Develop Bugs

App to stream iTunes from Mac to Android?

I know there's an app which will stream your iTunes media library from a PC to Android, but I've been unable to find one which will work for a Mac.
Does one exists?

I would love that
Sent From My HTC Evo Using Tapatalk Pro!

There is an app called mSpot which is exactly what your looking for

Video playing frm pc to phone

Hey xda
I'm using es file explorer and I finally got it to sync with my desktop ove wifi server ..my question is how do I play videos from the phone directly from the pc without downloading...like click the viddeo and it plays directly on the phone?
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

Those are two different things. Syncing just makes sure all thes files match each other. Your phone is downloading anything from the sync folder and vice versa. I don't know anyway to play videos from your pc without downloading it first. Hopefully someone else can help you.
Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk

Does anyone know how to
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

What's the point? Takes all but a few mins at most to transfer the video from phone to comp.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

Barry:// said:
Hey xda
I'm using es file explorer and I finally got it to sync with my desktop ove wifi server ..my question is how do I play videos from the phone directly from the pc without downloading...like click the viddeo and it plays directly on the phone?
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need a DLNA compatible player on your computer and phone; easiest would be WMC on your computer and Twonky on your phone
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA

Spastic909 said:
What's the point? Takes all but a few mins at most to transfer the video from phone to comp.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's huge files that's what
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

OriginalGabriel said:
You need a DLNA compatible player on your computer and phone; easiest would be WMC on your computer and Twonky on your phone
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can u plz expand on that idea
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

Barry:// said:
Can u plz expand on that idea
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Whatever applicatin you use as a media center on your computer should have built in DLNA (server/streaming) capabilities; all you need to do is enable that feature and search the Market for a DLNA player/client
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA

Streaming is still downloading to your phone. Its just behind the scenes.
Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk

shortlived said:
Streaming is still downloading to your phone. Its just behind the scenes.
Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, just as when you stream via Hulu/Netflix, its getting downloaded to your temp/cache; the difference being you can start watching immediately as opposed to waiting for a massive file to finish downloading and you don't need the actual space to store the media.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA

If your computer has a powerful enough CPU to encode video on the fly (dual core within the past 1 or 2 years at least in performance) you can use an app like Emit to stream in real time. I have a laptop with a Core i5 M450 @ 2.4 GHz and it works surprisingly well. Check out the thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15611569
Basically it's similar to Apple's Air Video if you're familiar with that.

shortlived said:
Streaming is still downloading to your phone. Its just behind the scenes.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is a silly argument of semantics. There is a huge difference in a tiny downloaded cache, and moving say a 1 GB (or larger) file to your phone.
There a several apps on the Market that will do this function. I've used Plex, and it works well on our phone. Cost is $4.99, but it easily streams video from your computer to your phone over WiFi, and easy to setup. You can even set it up to stream over 3G, and other WiFi networks when you are away from home, as long as you forward the ports on your home computer (takes a bit more setup to do this).
If you have a lot of movies on your computer, its pretty awesome to be able to browse and stream them from anywhere. Plex is not necessarily the best app of this type, its just the only one I've tried. The app suggested by c00ller above seems very similar. That one has a free version, which is a bonus since you can test drive it before committing your $$$.

It may be silly but I thought the OP was looking for a way to play files directly off his computer like a network drive. I apologise if it seemed I was being a contrarian.
P.s.
I suppose that downloads to your phone as well.... anywho...
Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk

Its easy with ES File Explorer, I had done it few times.
Share a folder in your PC with videos
Turn on wifi in your mobile
Go to LAN from the tab (instead of local)
from menu ->new -> scan
it will show your pc Ip,
click and connect( i think u need passwords less sharing option in PC)
browse the folders, open any file (Suitable player needed in MOBILE)
ES will ask for choice to vopen the file in ES player or default player or some other player (in my case mobo player)
Just select and play.

