PS: All the above is captured and played via my wifi network as the stream/file is on my notebook not on the media centre.
No drop out what so ever.
Only tested on PLi images.
This minihowto will allow you to open most video formats on your DMxxxx set top box that are running the PLi Images (this howto written with PLi Iolite)
Files like .avi, .vob, .ts etc etc.
This howto does not require you to do anything to you DM box at all. You do not need VLC on your DM box at all however you do need the PC/MAC/Linux version installed on your PC. It is all done with your web browser from your PC/Notebook.
1. Open your web browser to your DMxxxx box. i.e.
2. On the left hand side of the screen click on the stream button and this image will appear
3. Now click on the settings button.
4. Now under the top section as shown below click on the edit button and change the Server IP address from the IP of your DM box to the address of your PC where you have the movies (you need to be on that PC to do this)
5. Now click on the browse button and select the movie you want to play.
6. Now you have selected the movie simply click on the FILE button (see it to the left of the file name you just selected?)
7. You will now see the download screen and the VLC will start with the file you chose. Now wait about 15 to 20 seconds and it will appear on your TV screen. As simple as this.
8. To stop it playing on your DM box / TV simply stop VLC and it will do back to your last TV channel.
Screen shot of it working on a DM500
Enjoy
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PS: All the above is captured and played via my wifi network as the stream/file is on my notebook not on the media centre.
No drop out what so ever.
Only tested on PLi images.
Thanks jonc
Well done Jonc, get asked about this all the time..
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Ill give it another shot tonight Jonc, I am using helenite with VLC (0.8.6c) on each. The only thing different here is one OS is XP, the other is vista..
Great post Jon , I will also copy it in to the tutorial section which looks very empty
weird man something this simple and it just doesnt work...
cant be that much of a total drop kick.
I disabled vista firewall, tried streaming to both gemini 4.2 and pli iolilte....doesnt started on the dm's but plays on the pc.
havent really got around to streaimng to the DM, played around with gemini and vlc frontend....was shonky.
Open VLC go to HELP and check out what version you are using?
As it says above, check what version of VLC you are using as it does not work with 0.8.6d
No idea if this works in any version of Gemini (never tried it as I use PLi images only) and only works 100% with PLi Iolite only (no other PLi image)
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