Streaming TV to PocketPC

Shhh, don't tell my boss, but I've always wanted the ability to stream live TV on my work desktop PC. You know for those times when the Yankees are playing the Red Sox in a day game on a work day, or there's a daytime NCAA game going on? Using ESPN's GameCast feature just isn't the same.

There are some sites that stream live TV for free,but you're limited to the channel that they stream. I want the ability to stream my home digital cable network which has 200+ channels!

There are tons of sites out there that explain how you can turn your PC into a Perdonsl Video Recorder (PVR) (ala Tivo or ReplayTV) but there are very few sites that explain how to stream live TV with the ability to remotely change channels.

I want the ability to hook-up a cable connection to my home TV and then access any of the channels remotely, i.e. with a web interface I should be able to remotely switch channels. And of course the channel I select is "streamed" to my PC.

Better yet, why not stream the TV video to a PocketPC? It's much more portable and therefore I can stream video wherever I can find an IP connection -whether it's WiFi, 3G, or 1xRTT.

Here's a cool HOW-TO Guide that demonstrates how to stream TV video (both live and recorded) to a PocketPC. Pocket PC Passion - Watching TV on your PPC in Style

Here's a screenshot for changing the TV channel:

I may just have to upgrade my home PC to handle the encoding. very cool stuff!

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Comments to Streaming TV to PocketPC

1. 
   Simon :
   August 5, 2004 2:33 PM

   i would love to do the same too, but i couldn't browse the link you posted. is it possible that you can share to me how to do it?

   thanks bunch!

   
   simon

1. 
   Tom Keating :
   August 5, 2004 3:23 PM

   Looks like they are doing some website upgrades.

   Check out their home page here:
   http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/

   Our apologies for the unscheduled maintenance that has temporarily taken www.pocketpcpassion.com offline.
   Due to a monitored drive failure in the RAID system, we have taken the opportunity to not only to replace
   the affected drive, which normally does not affect website availability, we have also opted to update the
   operating system to Windows Server 2003 for improved security. A long awaited upgrade.
   
   We apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate you bearing with us as we strive to improve the quality
   & security of our Remote Hosting service. Your site should not be affected for long as we swap operating
   system images and configure.
   
   Please check back later today when the system should be back online. Thank you.

1. 
   simon :
   August 7, 2004 2:20 PM

   oh, that's too bad.(
   is that any special program i need to d/l? so it works well for you now?
   

1. 
   Tom Keating :
   August 7, 2004 5:43 PM

   Try this link for the name of the Snapstream software
   http://www.ppc4all.com/appdetail.php?id=721
   or go to their home page here:
   http://www.snapstream.com

1. 
   tom keating :
   August 7, 2004 5:49 PM

   p.s. I haven't tried it yet. MY wife and I use my PocketPC for car navigation/GPS so I haven't purchased a new PocketPC for streaming TV to a PocketPC.

   I quickly looked at Snapstream's product again and now I am not sure if this software can stream live shots.

   Since my original link in my blog is no longer working, i can't verify if it does support streaming live TV or if it only streams recorded shows. I could have sworn the Pocketpcpassion website said it did support live TV streaming.

   if you fund out, let me know.

1. 
   Brian :
   August 25, 2004 11:32 PM

   The snapstream software will record a show on your Pc and compress it for later viewing on a PPC but no live Tv.Sorry

1. 
   gavacho :
   January 26, 2007 1:38 AM

   http://beelinetv.com/
   ok check the page you're problem is solved here u have about 300 channels to see on live.. on pc.. and about 40 to 60 on pocket pc starting it on windows media of windows mobil. well hope u good luck! enjoy.. if u have progams send me pages to gavacho@hotmail.com

1. 
   gavacho :
   January 26, 2007 1:41 AM

   oh and videos too.. and also check this other one with almost 400 videos on 3GP. for free download.. for your pocket pc.
   http://www.mv3gp.com/3gp_videos_artists2.html

1. 
   mark :
   March 11, 2007 7:27 PM

   I came accross http://www.csite.net

   They offer tons of free 3gp videos.

1. 
   3gp :
   April 14, 2007 5:16 PM

   Mobile Videos are hot now a days. English music videos can be found if you find it interested at: http://www.mv3gp.com

   Your article is nice regarding TV to Pocket PC. Technology plays a vital role and world is getting small.