[mythtv-users] Watch recording on iPad

[Karl Newman]

On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 3:41 PM, George Nassas <gnassas at mac.com> wrote:

> On Aug 5, 2014, at 9:41 PM, Karl Newman <siliconfiend at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm having a surprisingly difficult time answering the seemingly simple
> question: What is the best (free) way to watch a recording on my iPad,
> streamed over my local network?
>
> I can modestly point you to the MythExpress webapp which I wrote and is
> hosted over on github (github.com/MythTV-Clients/MythExpress). I use it
> all the time with my iPads (1st gen, 3rd gen, Air) and also my MBP and it
> works pretty well. Recordings are presented in a gallery format like what
> MythVideo does and you can start and stop HLS streams and a few other
> things.
>
> There's a server portion implemented using nodejs that can be a minor
> challenge to install but the readme covers how to do it. Development is on
> the back burner right now but I have intentions to improve it; some of that
> depends on me, some depends on pending improvements to myth's apis.
>
> I wrote it to please me so you may find the UI quirky but for occasional
> use it does the job & it's free! If you need help getting it going contact
> me here or off list.
>
>
Thanks, George. I might take a look at it later if my current solution
proves unsatisfactory. I think the WiFi signal in the bedroom is strong
enough, and the bitrate of recordings low enough that I can probably manage
to watch them untranscoded.

Karl
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