Does anybody have a definitive answer for what the current working capability is for network media streaming - either as a client or a server ?
My particular interest is to get access from my 1000s to my video media library that is on the same network on a W7 machine (currently sharing my media folder to a PC running XBMC, would like to see to what extent I can use the 1000s instead of the PC).
TBird1 - 7 minutes ago »
Does anybody have a definitive answer for what the current working capability is for network media streaming - either as a client or a server ?
My particular interest is to get access from my 1000s to my video media library that is on the same network on a W7 machine (currently sharing my media folder to a PC running XBMC, would like to see to what extent I can use the 1000s instead of the PC).
Not definitive (still playing 
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See post 1
Thanks Graham - how are you able to detect other network sources from the 1000s? I've searched everywhere and cant see any option that resembles this function 
TBird1 - 39 minutes ago »
Does anybody have a definitive answer for what the current working capability is for network media streaming - either as a client or a server ?
My particular interest is to get access from my 1000s to my video media library that is on the same network on a W7 machine (currently sharing my media folder to a PC running XBMC, would like to see to what extent I can use the 1000s instead of the PC).
Well as a client, DLNA served content works (using Twonky or Windows Media Player). Did not have a wide range of formats but what I have tried so far worked.
Think XBMC is a UPnP server rather than DLNA?
Thanks REPASSAC,
On the HDR 1000s which menu option do you use to discover/connect to DLNA served content ?
Home > Humax > Select and it's the botton right icon.
You have to give it a few secs while it locates all the servers.
TBird1 - 3 hours ago »
Thanks Graham - how are you able to detect other network sources from the 1000s? I've searched everywhere and cant see any option that resembles this function
Repassac answered this one :-), I get two dnla servers on mine when Foxsat-hdr is booted. Foxsat-hdr and my laptop both running Twonky Media.
REPASSAC - 19 minutes ago »
Home > Humax > Select and it's the botton right icon.
You have to give it a few secs while it locates all the servers.
LOL! Dont know how I missed that! It picks up both my PC's and my daughters laptop. Streaming works well - just took a broad sample across my 2Tb of mkv hd TV series and all seems to play perfectly.
The prospects for this wee box are awesome!!
I had good results playing tv stuff as the audio was in Dolby digital and the aspect ratio was good, but I've had less success with playing films which are often have the audio in DTS (the humax can't handle dts, and clearly can't just pass it raw over to my amp either). As a lot of 1080p films are actually in 1920*800 the humax also stretches them to fit so everyone is tall and skinny!
so far great for tv But pants for films lol
There isn't a PVR which excels at being a very good PVR and a very good Media player on the market at the moment, even with the release of the G2.
I wouldn't recommend throwing away your PC running XBMC just yet.
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