I'am looking for an app which is able to access my music library in Itunes/WMP/Winamp/ etc..and is able to stream music over my home network without any internet connection. I'm using Windows 7 currently.
I looked for apps like mspot..subsonic..but all are cloud version only requiring an active internet connection.
I just want to stream music in my home from my laptop to my DS.
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Is there any software that allows streaming music from a PC, but being able to control the music remotely, too? I mean rather than just creating a radio stream
Do you mean across your network or from your data plan?
If you are talking your netowrk on wifi then the HTC network plugin works great to stream MP3s off a file share. I use it all the time. I am quite sure it would stream video if I cared to do it.
As for streaming remoteley from your PC to your phone across the phone data plan I really don't know. I am sure there is some solution out there.
I'd prefer over WiFi (ie, leaving my PC on at home and connecting my phone to the WiFi at work)
winamp mobile
http://mobile.aol.com/winamp
Orb is what i use for video and music
y2whisper said:
Orb is what i use for video and music
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http://www.orb.com is what I use too.
For Wifi @ home I use resco explorer with a mapped drive to access the music files direct.
shadowace said:
If you are talking your netowrk on wifi then the HTC network plugin works great to stream MP3s off a file share. I use it all the time. I am quite sure it would stream video if I cared to do it.
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Forgive my ignorance, but what is the HTC network plugin? I've been wondering if there's a way to browse shared folders on my home network, and streaming audio/video would be awesome.
When away, does anyone have any experience with WebGuide for Vista/MCE? I've heard great things, but the documentation is awful, and Im' stumbling around looking for clearer directions...
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Is there any software that allows streaming music from a PC, but being able to control the music remotely, too? I mean rather than just creating a radio stream
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"winamp remote" works fine. Well, it streams the data over an internet server, which is a little bit strange when you only use them on your wifi at home.
But what about the streaming ability of the "windows media player"?
It also has the ability to stream. Unfortunately I was not able to figure out the adress where to receive the data.
Who knows it?
I have been wondering what kind of setup for home networking and media access people use, as they have been trying to build one of my own and I would interested in other ideas on how to improve it or what alternatives people are using.
This is what I came up so far:
Router: Linksys WRT320N
WiFi, Local Network
DynDNS to have fixed address for dynamic IP
Central Storage / Media server: QNAP 219p
runs Samba/NFS shares,
UPnP server
Download station (http/torrent)
controlled through web interface
bonus: low power consumption
Media Player: TV + WD TV Live Box.
WD TV has DLNA, UPnP connectivity and can access network shares.
WD can also be flashed for custom firmware WDLXTV, that has a few extra options like streaming apple trailers, Revision 5, etc right to your TV.
Media Player: Ubuntu PC + notebook/Windows Notebook.
automount several shares from QNAP
runs XBMC to access QNAP UPnP for media streaming
Mobile: Desire HD
Qmobile to stream my QNAP media (wifi or 3g) - it is developed by QNAP themselved, but they still have a lot of room for improvement.
PCFileSync - I have setup a special share on QNAP, that syncs with my Android device with PCFileSync. The app itself is launched by Tasker whenever the phone connects to my home SSID. Unfortunatelly it does not autokill, once I leave my network, as Kill does not work on Froyo. (I am hoping for PCFileSync tasker plugin)
The phone can see the WD TV DLNA service and I can stream any video from the phone right to my WD TV as long as the HTC media player can play it (this is somewhat limiting to mp4 I guess)
Tasker to check location, turn wifi on/off and connect me to my home server
Astro file manager to access samba shares
TwonkyMedia Server to create another UPnP server from my phone, but desires DLNA now took over the Twonky functions.
Andromote to control UPnP device like WD TV Live - not very reliable for now, cannot really build playlist etc.
TODO list:
Better remote control WD TV Live from Android. Andromote more or less works on a good day, but I am looking for a more reliable alternative. WDLXTV has a Webinterface, so that maybe one way of doing it.
OpenVPN service running on my router. I have a vague idea this should be possible by flashing a custom firmware to the router, but I did not have the courage a time to start fiddling with it. But a lot of media streaming like UPnP work only on local network, so to get it running truly mobile, I guess needs to be done.
X10/Insteon Home Automation - still exploring what kind of solution to choose. X10 with Heyu linux libraries should run on QNAP as it runs linux itself, but I cannot find the CM11E module on sale anywhere and the newer CM15Pro does not seem to work with linux. And I do not really want to set up another home server. Any tips or suggestion would be appreciated.
Thanks for you tips and suggestions.
Hey fellow xoom users, i found this app that finally solves the problem of media streaming from windows to android devices. All u have to do is download the app https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skifta.android.app&feature=search_result
and create an account and download the desktop client, and fiddle with your windows media player settings and it works beautifully for streaming movies, pictures, and music. It works on local wifi and over public networks when u sign up. It works with any DLNA device too, and an xbox 360 and ps3 for streaming. It is the only app that works for this. If u have an alternate media player for unsupported formats like avi it even plays those files through that app while streaming. and from my use, it streams very well over any half decent wifi, but still requires wifi. i tried it on my EVO 4g and even oven 4g it would not stream, so thats the only downside. ENJOY!!!
http://www.skifta.com/
Looks awesome, I was just looking for something like this. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks
down side is that unless you tagged your movies for streaming during conversion you can only download from your NAS. Can't beat cifs manager for no holds barred streaming
Hi,
I have a storage device on my home network, I installed on it a media server so I can access the music pictures and videos from another place.
Is there any app for android that can access it through Wi-Fi and view the media on it?
Search the market for DLNA or Upnp u will find lots of apps
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There have been many great apps to stream local media on PC/laptop to chromecast. But what if the PC is not in the same room with your TV?
I have got a laptop upfloor connected to the network with cable (can connect to wifi if necessary), so I don't want to carry it everytime I want to cast something, or going upstairs to pause and resume playback. Is either one of the following scenario achievable?
1. run some kind of server on my laptop so I can access the media using my phone, then I use my phone to cast media(local on laptop) to chromecast.
2. cast the media from laptop with chrome browser, but then use my android phone to do simple playback control, e.g. pause, resume, fast forward the video.
Any chance a combination of server + app can do that?
Check videostream extension for chrome and videostream app to ocntrol playback
Plex is great for this too
There are 999 thousand ways to do this
I prefer using BubbleUPnP. Just google it.
I am using XBMC media server on my pc and Yatse as a remote control for xbmc on my phone. This setup supports among others Chromecast.