[mythtv] Generic interface for getting video in to mythbackend

[Hamish Moffatt]

On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 10:25:01AM -0500, Jay Sprenkle wrote:
> On 5/2/05, Isaac Force <gorgonous at web-ster.com> wrote:
> > I have a Perl script that I wrote to 'tune' IPTV video streams and do
> > something with the data that I would like to have interface with Myth.

> That sounds like a cool idea. This is similar to winamp's shoutcast
> but for video?  http://shoutcast.servers.serverroom.us/

[..]
> The big questions for me are:
> "Is there anything worth watching on that channel?"
> Is the protocol free of commercial entanglements? Can anyone feed video
> or would I be just working to put money in someone else's pockets?

IPTV is a mechanism for DSL providers to compete with cable TV
providers. It allows them to provide lots of TV channels even though
they don't have much bandwidth (1 or 2 channels even with ADSL2+).

Hamish
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