Dirk Meyer wrote:
>>You are the first one telling me that they don't use upnp.
In the case of the XBOX it can use Upnp to stream audio and images but
not video. It has had that feature intentionaly removed to encorage
people to buy a Windows Media Center Edition PC. The other devices that
just support MCX are usually sold to compliment a Media PC. i.e HP's
media extender is marketed as an accessory for HP's Windows media center PC.
Yes, Freevo is more like the XBOX, a client.
In one sence the xbox can act as a client when you use the xbox gui to
browse UPNP media servers. In this case it can stream audio and view
pictures. As can other UPNP media renderers on the market what im
talking about is a bit different.
You don't want to render the video on the server and stream the
decoded video over to the client, it makes no sense at all. You need
to transfer the encoded stream and let the box decode it. And well,
that is what upnp does (and some other stuff).
Thats correct and its what mcx does aswell except that the menu is sent
using some form or remote desktop. A media extender doesnt have a GUI
for browsing UPNP servers although some devices may also support this
feature. A media extender will present the windows media edition GUI
using remote desktop and when media is selected it will play it over a
seperate channel possible UPNP. The box still decodes the A/V just not
the interface.
Cheers Jared.
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