Not sure if this is the correct place for this....
But would some crafty developer PLEASE, PLEASE make a video player for the Gear S?
Thank you.
wilddove said:
Not sure if this is the correct place for this....
But would some crafty developer PLEASE, PLEASE make a video player for the Gear S?
Thank you.
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I'm thinking of try to do this, but curious how do you see this working? Playing videos on phone storage, like a standalone player? or browsing videos on the phone? or something else?
Let's be clear I can't write a netflix or amazon app or any other proprietary streaming service.
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gottahavit said:
I'm thinking of try to do this, but curious how do you see this working? Playing videos on phone storage, like a standalone player? or browsing videos on the phone? or something else?
Let's be clear I can't write a netflix or amazon app or any other proprietary streaming service.
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On the original Gear, i could simply transfer videos into the pictures folder on the Gear, they would show up in the Gallery, and then I could play them.
Very simple.
Thank you for considering giving this a try!
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I'm thinking of try to do this, but curious how do you see this working? Playing videos on phone storage, like a standalone player? or browsing videos on the phone? or something else?
Let's be clear I can't write a netflix or amazon app or any other proprietary streaming service.
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I would also like to see this happen. I do get some small video clips Texted to my by my daughter out of state and would love to see them on my Gear S even though they would be very small.
Hope it can be done.. thanks for trying
Jim
gottahavit said:
I'm thinking of try to do this, but curious how do you see this working? Playing videos on phone storage, like a standalone player? or browsing videos on the phone? or something else?
Let's be clear I can't write a netflix or amazon app or any other proprietary streaming service.
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There is a video folder on the Gear S already we just have to have it connected to the computer in order to use it so if you could unhide it somehow or integrated it with gallery
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Uniquebarbee said:
There is a video folder on the Gear S already we just have to have it connected to the computer in order to use it so if you could unhide it somehow or integrated it with gallery
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That doesn't mean the Gear S can play videos?. I would think that the Gear would need a player of some type and maybe Flash or Java?.
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That doesn't mean the Gear S can play videos?. I would think that the Gear would need a player of some type and maybe Flash or Java?.
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Did I ever say it plays videos or did I say there is a video FOLDER on the GS yeah reread. Anyway there is Internet and WiFi should be able to play videos somehow it plays my mms videos just fine
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Uniquebarbee said:
Did I ever say it plays videos or did I say there is a video FOLDER on the GS yeah reread. Anyway there is Internet and WiFi should be able to play videos somehow it plays my mms videos just fine
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I did take a video that I made and converted it to a 3GP format. Tried to send it to my watch using gear but gear didn't recognize the video so I emailed it to a buddy who in turn text me with the video as a attachment and you are right. it did play just fine on the Gear S.
If there was a App that could see the video files on the gear, I would assume that if it was saved in the 3gp format it would be able to play. not sure about other video formats, I could play around with it and see if it will play something other than the 3GP.
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I did take a video that I made and converted it to a 3GP format. Tried to send it to my watch using gear but gear didn't recognize the video so I emailed it to a buddy who in turn text me with the video as a attachment and you are right. it did play just fine on the Gear S.
If there was a App that could see the video files on the gear, I would assume that if it was saved in the 3gp format it would be able to play. not sure about other video formats, I could play around with it and see if it will play something other than the 3GP.
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Ok I'm waiting for some feedback on my other app, so I'm gonna switch gears for a bit and explore the video aspects. I'll report back wehn I know something.
Update:
So this how far I got in a couple hours.
Can access Video Folder
Can definitely write a video app to list and play videos from the folder
can rotate video to landscape or play portrait(Haven't figured out fullscreen yet)
Play MP4 with issue, should play MKV as well.
Plays Audio
We should easily be able t browse files on the phone as well and autodownload.
I'll do some more testing of video capabilities. More info to come.
You can see a demo here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tao8m9mkab5r69f/20141118_222440.mp4?dl=0
Now for the bad news, this type of app needs to go through the samsung app store and I'm still waiting on myb dev setup for this. As soon as I get set up I will clean this up and release it through samsung, but it may take a while
Fantastic!
