[Cialug] DLNA

[Jeff Chapin]

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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