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[TheDuke]

Hi
I would like to be able to record TV on one computer using media center and then watch the show streamed to another computer using media server
Currently I can find the program on the remote computer but when I try to play it I get the following error

"The media type of this file is not recognized. Code=0x80040240"

I have exactly the same codec setup on both computers and am able to play any other file that I have come across on both

Cheers
Rob

[Matt]

Just to be sure, do you have the latest version of Media Center installed on both?  My daughter watches hi-def kids programs on a laptop over wifi this way every day, so it should work really well.

What happens if you try to play a recording directly (network share or copy a recording folder) on the client instead of using Library Server?

Thanks.

[TheDuke]

I have the latest version on Media Center on both computers.
If I try and open the file directly over the network, I get a whole heap of .cnk files and dont know where to go from there

Cheers
Rob

[Matt]

If I try and open the file directly over the network, I get a whole heap of .cnk files and dont know where to go from there

There will be a .jtv file in the same folder you should be able to play in Media Center.

[TheDuke]

Thanks for your help
It works fine if I play the file directly over the network

Would be easier if it worked using media server however. Clicking on a thumbnail is cetainly a better option than searching for .jtv files

Cheers
Rob

[TheDuke]

Just wondering if there is a problem with my setup or if this is the only way of doing it.

If the later can I request it as a future feature

Cheers

[Yaobing]

You should be able to play recorded TV through Library Server.  Matt asked you to try playing it from shared folder just to try to diagnose the problem.

[Matt]

Library Server is refusing to server the television helper files because they're not in the library.  This is done for security, but television files are a special case and should be served.

For now, you can add your recorded television path to:
Options > Media Network > Library Server > Advanced Server Settings > Additional share paths

We hope to make this unnecessary in build 60 and later.

Thanks for your help.

[Matt]

Just to close the loop, coming in build 60:
Changed: Sharing recorded television over Library Server no longer requires additional configuration of white-list share paths.