[mythtv-users] Parser for MythStream

[Ben Dailey]

On Dec 6, 2007 3:55 PM, Josh <TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com> wrote:

> On Dec 6, 2007 3:34 PM, Matt Emmott <memmott at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Dec 6, 2007 2:40 PM, Josh <TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I wrote a parser for MythStream that gives you access to the streaming
> > > media on www.clevelandbrowns.com so if there are any Cleveland Browns
> > > fans reading this list, let me know and I'd be happy to post my parser for
> > > you to use. I might be able to adapt this parser for some other teams if
> > > they offer streaming media from there site... let me know.
> > >
> > > Josh
> > > TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
> >
> > Off topic, there are a TON of scripts for XBMC that let me stream
> > different sites to my xbox.... Why do so few exist for myth? Is it harder to
> > implement than XBMC (which uses Python scripts)? Is it just a lack of
> > interest, perhaps, or worst case, are there copyright issues? Josh, was it
> > difficult for you to write that parser?
> >
> >
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> > It only took me about 20 minutes to write the parser (they are written
> in perl). I think the biggest thing is that on 9.5/10 sites if you
> "scrape" the stream URL from the content of the site you're violating the
> ToS or T&C (Terms & Conditions). On the contrary, sites that provide an API
> for there streaming content ( http://youtube.com/dev) are permitted.
>
> You bring up a good point for general conversation... why is it that when
> I go to my girlfriends Uncle's house where he runs on Windows Media Center
> he has like 100 plug-ins for it that enables everything he could ask except
> one to flush his commode (
> http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/20347.aspx). Is there a reason
> there is so much interest in writing plug-ins for MCE over Myth? IMHO MythTV
> beats out MCE on all phases of what someone should expect from a Media
> Center... I evaluated both (including BeyondTV and SageTV) for months before
> I finally settled on Myth (little over 2 years ago).
>
> Josh
>

Do you think that there is any correlation to the lack of  "interest" in
mythstream because it is not an official plugin?

Ben
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