[mythtv-users] Streaming to Android with PS3 Media Server

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:08 AM, George Nassas <gnassas at mac.com> wrote:
> On 2012-01-14, at 3:30 AM, Karl Dietz wrote:
>
> Additionally there is some stuff in the works. So it might be possible
> to get your recordings to your phone without an additional media server
> or upfront transcoding later this year. But I wouldn't hold my breath.
>
>
> No need to hold your breath! Live streaming is in git/master and will be
> part of the next release.

http live streaming is natively built into iOS devices (iPad, iPhone
etc). However it is not native to android until 3.0, which many phones
especially will never be upgraded to.

There is an android 2.2 app called diceplayer that has http live
streaming according to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming

>
> I poked around the new methods briefly and I pronounce the API to be
> officially nifty. Simple and flexible, really good stuff.
>
> Currently there is a lack of clients to use the API, either device specific
> app ones or something common through a web interface. The task isn't
> conceptually difficult - slicing & dicing lists and handing off streams to
> generic video controls so I suspect it won't be long before there are
> several to choose from. All different colours!