[Cialug] DLNA

David Champion dchamp1337 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 10 11:35:39 CST 2012


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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