"Can MediaPortal do this" question (1 Viewer)

[timatlee]

Hello

I recently stumbled across this project - it's inspired me to actually get off my butt and build a PVR...

At the moment, I don't have a computer on the network with a TV Capture card.. I do have an Hauppauge PVR 150 on order (seems that it's supported)

I've installed MediaPortal in a few different forms in a VM and on my laptop (while I get the pieces together to make a TV Server), but running into some questions I can't really find the answer to...

If I record a TV show (with MediaPortal TV Server), can that be played back through a MediaPortal client? I would assume as much, but...

Can those same recorded TV shows be played with a non-MediaPortal client? Like, WinAmp or VLC Media Player?

Can imported content (say from a video camera, downloaded from the Internet, etc) be streamed with TV Server, or should those go on a network share and configure with MediaPortal client to use that path for video? Any issues pertaining to codecs, etc?

Thanks..

Tim

 

[Inker]

Let me quickly attempt to answer:

If I record a TV show (with MediaPortal TV Server), can that be played back through a MediaPortal client? I would assume as much, but...

Of course

Can those same recorded TV shows be played with a non-MediaPortal client? Like, WinAmp or VLC Media Player?

Yes, unlike MS MCE, MP does not lock your recordings in any way. Can be played back on any computer, with any player (well, that has the right codecs/splitters installed obviously).

Can imported content (say from a video camera, downloaded from the Internet, etc) be streamed with TV Server, or should those go on a network share and configure with MediaPortal client to use that path for video? Any issues pertaining to codecs, etc?

No, network share. TV-Server currently only streams ..... well TV It is a feature for the future though.

Thanks..

Tim

You're welcome

 

[weissollo]

Let me quickly attempt to answer:

If I record a TV show (with MediaPortal TV Server), can that be played back through a MediaPortal client? I would assume as much, but...

Of course

Hello,

How can you do this the recordings on the TV-Client stays emty although I can watch the Live stream.