OGS wrote: > Right... I sort of agree, but I have not used a DNLA streamer so I don't > have the experience. LMS and squeezeboxes is the reference for me and it > has never failed. One can hope that the Aries is better than the other > streamers, but as long as DNLA is the transport protocol I guess there > is not much hope. > > Thanks
That's it in a nutshell. The DNLA protocol simply does not work or rather I should say does not work as advertised. Sure one can go and browse through a directory (aka folder) and select something to watch, view or listen to, as I can do with my WD TV Live streaming device but any type of simple search or basic media library management is a non-starter. Which of course goes a long way towards explaining why 1) many people use the iTunes/AirPlay/Apple TV combo and 2) many people don't stream but instead use the good old computer -> USB -> USB DAC -> stereo method. Kind of sucks. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100948 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
