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rhkrhk

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watching video by DLNA DAC
« on: April 19, 2013, 09:45:37 pm »

MC plays my videos fine so long as they are on "Player" - USB to external DAC to computer speakers.  Wwhen I click on DAC, and video, I get a list of videos, but MC won't open any of them. Screen completely white.   If MC can find, recognize and play a movie on "Player" why cant it do so when output is via DAC/network?

Doesnt matter when the movie is mp4 or avi.
MC 18/windows 7 64 bit


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jmschnur

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Re: watching video by DLNA DAC
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2013, 10:17:54 pm »

Same for me.  Advice would be greatly appreciated .  I use dlna to oppo 103.
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Matt

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Re: watching video by DLNA DAC
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2013, 10:20:14 pm »

DLNA and local DACs are totally different animals at a technical level.  DLNA works on files.  Local DACs work on a stream of data.

So video will only work with DLNA if your DLNA device does video.  Things like a PS3, Sony BD player, X-box, etc.  There's no practical way to send a DLNA device only the audio stream from a video.

In a home theater installation, where video is important, a DLNA audio DAC doesn't make any sense in my opinion.

You might Google a bit about DLNA to get a better picture of what's happening behind the scenes (if such things interest you).
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Re: watching video by DLNA DAC
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2013, 11:22:33 pm »

My oppo is a video player as well as handling sound well. I would like to play my video files from my library server, only I can not.
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JimH

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Re: watching video by DLNA DAC
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2013, 07:11:50 am »

You may need to convert the files.  MC's DLNA settings allow that.  Make sure you have the latest version.
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jmschnur

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Re: watching video by DLNA DAC
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2013, 08:10:37 am »

Can I convert to mpeg4?
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