glennosmond

I don't know if this has ever been done before but, here is what I was thinking:

Streaming DVD playback via Bluetooth.

Here’s how I think it MAY be possible. I know it's possible to stream TV.

> Find a program that can capture a selected area of my PC screen that's playing the DVD, at the same time compress it to a resolution, frame rate and format that my pocket pc would be able to handle. Then stream it simultaneously via Bluetooth - somehow. The advantages should be that I wouldn't have to try and conserve space by reducing quality, file sizes, frame rates and sound quality.

Crazier yet - Steaming DVD PLAYER for PPC.

Maybe this is physically beyond the Bluetooth limits, which I think is capped at - what (total, total, TOTAL guess: 1MB / sec, but maybe WiFi?

I guess this "DVD Player" would access my home computer>it's physical DVD player and stream its actual VOB and all the necessary DVD files to my PPC which would then play it like normal. Of course that would take ALOT of power and battery life probably.

Advantages: Both methods should really cut back on the time it takes to encode and transfer to card. Why not skip both steps?

Howard2k

Windows Media Encoder will stream the DVD for you. But BT's bandwidth is pretty slim. Good luck getting decent picture and sound.

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Storino03

The highest BT transfer rates, I've gotten, with my PPC being very close to the USB Bluetooth Adapter is around 40kbps...and it fluctuates a lot, so...

stevodude

BT 1.1 specs say maximum of 720Kbps ( Kilo bits) or 90KBytes/ps, your transfer is probably doing 40KBps or 40Kilo Bytes per sec, so half of theoretical maximum ( by my guess ) probably a few overheads and stuff, so if you get 60KBps then probably doing well.

Howard2k

It's 720Kb/s unidirectional right? And around 400Kb/s bidirectional.

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glennosmond

Awesome, so streaming a DVD via BT is way out of the question. It was only a thought...

matt.hoy

WiFi is simple enough.

I've streamed a .wmv file through my home WiFi network. Was easy. (From laptop to PPC)

tiger_splash

Actually this is all already reality. I do it all the time. In fact, right now I have over 40 DVD's on my home computer that I can watch from ANYWHERE I have internet. I also have access to my ENTIRE music collection and ALL my pictures. The real kicker - I have cable television on my Axim whenever I want it! No longer do I need to carry extra storage cards or envy the 20GB of an Ipod. I have access to my entire collection at home and can watch the local six o'clock news to boot. Oh yeahm, I can record shows to my hard drive to watch later.

In a way I am streaming using BT since I am uisng my BT phone to connect to the internet. But it works anywhere you have an internet connection whether it's a PC, PPC, Palm or whether it's BT, WiFI, or LAN.

The best part is Orb is free!!! Just visit www.orb.com and you'll be able to access your DVD's, music, pictures, and cable television (with a tuner card) within 20 minutes.

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glennosmond

Just tried WME and my computer could not keep up with decoding the DVD AND Encoding a WMV at the same time, too choppy. Then I looked at the clip it created and it was black anyway probably because of copy protection.

I'll check out ORB later.