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network so... I don't suppose you're watching movies 24/7, and even then, who cares, let the router handle it. Any MyhTV box should handle it with ease (specifically if it does tv capture card stuff)
network so... I don't suppose you're watching movies 24/7, and even then, who cares, let the router handle it. Any MyhTV box should handle it with ease (specifically if it does tv capture card stuff)
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== Requirements ==
 
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A tablet running [[:Category:OS2008|OS2008]] with [http://maemo.org/packages/view/mplayer/ mplayer] is recommended, but it may work with the [[Nokia 770|770]].
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== Requiresments ==
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A tablet running OS2008 with mplayer is recommended, but it may work with the 770.
=== MythTV box ===
=== MythTV box ===
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== Instructions ==
== Instructions ==
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<ol>
 
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<li>Run MythTV</li>
 
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<li>Go to Utilities/Setup -> Setup -> Media Settings -> Video Settings -> Player Settings#</li>
 
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<li>Change the default player option from either "Internal" or the mplayer command "<code>mplayer -fs -zoom -quiet %s</code>" to the following:<pre>/usr/bin/streamplayer</pre></li>
 
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<li>Create the file <code>/usr/bin/streamplayer</code>
 
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<li>Insert the following code to it:
 
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<source lang="bash">
 
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#!/bin/bash
 
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vlc "$1" --intf dummy --sout '#transcode{fps=25.0,height=320,width=240,vcodec=mp4v,vb=768,acodec=mpga,ab=128,channels=2}:standard{access=http,mux=asf,dst=:8080}' &
 
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mypid=$!
 
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mplayer -fs -zoom -quiet "$1"
 
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kill -9 $mypid
 
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</source>
 
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</li>
 
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<li>Make the file executable:<pre>chmod +x /usr/bin/streamplayer</pre></li>
 
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<li>That's all! Now play a movie in MythTV, go to your tablet and fire up mplayer with the following arguments from console:<pre>mplayer -aspect 16:9 http://ip-of-your-mythtv-server-:8080</pre></li>
 
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<li>Watch the movie and enjoy! :-)</li>
 
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</ol>
 
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[[Category:Connectivity]]
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# Run MythTV
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[[Category:Media]]
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# Go to Utilities/Setup -> Setup -> Media Settings -> Video Settings -> Player Settings#
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[[Category:Power users]]
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# Change the default player option from either "Internal" or the mplayer command "mplayer -fs -zoom -quiet %s" to the following: /usr/bin/streamplayer
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# Create the file /usr/bin/streamplayer
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# Insert the following code to it:
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  #!/bin/bash
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  vlc "$1" --intf dummy --sout '#transcode{fps=25.0,height=320,width=240,vcodec=mp4v,vb=768,acodec=mpga,ab=128,channels=2}:standard{access=http,mux=asf,dst=:8080}' &
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  mypid=$!
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  mplayer -fs -zoom -quiet "$1"
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  kill -9 $mypid
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# Make the file executable (chmod +x /usr/bin/streamplayer)
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# That's all! Now play a movie in MythTV, go to your tablet and fire up mplayer with the following arguments
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from console: mplayer -aspect 16:9 http://ip-of-your-mythtv-server-:8080
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# Watch the movie and enjoy! :-)
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