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Hi all,
I have a Sony Bravia KDL-46EX703, which unfortunately has limited video support, so I needed something else to transcode unsupported formats.
I have Serviio on my Synology, but I'm not completely happy with it, so today I looked at xbmc.
I installed xbmcbuntu 11 on a box today but my Bravia doesn't pick up the xbmc server.
The Bravia does pick up my Synology, and the Synology running Serviio picks up the xbmc.
Does anyone have any pointers on how to resolve this?
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks digitaltomj.
The bravia plays a range of formats, though not exactly extensive. The issue is that the tv is not even displaying the xbmc server under 'video' on the crossbar menu. The synology media server appears as does the serviio media server under the crossbar.
I would stick with serviio, but it seems very jerky/stuttery and the synology cpu ramps up to 100%. It's almost like there is a buffering issue...
I'll take a look at vuze anyway. Thanks for the tip.
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I have a wired network through out the house (Sony advertised the Bravia as being wireless when in reality it wasn't (out of the box), they wanted another £65 for a dongle compatible with the Bravia - a rip-off (I will NOT be buying Sony ever again) so I kept it wired) over powerlines (with the obvious wireless options for mobile devices). I've never had any issues (crosses fingers) with bandwidth internally (or externally from my ISP) as yet.
I very much doubt I have a bandwidth issue; the Serviio issue is undoubtedly linked to the fact the CPU is maxing out when playing content rather than internal network bandwidth.
I have no idea why the xbmc server is not being displayed in the bravia server list. This is my current issue.
I am a complete newbie with xbmc, so if you have any tips or even a checklist I can go through to ensure everything on the xbmc side of things is configured correctly, I'd appreciate it.
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I do not believe this is a bandwidth issue.
The TV is DLNA Certified, and I have several other sources working.
Windows Media Centre, works out of the box.
Synology Media Server, works out of the box.
Serviio, works out of the box.
XBMC does not appear on the list of found servers on the TV. XBMCBuntu is running on a PC and on an OS.
The Bravia can see a host of other DLNA servers, it cannot see the XBMC server.
Can anyone send me a checklist to go through to ensure I have the XBMCBuntu installation correctly configured?