Hi,
I use the bbc iplayer service to stream radio broadcasts via Opera Mobile and the HTC streaming media application. This works great unless I want to turn off the screen or flip to another application whilst listening to the stream - as soon as I do this the stream pauses. I can't seem to find any options to allow the streaming media player to run in the background while I get on with something else.
Is this possible ?
Thanks
David
Hi people!
Today I stream Spotify from my PC in my home office to my PS3 in the living room with ps3mediaserver. It's great that this is possible, but when I want to listen to a spesific song/playlist, I have to go to my computer and find the song/playlist there.
Is it possble to stream Spotify from my HD2 (with the official spotify app) to PS3 as I do from my PC? It would be great to use my HD2 to scroll through playlists, choose songs etc. and have the audio streamed to my TV speakers.
Cheers!
Hmm, I guess it's not possible..
Hi, I have a Home Server setup that feeds all my media (.avi .mkv .mp3 etc) to all my enabled devices around my home. Now I have a shiny new HoX I am looking for an App that will allow me to remotely connect (while I am away from home) to my server and play what ever media I want. Is there an app that will do this, or a combination of apps ? Thanks in advance
For music subsonic is by far the best solution that I have found. I have heard people have had success with plex as well, so you might want to look into that as well because it supports both music AND videos. Subsonic claims to support movies but I as of yet have not been able to figure out how to get a video to play on the Android client.
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Hi, I have a Home Server setup that feeds all my media (.avi .mkv .mp3 etc) to all my enabled devices around my home. Now I have a shiny new HoX I am looking for an App that will allow me to remotely connect (while I am away from home) to my server and play what ever media I want. Is there an app that will do this, or a combination of apps ? Thanks in advance
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Plex. It's the greatest app in the world. Not only can you stream via your home network it allows you to stream over a 2-3MB HSPA connection remotely. To get the most out of it you'll probably have to do some file renaming on the server but it's worth it once you see how your media displays with cover art and descriptions. I use it on my phone, tablet, and all my Google TV's. PlayOn also allows you to access your own media but it's not as sleek as Plex.
Thanks, Ill look into it. If i remember right, my old samsung bluray player had plex in it .....
i have plex and xbmc installed but they can't see the subs which are on my local macbook drive...?
is there a way of getting subs acrss and access them? do i need to use an external player like vlc or something...
i store all my video files on my macbook which i access via xbmc or plex which finds it over the wifi etc
I have successfully linked my MacPro to my home stereo through the Chromecast audio puck I just bought. But now I want to play the Apple Music from my iTunes library. I know Apple Music is not in the support list of Chromecast audio. Why doesn’t Apple accept Chromecast? Since I don't want to give up Apple Music, I got a method from Google. Is it legal to convert the Apple Music for personal use?
Try this way!
Apple Music is protected by DRM which you can't cast on your Chromecast directly. In order to make your Apple Music castable on your Chromecast, you may need to convert your Apple Music so that you can cast Apple Music on Chromecast, here, you can try TuneFab Apple Music Converter, which easy to operate.
How i Stream Apple Music to Chromecast
I bet we all know that we can download Apple Music songs on devices for offline listening. But we can't add the downloaded music to non apple software for playing. Chromecast or Chromecast Audio won't have the chance either. Because Apple Music songs are DRM protected audio file.
If we remove the DRM and convert Apple Music songs to normal audio file, say MP3, then we can easily play them on your Mac or Windows PC and cast them to Chromecast/Chromecast Audio.
Or be smarter, we upload our favoriate Apple Music songs from our Mac and Windows PC to Google Play library[/URL] (in cloud) and then stream them using Google Music app which has support for Chromecast/Chromecast audio on any device we have. Because, yes, we can download Google Play Music app on iOS devices as well!
Just follow the steps below to convert Apple Music to upload and steam them using Google Play Music app.
applemusicconverter.net/tutorials/how-to-cast-apple-music-to-chromecast-or-chromecast-audio.html
A good way to cast apple music to chromecast with DRM free
I have the same problem as yours. It made me depressed while I want to play the Apple music with Chromecast, but limited by the DRM protection. However, I met with this tutorial on the forum remove-drm.com, and found it was really useful.
How to Cast Apple Music Songs to Chromecast Audio
The good news here is that with some tricks, stream Apple Music to Chromecast could still be possible. So if you are using Apple Music and looking for the workaround to play Apple Music on home speakers via Chromecast, the following guide will provide you the answer.
Step 1 Download M4P songs from Apple Music
Open iTunes and go to "For You" or "New" tab where you can find the entire Apple Music category sorted by artists, albums, playlists and songs. Once selected a song, album, or playlist that you want to transfer to USB drive, click the "..." icon next to the song or album name to add the songs to "My Music" or "Playlist". When the songs are added to your music library, go to "My Music" tab to find the music file and click the cloud icon with a downward arrow to download the song so that you can play it offline.
Step 2 Add the offline tracks to TunesKit Apple Music Converter
Launch TunesKit DRM Audio Converter and add the downloaded M4P files by either clicking the second "+" button on the top center or dragging them from the folder where they are saved. It supports batch conversion so that you can import multiple music tracks to convert once.
Step 3 Select output format
After importing the songs to the software, you can select the output format according to your own needs. The currently available output formats are MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A, and M4B.
Step 4 Start to remove DRM from Apple Music
When all the settings are adjusted, you can begin to crack the DRM from Apple Music songs and convert the M4P files to common formats by clicking "Convert" button.
After conversion, you can stream the DRM-free Apple Music songs to Google Chromecast easily with either Chrome on PC or AllCast app on mobile devices. Here are the tutorials you can follow.
Cast Apple Music to Chromecast Audio in 2 Simple Ways
1. Cast Apple Music Songs via Google Chrome
Step 1. Plug Chromecast into your speaker's USB port. For first-time user, you need to set up Chromecast Audio in advance.
Step 2. Open Google Chrome browser on your computer. Then drag any of the converted Apple Music songs to it and start playing the song in Chrome.
Step 3. In the "Settings' menu of Chrome, choose "Cast". Then the songs will be streamed automatically to the speaker through Chromecast. Make sure they are connected to the the same Wifi network.
2. Cast Apple Music Songs via AllCast
AllCast is a mobile app that enables you to stream media files to Chromecast Audio on iOS and Android phones.
Step 1. Copy the Apple Music songs to your mobile device and then open AllCast app.
Step 2. Connect your speaker and the mobile phone under the same Wi-Fi.
Step 3. Click the 'Cast' menu from the app and then the Apple Music will start to play on the connected speaker simultaneously.
Hi,
I will recommend another powerful tool named DRmare Apple Music Converter for you. I've used it for several months and It will help convert all my Apple Music files to MP3 with high quality. Maybe you can also have a try.