Looking for an Adnroid app that allows music to be streamed from PC

[sheffpiper]

Hi, I'm looking for an app that allows me to select music on my PC to be played on my Android phone. I don't want to have to use my phone to search for music on my PC I just want to be able to select my tunes on my PC and have them immediately streamed on my Android phone which would be connected to an amp. any ideas?

 

[drdoom]

Subsonic?
AudioGalaxy?

 

[RazzMaTazz]

As you've probably noticed, most apps seem to be oriented toward pulling music from the PC, or remote-controlling your PC's media player, instead letting your push it from the PC to your phone in order to make a wireless connection from your PC to your stereo (which is what I think you're looking for).

Of course, that would require a 2-part solution; a PC-based media player which can stream media (like the excellent, open-source VLC Media Player) onto a network, and an Android client which can tune into the stream.

I think that when the official open-source VLC Android app (from VideoLan.org) is released in a couple months, it will have the ability to stream from the VLC Media Player on your PC exactly like you want. (The VLC Media Player can currently act as a client or server for streaming.) In the meantime, I noticed that there are two free apps on the market with VLC in their name (though not officially from VideoLan.org) that seem to accomplish what you want (VLC Remote, and VLC Stream & Convert). I haven't tried either.

Please post back if you find a great solution.

 

[Spr8dogg]

Audiogalaxy is what you're looking for. Been using it for months and it works great. It has the feel of Pandora with your own liibrary. Great app, free sign up, easy install.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.audiogalaxy&feature=search_result

 

[sheffpiper]

As you've probably noticed, most apps seem to be oriented toward pulling music from the PC, or remote-controlling your PC's media player, instead letting your push it from the PC to your phone in order to make a wireless connection from your PC to your stereo (which is what I think you're looking for).

Of course, that would require a 2-part solution; a PC-based media player which can stream media (like the excellent, open-source VLC Media Player) onto a network, and an Android client which can tune into the stream.

I think that when the official open-source VLC Android app (from VideoLan.org) is released in a couple months, it will have the ability to stream from the VLC Media Player on your PC exactly like you want. (The VLC Media Player can currently act as a client or server for streaming.) In the meantime, I noticed that there are two free apps on the market with VLC in their name (though not officially from VideoLan.org) that seem to accomplish what you want (VLC Remote, and VLC Stream & Convert). I haven't tried either.

Please post back if you find a great solution.

Hi, you've got it in one! I wanna be able to sit at my laptop and control what's playig on my Android phone when it's linked to my home hifi system. Many thanks for your advice. I'll give the VLC apps a go and let you know how I get on.