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SL1v3R

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I cut Dstv but am struggling to find good quality live news streams for my Roku or PS3. Would really like local streams but I know that would be asking too much :(
 
Are you not happy with the news streams on the Nowhere TV channel on the Roku (CNN, BBC, Aljazeera, RT, NHK etc.)?
 
Aljazeera is ok with NoWhereTV but BBC World is really crappy (pixelated). I thought ENCA would be available but only through Livestation who's rates are ridiculous. I think this is one of the few cons of streaming including sports of course.
 
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Are you watching the BBC channel from NowhereTV or the BBCN channel? BBC World is one of the few channels that streams well for me. What linespeed are you streaming with?
 
SL1v3R said:
Aljazeera is ok with NoWhereTV but BBC World is really crappy (pixelated). I thought ENCA would be available but only through Livestation who's rates are ridiculous. I think this is one of the few cons of streaming including sports of course.
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Ooh thanks for that. Livestation is really cool!
 
Yotch said:
Are you watching the BBC channel from NowhereTV or the BBCN channel? BBC World is one of the few channels that streams well for me. What linespeed are you streaming with?
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I'm streaming on 10mb uncapped with AH. I've tried BBC World from various sources and it seems that the quality is actually limited by the BBC. I have found that Aljazeera is generally better. Ps. Just checked and the Livestation private channel is available but it's for the free channels only which excludes ENCA. BBC quality the same anyway.
 
eNCA on MX (Android) and XBMC: rtsp://media10.lsops.net/live/enca_en_high.sdp or rtsp://media10.lsops.net/live/enca_en_low.sdp

Maybe you can add that link onto the PS3 somehow?
 
Yotch said:
Have you tried adjusting the streaming quality from the hidden menu (Press Home 5X, Rew 3X, FF 2X)?
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-set-streaming-quality-roku-digital-video-7908588.html
How do the USTVNow channels (ABC, NBC, CBS etc.) stream? From what I remember, the quality of NHK was quite good.
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Thanks Yotch, great hack! I set it to max and I think it improved things. BBC is still pixelated more than the rest during moving scenes or when there is a lot of detail on the screen.

@Bighit I will give the ENCA link a try via PS3MediaPlayer. Cheers.
 
I used to be able to stream with those eNCA links perfectly on VLC but it has just stopped working the past few weeks. Does it still work for you?
 
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