Shift No Longer Needed!

[spacecat]

i was thinking of a getting a shift as i am desperate to be able to play p2p streams via my hsdpa connection , so i can watch LIVE football on my AMEO from sopcast and other p2p streaming tv progs.

This morning I finally CRACKED it! and am now watching
Full screen SOPCAST TV on my AMEO

This means I can watch literally EVERY FOOTBALL match ANYWHERE on my AMEO for FREE!

:) :) :)

this may be old news but im amazed.

if you want to know how i will post details

[drclooney]

watching football for a bit to get it work is cooooooool...
tell me more!!!!!

[lmf_slacker]

dont beat around the bush c'mon hit us with the details!

[spacecat]

okay heres how its done

First u must have an unlimited HSDPA account or you are gonna spend loads of dosh

progs needed for full control fom anywhere

Logmein - free version (pc remote control app)
VLC player (pc app)
Sopcast 1.1.2 (pc App)
TCPMP 0.81 (its the only version that plays video great for me, u may prefer other versions)
obviously you need BB connection on your home pc

1. install logmein and create an account you can then log into your pc remotely (change resolution to 640X480)
and you can see the whole of your screen on your athena/ameo.htc7500 etc

install all of the above apps

2.In your Ameo make sure that TCPMP is your choice for all video types i.e. wmv playback etc so it auto runs any video

3. open media player , select open URL and under network options select wifi/Lan (1.0mbps or faster) and tick detect connection speed and then close


4. start sopcast on your pc and get a channel going in the standalone player not the web based player


5.start VLC


6. once the channel has started right click on the player screen and select properties

7. highlight and copy the location http://xxxxxxxxxx etc

8. click File- open network stream on vlc player

9.select HTTP/HHTPS/FTP/MMS and paste the location into the URL box


10. the stream should now start to play in vlc (prob quicker than sopcast!)

11.click file again on VLC and select WIZARD

12. make sure stream to network is slected and click next

13.select Existing play item and highlight the location name in the box and click next

14.Select HTTP and leave the box below blank press next


15.Leave on ASF and click next

16. type 1 or 2 or leave blank it may or may not matter

17.now click finish


VLC player should shrink and in the bottom box it should have a timer that doesnt move and say transcoding
click view and check messages if its BLANK your in business.


Now open up internet explorer in your ameo

and type

mms://your pc's ip address:8080 press go

TCPMP player should automatically start and start playing the stream.

If you are in portrait mode when you hear some sound press the button to change to landscape and TCPMP should be playing back whatever you Channel you selected.


VOILA!

Logmein like all remote software allows you to set this all up from your PC remotely

have fun FOOTY HERE I COME!!

[simoncells.com]

Can anyone confirm that this works?

Also, is it better/worse than a Slinbox type config, aside from the advantage of not requiring a separate cable/tv box?

[spacecat]

Can anyone confirm that this works?

Also, is it better/worse than a Slinbox type config, aside from the advantage of not requiring a separate cable/tv box?

If it didnt work i wouldnt post it

[spacecat]

An easier way to do this is (taken from the Orb website not my work and it works great is)

I managed to get SopCast and pplive streaming on my cell through Orb. It's probably similar with the other p2p streaming softwares.

'Here's how to do it:
1. Open SopCast on a channel.
2. Add the Custom Channel in Orb. For that, go the the TV application, select the Internet TV/favorite channels menu, and click the Add Custom action next to the play button. Enter SopCast for the name and http://127.0.0.1:8902/tv.asf for the URL (this URL may be different for you if you changed the default ports options in SopCast)
3. You can now stream this channel via Orb from the Internet TV menu.

With pplive, the URL to add depends on the channel you select, to find it, click on the "open in external Windows Media Player icon" once the channel play, and look at the URL of the playing item, it will look like http://127.0.0.1:8888 '



it does pause now and then but you can get a good long watch much of the time depending on the channel
this is down to the way TCPMP player handles streams more than the ORB software

[i2idiniow]

i can stream this while on evdo, but not on wifi, can i configure the wifi tho stream this?

[spacecat]

i can stream this while on evdo, but not on wifi, can i configure the wifi tho stream this?


should be the same, i have hsdpa and havent tried wifi so i cant say for sure , but why not?

might be to do with IP addresses, if u are at using wifi maybe your ip address is different

[billu]

Question for spacecat, or anyone else who can help:

I have an ameo too, and have tried the two ways that you have mentioned of viewing sopcast i.e. through VLC and ORB. Have found the following:

1) via ORB: Managed to get the stream to the ameo displayed via TCPMP but the video was very choppy and frankly unwatchable (any particular settings I should be aware of?)

2) via VLC: Keep getting the error mms: protocol not supported (do I need a particular plugin for TCPMP?)

Which option gives better quality of steam?

Thanks in advance

[ice_coffee]

Question for spacecat, or anyone else who can help:

I have an ameo too, and have tried the two ways that you have mentioned of viewing sopcast i.e. through VLC and ORB. Have found the following:

1) via ORB: Managed to get the stream to the ameo displayed via TCPMP but the video was very choppy and frankly unwatchable (any particular settings I should be aware of?)

2) via VLC: Keep getting the error mms: protocol not supported (do I need a particular plugin for TCPMP?)

Which option gives better quality of steam?

Thanks in advance

you need the WM5 WMV9 codecs the WM6 codecs you currently have do not work properly !

basically unzip the attached files and bung em in your windows folder !

oh and if your stationary you can get away with your ORB server uploading at 320K or 400k max but 400 might have issues, if you are on the move (train for example) 160K is about your limit but experiment, and be mindful of your home broadbands max up speed, im on virgin 20Mb (down) so my max upload speed is 768K