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Network Drive Mapping on Rhodium?

Hey guys i want to know if its possible to map a drive on my network so that i can access the files via Coreplayer to directly watch it.
Has anyone done that before? Possible or not?
Please feel free to answer, infos, tips, anything
Nice evening guys.

it's pretty easy to do locally with a good file browser. I use resco, it's a paid app but it's great. map a drive like you would on a pc with your wireless connected to your local internet, as long as the drive or folder is shared on the host pc it works great. I can watch movies stored on my pc on my tp2.
as long as you have coreplayer set as the default mp3 or whatver player as well.

majorassface said:
as long as you have coreplayer set as the default mp3 or whatver player as well.
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Do i need a registryeditor for that?

maron1981 said:
Do i need a registryeditor for that?
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No, most all media players will have somewhere in their settings the option to set the player as the default handler for different media types (.mp3, .avi, etc). Whichever media player you use, just find those settings and make sure it's set to that for whatever media types you're trying to access over the network. That way, once you navigate to the files in resco file explorer, and click on them, that player should recognize them and open to play them.

To test it just open IE and type your networkpath as URL (\\your-pc\share\mp3) and the phone should open file explorer in the mp3 folder. select a file to play and coreplayer starts. If coreplayer isn't your default player the file will be played with WMP.

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[Q] Streaming music over wireless onto your desire?

I would like to know if there is any app that can stream music over wireless to my Desire.
I have my Pc in one room and a stereo with a line-in in the living room. So now I would like to be able to get the Mp3s from my PC to my desire so that I can hear it in the living room. Ideally I would like all sounds transferred, Mp3 player, youtube and the beep for incoming messages etc. but I would already be happy if its just the output of the mp3 player (i use winamp).
If I had to I would even install some other mp3 player on my Pc.
Sorry if this was asked before. I searched and did not quite find the answer.

If you have your music folder shared on your LAN, then EStrongs File Explorer is able to stream and play music on your phone.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.estrongs.android.pop
When the application is running, you can see a butten (typically) named "Local" in the top right corner. Press it and select "LAN". Then press menu --> New --> Server to add your music server to the phone. You can the explore the newly added server and stream music directly to your phone.
Of course, EStrongs File Explorer can much more than the above. It is a file explorer first of all. But a good one none the less

Ok, first off: good call on the File Explorer, that is pretty sweet.
Being able to get to all your shared stuff from your phone, top
Just one more question, when it comes to music, i navigate to the folder, click on the song and it plais, but only just that one song. Is there a way to use a number of files or a folder?
or can I make my standard music player on my Desire access a folder somehow?

EStrongs File Explorer is, to my knowledge, only capable of playing one song at the time. If you need playlist support, playing of folder etc., then you will need another program.
The application named EyeconTroller may be a possibility. I, however, have only used it together with a DLNA server (Windowns Media Player, Mezzmo etc) running on the computer where the music files are located. I am not sure if EyeconTroller can access shared folders on the LAN (folders not shared by DLNA).
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.eyecon.cloud

why not mount the music folder using cifs manager? it will give you transparent file streaming. i've used it to access my movie collection on my laptop.

w.0.o.t said:
why not mount the music folder using cifs manager? it will give you transparent file streaming. i've used it to access my movie collection on my laptop.
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That application requires root. Not everyone has rooted their phone.
(My phone is rooted, will try out the application)

Have you tried Subsonic (subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp )? With it you can stream music from your PC over the internet,from any web browser.It also has android app.It even can transcode FLAC to mp3.

ULJ said:
That application requires root. Not everyone has rooted their phone.
(My phone is rooted, will try out the application)
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yes i forgot to mention that. thank you.

Andromote streams music from pc via upnp

ULJ said:
That application requires root. Not everyone has rooted their phone.
(My phone is rooted, will try out the application)
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it does require a rom with Cifs too...

Look up Jinzora
It's a jukebox server you run on your computer. It's free, easy to set up and although you can access through a browser there's a client app in Market

dik23 said:
Look up Jinzora
It's a jukebox server you run on your computer. It's free, easy to set up and although you can access through a browser there's a client app in Market
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Ideally I'd like something that supports photos - it looks as if Jinzora doesn't at the moment?

