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Video streaming app?

Has anyone heard of a program that can stream videos stored on the computer to an android device with wifi?For example back in the days when i had a psp there was this awesome thing called pimpstreamer which encoded video on the pc side and sent it over wifi to the psp. Anything like this for android?

www.qik.com
Try that one...
Dunno how it works for Comp to Phone but from Phone to Computer, it rocks. Even does live feed if you want it too.
I have used a few to stream my computer to my phone but they are Mac Apps, like Toast has a streamer built in and I just point my phone browser at the ip and port of my Mac.

scrufy said:
www.qik.com
Try that one...
Dunno how it works for Comp to Phone but from Phone to Computer, it rocks. Even does live feed if you want it too.
I have used a few to stream my computer to my phone but they are Mac Apps, like Toast has a streamer built in and I just point my phone browser at the ip and port of my Mac.
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Qik is for live video blogging, and upload from your phone; it doesn't play video from outside the app recordings.
I haven't found anything like this yet, but would be interested. Orb for Mac just came out so that would be interesting. Unfortunately without looking I am sure there isn't Orb for Android yet.

You can give Gmote a try tho. Im not entirely sure if its from Android to PC or PC to android.

alabasta10 said:
You can give Gmote a try tho. Im not entirely sure if its from Android to PC or PC to android.
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PC to phone, but only audio

Phil_McRevis said:
Has anyone heard of a program that can stream videos stored on the computer to an android device with wifi?For example back in the days when i had a psp there was this awesome thing called pimpstreamer which encoded video on the pc side and sent it over wifi to the psp. Anything like this for android?
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orb.com + orb application from market

I am too looking for some thing similar, non of these program mentioned works like Pimp streamer, it was so simple and right to the point. these programs needs internet connection to work. and i just want to steam things on my local wifi thats all. Is there any app out there which can do this?
Edit: I use es file explorer to access local network and play any thing I want, its great.

Have you tried VLC Stream or VLC Direct?

Chromecast plays pandora on its own, cant turn it off

When i connect my iphones pandora to my chromecast the tv plays the music like it should, and the music on the tv matches what is displayed on my iphone, volume works, skip, pause all works like it should. However, when i go to the ipod app on my iphone and press play the iphone stops pandora and plays the ipod like it should, but the chromecast on the TV keeps playing pandora. when i go to the pandora app on the phone it has to restart (like it wasnt running in the background) and starts playing a song, but the song is different than the one chromecast is playing. the iphones controls no longer control chromecast like it did before and chromecast will continue to play song after song even when the iphone is turned off completley. when i change the input on the tv to cable or something else the chromecast will make the tv switch back to it when the next song starts, it will also turn my tv on if i turn the tv off. the only way i can get the chromecast to turn off is to unplug the power. does anyone know why its doing this? as far at i know the chromecast is just to transfer media from another device to a tv, not make its own media. where is it getting the pandora from?

shordinges said:
as far at i know the chromecast is just to transfer media from another device to a tv, not make its own media. where is it getting the pandora from?
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That's where you're wrong, you aren't 'slinging' the actual content to your Chromecast, just the login/tokens and content SELECTION to the chromecast... then it takes over, it runs a regular instance of chrome on the chromecast and does all the streaming of the media directly on the chromecast over the internet... for instance, I can start watching Netflix on my Chromecast from my Android phone... I can then put my phone into airplane mode (which turns off wifi), it will continue playing Netflix... luckily, on Android, when I reconnect, and open Netflix, it realizes that my Chromecast is already playing, and gives me control again. Probably just an iOS bug with Pandora, I would just stop playing it before jumping over to the standard music app, or... Use an an Android device.
*edit*: the exception to the above is if you're casting a tab from a desktop/laptop browser, then you are encoding whatever is on the tab to video, then decoding it on the Chromecast.... This would require the computer as a intermediary as the page itself will always be rendered on the PC.

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*edit*: the exception to the above is if you're casting a tab from a desktop/laptop browser, then you are encoding whatever is on the tab to video, then decoding it on the Chromecast.... This would require the computer as a intermediary as the page itself will always be rendered on the PC.
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Or if you have a rooted Chromecast and you are using AllCast to play media from your Android phone/tablet.

