Kindle Vs IPad – Which Is More Better
There are common questions raised regarding the differences between Amazon Kindle And Apple iPad. These are the latest brands of ebook readers chosen by active ebook readers. Below listed points are some known facts that Kindle device is still far better than iPad as an ebook reader.
1. Kindle selling price is lower than iPad. The price comparsion with the assumption of built-in global wireless capabilities : Kindle 2 - US$259 , Kindle DX - US$489 , iPad - US$629.
2. The next factor is the device weight for easy carry. Kindle Reader only weighs 10.2 ounces while iPad weighs nearly a pound and a half. This causes iPad less attractive to be used as ebook readers because people may be holding it for a longerduration when reading a novel.
3. Battery life implies the duration of portable usage. Kindle battery can lasts almost 14 days as compared to only 12hours for the case of iPad battery. Usage duration is especially vital for frequent travellers on the move. It may not be easy to getpower source for charging the device battery in remote areas or onboard the airplane.
4. Ebook readers must also consider its readability under outdoor conditions. Most readers enjoy to read books during the day time under a tree or even under direct sunlight.Kindle display is well designed to best read under direct sunlight and thus it enables the ease of usage regardless
of where the reader wants to read it. similiarly other smart webpads, iPad does not read clearly under direct sunlight conditions.
5. It is better to do night reading via Kindle than iPad. This is because Kindle Reader does not have any built-in backlight on it. Its display brightness is tuned best for bedside reading in the night. On the other hand, iPad's brightness may cause tireness for the reader's eyesafter some reading.
6. Power consumption can limit where to read. Kindle device's power consumption is quite low and therefore it is suitable to work under direct sunlight. iPad may have overheating issue under hot weather conditions. Its heat dissipation will need to be improved in order to catch up with Kindle.
7. The size of the book resources can limit your reading scope. If you are an active reader in many different topics, it is important to buykindle as the right device because Kindle can support over 450,000 kindle titles and these can be further read via iPad application.
8. The size of magazine and journal resources is larger for the case of Kindle. The more popular ones like Economist, Atlantic, Times and Reader Digest can be readby kindle but not on kindle iPad applications. Kindle also supports the best newspapers like The The Wall Street Journal and etc.
9. Audio enabled reading feature of Kindle is not always necessary to use but it is convenient to readers whenever they are buzying doing some other things. If the reader is tired after long hours of reading, this feature can be turned on to carry on reading. Kindle will make a good reading experience.
10. Kindle purchase is packaged with free internet access in US and other supported countries.
Having said all the above advantages of Kindle over iPad, they are mainly emphasised for better reading. If reading usage is not a big consideration, then iPad is still quite compelling. It is just another larger piece of Iphone. If one has a higher budget with lesser reading usage and more computing requirements, then iPad is surely a good buy.
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The Definition of SAN Storage
A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a dedicated network for storage devices. A SAN allows servers and client PCs to access a large amount of data while utilizing minimal system resources.
Indirect Access to Data
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Prior to the development of SAN technology, each server would act as a storage device and would "own" its data. With a SAN in place, data can be stored independently of the server.
Scalable
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Any number of storage devices can be attached to a SAN; therefore, the potential storage capacity of the network is nearly unlimited.
Optimized Network Traffic
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By placing storage devices on their own network, requests for storage data can be segmented away from other network traffic. This is particularly desirable when performing backups or restores.
Cost
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Compared to server-attached storage devices, independent network-enabled storage devices offer much more storage space for a lesser cost.
Management
Prevent network disruption caused by adding, removing or maintaining a storage device by isolating storage devices onto their own SAN.
Problemas aps migrao SMS 2003 para SCCM 2007 Novos clientes aparecem como Client=Nonas collections
Cenrio:
Aps a migrao do ambiente SMS 2003 para SCCM 2007 e aps o deployment de dos clients SCCM, mquinas que tiveram o client instalado com sucesso e reportados para o FSP (Fallback Status Point) aparecem na collection -All Systems- como -Client=No-
Causa:
Algumas razes no lado do site server:
- As boundaries no esto configuradas corretamente
- AD no foi extendido e no existe um SLP configurado.
