DLNA and gapless

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DLNA and gapless

Posted by andy_c (A) on May 14, 2012 at 19:16:12

In Reply to: RE: a list of cons posted by Dynobot on May 14, 2012 at 17:36:49:

One con that applies to the majority of DLNA devices is they usually don't support gapless playback. Gapless playback requires explicit support in the DLNA renderer (playback device software or firmware) and controller software or firmware (the remote, be it a laptop, smart phone etc.).

This all gets back to a DLNA API (application programming interface) that's not required and often not implemented called SetNextAvTransportURI(). Linn claims that the concept behind SetNextAvTransportURI() is highly flawed, which led them to implement their own gapless support that's not part of DLNA. They have apparently released it as open source, but I'm not aware of any vendors besides Linn that have implemented it in playback devices, though it is supported by some controller software. There's a nice discussion of SetNextAvTransportURI() in the JRiver forum . JRiver implements it, and if you use it with a player that supports it in a non-buggy way, it will work. Information about which players support it correctly (if at all) is sketchy.

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Topic - a list of cons - Joe Murphy Jr 08:55:13 05/14/12 (16)

thanks -- you guys have found its fail - Joe Murphy Jr 19:56:45 05/14/12 (6)

RE: thanks -- you guys have found its fail - Russell 11:50:56 05/15/12 (5)

thanks - Joe Murphy Jr 12:04:22 05/15/12 (4)

the fail has a workaround - Joe Murphy Jr 09:39:50 05/20/12 (3)

Maybe, but not for large hi-res albums. - Tony Lauck 10:00:38 05/20/12 (2)

question - Joe Murphy Jr 13:26:31 05/24/12 (1)

RE: question - Tony Lauck 13:53:38 05/24/12 (0)

RE: a list of cons - Cut-Throat 12:02:12 05/14/12 (2)

"not sure what this device gives you over an SBT for a lot more $$$" - JoshT 19:59:20 05/14/12 (1)

Yup, I was referring only to Audio.......................nt - Cut-Throat 12:09:45 05/15/12 (0)

RE: a list of cons - Dynobot 09:03:05 05/14/12 (5)

RE: a list of cons - Roseval 12:00:38 05/14/12 (4)

RE: a list of cons - Dynobot 17:36:49 05/14/12 (3)

DLNA and gapless - andy_c 05/14/1219:16:12 05/14/12 (2)

DLNA may be FUBAR. - Tony Lauck 11:42:41 05/15/12 (1)

More DLNA/UPnP quirks... - andy_c 20:09:51 05/16/12 (0)

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DLNA and gapless - andy_c 05/14/1219:16:12 05/14/12 (2)

DLNA may be FUBAR. - Tony Lauck 11:42:41 05/15/12 (1)

More DLNA/UPnP quirks... - andy_c 20:09:51 05/16/12 (0)

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