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

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Igor Cicimov <icicimov at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Preston Crow <pc-mythtv08a at crowcastle.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Do these ways of playing a Blu-Ray include the menus and special features,
>> or do they just bypass that and go straight to the movie?
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> Nope no menus just goes strait to playback. The whole process takes up to 10
> seconds on my box from the moment i launch the script till the playback
> starts in mplayer. Your experience might vary depending on the hardware.
>
>> Interesting. How come you are using mplayer if mythavtest might work.
>> I'd have thought the consistency of interface was beneficial.
>
>
> I haven;t tested it with mythavtest properly to be honest. That's why I
> mentioned it here so maybe someone else is willing to test it.

mythavtest does not appear to work with http:// streams nor with
stdin. However I will keep trying as my testing methodology may be
faulty.

Igor's method relies on stdin and makemkv relies on a http:// stream.
However named pipes may work? A bit of playing about and
experimentation is needed.