[Discuss] TV Streamers

[John Blomfield]

On 10/23/2014 02:35 PM, Deryk Barker wrote:
> Ah, so you have a DNLA-capable TV?
Actually its my Blueray/DVD player that has the capability and which 
then feeds video to my TV. You can get one of these players quite cheaply.
>
> Don't think this one is - although Serviio looks interesting (even if it is writen in java) for other reasons which I won't bother going into here.
>
> The reason I really like the stick/dongle idea is because the tv is atually on a small table on wheels, so could be moved from one room to another easily.
Yeh! Well I guess my player acts as a rather large dongle! :-)
>
> P.S. John: was it you who asked why setuid is a kludge? I lost the original message. Say if so and I'll explain.
Yes, it was I. John
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> deeryk
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> Deryk Barker, Faculty Emeritus
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> Camosun College, Victoria BC
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> I use Serviio Media Server which I run on my desktop computer i.e.
> provide your own hardware. I use it for streaming video / movies, I have
> "acquired" for my own library, to my TV via my home network (cat 5
> Ethernet). Serviio does have an online as well as a local option but I
> haven't used it. I only have one TV but in principle I could stream to
> any room where I have my wired Ethernet or by my wifi network. You do
> need a "smart TV" or a client media device of course.
>
> I have in the past used PlayStation3 software installed on my desktop
> for the same purpose but I prefer Serviio.
>
> John
>
> On 10/23/2014 01:53 PM, Deryk Barker wrote:
>> I'm wondering if anyone knows of a cheap media streamer that doesn't insist on using some braindead sever like Plex ("you MUST sort and name your medai like this" no I ***ing mustn't!)
>>
>> I've been using a Dune BD Prime for the main tv for a number of years and the great thing about it - aside from being uncluttered by "channels' (no, I don't want netflix thank you) is that it will simply connect to an NFS-exported directory on my server and take it from there.
>>
>> Apparently such simplicity is out of fashion: a quick look at things like Roku, Chromecast etc shows no such ability.
>>
>> Does anyone know of any such device? I don't want to spend much as it's for a bedroom tv which isn't, frankly, used much.
>>
>> deryk
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>> Deryk Barker, Faculty Emeritus
>> Computer Science Department
>> Camosun College, Victoria BC
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