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Ok I'm waiting for some feedback on my other app, so I'm gonna switch gears for a bit and explore the video aspects. I'll report back wehn I know something.
Update:
So this how far I got in a couple hours.
Can access Video Folder
Can definitely write a video app to list and play videos from the folder
can rotate video to landscape or play portrait(Haven't figured out fullscreen yet)
Play MP4 with issue, should play MKV as well.
Plays Audio
We should easily be able t browse files on the phone as well and autodownload.
I'll do some more testing of video capabilities. More info to come.
You can see a demo here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tao8m9mkab5r69f/20141118_222440.mp4?dl=0
Now for the bad news, this type of app needs to go through the samsung app store and I'm still waiting on myb dev setup for this. As soon as I get set up I will clean this up and release it through samsung, but it may take a while
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That looks great! You mentioned in your post about Portrait/Landscape....... If you do develop this, please let us have the option of either.....I prefer portrait, simply because when the watch is on your wrist, the is the normal viewing angle.
Thank you so much!!!!!
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That looks great! You mentioned in your post about Portrait/Landscape....... If you do develop this, please let us have the option of either.....I prefer portrait, simply because when the watch is on your wrist, the is the normal viewing angle.
Thank you so much!!!!!
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Yeah it's just so dam small in portrait. Lol
Clever guy
The video player has been submitted to the app store. This version will be free with no restrictions. If I make a more advanced edition it will be a different app, so you can continue to enjoy the free edition.
Now we're just waiting on Samsung......
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The video player has been submitted to the app store. This version will be free with no restrictions. If I make a more advanced edition it will be a different app, so you can continue to enjoy the free edition.
Now we're just waiting on Samsung......
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Come on Samsung he's trying to do your job for you the least you can do is approve his app fast
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Come on Samsung he's trying to do your job for you the least you can do is approve his app fast
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Yeah this is my first attempt at submitting to Samsung. I have not idea how long it takes or how often they reject apps and for what reasons. We'll see.
This one is pretty simple so hopefully it won't take too many go arounds.
I was surprised to find my app works just as well on my gear 2.
Thank you so much!!
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Yeah this is my first attempt at submitting to Samsung. I have not idea how long it takes or how often they reject apps and for what reasons. We'll see.
This one is pretty simple so hopefully it won't take too many go arounds.
I was surprised to find my app works just as well on my gear 2.
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Let's hope Samsung doesn't take too long! Thank you for doing this.
When you make a more advanced app, I will be first in line to purchase it!
What is the app named?
faithofgod said:
What is the app named?
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Basic Video Player
Not very imaginative, but I don't get into names
Source code?
Would you be willing to post the source code if Samsung says no or takes too long?
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Would you be willing to post the source code if Samsung says no or takes too long?
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If they say no(I can't imagine why) I will post the code. The app has moved to the next step in their process. Still no idea how much longer it will take.
Update: It has moved one step further in the process. it is now in "Under test verification"
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i have the htc touch pro from verizon and it seems really hard to figure out the right settings for a video to play on my touch pro. what can i do?
All of my movies are in mp4 format and play perfect!!
ReaperBoy said:
i have the htc touch pro from verizon and it seems really hard to figure out the right settings for a video to play on my touch pro. what can i do?
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Try my ROM.
See sig block.
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All of my movies are in mp4 format and play perfect!!
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what are your size settingins bitrate video siE and other settiings like that?
Actually I just download movies that are already in mp4 format. Most ipod movies will work great on the TP.
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Try my ROM.
See sig block.
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what if my phone breaks while the rom is on my phone? can i get it back to the original settings? like the rom version and radio version and the locked gps. and is there a tool to backup the programs and contacts on my phone?
and with that rom does it still have thee original tf3d and everything is pretty much the same.
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Actually I just download movies that are already in mp4 format. Most ipod movies will work great on the TP.
