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18th November 2013, 21:33 | #1 | Link |
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Can I watch TV on my TV set from Ethernet ?
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I am not sure that the subject is very clear so I explain. I am willing to purchase a connected TV (i.e. a TV with a wifi and/or a rj45 port). I have a DSL box which also receives TV streams. Using a software like VLC , I can play the streams on my computer but that's not what I want to do. I have another room which is far from my box so I would like to know is there is way to have my TV playing the TV streams from the Ethernet port. Of course I would have a server software like VLC running on my home network but I am not sure the connected TVs can talk to a networked VLC. Does anyone is experienced with this ? Is there some other simple/cheap way to do this ? Thanks in advance for your help. |
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I bet there is an Android app that would allow you to play the streams like VLC does, there is even a beta VLC for Android but I have not used it.
You could try an Android TV stick? |
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I use VLC on my PC and it can play the TV streams so I suppose the Android version of VLC can also do it. I will first try to configure VLC on my Nexus tablet so it can read my TV streams from my home Wifi network then buy the stick if it works. |
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Personaly, I'd simply use a raspberryPi with a wireless usb dongle and install Raspbmc on it which which would allow you to play pretty much any files directly without having to stream them, as long as they're available on a shared drive on your network.
You wouldn't need a tv with wifi or ethernet, just a hdmi port, but you'd need to have some kind of controller like a wireless(or wired if you're close enough to it) keyboard to control the interface.
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That also looks like a good and very similar option. Do you know if XBMC can play TV streams from the modem like VLC can?
I went with Android as I am already familiar with it, it sounds like guista is too. @guista Please let us know if you can get Android streaming from your home Wifi, curious. ^^ Last edited by Asmodian; 19th November 2013 at 22:47. |
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No idea, I don't use VLC so I'm not sure how it does it. I also don't stream my videos since I prefer to keep their original quality.
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I assume these TV streams are "original quality" as far as digital TV ever is these days.
edit: not to say old TV was better quality, just too many macroblocks on cable TV here. Last edited by Asmodian; 20th November 2013 at 10:35. |
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I was talking about HD TV. I am not interested in streaming my movies because all the latest TV have a USB which allows you to play the movies directly from an USB stick. |
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Hi all,
When I was searching for an Android TV stick, I finally found this TV box designed by Western Digital. This is based on XBMC which is an open-source media player dedicated to video streaming which is exactly what I want to do. Moreover, it has a RJ45 Ethernet port (I do not like Wifi waves). This is about $70 so I am going to have a look to it. Last edited by guista; 21st November 2013 at 12:40. |
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PS: if I have the choice, I want to avoid generating Wifi waves at home. |
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Very nice! Yes those do look cool. Did you look at the Raspberry Pi that SamKook sugested? Is it too DIY? They look pretty sweet and have similar specs to the WD TV Live except no optical audio (only single 3.5mm and HDMI of course).
If you can keep anything off of wifi it is a good idea, if only to keep wifi clear for mobile devices. edit: I did find an Android TV Stick with ethernet. Last edited by Asmodian; 20th November 2013 at 22:26. |
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Xbmc or Raspbmc can't do this(as far as I know). It simply transfer the file and the player on the other end decode and play it. If you want to avoid wifi, then the RaspberryPi is ideal since it has an ethernet port. I bought one of those WDTV for my parents and the interface is not great(it can be confusing at times) and sometimes it's quite buggy. They use it over wireless and sometimes it doesn't want to connect at all and after a reboot, it works perfectly. Raspbmc is the actual xbmc interface so it's a lot more stable(You have to install it on an sd card for the RaspberryPi but it's very well explained on their website and quite easy to do).
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Nothing can re-encode the video unless it is running on the server, none of these options are server side. |
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I see. I read the original post again and I'm much less confused now. The terminology he used threw me off a bit, but I guess the DSL box is a DSL modem and the TV streams are standard internet streams provided by his internet provider.
You can't simply expose the stream to the network, you need a software on the receiving end to decode and render the stream(or whatever it gets transformed into). It's not done magically(but some smart TV might have an integrated video player which could maybe support them). Without having more info on what format the streams actually use, it's hard to say what could support them, but you might want to take a look at this: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title..._audio_streams If XBMC support them, then Raspbmc will too.
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If you want to have an idea of how to prepare the RaspberryPi, check their quick start guide, it's really simple and well explained(the install procedure start and ends on page 3): http://www.raspberrypi.org/quick-start-guide BTW, the raspberryPi runs XBMC(its own version named Raspbmc if that's what you choose to install) so not sure what you want to compare. XBMC needs to be installed on something connected to your tv to work.
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On Amazon France, the WDTV is about 75 euros whereas RaspberryPi is between 35 euros and 45 euros. Now I am going to compare the hardware and performances of each products. |
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The WDTV has a completely different interface, is much less customizable and, as you said, is closed source instead of open source. The codec side of things might be the same as XBMC, but the rest is completely different.
On the software side of things, you're much better off with the Pi, but for the hardware, I'm not sure which is best. One things is sure, you need the model B if you end up choosing the Pi since the model A doesn't have an ethernet port and only has 256MB of RAM instead of 512. Don't forget you might also need an SD card, a case and a usb cord(like those to charge a cellphone) to provide the power for the Pi if it's not included in the bundles you're looking at(but I hope they are since it's 35$ for the model B board here and it's a UK company that makes them).
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