[mythtv-users] How to watch recordings on a laptop

[Christian Arnaut]

I concur with Joseph regarding making sure your network is up to the task. I regularly watch the native MPEG transport streams on a Windows XP machine with VLC 1.0.2. 

I have the asx file type defined to use VLC. Then from Mythweb's Recorded Programs, click on 'ASX Stream' and I'm off and running. I like VLC because it allows QC'ing of the captions. Uncompressed HD run's a sustained 10 MB/s.

Since you stated that this is a laptop. Is it safe to assume that you're on a wireless connection?

~Chris


From: Joseph Fry 
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 11:54 AM
To: Discussion about MythTV 
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] How to watch recordings on a laptop


  However, VLC and MPlayer WILL play the raw HDHR file in Linux on the backend, but the Windows versions will not over the network.  

Have you tried to copy the file to the windows machine to see if your network is simply too slow.

Have you tried installing the HDHR software on your windows PC, and trying to watch live tv on the windows box?

The HDHR simply puts out a raw MPEG stream... one that is easily played on just about any OS, with just about any MPEG2 compatible player.

Is it possible that your windows computers are simply under powered for playing back such a high-bandwidth video?



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