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

[Jay Foster]

On 10/1/2010 9:14 AM, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
>> >
>> >  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.
I haven't tried that yet with the raw (non-transcoded) file.  It does 
work just fine over the network after performing a lossless transcode 
(MPEG2-TS -> MPEG2-PS).
>
> Have you tried installing the HDHR software on your windows PC, and trying
> to watch live tv on the windows box?
The HDHR software is installed, but I don't use it because my HDHRs are 
on an isolated network to the backend.  I also am not interested in 
doing this for live TV, only my recordings.
>
>   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?
They play just fine if I first do the lossless transcode.  The laptop 
has a quad core i7 CPU with 6GB RAM.