[mythtv] IPTV project - 'officially' starting

[Jun Yu]

But how can we test the code without a provider or at least a server
simulator given there is only one trial going on in the state? Is there any
particular reason to stop developing entire solution instead of client box
only? That will be fun, I think. LOL

Jun

On 11/13/05, Paul Wayper <paulway at mabula.net> wrote:
>
> Steve Adeff wrote:
> > On Thursday 10 November 2005 22:14, Robert Johnston wrote:
> >
> >>IPTV is a system for service providers to provide television services
> >>over high-speed internet connections (Cable Modem or ADSL2, for
> >>example).
> >
> > I assumeyou mean how Verizon plans on offering HDTV through their FIOS
> > service? From what I've heard they are currently doing a test run of
> this in
> > 1 neighborhood in the States. From what I hear their plan is to
> eventually
> > offer normal cable-type service through their FIOS lines.
>
> Yeah, this is basically the situation I'm looking at. A similar system is
> already running through VDSL-and-fibre in Canberra, Australia where I
> live.
> Given that one guy has tested it and found that he could record up to
> three
> channels simultaneously on the same connection, I think this'd be a great
> alternative to having to buy more TV cards to get more channels... And
> AFAICS
> IPTV is the way ISPs will go, trying to offer more 'value' to their
> customers
> to choose them over other ISPs and to choose the faster, higher-priced
> services over old ADSL.
>
> Multicast serving and broadcasting is another project entirely and one I'm
> not
> touching. :-)
>
> So far I've written up the rough framework of the channel and the recorder
> classes. I'd really appreciate some idea of how to share my work with
> others,
> given that I'm working in a directory that's already a subversion
> checkout. I
> have a subversion server myself - should I make a repo on it, put the
> files in
> there, and then symlink them in the actual mythtv checkout path? This
> seems
> the most logical way, but is it sensible - how do other people do this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Paul
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