Free iOS App "AirAV" and "AceMusic" [Free for a Limited Time]

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  Explosions_Hurt on 02/06/2012 - 18:52

  All the free apps I download as a result of them being posted up here turn out to be rubbish.

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    PlasticSpaceman on 02/06/2012 - 19:10

    Fair comment…. but sometimes there's the odd one that's ok. I've been using AirAV for a while on the iPad, accessing files from a Qnap, and it's fairly impressive with the support for various formats…

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    llama on 02/06/2012 - 22:30

    +4

    I think that is a bit harsh. I get lots of freebies that are OK.
    It's not like it's going to hurt you, coz they are free… so you test them, and if you find they are crap then you just delete them.
    Do you know the process to delete an App from your device?

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      Explosions_Hurt on 02/06/2012 - 22:39

      +1

      No, I've got 5000 apps and they're making my phone extremely slow.

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        llama on 02/06/2012 - 22:55

        LOL - are you kidding? Having lots doesn't slow down the device, but anyway…
        On the offchance that you are not kidding - to delete an App all you do is hold your finger on an App's icon until it starts wiggling, then tap the little X that appears on the icon. While they are wiggling you can also drag them around to reorder them, and if you drop one on top of another than you can create "folders" to organise them into Groups that you can name.
        To exit the edit mode, tap the "home button" on the device.

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        Crownanchor on 02/06/2012 - 23:19

        +1

        Yes a large number of apps does slow down a device. Its best to delete or never install too many apps.

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        llama on 02/06/2012 - 23:49

        +4

        Apps are stored in Flash Memory. It doesn't matter HOW many you install, it doesn't change the speed of the device.

        If what you were saying was true, then a 64GB iDevice would run like a dog compared to an 8GB one of the same model. Which, of course, is absolute rubbish.

        Your comment is the equivalent of saying "never install more than 20GB of programs on your computer, because installing lots of programs on the hard drive slows down then processor".

        Furthermore, iDevices don't have true Multi-tasking, so you don't even lose CPU if you minimise them (switch away from them without closing). The only time that they use CPU is when you are using them.

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        Crownanchor on 03/06/2012 - 04:20

        It was a reccomendation from an IT professional that a large number of installed apps can slow a an embedded device down, and i am aware that apps are stored in flash.

        I have seen a device running slow with the maximum number of apps installed and have compared with the same model with very minimal apps and the difference was certainly noticable. The device was a gen 1 iPod Touch.

        There are many google results regarding a large number of apps slowing down a device, but there does not seem to be evidence that Installing apps are slowing down a device.

        If you notice over time a computer does tend to slow down, this maybe due to disk fragmentation of disk, registry, librarys, etc. So more programs installed can affect performance.

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        jace88 on 03/06/2012 - 17:04

        +1

        Agreed with everything you said based on what I studied, etc… but there is definitely no doubt that my iPhone 4 has become significantly slower over the 2 years I've owned it (data fragmentation?) even after closing all apps and restarting the device. I have 3gb free on a 32gb iPhone 4 but there doesn't appear to be any obvious reason why it's so laggy now to use.

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        edBARGAIN on 05/06/2012 - 01:33

        Ooooo good debate

        iLike :)

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  chamaniw on 02/06/2012 - 19:09

  +4

  AirAV help says
  'Note
    The AcePlayer includes all the functions of AirAV and AceMusic, so AcePlayer is enough for you. '

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    Elijha on 02/06/2012 - 20:04

    +2

    Thanks .. I can't figure out they they would have such an unclear product range.. they all seem to do very similar things.

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      llama on 02/06/2012 - 22:32

      Me too. I have spend some time tonight trying to actually work out the difference, and I am still struggling. Doesn't help that most of the screen captures are identical.

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    al_aajily on 03/06/2012 - 15:28

    yes its true, but if you miss out on the previous AcePlayer deal and want to test, having these two apps is the way to go

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  llama on 02/06/2012 - 23:40

  +1

  I worked out the difference between them, and have downloaded both AirAV and AceMusic…

  AirAV is a simple UPnP/DLNA streaming audio and video player. It can play from local files, or from Media Servers that support UPnP and DLNA.

  AcePlayer is the same thing as AirAv but ALSO supports Samba, FTP, HTTP and heaps of other streaming protocols.

  AceMusic is the same (full) features as AcePlayer, but is audio-only.

  So, AirAV is a cut down version of AcePlayer.

  Note that they cannot share iTunes media natively.

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  llama on 03/06/2012 - 00:15

  +1

  Just tried something else. Go to Settings > WiFi and then get the URL. Open it in your web browser (eg: http:\192.168.1.50:8080) and you can upload direct to the iDevice.

  I tested with a MKV - worked OK but choppy as hell on a iPhone 4

  I seem to be getting some audio/video sync problems with my test MKV, will test more soon. From the help webpage…

  1. It does not sync when play high resolution RMVB or MKV file,how to do?

  Maybe you should use “skip frame” in the settings.

  Also - if you want hardware decoding, then,…

  1. What file format does QuickTime support?

  MP4, M4V, MOV.

  1. Why use QuickTime?

  Because the QuickTime use hardware to decode the media, save power of the device, and support high solution video, like 720P or 1280P.

  1. How to select sync method?

  On ipad2 or iphone 4S, use “skip loop filter” may be better.

  On iphone4/ipad1, use “Drop frame” may be better.

  When play high solution videos, use “skip frame” may be better.

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  Here's the help page - it does help to read it all http://ranysoft.wordpress.com/

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  ABA on 03/06/2012 - 07:02

  Thanks for that. I was looking for something like that to play music off my NAS. Can anyone tell me how do I add my NAS in AceMusic. ES File Explorer on Android automatically shows it under LAN.

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    llama on 03/06/2012 - 23:33

    Read the help page (see my post above, last line)

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  mackaxx on 03/06/2012 - 07:59

  Aceplayer was and continues to be a Very usefull app. Perhaps worth it to pay for the convenience of having the 2 in one.

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  Needles on 03/06/2012 - 15:41

  Unless it gives me freebie music, i wont bother to touch it.
  seriuously

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    llama on 03/06/2012 - 23:35

    +1

    Unless WHAT gives you free music?

    These are media PLAYERS, they have absolutely nothing to do with where you source your stuffz from.

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  mackaxx on 03/06/2012 - 16:39

  +1

  It's main intent is to let you stream media types that normally don't work on an iPad . It does this better than anything else I've find. Nice to not have to covert files to apples stupid codecs .

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    jace88 on 03/06/2012 - 17:05

    Works well for me and my purposes. Thanks to OP!

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  zukand on 04/06/2012 - 11:10

  I got their other app (Air Video) when it was free on OZ. Forgot about it and started using the lite version for streaming from my NAS. Was the best app I've tried so went to buy it and as it turned out, I already had it :D

  Love it.

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  rooon on 09/06/2012 - 20:35

  My iPad now says its $2.99 :(