Algumas razes comuns para isto no client:
- O client no est assinado para nenhum site > Valide pelo log -ClientLocation.log-
- O client no consegue localizar o Mgmt Point padro > Valide pelo log -LocationServices.log-
- O client no conseguiu se registrar > Valide pelo log -ClientIDManagerStartup.log-
- O client no consegue se comunicar com o Mgmt Point > Valide pelo log -Ccmexec.log- (procure erros HTTP ou HTTPS)
A causa mais provvel para isto, a duplicao do SMS Unique Identifierno client. Isto pode acontecerdevido a uma duplicao de disco por exemplo (GHOST). Voc pode validar as informaes do ID de uma mquina atravs do arquivo -SMSCFG.ini- localizado na pasta -C:WINDOWS-. Abaixo dois exemplos de arquivos de mquinas duplicadas:
Mquina 1:
[SMS MultiBoot Configuration]
Number of Opal Installations=1
[Configuration - Client Properties]
SMS SMBIOS Serial Number Identifier=430034005A003600420046003100
SID=S-1-5-21-2699641826-735199054-3616249295
SMS Hardware Identifier 2=0080A6B40100006A
SMS Hardware Identifier=7880A6B40196006A
SMS Unique Identifier=GUID:9B5D8ABA-4C94-41A7-8645-D653EA3D903A
Previous SMSUID=GUID:7D8559B8-0670-4AD5-A81E-DC74A7D1FBA9
Last SMSUID Change Date=04/07/2009 15:44:30
Last Version=4.00.6221.1000
Mquina 2:
[SMS MultiBoot Configuration]
Number of Opal Installations=1
[Configuration - Client Properties]
SMS SMBIOS Serial Number Identifier=460033005A003600420046003100
SID=S-1-5-21-2699641826-735199054-3616249295
SMS Hardware Identifier 2=00E0A3B40100006A
SMS Hardware Identifier=78E0A3B40196006A
SMS Unique Identifier=GUID:9B5D8ABA-4C94-41A7-8645-D653EA3D903A
Previous SMSUID=GUID:BE86F657-F25E-4FB3-B562-349579BECEB5
Last SMSUID Change Date=04/07/2009 16:07:44
Last Version=4.00.6221.1000
Workaround:
Podemos utilizar nestes cenrios, a ferramenta -Tranguid.exe- contida no -SMS Toolkit 2-. Apesar de originalmente ser desenvolvida para troubleshooting em clients SMS, apresenta bons resultados com clients SCCM. Para utiliz-la neste cenrio:
1. Localize as mquinas que possuem o SMS GUID duplicado. Voc precisar atuar em uma delas.
2. Copie o arquivo -tranguid.exe- para uma pasta local nesta mquina.
3. No prompt de comando, localize a pasta e o executvel. O comando que ser utilizado : -tranguid.exe /r-
4. Pare o CcmExec.exe na mquina; em seguida inicie o servio.
5. Observe que o arquivo -SMSCFG.ini- gerou um novo SMS GUID.
6. Aguarde at que um novo ciclo DDR seja criado, ou ento, faa isto manualmente. A mquina aparecer corretamente na collection em instantes.
Recursos adicionais:
- Parmetros suportados pela ferramenta -Tranguid.exe-:
Syntax
TranGUID [/W:] /G TranGUID [/W:] /X TranGUID [/W:] /R TranGUID /?
Command-Line Options
Option
Description
/W When set, this option specifies the location of the Windows directory where the SMScfg.ini file resides. Otherwise, this location is taken from the system environment.
/G Gets the client identifier from the current computer and saves it to the specified file. Use the /W option to access remote computers.
/X Gets the client identifier from the current computer and saves it to the specified file, but it also forces the client to generate a new SMS ID when the SMS client service restarts. The client receives a new record in the server's database.
/R Forces the client to regenerate the SMS ID when the SMS client service restarts. The client receives a new record in the server's database.
/? Prints the list of command options.
How to Set Up Your Own TeamSpeak Server
TeamSpeak is Internet voice communication software. Using TeamSpeak, you can communicate with your friends or colleagues via microphone in real time. TeamSpeak has a remote server to which multiple clients may connect. To use your TeamSpeak server, you must first configure it properly. You can set up your TeamSpeak server in approximately 10 minutes. Instructions
Things You'll Need
TeamSpeak server software
1)Download and install the TeamSpeak server software located on the TeamSpeak Web site (see Resources).
