Boxee iPad app

Dolby

Dolby

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Anyone get this thing working?

Installed Boxee on the PC and got the iPad ... Connected on the same network ... But they don't see each other?

EDIT : Never mind ... instructions aren't great. Trying it again
 
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Still having issues ... I now see the network on the iPad and can share the folders - but see no files within them?
 
Yep works for me, you have to install iPad app, then desktop app and in the desktop app specify which folders to share.
 
Yea I did - I see all the folders, but nothing in the folders. Odd.

Gonna try a different machine
 
Other PC did the same thing :/

Download media manager, point to 'My Music' ... load the iPad app and see the PC, select the 'My Music' ... but it's empty. Every folder I share is the same - can see the folder but not files.

I'm right in saying it doesn't need to be an iMp3, right? ;)
Does this app convert from the other formats?
Or at the worst - I should see the file but it tells me not supported?
 
have you tried pointing to a folder with regular files, wma, mp3 etc? maybe try create a small folder, drop a few wma's in and try again.
 
Yea - they were all mp3.

I'll try with movie files tonight.

Thanks!
 
Guys - there must be something else?

I've just spent the night formatting my PC. All I installed to date was Windows 7 Professional (64 bit), SP1, the few updates it requires after that - and Boxee Media Manager.

I have the same issue : I see the computer on the iPad, I see all the folders shared - but I see no files?
Am I supposed to maybe share those folders or something?

EDIT : After reading one of the comments here http://forums.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=40701 saying 'I completely agree - got it set up and thought it was cool to access my movies (but not photos or music???) on my iPad .... I decided to my movies and they all work smoothly - avi, wmv and mkv

UPDATE : Its only for videos .... :(
 
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Dolby said:
Guys - there must be something else?

I've just spent the night formatting my PC. All I installed to date was Windows 7 Professional (64 bit), SP1, the few updates it requires after that - and Boxee Media Manager.

I have the same issue : I see the computer on the iPad, I see all the folders shared - but I see no files?
Am I supposed to maybe share those folders or something?

EDIT : After reading one of the comments here http://forums.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=40701 saying 'I completely agree - got it set up and thought it was cool to access my movies (but not photos or music???) on my iPad .... I decided to my movies and they all work smoothly - avi, wmv and mkv

UPDATE : Its only for videos .... :(
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Just do the homesharing thing, it works extremely well.

Or you can use plex.

[video=youtube;F6eIJUTWCsU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6eIJUTWCsU[/video]
 
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Ok - still need to download iTunes actually ;)

Then will give it a go!
 
Dolby said:
UPDATE : Its only for videos .... :(
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You can already stream music from your PC out of the box.

I downloaded and installed boxee but damn it's ugly. I'll stick to air video.
 
Ok ... setup sharing and I'm getting my music across now :)
 
bwana said:
You can already stream music from your PC out of the box.

I downloaded and installed boxee but damn it's ugly. I'll stick to air video.
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I agree it is one very ugly piece of software... Both in looks and operation.
 
bwana said:
You can already stream music from your PC out of the box.

I downloaded and installed boxee but damn it's ugly. I'll stick to air video.
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It does what it says on the box, once the video is playing, who cares what the interface looks like?
I quite like the fact that I don't need to import all my video into itunes (unless I'm mistaken about how AirVideo works?).

Gotta love watching series whilst washing the dishes ;)
 
MongooseMan said:
It does what it says on the box, once the video is playing, who cares what the interface looks like?
I quite like the fact that I don't need to import all my video into itunes (unless I'm mistaken about how AirVideo works?).

Gotta love watching series whilst washing the dishes ;)
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I'm a mac user, so I do. :)

With air video you only convert and the import into iTunes if you're going to be away from the network and want to load content onto the ipad - otherwise it just streams.
 
bwana said:
I'm a mac user, so I do. :)

With air video you only convert and the import into iTunes if you're going to be away from the network and want to load content onto the ipad - otherwise it just streams.
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OK, I suppose looks are subjective. Having just looked the screenshots of Airvideo on their site I must say I prefer Boxee's interface.
Couple that with the fact that the Boxee app is free and I'll stick with that ;)
 
MongooseMan said:
OK, I suppose looks are subjective. Having just looked the screenshots of Airvideo on their site I must say I prefer Boxee's interface.
Couple that with the fact that the Boxee app is free and I'll stick with that ;)
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Tastes and usage cases will always differ, hence it's great we have choices.
 
I found Boxee to be the only app (I tried probably 5 others) for streaming video that plays the video smoothly on my iPad. Everything else I tried was very jerky and juddery. Boxee is great! And it's free. Homesharing works beautifully for streaming music.
 
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