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cant you right click on the file and go to properties then go the one of the tabs and then click advanced and i think it tells you this stuff.
There is a thead somewhere on here where someone got the video playback quality that is in the Xperia. The CAB hasn't been released yet but when it does the Touch Pro will have the best video quality in the US. I can't do a search for it right now.
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There is a thead somewhere on here where someone got the video playback quality that is in the Xperia. The CAB hasn't been released yet but when it does the Touch Pro will have the best video quality in the US. I can't do a search for it right now.
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alright well can i put you reply to this thread when you find it!
How will it do this?
bump please
I have no idea where to find Vibrant compatable movies for my phone. (newb)...please help?
You don't download them, you convert movies you already own to work on the vibrant. I personally use AVS Video Converter 6.4 to convert my movies, remember the quality is only going to be as good as the source file. I can post the settings I use if you want.
like said above, you can put any video you want, this may be a short video from youtube or a full movie you own and the quality will vary from the original video to the compression or settings you use. if you bring down a DVD from 4gb to 200mb, of course it will look like crap. there is a way to download movies, but I think those links can not be posted as they are ilegal (torrents) so google would be your best friend
In the sticky there is a great thread that teaches how to use handbrake which is a free program for your pc. It is amazing in my opinion.
Samsung is suppose to launch their "Media Hub" service pretty soon. Supposedly you can purchase or rent full blown hollywood movies using your phone. It is coming to all the Galaxy S family of phones through an app.
Also the Netflix app is coming along nicely I hear...
I hope it comes by the time Samsung Galaxy tablet is announced - I'm jump in it
Ummm I download HD (720p) movies all the time. What is this "You don't download em" nonsense.
Either way, its against forum rules to discuss warez.
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I use dvdfab to convert my dvds and keepvid.com fr youtube videos they play perfectly!
I use formatfactory.
Formatoz dot com
Just a heads-up - I've heard a recent complaint of a toolbar install so make sure you check the right box.I'm using an older version myself and don't remember anything of the sort. Have fun with it!
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+1 on Format Factory.
furiousrcj said:
I use dvdfab to convert my dvds and keepvid.com fr youtube videos they play perfectly!
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Can you share the settings you use with DVDFab please? Thanks!
cashless said:
Ummm I download HD (720p) movies all the time. What is this "You don't download em" nonsense.
Either way, its against forum rules to discuss warez.
The end.
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Downloading HD movies != warez
There are legitimate sources for HD content online, you know
okay so can i rent movies from like blockbuster or i tunes from my gtablet? i havent tried it and my tablet is bone stock...
thanks and by the way im illiterate on tis thing still as i just got it last week!
just to clear things up before my 101 arrives in a few days : is the cinema plugin needed only for the mpeg2/ac3 5.1 combo or also for mpeg2 video in combination with some other type audio, and ac3 5.1 audio in combination with some other type video? in other words, is any of the two in a media file enough for the cinema plugin to be needed or do they both have to be present? h.264/ac3 5.1 combo works without the plugin? i guess not but i'd like to make certain...
thanks!
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in other words, is any of the two in a media file enough for the cinema plugin to be needed
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yes.
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h.264/ac3 5.1 combo works without the plugin?
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no.
thanks for the answer!
now, i have several video clips with h.264/ac3 5.1 in an mkv container. i'm trying to transcode these clips into mkvs or mp4s with the same video stream (so, video direct stream copy) and transcoded audio to either ac3 2.0 or aac that archos supports without the cinema plugin. none of the transcoders i tried seemed to be able to do this: mediacoder, super, handbrake (i'm not even sure if handbrake supports direct video stream copy, i wasn't able to find it) - they all failed. has anyone tried to do this and can recommend a good transcoder? i don't want to re-encode the video, just the audio stream.
thanks!
try vlc, ok it's a bit complicated but it definitly supports reuse of streams on the fly.
and do not reencode to ac3, afaik ac3 is completely depending on the cinema plugin
You can also use rock player free, although it leaves buttons on edge
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You can also use rock player free, although it leaves buttons on edge
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AFAIK no hw accel at all, right?
chulri said:
AFAIK no hw accel at all, right?
