[mythtv-users] Re: Crazy VNC idea

[Damien Tanner]

there's a gstreamer application (aplay?) which streams your soundcard
output over the network.

dc.


On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 05:19:58 -0700, Cecil Watson <cwatson at linkline.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
> 
> >>>>>"Ross Campbell" <ross.campbell at gmail.com> 10/29/04 12:51 AM >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>... so I installed vnc and fired up
> >>>>vnc on my work laptop upstairs.  Once I logged in, I brought
> >>>>up mythfrontend, and voila!, I was running myth on my laptop
> >>>>over VNC.  I can do everything, but I have no sound.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>vnc is great for remote admin on fast networks. It's good for running
> >>through mythsetup, but VNC doesn't support xv or sound and it's a
> >>screenscraper, so you're going to drop a lot of frames.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Yeah, that's essentially what I was seeing...
> >
> >
> >
> >>If you want to view shows on your laptop, there are two reasonably
> >>good solutions:
> >>
> >>1) install dsmyth filters - (http://dsmyth.sourceforge.net), configure
> >>mythtv to allow remote connections and mythweb/configconf.php to
> >>stream vides via a myth://1.2.3.4/ like URI - use mythweb on your
> >>laptop and stream recorded shows via the dsmyth filters - see also
> >>winmyth (http://winmyth.sourceforge.net)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >That sounds like a good idea.  I like the WinMyth option or dsmyth.
> >
> >
> >
> >>2) install linux on your laptop and install mythtv. Treat your laptop
> >>like a mythtv frontend.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Yeah, um, I think my employer wouldn't like that.  Dual boot may be
> >an option...maybe I'll look at something like PartitionMagic or
> >something...
> >
> >
> >
> >>...
> >>or get hacking on mythtv on cygwin and run mythtv from windows. Could
> >>we someday see mythtv packages show up in cygwin setup?
> >>
> >>-Ross
> >>
> >>
> >
> >That's cool too.  Almost like option 1, but with some additional
> >functionality...
> >
> >Thanks for the ideas.
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >
> Optionally, you can use the KnoppMyth CD.  It allows you to run the
> frontend completely off the CD, no installation required.
> 
> Cecil
> 
> 
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