[Cialug] DLNA

[Matthew Nuzum]

Thanks for the tip. I actually have gotten rid of all computers in my house
that have to run all the time, and that limits my choices somewhat. I'm
itching to do a few things that may cause me to reverse this policy though.
If I do I will try out Plex.

I wanted to follow up because my son reminded me that there is an awesome
DLNA client out there - the XBox 360. The video player is a little hidden
because you have to look for the icon that says "system video player." It
still mangles the names but overall it's pretty non-fussy. It even allows
fast-forward, which surprisingly some network players don't support.


On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Zachary Kotlarek <zach at kotlarek.com> wrote:

>
> On Sep 29, 2014, at 10:32 AM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>
> > With the same client (Sony Bluray player) the experience was very
> different
> > between the servers. The desktop server did better and would try to
> > auto-convert files to the right format supported by the client. It
> > organized the media to make it easier to find your files. Twonky doesn't
> do
> > either of these, simply presenting all media files in a huge list
> organized
> > only into groups of pictures, audio or video.
> >
> > Overall, the user experience is a headache, as Jeffrey said. But, it
> works.
> > Once you know your clients and tools, it gets the job done. My kids
> figured
> > out how to save videos onto the iPad for offline viewing and can watch
> > their shows OK. They prefer any other service when available and
> > essentially just use this to watch stuff from our DVD collection when
> going
> > on a trip or will be offline.
>
>
> If you maintain a library of local media you should consider Plex. It’s
> not the right tool if you just want to occasionally throw a video from your
> desktop to your TV, and it definitely doesn’t support screen-sharing, but
> it’s got a lot of useful tools for people who have a media collection.
> http://plex.tv/
>
> Plex will play to your DLNA clients, has native clients for many devices
> (to avoid DLNA altogether), fetches metadata so your displayed names are
> sensible and your lists are organized, automatically converts codecs and
> muxing and bitrates, supports preloading for offline use (at least on
> iOS/Android), steams outside the local network, etc.
>
>         Zach
>
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