HD Channels on a DM 500c

[SPF]

Does anyone have any screenshots showing the quality of HD using this method?

[aftermath]

Does anyone have any screenshots showing the quality of HD using this method?

you cant stream HD content from a box that wont show HDTV on your TV screen, even the boxes that can show HD wont stream HD content very good ( there is too much information passed between the box and the PC ) therefore you will get either a very pixel ated picture or nothing at all, or if your lucky you might get a few mins before the screen crashes or goes blank.

[dc_uk]

Enigma based images have a built in webpage and one of the options is web-x-tv. It is not new, they have always had this feature as long as I can remember.

Basically it streams the filtered MPEG transport stream out of the box via the ethernet port and can be watched over the network on a remote computer using a web-browser if you have VLC media player and it's browser plugins installed.

However most images for DM500C are dodgy to say the least when it comes to this. A mixture of bad coding and RAM bandwidth limitations can introduce errors in the stream.

Also the latest version of VLC (1.0.0+) checks MPEG2 transport streams more thoroughly and rejects ones without PMT/PAT information. You end up with a black screen with "waiting for video". Someone in the dev scene should really get to the bottom of this and fix it once and for all.

Easier said than done I imagine

[aftermath]

Easier said than done I imagine

do a google for the latest VLC, or i think its on here somewhere ( do a search )

then in your web browser type in your box`s IP address Like this http://192.168.1.6/?screenWidth=1440 , change to your ip address

should open the web interface

then look for the web-x-tv link, its in small text somewhere on that first screen .

It should automatically open VLC and should start streaming to your pc.

[on_the_jazz]

problem is picture gets very pixelated

the DM and my PC both connected to a 100mb router via wired connection

obviously network bandwidth not enought to stream HD stuff to PC

It'll be because the DM can't process fast enough to send it. Wired 100Mbps is more than fast enough to stream HD content.

[alexh]

you cant stream HD content from a box that wont show HDTV on your TV screen, even the boxes that can show HD wont stream HD content very good ( there is too much information passed between the box and the PC )

Sorry but that is not true. The DM800 we have here at work is quite happily recording 1 HD stream to a NAS while playing back another, no loss of data.

do a google for the latest VLC, or i think its on here somewhere ( do a search ) then in your web browser type in your box`s IP address Like this http://192.168.1.6/?screenWidth=1440 , change to your ip address should open the web interface then look for the web-x-tv link, its in small text somewhere on that first screen . It should automatically open VLC and should start streaming to your pc.

Should do, but it doesn't. The latest VLC rejects the transport stream because it has no PAT/PMT.

[dctyper]

YOU CAN STREAM HD CONTENT FROM A 500C, I KNOW THIS AS IVE DONE IT MANY TIMES, like ive said before. the quality is poo. to compare it to something, its like playing a really powerfull game on a sh!t pc, all glitchy and shit

[kingmully]

YOU CAN STREAM HD CONTENT FROM A 500C, I KNOW THIS AS IVE DONE IT MANY TIMES, like ive said before. the quality is poo. to compare it to something, its like playing a really powerfull game on a sh!t pc, all glitchy and shit

Exactly so basically even though it does stream the HD channel the 500c is pointless due to the quality.

[Sig-gotyouth]

time for peeps to upgrade eh?

[b595734]

dm500hd on the way!

[amarantus]

I got the same doubt...

[HUPextreme]

For any1 interested this is what it looks like when you stream a HD channel to the pc from the dm500c

Using the VLC media player.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqjUfeY9H04]YouTube - Video0026[/ame]

[trickykid]

For any1 interested this is what it looks like when you stream a HD channel to the pc from the dm500c

Using the VLC media player.

YouTube - Video0026

interesting, i wonder if the streaming was very good quality, could you connect the pc through a HDMI output into your tv and have hd channels? i.e. with a dm800

[carlossik]

Hi , i have a little problem with my dm500c. I have Dk latest imageon it and have the right keys etc. the issue is i cannot get sy sports 123 but i do get most of the other channels like movies espn etc when i tune to these channels ie skysports 123 i get the message , service not found .I do get the epg on those channels but no picture or sound. Can anyone help pls? the funny thing is this box works perfectly at my mate's house..

[jsjazz]

Interesting to hear the comments on Web-X-TV streaming
Slightly off topic, I tried using a DM600 with a PLi Jade image and it was frustratingly temperamental- sometimes worked, more often didn't. I upgraded to the latest PLi Jade image a couple of months back and it works more consistently, but still a bit flaky.
Might have to get another slingbox to stream the signal around the house.