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Streaming NAS to non DLNA TV
I want to connect my ReadyNAS 102 to my non DLNA TV. I know I need a middle man between the two, but don't know which one will work. I looked at the Netgear Digital Entertainer's but they are all E...
I have a lot of experience with media players, and have provided troubleshooting advice and conversion tools on other forums - several thousand posts on the netgear multimedia forum, before they stopped development on stored media players.
Whether a player works for you depends completely on what you want to watch. Your trouble-free experience is because in your case the player supports the formats you own. If you (for instance) had an extensive library of home movies that were more than 5 years old, you'd be extremely frustrated. Or if you had a large CD collection that you had converted to flac, you would be very unhappy.
Since the RN102 doesn't support transcoding, you (a) need to analyze the compression and the format of the media you have, and carefully check the player datasheet and (b) still be prepared to convert stuff that doesn't play. (a) can be quite difficult, there are a lot of nuances to the compression, and datasheets are usually incomplete.
Upgrading to an RN3xx or RN5xx that can transcode on the fly using plex will help, but it is an expensive upgrade. It is often cheaper to go with a different player (including possibly a computer media center). PCs also have advantages with Apple devices, and it is easier to keep them up to date.
Personally my family media player is a Netgear EVA9150 (now end of life) - which still plays the media I have. Anything new that doesn't play, I can convert.
Whether a player works for you depends completely on what you want to watch. Your trouble-free experience is because in your case the player supports the formats you own. If you (for instance) had an extensive library of home movies that were more than 5 years old, you'd be extremely frustrated. Or if you had a large CD collection that you had converted to flac, you would be very unhappy.
Since the RN102 doesn't support transcoding, you (a) need to analyze the compression and the format of the media you have, and carefully check the player datasheet and (b) still be prepared to convert stuff that doesn't play. (a) can be quite difficult, there are a lot of nuances to the compression, and datasheets are usually incomplete.
Upgrading to an RN3xx or RN5xx that can transcode on the fly using plex will help, but it is an expensive upgrade. It is often cheaper to go with a different player (including possibly a computer media center). PCs also have advantages with Apple devices, and it is easier to keep them up to date.
Personally my family media player is a Netgear EVA9150 (now end of life) - which still plays the media I have. Anything new that doesn't play, I can convert.
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