Stream MythTV content to any 3G phone
by Evan Blass 
posted May 16th 2006 at 4:30PM
When a person is on a mission, he/she can accomplish anything, no matter how Rube Goldberg-esque the solution turns out to be, so you can forgive Gary Lerhaupt's rather complicated how-to on streaming recorded programs to any 3G-enabled cellphone. Far too detailed to go into the specifics here, Lerhaupt's method basically programs your MythTV box to send recorded TV shows to a computer running Apple's open source Darwin Streaming Server software, which sets up dedicated URLs for each file and allows you to stream from your handset's browser at will. Those without pretty decent tech skillz should probably not attempt this one, as even the how-to assumes some knowledge of 3gp video conversion, script running, and something called an rtsp streaming protocol; instead, you're probably better off spending a few extra bucks on that Windows Mobile phone and employing the no-brainer solutions that the good folks at Orb and Sling Media have already come up with.
Filed under: Multimedia, EV-DO, HSDPA, UMTS
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gary Lerhaupt @ May 16th 2006 5:28PM
fair enough, but it's not really all that hard (the scripts do all the converting for you) :-)
you should see the mouse trap i built.
James Schultz @ May 16th 2006 6:19PM
Awww c'mon Gary, no Windows Media support!?!?!
sxt173 @ May 17th 2006 4:39AM
Uhmmm, just save yourself 5 hours and use Orb.com
ZooVision @ May 17th 2006 9:08PM
Gary thanks for the mention of our site. Glad that it inspired you to work out your streaming solution!
Sean
ZooVision