Subtitle support

skachr wrote:
It is obvious from the display messages the Sony yields, that the ReadyDLNA media server, transcodes AVI files, as well as MKV files, into a TS container, before the movies are put on the network. The flatpanel displays the icon "MPEG", (as in TS container), and not "MKV" or "AVI" as it would do, when playing movies off USB devices.

Well, not quite. We actually never do any transcoding. We present certain files to Sony clients as MPEGTS in order to trick the Sony into playing them. If we present them in their actual format, the Sony will ignore them and not even attempt to play them back -- even though it's capable of doing so. So we claim they're MPEGTS, and the Sony happily plays them.

skachr wrote:
This is not a Netgear issue, a Readynas issue, or a ReadyDLNA issue. This is a a DLNA issue in general. Forget about subtitles and DLNA. DLNA is crippled by birth in respect of subtitles, and it will take years before DLNA streams will be able to deliver subtitles in general, if ever.

Some vendors implemented their own methods for doing subtitles. LG and Samsung each have their own methods, which are supported by modern ReadyDLNA versions. From what I understand, some Panasonic devices (and maybe others) can use a different subtitle extension that is supported by Twonky. Future versions of ReadyDLNA will support this extension also.