Goal: Stream the contents of Tivo’s “Now Playing” to any machine on the network (wireless too!).
Tools needed: A network enabled Tivo (telnet, FTP, Tivoweb), the Tivo vstream binaries. A copy of VLC for your OS of choice, the tystream plugins for your version of VLC.
Bonus Settings: Configure “1-click” playback from your browser (IE on Windows).
Streaming TiVo to the VideoLan Client
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