ab2356526 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hi genius, I want to share my videos on my laptop with my friends over wifi, and I hope we can watch the video independently that means we can free to decide the playing speed and progress. Is there such software? A Free One must be more better! I am looking forward to your answers. Thank you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted November 28, 2014 Veteran Share Posted November 28, 2014 Plex server timster and remixedcat 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrobwx71 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hi genius, I want to share my videos on my laptop with my friends over wifi, and I hope we can watch the video independently that means we can free to decide the playing speed and progress. Is there such software? A Free One must be more better! I am looking forward to your answers. Thank you in advance https://plex.tv/downloads http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/1/tech-helproom/4503737/is-there-a-software-which-can-share-the-video-over-wifi/ http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/766053-there-software-can-share-video-over-wifi.html http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/557693/is-there-a-software-which-can-share-the-video-over-wifi/ http://forums.cnet.com/7723-19411_102-631024/is-there-a-software-which-can-share-the-video-over-wifi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedroth Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Plex or XMBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted November 28, 2014 MVC Share Posted November 28, 2014 You really don't need any special software for this - you can just share your folder where the videos are. And they can either copy them to their machine and then play them.. Or just open them and they will play that way, etc. What wifi do you have, over G you could have problems with HD stuff. Skiver 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindowsUser10 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hey there...I think Plex would be the perfect solution for you Try it:- https://plex.tv/ With Plex it's easy to share videos between friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Plex server I <3 plex. Works great on my Rokus and phones as well. I love the UI as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Also a big fan of Plex, works great when mixed with tablets/phones/DVRs/etc, but have to agree with Budman, if the machines in question are just PCs, no need to make it complicated, network share and done. Can add XBMC if you want a pretty front-end but you can just get them through your file manager too, zero extra software required. If you got mobile devices in the mix though, definitely look at Plex.. the server is free, the app versions are not but definitely worth the few bucks. (You can also access the server thru a browser.) Toss a Chromecast into the mix, icing on that video cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted November 28, 2014 MVC Share Posted November 28, 2014 I can play videos on my ipad with simple file sharing access app.. I use one called remotefiles, browse my shares - play videos/music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted November 28, 2014 Veteran Share Posted November 28, 2014 Plex doesnt care how the video was formatted. It can play on multiple devices. Mkv, mov, wmp, mp3,mp4. No need to find codecs or apps to run the video or audio. I can play on my roku pause it and resume on my pc or phone or tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Yep it transcodes. That's why you need a decent server for it. Preferably with an i5 or higher CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 PlexIf you want to use your laptop as a server to watch movies on your TV - get serviio DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Plex (y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DConnell Member Posted December 5, 2014 Member Share Posted December 5, 2014 Another vote for Serviio. I just switched to it when a Windows update broke TVersity. It seems to do the job well, and works with all the video clients I've tried. IIRC Plex uses its own clients. I do know I havent' successfully gotten it to work with XBMC4XBox, at least. T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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