Live TV Broadcast

[Stu]

hi Skoupie,

Just regarding the below, you managed to set this up? I would be instered in the steps employed and or either the technology behind this. Are you running this in a Linux enviroment or Windows based enviroment or mixed enviroment?

Just sounds like a very interesting project, not that i have DSTV or anything like that but perhaps someday I will investigate this kind of project.

I look forward to speaking with you in this regard.

Many thanks

[Skouperd]

Hi IceFlame, sorry, only seen your message now (refer to me not being THAT active).

I've set this up in a pure MS environment. The setup process is very simple, all you do is you take the HAVA box, which is approximately 20cm x 3cm x 15cm (dimensions from memory). The supplied cables (component) included then connect to your input source (in my case DSTV). Output from the HAVA is then by another set of component cables that effectively goes to where your DSTV used to go to (typically to your TV) with the other ouput is RJ45 (ethernet). So, DSTV goes into HAVA, HAVA goes into Ethernet and goes into TV.

The next step then is to go to your pc, insert a CD (supplied) which will then automatically scan your network, connect to the HAVA box, upgrade the HAVA box to the latest firmware, ask you a couple of basic questions (or you could go to advance and define IP's etc if you so inclinded) Finally, the CD will install the media player (HAVA media player) on the said PC. (you could install this software on any number of PC's you want to). You don't need to use the HAVA media player but I am happy with it, so I left it at that. Some people use VLC / Media Player and I don't know what else.

Opening up the HAVA Media Player, automatically connects you to the HAVA device enabling you to watch on your PC whatever the input (DSTV) source is providing to it. Changing channels, sound etc on your DSTV is done via your pc (or directly via the DSTV), the technology behind controlling your DSTV from your PC is simply two IR connectors from the HAVA box that submit an IR Beam to DSTV.

With the media player installed on your pc, you get various additional options like recording TV, pause tv, forward tv etc. This is done by writing a cache file on your PC or a mapped drive. I've streamed to about 5 PC's simultanously without any form of hiccups from the network (granted I am sitting on a Gb network). Should you need to stream to more computers, (I have no idea why) but some people have "recorded" the stream on a server and then "re-submit" the stream via the server to many more computers. I never had the need for that.

Ice, just remember the HAVA box is marketed as a device that streams live tv via the internet. This is something I have not even started to explore given SA's high cost of bandwidth (and because I am not that keen to be sitting in the office to watch TV).

Join us at the LAN (Refer to GENERAL) and I could show / explain this for you in a lot more detail. I now need to get back to work.

Adios
Skouperd

[SlipperyDuck]

I've got a TV Capture card in my Media center machine with DSTV attached to it. I use Media Portal's TVServer to stream the content to my network and Media Portal's MP TV Client for ANY machine on my network to pick up the stream and watch it.

Dirt Easy.

In fact theres LOADS of software out there now that can do this

[SlipperyDuck]

I've been told ORB is excellent:

http://www.orb.com/en/download_orb

[SoSheOhPathix]

Dude.... You have Superman on your machine?

[SlipperyDuck]

ever heard the phrase 6 year old?

[Megageth]

So with Orb, you could buy those large local ADSL packages and leech DSTV from a friend? Or, setup 10 pc's streaming the best channels and charge people to stream? (Theoretically of course.)

BTW who here has DSTV?

[SoSheOhPathix]

Children shouldn't watch drivel like Superman.
They should be watching all the zombie apocalypse films, so they will be better prepared to defend themselves when zombies take over the world.
Or the Saw films...

Yes, I have DSTV.
No, you can't stream it to your house.

[Megageth]

Sports and docu's thats all I wanna watch. Oh and of course Hannah Montana. Thread hijacked.