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OK Peeps,
Someone in Coolexe’s rom thread asked me what DLNA was and how to use it. As I couldn’t point them straight to a guide I thought I’d better write one. Plus I’m sure some of you don’t even know what it is!
From Wikipedia:
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is a standard used by manufacturers of consumer electronics to allow entertainment devices within the home to share their content with each other across a home network.
So what can I use my Desire for in the world of DLNA?
1. Stream movies you have stored on your phone wirelessly to a DLNA compatible TV/device
2. Stream music you have stored on your phone wirelessly to a DLNA compatible TV/device
3. Show pictures you’ve taken on your phone wirelessly to a DLNA compatible TV/device
4. Stream movies/music/pictures wirelessly from a DLNA compatible device to you phone
Before I go into details about using DLNA I’ll give you a quick overview of what kit I’ve got that makes it all possible. Firstly, I’ve got a Synology NAS which is DLNA compatible (other brands exist!) and stores all my media files. Secondly I’ve got a Windows Media Centre 7 PC hooked up to my main TV. And thirdly a HTC Desire, this must be running a Gingerbread rom with Sense. I mostly use Robo’s roms which have been working a treat but have been trying out some others recently but with mixed results, hopefully we can get these issues ironed out though.
So to be able to send media to my TV the first thing I need to do is turn on media streaming in Media Player. Hit the Stream button and choose Turn On Media Streaming. The default settings are fine so you can keep them. Next hit the Stream button again and choose Allow Remote Control Of My Player. Now you need to grab you Desire, make sure it’s connected to you WLAN and from the Apps menu click on Connected Media and choose the type of media you want to send. You should then be prompted to select the player, choose the player you’ve just setup in Windows. If you’re not prompted there’s a little button in the bottom right, just above the full volume icon, click it. Bingo, your chosen media will then be streamed to the computer and in my case the TV that’s connected to it.
Next up the more exciting bit, and the bit I use the most, streaming from my NAS to my Desire. Different NAS boxes will have different ways to enable DLNA but on my Synology it was just a matter of clicking on the box that turns that feature on and storing media in the shares it created. On your phone in the Apps menu choose the Video app. Click the button in the bottom left, the one with 3 parallel lines, you should end up at the Albums menu. Scroll along the strip at the bottom to Connected Media where it should search you network a DLAN devices. Select the device you want to stream from and you’ll be present with the DLNA folders on you NAS. Drill in through the folders to the movie or music you want played on your Desire, kick back and enjoy!
Over the weekend I’ll try and get some screen shots added, pictures say a millions words, and see if I can reword the guide to make it simpler to follow. Just wanted to get something up quick to help a fellow member out.
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nicely explaned, thanks for the tuto,
i've just checked my tv, i think i might need an RS lead or something to connect it to my laptop, problem is tv is too far from where the lapy is, but i got another solution , my satellite box (spiderbox) can be setup as a home stream server,did it from this guide http://cccam-exchange.com/viewtopic.php?f=211&t=509 it has got that feature cos i've set it up and connected already to an external server to watch the europeen leagues footie it's plugged to BT Hub, i think all i need is a wifi bridge to the sat box to save me putting the laptop by the tv, as i'm using it,don't want a long lead,gets in the way , i'll do bit of reading on that, to set it up and see when get time.
however i did plug the phone to sat box via usb (mounted), (satbox is PVR ready) , accesed the whole sd card content.using the satbox remote ,never knew that before till when this DLNA subject popped up, opened up a new feature for me.
cheers.
What ROM are you using to do this? as the video's app is not on my MIUI version?
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What ROM are you using to do this? as the video's app is not on my MIUI version?
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Robos latest test rom. Its got to be running gingerbread and sense.
Sent from my HTC Desire
Video resolution is low. And i guess VLC stream & convert is more suited to me. So i'll mainly use this for audio. Thanks for the solution. Easiest method that I found to stream music from my computer to my phone.
This is something I need to look into.
A 500gb, battery powered, portable hdd with built in wifi. Plus it can also stream media.
Naturally I could choose to use my pc at home as a remote server, but it would have to remain powered on, takes time to setup ports, access rights & streaming can really lag.
Drawback for now at least, you can't reverse transfer files back to the hard drive via its built in wifi. Not a deal breaker if you ask me.
The GoFlex Satellite Wi-Fi connection can be protected with a password & WPA-level security.