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yes, i read that everything above 540p is choppy without hw accel on a101.
i used a workaround that works but it's not ideal: i demuxed the ac3 5.1 audio stream from the mkv and re-encoded it into aac, then remuxed it back into the mkv. this works but it would be nice to have a one-step process to do this. i'm not sure what goes wrong with all the transcoders if you use direct video stram copying, i must be doing something wrong ... i'll be grateful if someone has any ideas. oh, and i haven't tried vlc yet - didn't even know it features transcoding, too...
thanks!
...or i'll just buy the freaking cinema plugin, it's only 15€ after all ... it's just that i like fooling around with free tools before i buy something which is not necessary and is something which should've come free with the product imo... oh, well
cheers
You got two options:
a) transcode all your movies/videos and spend couple of hours fooling around (how much $$$ is an hour? )
b) spend 15$ and be happy with the best video player available on archos' android devices
Okay, I have to ask. Can someone give a link to where you can buy the cinema pack? I've been trying to find it at store.archos.com or whatever and I can't find it. And yes...I feel pretty stupid about it since it seems everyone else knows where to buy it.
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Okay, I have to ask. Can someone give a link to where you can buy the cinema pack? I've been trying to find it at store.archos.com or whatever and I can't find it. And yes...I feel pretty stupid about it since it seems everyone else knows where to buy it.
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https://store.archos.com/plugins.php
You have to put in your product key and it should give you the option for the plugin.
Don't feel stupid; the Archos site is awful and half the links don't work right. The above link that blazingwolf posted should work. Note that when you do successfully purchase the pack, you will get a download link presented on the web page - that one does NOT work, or at least it didn't for me... it kept saying invalid product ID.
I had to use the link in the email they sent out after the order was completed. That one downloaded fine.
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https://store.archos.com/plugins.php
You have to put in your product key and it should give you the option for the plugin.
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Thanks Wolf! Or is it Blazing? Either way, thanks. I'm tempted to get it, but on the flip side I'm not sure if I will keep the 101 or upgrade to the Xoom WiFi only tablet. I don't really NEED more than the 101, but you know...in reality I probably didn't even NEED the 101 to begin with. I'm kind of rambling...so I'll post now and put down the keyboard...
ExploreMN said:
Okay, I have to ask. Can someone give a link to where you can buy the cinema pack? I've been trying to find it at store.archos.com or whatever and I can't find it. And yes...I feel pretty stupid about it since it seems everyone else knows where to buy it.
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this is just a suggestion for anyone that is having the same issues as me, which is simply constant lag/buffering issues with the stock youtube app. running on what i felt was a fast enough internet connection, i would constantly have buffering issues both on HD and non-HD (a lot more consistently with HD).
after looking for weeks, i found an app called TubeMate (http://goo.gl/mzrZT)
it is currently only available via the amazon app store. it seems to have a few other features besides viewing the videos (like downloading, downloading as mp3, etc..) but all i really care for is being able to stream a video in HD quality w/out looking embarrassed.
hopefully this will help some of you that are also experiencing this issue. if you aren't, well i'm really happy for you.
Since its a free app, upload the apk.
didn't realize DLing from the amazon appstore would be a big deal. but here you go.
demandarin said:
Since its a free app, upload the apk.
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I could be wrong but when I downloaded it the page said a "paid app free a day". Does that mean its a paid app?
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you can get it here for free
http://www.androidfreeware.net/get-youtube-tubemate.html
for the guys involved in this thread so far, are you also experiencing buffering issues with your prime and if so, let us know if TubeMate helps out. i've certainly seen a HUGE improvement with all youtube videos to a point where i only stream HD now.
The app works great and also allows you to download video or save it as an .mp3
I have used this app for years on all my devices and on my prime since I purchased it. Wouldn't use anything else great app
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Is this app optimized for tablets?
