Any one tried orb? [Archive]

manmikey

29th March 2007, 03:16 PM

I just downloaded and installed Orb on my home PC and after a few minutes setting up i can now remotely access my Sky+, VCR, DVDs and photos, music documents and videos on the PC all from my MDA Pro (or indeed any broadband connected PC) anyware its connected to the internet.

It uses Internet explorer and Windows media player on the PPC so there isn't even any software to install in our precious memeory.

And it WORKS :eek: (You need a media centre type pc to get live tv streamed) Considering how complex this all is I was amazed that for once it all worked with out hours of endless tweaking, and its free.

If only the media player display was proper full screen...sigh

www.orb.com

r3bel

29th March 2007, 07:08 PM

i tried to get it working but it wouldn't see my tv card :sigh:

Pantaloonie

29th March 2007, 07:47 PM

If only the media player display was proper full screen...sigh

I set it up to use TCPMP, which plays full screen.

manmikey

29th March 2007, 08:28 PM

I set it up to use TCPMP, which plays full screen.

How do you set TCPMP to be the default player for the various media? I read a couple of posts in various forums that say that media player starts up for live streams from orb even with TCPMP installed

Pantaloonie

29th March 2007, 08:50 PM

Not got it in front of me right now, but I belive I simply set the file associations in TCPMP to handle the streams.

airya

30th March 2007, 03:31 AM

How do you set TCPMP to be the default player for the various media? I read a couple of posts in various forums that say that media player starts up for live streams from orb even with TCPMP installed

Just set asx of file associate to TCPMP in option menu.
But best way should be upgrade your rom to WM6.
The Windows Media Player 10 boundle in WM6.
It's support full screen and more smooth than TCPMP in streaming play.