2)Double-click on the desktop shortcut created by the TeamSpeak installation software and note the SAdmin log-in and password information.
3)Right-click on the TeamSpeak 2 server icon on your taskbar, located on the right side of your screen.
4)Click on the field labeled Administration, and your Internet browser will open and take you to the server log-in page.
5)Enter the SAdmin user name and password you recorded in Step 2.
6)Click on the link named Servers and then click on the Default Server icon.
7)Click on Server Settings and enter your server's name, password, and UDP port.
8)Click the Save button to complete your operation.
This is How Players Purchase WoW Gold
When in World of Warcraft, WoW gold is regarded as the most important for players to get to the higher levels and purchase powerful weapons. Therefore, all the players make their efforts to make enough gold. In this online game, Wow gold is normally accumulated and obtained when players enjoy the wonderful game journey. At present, if you search on the internet, google for example, you will find that numerous websites are engaged in doing wow gold business. A lot more players also accept this kind of ways to make wow gold by paying real money.
Due to the fact that the quantity of gold in the online game isn't large, vendors need to accumulate it before they sell to players. To make this happen, thousands of enthusiastic gamers commit to accumulating gold and also stuff which shall be put up for sale. This kind of method is known as farming. Many players also consider automatic programs as one of the effective methods. They keep moving to help search and accumulate useful items in the game, which shall be later put up for sale in the auction house. Although both automatic programs together with the online gold transactions violates Blizzard's terms, these two methods are getting popular among players and are widely used.
If you are a beginner to play this game, in order to get gold, the first thing you need to do is to choose right professions. Among various professions, you many combine different ones together. Actually, some of them do match very well, and you can be really profitable if you do so. Now, let's take a look at the main professions, which contains Skinning, Leatherworking, Tailoring, Mining, Alchemy, Enchanting, Jewelcrafting, Herbalism, Engineering, and blacksmithing. Fishing, cooking and First Aid belongs to secondary professions, which means that you can learn them beside the main profession. If you desire to get gold effortlessly as a beginner in World of Warcraft, please learn two main professions. For example, if you choose mining and herbalism as your professions collect plants and mine as more as possible on your way. Then, put them up for sale in the action house to get wow gold.
As soon as sellers make enough wow gold they want, normally they will sell it on the internet. Then, some players can place an order containing the details of gold quantity and other requirement from the online sellers. Most of players choose to proceed the payment by credit card. Then, the seller will arrange the delivery. Both parties will meet at a specific place in the game. The seller shall send gold to the player according to the quantity of the order.
However, online gold transaction has the possibilities of risks. Blizzard doesnt allow players to buy wow gold from the internet, this way your game account might get banned if gold transaction was found. Meanwhile, some online sellers are not all honest. They might not tend to sell you gold. They want to steal your personal information instead. Therefore, players really need to choose a reputable online seller carefully.
How To Play Blu-ray Movies With Xbmc
While XBMC functions very well as a standard media player application for your computer, it has been designed to be the perfect companion for your HTPC. Supporting an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, XBMC feels very natural to use from the couch and is the ideal solution for your home theater. The free multimedia player XBMC is much favored by Xbox owners, especially for its wide range of video and audio codec. (Click for detailed guide of )
However, XBMC does not naturally support original Blu-ray playback. By Blu-ray here I mean commercial blu-ray discs which are copy-protected. In fact no other than authorized BD players should be able to play commercial blu-ray discs. This is not an issue of codec; its about the copy-protections. Besides, XBMC need C/C++ open source software libraries for all of these things to fully support Blu-ray playback. However, there is not yet any C/C++ open source software out there yet capable of fully playing back Blu-ray. In order to play blu-ray with XBMC, you have to crack the BD copy protections including AACS (up to MKBv17), BD+, region code restrictions, etc. Now lets see what can be done to make XBMC play Blu-ray movies and how to enjoy Blu-ray movies from your HDTV by accessing media in your XBMC media center. Note that you must have a BD drive in the first place to support blu-ray playback.
Solution 1. Rip blu-ray to XBMC friendly HD video formats with Pavtube Ultimate .
Ripping blu-ray movie is the first solution I'd like to recommend.
