Update:
I have been able to get vlc to launch via a web page using a shell script as the link. Here is the script:
#!/bin/sh
exec /usr/bin/vlc udp://@239.255.1.1 --width 800 --height 600
Save this as video.sh and make it executeable in your web folder. In your html page, create a hyperlink to point to it <a href=video.sh>Video</a>. When you first click the link, your webserver will ask what program to use to lauch it, select /bin/sh.
That's all folks...except it only works with linux.
Now, for the rest of the world....I have been able to open ONLY the playlist without the player interface. This was done via XML. I don't know enough about XML yet to fine tune it to what I think is a useable format.
Anyone intersted in helping develop an XML interface please feel free to contact me. I would love nothing more than to start an opensource set-top box project.
haarvik918@hotmail.com