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*[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Xbox_Frontend#Running_XBMC_with_native_MythTV_Support XBMC] Xbox media center is now available on windows, and can play recordings and live tv. | *[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Xbox_Frontend#Running_XBMC_with_native_MythTV_Support XBMC] Xbox media center is now available on windows, and can play recordings and live tv. | ||
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The following require Samba shares setup to view recordings | The following require Samba shares setup to view recordings | ||
Revision as of 22:00, 26 May 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.
- MythTV Windows Port - The MythTV frontend can now be compiled and run on Windows.
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
