How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

[Gladiatorius]

Hello to all, i want to ask ereyone who know haow to watch a movie from my PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX,
I heave DB 500 s (clone)

THANKS

[pan1300]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

hi

can't answer about the db (as I ain't got one), but there are also ways to connect your pc directly to your tv (****** can help you here) - just in case no one comes up with an answer.

[Gladiatorius]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

How , with hdml cablle ???
If you know the way tell me , i want to connect my pc with my pc ,because i want to watch movie from PC to TV ,and no from TV to PC ,
My Friend if you know the way please tell me

THANK YOU

[pan1300]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

hello

see: _hxxp://***.pcworld.com/article/142702/stream_media_from_your_pc_to_your_hdtv.html and also the 'Direct Connection' on _hxxp://***.pcworld.com/article/142702-4/stream_media_from_your_pc_to_your_hdtv.html. Hope this helps, must say I'm not sure about speed/quality.
Also found some info on: _hxxp://***.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380533,00.asp
Alternative there are also tools for media straeming by Xbox360 or PS3.

[peremacedonia]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

Easy way
Connect PC to TV [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn3.******.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTVfb5qAmR8EAyMVFJWs_RMKpqpNozIt xdFuGVaUP8a13nqEpOn[/IMG]with,RGB cable[IMG]https://encrypted-tbn2.******.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQlgo_AMFvKWvBGda_WuwiXtKtHSfpI9 paF0eXYfWxMrSuCSFN97g[/IMG],HDMI cable[IMG]https://encrypted-tbn2.******.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3-9W-gCzPGC7KC6ZpmraXH4YkMJtEpCiyX3hcqjdg6KLfmwuV3A[/IMG],s-video cable[IMG]https://encrypted-tbn2.******.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTLyWQK4tXGdffu7IGAZ4bWChVz51zpe suV2d_xob22lMdmG6bV[/IMG], play movie on PC and you will be able to watch to tv.
With VLC
U need to install vlc player to dreambox and to configure propietly.Vlc on PC need configuration to.U need to mount dreambox with pc and add movies to hdd, i used this and always has some small thing ho will make u crazy

VLC CLient is a plugin to use "VLC Media Player" (a good player for audio/video files) from remote. Once all has been setup, you only need to run this tool on your PC and to browse folders of your PC or cd/dvd player and start to play.


Needed softwares
VLC Media Player 0.8.1
VLC Client 0.2.3


On your PC
Install "VLC Media Player 0.8.1" on your PC. Last versions of "VLC Media Player" are not working properly with this plugin.I recomend you to install version 0.8.1 downloadable from above link since it is the version I used to run all tests while writing this tutorial. If you already installed on your PC a newer version of videolan but you still want to install version 0.8.1 in a different folder to be used to watch divx with your dreambox, you can do that since there are no problems with other existing versions. Do not use any space in the install folder name and uncheck all install options. If you are using version 0.8.1 only, please select and check all install options instead:

This is needed to avoid any possible mess with Start win menu and to not overwrite last version modules for browser which would be overwritten with older version modules.

Select "VLC media player" icon on your desktop (create one if you dont have one) and right click with your mouse to select "Properties". Go to "Shortcut" and write after exe name:
"--intf wxwin --extraintf=http"

Run "VLC Media Player 0.8.1" by clicking over icon you just edited.

If you get following warning message, please apply on "Unblock":

Go to "Settings" menu and after to "Preferences...".

Select "Input" in the list at left of program window, input 8080 in "Server port" and save by clicking on "Save" key at the bottom, quit the program after:
Open with "NotePad" "vlc.xml" file in "VLC Client 0.2.3" plugin.

Edit your pc IP into "server ip" and edit full path to your PC folder where divx files are stored into "config startdir":

Save file and quit "Notepad".



On your dreambox
Copy all files you find in "VLC Client 0.2.3" zip archive to your dreambox with a ftp client:
"vlc.xml" on "/var/tuxbox/config"
"vlc.cfg" and "vlc.so" on "/var/tuxbox/plugins"

Run in your PC "VLC Media Player 0.8.1" by clicking over the icon you edited before.

On your dreambox select plugins menu (generally clickin over yellow key) and run "VideoLanClient", you should see listed all content of folder you edited in "vlc.xml" file.


Select video file and press "OK" on remote to start play.

Should you not see all files listed, you might have a firewall on your pc locking access from dreambox to your pc. Desable your firewall or set it to allow access to IP dreambox to your PC.