You rip it once and for all. Here youre encouraged to have a try with Pavtube Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate, which is an all-in-one Blu-ray ripping, DVD ripping and video converting software. The app can decrypt/convert/rip Blu-ray disc to 1080p HD videos of various video formats, such as HD WMV, MKV, MP4, MOV, TS, and AVI.
Step 1. Install and launch the Blu-ray ripper app, and click BD/DVD Folder to load blu-ray disc from BD drive.
Step 2. Click on the Format bar, follow HD row and choose a desired output format for XBMC. For instance, HD>> WMV HD (*.wmv).
Step 3. Choose subtitle and audio track for the blu-ray movie. Select a title youd like to rip, then decide which sub and audio track youd like to keep. Forced subtitles are available, too.
Step 4. Click Convert to start ripping blu-ray movies to XBMC. When the process is finished, you can click Open to get converted video in output destination folder.
Solution 2. Play blu-ray movie streams from ripped BDMV folders.
If you dont want just the WMV/MKV/MP4 versions, but rather have access to the whole menus of the Blu-ray complete RIP (with BDMV folder), the above mentioned Pavtube Ultimate can still achieve the task. Just load the blu-ray disc to the app and click Full Disk Copy to full back up blu-ray movie to hard drive with menus. Follow drive>> BDMV>> STREAMS to find uncompressed M2TS streams when youd like to play the blu-ray clips in XBMC.
Solution 3. Enable external player to watch blu-ray with Xbox Media Center
This solution goes with PowerDVD, an approved program that is able to play Blu-ray out of the box on a PC. You can launch an external player for XBMC based on type relatively easy just like Media portal. Enable PowerDVD as external player in XBMC and then you can open Blu Ray discs in XBMC from BD drive. Find details in Wiki
How to Defragment a Network
Defragmentation is the process of rearranging the files located on a disk volume to optimize access speed. To give all your network users the best opportunity to access the drive without delays, you should defrag your network disk drive regularly. You can do this with the defrag utility built into your computer's hard drive.
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
1)Right-click "Start," then click "Explore."
2)Right-click on your network drive, then choose "Properties." Click "Tools."
3)Click "Defragment Now." Click "Defragment" to clean up the volume.
EMC E20-500 Practice Questions
EMC Storage and Information Infrastructure Exam E20-500 Test
E20-500
QUESTION: 1
When data is written to a SnapView source LUN, at what point are the data chunks
saved to the Reserved LUN pool?
A. During synchronization
B. Every time data is changed on the source
C. Every time write cache is flushed
D. When source data is changed for the first time
Answer: D
QUESTION: 2
What are the primary goals of an optimization engagement?
A. Avoid future problems, reduce complexity, enable high availability
B. Fix existing problems, avoid future problems, reduce costs
C. Fix existing problems, improve utilization, increase efficiency
D. Reduce costs, reduce complexity, increase efficiency
Answer: D
QUESTION: 3
What does Inter-Switch Link trunking do?
A. Allows ports on the same blade to be used for ISL
B. Enables ISL between switches to reach up to 200 km distances
C. Prohibits a port from becoming an E_Port for fabric security
D. Aggregates the bandwidth of multiple ISLs
Answer: D
QUESTION: 4
After a Data Mover failover, how is the failback operation performed?
A. Automatically
B. Data Mover failover is not supported
C. Manually
D. Recovery is not needed until another failure occurs
Answer: C
E20-500
QUESTION: 5
A customer implemented BCVs with mirrors for use with the most critical business
volumes. The standard volumes were established with the BCVs at the start of the
day, but later in the day the customer discovered data corruption. Which action would
enable a restore from uncorrupted BCV volumes?
A. Differential Split
B. Instant Split
C. Protected Restore
D. Reverse Split
Answer: D
QUESTION: 6
You are giving a presentation to a customer about EMC virtualization products. They
specifically ask about file storage virtualization. Which EMC product enables file
storage virtualization using industry-standard protocols and mechanisms in a
heterogeneous environment?
A. Invista
B. Rainfinity
C. RecoverPoint
D. Vmware
Answer: B
QUESTION: 7
An EMC ControlCenter customer is a United States Department of Defense
contractor. The contractor needs to show that there is controlled user access to
devices and to the modification of these devices. This will allow the contractor to
provide proof of compliance and accountability. Which security feature of EMC
ControlCenter should you discuss with the contractor to satisfy this requirement?
