DLNA client for RPi?

General Discussion
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Simply put: I would like to turn an RPi(1B+) into a DLNA client - something like Chromecast, but something that will actually work with kodi/osmc.

I am using the Yatse remote controller app (which works very well with osmc/kodi - highly recommend: > https://yatse.tv) to stream. The problem is with kodi, that it doesn’t transcode a/v streams (are there perhaps any plugins/addons for kodi that would help?).

I have seen the git project “gmrender-resurrect”, and am wondering if this will work. In particular with videos, and able to transcode for an old, “dumb” TV set. Or, are there any other light-weight renderers around?

Any info greatly appreciated.

TIA

ken

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Your post is confusing. You write DLNA client but than you write transcode a/v streams.
I think you need to explain a bit more clearly what you are trying to achieve.

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Ok, maybe just a bit confusing. I am just trying to stream from various sources (in particular kodi/osmc) to play on my tv set, which is not “smart”, and does not have wifi or bluetooth. I should not have said “Transcoding”, but rather “decoding”.

Chromecast will receive streams from sources like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Pandora, etc. But it will only handle a small set of a/v types. mkv and avi, or DTS audio, are a sample of some that are NOT supported, but which make up about 90% of my library.

Is that more clear?

thx.

ken

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I read all twice, still don’t understand. Because turning a DUMB tv into a SMART tv is exactly the core result of an RPi with Kodi. So what else do you need? What feature are you missing?

Because a RPI with Kodi (by installing OSMC) connected via HDMI to a TV will allow you to playback whatever video FILE or stream you throw at it. But don’t expect services like Netflix to support Kodi.

And if you have a secondary TV, hook another RPi to that TV via HDMI and in Kodi, go to Video, Add Source, select UPNP and you will be able to select the Kodi Library of the first RPI (you do have to enable UPNP in the Kodi settings of the first RPI).

So wat do you want to do exactly?
It is highly recommended to get an RPI2 or RPI3 (same price) instead of an RPI1 btw.