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Devices => Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod, Airplay => Topic started by: spik99 on January 02, 2013, 10:55:14 am

Title: control HTPC with IPad
Post by: spik99 on January 02, 2013, 10:55:14 am
Hi,

I'm planning on builing a HTPC and connect it to my HT via HDMI... I'm interested in playing my MKV Movies and possibly stream music.

My interest is mainly to use my IPad as a remote control.  Not interested in watching movies/music in my IPad, I prefer my HT for this...

I'm starting to look at JRiver and wanted to know if I can do the following:
1. Can I use IPad to control JRiver installed on a PC ? 
2. Is there support for streaming services like pandora/Spotify with JRiver ?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: control HTPC with IPad
Post by: pcstockton on January 02, 2013, 01:54:42 pm
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=68491.0
Title: Re: control HTPC with IPad
Post by: spik99 on January 02, 2013, 02:41:38 pm
Quote from: pcstockton on January 02, 2013, 01:54:42 pm
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=68491.0

OK, So the JRemote is the IPad app.  I believe this is the case, but wanted to confirm if JRemote has an option to play music/movies in IPad and HTPC ?

Also, I noticed that video files are limited to using MPEG-4 in JRemote... Is this the case if I want to play in IPad ?  What if I have MKV files in my PC ? and I wanted to play on my HTPC ?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: control HTPC with IPad
Post by: pcstockton on January 02, 2013, 04:10:54 pm
it will play/control everything on your HTPC.

It can stream music in many forms to the device.  Currently it only plays .mp4 vids to the device.
Title: Re: control HTPC with IPad
Post by: spik99 on January 02, 2013, 07:46:22 pm
Quote from: pcstockton on January 02, 2013, 04:10:54 pm
it will play/control everything on your HTPC.


Will I be able to launch different applications on my PC with JRemote on IPad ?  If so... how does this work ??

Thanks in advance...
Title: Re: control HTPC with IPad
Post by: pcstockton on January 02, 2013, 11:46:26 pm
you can through theater view i think.  If so you can control with JRemote.  I dont do this so others will have to chime in.

Good luck to you,
-Patrick