RTE Player For Android?

gzoladz

Thargor wrote: »

Ah sh1te yeah I see what you mean about MX Player interfering with other stuff, had to get rid of the xml I added earlier .

I see an option to turn hardware encoding on and off aswell in the video settings of the latest XBMC but unfortunately it only makes a tiny bit of difference to playing 720p files, nowhere near as good as MX Player, surely someones written an xml somewhere that says only switch to MX if playing a video file from SD and use native XBMC for everything else? Doesnt matter anyway I only watch videos on my phone once a month when Im traveling.

Another good thing in XBMC to skip navigating menus everytime is you can long press on basically everything selectable and hit Add to Favorites so I have all the Irish, UK and a few good US streams lined up in that menu to jump straight to them from the homescreen

Are you sure that you have the nightly build with hd acceleration installed?

I ask because since I installed that one I can play 720 from an usb drive and stream 1080 perfectly well.

Thargor

I installed the third option on this list:

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds/android/

And in Video Settings I can see an option for hardware decoding that wasnt there before and with it on there is a slight improvement to playback but still unuseable, MX player plays everything perfectly.

acalmenvoy

Thargor wrote: »

Another good thing in XBMC to skip navigating menus everytime is you can long press on basically everything selectable and hit Add to Favorites so I have all the Irish, UK and a few good US streams lined up in that menu to jump straight to them from the homescreen

Thats a great tip, thanx. Thread title should be changed to 'XBMC, tips and tricks'

ballsymchugh

i can't believe i didn't hear about this before seeing this thread a few days ago.
have been dicking about with it on macbook and android over the weekend and it's deadly.
however, does anyone have any suggestions on an alternative .xml instead of johnnybravo for sport? none of the channels are working for me.

deco nate

installed xbmc.can someone show me were i get notfilmon,navix and the likes?
just had a look at xbmc site and
im not sure were they are thanks

Thargor

You need to just google for mossys repository and the like especially if they're in legally grey areas, theres loads of links on various forums, I remember notfilmon has a different name so Ill give you the link, this is the one I used:

http://www.unleashiphonerepo.com/xbmc/Live%20TV/NotFilmOn/Repo/

Repositories are .zip files, put them in a folder on your phones SD, go to Add-Ons in XBMC and Add from ZIP, navigate to the repository and select it and it should load up. If it doesnt show up straight away in your list of add-ons it has probably appeared in the list of add ons in the Get Add Ons section next to NASA TV, NFL, NBA etc.

Its a bit of a mess when you're getting into it but its piss easy once you do one or two...

Phoenix Park

Thargor which ones do you use for Sports (NBA and football most welcome, i have NFL gamepass so sorted for that!). Since last night i've put on Icefilms and a couple of other movie ones, Mossy's for the Irish TV...but no sport.

Such a helpful thread guys, has made me use my Nexus so much more now.

Thargor

No interest in American sports sorry, Im sure someones written a repository out there with all the streams in but I haven't looked, finding reliable sports streams is hard on a laptop on the day nevermind getting one thats stable enough to make a repository out of, they're all illegal, I end up using a different website every weekend to stream Man Utd matches because they get taken down so often.

Thargor

Noticed last night that with the hardware acceleration switched on in Playback settings in the newer versions of XBMC for Android it was causing massive sync issues with all my streams, turned it off and they went back to normal after I restarted the app.

Somebody has to have set it up so that it only switches to MX Player if you're playing a video file from local storage and not streaming but Im having no success finding it.

gbob

Phoenix Park wrote: »

Thargor which ones do you use for Sports (NBA and football most welcome, i have NFL gamepass so sorted for that!). Since last night i've put on Icefilms and a couple of other movie ones, Mossy's for the Irish TV...but no sport.

Such a helpful thread guys, has made me use my Nexus so much more now.

Sportsdevil, if you use the fusion installer you'll find the repo under sport. As Thargor said the links get taken down regularly but there's new ones soon after. MyPremiumTv is the best ive found in sportsdevil.

You'll find sportsdevil in MaxMusterman's repo.

Brego888

Any chance of getting this thread back on topic.

