Watching TV through another computer on a network

Chrisss · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:44

I have 2 computers on a home network, both with Windows Media MCE 2005, as well as an Xbox 360 on the same network.

The Xbox is added to the computer with a TV tuner. On the Xbox, if we load up the media centre we can select "my TV" we can watch TV that is coming from the TV tuner in the computer upstairs.

Is it possible to do with from computer->computer instead of computer->xbox which is what we are currently doing.

The idea is that I want to watch TV on the computer that doesn't have the TV tuner. Can this be done easily?

Thanks

csmager · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:47

You want Softsled. It hasn't been made yet. Maybe Vista SP1, but who knows.

The only way to do as you suggest is using something like Nebula DigiTV - but tbh, MCE is easier to use and does more. Or buy loads of hardware extenders/Xboxes.

Chrisss · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:50

I'm a bit lost.

Is it possible to set it up relatively easily using just MCE?

csmager · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:52

No - as I said, the functionality you want was codenamed Softsled. They have yet to implement it, and it keeps getting pushed further back. Latest estimate is Vista SP1 - over a year away. And that's not even confirmed.

Chrisss · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:52

What would Nebula DigiTV do for me?

meghatronic · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:00

Chrisss said:
What would Nebula DigiTV do for me?

It lets you broadcast over network...

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:02

What about windows media connect? it's a free addon for wmp from MS. Linky

VeNT · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:02

maybe if you could import the stream to VLC you could stream it FROM there

Chrisss · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:06

Phnom_Penh said:
What about windows media connect? it's a free addon for wmp from MS. Linky

Would that let me stream TV?

Chrisss · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:07

jdickerson said:
It lets you broadcast over network...

Do I need to install it on both computers?

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:13

Chrisss said:
Would that let me stream TV?

Yes.

Chrisss · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:15

Phnom_Penh said:
Yes.

Do I install it on both computers?

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:19

Chrisss said:
Do I install it on both computers?

No, you set it up on the tuner pc, and then use something like windows media player or vnc to get the stream on the other pc.

Chrisss · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:20

K it's set up on the tuner PC, where do I go to in WMP to find it?

CrowK · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:22

How much bandwith required?

Would it work over 802.11g or are we talking ethernet?

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:31

Chrisss said:
K it's set up on the tuner PC, where do I go to in WMP to find it?

It'll say on the pc you're streaming from, you would have had to have set it when you were configuring...

Una · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:39

CrowK said:
How much bandwith required?

Would it work over 802.11g or are we talking ethernet?

Depends on the quality of your stream.

Energize · 16 Sep 2006 at 23:54

Just use vnc, problem solved.

benjo plz. · 17 Sep 2006 at 00:08

Energize said:
Just use vnc, problem solved.

not really.

ns400r · 17 Sep 2006 at 00:47

Which TV card do you have ?

My Winfast DTV1000T streams liveish (8 second delay) signals across the network. Using software v2.0.1.94