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Right now I'd say C and D, all of the above, and none of the above. I'm afraid there isn't enough info there to really give you a clear indication. It would be helpful to know more about your MP4 files (h.264, DiVX, etc), and the resolution and bitrate, and also helpful to know more about your host PC.
Also, have you tried eliminating the wireless network and test it hard wired?
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Hey everyone,
Looking for advice. I haven't pulled the trigger on a media server yet b/c I'v had very limited success streaming any MPEG4 video wirelessly from my PC to the PC3.
I've tried WMP and Google Media server. When I get around the occasional DLNA protocol errors, videos lag terribly and it is unwatchable.
So, I'm wondering is it
a) My host PC (not the best)
b) Wireless network (linksys wireless G)
c) All of the above
Also given this setup would replacing my host PC with a media server have any impact?
Thanks!
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July 1, 2009 3:26 PM
The PC is a dell laptop w/ 1GB of RAM and I haven't tried wired yet but will.
In terms of the file type, I have a sony hd handycam that generates m2ts files. I use their utility to convert to a mpeg4 file. Hope that helps.
From your experience, what would be the recommended system requirements for streaming this type of file?
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July 1, 2009 3:31 PM
It's probably converting them to HD h.264 files, which is probably a bit much for a Wireless G connection. I'd try a wired network connection first. It may turn out your laptop can stream a single h.264 file just fine.
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I stream MP4s to my PS3 with no issues over a wired network from 2 different WHSs via PVConnect and WMC. I run Playon on one of my servers and stream that also. I wouldn't trust streaming anything over Wireless G except maybe standard def material. Anything over that and it will need to be N for sure.
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