Successfully streamed live TV to a i600 !

SpineDoc · 09-27-2004, 07:59 PM

I have finally got the i600 to work with streaming live Television from my home cable television. I still have to tweak the video and audio to look good, and balance that with the buffering, but so far the results look pretty damn good. It is free, thats better than the $25/month for SprintTV, and you can watch whatever channel you want, or you can watch pre-recorded content.

The phone may have some limitations, but for other things it is pretty amazing, can't wait to see what the next gen smartphone does when Sprint gets around to getting a new one.

Other things I have gotten this phone to do are:
Have it read me audio books/language programs
Call up detailed maps
MSN messenger
Stream audio/mp3's
Browse most internet sites
Play Doom
Play Duke Nukem
Play Quake
etc etc.

tuolumne · 09-27-2004, 08:27 PM

Great!

way better than sprint tv....

SL10 · 09-27-2004, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Enmulout

Great!

way better than sprint tv....

That is subjective, for Sprint TV is just starting out it may get better when EV-DO is launched.

SpineDoc · 09-28-2004, 09:03 AM

Yes it is subjective, but for me the frame rate, video, audio, and especially the content is way better BIG time. From what I understand with SprintTV if you want the really good channels you have to pay an additional fee per month per channel. I have access to every single cable channel I subscribe to at home on my phone now.

I cannot wait for EV-DO, then my streamed TV will really look perfect.

SeminoleGrad · 09-28-2004, 09:08 AM

So any tips/details on how to go about it, or is that something that is too technical to get into here? I have my own site provided by my ISP (don't know if you need a static IP) and would love to do this when I get my next phone soon.

3G Cables · 09-29-2004, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SpineDoc

I have finally got the i600 to work with streaming live Television from my home cable television. I still have to tweak the video and audio to look good, and balance that with the buffering, but so far the results look pretty damn good. It is free, thats better than the $25/month for SprintTV, and you can watch whatever channel you want, or you can watch pre-recorded content.

The phone may have some limitations, but for other things it is pretty amazing, can't wait to see what the next gen smartphone does when Sprint gets around to getting a new one.

Other things I have gotten this phone to do are:
Have it read me audio books/language programs
Call up detailed maps
MSN messenger
Stream audio/mp3's
Browse most internet sites
Play Doom
Play Duke Nukem
Play Quake
etc etc.

Please tell me how you got the feed from your Cable to your phone. Did you use the M2 software? Feel free to get as technical as you want with me. I have been wanting to stream my Satellite TV to my phone and I am sure there is a way to do it. I think I can do it with the M2 software but please let me know how you did yours so I can see if your method would be any better or easier.

SpineDoc · 09-29-2004, 07:00 AM

You guys realize it can only be streamed to internet explorer, ie: smartphone or Pocket PC, not to regular phones. Unless the phone can connect to a mms address.

eclipxe · 09-29-2004, 12:58 PM

What program are you using SpineDoc? BeyondTV? (I love beyondtv btw!)

SpineDoc · 09-29-2004, 01:12 PM

Hi chris, yes I am using beyond TV, but its a bit of a pain to get it to stream to the smartphone. You should check out engadget.com today, they are running a story about software to stream from PC to Sprint phones, I put in a comment for m2audio. Apparently you have to convert to QCP before you can stream, ack. You should submit your software for them to run a story on.

andyrm66 · 10-05-2004, 12:37 AM

Spine, is that BeyondTV.com or .org? And could you post more details? One other question, with the i600, do you know, if one could purchase a bluetooth SD card, configure it with the i600 and then use a bluetooth PDA, to access the net, via Vision? TIA

SpineDoc · 10-05-2004, 10:39 AM

It is .com. You cannot use a bluetooth card yet. The issue is that none of the hardware manufacturers have made drivers yet.

09-27-2004, 07:59 PM	#1
SpineDoc Once you go TOUCH, you never go back! Join Date: Sep 14, '02 Location: Crapachusetts Posts: 575 Phone: TOUCH Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 502	Successfully streamed live TV to a i600 ! I have finally got the i600 to work with streaming live Television from my home cable television. I still have to tweak the video and audio to look good, and balance that with the buffering, but so far the results look pretty damn good. It is free, thats better than the $25/month for SprintTV, and you can watch whatever channel you want, or you can watch pre-recorded content. The phone may have some limitations, but for other things it is pretty amazing, can't wait to see what the next gen smartphone does when Sprint gets around to getting a new one. Other things I have gotten this phone to do are: Have it read me audio books/language programs Call up detailed maps MSN messenger Stream audio/mp3's Browse most internet sites Play Doom Play Duke Nukem Play Quake etc etc. __________________ Dreamphone: iPhone with thousands of 3rd party programs, EVDO, capability to stream music and live television... Oh wait I already have it!! Yeah my stylus is faster than your keyboard!

