Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:37 pm
New User VLC Support
OK sorry for the long post but a little background on my setup and my experiences so far. Followed by two questions/support issues Im having during setup.
Im a comp science grad and work as an electronics tech but noob to DLNA and setting up server. End of the day, Im looking to use a central server (old AMD quad core PC running XP) to other devices in house (several Iphones, Droid phones and tablets, 3 home computers running win 7 and Router is Asus RT-N66U Dark Knight (love how it looks and the name : )).
Im not stuck on VLC as client side interface (from PCs to the XP machine running serviio server). But I want to easily navigate and play my media especially via PC clients.
So installed the Serviio server on XP machine. Scanned my movies and music. I can access via other comps in my local network via serviio/ web browser.
Some Questions/Problems:
First and Minor:
I need to do more testing on this but the Web Interface/movie player doesnt seem to show my videos at as high a quality as other media players (even when I select highest quality). Also it doesnt play ISOs? VLC does : ). Will serviio index ISO?
Second and more important:
When I go to VLC/View/Playlist/local network/Universal PnP/Serviio..... It just hangs. Gives me options sometimes to choose Audio/Video. Now its actually no longer showing. Im sure some combination of reboots might get it back in the UPnP list.
Thanks all for the Help.
Im a comp science grad and work as an electronics tech but noob to DLNA and setting up server. End of the day, Im looking to use a central server (old AMD quad core PC running XP) to other devices in house (several Iphones, Droid phones and tablets, 3 home computers running win 7 and Router is Asus RT-N66U Dark Knight (love how it looks and the name : )).
Im not stuck on VLC as client side interface (from PCs to the XP machine running serviio server). But I want to easily navigate and play my media especially via PC clients.
So installed the Serviio server on XP machine. Scanned my movies and music. I can access via other comps in my local network via serviio/ web browser.
Some Questions/Problems:
First and Minor:
I need to do more testing on this but the Web Interface/movie player doesnt seem to show my videos at as high a quality as other media players (even when I select highest quality). Also it doesnt play ISOs? VLC does : ). Will serviio index ISO?
Second and more important:
When I go to VLC/View/Playlist/local network/Universal PnP/Serviio..... It just hangs. Gives me options sometimes to choose Audio/Video. Now its actually no longer showing. Im sure some combination of reboots might get it back in the UPnP list.
Thanks all for the Help.