Ok, so the problem to be solved is I have an android tablet (with a flash supporting web browser on it), and I want something that lets me serve up videos that I have on my PC or media box and make them viewable via the web browser on the tablet.

The reason it needs to be done via a web browser is cos the tablet is built into a treadmill that my brother owns, and has no access to install new apps on it, so we need to work with whats already on there. Its pretty sweet, you can web browse, watch youtube, etc while on the treadmill, but it'd be even more awesome if I could watch stuff that is on my PC, on the treadmill.

Haven't had any luck finding a software solution for it, and the best hardware solution I've found is the Hauppauge Broadway, which actually does sound pretty damn awesome, lets you serve up media from anything you plug into it to clients via web browser. A lot of the hardware solutions for streaming stuff over the net involve installing a client app on whatever you want to view it with, and thats not possible, but the Broadway is the only one I've found that does it through a web browser. I'm yet to find any stores nearby that actually sell it though.

Anyone got any suggestions for solutions or alternatives? Some software that could serve videos from my PC and make them viewable through a web browser would be a good start, something hardware like the Broadway is good too though cos that'd do Foxtel and TV as well.

orb live may work

I know this isn't what you asked, but why exactly can't you put new apps on it? What's stopping you from accessing the Market?

I know this isn't what you asked, but why exactly can't you put new apps on it? What's stopping you from accessing the Market?

There's a thought, can you browse to: https://play.google.com/store?hl=en on the tablet? Or even on a PC. I can browse that store on my PC, hit the install button and it'll automagically install the apps on my phone or tablet without me having to even touch the phone or tablet. I'm guessing that only works if your tablet is signed in to your google account but since there's a lack of distinct information about what the tablet IS capable of, might be worth a try.

So even if you could install an app (by downloading the IPK via the web) there's no way to launch it?

I have a friend who had this same sort of issue. What he did to resolve it was quite complicated so I'll try and explain what he did as best as I can.

1. Move the treadmill in front of the TV

So even if you could install an app (by downloading the IPK via the web) there's no way to launch it?

APK

Else doesn't VLC offer options for streaming media to the web? Point web browser URL at VLC's stream and win?

+1
forgot about that.

VLC can do it easily.

http://www.videolan.org/doc/play-howto/en/ch04.html#id295619

Scroll down to the HTTP interface section and start reading. I fumbled around with it last year some time and seem to recall getting it up and running.

Off topic, but how exactly is someone supposed to use a web browser while running on a treadmill

The same way you would eat a homemade cheeseburger but with less sesame seeds.