09-28-2004, 09:03 AM	#4
SpineDoc Once you go TOUCH, you never go back! Join Date: Sep 14, '02 Location: Crapachusetts Posts: 575 Phone: TOUCH Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 502	Yes it is subjective, but for me the frame rate, video, audio, and especially the content is way better BIG time. From what I understand with SprintTV if you want the really good channels you have to pay an additional fee per month per channel. I have access to every single cable channel I subscribe to at home on my phone now. I cannot wait for EV-DO, then my streamed TV will really look perfect. __________________ Dreamphone: iPhone with thousands of 3rd party programs, EVDO, capability to stream music and live television... Oh wait I already have it!! Yeah my stylus is faster than your keyboard!

09-28-2004, 09:08 AM	#5
SeminoleGrad Telegraph User Join Date: Apr 14, '03 Location: Florida Posts: 68 Phone: Motorola Q Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 12	So any tips/details on how to go about it, or is that something that is too technical to get into here? I have my own site provided by my ISP (don't know if you need a static IP) and would love to do this when I get my next phone soon. __________________ I was there when the bear ate his head, thought it was a candy. Everyone goes in the end. ~DMB

09-29-2004, 07:00 AM	#7
SpineDoc Once you go TOUCH, you never go back! Join Date: Sep 14, '02 Location: Crapachusetts Posts: 575 Phone: TOUCH Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 502	You guys realize it can only be streamed to internet explorer, ie: smartphone or Pocket PC, not to regular phones. Unless the phone can connect to a mms address. __________________ Dreamphone: iPhone with thousands of 3rd party programs, EVDO, capability to stream music and live television... Oh wait I already have it!! Yeah my stylus is faster than your keyboard!

09-29-2004, 12:58 PM	#8
eclipxe Walkie Talkie User Join Date: Aug 3, '03 Location: Orange CountyCA Posts: 322 Phone: MOTOKRZR Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 282	What program are you using SpineDoc? BeyondTV? (I love beyondtv btw!) __________________ -------------- M2Stream - Streaming Audio and Video for Sprint PCS http://www.m2stream.com

09-27-2004, 08:27 PM	#2
tuolumne Account Inactive Join Date: Apr 18, '04 Location: United States Posts: 8,234 Phone: DigitalEXCITING Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: -2	Great! way better than sprint tv....

09-29-2004, 01:12 PM	#9
SpineDoc Once you go TOUCH, you never go back! Join Date: Sep 14, '02 Location: Crapachusetts Posts: 575 Phone: TOUCH Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 502	Hi chris, yes I am using beyond TV, but its a bit of a pain to get it to stream to the smartphone. You should check out engadget.com today, they are running a story about software to stream from PC to Sprint phones, I put in a comment for m2audio. Apparently you have to convert to QCP before you can stream, ack. You should submit your software for them to run a story on. __________________ Dreamphone: iPhone with thousands of 3rd party programs, EVDO, capability to stream music and live television... Oh wait I already have it!! Yeah my stylus is faster than your keyboard!

10-05-2004, 12:37 AM	#10
andyrm66 Telegraph User Join Date: Oct 4, '04 Location: COLORADO Posts: 47 Phone: MM-A700 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 21	Spine, is that BeyondTV.com or .org? And could you post more details? One other question, with the i600, do you know, if one could purchase a bluetooth SD card, configure it with the i600 and then use a bluetooth PDA, to access the net, via Vision? TIA

10-05-2004, 10:39 AM	#11
SpineDoc Once you go TOUCH, you never go back! Join Date: Sep 14, '02 Location: Crapachusetts Posts: 575 Phone: TOUCH Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 502	It is .com. You cannot use a bluetooth card yet. The issue is that none of the hardware manufacturers have made drivers yet. __________________ Dreamphone: iPhone with thousands of 3rd party programs, EVDO, capability to stream music and live television... Oh wait I already have it!! Yeah my stylus is faster than your keyboard!

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