[mythtv-users] Can MythTV play blu-rays?

[Paul Gardiner]

On 27/06/2012 11:20, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> On 12-06-27 05:00 AM, Nick Rout wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> So we want AnyDVD for linux. That would be a really clean solution. I
>>> wonder if the MakeMKV people are working on a device-driver mode of
>>> operation.
>
> (a) I don't think it needs to be a "device driver" mode for Linux and
> (b) probably AnyDVD is not necessary if makemkv works as it appears to
> from what I've ready.

But, if I'm reading all the information correctly, makemkv cannot
produce the decrypted data on the fly in a way that MythTV's internal
player can handle. It can stream via http apparently, and VLC can play
the stream, but that's not quite as neat a solution.