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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 22 for Mac => Topic started by: mwheelerk on September 10, 2016, 01:35:07 am
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I'm afraid I don't know the difference. Under Playing Now>Overview>Player I see my device listed as Media Renderer and this is typically what I have selected for playback. Below that under Playing From Main Library>Main Library I see my device listed as a Media Server. If I select that I have a screen that shows Add A New Library but also warns that doing so will unload the current library. Because I don't understand this I have been hesitant to try it.
What is the difference between Media Renderer and Media Server? Is there a functionality or other advantage in using one of the other?
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You've said "my device". Is this a network media player/server box of some sort? I'm guessing yes based on you description. Here's what the terms mean:
Media Renderer: This is a device that can play audio, video, or both, over the network. MC can "push" audio or video to renderers. I think that's what you're doing now.
Media Server: This is a device that stores audio and/or video. You can use DLNA software to talk to media servers and get media from them to play. MC itself is a media server. You're using MC as a Media Server in the normal way of "pushing" media from MC to your playback device.
You would only want to use "your device" as a Media Server if you had media stored on the device and wanted to access it from MC. Otherwise, I'd just ignore it.
Brian.