I may have to try Dreamset just to see what it can do... I think DreamboxEDIT has a similar capability. I know it works well under Wine in Linux. I usually test my channels by editing text files and FTP and rebooting E2 via the remote. Don't do it very often, so the remote gets a lot of use. Mostly watch the UK channels that I post here and some podcast networks that never change. The USB sticks stay in the receiver unless I want to change which image I boot.

Speaking of the title of this thread, I've been playing around with streaming some digital cable channels with a PCTV 801e in my computer's USB port via VLC to a bouquet channel. Works as well a VLC does on the computer--which is so-so. This is in Linux, so I'll have to try in Windows to see if it's an OS thing or a VLC thing...