I have used MC for years but never been able to create the same enthusiasm in the family as I have (I am a audiophile). I am looking for the following functionality (perhaps it is already there and I am simply not aware of it):
- Using one central server in the house running on a dedicated windows PC. The server is linked up to a NAS hosting all media for the family. Available!
- Having several Windows machines in the house each running a local instance of MC. Available!
- Ability to control each client from a mobile phone/tablet and play locally from the server.
This will enable members of my family to easily control what to play and watch in the rooms of the house where there is a Win PC online with MC running.
If the player was available under OS like FreeBSD, FreeNAS, Kodi etc a very low cost high quality streaming system could be set up. (As an example the Rasberry PI 3 could be used)
If I could set up a zone for each location at the server, the functionality is there in Gizmo. However I can't find out how to link the zone to a MC instance running on a remote (to the server) machine. This functionality is available in most commercial streaming systems today.
Anyone able to offer some advice on this??
Generally I hope that the development of MC put more focus streaming and the user interface (ease of use and setup). This would bargin for a streaming system with a technical quality no other system can show today and I think also lead to a greater commercial impact through better market penetration.
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Topic: Server, Clients, Zones and Streaming (Read 2646 times)