Linux, Sound/Video, Receiver, DLNA Server

[Stephen]

The "Curious" thread motivated me to report on my sound set-up that I am 
very happy with.

I started using a PS3 for Blu-ray and also as a DLNA client, and it fed 
to my home theatre receiver via HDMI. It was connected to my network, 
and thereby my Linux box which serves up music and video. I sold the PS3 
because it would not accept Flac music (transcoding required) and 
coughed on some video formats. Open source program, Mediatomb is my DLNA 
server.

I bought a Panasonic Blu-ray disc player, Model DMP-BD89 for about $90 
to replace the PS3. It understands Flac so lossless sound is delivered 
to my receiver. Never a problem with video. With the Panasonic online 
menu I just scroll through my directory structure and select the folder 
I want to play.
Easy to create a playlist just by putting the music files you want in a 
special folder.

Now the sound chip in my computer tells me when an email arrives. And 
the odd thing on YouTube.

I should add that the Panasonic box also connects to web services like 
Netflick. Recommended!

-- 
Stephen

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