It is capable of streaming in HD, up to 10Megabits per second data rate, but some devices may not support High Definition formatted videos.
And in case you're wondering:
Can I play files from my GoFlex Satellite to my Android phone or tablet?
Yes, files can be played back via the Wi-Fi capability. Videos in the formats that are compatible with the Android device can be played back using the default browser (Webkit). Unsupported video formats can be played back using third-party media players. If all your videos just download rather than play, try installing a more robust media player app. The Seagate app can be found on the Android Market.
A 500gb drive can be had on Amazon for about $173.
Any opinions or experiences with this device?
http://www.viddler.com/explore/GetConnectedTV/videos/297/
I have two that I mainly use with my iPad. The Seagate software isn't the best but they are working on it. I am a beta tester and they're starting to focus more on Android so that's good but if you're looking to stream video, there are a few DLNA players out there that are better at it. You can also hack the drives with custom firmware too.
Agreed about Seagate, and good to know that they are working on it.
If this is something you're interested in and you're ready to buy today there's a promo code available at Newegg that reduces this to $129.99 (code expires 1/8/12).
Newegg price: $173.99
promo code: -$44.00
Net price: $129.99
Promo code is STX44US and the direct link to Newegg is here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148755
$129.99 is a good deal, I got mine at Best Buy for $180. They stream to anything that can access wifi. I used one of them to stream to my friends TV to watch a marathon of the old Twilight Zone episodes on New Years day. The drive lasted just under 6 hours before needing to be charged.
Magicspell said:
If this is something you're interested in and you're ready to buy today there's a promo code available at Newegg that reduces this to $129.99 (code expires 1/8/12).
Newegg price: $173.99
promo code: -$44.00
Net price: $129.99
Promo code is STX44US and the direct link to Newegg is here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148755
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Thank-you much. Just ordered one. I've been browsing several forums & by far the biggest complaint is the front end user UI. As long as I can get it to play vids out the box with no problems then I'll be okay.
A site you might want to check out when you get your drive:
http://www.hackseagatesatellite.com
It's not for everyone but it can be useful and the people there are pretty responsive.
I have tried the seagatein the past not the battery powered one but the regular NAS device. I found it to be very slow to upload or download form. I switched over to the WD mybook live. And I am not trying to flame or start some crap just giving my experience it did work but was slow. I also ran into issues with my Blueray not being able to read some content. This may have been the blue rays problem but I havn't seen as many issues with the WD. However all that having been said WD not have a bettery or wfi enabled device I am aware of it has an ethernet port that you connect straight to your router.
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I have tried the seagatein the past not the battery powered one but the regular NAS device. I found it to be very slow to upload or download form. I switched over to the WD mybook live. And I am not trying to flame or start some crap just giving my experience it did work but was slow. I also ran into issues with my Blueray not being able to read some content. This may have been the blue rays problem but I havn't seen as many issues with the WD. However all that having been said WD not have a bettery or wfi enabled device I am aware of it has an ethernet port that you connect straight to your router.
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Appreciate the input. The only other portable wifi drive out there that I know of is the Kingston Wi-Drive. From the plus side this device has an SSD & the UI is much better. The downside is that it only comes in 16gb & 32gb capacities.
I'll keep y'all (I'm from Texas ) posted on how it turns out.
Crap! Any chance of a new coupon? I would have bought it for that price !
OK, I just paid the premium and bought one at Best Buy when I was in the city today. I also paid for the hack posted above. It's charging tonight and I'm going to start messing with it tomorrow. I'll post updates as I go along.
Perfect: The Wi-Fi HDD + Seagate Media app. + MX Player works as expected on my E4GT.
However on my Win 7 tablet (ExoPc) I can only play videos within a browser (Opera) as no such Seagate Media UI app exists for Windows. The problem with watching a video within a web browser is lack of media controls (vol +/-, play, pause, stop etc. etc.)
If anyone with this device knows how to get it to open up within a 3rd party media player on Win 7 after selecting the video within the web UI can you please share how it's done.
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OK, I just paid the premium and bought one at Best Buy when I was in the city today. I also paid for the hack posted above. It's charging tonight and I'm going to start messing with it tomorrow. I'll post updates as I go along.
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I thought about purchasing the hack myself, but wanted to test the device out first to see if I actually want to hold onto it or return it.