Best App for Streaming Video?

I have a collection of video files on my Windows XP PC that I would like to view on my A100 without downloading the multi-GB files to the Tablet.
What combination of PC server/Android player does the best job in terms of picture quality, user interface, file/format compatibility, etc.?

I use Gmote,it works great.you have the option to control the pc like a remote,or you can set it to stream from pc.uses wifi to connect.for my player i use Vplayer.
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Hooride707 said:
I use Gmote,it works great.you have the option to control the pc like a remote,or you can set it to stream from pc.uses wifi to connect.for my player i use Vplayer.
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Thanks for the reply!
I don't understand how you use Gmote - what do you run on the PC?
I will give it a try and report back..

I have been using Playon for a few years now. there are some open source variations, I'll see if I can find some links for you later today.

Update on Gmote:
You install a small Gmote server program on your PC (Windows/Mac/Linux) and the Gmote client on your tablet. You then browse the media paths you have configured on the server. You select whether to play the file on the PC or on the Android device. If you select to play on the "phone", you have to select which player app to use. I had installed Vplayer, and selected it.
Update on Vplayer:
It works, but just barely. Lots of pixellation on my A100. It seems to be designed only for playing local files from /mnt/sdcard, doesn't even "see" /mnt/ext_card.

dharr18 said:
I have been using Playon for a few years now.
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Me, too. I have the Playon server running on my Windows PC, and the free Playon for Android player "sees" the server OK. But I can't get the channels/plugins/files to play - there is no "Play" button on the Honeycomb screen!

Update:
I am having excellent results with:
- ES File Explorer to browse the media files on my PC. Once a film is selected, the File Explorer asks you which player to use.
- MX Player is the best option I have found so far. Very fast seeking, no pixellation.
Does anybody have good results with another program or programs?

Icestream is a great app to use to stream TV shows or movies. Works best with mx player or mobo player.
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I also have used vital player for the device,but i dont have any problems with the Vplayer.im using the full version,idk if that makes a diff how the player is.
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kascend video play not for tablet but it works great
even plays 1080p and mkv files

I am also having good results with Skifta (free on the Market). (www.skifta.com/)
The advantage with Skifta is it sees all of the media servers that are running on my PC (tVersity, Playon, Serviio) and lets me browse them for files and channels. For playback, I am still happy with MXplayer.

I use BS player. I can browse straight to my nas thru a file share and play a movie. No need to stream anything from a pc or upnp. Lite version is free and works great.
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+1 for BSplayer. It includes hardware acceleration for Arm v7. It has gesture control for volume, brightness, zoom.

Nice
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[Q]Music Player with .flac and samba support?

Hello Xda community,
I'm looking for a music player that can stream .flac and .mp3 using samba server.
I tried Neutron MP but this app freezes everytime and samba server option doesn't work
However Samba server works great with Dice Player but it doesn't support music extension like .mp3 ( i get " no media file or folder" when i browse my music folders...)
Samba also works with ES File Explorer but we only can open one file at a time, i want to open an album playlist.
After few hours of search , i despair :crying:
What's about winamp, poweramp ? does it support samba?
Thanks for your help.

Can you run Subsonic on the server? Has a nice App and streams pretty much all audio formats.
http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp

Thanks for the tip but i can't install this app because it's a NAS running samba :S

What NAS?
I only ask as I personally use Logitech Media Server on my NAS and Squeeze player on my tablet for streaming music.
Squeeze player turns the nexus into a squeezebox player but there's no interface for control, you'll also need a squeezebox control app, the free version from Logitech will do. You can also use a Web browser that we control it, either on the device or any other device on your network.
Probably overkill just for a tablet, I also use proper squeezebox units in my house for multiroom audio, but it works very well. You could also run Logitech Media Server on a pc but that would mean the pc would need to be on to use it.
Squeeze player isn't free but it does work very well.
Logitech Media Server also has a DNLA plug in so it can also be used by any suitable DNLA client, i use Skifta for DNLA
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Did you try Tonido. Tonido can play flac, ogg and mp3.

