[mythtv-users] Fuppes, PS3MediaServer and NUV files

[Greg Oliver]

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Phill Edwards <philledwards at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't think the question is whether a UPnP server can "play" a file, no such server plays anything, it just serves them
>> up to a connected UPnP control point/renderer.
>> Some will transcode on the fly to something your player can deal with, but the ultimate question is the capability of
>> whatever you are trying to use to watch the files. If the player can play the file, then it should work with just about any
>> server.
>
> Well I'm confused now. I have read that XBox360 can't play MPEG2 files
> - unless they're served up by a media server such as Windows Media
> Centre or something similar (such as PS3MediaServer). So if the
> playability rests with the XBox360 which can't play MPEG2 files, how
> come it can play them if they come from a media server? Sorry if I'm
> being dumb here, I'm just finding the information about playing MythTV
> recordings on an XBox360 a little confusing!

I think Brian is just *technically speaking*..  He is correct though -
the media server just _serves_ them..  The receiving device _plays_
them..  Transcoding just changes what is served up though...