Watching DVD's stored on PC on Dreambox??

121fred

Hi wiseones

I want to use movieplayer (sdt 5.8 image) on my dream to play movies over network stored on computer. I've played around a little with VLC but just can't seem to sort out the right combinations to get it to work. Any assistance gratefully received.

Cheers

121fred

Esprit

I've had lots of fun trying to get this one to work. I've reached a set of instructions that work for me and I hope they will work for you.

I am using a DreamBox 500S with Gemini Release 3.6 I believe.
You have to have VLC 0.8.6.c, that's the one that worked for me, the later version wouldn't work, or I just didn't have the patience to see it work.

Anyhow here is what I do:

-Logon to the Dreambox from your browser, so if your dreambox's IP is 10.0.0.25
then put that in the browser and put root for username and dreambox for password.
- Select Stream from the left column buttons
- Select Settings at the bottom of the screen
- A new window should pop up with a title of "Streaming Server Settings"
Click on Edit underneath the top header section "Server Settings"
- Enter your network PC's IP in the Server IP field ( thats the computer on the network with all your videos )
- Click Change
- Exit out of the Server Settings Window
- NOTE YOU SHOULD BE DOING THIS FROM THE NETWORK PC YOU WANT TO PLAY MOVIES OFF OF
- On the Stream page, hit the BROWSE button that is on the same line with the FILE button and select the file you want to play from that pc
- Click the FILE Button and when an m3u file is downloaded to your pc make sure you open it with VLC
- on my pc it takes about 20 seconds for the streaming to show up on the Dreambox and so TV, it might take longer or less depending on your PC I believe. Anyhow hope this helps.