What's the best way to get the rte player working on Android?
Obviously won't work on chrome. Do you need to use explorer or Firefox?

groom

Brego888 wrote: »

Any chance of getting this thread back on topic.

What's the best way to get the rte player working on Android?

The thread is on topic.

mossy's repo on xbmc is the best way to get the rte player working on Android.

no ads. no pop up windows when you touch the screen. far better than trying to navigate through a rich website on a phone browser

livEwirE

OP here, thanks for all the info lads. This thread has gone a little obscure but thats okay I won't hold my breath for a dedicated android rte player app but the xbmc route is a great alternative

groom

gbob wrote: »

For English channels ive found notfilmon is best and you'll need mikey1234 repo.

could you advise how to load up notfilmon. I have enabled mikey1234 repo but I don't see anything else I can do with it. I've added fusion as a source and I have enabled xbmchub but I can't find where to add notfilmon.

I haven't had any issues with 1channel, icefilms, mossy's. they could all be installed and added via Get addons and I see them under the Video addons menu

gbob

groom wrote: »

could you advise how to load up notfilmon. I have enabled mikey1234 repo but I don't see anything else I can do with it. I've added fusion as a source and I have enabled xbmchub but I can't find where to add notfilmon.

I haven't had any issues with 1channel, icefilms, mossy's. they could all be installed and added via Get addons and I see them under the Video addons menu

Yeah if you've added mikey1234 repo, goto settings, get addons, select mikey1234 repo, select notfilmon. Should be as easy as that.

Or, if you know where mikey1234 repo is stored on your phone, goto settings, install from zip, browse to the repo, select it, then get addons as above.

Thargor

See if it has now appeared in the Get More Add Ons section next to all the ones that were already there like NASA and TED Talks and all those, check in alphabetical order for Filmon, notfilmon, mikey1234 or just scroll through that list, thats where I found it after installing it 5 times and wondering why it didnt just show up like Mossys one did.

I think sometimes a repository shows up in the list of add ons the second you install it and other times it just unlocks the option to install it in Get More Add Ons, no idea what the difference is.

groom

gbob wrote: »

Yeah if you've added mikey1234 repo, goto settings, get addons, select mikey1234 repo, select notfilmon.

I get a splash screen with Mikeys1234 and no other options so I don't see notfilmon. selecting it brings me to an empty screen with just the .. option to go to the parent dir.

The splash screen says the version is 1.2 which might be my problem because I was reading up and it looks like the current version is 2.7. Check for updates doesn't do anything.

Could you point me towards the zip you found to install it. Or did you install it via fusion?

gbob

groom wrote: »

I get a splash screen with Mikeys1234 and no other options so I don't see notfilmon. selecting it brings me to an empty screen with just the .. option to go to the parent dir.

The splash screen says the version is 1.2 which might be my problem because I was reading up and it looks like the current version is 2.7. Check for updates doesn't do anything.

Could you point me towards the zip you found to install it. Or did you install it via fusion?

Try this.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/j8570yrv7hkp8pm/repository.xbmchub.notfilmon-1.0.1.zip

Thargor

Has anybody noticed 3 Player plays a program perfectly then just exits it like you pressed stop or the back button after exactly one minute? Does it for all shows for some reason, doesnt really matter seeing as Ive never used it but it would be nice to get all the Irish channels workiing...

groom

gbob wrote: »

Try this.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/j8570yrv7hkp8pm/repository.xbmchub.notfilmon-1.0.1.zip

Nice one guv. Your zip did the trick. It still took alot of fiddling around. it only worked after I removed the xbmchub addon I already had installed. Delighted I got it working.Thanks for your help

gbob

groom wrote: »

Nice one guv. Your zip did the trick. It still took alot of fiddling around. it only worked after I removed the xbmchub addon I already had installed. Delighted I got it working.Thanks for your help

No problem, glad you're sorted.

ballsymchugh

in mossys repo, there's an option for aertv which would normally be all the irish channels, but anyone else just getting oireachtas tv for everything?!

Thargor

Ive seen that bug mentioned somewhere alright, Google it, might need a newer version of the repo.

ballsymchugh

Thargor wrote: »

Ive seen that bug mentioned somewhere alright, Google it, might need a newer version of the repo.

what if i like watching oireachtas tv?! :pac:

gbob

ballsymchugh wrote: »

in mossys repo, there's an option for aertv which would normally be all the irish channels, but anyone else just getting oireachtas tv for everything?!

