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dtc:
I would still like to be able to have the library and audio files on a system that is also the player and be able to use a second system as the remote without transfering the files to the remote and back to the player for playing. I am trying to get the best possible sound when also playing from memory. Doing 2 wireless transfers does not seem to be an optimal way to do this. WebRomote is not a desireable option because you loose all the wonderful flexibility of the MC user interface.

Is what I want to do possible? If not, it would be a nice addition to MC 15.

dtc:
Anyone have an answer? Can what I want to do be done? If not, it is something that could be considered for MC 15?  Should I provide more information? JimH or Matt can you help? Someone at J River must know.

Thanks.

Tom

JimH:
I don't follow what you're asking, but there shouldn't be any duplicated transfers.  The wiki article on DLNA might be worth reading.  Using that terminology would help.

dtc:
I want the DLNA player system to contain the MC library and audio files. I want the DLNA remote to wirelessly access the system with the DLNA player on it.  In this case, it is my understanding that DLNA transfers the audio data to the DLNA remote and then transfers it to the DLNA player system. DLNA works fine if the audio files are not on the DLNA player system, as is usually the case. However, if the files already reside on the DLNA player system I do not want them transferred from the player system to the remote system and back to the player system.

So, the only data that I want to be communicated wirelessly between the DLNA player and the DLNA remote is tag data, not the actual audio data.

Having the audio data on the same device as the DLNA player is, as I understand it, not the normal setup for DLNA. The audio data is always streamed to the DLNA player, if I understand correctly.


Does that help?

dtc:
Let me try another discription, without all the DLNA lingo.

I have a fully functional netbook with MC14 that is completely self contained. All the library and audio data are on the system. The system is connected by USB my system. It works fine.

What I want to do it to be able to pick up my separate laptop system, run MC 14 and have it access the files on the netbook and play them, without transferring the audio data from the netbook to the laptop and back. This is what WebRemote does if I understand it correctly. I would like to do that with a MC 14 interface rather than a WebRemote interface.

I really do not care what the technology is - just want that functionality.

Thanks.

Tom

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