Comments on: Review: Vongo

By: Davis Freeberg

Davis Freeberg — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:02:14 +0000

I’m not sure about Riyad’s experience, but I’ve found plenty of hit movies and TV shows using Netflix’s watch now service. In fact just a few months ago, they had episodes of the Office and 30 Rock the day after they aired. I’m not sure if they are still there, but I know that because Netflix only purchases so many licenses, that the hit shows and movies don’t tend to stick around for very long. If I see a show that I’m interested in, I’ll try and watch Season 1 very quickly because the later seasons tend to last a bit longer.

By: manny

manny — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:59:11 +0000

oh, forgot.

if you go for the free alternative like mediatomb.

it would be great if you posted an article on the blog with your experience, fixes to issues along the way, difference between the commercial alternatives and free ones, etc.

and some pics too :p

By: manny

manny — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:53:12 +0000

hi, to get you started:

info on uPNP for ubuntu or linux in general
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-install-freecom-musicpal-in-ubuntu-feisty.html

ps3 how-to:
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/upnp_mediatomb_ps3_and_me

mediatomb
http://mediatomb.cc/

more mediatomb instructions:
http://xmilk.com/blogs/skgs_ramblings/archive/2007/10/16/test.aspx

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geekbox and ushare (upnp av)
http://www.geexbox.org/en/index.html

ushare instructions
http://ushare.geexbox.org/

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oh and a distro like mythbuntu has support for this stuff and come most stuff pre-installedconfigured (but i haven’t tried it myself)

hope these help

By: manny

manny — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:31:22 +0000

virtually nothing is impossible under linux, but it might need some tweaking/manual configuration and stuff.

if you are willing to learn am sure i can get you some info to manually setup one up.

but if u need it quickly and don’t mind paying a few bucks for TwonkyMedia, then the 29.95 € isn’t so expensive.

anyhow i’ll try to get you something useful then you decide

By: manny

manny — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:18:54 +0000

@Riyad Kalla

umm i don’t know too much about UPnP AV, but i’ll check with some friends about it and hopefully get something u can use

By: Riyad Kalla

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:52:30 +0000

Manny,
Is there no UPnP AV server app for Linux? The PS3 just follows that spec so any device or system that can stream media using that spec you can watch on the PS3.

For example my Linux NAS can use the Twonky Media software to host my media to my PS3, some folks use TVersity for Windows. But I’m not sure if there is free/open source UPnP AV stuff out there for linux…

By: manny

manny — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:51:30 +0000

“You have to download a client to use their service, and it integrates with Vista Media Center”

it was a nice concept till i read that…

with so little people adopting vista and most deleting it because of all that DRM crap which limits the customer.

People are going back to win XP or migrating to Linux and MAC.

another showstopper:
“The files are between 1 and 2 gig 720X480 DRM’d WMV’s, and can play natively in Windows Media Player.”

anyone can pirate these “flicks” now a days and download a DRM free version… yes Free. If u want something smaller, there are Dvix versions just 700mb with good quality.

i personally instead of pirating i go to my local movie store, rent a DVD and watch it in my “linux” media center on my living room. If i got a ps3 i wouldn’t be able to use the service either.

i don’t see any benefit of using vongo… even i were to use windows again i wouldn’t use this “limited” product. Much better than a windows only “communism type monopoly” sponsored by Redmond. A lot of better things out there in a world that’s already Free.