[mythtv-users] when and how to upgrade to 0.29

[James Linder]

> On 29 Nov 2017, at 11:09 am, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
> 
>> Here lies the crux of it all:
> 
> Sorry, but I don't recall if you are OP or not…

No I’m not, just trying to gauge if upgrading will help me

From a later post:
> I'm not up-to-date with the Samsung story, but there have been other 
> tweaks to the upnp code:  for example, treatment dependent on the 
> 'transcoded' flag, or resetting the container from 'MPEG2-TS' to 
> 'MPEG2-PS'.  Most have been for upnp-spec compliance (the spec seems to 
> be accessible now) but some hardwares might still need 'features' that 
> will break others.


Samsung pretend to be FOSS friendly, but they do not follow up eg their upnp support is yeach and does not comply and they have not fixed firmware.

>> My Samsung TV proclaims ts files are ?Unsupported format? on upnp.
>> Although it will play them off local media.
>> It *used* to play .mpg files over upnp.
> 
> What changed when this stopped working?  I suppose an upgrade *might*
> correct it, but maybe not.

Back when, cica 0.26, the mpg files streamed over upnp and it worked.

> Why use upnp though when you can have a full FE experience?

Answering multiple questions, I don’t want my video’s poluted with stuff like the daily news.
I cut commercials out of the recordings so my wife-n-I can sit and watch a movie. 
Dono about else where, but in Australia automatic commercial detection is somewhat hit-n-miss. The lounge TV is fully cluttered with DVD and appleTV. Adding a FE would be more pain,

>> I recontainer them to avi leaving the streams as copy and all works,
>> but that is a pain to do on every recording.
> 
> Have it done automatically, like I do, with a "Recording Finished"
> event.
> 
> https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythTV_System_Events
> 
>> So for me to upgrade ? does anybody have 29 working with upnp on a
>> samsung?
> 
> So (assuming you are the OP -- disregard if you are not) your current
> setup is NOT meeting all of your requirements then as your opening
> statement was saying, yes?

James