Jeff, what kind of hardware is required to run that? I'm assuming it needs some decent horsepower, since you used the magic words "java based" and "transcoding on the fly". :)<br><br>-dc<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Jeff Chapin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chapinjeff@gmail.com">chapinjeff@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I use the PS3MediaServer on linux. It's a java based DLNA server tweaked towards the PS3 and xBox as clients. It runs well headless, was simple to install, and handles just about every media type I throw at it (the hardest part was figuring out I needed to open iptables to allow multicast packets in). It even does transcoding on the fly for formats that the PS3 does not natively support -- and it was the first (and still, only) DNLA client that could tell the difference between various flavors of DIVX (some supported by PS3, some not). It also has a neat feature where it sets up fake folders and fake video files -- when you access them, they can change the settings on the server, such as transcoding options, or restart the service.<br>
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On 01/10/2012 11:17 AM, Claus wrote:<br>
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I'm in the process of going with time with my TV and most likely dvd (aka blu-ray) player. We don't spend much time watching stuff on it but it's about time to get rid of the CRT.<br>
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Anyway, I came across "DLNA compliant" with some of the feature. I don't know anything about that but apparently it allows one to watch videos from a DLNA server that resides at home.<br>
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Are there *nix DLNA servers and are they simple to deploy? Also are there any kind of content restrictions (i.e. some digital rights management)?<br>
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Currently I have a smb server where I store mp3 that I have ripped from CD and a variety of home videos in various formats (avi, mpeg-2, etc) that I watch on the computer on occasions. I could see it being nice to view them on the TV as well. But I don't have time for a major tinkering project.<br>
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Claus<br>
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