[mythtv] multicast mpeg2 as an input (iptv discussion cont.)

[Unit3]

Nigel Pearson wrote:

>> So how does the timeshift and transcoding work without mplayer/mencoder?
>
>     MythTV implements its own code to do all of this.
> Some of the routines may have been borrowed from other
> open source projects, but if you compile and install
> MythTV, you do not need to have mplayer on your machine.

Hmmm, that's really interesting. I've always just had mplayer installed 
alongside, I guess, so I never really realized this. Good to know, though.

Now I should really eat, and then play with netcat to see what kind of 
data I'm actually getting from these streams. ;)