Play Recordings On Windows
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*[http://www.sudu.dk/mythtvplayer/ MythTv Player] - MythTv Player is a free and simple Myth client and player for Windows. | *[http://www.sudu.dk/mythtvplayer/ MythTv Player] - MythTv Player is a free and simple Myth client and player for Windows. | ||
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*[http://tapeworm.spurgeonwoods.com/ Tapeworm] - TapeWorm is a "parasitic" Windows front end for MythTV | *[http://tapeworm.spurgeonwoods.com/ Tapeworm] - TapeWorm is a "parasitic" Windows front end for MythTV | ||
note tapeworm doesn't work with multiple Storage pools and project is not active anymore | note tapeworm doesn't work with multiple Storage pools and project is not active anymore | ||
| − | + | *[[Play_Recordings_On_Windows_From_MythWeb]] using Samba shares, VLC and the Firefox Launchy add-on | |
*Samba using [[mythrename.pl]] to generate human readable filenames using [http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ Media Player Classic Homecinema] to playback recordings | *Samba using [[mythrename.pl]] to generate human readable filenames using [http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ Media Player Classic Homecinema] to playback recordings | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 22 January 2009
Introduction
Once MythTV has been setup there are a few options to allow playback of TV recordings from the Windows platform.
Options
- MythTv Player - MythTv Player is a free and simple Myth client and player for Windows.
- XBMC Xbox media center is now available on windows, and can play recordings and live tv.
The following require Samba shares setup to view recordings
- Tapeworm - TapeWorm is a "parasitic" Windows front end for MythTV
note tapeworm doesn't work with multiple Storage pools and project is not active anymore
- Play_Recordings_On_Windows_From_MythWeb using Samba shares, VLC and the Firefox Launchy add-on
- Samba using mythrename.pl to generate human readable filenames using Media Player Classic Homecinema to playback recordings
Samba setup
example samba share /etc/samba/smb.conf
[tvrecordings]
comment = mythtv tv recordings
path = /video/tvrec
ensure world has read access to files
chmod +r /video/tvrec