Yes it works great on my prime
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i have installed latest tube mate app but can not download any video. it gives an error.
screen shot is attached.
please help
I use it to download videos, not stream. The UI is rather ugly ;P
Can someone clarify: Is this app a REPLACEMENT app that uses youtube (what I think it is)? Or is it an app that somehow optimizes the native youtube app (what I hope it is)?
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Can someone clarify: Is this app a REPLACEMENT app that uses youtube (what I think it is)? Or is it an app that somehow optimizes the native youtube app (what I hope it is)?
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I'd like an answer to this as well
OstiasMoscas said:
I'd like an answer to this as well
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it's another app that does not optimize the youtube app.
while i love it and still use it, i must put my disclaimer that the issue with the laggy youtube ended up being the Wifi/BT issue. beyond that, it still speeds up buffering better than the stock app.
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it's another app that does not optimize the youtube app.
while i love it and still use it, i must put my disclaimer that the issue with the laggy youtube ended up being the Wifi/BT issue. beyond that, it still speeds up buffering better than the stock app.
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Thanks for the clarification
I haven't had any real problems with streaming vids, but I might check it out regardless. Faster buffering is always nice.
Colombiano80 said:
this is just a suggestion for anyone that is having the same issues as me, which is simply constant lag/buffering issues with the stock youtube app. running on what i felt was a fast enough internet connection, i would constantly have buffering issues both on HD and non-HD (a lot more consistently with HD).
after looking for weeks, i found an app called TubeMate (http://goo.gl/mzrZT)
it is currently only available via the amazon app store. it seems to have a few other features besides viewing the videos (like downloading, downloading as mp3, etc..) but all i really care for is being able to stream a video in HD quality w/out looking embarrassed.
hopefully this will help some of you that are also experiencing this issue. if you aren't, well i'm really happy for you.
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Okay, just wanted to thank you for pointing out the app. It's great, love it. I' ve hit the thanks button.
the ui is ugly in this app but it works amazingly faster than stock app. plus it lets you download the videos or you can download them as mp3 to listen in music player. works great. I love the look of stock YouTube app but sick of the buffering on some vids. I have high speed wireless so no reason it should be buffering like that. this app eliminates that basically.
whenever i click to watch a video in tube mate it pops up asking me which player to use - youtube or tubemate- i choose tubemate but then the video doesnt load...anyone else had this problem>?
should be called buffer be gone!!
Gotta say +1000000 for this app, I use Crackle to watch some movies, took away all the buffering, youtube too no more buffering..... excellent app!!!
How do I stream content from my GS3 to my LG Tv using DLNA?
Do I need an App?
Or is there a setting I need to use?
All help is greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance.
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How do I stream content from my GS3 to my LG Tv using DLNA?
Do I need an App?
Or is there a setting I need to use?
All help is greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance.
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I also have an LG TV and i didn't have to do anything, while playing a video or viewing a picture an icon shows up in the top left i believe when an external source is available to use.
If the LG and the phone are on the same wifi it should show up by itself and you hit the source button and select the tv... i dont have a pic of that source button because im at work, but it happened all on its own for me...
Wow thanks that worked for a video I recorded. I used it for a a few pics but they have to be taken with the phone with a certain orientation. Ho can I use it with YouTube and Netflix and or Vevo?
G3noobie said:
Wow thanks that worked for a video I recorded. I used it for a a few pics but they have to be taken with the phone with a certain orientation. Ho can I use it with YouTube and Netflix and or Vevo?
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thats a good question, i tried on Youtube but didn't see anything... id like to know that as well...
I use imedia share to stream from my phone to ps3 since my tv doesnt have dnla. Should work straight to your tv if it has dlna
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I took you suggestion and I am trying imediashare it has channels and one of them is YouTube and it works well. My TV does have DLNA and I think if I buy the imediashare paid version it will have the ability to stream internet as well in real time.