That's a new on me, mind you can it really be worse than Rte?

livEwirE

Best of the best TV Streaming Addons for XBMC!

1-1Channel (Bstrdsmkr’s Repository)
2-Icefilms (anarchintosh addons)
3-Project Free TV (Eldorado’s XBMC Addons)
4-TV Links (anilkuj addons)
5-Tubeplus (anilkuj addons)
6-ustvnow (t0mm0′s XBMC Addons)
7-Veetle (t0mm0′s XBMC Addons)
8-FilmOn (XBMC.org Add-ons) or NotFilmOn (XBMCHUB.com Addon Repository)
9-Navi-X
10-Fast Pass TV (XBMCHUB.com Addon Repository)

Thargor

1Channel is very nice, thanks.

Ive got to build a little media centre pc with all these repositories on it for under my tv in the living room now, you can basically stop downloading files and just stream everything from now on, even on my phone with 3 3G I can watch what I like with zero errors, a media centre pc on wi-fi would be flawless, plus I could stick a load of emulators and every ROM ever made on there and get some wireless pc controllers for retro multiplayer fun after the pub

Thargor

N00b question: Do repositories autoupdate like an app when the developer releases a new version or do I have to keep an eye on Mossys and the like pages for new versions and manually install them?

jonnny68

Just downloaded XBMC for Nexus 7, not sure how to go about setting it up but can always Google that, have an AOSP ROM on my Nexus, i assume XBMC is working for everyone on their Nexus?

deco nate

jonnny68 wrote: »

Just downloaded XBMC for Nexus 7, not sure how to go about setting it up but can always Google that, have an AOSP ROM on my Nexus, i assume XBMC is working for everyone on their Nexus?

it should work fine.btw no need for
root to work,all i can tell you is look back at the last 3 pages.
you will find all you need to know.
copy and paste some of the top ten
posted here and dl the zip files
and you will be flyin.
btw can someone pm me a navi x
zip that works?
dl'ed a few insatalled by zip
but not showing up anywere,
cheers.
guys and gals

gbob

deco nate wrote: »

it should work fine.btw no need for
root to work,all i can tell you is look back at the last 3 pages.
you will find all you need to know.
copy and paste some of the top ten
posted here and dl the zip files
and you will be flyin.
btw can someone pm me a navi x
zip that works?
dl'ed a few insatalled by zip
but not showing up anywere,
cheers.
guys and gals

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5atsuvtmegbw5os/Navi-X_v37_6.zip

Squeaky the Squirrel

Folk here should bookmark something like lifehacker.com, makeuseof, howtogeek, read it everyday, this stuff is years old. Boards for this stuff is equiv to a taxi driver telling ya to buy gold.

Music Ind have streaming sites in crosshairs now as this is so common.

Amazed thread is still open.

deco nate

Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »

Folk here should bookmark something like lifehacker.com, makeuseof, howtogeek, read it everyday, this stuff is years old. Boards for this stuff is equiv to a taxi driver telling ya to buy gold.

Music Ind have streaming sites in crosshairs now as this is so common.

Amazed thread is still open.

ah,will ya feck off spoil sport.no one is talking about dl music.an no one will.talkin bout how to get ie tv.
nothin more than a grey area
bein talked about,xbmc is a great app to dl,do you have a problem with
filmon???cos that gives you all uk
tv live streams,plus others.. us etc
yet it is on the play store.



btw thier are lots of free apps in
the play store to dl songs.oh and movies.easy to get
new an old,for free.
this thread is about gettin tv shows
in the part o the world you live in.
and maybe were your from.if
you are in the us you can use filmon
to watch all the shows in the uk.

all from an app you can dl from play
store....just sayin


btw,im pished..lol

downwiththatsor

I use xbmc on a vista pc, i know its possible to clone settings easily to another pc based install but anyone know an easy way to transfer these add ons, settings, profiles to xbmc on an ipad that i have just installed?