Innocent Devil said:
Its easy with ES File Explorer, I had done it few times.
Share a folder in your PC with videos
Turn on wifi in your mobile
Go to LAN from the tab (instead of local)
from menu ->new -> scan
it will show your pc Ip,
click and connect( i think u need passwords less sharing option in PC)
browse the folders, open any file (Suitable player needed in MOBILE)
ES will ask for choice to vopen the file in ES player or default player or some other player (in my case mobo player)
Just select and play.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I downloaded mobo player and setup es ecplorer the way you said but still having issues.when I click the file it starts downloading to a temp folder or something which takes ages..and when I long press it and click 'open as' I get ban open video..text..or image I click cid and it goes to play it but says file type unsupported file type..tried converting it to mp4 for android but takes too long and idk even know if that'll fix it..
Ps. Mobo player dosent show up as an optjion
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

Install a DLNA server on your PC. I use the (paid) Mezzmo server. A little searching will reveal some freeware ones too.
I have Mezzmo serving up shows I record and DVDs I've ripped, all stored on a 3TB hard drive in MP4 format. On my phone, and the kid's Android Tablets, I've install a DLNA client like Skifta. Skifta connects to Mezzmo, presents an easy-to-navigate browser. Just choose your video and play it.

[Q] Can the One X stream video content via Mezzmo?

Is this possible? I can connect to my network and find all my movies but once inside the folders the video files aren't there to play

Maybe try changing the file type eg from avi to mp4?
Sent from my HTC Desire

Try using bubbleUPnP and mx player. Im able to stream all my videos and music from my home computer to my phone wherever I have a WiFi of 3g / H signal.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Is the DG H200 HDMI Adapter connectable with other Devices?

Hi Folks,
I´m thinking about getting a DG H200 HD for my HOX. But it would be fine if this can be connected with my Android Tablet as well. Does anybody know this or has some experiences with the DG H200?

I've got the media link hd, the bubble upnp app picks it up as a renderer, so using my 8" tablet I can send all my videos on my media server or tablet to my tv.
In other words the medialink is usable with other phones, tablets etc.
Edit... When it's all on the same network.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

bobmarsh72 said:
I've got the media link hd, the bubble upnp app picks it up as a renderer, so using my 8" tablet I can send all my videos on my media server or tablet to my tv.
In other words the medialink is usable with other phones, tablets etc.
Edit... When it's all on the same network.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you able to turn the screen off and still do it?? That's the only thing that bothers me about this adapter...having to keep on screen whilst I stream.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

dannysmith43 said:
Are you able to turn the screen off and still do it?? That's the only thing that bothers me about this adapter...having to keep on screen whilst I stream.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes screen can be off, I've noticed it uses very little battery drain, I thinks it's because everything is loaded onto the network, and nothing directly through ur phone / tablet.
I only use the hd media link as advertised when on YouTube, the rest of the time it's used as a renderer using bubble upnp, as it runs a lot smoother.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium HD app

bobmarsh72 said:
Yes screen can be off, I've noticed it uses very little battery drain, I thinks it's because everything is loaded onto the network, and nothing directly through ur phone / tablet.
I only use the hd media link as advertised when on YouTube, the rest of the time it's used as a renderer using bubble upnp, as it runs a lot smoother.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sold!
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

Okey, i will give it a try. if you can really use this adapter with other Androids it is usefull. What about the Quality?

As for quality I'm not sure, I will check the settings on the upnp app when I'm home tonight and try and play some mkvs etc. Iv watched standard avis and they look fine.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

It shows up as a DNLA device on pretty much every thing that's capable of transmitting via DNLA. Windows Media Center works as does Windows Media Player. My G-Tab 10.1 connects to it but there's some funkiness with video content being streamed I haven't had time to troubleshoot yet. You can also play music to it and it shows album, title, artist and cover art on the output device.

I had a play with it last nite, and found that not all avis work, most do but some don't, this was the same with mkvs.
Iv been told this is because of the limited amount of codec support the media link has. So be warned not every video will work.
These vids that didn't work on my tablet, I was still able to play using my one x and then connecting the to the media link as advertised, but this is because it is then playing through mxplayer and just being mirrored to my tv.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

[Q] Media link hd question

Hey,
When I first opened the mentioned app I saw my wdtvlive that is connected to my Wlan. At that time I didn't know anything about it so I just closed it.
Now I've found what that app is and I want to use it with my wdtvlive, but now o can't find my wdtv on the list in the app. I've tried using imediashare and it works. But the 3 finger gesture and other functions of the media link app is what I want.
What can I do? How can I connect to it?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Can't find anything on Google about this issue. Is the HTC media link hd app only supported on the HTC media link device or can it connect to other DLNA devices?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

I think it must only be HTC device supported. I have HTC one-x and love the three finger connect, also it seems that in able to play more file types and stream to my tv via the media link.
My wife's Samsung tablet can stream via the HTC media link using imediashare pro version, but need to select the media link from menu when starting any movie. Also less movie file types can be played from the imediashare app.
Sent witH desire from One X