DLNA explained

There is a lot of equipment that uses DNLA for streaming. How does it work and what’s the best way to stream high quality music.

Contents of this video

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Start of program
02:05 - Basic setup
03:42 - Digital Media Server
05:18 - Digital Media Controller
06:04 - Digital Media Player
07:22 - Digital Media Renderer
07:49 - Bit Perfect Music Player
08:43 - Multiple DNLA servers
10:21 - The wrap

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[larrycroft]

I really enjoy your channel sir. I have learned a great deal & have followed many of your recommendations & been highly satisfied. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[alaskanoffroadadventures]

very informative! I'll be browsing your other videos for other additions to my addiction.

[josephcooter]

I have to say that this is the most informative video on servers and media that I have seen on this platform.

[post-centrist]

Great Video! Could you please do a video on the recent events regarding & the Current state of MQA and it’s possible future.

[TriAmpMyFi]

Hello &
How do I know which clock is "boss" in my digital signal chain? Is the answer anything like Toslink has no copper, so can't carry clock signal? Or it's no longer a problem with USB-3 (whatever that means)?
Do all DACs have a clock & buffer? How do I know if the USB bridge is the master clock? How do I know which clock is "boss" in my digital signal chain?

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[leungkaki]

Thank you Sir! I would like to know more about bit perfect music player in Windows and Mac, thank you!

[francois]

Great info Hans… I will have to listen again to absorb all of it.
I have a question regarding the path of the audio stream. I use Jriver média player on a Mac mini (connected by wifi to my network) to play my music from my Synology NAS to my Sotm SMS Ultra Neo streamer, both wire connected to my router. Does the audio stream transit to my Mac mini before going to my streamer or is it a direct path from the NAS to the streamer?

[markvandenberg]

Thanks for this! So will Audirvana Origins function as a DNLA server when I fire it up? And will a system like HEOS recognize it on the network when I do, including my locally stored music library?

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[deadlinerhorus]

any Raspberry Pi 4 will do, while miniDLNA-Server is installed on it

[Bjowolf]

Why on Earth have many manufacturers of Android smarrphones removed dlna support from several of their more recent models?
Only a few years ago it was a standard feature on even the cheapest Android smartphones.

It simply doesn't make any sense, since many consumers nowadays have all sorts of dlna enabled devices - TVs, PCs, Laptops, some HiFi-systems, gaming consoles, (other) smartphones, tablets, projectors, Android TV-boxes & NAS drives etc.

Is it to avoid paying a fee for dlna certification for each sold unit of a model? Or what is going on here?

Yes, dlna is a very old standard (2003), but it works really fine, even though many newer media file formats are not included in it. ( but it is a fairly easy task to convert media files automatically these days ).

Can such an Android phone get the dlna protocol & functionality anyway, if you just install a dlna server, controller & client app like for instance BubbleUpnp on the phone?

Thank you for a great program 😉