Workaround enables DVD Library streaming on Media Center Extenders
[Thanks, Ryan]
[Thanks, Ryan]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jon @ Apr 29th 2008 7:47PM
Looks like i wont stop using my Popcorn hour anytime soon , I have all my movies backed up on my HP mediasmart Windows Home Server .. Poop
DWAnderson @ Apr 30th 2008 12:43PM
This seems like as much work- for less functionality- that converting ripped movies to MPG files with Video Redo and playing them with MyMovies.
yaksplat @ Apr 30th 2008 8:31AM
It's 'a' solution. But I wouldn't call it a good one.
Jeff @ Apr 30th 2008 9:50AM
Well, I still can't use it, because my PC doesn't yet see the SP1 update. It must have some of the hardware that SP1's been having trouble with.
I'd much prefer they just get it into Media Center natively.
... but if SP1 ends up available to me soon, I'll probably try.
Jeff Garvey @ May 1st 2008 9:16AM
I actually tried this without SP1 and it works. However it does not really play the .vob files - all you are doing is creating an MPEG file of the vob. I hope that someone is working on a hack to allow the .vob files to play on the extenders.
Jeff Garvey @ May 1st 2008 9:28AM
Actually this works without needing service pack 1. I was able to get it working without having it installed, however it all you are really doing is creating an identical mpeg file of the VOB file.
I hope that someone is working on a hack to allow the .vob files to play on the extenders.
Pete Stagman @ Jul 16th 2008 12:21PM
Service Pack 1 is needed for the transcoder.dll to work. The calls that it uses are not in Vista Diamond (Pre SP1).
--Pete