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- danboarder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12http://www.videolan.org/streaming/ VLC can serve streaming video out to a browser or streaming media player. it works on linux, windows, mac etc. Not the easiest to set up, but I've done it, it can share your media over the web. "The VideoLAN streaming solution includes:
* VLC media player (initially VideoLAN Client), which can be used as a server to stream MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 / DivX files, DVDs and live videos on the network in unicast or multicast; or used as a client to receive, decode and display MPEG streams under multiple operating systems,
* VLS (VideoLAN Server), which can stream MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 files, DVDs, digital satellite channels, digital terrestial television channels and live videos on the network in unicast or multicast. Most of the VLS functionality can now be found in the much better VLC program. Usage of VLC instead of VLS is advised." - Nunya, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11He was streaming Underworld Evolution? Hmmmmm, when did that DVD come out?
- Yankees368, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Big deal...ORB will work in space if you have an internet connection.
- foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9I have been using this for 1 year, (since i heard bout it in PopSci), its free, so i used this instead of Slingbox, i Have streamed my media from my home computer in Texas from India, where i had a 512 downstream. Quality is pretty good and depends on bandwidth size.
You can view the video on ANY streaming-capable browser, doesnt matter what device, too bad PSP dont have streaming browser... :( - giggins, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Isn't this the program Robert Heron is addicted to?
- tange1, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I've used it, pretty much works as advertised. Its not perfect but its not bad!
- MrShoop, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Orb and Slingbox both would downsample and stream content to a remote location. Both will work with PocketPC devices, for example (Slingbox has custom app for playback, Orb has web interface). I'd love to hear how that compares with MythTV and MythStream.
- MrShoop, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Orb is great, and so is the Slingbox, but it seems to me they are serving slightly different purposes. If you already have a tv tuner on your PC, Orb is a great way to stream the video content out. If you don't have a tuner or media type PC setup, Slingbox is a nice ll in one solution that plugs into your actual TV /cablebox.
- beoswulf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I'm afraid that as an OptOnline user I'll get capped for using Orb. My area in Long Island, NY seems to get caps for any upstream of more than 100 for any length of time. And their customer service and tech support is scripted to deny and deny it until you reach a real techie and not a cue card drone.
What's the lowest resolution that would look good for say Babylon 5 on a vga pocket PC? - dekkerd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3On the loss of market share? Not sure if you're referring to me or the comment someone deleted. Windows Mobile caught up in 2004.
http://www.brighthand.com/article/PPC_Sales_Equaled_Palm_Sales_During_Q1_2004
Here's one on the licensing problems, and the acquisition by access of Japan is common knowledge.
http://news.com.com/Is+Linux+Palms+savior/2100-1047_3-5719142.html?tag=nl
Do I have definite info it's going away? No, just looks like it to me, YMMV. - vypergts, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Link to actual story http://mobilecrunch.com/2006/03/23/why-buy-sling-mobile-when-orb-is-free/
- G4techTV, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6yes it is
- caldroun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I have used this for a while now, and it works very well...Scales good according to the bandwidth you have available to you.
- dWhisper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's a great concept, but unfortunately, has one of the bigger pitfalls of free and closed source... it's buggy and unstable, at least in my experience. I had problems with Orb killing videos when running on the local system, and could never get it to sync properly with my tuner on my Media Center. In the end, I had to uninstall it because it was causing XP errors...
I love the idea of Orb, it just needs a little more polish. - dekkerd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Haven't RTFA since this morning, but I seem to remember he used Boeings inflight wi-fi service. I can stream reliably with EDGE coverage to my phone, I assume the boeing service is at least that fast.
- dekkerd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Two personal examples that I can give you. Out of town for the holidays, and my father-in-law wanted to catch his local NFL team. Watched the game live on my laptop. Out of town for business, and a tropical storm was rolling into my home city. National news wasn't very good about covering it, as it wasn't a hurricane. Tuned in my local news channel on my cell phone. 2.8" screen is fine for talking heads.
Just a few examples, I usually use orb during the NFL season. - rot97, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What Orb does/is- open up a browser, go to the site, log in, click on a channel/videos/music/pictures..etc.. and itll stream it to wmp,winamp, realplayer, and some others. It also has some small add-ons for contacts and bookmarks..
- dmsteg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I use this in conjunction with GBPVR and it's pretty slick.
It's like taking Tivo to go to a whole new level. - Phantom1000, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I have a myth box at home. Can anyone explain to me how this differs from mythstream? I don't mean this as a troll or a flame, I'm just trying to figure out what, if any benefit, this would bring me.
- jonathanex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'd love to use this on my pocket PC, but as Microsoft hates any old version of Windows Mobile, I'm left with a bastardised unupgradable version of Windows Media Player. Real Player is no better.