Thanks

Justin10

Anyone help with XBMC settings for HDMI to a tv?
Sound keeps coming through the laptop but if I use youtube or anything the sound will come through the tv

gbob

Rochey18 wrote: »

Anyone help with XBMC settings for HDMI to a tv?
Sound keeps coming through the laptop but if I use youtube or anything the sound will come through the tv

Try settings, system, audio out. Should be able to switch from analogue to digital output. Plus there's a few other settings there might do the trick.

Thargor

In the Android XBMC, where the hell do I tell any of the video add-ons to update themselves or check for updates?

gbob

Thargor wrote: »

In the Android XBMC, where the hell do I tell any of the video add-ons to update themselves or check for updates?

Settings, add ons, enabled add ons, video add ons, then if there's any updates it'll show on that list, click the particular add on and a box opens up whith an "update" button.

Squeaky the Squirrel

superrepo, just came across it actually.

IrishHomer

Good news!!!!!!!!!!!

RTE just emailed my query about an android app that i sent them 5 weeks ago and they said Android app is due out in May

livEwirE

Cheers for the update mate, but I'll believe it when I see it

Sully

Not sure if this was mentioned but Phonton Browser for Android works fine with the RTE Player.

Thargor

Is anyone finding the volume on XBMC is always way too low especially when watching UKTV on FILMon, even with system volume turned up to 100% before I boot XBMC I can barely hear it, as in Id have to hold the speaker up to my ear just to make out whats being said, any way to boost it?

ezra_pound

Thargor wrote: »

Is anyone finding the volume on XBMC is always way too low especially when watching UKTV on FILMon, even with system volume turned up to 100% before I boot XBMC I can barely hear it, as in Id have to hold the speaker up to my ear just to make out whats being said, any way to boost it?

Did you change the volume and preamp volume in the button at the bottom of the video screen with a volume sign on it. Volume there is up full by default but preamp is down lowest.small increases make big difference in preamp.

Dozen Wicked Words

ezra_pound wrote: »

Did you change the volume and preamp volume in the button at the bottom of the video screen with a volume sign on it. Volume there is up full by default but preamp is down lowest.small increases make big difference in preamp.

Yeah I find even upping the preamp by a quarter is more than enough on my tablet, and a bit more on my SII

Thargor

Where are ye talking about? Is this something onscreen when the video is playing? I dont see any volume or preamp button anywhere, just the volume bar that appears when I press the phones volume buttons...

Dozen Wicked Words

Tap on screen when video is playing you get:



Then tap on the little speaker symbol you get:



Of course watching Nationwide is optional, and not recommended.

Thargor

Okay couldnt see it because of the Skin I was using, thanks for taking the screenshots.

This is really weird, there's nothing wrong with the speakers on my phone because other stuff is really loud from them but XBMC has gone really quite for some reason, if I plug in headphones after adjusting the volume amplification its deafening and for a split second after I pull them out its really loud out of the speakers but then goes quite a fraction of a second later, wasnt messing with any of the settings and cant see any way to fix it...

toby2111

Question about XBMC-Just found this thread.I'm not very tech minded so can someone post a link to a site or youtube video that shows how to set up XBMC please(for dummies!!)?I've just bought a Galaxy S3.I've downloaded it but how do you load up all the channels for viewing?
Also I was going to get a MHL/HDMI cables but do they only work on HD TV's?Mine is an older non HD flatscreen.

Dozen Wicked Words

toby2111 wrote: »

Question about XBMC-Just found this thread.I'm not very tech minded so can someone post a link to a site or youtube video that shows how to set up XBMC please(for dummies!!)?I've just bought a Galaxy S3.I've downloaded it but how do you load up all the channels for viewing?
Also I was going to get a MHL/HDMI cables but do they only work on HD TV's?Mine is an older non HD flatscreen.

No idea about the cable question. Re: setting up XBMC, this thread is very helpful if you read back, loads of good advice, which is mainly what I got started with, just note the names of repos and programs suggested.

As a start: http://xbmc.org/download/

http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/how-to-install-xbmc/ is a good site, and also a good guide. Then http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/2012/04/24/fusion-easy-addon-installation-for-xbmc/

Really once you work out the whole repository and add-on thing you will have a very useable system, and probably do a lot more with it that I can.