To use omxplayer you do not even need to be running the graphical environment, the video plays as an overlay, even on top of the console. I have found that omxplayer is a pretty good command line player, specifically created for the Pi and with support for hardware decoding.
So in my view, using a web browser for this project is not an option. Unfortunately playing this type of stream in a browser on the Raspberry Pi is kind of complicated, as you need a modern browser that can run their Flash/HTML5 video player, and on top of that you need the player to be specifically designed to use the hardware accelerated decoder in the Pi.
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But UStream does not openly advertise how to access these playlists, instead they expect clients to embed a UStream web based video player applet based on Flash or HTML5, where all the HLS processing is done. The stream is delivered in short segments, presented to the player in a constantly changing playlist, using a format called HLS. The ISS live stream is provided by UStream.
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As a side note, an MPEG-2 decoder is also available, but a license needs to be purchased from the Raspberry Pi Foundation to use it. This is the format most web based video streams use, including the ISS stream. The Pi's GPU comes with a H.264 video decoder from the factory. The Raspberry Pi is well equipped for the task of playing video streams because it can decode the video in the GPU, so the amount of work done in the CPU is minimal. Playing Video Streams on the Raspberry Pi In this short article I'm going to show you how to play the ISS live stream on your Raspberry Pi. Something I can keep an eye on while I work, so that I can catch the most interesting views without having to have it constantly taking space on my main computer's screens. I thought it would be a cool idea to have this stream running constantly on a screen by my desk. You can always check to find out over which region the ISS is over and if it is day or night there. Keep in mind that you have a 50% chance of catching the dark part of the planet, so if all you find is an all black image then try again a little later. If you haven't seen this stream yet, then stop reading and go watch it now. A few weeks ago NASA started streaming live video of Earth from cameras installed aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and some of the views are nothing short of breathtaking.
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