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BrianG · 11:12 PM

Thirdgen:

Again, thanks for all that info. I've actually used XBMC before and it does look/work great... if I wanted the media server right near the TV. However, my server will be sitting in the basement out of sight. As I said, I'm looking for more of a true "server" topology where the user opens a web browser to the server's URL/IP address, selects the media they want to view/hear, and the server serves up the content in whatever way the device supports. Basically, a modified version of a Netflix-like service. For greatest compatibility, transcoding into Flash might be the easiest/best, and would require the least amount of client horsepower.

I'm still looking through the options you suggested though. There might be some command-line or developer API hooks that I can take advantage of in the way I want to run things.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	01.06.2012, 11:09 PM Thirdgen: Again, thanks for all that info. I've actually used XBMC before and it does look/work great... if I wanted the media server right near the TV. However, my server will be sitting in the basement out of sight. As I said, I'm looking for more of a true "server" topology where the user opens a web browser to the server's URL/IP address, selects the media they want to view/hear, and the server serves up the content in whatever way the device supports. Basically, a modified version of a Netflix-like service. For greatest compatibility, transcoding into Flash might be the easiest/best, and would require the least amount of client horsepower. I'm still looking through the options you suggested though. There might be some command-line or developer API hooks that I can take advantage of in the way I want to run things. Last edited by BrianG; 01.06.2012 at 11:12 PM.