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	GeneralAntilles	2008-04-23 , 03:35
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Originally Posted by mrgreaper

did look at the other link but that looks like turning my linux pc into a upnp, if i have above right i can just install sshfs ond use it to mount my linux box like a mmc that sounds perfect

The issue with any sort of network playback is that it has overhead, so it limits the size and quality of media you can play back compared to local playback.

The idea with mediautils is to set up on-demand on-the-fly transcoding with an http front-end so no matter what you want to watch, it's always tailored just for the NIT and there's no need to think about it. It's simple to set up and simple to use, and works all the time. sshfs will not work any better than samba (it may actually be worse with compression).

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