I can say that while watching a movie, its dropped its connection 3x & restarted the video accordingly from the beginning.
I had to fst fwd>> to the previous spot I left off at. No big deal as of yet, but if it keeps doing it then returning it will be more likely.
I'll stay updated with your replies & see if the hack omits some of the inherent problems I'm having. If so then I'll invest in the hack.
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Perfect: The Wi-Fi HDD + Seagate Media app. + MX Player works as expected on my E4GT.
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I've had the same experience though I wish the Seagate app would allow you to choose which media player to use to play the media. I've actually found I prefer the media player used when using the phone's browser over the player invoked with the Seagate app...
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However on my Win 7 tablet (ExoPc) I can only play videos within a browser (Opera) as no such Seagate Media UI app exists for Windows. The problem with watching a video within a web browser is lack of media controls (vol +/-, play, pause, stop etc. etc.)
If anyone with this device knows how to get it to open up within a 3rd party media player on Win 7 after selecting the video within the web UI can you please share how it's done.
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I haven't tried with my tablet yet, but I did try with my Win 7 laptop. The experience was a bit more frustrating to start. When I accessed the Seagate Go Flex (via IE or Firefox) it appeared to only directly play certain media files (for example it played .mp4 files but wouldn't directly play .m2ts files). I tried associating .m2ts files with WMP as well as VLC but in either case when I selected that file rather than it starting to play it would start to download the file to my laptop.
I then simply renamed the .m2ts extension to .mp4 (didn't recode the contents) and then when I selected the file it played directly in WMP. If I tried to change the player associated with .mp4 files (to VLC, for example) then the file would not directly play but again began to download. Changing the .mp4 association back to WMP did allow the media to play directly when selected through the browser interface.
Overall, I think I can live with these limitations though maybe the hack noted earlier will allow me more flexibility. I'll have to research that part.
Well at first the MX Player was working fine on my phone, then I noticed that the streaming videos would stop & then start from the beginning in a continous loop. WTH!!!
I figured okay let me reinstall the latest firmware, defrag & do a system file check to see if that works. When I tried to play my streaming content once more within MX Player the same thing happened. I figured okay it must be the app then.
So I downloaded Buzz Player & to my surprise this app has the option to connect to Network Media; when selecting that option my stored audio & video files show up within the player. Which is nice because now I don't have to use the Seagate Media app. What's even better is no freezing or restarting.
All in all the Seagate Satellite is a nice device but Seagate really (& I mean really) needs to work on their UI as well as open up some features & options.
In regards to my Win 7 tablet: Are there any windows based media players that can detect the wifi signal off my Seagate Satellite & display the directory much like Buzz Player does in Android?
I purchased this drive and the hack. I actually did the work the other day to hack it. It's fairly simple.
First, they have you download an ISO. I'm not sure why they do that, as they use it as a ZIP or RAR file. It's an archive you open and load the two files inside onto the drive. I was able to do this in Linux very easily.
Second, you use your wireless connection to talk to the drive and then use Telnet to see the files in a command line. Then you use the command line to run a file. I did all this from my phone using Better Terminal Emulator Pro, but I'm guessing the regular Terminal Emulator will work.
After the script ran, the thing rebooted. I used their videos to clean up the drive (remove the Seagate stuff and clean up the directory structure), then set up the authentication, web service and Samba. Again, all this was done through the browser on my phone because I was watching the videos on my laptop.
I was able to connect to the drive from my phone and browse the file system. I was also able to stream a few songs (no movies on my drive yet) without issue. I also used ES Flie Explorer to browse the drive through Samba and that worked very well. I was also able to stream music through that file system using whatever program I wanted to use that was on my phone.
The only problem I have is that I can't see the file system and have a data connection to the world at the same time. Perhaps this drive might be better if the connection were Bluetooth, but I really don't see why I'd need both at the same time to be honest. It's more like a "could be better" kind of thing. That being said, with the hack you can have the drive connect to a wireless network and then connect to that wireless network yourself. Once that's done you can see both, I believe. I just have not tried it myself yet.
I would highly recommend this product. I'm kind of sad I didn't get it at the $130 price mentioned before, but even at the $240 I have in it, I'm very happy with my purchase.
