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HDR-1000S and NAS Drive

[Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3
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Hi everyone,

Re: HDR-1000S Freesat unit 1 TB

Does anyone know if i can view video content that stored on my NAS drive with the

HDR-1000S Freesat Box?

the HDR-1000S will be connected to my home network using a cat 5e cable.
NOT any sort of wifi dongle.

the NAS drive currently provided video to my PS3 box, using Twonky Server on the NAS.


thank you.

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  • grahamlthompsongrahamlthompson Posts: 18,486
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    The Humax freetime boxes have a DLNA client so the answer is a qualified yes. However without knowing what the video files contain some may not work. Generally mpeg compressed content (eg mpeg2, h264/AVC) will work.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3
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    thank you for that.

    i shall piick one up on my way home from work tomorrow.

    Yes I appreciate that only some file formats will play, same as the ps3.

    if the formats i want wont play the i will have to buy another bot to add to the ssytem.

    thanks again for the answer.
  • grahamlthompsongrahamlthompson Posts: 18,486
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    scrabble_andrew wrote: »
    thank you for that.

    i shall piick one up on my way home from work tomorrow.

    Yes I appreciate that only some file formats will play, same as the ps3.

    if the formats i want wont play the i will have to buy another bot to add to the ssytem.

    thanks again for the answer.

    In many cases you can use a PC to change the file container format, in some cases you may have to recode the container contents.
  • c4rvc4rv Posts: 29,612
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    grahamlthompson wrote: »
    The Humax freetime boxes have a DLNA client so the answer is a qualified yes. However without knowing what the video files contain some may not work. Generally mpeg compressed content (eg mpeg2, h264/AVC) will work.

    It you are using a DNLA server like Plex it should transcode on the fly however you will need a reasonable specification CPU, suggestions are for cpubenchmark.net of at least 2,000 for transcoding a HD stream.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3
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    thanks

    my NAS does transcode so i will see how it works.

    i also have a tili that will chage the container.

    the ps3 can't handle mkv but can handle mp4

    so i will have a play when i pick it up.

    thanks for the info
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