- Schrade, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3The privacy policy is scary if you read it. :-/
- loveandrockets, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ok. He streamed over the plane's wifi. Thanks.
- tahim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1finally set up my Orb account.... works beautifully. can use DVRanywhere to control your tivo as well. it's free, and no extra hardware needed.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I also have a Sprint PCS Phone and this works great with it
(Smasung M920) - thecommish, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Like slingbox better. No digg.
- Daniel591992, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I also have OptOnline, and I have been noticing a slower than usual connection. Hopefully they fix it :)
- loveandrockets, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2How does this work? This seems incredible. This guy watched something on his home computer though his PDA in midflight. I don't get how this could be done.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this includes 3GP streaming for some cell phones
- priapos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Orb Never really works properly. Too many problems. Slingbox is awesome
- fartninja, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6No Linux version? What is there for Linux that could do this? Preferably one that works with Ubuntu or Debian.
- cochrate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dude, linux is better than windows...everyone knows that...at least those that are technically savvy.
- eTron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I use it just about every weekday. The quality is not bad considering I'm running a wireless card with a max upload throughput of 384k for the Orb server computer. And verizon EVDO broadband on the laptop. I can sit outside at baja fresh on my lunch break and watch TV (only the channels I specify), view all my pics, videos, and even webcam. I usually just run it in a small window and it looks nice. Oh yeah... you can also setup user accounts / guest accounts for limited access to pics etc. It's a nice service. I hope they do more with the web interface but I can't complain.
- inactive, on 10/21/2007, -0/+1I rememe when opt online was offering 10 down and people were actually accusing them of doing a bait and switch because "no ISP could make money offering that much down for ~40 a month". It was good times, no caps either.
That was a few years back. Are they doing the capping/shaping thing now? - danboarder, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2http://www.videolan.org VLC can stream video out to a browser or streaming media player. it works on linux, windows, mac etc. Not the easiest to set up, but I've done it, it can share your media over the web. Look on the right side of the VLC site - "Streaming Solution" and "On the fly transcoding as a streaming server"...
- TCDToxic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1No Sir, I dont like it.
Had many problems with orb. Plus you can stream stuff via vlc without orb and control it with a radmin... - dbt777, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3"To enjoy Orb TV Live, your TV cable needs to be connected to the TV tuner on the back of your Windows XP computer. "
--Pretty neat, not something I'm willing to do though. - softmod, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Can multiple users log on to an account to view the same content ...at the same time????
- culebra, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I dunno. This is one of the most innovative things I've sene out of the dot.com area since kozmo.com
Truely awesome. What a golden age we live in. I'm sure it won't be long until some lawyer has to shut this down. - rot97, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Orb is a very good program, especially if you have windows media center. It streams your tv to any computer, anywhere, and does not interfere with Media Center (in previous versions it did, but the newest has fixed the problems) Its pretty easy to use so i recommend some of you to check it out, its still good even if you dont have a tv tuner, if you just want to share your music/pictures/videos.
- bluntsage, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www.olivelink.com/
- kaptainsteve, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0is it peer to peer, say like http://www.Streamerp2p.com or http://www.peercast.org?
see, with streamer you can stream to an UNLIMITED amount of peers and not have
worry about bandwith as it is p2p, ie. one who downloads, serves to the next person. - Hoamer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0unfortunately, despite my exhaustive searching, currently there is no way to stream video to the treo 650. you can watch pre-recorded/ pre-loaded videos with no problem, but i had been hoping that either sling or orb would address this with a palm release. nothing doing. i keep an eye on the sling message boards for an announcement concerning a palm-based player but that might take some time (if ever).
- futoranime, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I use it to show family guy episodes at our LAN event. It's something for those who suck at Counter Strike.
http://www.gameaddicthotline.com - shadymg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Agree this has been around a while, but i love seeing great publicity for great technology for a small company. Of course it keeps getting better.
- diggmon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Orb only works for pictures on the PSP, as the PSP cant stream music or video yet.
I watch TV at work with orb shhhh. - Vision77, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I need a good app to stream video to my treo 650.
- aurigus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0As a newer user to digg I am glad to see this as I hadn't heard of it before. I currently use BeyondTV (http://www.snapstream.com) for my streaming TV/Video but it is very IE dependent and doesn't do photos and such. I just got an EDGE phone so looking forward to utilizing the faster speed.
- randal2k, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1follow me down the rabbit hole for a seconded, if you will......
An orb box at home, streaming Super bowl (Olympics .. whatever) to VLC at work (streaming again), and we all have a good time!!
ok, back out of the hole. - Roger, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2I use Orb for streaming my video library to my PDA. Its pretty cool.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2I curious about your failure with the slingbox. I've had one since they launched the product and it's worked great for me in every way I've needed it to work.
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