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Old 19th March 2015, 19:42   #287  |  Link
Sharc
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Originally Posted by frank View Post
Sharko you mean DLNA? With server app (WMP) on PC and the (restricted) TV player app that decodes the stream?
I want to use a notebook/Android device as wireless HD player. That's what Intel is promoting. So the Blu-ray mafia can forget their stupid players.
I tried streaming from PC or from NAS to TV via WLAN. I tried dlna, Serviio (with modified script to limit the bitrate), PLEX and DSVideo with their respective Apps running on the TV. I found the fluctuating WLAN to be the bottleneck which caused stuttering and frequent buffering. Cabled (CAT5) LAN was ok, but inconvenient from floor to floor. PLC was finally most convenient and stable. For streaming to mobile devices I use the PLC/WiFi extender.
(Maybe I could also have improved the WLAN by optimizing locations, antennae or using repeaters but I went straight for PLC).
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