[mythtv-users] Best way to watch recording remotely

[George Mari]

On 08/28/2010 06:31 AM, David Whyte wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> For the third race running I am working away in the Australian Northern
> Territory where there is no Formula One coverage.
>
> This time I am willing to pay the money to get 24hrs wireless access so
> I can stream the recording from my backend.  I would like to stream as
> it is recording though, in a lower bit rate and view it as live as
> possible on my Linux laptop in a player that allows me to pause and skip
> backwards.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how best to achieve this?
>

MythWeb allows you do this, except for the bit about skipping backwards. 
  As far as I can see, you can pause what is playing, but attempting to 
skip back results in it starting from the beginning.

I believe this is because it is basically transcoding the recording in 
real-time down to a lower bitrate, so your backend needs to be up to the 
task.  My 2.4 Ghz Athlon X2 can transcode 17Mbps MPEG2 down to 1.5Mbps 
in flash format no problem, just as a reference point.

BTW, I hear you on the F1 - I'd be looking into the same thing, if I 
were in your shoes.