[mythtv-users] PS3 front-end with UPnP

[Florin Andrei]

David Durham, Jr. wrote:
> 
> It works.  I watched a video from a mythtv media server with a PS3

What's the PS3 software version you're running?

> frontend (haven't tried mpeg2 recorded programs) .  It doesn't
> recognize all codecs, vidx, for instance.  I haven't got to do much

Yes. OTOH, if you're using Myth mostly for HD, that shouldn't be a 
problem (wait, no, even then some stations use an audio codec that's not 
supported, so you need to transcode the audio after recording the show - 
I forgot the details).

> with it, but the big issue that I noticed was how long it took to
> discover the mythtv media server.  The "search for media server"
> didn't seem to work, it just took time and it eventually discovered
> the server.

So, how long does it take? Half an hour?

It could be that the DLNA code in MythTV is a bit flaky. I've heard that 
the PS3 works fine with other DLNA servers, such as MediaTomb. But 
consider this just a rumor at this point.

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Florin Andrei

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