Re: [Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

2013-12-19 Thread Imran Chaudhry
Brilliant, thanks very much Jan - ES File Explorer was just the thing I was looking for and "just works". On 19 December 2013 19:04, Jan Henkins wrote: > Hello, > > I just checked on my Android phone, when I browse a Samba share with ES File > Explorer, the movie file definitely streams whether

Re: [Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

2013-12-19 Thread Jan Henkins
Hello, I just checked on my Android phone, when I browse a Samba share with ES File Explorer, the movie file definitely streams whether I view it with VLC or any other viewer I have tried. Regards, Jan Henkins Imran Chaudhry wrote: >Yep, I use several Xbox XBMCs on my LAN to stream video

Re: [Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

2013-12-19 Thread Imran Chaudhry
Yep, I use several Xbox XBMCs on my LAN to stream video content over Samba. I want to do the same on my Android phone. On 19 December 2013 18:23, Michael Daffin wrote: > No, samba can stream media raw, it is normally the client not supporting it > that is the issue. > > On 19 Dec 2013 17:51, "Jos

Re: [Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

2013-12-19 Thread Michael Daffin
No, samba can stream media raw, it is normally the client not supporting it that is the issue. On 19 Dec 2013 17:51, "Joseph Bennie" wrote: > > > On 19 Dec 2013, at 17:41, Imran Chaudhry wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > Hope this is not too off-topic (it does involve Android and a Linux > > server s

Re: [Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

2013-12-19 Thread Joseph Bennie
On 19 Dec 2013, at 17:41, Imran Chaudhry wrote: > Hi All, > > Hope this is not too off-topic (it does involve Android and a Linux > server so...). > > Can anyone recommend an app that will allow me to watch a video file > using VLC on my Android phone, where the video file is on my Samba LAN

[Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

2013-12-19 Thread Imran Chaudhry
Hi All, Hope this is not too off-topic (it does involve Android and a Linux server so...). Can anyone recommend an app that will allow me to watch a video file using VLC on my Android phone, where the video file is on my Samba LAN server? I'd tried a few apps and while they allow me to browse my