logged into its webserver. I can also connect it to my home wifi system, and access it from everything on my network, sort of like a NAS. Anyways, seems there's not a whole lot of interest, so I'll leave this topic for now.
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I've managed to get it working. I connect the Nexus to the airdisk's wifi server, then use ES file explorer's LAN tab and find it as a server, then login as admin - with the password I gave it when I logged into its webserver. I can also connect it to my home wifi system, and access it from everything on my network, sort of like a NAS. Anyways, seems there's not a whole lot of interest, so I'll leave this topic for now.
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Well the device sounds interesting.. I was about to purchase the Seagate solution for $300m, this may save me some money..
It's a pretty cool device. Handles my WD portable hard drives no problem. But the apk (air HDD) if you can find it is crap... I was lucky that ES file explorer found the airdisk as a fileserver. It doesn't have much range on its wifi. All I want to do is use it as a video server when I go camping, removing all the painful USB-OTG cabling and USB power that needs to be connected to attach a HDD to the Nexus. There is a windows app that can be useful, for locating the airdisk when it's connected into your network. That exe took a bit of finding, I'll put it on dropbox sometime and post the link, if you want. If there's anything else you'd like from me let me know.
PW
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Squire-au said:
It's a pretty cool device. Handles my WD portable hard drives no problem. But the apk (air HDD) if you can find it is crap... I was lucky that ES file explorer found the airdisk as a fileserver. It doesn't have much range on its wifi. All I want to do is use it as a video server when I go camping, removing all the painful USB-OTG cabling and USB power that needs to be connected to attach a HDD to the Nexus. There is a windows app that can be useful, for locating the airdisk when it's connected into your network. That exe took a bit of finding, I'll put it on dropbox sometime and post the link, if you want. If there's anything else you'd like from me let me know.
PW
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Hi there
I'd love to try the App you think would help access the airdisk.
Please let me know what it is.
Cheers
Chris:
Hey. Thought this thread was dead! Anyways, I found the apps, put them on dropbox. The links are https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/100322668/Air HDD_V1.0.1.6.exe for the windows program to locate the airdisk when it's connected to your wifi network, and https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/100322668/Air HDD_V1.3.28.apk for the apk. Which didn't work for me, I ended up using ES file server and finding it as a LAN server. This requires either having the airdisk connected into your wifi system, or connecting directly to it via wifi. I think the airdisk's default WEP key is 111111, its default IP address is 10.10.10.1. The server address was 10.10.10.254 and username admin. Whatever password you set up.
Hope this helps!