So yeah after thinking about it & realizing how I'll be utilizing this device, I think I'll forego the hack. But only because I really don't see myself utilizing the features. As convenient as it is to watch movies on my phone, the experience of watching movies on such a small screen, is to say the least, not really much of an experience. Though occasionally when lying in bed I'll grab my phone to watch a flick as I have the Seagate drive on standby mode.
In regards to using this with my Win 7 ExoPc tablet: Windows Media Player was able to detect and display the files on this HDD via wifi, I just had to download the proper codecs to get it to recognize .flv, .avi & .mkv video extensions. The screen on this tablet is 11.6 inches so it makes the experience somewhat more enjoyable.
Having to switch wifi clients back & forth, though cumbersome, is not really much of a deal breaker either. Hopefully in the future Seagate will address such issues with whatever firmware update they push-out (if they push it out).
Hello everyone , i was looking into buying a drobo to increase the amount of things i can access on my fire TV with xbmc ,im not sure why but those nas devices are VERY expensive $450+ and they don't come with the hard drives so i started to look @ online solutions like google drive and dropbox , most give you 30GB for free but Microsoft one drive started to offer UNLIMITED storage for $6.99 a month which sounds too good to be true . but thats what they are offering . is there anyway to stream one drive content to xbmc. i understand that playing files from the web comes with its own issues but i have a crazy fast connection down and up so im not worried about connection speed . omg if this possible it would mean the end of ALL my storage problems forever .
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Hello everyone , i was looking into buying a drobo to increase the amount of things i can access on my fire TV with xbmc ,im not sure why but those nas devices are VERY expensive $450+ and they don't come with the hard drives so i started to look @ online solutions like google drive and dropbox , most give you 30GB for free but Microsoft one drive started to offer UNLIMITED storage for $6.99 a month which sounds too good to be true . but thats what they are offering . is there anyway to stream one drive content to xbmc. i understand that playing files from the web comes with its own issues but i have a crazy fast connection down and up so im not worried about connection speed . omg if this possible it would mean the end of ALL my storage problems forever .
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OMG, you are so right.
If only there was an Amazon Onedrive program to test. (http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Corporation-OneDrive/dp/B00IEG0JOY)
If only there was a way to get a free Onedrive account. (https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/ 15gbs free)
If only you had an AFTV (quote: "on my fire TV")
If only all those things came together so you could test it yourself. Oh well, maybe next time you'll get lucky.
Or you could just by a cheaper NAS that comes with HDD(s). Like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-WDBCTL0...TF8&qid=1416459746&sr=8-2&keywords=wd+mycloud
Which comes in 2, 3, 4 and 6TB models.
And I'm not sure where you get that it's $6.99/month for UNLIMITED, looks to be only for 1TB. https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/plans/
You'd spend in one year more than half of what it would cost to get a 2TB NAS. Plus, you could run into file restriction issues uploading to onedrive.
Or you can just setup Plex media server + couchpotato+sickbeard. I have one on kimsufi . com and using without problem.
http://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/2fo868/guide_how_to_set_up_a_cloud_plex_server_for_as/
I think it really depends on what your needs are. There are a number of options..
- Buy a cheaper NAS Drive
- Build a NAS /SAN
- External Drive plugged directly into FireTV
- External Drive plugged directly into PC running a media server such as Serviio (my favorite) or Plex
- Home media server
I have had most of the above at some point. They all have pros and cons. Currently I have a mini server with 4 hard drives and am running Serviio as my DLNA media streamer. Would you need to have access to your content outside of your local network? If so, you would probably want to go with a NAS device that has this feature in its software, or a server that will allow you to do it.
If you choose to purchase some equipment, do it next week on Black Friday or Cyber Monday - you can score some killer deals!
I am not saying you can't stream content from the app like you suggested, but you can be sure it will be less reliable than a local setup.
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If only there was a way to get a free Onedrive account. (https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/ 15gbs free)
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Thanks for this, I was able to get an extra 15GB (Total 30GB Free) by adding "camera roll backup" from my phone to onedrive.
http://i.imgur.com/yHavwLw.png
I read reddit, sound nice however I don't need this because I have 2TB nas, Dropbox 50gb, Google drive 15gb and box.com 50gb storage plus my cablemodem 300/300 Mbps internet connection.
Oblivious it is for someone who has lack of the access nas or hardware such as server at home etc.
BTW nice alternative methods using streaming from the VPS or a private co-location server downstream to your media center at home.
