Gmote for Android

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• I use it everyday to operate my theater.

  HELDVeganBeltsMarch 12, 2011

  Pros

  Easy to use. Adaptive. On phone. Simple.

  Cons

  Can't scroll. Does not remember info. Wait time. Ugly.

  Summary

  I use this everyday to seamlessly navigate from cable to computer and operate four separate computers within the same network then do the same at the store. We use Boxee quite a bit and the one tiny hangup is the inability to scroll through some of the Boxee menus. It would be nice to have a visible wheel on the screen to scroll other than that this is my third most used bit of amazing software.

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• Great app for android a must have.

  brando112186March 7, 2010

  Pros

  *Can access movies, music, and pictures through your phone *Has keyboard and touch pad mouse capabilities, basically a wireless keyboard and mouse *Its FREE *Very easy to use *Software easily installed on PC

  Cons

  *Need a strong wifi connection

  Summary

  The BEST application for anybody who likes to use android to the fullest. I typed this using it.

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• great idea... strange execution

  castiboyJanuary 14, 2010

  Pros

  + does what it says: browse and play all your media straight from your phone + easy to use through the wireless LAN + Wi-Fi communication means Gmote can be used from anywhere in your router's range

  Cons

  - requires installing the server side of the program in your computer, which of course must be running for Gmote to work. - uses it's own "method" of playing media files (through JAVA)

  Summary

  Although the idea is fantastic and the software itself does works, the end result is definitely not what i expect. If you're for a way to interact with your software as if your phone was an actual remote, then you might be disappointed. Gmote works by running your audio and video files though java applications. This means the performance will be limited by java multimedia capabilities. Playing mp3 files was done in the background, and although I didn't test it for long, quality seemed good to me. Playing video files on the other hand was quite different. Video is player through Gmote's java player, and quality is very disappointing compared to what other video players i'm used to (MPC, VLC, WMP) can manage, which is a major drawback. Bottom-line: while Gmote is quite a useful solution for easy multimedia access from your phone, it's still not comparable to usual remotes in the way it interacts with your files. Take it for what it is, you may enjoy it.

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