Streaming is the process of continuously sending data from a server to a client host. Often used in video or audio transmission, live streaming is a time-critical process that makes high demands on the underlying network used to deliver the data.
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If two devices are emitting a wifi signal in the same frequency at the same time and reach an antenna at the same time, how can the data not overlap?
I mean, I know each packet is sent with a MAC address, but what about streaming?
What happen if while the router is receiving one packet, a packet from another device arrives?
How can the router ...
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How to find the stream behind a Flash player
I am watching a Flash stream. I can watch the same stream in two different players (set up by someone else), but I don't like any of them.
Is there a way I can find/get/extract the direct link to the ...
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How do I measure how many bandwidth Internet Radio hogs?
I was thinking about logging into Pandora at work like I do at home, but I'm concerned about sucking up all of the available bandwidth on the network with something that's not strictly work-related. I ...
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Baby monitor with netbook and smartphone
We're shopping for a baby monitor, but it seems like a waste to pay $150 for something when we already have both cameras/microphones (netbook with built-in webcam is the most mobile one) and remote ...
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Intranet video-streaming
What's a good option for home-video-streaming?
For example, somebody may use a laptop webcam to stream their baby's crib allowing them to monitor it from the main home PC. In this case, I wouldn't ...
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How do I set up Windows 7 to stream media to my PS3?
I have a computer and a PS3 connected wirelessly to my router, but it seems no matter how hard I try I can not get my PC to show up on my PS3.
I've also tried setting up a media server with TVersity ...
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Remote Desktop or Streaming Software/Services that Supports Gaming
I've simply been amazed by the quality and speed of Onlive, as this technology has the potential of making hardware requirements irrelevant to the average user. However, at the moment Onlive is only ...
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How linux command “:>” works?
I use command ":>file.log" to truncate file.log to zero length. I got it from the internet, but I do not understand how it works. I think that it copies some stream to a file, but I can't manage to ...
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Netflix streaming: how much bandwidth does it use?
Title more or less says the question. I'm thinking about getting netflix, but want to make sure that our connect is fast enough to watch movies streamed.
So: what is the bandwidth used by netflix, ...
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What is the best way to watch internet movies (Hulu, etc.) on my TV?
I have a TV in a room that can only get wireless access to my home network. Without having to drag one of my PCs into the room, what is the best (cheapest) way to watch online movies?
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h264 inside FLV container vs. MP4 container?
I am developing a tube site, and currently having issues with h264 format . By looking at youtube, I noticed they are putting their hi-def videos into mp4 container, so logically I did the same.
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Any NAS servers that stream FLAC audio?
I can't seem to find a NAS solution, aside from a custom built one, that is able to stream FLAC audio via UPnP. Streaming seems to be limited to MP3 or other popular formats. Do any exist that will ...
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Streaming personal music collection over the internet
Is there a way I can stream my personal music collection over the internet. I have a always on, always connected PC running Windows 7 which hosts the music collection. On my home network, streaming it ...
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Linux DLNA Server
I have just recently set up a DLNA server on my GNU/Linux desktop at home. I am using PS3 Media Server to do the job. I like it a lot so far, but I was curious about whether or not it is the best ...
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How can I stream live TV from Windows Media Center to another computer?
How can I watch the live TV stream from my desktop computer on my laptop?
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate on both a desktop PC and a laptop. Both are connected on the same LAN and workgroup via 54Mbps ...
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Synced audio ouput on multiple machines? VLC? hardware solutions?
I'm wondering if there is any software or hardware solutions to synced audio or audio and video across multiple computers or devices on a network.
I've seen Sonos, and it might be a good solution, ...
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Can VLC stream a YouTube video?
Is it possible to stream a particular YouTube video's content with VLC?
The scenario is that you could paste a YouTube URL into a VLC dialog, and then have VLC stream the video as if it were a local ...
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How can I stream the same music to multiple computers?
Is there a way to stream the same playlist on multiple computers at the same time? I want to be able to sync what's playing on multiple computers (for parties etc).
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How to stream multiple files on demand in VLC?
Is there any way at all that I can set up VLC on a server PC in such a way that I can access a list of all my videos from another PC, and pick one to be streamed on demand?
I've been pointed at this ...
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Need a good mp3/internet radio organization system
So I feel that winamp alone doesn't work well for me. I have this one playlist that all kinds of stuff gets crammed into. I need a system (this can easily be 1 program or several):
Need to be able ...
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Stream audio from Windows 7 to Ubuntu
I have an Ubuntu 9.10 (alpha) computer as my primary machine, but also have a Windows machine which I keep my iTunes music on.
My high-quality speaker system is connected to my Ubuntu box. Is there ...
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What data transfer rates are needed or streaming HD 1080p or 720p video, or standard quality video?
Want to know data transfer rates for streaming video, such as from an external hard drive, or from an NAS or a home network. All I'm asking about is the data transfer speeds for clean video streaming.
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Recording Audio from WMP Stream
I'm sitting here listening to a radio show that is being broadcast live over an internet stream, but I would like to keep bits and pieces for later-enjoyment. Is there a way I can easily record ...
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How much bandwith is required to stream 1080p?
I am wondering how much bandwith is required to stream a 1080p movie from for example Youtube. I am aware that there may be things such as compression that come in play here, but can anyone provide a ...
