Streaming from Dreambox to PC Problem

Manc-Red

Hi, I'm streaming from my Dm to Pc no problem via VLC.... Just wondering is it possible to do so on channels that are DVB-S2??

Do I need a pluggin on my PC??

Any help would be super

azzeretti

Manc-Red wrote: »

Hi, I'm streaming from my Dm to Pc no problem via VLC.... Just wondering is it possible to do so on channels that are DVB-S2??

Do I need a pluggin on my PC??

Any help would be super

You may need a certain codec installed to view the HD content. I haven't had any problems streaming HD channels to my PC except bandwidth issues. I now have gigabit throughout my house but I used to just have 802.11G and it couldn't handle the HD (I also tried those crappy Ethernet over Power adapters but couldn't get near the advertised transfer rate)

Manc-Red

azzeretti wrote: »

You may need a certain codec installed to view the HD content. I haven't had any problems streaming HD channels to my PC except bandwidth issues. I now have gigabit throughout my house but I used to just have 802.11G and it couldn't handle the HD (I also tried those crappy Ethernet over Power adapters but couldn't get near the advertised transfer rate)

Cheers m8... my bandwidth must be the issue.... weird thing is that BBC HD doesnt have any issues.. I know that its not DVB S2 but surely that channel would need decent bandwidth to be shifted from my DM to my PC ....

Weird eh

Nehaxak

BBC HD seems to use less bandwidth than most others, maybe the HD quality isn't as good (which it isn't, it seems to have degraded in quality since the first introduction of BBC HD) and hence lower actual bandwidth, I dunno exactly tbh, only way I could explain it.

Anyway, have you tried DreamStream instead of VLC ?

Give it a go, it's free and pretty decent...

http://www.dream-multimedia-tv.de/dreamstream/index.php?subcat=8&ENGINEsessID=f594206658b8b5db59e7eb5db5b2af48

There's also a weird/finicky workaround whereby you edit the HD channels with DreamBoxEdit, assigning them as Radio channels, add them to radio bouquets, set radio mode as alternative on Dreambox (so you can still view the channels direct on the dreambox) and then stream them to your PC from there. It supposedly reduces the ram usage by 20% and allows the HD channels to stream without any issues on DM800/8000's

Workaround works for me anyway on DM800.

What Dreambox do you have btw ?

Nehaxak

The other thing you could try, again, really works well for me, is the following...

Within Preferences of your VLC, change the FFmpeg codec option of "skip the loop filter for H.264 encoding" to "ALL" and give that a go. I'll post a screenshot below of where exactly this setting is in VLC, as it can be an arse to find. Highlighted sections with red circles

Manc-Red

Nehaxak wrote: »

The other thing you could try, again, really works well for me, is the following...

Within Preferences of your VLC, change the FFmpeg codec option of "skip the loop filter for H.264 encoding" to "ALL" and give that a go. I'll post a screenshot below of where exactly this setting is in VLC, as it can be an arse to find. Highlighted sections with red circles

Worked an absolute treat - thank you very much

freeze4real

i just got a dream box 500 fitted and i was told i have to pay a subscription fee of 10per month. is this true.

rlogue

If it's for a card sharing service don't go anywhere near it. Not only is it illegal anyway you will probably be giving money to organised crime.