[mythtv-users] Samba for LiveTV?

[Steve Daniels]

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> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of stan
> Sent: 20 May 2006 17:36
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Samba for LiveTV?
> 
> Thank you Phill and thank you Steve.
> 
> I agree.  It's not real streaming.  Windows Media Player thinks it's
> playing
> a file.  This works very well with fixed files like recorded programs.  I
> was hoping there was a trick to force Windows Media Player to keep chasing
> the end of file in a liveTV file.  Something like the unix tail -f command
> that follows a growing file.
> 
> At any rate, I was hoping to use the native software on the windows
> machine
> so that guests could access the system with their own laptops with no
> additions.
> 
> It's looking more and more like I'll need to just take a good backup of my
> currently working system and bravely install MythStreamTV and prerequisite
> packages.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Oh, I'm still confused by the myth: url format?  What does the "myth:"
> portion mean?
> 
> --stan
> 

Hi Stan,

IIRC if you look at the dsmyth codecs you'll see that it allows you to
simply click a myth: link from within windows media player and have it play.

HTH

Steve
 

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