A. Data collection policy (DCP)
B. EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS) Gateway
C. Role-based access control (RBAC)
D. Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Answer: C
QUESTION: 8
E20-500
Your customer is experiencing write performance problems on a RAID 5 LUN used
for backup-to-disk on its CX3 array. The LUN has been placed on ATA drives. The
customer has determined that it would like the LUN on Fibre Channel drives instead.
The customer has requested you provide the best option to alleviate this performance
problem, keeping downtime to a minimum. What action would you recommend?
A. Create a new LUN on fibre drives and restore the data from tape to the new
LUN.
B. Implement a newer array and use MirrorView to migrate the data.
C. Use Dynamic Virtual LUN functionality to move the LUN from ATA to fibre
drives.
D. Use SnapView to make a clone of the LUN on fibre drives and assign the LUN to
the appropriate storage group.
Answer: C
QUESTION: 9
A customer has a CX3-80 for Exchange and a critical OLTP database application.
Over the last month, during monthly batch processing, users complain of slow
response times. Which solution will you recommend to solve this issue?
A. Access Logix
B. Performance Manager
C. Navisphere Quality of Service Manager
D. StorageScope
Answer: C
QUESTION: 10
For reporting purposes, which source provides data for the ETL process to populate
the StorageScope repository?
A. EMC ControlCenter Repository
B. Host Agents
C. Master Agents
D. Store
Answer: A
QUESTION: 11
You are proposing a NAS solution for your customer. The final solution includes:
Celerra NS40 integrated
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Upnp Av Mediaservers
UPnP AV MediaServer
Software
Main article: Comparison of UPnP AV MediaServers
media:connect DLNA/UPnP AV compatible media server for iPhone and iPod Touch.
vp-upnp A free UPnP Media Server for Windows (requires .Net 2.0).
TVMOBiLi A free DLNA/UPnP Media Server for Windows, Mac OS/X and Linux.
minidlna DLNA server for Linux that works with Samsung LE40B650, Sony Bravia 46W4500, and PS3
TVersity, a free UPnP MediaServer with strong device support and on-the-fly transcoding.
PS3 Media Server, a free UPnP MediaServer for (but not limited to) the PlayStation 3 with on-the-fly transcoding.
XBMC Media Center (formerly "Xbox Media Center"), a cross platform open source software media-player/media-center for Apple TV, Linux, Mac, Windows, and the original Xbox.
XBMC built-in UPnP client and UPnP MediaServer code are from Platinum UPnP C++ SDK (open source under GPL)
J. River Media Center A multi-faceted media player/organizer with a DLNA/UPnP server, controller, and renderer, including conversion.
Windows Media Connect from Microsoft - free UPnP AV MediaServer and control point (server and client) for Microsoft Windows
Windows Media Connect (WMC) version 2.0 can be installed for usage with Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP
Windows Media Connect (WMC) version 3.0 can be installed for usage with Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP
Windows Media Connect (WMC) version 4.0 already comes pre-installed on Windows Vista with its WMP version 11
FreeNAS, a free operating-system/software (based on FreeBSD), enabling you to turn any x86-based computer into a dedicated stand-alone NAS (Network-Attached Storage) device.
(FreeNAS UPnP server code is from the Portable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) SDK project)
MythTV, an open source HTPC and PVR software for Linux, with a built-in UPnP AV MediaServer.
MediaTomb, an open source (GPL) UPnP MediaServer with a web user interface and AV transcoding support.
Musicmatch Jukebox, a commercial audio player for Windows with uPnP audio streaming support.
GeeXboX, an opensource lightweight Media center has uShare for Linux.
SimpleCenter, a Java based UPnP AV MediaServer for Windows.
Elgato EyeConnect, an OS X add-on for Elgato's EyeTV PVR application. It allows for UPnP streaming of recorded content.
FUPPES, a free, open source, multiplatform UPnP A/V Media Server. FUPPES supports a wide range of UPnP MediaRenderers as well as on-the-fly transcoding of various audio, video and image formats. FUPPES also includes basic DLNA support.
360 Media Server, a UPnP media server designed for streaming music to the Xbox 360. It is capable of transcoding many non supported audio formats including AAC, Ogg, Flac as well as the formats the 360 already supports (MP3 and WMA).
