Newbie Streaming Question
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2007-06-02, 11:04 PM
Hi - I've been reading a lot of documentation and support threads - but I'm not really clear if GBPVR can do what I want - I have a lot of music & videos stored on my PC - can I use GBPVR to watch/listen to these across my network? If so - whats the easiest way to do it (all XP based).
Thanks :confused:
2007-06-02, 11:16 PM
It can do this as a client and server. It can also do this with the MVP media extender. It can also do this as a server with network mounted drives.
What exactly are you trying to do?
2007-06-03, 09:08 AM
pastro Wrote:It can do this as a client and server. It can also do this with the MVP media extender. It can also do this as a server with network mounted drives. Hi Pastro - well I'm just at the construction phase at the moment. I had a Kiss 558, which has just died - so am looking to emulate most of its features. I have a lot of mp3 & avi files on my PC upstairs and want to be able to watch them via GBPVR on my TV downstairs. The network wiring is already in place - just wondering what the easiest way to do this is? From your reply - I guess its just share the drives on the PC and pick them up on the GBPVR machine? Is that right or is there more to it? Thanks.
2007-06-03, 09:16 AM
1. are you going to use it to record tv programs?
2.or just watch mpegs,avi,mp3s? becuase there are tv listing etc that wont show up if you just share the hard drives Winamp is better for mp3 but gbpvr is the best for video/tv recordings etc do you have tv tuner/s in your setup?
2007-06-03, 07:04 PM
stustunz Wrote:1. are you going to use it to record tv programs? Yes - I will be recording as well - onto the internal HD. I've bought a Hauppauge 1300 as the TV card. So - back to the question - the best way to stream from my PC???
2007-06-03, 07:06 PM
If you want to install GB-PVR on the other computers you can use them as a client.
What I do is share my recordings, music, and video library directories over the network. I then mount the hard drive so on my laptop drive Z: goes to the media PC's media. I can then play anything I want over the laptop.
Dan Blomberg
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2007-06-03, 07:39 PM
or you can install gbpvr upstairs and buy a hauppauge "media mvp" media extender for your tv - presupposed that at your PC the tv antenna signal is available.
thus you have a fanless, quite and favorable possibility to use gbpvr mediacentre. joerg
Set it up as a server client in config and you need to open up some ports
(on ALL COMPUTERS you want to use) in windows firewall exceptions add Name :gbpvr tcp 7968,tcp and name: pvr 7647,tcp then you can use it just the same as you would if it was in the lounge schedule recordings etc and it also shows the show info on both pcs (only thing that doesnt work is live tv or watch while recording just doesnt handle that )i never watch live anymore anyway as for mp3 the music part of gbpvr is pretty simple you can add external players etc like i said before i use winamp, mce remote with the program hip to control it
2007-06-03, 11:45 PM
Edit :Just had another look at music and music library2 is the way to go does what music library didnt do it lsts all the songs rather than having to go into folders
plus when you say streaming do you want to be able to use the computer at the same time for other things or not ? |
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