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From: Rob on 13 Jun 2010 03:41
I recently bought a Blu-ray player (LG 590 I think) and found it works
with a Mac Mini to serve video. Not sure why I would want to do this
apart from upscaling and taking some of the load off the CD Mini for
trickier video files. On a quiet day it could replace the Mini.

Anyway, DNLA software support is only provided for Windows with a copy
of Nero provided, and a Mac needs 3rd party software. A good list is here:

http://www.rbgrn.net/content/21-how-to-choose-dlna-media-server-windows-mac-os-x-or-linux

But I'm not sure which to choose. Elgato works well, but I'd rather
spend nothing and get good results. Anyone any experience?

Thanks, Rob

From: Ian McCall on 13 Jun 2010 03:55
On 2010-06-13 08:41:13 +0100, Rob <ngonly(a)gmail.com> said:

> I recently bought a Blu-ray player (LG 590 I think) and found it works
> with a Mac Mini to serve video. Not sure why I would want to do this
> apart from upscaling and taking some of the load off the CD Mini for
> trickier video files. On a quiet day it could replace the Mini.
>
> Anyway, DNLA software support is only provided for Windows with a copy
> of Nero provided, and a Mac needs 3rd party software. A good list is
> here:
>
> http://www.rbgrn.net/content/21-how-to-choose-dlna-media-server-windows-mac-os-x-or-linux

But
>
> I'm not sure which to choose. Elgato works well, but I'd rather spend
> nothing and get good results. Anyone any experience?

I have experience of trying to spend nothing and get -bad- results,
which may not be what you want to hear. The one I went for was
NullRiver MediaLink, which works well and costs less than the Elgato
stuff. There's another people regularly choose but it's name escapes me
for the moment.

The use I have is to a PS3 and to a Sony TV. Must admit I rarely use
it, but on the odd time I have done it's worked without problems.


Cheers,
Ian

From: Rob on 27 Jun 2010 12:26
On 13/06/2010 08:55, Ian McCall wrote:
> On 2010-06-13 08:41:13 +0100, Rob <ngonly(a)gmail.com> said:
>
>> I recently bought a Blu-ray player (LG 590 I think) and found it works
>> with a Mac Mini to serve video. Not sure why I would want to do this
>> apart from upscaling and taking some of the load off the CD Mini for
>> trickier video files. On a quiet day it could replace the Mini.
>>
>> Anyway, DNLA software support is only provided for Windows with a copy
>> of Nero provided, and a Mac needs 3rd party software. A good list is
>> here:
>>
>> http://www.rbgrn.net/content/21-how-to-choose-dlna-media-server-windows-mac-os-x-or-linux
>>
>
> But
>>
>> I'm not sure which to choose. Elgato works well, but I'd rather spend
>> nothing and get good results. Anyone any experience?
>
> I have experience of trying to spend nothing and get -bad- results,
> which may not be what you want to hear. The one I went for was NullRiver
> MediaLink, which works well and costs less than the Elgato stuff.
> There's another people regularly choose but it's name escapes me for the
> moment.
>
> The use I have is to a PS3 and to a Sony TV. Must admit I rarely use it,
> but on the odd time I have done it's worked without problems.
>
>

Just looking at this again - thanks for the tip but Medialink doesn't
work on the bluray player.

Any other ideas for DLNA-Mac software?

Thanks, Rob

From: Rob on 28 Jun 2010 02:01
On 27/06/2010 17:26, Rob wrote:
> On 13/06/2010 08:55, Ian McCall wrote:
>> On 2010-06-13 08:41:13 +0100, Rob <ngonly(a)gmail.com> said:
>>
>>> I recently bought a Blu-ray player (LG 590 I think) and found it works
>>> with a Mac Mini to serve video. Not sure why I would want to do this
>>> apart from upscaling and taking some of the load off the CD Mini for
>>> trickier video files. On a quiet day it could replace the Mini.
>>>
>>> Anyway, DNLA software support is only provided for Windows with a copy
>>> of Nero provided, and a Mac needs 3rd party software. A good list is
>>> here:
>>>
>>> http://www.rbgrn.net/content/21-how-to-choose-dlna-media-server-windows-mac-os-x-or-linux
>>>
>>>
>>
>> But
>>>
>>> I'm not sure which to choose. Elgato works well, but I'd rather spend
>>> nothing and get good results. Anyone any experience?
>>
>> I have experience of trying to spend nothing and get -bad- results,
>> which may not be what you want to hear. The one I went for was NullRiver
>> MediaLink, which works well and costs less than the Elgato stuff.
>> There's another people regularly choose but it's name escapes me for the
>> moment.
>>
>> The use I have is to a PS3 and to a Sony TV. Must admit I rarely use it,
>> but on the odd time I have done it's worked without problems.
>>
>>
>
> Just looking at this again - thanks for the tip but Medialink doesn't
> work on the bluray player.
>
> Any other ideas for DLNA-Mac software?
>

For the record - Serviio works fine for what I need (certain video file
playback).

Rob

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