So my dad has this love for playing movies on the TV with his new tablets. I told him he might as well buy the Chromecast because it will work wirelessly and he doesn't need to go across the room to pause and play (he had to use HDMI cables).
Anyway, I didn't know til we got the thing that mirroring is only supported on a small amount of devices. I got it to work on my phone because I'm fully rooted with a KitKat rom on my G2, which is actually a supported device. But my dad has a Hisense tablet running 4.2.2 (latest update). I'm a little nervous about breaking it to him that he actually can't stream movies from his favorite app or mirror his screen.
He uses the app Show Box, I'm sure a lot of people know about it. Its basically free movies. I was wondering if there was an app like MX Player that has Chromecast support. I.e. he can stream movies with this app, and the video player that is playing the movie can cast it.
Or if there is a workaround to mirror the screen on a 4.2.2 device, hopefully doesn't require root.
Our internet isn't too fast, so we're not too hip on downloading movies and having to wait forever to stream them locally. Unfortunately, that might be the best option though.
Thanks!
---Update---
Found an app called Web Video Caster. Does exactly what I was looking for. When you play a video in an app, just choose the option.
sawyerbenjamin said:
So my dad has this love for playing movies on the TV with his new tablets. I told him he might as well buy the Chromecast because it will work wirelessly and he doesn't need to go across the room to pause and play (he had to use HDMI cables).
Anyway, I didn't know til we got the thing that mirroring is only supported on a small amount of devices. I got it to work on my phone because I'm fully rooted with a KitKat rom on my G2, which is actually a supported device. But my dad has a Hisense tablet running 4.2.2 (latest update). I'm a little nervous about breaking it to him that he actually can't stream movies from his favorite app or mirror his screen.
He uses the app Show Box, I'm sure a lot of people know about it. Its basically free movies. I was wondering if there was an app like MX Player that has Chromecast support. I.e. he can stream movies with this app, and the video player that is playing the movie can cast it.
Or if there is a workaround to mirror the screen on a 4.2.2 device, hopefully doesn't require root.
Our internet isn't too fast, so we're not too hip on downloading movies and having to wait forever to stream them locally. Unfortunately, that might be the best option though.
Thanks!
---Update---
Found an app called Web Video Caster. Does exactly what I was looking for. When you play a video in an app, just choose the option.
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New guy to the Android world. Looking for an 'all in one' app that will play my audio and video collection on my PC. IE, one app to play both audio and video. I've seen variations of VLC but noticed mixed reviews. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance.
Personaly y love real player bet. it just makes some videos to play smoothe when other players dont even open the videos. It is all in one, the only bad thing is that (i thin) there is no external sd support)
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I really like Orb Live. I have it installed on my server at home that is on 24/7. There is a paid app in the app store for it but before you get too excied it doesnt seem to be working well at all with my G Tab. I do still love it though for my Evo and any other computer I can access it from. It streams all of my music (it attaches itself to my iTunes library and playlists) and my movies and photos...plus it gives me access to the files on the computer too. Also one cool feature is it streams my TV tuner I have on my server. Its only basic cable but its nice still since I travel a whole bunch for work (I am on my way to Paris right now) I can watch all of my local channels remotely.
I am very please (like several other users) with the new Amazon cloud drive. I even purchased an album so I can get 20GB free for one year! So I uploaded some episodes of my favorite TV show (Futurama) in HD which worked flawlessly. I can watch them in the browser from my PC or select individual files to download them again. Now, when I try to check the box for the file on my Xoom (either in Dolphin HD or stock browser) nothing happens. Same when I click on the link that on my PC plays the video.
This for me defeats the main purpose, i.e. to centrally upload videos so I can watch them when on the road or on vacation, without using the precious space on my Xoom. Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? The playback issue might be related to the plugin that the browser needs to play the file but what about the check box?
Thanks for your suggestions!
I don't see the offer for a 20 Gb upgrade w/album purchase. Is it automatic? And also, is it just for the first year?
TIA
for 1 year after you purchase any album from their website.
also its more like a 15gig upgrade since you go from 5-->20
its automatic although when you want to buy an album you should see some promo regarding it on the page
koreanschoolkid said:
for 1 year after you purchase any album from their website.
also its more like a 15gig upgrade since you go from 5-->20
its automatic although when you want to buy an album you should see some promo regarding it on the page
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It was all automatic, yes. The good thing is that if you do not actively renew they won't charge you automatically at the end of the first year but cut you back to 5GB (as of now).
But does anyone have an answer to my question!!??
It appears to use something our browsers don't support. Which is odd, only thing I can guess is that it uses a quicktime plugin. That or they are acting like netflix and hulu and don't want us Android users watching Video.
