The simplest way for the OP to use his existing kit is to employ RealVNC (free). You install the VNC server in the laptop and the client/viewer on the Android phone. This will let you control the laptop remotely from the phone/tablet. I've been working this way successfully for over 10 years. Only change has been to swap phone for an iPad as my eyesight deteriorated.
Real VNC is available for most operating systems so you are not limited to any specific hardware.
https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/android/
Have fun,
DV
Thank you for the tip about VNC
Just setting up a Pi with Raspi OS in the shed so VNC solved a problem I hadn't yet got around to looking into - saved me an internet trawl
Using the Viewer on my Mac now - great stuff !!!
Hello Mike,Thank you for the tip about VNC
Just setting up a Pi with Raspi OS in the shed so VNC solved a problem I hadn't yet got around to looking into - saved me an internet trawl
Using the Viewer on my Mac now - great stuff !!!
Hello Mike,
With a Mac you don't need to download a VNC viewer nor server as Apple has these functions already built in!
To use the Macs VNC viewer you right click finder (bottom left of screen) then 'connect to server'. In the box that opens enter vnc://ip-address-of -server.
No need for additional software.
Have fun,
DV
Ah ha! You have left the Pi VNC server at default!Thanks DV
Tried that just now in the house but:
"The software on the remote computer appears to be incompatible with this version of Screen Sharing."
No problem though as VNC Viewer works just fine on the shed Mac I set up this morning .... (both Mojave)
Well i have fubar 2000 on my windows pc, installed the fubar controller app on my phone, installed the exe file on windows which i presume links the two. I am in process of setting up the android app ... auto find doesn't find my PC, manual find asks me for ip address without telling me what that is or how to find it. This is why the cheap or free streaming options frustrate me - because you need a degree in computer science!Install Foobar 2000 on your laptop. Put the Foobar 2000 shortcut in the startup folder so that the program starts automatically every time the laptop is started. Then install the Foobar controller app on your Android phone or tablet. No need for Melco or other faith based audiophile solutions.
App to scan your network showing IP addresses
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overlook.android.fing&hl=en_IE
You can look in the network settings status on teh PC
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-address-f21a9bbc-c582-55cd-35e0-73431160a1b9
The Node is excellent, one of the top hardware/software off the shelf systems out there and probably the best under a £Grand discounting the DIY approaches.cheers ... i did get there in the end One i convince myself that i do like playing files via a controller app, i will try something like the Bluesound node 2i. I know you're paying for the luxury of a slick app etc but it's a small cost in the scheme of things.
cheers ... i did get there in the end One i convince myself that i do like playing files via a controller app, i will try something like the Bluesound node 2i. I know you're paying for the luxury of a slick app etc but it's a small cost in the scheme of things.
Great summary of recommendations here. For a long time, I used JRiver to keep files organized, and dpPowerAmp to rip. I have an old Macbook Pro and a Toshiba external hard drive, and just streamed out of that to a Rega DAC via a Chord Optichord. Worked great.
In the last month, a friend of mine did a long term loan of his Naim nDAC to me. I really loved the sound of the Naim, pretty incredible and it got me refocused on digital as a source (I am primarily a vinyl/LP12 guy, surprise eh?). I just bought a Bluesound Node 2i and am streaming the top tier Tidal. Gotta say, wow. I did plug in my hard drive into the Bluesound...but...why? Every single CD on my hard drive is on Tidal...plus...several hundred thousand more?? And in many cases a better copy than mine. Suddenly my old buying CDs for $6 and ripping them...seems...so...process laden and a PITA.
All that said - I appreciate doing well with what you have - and my old hard wire setup worked great. And in a couple years, the 2i will be $200 used, and there you go.