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29 Jul, 2008

PVConnect?

Posted by pwestbro 00:29 |

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The HP Media Smart Server Update includes the optional PVConnect add-in. PVConnect is a DNLA compliant media streaming server.

I am trying to figure out why someone would want to install this. There seem to be several problems, some with workarounds, with running this add-in:

Conflict with SlimServer
Extra configuration needed for PS3 support
Speed degredation with installation

Windows Home Server already has a DNLA server. I haven't seen anything that explicitly calls out the features that PVConnect adds. If I could find something that would state that this will transcode all of the vidoes that I have, that are not supported by our Xbox 360, so I could play them, I would install it.