[mythtv-users] Firewire no longer required on HD STBs

[Eric Sharkey]

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> I have seen devices that stream video from the net, and present it as a UPnP server

That's different.  Generally most stuff on the net can be played on-demand.

When talking about a device that can stream just whatever is playing
right now on a small handful of channels (compared to the number of
videos available for streaming from a typical web service like YouTube
or Hulu), a UPnP type interface seems like an odd fit.

> Basically it just needs enough information  about the "file", like the name, size etc., to be able to fake out a UPnP
> renderer and make it think the streamed program from the cable co. is actually just a file, which is all it really is
> anyway.

But it doesn't stream programs, it streams channels.  How big is the
file that represents Comedy Central?  Not the Tuesday night 11PM
showing of The Daily Show, but all of Comedy Central?  It just doesn't
make any sense.

Eric