Watching Streaming Video on Android HTC EVO Phone

Trying to figure out a way to view live TV / Movies / Video from my A/V devices at home on my Android HTC EVO Phone.

To play a movie:

Start VLC client on Ubuntu:

# vlc -v video.avi -I dummy --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{no-cabac,level=12,vbv-maxrate=384,vbv-bufsize=1000,keyint=75,ref=3,bframes=0},width=320, height=180,acodec=mp4a,ab=64,vb=384}:rtp{dst=,port=4555,sdp=rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}"

Start Movie Client Stream on Android:
- Open browser
- Browse to "rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp"
- Watch stream!

To Watch live TV:
vlc -v vlc -v v4l2:///dev/video0 :v4l2-standard=3:v4l2-standard=45056 :v4l2-chroma= :v4l2-input=1 :v4l2-audio-input=0 :v4l2-io=1 :v4l2-width=640 :v4l2-height=480 -I dummy --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264{no-cabac,level=12,vbv-maxrate=384,vbv-bufsize=1000,keyint=75,ref=3,bframes=0},width=320, height=180,acodec=mp4a,ab=64,vb=384}:rtp{dst=,port=4555,sdp=rtsp://192.168.13.5:4555/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}"

Start Movie Client Stream on Android:
- Open browser
- Browse to "rtsp://server:4555/stream.sdp"
- Watch stream!

I am seeing about a 1/2 sec lag on audio and am looking into that. Any help would be appreciated!

vlc -v v4l2:///dev/video0 :v4l2-standard=3:v4l2-standard=45056 :v4l2-chroma= :v4l2-input=0 :v4l2-audio-input=0 :v4l2-io=1 :v4l2-width=640 :v4l2-height=480 :v4l2-tuner=0 :v4l2-tuner-frequency=673250

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References:

Obtain Streaming Video Player (yxPlayer):
http://mobilesoft.kr/android.html

Try broadcasting from VLC:
http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/ch04.html

Once I get a working solution, ill update this post.

Encode Videos for HTC EVO 4G

http://www.knowyourcell.com/htc/htc-evo-4g/evo-4g-guides/487469/how_to_convert_videos_and_transfer_them_to_the_htc_evo_4g.html

1987 Ford E150 - Reading Trouble Codes from computer

My Father-In-Law's van was having issues driving down here, so we decided to interrogate the computer about the issue. Here is how I did it.

http://broncozone.com/topic/14269-code-reader/page__p__74587&#entry74587

http://www.troublecodes.net/Ford/

Install Android SDK Eclipse plugin on Ubuntu 10.04

Started to work on developing some Android applications on my Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) machine and ran into a few complications during installation of the Eclipse plugin. Started getting a dependency for "org.eclipse.gef" when trying to follow Google's instructions.

Here is how I did it:
- Ensure Eclipse is installed (sudo apt-get install eclipse)
- Run Eclipse
- Select "Help" -> "Install New Software..."
>>>Repeat the following for the list of repositories<<
- Select "Add"
- Enter the Name and Location of the following
Name: Android Plugin
Location: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
>>
Name: Data Tools
Location: http://download.eclipse.org/datatools/updates
>>
Name: Web Tools
Location: http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/updates/
>>
Name: EMF
Location: http://download.eclipse.org/modeling/emf/updates/releases/
>>
Name: GEF
Location: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/gef/updates/releases/
>>>
(You should now be in the "Install" Dialog after adding the above)
- Select "Android Plugin" from the "Work With:"
- Check "Developer Tools"
- Select "Next" button and follow to the end

Viola. Hopefully a working Android Plugin for you.

Amazon Customer Service Phone Number

Ever try to find an actual phone number for Amazon's Customer Service? Well here it is:

1-866-216-1072

Sprint's New Phone HTC "EVO" 4G now available for Pre-Order @ Radio Shack

Radio Shack now has the new Sprint HTC "EVO" 4G phone available for pre-order at Radio Shack. Yours truely headed down there this morning and signed up as well ;) Im not a big fan of Android, however, the hardware of this thing is just amazing. 8MP autofocus camera, 720p HDMI out, 720p recording, 1GHz CPU, 800x480 4.3" screen, 4G (4Mbps) data, 1.3Mbps Video Conference camera.

Details:
Launch Date: June 4th
$199 new / upgrade price (instant rebate)
$50 down-payment (You get a gift card that is redeemable on the phone purchase)
$20 discount on accessories on launch day



http://radioshackwireless.com/template/simpleautocontent.aspx?r=radioshack&pageid=7831

Star Wars Rap: Galatic Empire State of Mind

Galatic Empire State of Mind

"What happened to the fat one? I think he died of heart disease." :)