Cloud Media Player
There is a solution that can fit your requirements: Cloud Media Player
It's a Windows App that can play your videos, music directly from OneDrive storage via streaming. You don't need to download the file it is directly played from the cloud. It worths a try. OneDrive prices are ridiculous cheap, you can get even 10TB, your collection would be accessible everywhere by your personal devices.
Oops - did not realize this was a necro'd thread.
KODI:
Of course I was not aware that many plugins have been written to stream directly from the online services themselves... to answer the first question:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=208131
Onedrive plugin for KODI
Android:
ES File explorer may be able to launch vids, but I'm not sure if it can stream them from the various cloud services that it supports.
Using the native Android Onedrive app would depend on how good the app is and whether it works well on AFTV and what media it plays.
Windows:
If one is willing to do some networking and keep a server alive, you can map Onedrive as a network drive in Explorer in Windows 7, 8.1, 10.
http://club.myce.com/f186/how-map-onedrive-network-drive-letter-337440/
https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/micr...our-cloud-storage-as-a-drive-in-file-explorer
There are also third-party utilities that can map your available cloud storage and aggregate space from multiple accounts.
http://www.netdrive.net/
https://www.odrive.com/
Even with a fast connection, it's still probably going to be a bit painful, much like working with a SMB share over a VPN...
Universal:
Another possibility is Emby, a centralized streaming video, music, and live TV server in the same vein as Plex, but better in many ways... and it also has a native Fire TV client.
The "supporter" edition includes cloud sync plugins for Google Drive, Onedrive (beta), and Dropbox, where a client could play media directly from those online storage services.
http://emby.media/try-the-new-onedrive-beta-cloud-sync-plugin/
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/21893-onedrive-cloud-sync/
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/21715-dropbox-cloud-sync-beta/
The downside is that you would have to keep a local copy online., so the benefit is that it would save some bandwidth or transcoding for remote clients. I'm not sure if it can use cloud storage as primary, but I'm sure someone has asked in the forums.
Since the plug-ins are server side, it should work transparently with not only the Emby native client, but the XBMC / Kodi Emby plugin as well, which allows you to sync your Emby library with Kodi.
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/21888-emby-for-kodi-10-liv/
Never thought of this. Guess I figured if it worked then everyone would be talking about it. I didn't try setting up anything special but streaming a sd video from one drive with lte worked perfectly (at least through 5 minutes of testing). If they really don't cap the storage this will be very useful. Gonna try it at my parent's house this weekend where the WiFi is pretty slow.
I know the unit wasn't designed for this, but in theory can a Fire TV or even Fire TV Stick be used to just play back locally stored content?
I'm on the fence to get one of these for my home use (especially seeing it run Kodi/XMBC), but if I could use it for work presentations or backyard projectors, I'd be sold in a heartbeat! To be clear, these are situations in which there is no WiFi signal or device streaming to it... rather, I'd like to have locally stored media that it can play back in either Kodi or the Android version of VLC. Having a nice little device and remote seems far simpler and enjoyable versus hooking up my honking laptop to do those things.
Thoughts?
I was going to just pick up a Stick today for the $24 sale price and figure it out myself, but it appears I was too late. Am I better off with something else?
It should work as a local player with apps like MX Player, Kodi and VLC. Just that the stick has a few gbs of storage that can be used to store movies and to add movies you need to do it wirelessly or through adbfire. The Fire TV box can use HDs which can help with having the movies there. But if a portable player is what you want just use your phone with movies in a microsd, install mx player or Kodi and use a HDMI to microusb cable. That way you always have your player with you and only need that 6 dlls cable.
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It should work as a local player with apps like MX Player, Kodi and VLC. Just that the stick has a few gbs of storage that can be used to store movies and to add movies you need to do it wirelessly or through adbfire. The Fire TV box can use HDs which can help with having the movies there. But if a portable player is what you want just use your phone with movies in a microsd, install mx player or Kodi and use a HDMI to microusb cable. That way you always have your player with you and only need that 6 dlls cable.
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Might want to double check that.... In theory you are correct, but in personal experience no internet means no loading of the home menu, meaning can't run anything at all. This may have changed or there may be a way around it, not 100% sure.
Solorzano, the idea is to have a dedicated player, not use my phone. That's why I originally dismissed the idea of a Chromecast... Sometimes I set up these boxes at fundraising events and hand all the hardware over to someone else to project. I'm often handling other technicalities of the event, or not even on location once they play it! I've been using my laptop to feed the presentation until now, but I'd rather not dedicate my laptop to the cause each time.