I will say that while I like CloudPlayer, I hate it's Shuffle option. It's not random at all. If you close the app and go back in it starts from the begining even though shuffle is on, and then takes you through the same "Shuffle" of music. Only way I have found to truly shuffle is to pick the first song in your list and turn the shuffle on and off several times. then it resorts.
Amazon doesn't link their video library to the cloud player either. I've been able to play videos off of the browser app in the Xoom but would much rather have a dedicated app.
mhausig said:
Amazon doesn't link their video library to the cloud player either. I've been able to play videos off of the browser app in the Xoom but would much rather have a dedicated app.
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What kind of videos did you play? For me still nothing happens when I tap on the videos
mhausig said:
Amazon doesn't link their video library to the cloud player either. I've been able to play videos off of the browser app in the Xoom but would much rather have a dedicated app.
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if amazon had a dedicated streaming video player i would so ditch netflix in a heartbeat
I don't have it in front of me at the moment but I believe it was Amazon Video Library running in Miren Browser. The videos were not the greatest quality, pretty much all I have on Amazon is NickJr stuff for my daughter.
Just wanted top follow up on this. I'm having no problem at all with amazon video library stuff, Nick Jr., in Dolphin, although I do get a warning. Wasn't as lucky trying to play Prime videos, froze up right away.
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Try Xyplayer
Have you tried xyplayer app?
Does Samsung Focus S has DLNAsupport? I know can't launch the AllShare Samsung app. I read mixed things on the internet. Can anyone confirm this please? This is really important to me. If it doesn't have DLNA support, then I will go buy a Titan, sigh!
i tried using all share last night, all share itself doesn't seem to work right. i can see my pc and my xbmc box in all share, but when i try to play to my pc, nothing happens (but i do have a lot of sharing things turned off). when i try to play to my xbmc box, whatever is currently playing will stop, but the media i play doesn't start.
i will play around more tonight when i get time.
DLNA to Samsung TV
Been using AllShare to play music, pictures, and video on my Samsung TV and surround sound processor since I got the device. It hanfs once in a while, but I am running custom firmware in my router, so not sure the fault source.
matt
i just installed/tried it right now.
I can play music from my phone to my receiver (denon avr-4810ic). Volume didn't work tho.
i use DLNA all the time from my desktop to my home theather setup. it is pretty sweet.
So the chromecast works great. Love it, bought it off amazon, 35$ flat with a month to return if i don't want it.
Netflix... flawless
Youtube.... flawless
PC chrome tab mirror... excelent for a beta, can mirror video from Hulu, ABC, etc...
I know within the coming weeks some big boys will hop on board the chromecast wagon as well.
HOWEVER, as of now streaming personal media is a bit of a drag. I even use google music. And i've found as long as what your trying to cast from your phone resides ONLY in my personal google music cloud, then it plays great. I do however have some songs that are in both ON my device and residing in the cloud, and when i try and play them i get this error...
"unable to play the song: can't play a sideloaded song remotely"
Has anyone heard of a work around, i hope dearly some great hacks come out for his.
bossman137 said:
So the chromecast works great. Love it, bought it off amazon, 35$ flat with a month to return if i don't want it.
Netflix... flawless
Youtube.... flawless
PC chrome tab mirror... excelent for a beta, can mirror video from Hulu, ABC, etc...
I know within the coming weeks some big boys will hop on board the chromecast wagon as well.
HOWEVER, as of now streaming personal media is a bit of a drag. I even use google music. And i've found as long as what your trying to cast from your phone resides ONLY in my personal google music cloud, then it plays great. I do however have some songs that are in both ON my device and residing in the cloud, and when i try and play them i get this error...
"unable to play the song: can't play a sideloaded song remotely"
Has anyone heard of a work around, i hope dearly some great hacks come out for his.
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maybe post this in the Chromecast forum...not the Nexus 4 forum......
i dunno...just a thought...
no help... anyone else...
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I noticed I get the icon to mirror my phone to my LG tv immediately when I'm using my youtube app but not when I play a movie with the stock video player. Is there a video app that has built in Miracast? I'll try VLC since it mentions Miracast and see when I get home.
jeffrimerman said:
I noticed I get the icon to mirror my phone to my LG tv immediately when I'm using my youtube app but not when I play a movie with the stock video player. Is there a video app that has built in Miracast? I'll try VLC since it mentions Miracast and see when I get home.
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Native miracast is hit and miss as Google seems to have coded it to not fully work as to move users to Chromecast. Try LocalCast on playstore and play with the settings to see if that works.
I personally have never been able to cast successfully on my N6. I caved in and bought a Chromecast lol
I'll probably get a roku and I think it can cast to it but it might need a casting app for the roku and for the phone