Re: IP control of bluray players

Wow, I would really like to have itunes/apple tv communicating direct
with CF. I heard there is a new apple remote app coming out for iPad.

On Jun 5, 6:11 pm, digimenet <ja...@digime.net> wrote:
> The Apple TV,as well as iTunes, are directly controllable over IP and

> without the need of some third party plug-in. Both use a HTTP command
> set. I have been working on reverse engineering the protocol since
> apple has become the next Microsoft, except far more controlling and
> far more.............well.
>
> There are ones out there who have been successful in this endeavor:
>
> http://dacp.jsharkey.org/
>
> If you have a passive network hub or a network switch with port-
> mirroring capabilites, you could just capture the data packets between
> an Apple TV and say the Apple Provided Remote App for the iPhone/
> iTouch. Use a program like WireShark to accomplish this.
>
> On Jun 5, 6:39 pm, "cfacun...@cox.net" <cfacun...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > YEah I guess I should have been more specific. I have have and iPad
> > and have just started playing with Command Fusion and Bitwise touch
> > using the bitwise controls BC4X1. I have it controlling Samsung
> > bluray , Denon 3808 , tv , xbmc , Apple TV and hopefully my HAI system
> > before long. I started with all IR and have since moved the Denon to
> > IP and as soon as I catch on I will use the xbmc ( 1-way first and
> > hopefully graduate to a Fiasco-ish 2-way) via IP. I was thinking since
> > there are apps to control  the Apple  TV and bluray then there is
> > bound to be a way to integrate all of this into CF via IP. From what I
> > have discovered so far it doesn't seem like it will be as elementary
> > as the Denon using Telnet with  ASCII commands all spelled out for me
> > on paper , but I am always up for a challenge.
>
> > On Jun 5, 5:11 pm, digimenet <ja...@digime.net> wrote:
>
> > > Well, there a few Blu-Ray players that provide ethernet connectivity.
> > > And there have been some developments down that line of control:
>
> > >http://www.pocketblu.com/Features_Control.aspxhttp://bdtouch.com/usin...
>
> > > (Fiasco - Sony is one such company to provide IP connectivity with
> > > there blu-ray players, not to mention there flat-screen TVs as well.)
>
> > > However, in most these cases, the blu-ray disc must provide that
> > > needed back-end support.
>
> > >https://live.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?c...
> > > (Foot note number 5)
>
> > > I am sure that native support is in the very near future.
>
> > > On Jun 5, 4:56 pm, Fiasco <dgvoll...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > First the bluray player would have to be controllable by IP and
> > > > connected to your local area network via wifi or ethernet.
>
> > > > If that exists in the bluray player then yes, you can control it via
> > > > CF.
>
> > > > Another option is RS232 if the bluray has a RS232 control port.
>
> > > > Otherwise you are left with using IR
>
> > > > The last two options would require a 3rd party controller like a
> > > > globalcache iTach.
>
> > > > On Jun 5, 3:50 pm, "cfacun...@cox.net" <cfacun...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Has anyone figured out how to control bluray players via IP? I assume
> > > > > it can be done since there is an iphone app available. I did some
> > > > > searching but pretty much came up dry , but I may not have been using
> > > > > the correct terminology since this is all pretty new to me.

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