Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:36:05 +0200 From: Nikos Vassiliadis <nvass@teledomenet.gr> To: georg@dts.su Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IPTV Message-ID: <200602101336.05421.nvass@teledomenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <287209176.20060210141642@dts.su> References: <139347370.20060209191730@dts.su> <200602101017.05484.nvass@teledomenet.gr> <287209176.20060210141642@dts.su>
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On Friday 10 February 2006 13:16, georg@dts.su wrote: > >> I need some sofware that allow resive multicast TV and cast them to STB > >> and PC... > > > > The thing with IPTV is that the content is encrypted, and gets decrypted > > by the STB, which is controlled by your IPTV-provider. You cannot simply > > connect your FreeBSD box to your switch, receive multicast video and > > display it. I don't think you'll find open source software that does > > this... > > > > The other way around works fine, of course. vlc sends multicast and the > > STB displays it. > > > > HTH, Nikos > > Did You know software that not open source for IPTV? Sorry no. But I am sure that you'll not have many choices, if any. Content providers have very strict policies about the content they provide(movies). Having the data on a PC program(closed source of course) increases the possibility of data leaking and I guess they don't want to mess up with Paramount or whatever... Regards, Nikos
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