[mythtv-users] using exectv and vlc to replace the internal player

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/11/2007 04:50 AM, wad wrote:
> Chad a écrit :
>   
>>> So, How the frontend can capture the stream if it isn't on the same
>>> computer than the backend ?
>> By using the Myth Protocol.

In other words, MythTV can record TV on a backend and make it available 
for viewing on a remote frontend.  You're trying to /not/ use MythTV, so...

>>   My suggestion is to throw a separate
>> tuner into your frontend.  That way you can still use EXECTV and avoid
>> having to switch applications to get the LiveTV functionality you are
>> apparently looking for that VLC offers.
> That coudl be a solution, but the final aim is to use vlc on any 
> platform (like PDA) in order to reach all the possibilities
>  of mythtv. For the moment, time shifting is impossible directly with vlc.
> Another solution should be trying to compile the frontend directly on a 
> pda but I'm not sure it is possible

I'm thinking MythTV is not what you want (after all, you're trying to 
disable the use of MythTV by MythTV).  You may find doing what you want 
easier with Freevo ( http://freevo.sourceforge.net/ ).

Mike