(depending on what you are watching)
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app

which app can I use on Android to cast from a NAS without transiting through my phone (Galaxy S4)??
I've tried LocalCast and the ES File Manager chromecast plugin and both stream my files to my phone and then on the chromecast... What a useless loop...
NAS -> wireless N router -> phone -> wireless N router -> chromecast
How can I make it stream directly from the NAS in that sort of way: NAS -> Router -> chromecast, and the phone as remote controller????
Thanks you

mathieums said:
How can I make it stream directly from the NAS in that sort of way: NAS -> Router -> chromecast, and the phone as remote controller????
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If your NAS supports DLNA you might have more luck. If it strictly supports only CIFS/SMB/AFP type file-sharing, I don't know of any apps whose Chromecast component can browse those.

bhiga said:
If your NAS supports DLNA you might have more luck. If it strictly supports only CIFS/SMB/AFP type file-sharing, I don't know of any apps whose Chromecast component can browse those.
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well, I say NAS but in reality it is a HDD conencted to a Asus RT-N16 router running tomatousb which (I think) runs minidlna of something similar.
My smart TV, xbox, ps3, computers... they all see the files and stream it no problem.

mathieums said:
well, I say NAS but in reality it is a HDD conencted to a Asus RT-N16 router running tomatousb which (I think) runs minidlna of something similar.
My smart TV, xbox, ps3, computers... they all see the files and stream it no problem.
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OK. Check BubbleUPnP or maybe Avia. I'm pretty sure there as one early app that later started pulling directly, but I can't remember which one it was at the moment. I think it was discussed in a thread here.

bhiga said:
OK. Check BubbleUPnP or maybe Avia. I'm pretty sure there as one early app that later started pulling directly, but I can't remember which one it was at the moment. I think it was discussed in a thread here.
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Thank you. I'll look into it right now!

If you're lucky @Asphyx might remember

I think Bubble may be the answer provided no transcoding is required.
I know the dev was dabbling in limited in device transcoding as well but not sure where that is at or if it is even needed for Music.
aVia most definitely runs everything through the phone if I'm not Mistaken but that too could have changed since I least used it.
Pretty much everything I stream to CCast now is via Plex which does not require the launch device to stay on.
Most 3rd party Content providers whose content is on the web and who support CCast via the casting icon will send the stream direct.
That would include Pandora, Hulu Etc...
Bubble or Plex is probably the best option but both will require a PC to handle the streaming.
It doesn't take much or affect the PC's ability to function but it will require an always on PC.

I think last time I checked (which was more than a year ago, probably closer to 2), Avia kept streaming from my server running Serviio (UPnP server) even after I rebooted my phone, but I'm not in a spot that I can retest this.

Asphyx said:
I think Bubble may be the answer provided no transcoding is required.
I know the dev was dabbling in limited in device transcoding as well but not sure where that is at or if it is even needed for Music.
aVia most definitely runs everything through the phone if I'm not Mistaken but that too could have changed since I least used it.
Pretty much everything I stream to CCast now is via Plex which does not require the launch device to stay on.
Most 3rd party Content providers whose content is on the web and who support CCast via the casting icon will send the stream direct.
That would include Pandora, Hulu Etc...
Bubble or Plex is probably the best option but both will require a PC to handle the streaming.
It doesn't take much or affect the PC's ability to function but it will require an always on PC.
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I've just tried Bubble and it works with the launch device turned off. Exactly what I was looking for :good:
Avia is a paid app, I didn't try it. I'll look into Plex, thanks!

mathieums said:
I've just tried Bubble and it works with the launch device turned off. Exactly what I was looking for :good:
Avia is a paid app, I didn't try it. I'll look into Plex, thanks!
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In some respects Plex is a semi-paid app...
You don't need to pay to use it with a CCast but to get everythig requires a Plex pass account which has grown very expensive from the day when I bought my lifetime membership.
If Bubble works and the interface is not an issue then stick with it...
Plex is a little prettier and does full scraping of titles for a better display but if all you want to do is fling content you might not need all of that.

Desktop Receiver Application?

Anyone seen any Chromecast windows desktop receiver software?

alton987 said:
Anyone seen any Chromecast windows desktop receiver software?
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Yes, they call it Google Chrome. There is an added extension for the Chromecast needed.

wptski said:
Yes, they call it Google Chrome. There is an added extension for the Chromecast needed.
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Thanks that was supper easy!
Its called CR Cast

You need the Cast extension for Google Chrome.

bhiga said:
You need the Cast extension for Google Chrome.
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No I want to send Audio\Video to my PC from my phone. CR Cast is what I wanted it just not working right now. Its for when I move around my house I would like to send my Podcast from the Living Room Chromecast to my PC in the Kitchen.

alton987 said:
No I want to send Audio\Video to my PC from my phone. CR Cast is what I wanted it just not working right now. Its for when I move around my house I would like to send my Podcast from the Living Room Chromecast to my PC in the Kitchen.
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So you want to use your desktop computer as a Chromecast?
I don't know of anything other than CR Cast. If it was an Android desktop then you could use CheapCast. I'm not sure whether CheapCast will work with the BlueStacks App Player. Let us know if you try it.

