No, samba can stream media raw, it is normally the client not supporting it
that is the issue.
On 19 Dec 2013 17:51, "Joseph Bennie" <jay@???> wrote:
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> On 19 Dec 2013, at 17:41, Imran Chaudhry <ichaudhry@???> wrote:
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> > Hi All,
> >
> > Hope this is not too off-topic (it does involve Android and a Linux
> > server so...).
> >
> > Can anyone recommend an app that will allow me to watch a video file
> > using VLC on my Android phone, where the video file is on my Samba LAN
> > server?
>
> I think you need firefly (or its current fork) running on your linux box,
> its a streaming media server biased on the airplay protocols.
>
> you can find out more on wikipedia under Firefly_Media_Server
>
> >
> > I'd tried a few apps and while they allow me to browse my Samba share,
> > once I select a file it proceeds to download the video to my phone. Or
> > it might be that I need to set-up a file association or something to
> > VLC first?
> >
> > Thank
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