[Cialug] DLNA

[David Champion]

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". :)

-dc

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Jeff Chapin <chapinjeff at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> I'm a fan, my wife is a fan.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On 01/10/2012 11:17 AM, Claus wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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)?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>  Claus
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