Coherence, a free and OpenSource UPnP/DLNA MediaServer based on Python and Twisted. It can be easyly enhanced with new backends to support Flickr, Gallery2, Last.fm etc. Also it can be integrated into Nautilus to browse and interact with other UPnP MediaServers. Available in the repository of the latest Ubuntu versions.
Gmediaserver, a GNU project with command line interface. Currently in early development stage.
TwonkyMedia Server, a commercial cross-platform UPnP media server for Windows, Linux and Mac. PC version supports realtime transcoding using FFmpeg or VLC.
Allegro Media Server, an iTunes to UPnP bridge server for Mac and Windows.
Llink, a media streamer using the HTTP protocol that should work with most Syabas middleware hardware (NetworkMediaTank; Popcorn Hour A-100, HDX900, DuneHD, ISTAR mini, Egreat EG-M31A, Buffalo LinkTheater).
myiHome, a free Java based UPnP AV MediaServer for Windows, Linux & Mac.
BRisa, an open source python based media server for Linux. It will offer a plugin architecture enabling new services such as Flickr to be added as UPnP services.
Vuze, an open source Java based BitTorrent client which contains MediaServer plugin.
Mezzmo, a commercial home entertainment software package designed for Windows.
PlayOn, a commercial UPnP/DLNA media server for Windows, supports PS3/360 & includes a transcoder for streaming web video.
PyMedS, a free Python based media server. Dynamically looks in tar/zip/rar files, supports ShoutCAST streaming.
Nero MediaHome 4, a commercial media server for Windows with realtime transcoding and live TV streaming functionality. Free Trial version is available. (Not available to United States)
Jamcast, a UPnP/DLNA media server for Windows with features including comprehensive audio format support (including WM-DRM), on-the-fly transcoding, streaming PC soundcard audio, and integrated podcast RSS/OPML services.
Asset UPnP/DLNA, Free Audio specific UPnP/DLNA server for Windows & Windows Home Server. Features album art, audio WAVE/LPCM transcoding from a huge range of audio codecs, replaygain support for streamed audio. Customizable browse tree.
Majestic a UPNP/DNLA server for Mac OS X that works with the PS3, xbox360 and XBMC on Mac or Apple TV.
Playback, a UPnP server for Mac OS X, allows you to share your media with any Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or other UPnP compatible device. It automatically integrates with iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture, Photobooth, Adobe Lightroom 2 and more.
MediaLink, an OS X UPnP server for Playstation 3 that integrates with iLife.
Serviio, a free DLNA/UPnP media server for Windows, Linux and OS X that works with Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and most other DLNA/UPnP devices.
Wild Media Server (UPnP, DLNA, HTTP), a trial media server for Windows, Wine (Linux), CrossOver Mac (MAC OS), individual device settings, transcoding, subtitles, restricted device access to folders, Internet-Radio, Internet-Television, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), etc.
Hardware
Mede8er MED500X HD Media player, MKV/H.264/AVCHD/M2TS/RM/RMVB, UPnP,Samba, Built in NFS Client, about,JPG preview function, up to 2TB HD, Special Low Noise Fan mounts, SD Card, NAS, 2 X USB Host, File Manager, Internet Radio, up to 1080P HDMI. Carry Bag included, Subtitle Support, Forum support
AC Ryan Playon!DVR TV HDD Recorder, TV Digital+Analog, Network 10/100 Wifi 802.11b/g, Media Player, NAS 3.5" SATA up to 1.5TB, 2x USB Host, Internet Radio, HDMI, UPnP client, GNU GPL Source code available for download
AC Ryan Playon!HD FullHD (MKV/H.264/AVCHD/RM/RMVB), 1080P, Network 10/100 Wifi 802.11b/g/n, Media Player, NAS 3.5" SATA up to 2.0TB, 2x USB Host, Cardreader (SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/MSPro), Internet Radio, Internet Feeds, HDMI, UPnP client, Bittorrent.
AC Ryan Playon!HD mini FullHD (MKV/H.264/AVCHD/RM/RMVB), 1080P, Network 10/100 Wifi 802.11b/g/n, Media Player, 2x USB Host, Internet Radio, Internet Feeds, HDMI, UPnP client, Bittorrent, DTS, DTS-HD MA, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital True HD.
