Streaming video to PSP?

[drin]

Hi all. Sony has released their LocationFree hardware and software for the PSP. The unit supposedly transcodes live TV and streams it via a wireless connection to the PSP. However, the hardware is almost $300 US!

Has anyone by chance attempted to reverse engineer the protocol Sony uses with a sniffer? I don't think it'd be that hard to take transcoded video and use a Java-based server tool on Sage to stream it to a PSP, wireless or not. Sony of course as usual hasn't released the format.

I know it's a long shot, but this seems like the best place to ask.

Thanks!

-drin

[kpsmith]

Having just picked up a PSP, it woudl be pretty cool to have something integrated with sage to allow this to work.

I also stumbled across these media servers that seemsto allow streaming to the PSP via the web browser.

http://www.tversity.com/

http://psp.villainousmind.com/produc...px?id=17290624

[drin]

Originally Posted by kpsmith

http://www.tversity.com/

I'm testing this one right now - waiting for it to finish refreshing its media library. I only put 3 files in the shared video folder, but so far the refresh (I think it's transcoding) has taken 20 minutes. Other than that it looks promising. Thanks!

Edit: OK, it wasn't transcoding. The package (called TVersity) only allows for streaming of RSS audio feeds, not video, so it isnt much use to Sage users, I suspect.

http://psp.villainousmind.com/produc...px?id=17290624

I've tested this package, Locura. Unfortunately it doesn't stream video to the PSP - it downloads it for later playback.

-drin

[Deadbolt]

How about a Placeshifter port for the PSP???? Now that would be sweet!

[drin]

Originally Posted by Deadbolt

How about a Placeshifter port for the PSP???? Now that would be sweet!

It certainly would, but Sony's PSP OS is proprietary and the cost of a developer license is exhorbitant. Pity.

-drin