Try BSPlayer,
Not really a music player tho...
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Root your tablet.
Then mount the samba share. Preferably inside the /sdcard folder, then many apps are able to access the share.
I use GoneMad Music Player, which is not only the best music app but also indexes the music folder(s) very quickly in it's own database (which persists when the music folder is disconnected).

venkatramasamy said:
Did you try Tonido. Tonido can play flac, ogg and mp3.
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+1 for Tonido. It works great. Plays anything I throw at it.

AFAIK, Tonido needs its own server... Don't think that's what the OP after
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New 3.0 beta of ES File Explorer works quite nicely if you want no library but a folder-based approach.
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Samba Network Music Player
Hey man you could try Samba Network Music Player - it was specifically designed for this purpose. Still in development but it works.
It scans the shares dir structure for you to browse faster the shares and also caches tracks or whole albums if you want to take the music to listen out and about. FLAC is supported if Android is 3.1+.

[q] Network audio player?

Hello there, besides Neutron, is there any other player that supports playing folders from local network. I mean I've shared a few folders over the network with mp3 and flacs and I want to play them with an player from my Tab S. I've found only neutron who does the job. Other players they don't even have the function to play files from the local network. Any suggestions ? Thanks

Why not just use something like bubble upnp?

I will try it when I get home. Thank you!

ashyx said:
Why not just use something like bubble upnp?
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Ok, so I've installed the app but it doesn't play my mp3/flac files from an shared folder trough my network. From what I see , I have to install an Bubble upnp server on my laptop then the Bubble upnp app would acces that server and play the files.
I'm not looking for that. I just want a player that can play files in shared folders on my network, no additional servers or stuff like that. Only Neutron can do that?!?! In Android OS , I'm kinda shocked, because when I had the IPAD I've had like 3-4 apps that can do that.

vibecatalin said:
Hello there, besides Neutron, is there any other player that supports playing folders from local network. I mean I've shared a few folders over the network with mp3 and flacs and I want to play them with an player from my Tab S. I've found only neutron who does the job. Other players they don't even have the function to play files from the local network. Any suggestions ? Thanks
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Out of curiosity if you have Neutron why are you looking for something else? A while ago I ran onto this hassle and ended up buying Neutron because it can play from multiple sources (network shares, streamed URL and mSD storage) it also has superior audio compared to Power Amp. Neutron's UI needs a modern refresh but functionality is good. I have also purchased and set up Plex app including its server. It's app is beautiful but it's lack of Playlist ability and how it groups audio files makes it a video server choice rather than audio. I do not use Plex anymore as I ended up implementing my own solution.
In the end I wrote a python script that takes my m3u playlists from my desktop/server and converts them to urls listed in a rss file and make the music directory and modified m3u rss file accessible from my local lan's web server. I'll usually use Server Steam (playstore) to stream the m3u file launched through Simple RSS widget (playstore) which shows a scrollable list of m3u urls.
Sometimes to get exactly what you want you need to roll your own.
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Is the Neutron UI that is holding me down and the fact that on a open source OS like Android I don't have at lest 3 applications to choose from, I think that is what is bothering me ). Thank you all for your answers!
Until I will find something new I will stick with Neutron.

Windows has its own upnp server built in. No need to install anything. Just open media player then add whatever you want to share to the library, be that a single file or a whole folder or drive.
It will then be available on the network for any upnp or dlna device or software.

Most file managers will let you play music files. ES File Explorer has its own media player built in.

flhthemi said:
Most file managers will let you play music files. ES File Explorer has its own media player built in.
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Network player.

ashyx said:
Network player.
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Maybe I'm ignorant of the term "Network Player". I know if I use ES go to Network then access my NAS's music folder I can play my MP3s. I have the option when I tap one to use any of the installed apps to play it. That's not a network player?
Also Dice Player has the option to setup network access and play media...

flhthemi said:
Maybe I'm ignorant of the term "Network Player". I know if I use ES go to Network then access my NAS's music folder I can play my MP3s. I have the option when I tap one to use any of the installed apps to play it. That's not a network player?
Also Dice Player has the option to setup network access and play media...
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No you're correct, I stand corrected. Don't really use es explorer, so wasn't aware of it.

I use ArmAmp (for local & network). It has way better UI than Neutron, and more features / customizability than ES File Explorer's player.