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Stream contents of a single window
I've been using VLC to stream my desktop over the network and it's great. However, I would like to stream only the contents of a specific window (like Alt + PrintScren works for screenshots).
Is ...
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Streaming music throughout the house on a budget?
I was wondering whether anyone knew of a way to stream music throughout a house on a budget?
I want to avoid spending any money on this (eg. I don't want to buy a d-link style device). It would be ...
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How to watch Youtube downloading only the audio stream? [closed]
I would like to save bandwidth when watching youtube, can I get only the audio?
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One codec to rule them all
I am streaming videos in my house via Windows Media Player Streaming, which is basically DLNA. So theoretically any DLNA compliant device can pick up the stream.
However, I've quickly found that ...
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Is there a way to explore my WHS files via Xbox 360's Media Center app?
I know its a "Console" question but its really more of a Media Center Extender question!
I can access the data through the Video/Pictures options, but not through the Media Center App.
Also I can ...
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How can I download videos from a website like MITWorld?
How can I download MITWorld videos?
Are there any programs for this?
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Play audio over network with Windows 7?
I have a unique situation where I'd like to stream audio (ALL audio, not just mp3s, etc) from my laptop to another computer over the network. I live in a studio apartment and my laptop is my main ...
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Is there a way to stream wirelessly from a laptop to a TV?
I heard of such a thing like a box or a media player such thing that can connect wirelessly to stream movies from my laptop?
Is there such a thing that can do it? How is the latency on it? I have ...
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VLC Caching levels
When I open the Preferences of VLC and go to Input & Codecs, I have a setting called Default Caching Level. I can choose between
Cusom
Lowest latency
Low latency
Normal
High latency
Higher ...
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Streaming Media Solution for the family
Can anyone suggest a good solution for sharing media resources in the home environment for a family of 5. Hardware currently in the home includes -
Windows Home Server
4 Laptops
1 desktop
3 xbox ...
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Streaming Desktop using FFMPEG in windows
How to stream Desktop using FFMPEG in windows??
I have tried
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
and after that this to stream
ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="Chicony USB 2.0 Camera" -r 30 ...
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“Stream” an app?
Is there a way to "stream" an application on windows? This might not be the right place to ask this, but, is there a way to, say, stream something like Avast from one computer to another, and then ...
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Cheap internet radio player computer configuration
I need a device (or small computer) that does nothing but boot up and start playing a specific internet radio station (streaming MP3 at 128kbit over SHOUTcast), utilizing WiFi. The sound quality ...
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Streaming audio over SSH.
I do most of my work over ssh on a remote linux server where I also keep most of my files. I'd like to be able to hear any sounds that normally would be on the PC speaker. Is there a way to have sound ...
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Least CPU intensive way of streaming your screen on windows?
sometimes I like capturing my screen for others to see. Only thing: I am playing games while I do it.
I have tried a few streaming solutions where Windows Media Encoder coupled with my own Windows ...
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How to stream the PC desktop to a phone with VLC?
I got this famous handy VLC player. I want to stream my PC screen over RTSP to my phone.
Here are the details:
My PC is connected to a DSL router via ethernet LAN cable, which has a built-in WiFi ...
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How can I stream media from my desktop to other PCs on my home LAN?
I know that this is a basic question, and I'm aware of a similar one, but that answer does not appear to be evergreen - it's a simple link which says that VLC can do it, with no other explanation of ...
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What alternatives exist for TVersity and Windows Media Player for a streaming server to XBox 360 and the like?
I've tried TVersity, but its interface is a little clunky (being in Flash) and Windows Media Player seems like overkill.
Is there something smaller which gets the job done?
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Simple webcam server [closed]
I am looking for a simple solution to turn a standard webcam on a Windows or Linux PC into a source for webcam images in a website hosted on another machine. Ideally it implements a minimal web ...
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FFmpeg: can't capture audio from microphone
I use FFmpeg under Windows 7 to stream live video. There are no problems with the camera, but for some reason I can't capture sound from the microphone (I've tested it, it works fine).
I use the ...
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Stream video from a computer to a tablet
I would like to watch presentations and college videos I have on my computer, from my tablet. There are almost a hundred of GB in videos, so I would like to watch them in streaming from my computer. ...
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How to stream my voice over the web? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Live Video on website, conferencing
Hi, I want to stream my voice over the web (embedded in HTML), how I can do?
I don't want to use an hosted solution, as I have a ...
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What is the relation between the mp4v codec and the H.264 format?
This question is a follow-up to my previous question: What is mp4v and mp4a?
I understand that mp4v is a codec used within MPEG-4 containers. H264 is a also a codec that can be be used in an MPEG-4 ...
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What is mp4v and mp4a?
When playing a MP4 file VLC tells me the video and audio codecs are mp4v and mp4a. The quality is good at low bitrates. However, the MP4 Streaming Faq tells me that mp4v means raw MPEG4 streams. What ...
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YouTube video Stops
Whenever I'm watching a YouTube video the downstream just stops at a random point (normally at the middle of the video), and whatever I try to do (reload the page, clean cache) I just can't watch the ...
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Video Streaming in Windows 7
I just got Windows 7 up and running, and I turned on the new media streaming feature and added all of my music and videos to the corresponding libraries on my machine. I can then go to my XBox 360 ...
