[mythtv-users] ABC Full Episodes on MythTV? Can it be done?

[Matt Emmott]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Jay R. Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 09:26:39AM -0400, Erik Kristensen wrote:
> > Has anyone tried to attempt a way to be able to access the main media
> > websites like NBC or ABC do watch the full episodes they offer on
> > MythTV? I know that MythTV has a built in web browser, but I haven't
> > had a chance to try it out yet, I just wanted to see what the rest of
> > the community had to say.
>
> I think they're using Flash video, aren't they/
>
> The trick is to get it as close to full-screen as possible; that's
> often possible, but not easy.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
>

XBMC has a bunch of python scripts that will locate and play just the
embedded movies from a website on the tv. I don't know why Myth couldn't do
something similar, and even take it a step further inserting the 'show' into
the database. But I'm no programmer, it's just my humble opinion.
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