[ale] Streaming video via MediaTomb

[Brian Mathis]

You want to stream *from* the RPi running XBMC?  That doesn't make sense to
me.  The RPi is the perfect device to be connected to your TV.  You can
share media over the network using SMB or other file sharing protocols.
The only sticking point might be that the RPi supports h264 encoded video
in hardware (so that will decode just fine), but other formats might not.
Maybe it can stream from MediaTomb using a plugin.

As far as a remote control, the RPi is actually amazingly awesome in this
regard.  It has built-in HDMI-CEC, which, if your TV supports it, allows
you to control the RPi using your TV remote.  This only works on relatively
new TVs that also have HDMI-CEC support though.  I have not seen another
device that supports CEC, and I think it's a killer app for RPi.


❧ Brian Mathis


On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Chris Fowler
<cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>wrote:

> Here is another issue I'm trying to solve.
>
> One of our Dish receivers has died and we are going to cancel that service
> and live without it.
> While browsing Wal-Mart I saw different boxes at a wide range of cost for
> watching Netflix, Amazon, Google Play, etc.
>
> I have one of the first Rokus and I hate it.  It always had streaming
> problems.    I have soured on that brand.  I have a couple RPis and can run
> XBMC.  That is fine for me, but for the others I need not to be bothered
> with issues.
>
> I've been streaming to my XBMC using MediaTomb (UPnP) and I would like to
> buy a box that will also stream _FROM_ my desktop running MT.   Googling
> has talked more about these boxes streaming to a PC using UPnP.
>
> The Chromecast looks nice, but for these kids I need something that is
> more stand-alone and with a remote.
>
> Any good recommendations.
>
> If UPnP is a no-go then the ability to attach a USB stick would be fine.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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