IcyBox IB-NAS4220
IcyBox IB-NAS2000
Linksys NAS200 NAS 2x 3.5" Serial ATA HDD, LAN 10/100, average throughput 4MB/s
Linksys NSLU2, a hacked/modded version running ushare (a free open source UPnP MediaServer for Linux), (connect USB 2.0 drives to the NSLU2 and share)
Buffalo network-attached storage series (Terastation/Linkstation) a HomeServer (HS) variant runs a UPnP compatible media server; the device can also be hacked with an FLOSS or proprietary Linux software package.
Conceptronic CHD3NET NAS 3,5" Serial ATA HDD, LAN 10/100 Mbit/s.
Conceptronic CH3WNAS NAS 3,5" IDE HDD , 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Gigabit LAN, wifi 802.11b/g.
Conceptronic CH3SNAS NAS 2 x 3,5" Serial ATA HDD Raid max 4 TB (2 x 2TBB), 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Gigabit LAN.
All Conceptronic devices: GNU GPL source code available.
Eminent EM7070 and EM7071 Media Tanks Eminent has a series of two NMT type Mediaplayers that serve the content stored on internal hard disk. Can also be used as a media renderer. For more details see NMT Wiki
QNAPTS-109 NAS 1x 3,5" Serial ATA, max 1.5TB, 10/100/1000MBit, 3xUSB & 1xeSATA for further external devices. Explicitly advertised as PS3 and Xbox360 compatible.
QNAPTS-209 NAS 2x 3,5" Serial ATA HDD RAID, max 3TB, 10/100/1000MBit, 3xUSB & 1xeSATA for further external devices. Explicitly advertised as PS3 and Xbox360 compatible.
QNAPTS-409 NAS 4x 3,5" Serial ATA HDD RAID, max 4TB, 10/100/1000MBit, 3xUSB for further external devices. Explicitly advertised as PS3 and Xbox360 compatible via TwonkyMedia.
Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ NAS 4 x 3,5" Serial ATA HDD Raid max 4 TB (4 x 1TB), 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Gigabit LAN. Advertised as PS3 and Xbox360 compatible.
Netgear ReadyNAS DUO NAS 2 x 3,5" Serial ATA HDD Raid 500/750/1000 GB, max 2 TB (2 x 1TB), 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Gigabit LAN. Advertised as PS3 and Xbox360 compatible.
D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure.
Linksys WRT610N gigabit Wifi-N router supports UPnP with a USB hard drive, as a Storage feature: "The media server even automatically scans particular folders, or the whole NAS device, for newly added multimedia files to add to the shared list, so that these files can be picked up by other media players in the network, such as a Sony PlayStation 3 or iTunes software." (ZDNet)
Promise SmartStor NS4300N NAS 4x 3.5" Serial ATA HDD RAID, max 4TB, LAN 10/100/1000, 2xUSB for external devices. Advertised as PS3 compatible. Downloadable DNLA plugin required.
SFR - Neuf Cegetel NeufBox 5 (Gigabit LAN) and NeufBox 4 (10/100 Mbit/s with firmware 2.0.8) and USB drive key. Firmware-2.0.8
Bubba server, a linux based NAS using MediaTomb from Excito ()
See also
List of NAS manufacturers there are many uncatalogued NAS devices with UPNP.
UPnP AV clients (ControlPoint)
UPnP MediaServer ControlPoint is the UPnP-client (a 'master' device) that function as digital audio/video players, which can auto-detect UPnP-servers on the network to browse and stream media/data-files from them.
UPnP control points and player software
Java
Cidero Control Point, written in Java
Eyecon Technologies Control Point, written in Java, runs on Windows, Linux or Mac
eezUPnP, a free Java based UPnP Control Point, especially for music, for Windows and Linux.
Mac OS X
VideoLAN Network Client (VLC), a free, open-source and cross-platform media player that has a UPnP-client (via the CyberLink UPnP plugin). UPnP support is currently broken, and will be rewritten for VideoLAN 1.0
Kinsky is a free, open-source and cross-platform UPnP control point
XBMC Media Center (formerly "XBox Media Center"), a cross platform open source software media-player/media-center for Apple TV, Linux, Mac (Intel), Windows, and the Xbox.
