You may wonder why we've spent so much time on it lately, but it is likely that you will find it very useful in the next year or two. There are
DLNA Instructions on our wiki.
Build 127 added two
new features. Both are still in progress but working with many devices. They are:
1. A DLNA Controller -- Like a TV remote, it allows you to control other devices.
2. A DLNA Renderer -- MC can be a playback device for other devices.
Yes, MC can control another copy of MC now and play to it.
You must turn the DLNA options on in Tools/Options/Settings/DLNA.
More definitions are below (from the old thread)...
We have renamed the UPnP Server as "DLNA / UPnP Server". It's a mouthful. We will probably drop UPnP from the name later.
There are two threads listing
DLNA devices known to work on the Other Hardware board:
DLNA BoxesDLNA TV'sYou may be asking yourself, "Why is this important? Why all the fuss about DLNA?" Good question. The answer is that it provides a standard way to move media and control its playback among devices in a home.
Protocols like TCP/IP, HTML, and HTTP are the foundation of the Internet. DLNA is becoming another important standard.
It is very much like UPnP, but it adds some new features and more importantly, hardware vendors have adopted it.
Terminology
1. DMS -- Digital Media Server -- where the media resides
2. DMP -- Digital Media Player -- where the media is played
3. DMR -- Digital Media Renderer -- where media is played, but with ability to respond to a controller
4. DMC -- Digital Media Controller -- software control of the renderer -- functions as a remote
DLNA Instructions on our wiki.