Tag Archives: DLNA

Path Player For Android Offers PiP, Floating Video Playback, WiFi Streaming & DLNA

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Compared to most other mobile platforms, Android users have the luxury of choosing form a broad range of free, power-packed video players. Whether you’re looking for a player with a floating window to enjoy your videos atop your favorite app, or want one capable of playing almost all renowned video formats without requiring any additional plugins, rest assured that Google Play Store will have at least one quality option to cater to each use case scenario. Amidst such fierce competition, it can prove tough for a new entrant to impress a wide audience, especially if it has nothing new on the menu. Luckily, that’s not the case with Path Player – the latest addition to the huge list of feature-rich Android video players. Beside supporting MX Player-style universal file format support and gesture-based playback, brightness & volume controls, Path Player happens to be one of the few video streaming and playing apps supporting picture-in-picture video playback. The app can also be used as a floating video player. In addition, it has several other attractive features on offer, including dynamic walls, DLNA support, video bookmarking, content sharing over Wi-Fi, video screenshots and a plethora of customizations. Read More

Popular DLNA & Streaming App Skifta Comes To The iPhone & iPad

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MediaMonkey and Skifta are well-known names on Android when it comes to DLNA/UPnP media streaming apps. Maybe it is the presence of AirPlay on iOS that has discouraged developers from coming up with similar apps for the platform, but that doesn't seemed to have stopped Skifta. The now-available iOS variant of the app lets users stream media from iDevices to a computer (or any DLNA-enabled device), or from any DLNA-enabled device to an iPhone or iPad. In addition to the usual DLNA features, Skifta can also be used to stream media directly from your online accounts including Facebook, Instagram, Flickr etc. Setting up Skifta is easy, and if you have ever used a DLNA-based service before, using this app shouldn't be a problem at all. Read More

Stream Media From Your PC To Network Devices With ALLMediaServer

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Have you been looking for a simple solution to stream videos, music or pictures on a smartphone or other DLNA compliant device directly from your computer? ALLMediaServer is probably what you need then. It’s a Digital Network Living Alliance (DLNA) server that gives access to media files stored on you PC across devices on your network. The application provides access to the connected devices on your network either through Ethernet or Wi-Fi. If you’re unfamiliar with DLNA, it’s a media sharing technology that uses Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for all the media management. Lucky for you, all of the modern gadgets, including Android, iOS, TVs, receivers etc., come packed with DLNA out of the box. In what follows, I will guide you how to setup ALLMediaServer to stream audio, video and photos to your multimedia gadgetry. Read More

AirAV: Stream Videos, Music & Photos From PC Or Mac To iPhone & iPad Over WiFi

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Most iOS users aren’t particularly fond of iTunes, and no one likes going through too much trouble if they just want to transfer a single video from a PC to their iPhone. Fortunately, there are many apps in the App Store that let users stream content between their iOS and desktop devices over WiFi. AirAV is one such app. Not only does it let you stream media from your PC or Mac to your iPhone or iPad, it also supports WiFi file transfer for most formats. The biggest advantage of AirAV is its ease of use. You don’t have to go through a lot of configuration steps before getting to use it. Read on for details regarding this simple, but useful app. Read More

Play To: Stream Photos, Music & Videos From Nokia Lumia WP7 To DLNA-Enabled TV/PC

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DLNA is the technology using which media can be streamed over Wi-Fi from one device to another. In most cases, DLNA comes in handy when you want to show a slideshow of images, or a video to a large number of audience, and have only got it on your mobile phone. Having a bigger display for media can be a really useful feature, and that is why DLNA is an important feature. Most newer models of TVs and computers support the technology, but what use those devices are if your phone does not have the capability to broadcast data over DLNA? Unfortunately, this was exactly the case for Windows Phone 7 devices until recently, but now, the Lumia series has finally acquired Nokia’s official DLNA app, named Play To. Read on to know all about the awesome Mango app. Update: The app has left its beta phase, and the final version is now available with music streaming options. Read More

Play Your Entire Media Collection On TV And Mobile With TVersity

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The Windows Media Center is a complete solution for handling all the media found in your computer. You can view images, listen to music, watch videos, and do a lot more with the stored media using Windows Media Center. Moreover, it also allows you to watch, as well as record live TV. Using selected programs, such as Netflix, you can also stream videos and television programs. However, if you are not a fan of Windows Media Center, we have another application that lets you play, as well as stream media. TVersity is an application that lets you play your media on TV and Mobile. It lets you stream audio, video and image content over DLNA/ UPnP A/V devices, or you can just use a web browser to access the media. This enables you to video your personal media on Game Consoles, Set-top boxes, Blu-Ray Players, Networked TV’s, Phones and Tablets. The issue of device limitations is solved with automatic real-time transcoding. Using just a browser and a media player, you can navigate your library, and play any media content of your choice. Read More

LXiMedia – Create DLNA Compatible TV, Xbox 360, And PS3 Media Server

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LXiMedia is an open source DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compatible media server application, which can fully transcode media in any selected format and allows streaming in real time across the network. LXimedia is designed to stream videos, music and photos to DLNA complaint television and media players (including PS3 and XBox 360). You can also stream media from one PC and view it (in a browser) on another, without the need of installing LXiMedia on both systems. Read More