Hello,
I'm using MediaPortal 2, and I was curious as to whether it could be configured for streaming local cable online much like a Slingbox. Here is some background on my setup and why I'm inquiring about this.
In the apartment complex where I live, they provide cable channels to each of the apartments without requiring the use of a cable tuner inside the apartment. The channels are sent to the apartment via Clear QAM. I'm using a Hauppauge WinTV USB device that supports Clear QAM. It's connected to my computer that I use as a HTPC. MediaPortal 2 is installed on it, and it picks up all of the Clear QAM channels. i also have Kodi installed on the computer, configured with the MediaPortal front end, and I use this for PVR capabilities.
Regarding the desire to want to use this setup for streaming the cable channels online so that I can watch them remotely, because I don't have a direct subscription to a cable service due to the cable channels being sent to each apartment in the apartment complex, I can't log into each channel's web site to watch their online feeds. I would also prefer to not pay for an online service such as Sling to watch the channels via that method. I do have an older Slingbox that I used years ago at a prior apartment to watch the cable channels online when I had a cable subscription and cable tuner at that time (with the Slingbox connected to the cable tuner). But because the Slingbox that I have doesn't support Clear QAM, this solution won't work at the apartment complex I'm currently in. I'm aware that there is another older Slingbox that supports Clear QAM, but I've read of issues from others regarding not being able to pick up all of their Clear QAM channels on it. I'm also aware of how the Media Portal front end in Kodi can be configured to connect to a Media Portal back end for streaming the channels locally, but this solution wouldn't work for me online over the internet because of the required bandwidth of the HD streams and because of my internet connection not supporting such a high upload bandwidth.
With all of this in mind, is there any way that Media Portal can be configured for streaming channels online at smaller bandwidths? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I'm using MediaPortal 2, and I was curious as to whether it could be configured for streaming local cable online much like a Slingbox. Here is some background on my setup and why I'm inquiring about this.
In the apartment complex where I live, they provide cable channels to each of the apartments without requiring the use of a cable tuner inside the apartment. The channels are sent to the apartment via Clear QAM. I'm using a Hauppauge WinTV USB device that supports Clear QAM. It's connected to my computer that I use as a HTPC. MediaPortal 2 is installed on it, and it picks up all of the Clear QAM channels. i also have Kodi installed on the computer, configured with the MediaPortal front end, and I use this for PVR capabilities.
Regarding the desire to want to use this setup for streaming the cable channels online so that I can watch them remotely, because I don't have a direct subscription to a cable service due to the cable channels being sent to each apartment in the apartment complex, I can't log into each channel's web site to watch their online feeds. I would also prefer to not pay for an online service such as Sling to watch the channels via that method. I do have an older Slingbox that I used years ago at a prior apartment to watch the cable channels online when I had a cable subscription and cable tuner at that time (with the Slingbox connected to the cable tuner). But because the Slingbox that I have doesn't support Clear QAM, this solution won't work at the apartment complex I'm currently in. I'm aware that there is another older Slingbox that supports Clear QAM, but I've read of issues from others regarding not being able to pick up all of their Clear QAM channels on it. I'm also aware of how the Media Portal front end in Kodi can be configured to connect to a Media Portal back end for streaming the channels locally, but this solution wouldn't work for me online over the internet because of the required bandwidth of the HD streams and because of my internet connection not supporting such a high upload bandwidth.
With all of this in mind, is there any way that Media Portal can be configured for streaming channels online at smaller bandwidths? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.