[Cialug] DLNA

[Jeff Chapin]

Less than you would think...

3 something GB of ram (4GB on the mobo, only 3.25 can be used for some 
reason) and Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7700  @ 2.40GHz.

I also run Vuze (a java bit torrent client) on the same box, watch 
videos at the same time my wife is watching on the dlna client, browse 
the web, and IRC. It's not usually overtaxed. The encoding is done by 
mencoder. I do hit swap harder than I would like, but that is because I 
tweaked the java parameters for the DLNA server up to have much more RAM 
than the default.

Jeff

On 01/10/2012 11:35 AM, David Champion wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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