[mythtv-users] Sony LocationFree update

Jon Bishop jon.the.wise.gdrive at gmail.com
Tue Mar 10 07:35:40 UTC 2009


On Feb 27, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Anthony R. Baker wrote:

>    I have an update on using Sony's LocationFree with myth and a  
> question
> for some of the more knowledgeable users out there. First if you  
> just want
> to use it to stream your myth recordings to your PSP or playstation  
> you can
> do that now just set it up the instructions for a DVR and let the
> LocationFree control a myth front-end. However if you want to stream  
> from
> the LocationFree to myth it will require some code work, but not as  
> much as
> I expected. It seems since the LocationFree bases don't sell well Sony
> decided to open source their software. Including a version that is  
> linux
> based for PS3.However is it worth the work to get Myth to play files  
> from
> the LocationFree base? Its value to me is more as way to control and  
> play
> Mythtv files on PS3, PSP and PC remotely in a convenient way.  Not as
> another source for recording or viewing on Myth. Or am I missing  
> something?


Well, if the software is open sourced - would it be easier/more viable  
to take the various parts required to stream to PS3 and PSP, etc and  
integrate them into myth? (assuming that aren't simply using uPNP,  
which is already built in)

~Jon


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