I'm actually leaning more towards one of those Kit-Kat quad core media boxes from china for this reason. They have USB ports (multiple ones!) and are much faster than the Fire TV Stick, maybe even faster than the Fire TV Box, for half the price. Only catch is that I won't be able to stream Amazon content if I ever wanted to do that at home (looking to make this a dual-purpose work and home purchase), but I think its a better suited device for everything else I want to do.
Thanks guys!
I posted a similar question elsewhere here, one responder stated that if you have Firestarter installed then you can go to that home screen and use apps, even though you can't go to the standard FireTV home screen. I haven't tried it yet, I'm not home where my Stick is.
Regarding a "standard" Android box, I have a Matricom G-box Q, I can watch Amazon videos with it using the Amazon Instant app. It basically takes you to the Amazon Instant home page (I have this defaulted to use Chrome), then when you select a video just choose the Amazon Instant app for playback. I seem to remember it was a little weird to install, something like: I installed it, I ran it, and then during the first run it asks if you want to install the app again, if you do it seems to work.
Terry T, yes with firestarter you can get to kodi. You can also go to the settings manage apps way of launching provided parental control is not on. The pin is verified on Amazons server. However, assuming you at least have wifi with an internet outtage you can also launch Kodi with firestarter, wukong remote or Apps Shortcut for FireTV. These methods bypass the parental PIN number
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Thanks guys! Next question: If I go with the Stick version, which lacks expandable storage or USB storage, is there a relatively easy way to load files onto the internal memory? For example, if I need to play a specific mp4 file at an event, can I sideload it over Wifi at home first, then show up the event and play it with kodi?
Yes, sideload ES File Explorer. You can cut or copy (long press, then the file is selected and options are at the bottom of the screen) from either a shared drive on your network or from a cloud source like Dropbox to the Stick. You will have to tell Kodi or whatever video player you are using where you saved the file.
Hi all, I have been trying to think up a way for my parents to watch backup copies of their fav TV Shows and movies in avi/mkv/mp4 formats mostly.
I setup an older model Raspi for them with Kodi but it seems to be too much of a learning curve for them to work it and have been trying to think up alternatives that would be easier to switch on and navigate (Thinking simple "switch on and 1-2 buttons presses to a list of content to play with a remote control input" which they are used to).
Is this something feasable with the Fire Stick? Even if i had to install a custom rom or certain apps is fine as long as they dont have to do it, I can setup all that up beforehand for them. In my head the optimal setup would be: Switch on to a list of movie and tv shows they can navigate through and a simple button press to start it with the normal remote control input (Like pause and stop and play button useage). No need for any subscription based services (If anything that would probably only confuse them further with more options to scroll through, if anything i would like to remove that kinda stuff from the getgo).
Is this kinda thing doable or any alternatives that you think might be a better solution?
Thanks in advance for any advice you might be able to give!
If they cant use Kodi then I honestly cant say yes.
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If they cant use Kodi then I honestly cant say yes.
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I think it was more the way that Kodi was setup, having to go through multiple layers of options to get to content, perhaps there is a way I could have set it up differently to mitigate that? Another reason was the way you would have to plug it in to switch it on which they didnt like, I thought a stick you plug into the TV would be more easy for them...
My parents are in their mid 60s and have multiple sticks with the kodi fork spmc, but they prefer Terrarium and Mobdro. They had no problems navigating them.
remember the stick still needs power so a plug or usb power on tv is required, may i suggest an alternative method which is plex, i download (for educational purposes) my content and then i put this on to a my cloud home nas drive which is connected to the network, i then use plex on firetv stick to watch any content on the nas drive with nice cover menus, movie info etc, the menu system is very easy to use as im sure you will find, maybe just investing that little bit into a nas drive may make the experience better for the parents
also as a bonus as long as they have an internet connection at home and an internet connection anywhere they may go to visit or holiday all they do is take the fire tv stick and the movies on their nas drive at home will still be watchable wherever they are :0)
Yes, it would be fine as long as you go through and teach them the basics every so often. Remember to teach them how to use the voice search and Alexa!
AFAIC, the short answer is NO WAY!
Too complicated, too confusing, too many stupid annoying thumbnails that can't be removed.