[mythtv-users] Way out idea on watching same thing in multiplerooms

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Rout" <nick.rout at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Way out idea on watching same thing in multiplerooms


> 3. VLC.

>Where is this functionality in vlc?

Its found under media / streaming

> And don't tell me it can multicast, I know that

I am not sure we understand it the same...especially if you cannot find it?

> multicasting, as explained many times before, does not result in precise synchronisation over any number of
different clients with different latencies.

Hmmm Well lets see if we are on the same page here?  With multicast it is like a broadcast over the LAN, so using UDP any client 
(VLC can be client and server here) can tap into the same multicast IP and see the same content in real time, just like a 
broadcast....where are the latency issues?

Secondly "precise synchronisation" seems to imply there might be a few milliseconds difference between rooms.  Would that matter? 
If it was measured in seconds it might matter, but are we in that realm here?

How much latency are we talking about here and does it matter?