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Interesting, I've tried AirVideo before and thought it was awful, it took ages to start to stream a file, put a huge load on the computer running the server and I didnt like the external connection requirement.
I have just tried AirPlayer though, and this is an interesting one; initaial testing shows that it works, I'm running 3GS and the framerate on standard def video isnt full, but the audio and video is in sync, it's watchable.
I dont think I understand how it's doing what it does, as it seems to be sending the video to the phone without a transcoding step, but I'm happy that it's doing it. Hopefully it'll run better on the iphone 4 when apple finally get around to making the white one.
The only thing I'd like on top of this, is for the app on the phone to be aware of the last played position on the xbmc, so you could stop a film on the big screen, fire it up on the iphone while you go to the kitchen to make snacks, and then continue on the tv when you're ready, but using the scrubber bars to get the right place isnt too much effort anyway.
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2010-10-29, 18:56
This doesn't appear to exist currently and I think is a must-have feature. I would like to be able to access my XBMC web-interface from a browser at work, browse my music library, create playlists, and stream the music from my XBMC box via http so that I can listen at work. Basically what XBMC Streamer iPhone app does, but do it from a Webbrowser rather than mobile device. It would simply be a webpage added to the default webinterface like XWMM, but be strictly for streaming playback over the web. This way you can listen to your music wherever you are (as long as you have access to the bandwidth and a browser). I have considered trying to develop this, but my web programming skills are not so good these days. Is there anything around like this? Anybody interested and working with me to develop this? If there is interest, I can create some mockups for the interace. I'm not that much good for the web coding though.
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2010-10-29, 18:56
This doesn't appear to exist currently and I think is a must-have feature. I would like to be able to access my XBMC web-interface from a browser at work, browse my music library, create playlists, and stream the music from my XBMC box via http so that I can listen at work. Basically what XBMC Streamer iPhone app does, but do it from a Webbrowser rather than mobile device. It would simply be a webpage added to the default webinterface like XWMM, but be strictly for streaming playback over the web. This way you can listen to your music wherever you are (as long as you have access to the bandwidth and a browser). I have considered trying to develop this, but my web programming skills are not so good these days. Is there anything around like this? Anybody interested and working with me to develop this? If there is interest, I can create some mockups for the interace. I'm not that much good for the web coding though.
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2010-11-05, 00:58
I hate to be "that guy" asking stupid questions, but I really can't think of a reason this hasn't been done yet.
I've seen the XBMC android remote and the UI is amazing! Now, instead of playing the video on the TV, wouldn't it be possible to program it to stream the video to the android device itself? I'm pretty sure android can do video streaming can't it?
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EDIT: OK I missread you...
Well streaming is possible, problem is transcoding. You don't want to send 1080p stuff to the device. It should be possible but lacks stuff in xbmc.
Patches welcomed though.
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2010-11-06, 22:49
I really enjoy the ability to control XBMC from the web manager or from my android phone.
Howevere it would be great if I could get the media playing to actually play locally. This may be quite difficult for movies but the principal would be easy for music.
Other programs such have Sockso and subsonic have managed this but it would be great if it were intergrated into XBMC.
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Huh? I think you need to define locally.
If you start playback via the webinterface it will surely start playback locally in xbmc...
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Sorry, as in play the media in the web interface so that I can go to a computer elsewhere in the world and access by always on XBMC's content.
