Multi-stream placeshifting

A target device in a placeshifting system, the target device comprising:

• a network connection configured to communicate over a packet-switched network;
• a processor connected to the network connection and configured to send and receive transactions across a network through the network connection;
• a first process configured to execute on the processor, the first process configured to process a first input stream received from across a network from a first placeshifting source, wherein the first placeshifting source is a transcoder coupled to a first tuner of a dual-tuner television receiver;
• a second process configured to simultaneously execute with the first process on the processor, the second process configured to process a second input stream received from across the network from a second placeshifting source that is different from the first placeshifting source, wherein the second placeshifting source is the transcoder coupled to a second tuner of the dual-tuner television receiver, and wherein the second process comprises connecting to the second placeshifting source in response to a request for the second input stream, and wherein the second input stream is sent separately from the first input stream but is received at the same time as the first input stream, wherein the transcoder is operable to convert data representing the first and second television programs to a format appropriate for transmission across the packet-switched network, wherein the transcoder is remote from the placeshifting client and coupled to the placeshifting client via a packet switched network;
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• an output device connected to the processor and configured to receive content output from the first and second process, the output device configured to provide an output that simultaneously presents video extracted from both the first input stream and from the second input stream.

A placeshifting system, comprising:

• a first placeshifting source configured to output a first video stream across a network;
• a second placeshifting source configured to output a second video stream across the network;
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• a target device in communication with the first and second placeshifting sources across the network, the target device configured to receive simultaneously display video from the first placeshifting source and video from the second placeshifting source.