[Cialug] DLNA

David Champion dchamp1337 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 10 11:30:18 CST 2012


I've used the Mediatomb DLNA server in the past to stream media to my PS3.
Works well, easy to config.

-dc

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Claus <cniesen at gmx.net> 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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