I think Todd's point was you don't need software, just plug the pc into your tv and open a browser to where you want. There isn't a requirement for software to use your tv as a monitor. On Apr 18, 2011 12:00 PM, "Paul Saenz" <forensicneoph...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, you are missing something. I want to play the video on my tv > rather than my monitor. And I think I have the solution, which is > boxee, so I would like to terminate this thread. > > Thanks > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Todd Lyons <tly...@ivenue.com> wrote: >> Maybe I'm missing something, but a webbrowser with flash is what you >> want if you're wanting to consume the video. >> >> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Paul Saenz <forensicneoph...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I'm not trying to watch tv online. There is some streaming video I >>> want to watch. The producers use flowplayer to provide it online. I >>> think that boxee is what I am looking for. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Flowplayer is a flash video player for the web, you want to configure a >>>> webplayer to watch TV on? Are you trying to watch TV over the web? I >>>> remember there being a MythTV plugin (using mythweb http://bit.ly/f7iouU) >>>> that allowed you to hit the mythtv box from outside and watch shows already >>>> recorded via a webpage. >>>> >>>> I do not understand what you are trying to accomplish. >>>> >>>> Chris... >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Jeff Lasman <jpli...@nobaloney.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, April 17, 2011 01:48:31 am Paul Saenz wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Actually, for the video that I want to play on the tv, I believe the >>>>> > streaming is done through flowplayer. http://flowplayer.org/ At first >>>>> > glance it appears that flowplayer uses flash, mp3 and FLV. >>>>> > http://flowplayer.org/ Although I have seen flowplayer before, I'm not >>>>> > really familiar with flowplayer so I don't really know how it works. >>>>> > http://flowplayer.org/demos/index.html >>>>> >>>>> Are you talking about using flowplayer to run your own video, or to see >>>>> video >>>>> on your TV, that you can already see on your computer. >>>>> >>>>> If the latter, you can, if your TV has either a computer video input >>>>> (analog >>>>> or dvi) or hdmi input, simply connect your computer to your TV to use it >>>>> as a >>>>> display device. If your TV has neither, you'll probably need a hardware >>>>> video >>>>> card or adapter to convert the signal. >>>>> >>>>> If the former, it appears you can install it in your linux box (I say >>>>> _appears_ because the documentation and requirement pages on their site >>>>> don't >>>>> work properly) and do the same as in the latter example. >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> -- >>>>> Jeff Lasman >>>>> Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 >>>>> Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only >>>>> Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: " http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be >>>> continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >>>> -Roger Penrose >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards... Todd >> "It is the nature of the human species to reject what is true but >> unpleasant and to embrace what is obviously false but comforting." >> "You might be a skeptic if you have pedantically argued the topic of pedantry." >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
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