[mythtv-users] Access Mythtv from Roku

[Robert Dege]

Well, I got MythRokuPlayer installed on my roku2 device.  While the
installation was fairly straightforward, I am now experiencing SQL errors
when I try to load mythtv_tv_test.php.  Yay ... more fun researching a
solution =)

Unfortunately, my backend is too old (Athlon64 3200+), so transcoding on
the fly is not possible for me at this time.  I also discovered that the
FIOS channels I record through my HDHomerum Prime are encoded in MPEG-2.  I
was originally hoping that I could watch my recorded shows from the roku
without having to transcode the shows.  Since the roku2 only supports
MPEG-4, that is now a pipe dream.

A slightly different question; are there any media devices out there that
can interact with the mythbackend and allow me to watch my HD shows on an
SD TV without any transcoding involved?

-Rob



On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:33 AM, Kris B. <krisbee at krisbee.com> wrote:

>   On Thu, Mar 29, 2012, at 05:57 AM, Scott Stancil wrote:
>
> I use Plex to get my video to the Roku, since it will do the transcoding
> on the fly. That way I don't have to keep two copies of all the recordings.
>  I just use mythlink to populate the folder Plex looks at...I found this
> format to work well:
>
>  mythlink.pl --link /var/lib/mythtv/plex/ --format %U/%T/%T\ %pY-%pm-%pd\
> %ph:%pi
>
>
>  I don't keep two copies of the same recording - I replace the .mpg with
> the .mp4 when I am done transcoding and update the database.
>
>  I don't have the processing power on my machines to transcode on the fly.
> :(\
>
>  Also, the nice thing about the mythrokuplayer is that you can delete from
> the roku and has the info from mythweb about the episode.
>
>  I basically just have syndicated shows show up on my roku - reruns of
> family guy and the simpsons, with the commericals cut out - Wipeout, AFV,
> Ask this Old House, things like that.  The syndicated shows have strict
> recording rules so they drop off after 10-12 episodes so if I watch them,
> great, if not, no biggie, they'll go away without taking up too much room.
>
>  When I record an oddball show, if I want it to show up, I just tick off
> that rule, otherwise it will only show up on the frontends...
>  --
>  Kris B.
>  krisbee at krisbee.com
>
>
>
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