There is also LeapCast, but it's quite annoying to set up.
It needs you to compile it in Python 2.7.5 (don't install the newest).
https://github.com/dz0ny/leapcast
For some reason, I failed to run it.
If you succeed, please let me know how you did it.

I thought that the V2 Cast SDK required some hardware keys that aren't available outside, so it broke the software-based Chromecast emulators.

Cast v2 emulator
I found this new tool that claims to support cast v2 screen mirroring feature. It is available for both Windows and Mac.
XDA won't let me post links, so copy/paste the following link in your address bar.
annotate.net/downloads

Use windows media player with allcast or similiar app.
If you have windows PC, enable home sharing in network settings and windows media player
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/2fm8v0/how_to_turn_chrome_desktop_into_a_chromecast/
By enabling network settings and windows media player, you can use apps (avia, localcast or allcast) to cast to your desktop.
Allcast also has a chrome extension allcast receiver that only works with allcast.

Sounds to me (maybe I'm misreading it) that what he wants is the ability to Mirror to a PC as opposed to a CCast.

Ipad to TV

Is Plex still the only alternative for using the Chromecast to stream from Ipad to TV without needing an Android Phone or Emulator?

vincent1964 said:
Is Plex still the only alternative for using the Chromecast to stream from Ipad to TV without needing an Android Phone or Emulator?
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Assuming your media is Chromecast-compatible, RealPlayer Cloud should work for direct casting without going to their cloud.

Thanks, I guess Real Player would work from the Ipad for casting local files but Plex is
still the only game in town for casting channels from the Ipad.

turn old device into Chromecast

I have a note 2 with a cracked screen that's too expensive to fix at the mo and was wondering if there's a way to turn it into a Chromecast for my kitchen TV?
I will order a HDMI dongle if it's possible. I'd like it to have Chromecast functionality rather than manually using the device to select stuff.

irish-sid said:
I have a note 2 with a cracked screen that's too expensive to fix at the mo and was wondering if there's a way to turn it into a Chromecast for my kitchen TV?
I will order a HDMI dongle if it's possible. I'd like it to have Chromecast functionality rather than manually using the device to select stuff.
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You can turn it in to a dlna device using bubbleupnp. Install it on the note and on the device your gonna stream from.
It's not the same as chromecast (cast function in apps won't work). But you can stream movies, music, SoundCloud and youtube with it.

r-l said:
You can turn it in to a dlna device using bubbleupnp. Install it on the note and on the device your gonna stream from.
It's not the same as chromecast (cast function in apps won't work). But you can stream movies, music, SoundCloud and youtube with it.
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Cool. Does it all render on the device I'm steaming from or does it pluck it from online like the Chromecast?

irish-sid said:
Cool. Does it all render on the device I'm steaming from or does it pluck it from online like the Chromecast?
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Both, i got an old android tvstick with bubbleupnp installed in my bedroom and i stream stuff from my server, tablet and showbox (last one is a internet stream).
You need to choose a external video player in bubbleupnp on your note to watch movies. I use Archos video player and the free codecpack in the playstore

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Both, i got an old android tvstick with bubbleupnp installed in my bedroom and i stream stuff from my server, tablet and showbox (last one is a internet stream).
You need to choose a external video player in bubbleupnp on your note to watch movies. I use Archos video player and the free codecpack in the playstore
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Well thanks for the help. I'll test it out.

The result from a simple search on google.com "turn old Android into chromecast"
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-an-android-phone-into-a-chromecast-for-free-1131227012

vinaaa said:
The result from a simple search on google.com "turn old Android into chromecast"
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-an-android-phone-into-a-chromecast-for-free-1131227012
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If i'm correct cheapcast doesn't work anymore and development has stopped

r-l said:
If i'm correct cheapcast doesn't work anymore and development has stopped
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Yes, AFAIK the Cast SDK 2.0 release had some device-specific key/identifier requirement that sunk the software emulators.