Podcatcher is a free plugin developed by Michael Pyle, which works with Beyond TV to enable you to watch video podcasts on your Home Theater PC.
Using Podcatcher, you can set the program to download video podcasts automatically, integrating the podcast title and information straight in to the Beyond TV folders with ease.
Limitations:
- Must Own Beyond TV4 or higher
- Will only Allow playback of BeyondTV supported files such as:
Installation:
- Download Podcatcher from the Snapstream Forums HERE
- Unzip files to a folder Run setup.exe this will install the program and add a shortcut to the start menu
Once installed, run the Podcatcher and you will see the following screen where you input the BTV server IP address, the BTV port number (default is 8129) and the BTV password if you have a password set up.
You can also select how often you want Podcatcher to update the podcast feeds and look for new podcasts.
Once you are done with the setup screen, select the save button.
Add Podcast Feeds
To add your feeds open Podcatcher, Select Setup and then select feeds from the menu bar.
Paste your new podcast feed (RSS2.0 preferred) into the “Feed URL” box and click on the”Add/Update” button. This will automatically populate the feed title and feed description.
Once You are done, Podcatcher will begin downloading your selected podcasts. Once downloaded, they will show up automatically in Beyond TV.
The minimized Podcatcher will run in the background and continue to watch for new Podcasts to catch.
Podcast Resources:
To find new podcasts and their related feeds, check out the following sources:
This article was written by Brent Evans, a tech & gadget enthusiast. It is licensed under the Creative Commons.
