Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts

Monday, July 28, 2014

HDHomeRun DLNA Streaming Options

SiliconDust makes a series of network over-the-air and digital cable/CableCard tuners. I wrote an overview of the streaming support of these tuners on Zatz Not Funny: Streaming Cable TV via HDHomeRun DLNA

Here are a few ways to consume this content using the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) features of Smart TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, desktop and mobile operating systems.

I will expand on each over time and add more options as I come across them. Please add your suggestions in the comments!

Smart TV – Samsung Hub (certain models)
This works very well via the included DLNA network browser.

Android - DLNA Browser – MediaHouse
Requires a video player like...

Android Video – Wondershare
Requires a media browser like MediaHouse.

Android Video – MX Player
Requires a media browser like MediaHouse.

Android App – HDHomeRun View (by SiliconDust)

Android App – HDHomeRun TV (not by SiliconDust)
Android only right now. Coming to iOS.

Windows Media Player
Can browse UPnP/DLNA folders via Windows Explorer and open streams using WMP. Maybe. If it works.

Windows Media Center (Windows 7 Home Premium+ and 8 Pro)
Multi-platform - VLC
Can use a DLNA browser or use this method to open a channel stream using VLC.

iPad 2 - Elgato App
Was the first app for mobile that could stream HDHomeRun Prime video. Only worked with the iPad 2, and may have disappeared/gets no support.
Problems: http://www.silicondust.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=16829 (discussion gone as of 9/9/2014 - fixed?)
Allowed recording too.

Down the Road
·         Android TV has been mentioned, as well as some sort of guide/UI for browsing channels. That would be very cool!

What else do you use to stream HDHomeRun content on your home network?

Monday, September 16, 2013

Feature Contributor to Tech Blog Zatz Not Funny

Over the past few months I've started blogging as a feature contributor to the tech blog Zatz Not Funny. This has given me an outlet for reviewing some of the lesser known but still very interesting technology out there. So far I've racked up three reviews:

Thanks to Dave Zatz for the opportunity!