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Title: Using JRiver on a laptop to play audio files on a PC thru my stereo
Post by: jocar37 on August 24, 2015, 09:21:35 pm

I'm new to JRiver and am still trying to figure a lot out. I bought MC 21 and want to use it to play music through my stereo.

I have a PC in my basement that has a ton of high res audio files.  A usb cable connects the PC to a DAC in my living room stereo. While the PC does have internet connection through my home wifi network, for some reason, I can't join this particular PC to my home group. It seems like things would be easy with a homegroup connection.  Maybe not.

I can access the PC's audio files and play them through my stereo via Remote Desktop Connection. But this is a really cludgy way to do it.  Is there a way I can set up JRiver on my laptop to play the basement audio files through my stereo without using Remote Desktop Connnection?

Sorry if this has been addressed before.  I tried finding some help on my own, but nothing I saw was really on point.  Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Title: Re: Using JRiver on a laptop to play audio files on a PC thru my stereo
Post by: BryanC on August 24, 2015, 10:24:44 pm

http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Media_Server

Title: Re: Using JRiver on a laptop to play audio files on a PC thru my stereo
Post by: blgentry on August 24, 2015, 10:40:07 pm

Which computer has JRiver installed? Basement PC or Laptop? Both?

If you have a direct connection from basement PC to DAC and DAC to stereo, I think you have the *classic* use case of remote control via one of the JRiver apps.  Gizmo (for android for free) or JRemote (For iOS or Android for about $10).  JRemote gets rave reviews, but I haven't personally seen it in action.  I've used Gizmo on an Android phone and it was pretty good. 

I think a tablet (like an ipad) would be ideal for this kind of thing myself.  A touch screen interface to all of your music, right in your lap.

Otherwise, if you want the full JRiver interface, the links that BryanC provided can help you to get JRiver set up as a server on the basement PC and as a TRemote (different than JRemote) client on the laptop.

Brian.

Title: Re: Using JRiver on a laptop to play audio files on a PC thru my stereo
Post by: RoderickGI on August 25, 2015, 12:47:14 am

Tremote (http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Tremote) on the laptop is your answer. It is just an installation of MC running in Client mode, on the JRiver Media Network.

What versions of Windows are you using on the Deskop/Basement PC and laptop?
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/set-up-a-private-network-home-in-win7/3a7ed5e0-8d57-478e-8644-9633291cc8d5?auth=1
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-can-t-I-connect-to-other-computers