Android Smartphones are no wonder the heartbeat of the mobile world. These smartphones are phenomenal media powerhouses and amazes us at each and every instance. Using Media for our advantage had always been amazing. Now, wonder streaming media wirelessly over a wifi connection without the hassle of Airplay and DLNA.  All this happening on your Personal Computer or your laptop in an instant. We will be telling you exactly what to do and in 10 minutes you’ll be up and running videos and Media on your PC . For this download VLC media player from www.videolan.org  and connect the Android and PC to a wireless router and your ready to go.

STEP ONE: Download VLC direct to your Android:

Download VLC direct from Android Market and start it. VLC direct will direct you through a wizard which will help you to configure all the settings and the necessities for Video and Media Streaming. Be careful because if you accidentally quit the application or press the back button on your phone, VLC Direct will exit and not show you the wizard again. In this case, you can press the Menu button, go to ‘Settings’, and select the ‘Automatic Connection Wizard’ to re-initialise the wizard.

STEP TWO: Turn ON your computer

Start your PC, connect it to a large screen LCD TV if you want to enjoy videos on a big screen. Start VLC Media Player on your PC. Click on ‘View | Add Interface | Web interface’ and leave VLC Media player as it is.

STEP THREE: VLC Direct again

On the mobile phone screen, select the ‘Start’ button and the VLC Direct app will start scanning for the machine with VLC Media Player on your local network. Once that is done, you will receive a toast message stating that it has found the player and the configurations have been set.

Voila, There you have it. Once done, you will be able to stream Media files like Videos, Music, pictures etc over the wifi. Not only with VLC Direct you’ll be able to access your computer’s library. You’ll be able control playback with playback controls complementary to volume controls.