[Gladiatorius]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

Easy way
Connect PC to TV [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn3.******.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTVfb5qAmR8EAyMVFJWs_RMKpqpNozIt xdFuGVaUP8a13nqEpOn[/IMG]with,RGB cable[IMG]https://encrypted-tbn2.******.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQlgo_AMFvKWvBGda_WuwiXtKtHSfpI9 paF0eXYfWxMrSuCSFN97g[/IMG],HDMI cable[IMG]https://encrypted-tbn2.******.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3-9W-gCzPGC7KC6ZpmraXH4YkMJtEpCiyX3hcqjdg6KLfmwuV3A[/IMG],s-video cable[IMG]https://encrypted-tbn2.******.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTLyWQK4tXGdffu7IGAZ4bWChVz51zpe suV2d_xob22lMdmG6bV[/IMG], play movie on PC and you will be able to watch to tv.
With VLC
U need to install vlc player to dreambox and to configure propietly.Vlc on PC need configuration to.U need to mount dreambox with pc and add movies to hdd, i used this and always has some small thing ho will make u crazy

VLC CLient is a plugin to use "VLC Media Player" (a good player for audio/video files) from remote. Once all has been setup, you only need to run this tool on your PC and to browse folders of your PC or cd/dvd player and start to play.


Needed softwares
VLC Media Player 0.8.1
VLC Client 0.2.3


On your PC
Install "VLC Media Player 0.8.1" on your PC. Last versions of "VLC Media Player" are not working properly with this plugin.I recomend you to install version 0.8.1 downloadable from above link since it is the version I used to run all tests while writing this tutorial. If you already installed on your PC a newer version of videolan but you still want to install version 0.8.1 in a different folder to be used to watch divx with your dreambox, you can do that since there are no problems with other existing versions. Do not use any space in the install folder name and uncheck all install options. If you are using version 0.8.1 only, please select and check all install options instead:

This is needed to avoid any possible mess with Start win menu and to not overwrite last version modules for browser which would be overwritten with older version modules.

Select "VLC media player" icon on your desktop (create one if you dont have one) and right click with your mouse to select "Properties". Go to "Shortcut" and write after exe name:
"--intf wxwin --extraintf=http"

Run "VLC Media Player 0.8.1" by clicking over icon you just edited.

If you get following warning message, please apply on "Unblock":

Go to "Settings" menu and after to "Preferences...".

Select "Input" in the list at left of program window, input 8080 in "Server port" and save by clicking on "Save" key at the bottom, quit the program after:
Open with "NotePad" "vlc.xml" file in "VLC Client 0.2.3" plugin.

Edit your pc IP into "server ip" and edit full path to your PC folder where divx files are stored into "config startdir":

Save file and quit "Notepad".



On your dreambox
Copy all files you find in "VLC Client 0.2.3" zip archive to your dreambox with a ftp client:
"vlc.xml" on "/var/tuxbox/config"
"vlc.cfg" and "vlc.so" on "/var/tuxbox/plugins"

Run in your PC "VLC Media Player 0.8.1" by clicking over the icon you edited before.

On your dreambox select plugins menu (generally clickin over yellow key) and run "VideoLanClient", you should see listed all content of folder you edited in "vlc.xml" file.


Select video file and press "OK" on remote to start play.

Should you not see all files listed, you might have a firewall on your pc locking access from dreambox to your pc. Desable your firewall or set it to allow access to IP dreambox to your PC.

I doo all that steps before but my Dreambox say that

[pan1300]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

wow man

thanks, but does someone knows if there's a (big?) difference in quality between the easy way (which is really easy ) and the other way (vlc, which really ISN'T easy )?

[Gladiatorius]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

wow man

thanks, but does someone knows if there's a (big?) difference in quality between the easy way (which is really easy ) and the other way (vlc, which really ISN'T easy )?

My Friend i dont heave a HDTV and hdmi connect in TV, and thats my problem

[pan1300]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

I tried this before with an RGB-cable (tv has HDMI, but pc doesn't ), worked but quality was very poor on a 40" lcd tv. Also the s-video cable can be an option (see Gladiatorius's post). If you don't have a hdtv, perhaps quality is acceptable (if the size is not too big).

If all this doesn't work, you'll have to try the vlc-way!

Good luck anyway.

[gauloises1]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

with vlc works fine but all u can watch is .avi and .ts sd format(u can record as well in pc's hdd)
no mkv,no others hd quality,no dvd,no nothing

ps
you can also cifs mount,but is a little difficult

[Gladiatorius]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

with vlc works fine but all u can watch is .avi and .ts sd format(u can record as well in pc's hdd)
no mkv,no others hd quality,no dvd,no nothing

What method work fine?

[gauloises1]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

****** play2dream,u will see video tutorials and downloadable files.good luck

[Gladiatorius]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

Thank you man ,i think is that's i search

No and with this program nothing again,

[gauloises1]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

it's lomg time i dont have dm500 but do u see computer files on dm?uninstall your vlc from pc and dm,install from pla2dream,restart,check your antivir(my kaspersky gived me problems)try also right click on progr. compatibility and select compat.for win xp if u have win 7 and it dont work on every image,i had gemini 4.7

[pan1300]

Re: How to watch movie from PC to TV with VLC and DREAMBOX 500s

with vlc works fine but all u can watch is .avi and .ts sd format(u can record as well in pc's hdd)
no mkv,no others hd quality,no dvd,no nothing

if this vlc-method works, there are several free video converters available (see ******), so it'll be possible to convert your existing files to .avi or .ts. As Gladiatorius has no hdtv, no need for hd.