hdbeat.com — Does HDTV over WiFi work? Well, yes and no. We can do it with a WMCE PC and an Xbox 360, but there are some things you need to know because it's not quite perfect! Check our post for the issues and some optimization tips & tricks.
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zeropointdDec 15, 2005
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lingurDec 15, 2005
I have recently been fighting with streaming video over WiFi from my file server and would like to share my solution in case someone is trying to do the same thing.Basically, the video files I was trying to view were around 170mb a file and the video would not play properly. It was stuttering all over the place, often not playing at all. I was getting very frustrated at this problem and had been looking everywhere for a solution.Then I was watching some clips on a site and saw the usual "Buffering..." message and that got me thinking "What if I could do the same thing with my videos". Obviously I wasn't about to re-encode all my files to .wmv's so I looked around for a player that supported buffering. Unfortunately I found none. The player I have been using for years is the trusty VLC player (www.videolan.org) but I had never thought about the massive capabilities of that player, after all it's a very mature piece of software. And lo and behold, it did indeed do what I was thinking of. I noticed that when you go to File->Open File it presents a window with a small checkbox at the bottom marked "Caching". If you check it you can specify the amount of time to cache in ms. I put 3000 (3 seconds) and clicked OK. After about 3 seconds the video was playing without a hitch and finally I could watch my videos on the toilet! :)Well this was long, hope someone will benefit from what I just wrote.
Closed AccountDec 15, 2005
Whatever happened to just plain old streamers and not this technology crap. I want the streamers you hang up for parties and wipe your butt with when you're out of tp.SIGH........
ottoDec 15, 2005
I'm surprised that the thing doesn't do buffering to reduce the impact of those occassional dropouts as evidenced on his graph. His graph was usually above the minimum line. All that extra space above the line could make up for the parts below the line, if the thing used buffering. If the box was powerful enough for it, some real time recompression wouldn't be bad either.
Closed AccountDec 15, 2005
while i do not believ hdtv is really an option over wifiI dont have a problem with divx movies over wifi and i am playin from outside my house. Glitches happen but not often.i do have a home made directional attenna on my router and use the svesoft firmware that lets you boost signal stregth.. cant boost too much as snr goes up to high but a little boost helps my connection alot.
pdlevinDec 15, 2005
Hey everyone: RUN A WIRE!!! It's not like your desktop computer and the TV setup are portable- they aren't going anywhere so just run a wire between 'em. Save the headache and money, Get 100 ft Cat-5 LAN cable for $30 @ The Shack
phr34kyDec 16, 2005
I've got MythTV on my desktop at home and I installed the frontend on my laptop just for fun. It actually lags even when streaming SDTV over 802.11b, maybe I should get 11g.However, it's pretty cool being able to plug my laptop into any point in the house and watch live TV :) It works fine from Cat5e.
pdlevinDec 16, 2005
pHr34kY is smart!get with it people, WIRES ARE STILL THE WAY TO GO!
glitchbitDec 16, 2005
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