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Xbmc won't play to some of dlna certified devices, but WMC (play to) feature does?
Xbmc plays to other Xbmc instances fine, but not to my other devices? Is the upnp sharing xbmc 13 using (play using) different to windows "play to" and what exactly do other certified dlna devices need to update to become compatible with xbmcs take on "play to"
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Tried again today using my dlna certified ark, this works with WMC and "play to" but xbmc only "sees" the device, but nothing happens when I try to "play using"
Xbmc to xbmc works as expected, but would anyone care to explanation if xbmcs "play using" feature differs to windows "play to" etc and/or if there are any restrictions/requirements for xbmcs "play using' feature?
These dlna devices work fine by choosing the same file, and opening it in WMC and send it using "play to" ... It plays as expected?
But launch xbmc, select the same file (which plays on both xbmc / WMC and the dlna device individually) nothing happens when you try to send it using "play using"
I have contacted my hardware vendor but it appears that xbmcs version of "play using" is somehow different to the "play to" WMC implementation?
Is this correct
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I'm not sure but it maybe that WMC can do transcoding so it's always able to present streams to the target device in a format it recognises.
At the moment XBMC does no transcoding, so the target device must support the file format you are trying to stream via DLNA. Many DLNA players are severely restricted in the containers and codecs they support, so it requires careful reading of the specs or using trial and error to find what's supported. Sometimes the issue can be that a particular container such as mkv is not supported via DLNA but is via USB, so sometimes it maybe possible to trick the target device by renaming the mkv file into a type that is supported e.g. mp4.
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2014-06-12, 17:00
(This post was last modified: 2014-06-12, 17:01 by DerekCuster.)
Hi jj
That's a very good point.
I have contacted ark and am currently awaiting a response from them.
I have done more testing, and can confirm that the device supports the file (avi/mp3) if I pull it from xbmc via upnp, (from ark, search upnp, search xbmc video library, play file)
However, if f I try to push the same file (or I. Fact any file) rom xbmc to the device nothing happens?
I can only assume that the upnp play using feature is somehow different from play to feature, as if I close xbmc and play to (from WMC) it works as expected?
I have checked my log and nothing of interest shows up? ...
Is the play using feature bespoke to xbmc or is it the same as other instances such as play to etc..?
Ta