XBMC's built-in UPnP client and UPnP MediaServer code are from Platinum UPnP C++ SDK (open source under GPL)
MediaCloud is a UPnP plug-in for the Apple TV.
SongBook is a control point with specific support for Linn MediaRenderers
Eyecon Technologies Control Point, runs on Windows, Linux or Mac.
Playback is another uPnP-Server with full iLife integration.
EyeConnect from Elgato
Linux
VideoLAN Network Client (VLC), a free, open-source and cross-platform media player that has a UPnP-client (via the CyberLink UPnP plugin)
BRisa UPnP Framework, a free and open-source UPnP framework that allows the development of UPnP devices, as well as provides three implementation reference of UPnP applications: the BRisa Media server, the BRisa Media Renderer and the BRisa Control Point. BRisa Official Website
Kinsky is a free, open-source and cross-platform UPnP control point
XBMC Media Center (formerly "XBox Media Center"), a cross platform open source software media-player/media-center
Coherence, a free and OpenSource UPnP/DLNA Framework. Together with GStreamer or Rhythmbox it forms a controllable DLNA/UPnP MediaRenderer. Available in the repository of the latest Ubuntu versions.
Eyecon Technologies Control Point, runs on Windows, Linux or Mac
KinskyDesktop is a free, open-source and cross-platform UPnP control point
Rhythmbox is an integrated music management application, originally inspired by Apple's iTunes. It is open-source software, designed to work well under the GNOME Desktop, and based on GStreamer media framework.
GUPnP GUPnP is an object-oriented open source framework for creating UPnP devices and control points, written in C using GObject and libsoup. The GUPnP API is intended to be easy to use, efficient and flexible.
Windows
4u2Stream, is a free, standalone and dedicated UPnP control point using .NET
CyberLink PowerDVD, a commercial DVD-Video and video file playback software for Windows
Eyecon Technologies Control Point, runs on Windows, Linux or Mac.
foobar2000, an audio player, supports UPnP via the Foo_UPnP plugin
InterVideo WinDVD, now owned by Corel, is a commercial DVD-Video and video-files playback software for Windows
Kinsky and KinskyDesktop are free, open-source and cross-platform UPnP control points.
Musicmatch Jukebox, a commercial music player for Microsoft Windows
Nero MediaHome 4, a commercial software package containing both a UPnP client and server supporting music and video playback.
TVersity powerful Windows UPNP Server with on-the-fly-transcoding
[TwonkyMedia manager], a commercial control point, externally controllable renderer and UPnP media server for Windows from PacketVideo
Windows Media Player 11, either out-of the-box (via Windows Media Connect (WMC)) on Windows Windows Vista
XBMC Media Center (formerly "XBox Media Center"), a cross platform open source software media-player/media-center.
Notes:
The On2Share UPnP plugin is no longer available.
VideoLAN Network Client (VLC), now has integrated UPnP-client support, but not on the Windows platform yet.[citation needed]
Symbian OS
Nokia N82 has client and server, both DLNA certified.
Nokia N95 has client and server, both DLNA certified.
Nokia N78 has client and server, both DLNA certified.
Nokia 5630 XpressMusic has client and server.
Windows Mobile
KinskyPda is a free, open-source and cross-platform UPnP control point
Pocket Player is a commercial UPnP Client with plugin support
iPhone / iPod touch
media:connect DLNA/UPnP AV compatible media player, media server, control point, media renderer, and media downloader.
SongBook is an iPhone control point which supports Linn UPNP extensions.
PlugPlayer is an iPhone application that acts as a UPnP client, MediaRenderer and control point.
AdoubleU IntelligentShare UPnP AV Renderer is an iPhone UPnP AV MediaRenderer application.
AdoubleU ItunesDB UPnP AV Server turns your device into a multiformat network audio streaming server. You can browse through your device's ITunes music library (including playlists and podcasts) and stream the desired song to the audio gadget.
iMediaShare is an iPhone application that supports Media Server specifications of UPnP/AV.
NasViP is an iPhone application. UPnP Media Client.
Android
AndroMote is an Android control point which can also play music locally
TwonkyServer mobile is a free UPnP/DLNA-compliant media server for Android phones.
PHP
GUPnP GUPnP is an object-oriented open source framework for creating UPnP devices and control points, written in C using GObject and libsoup. This extension wraps GUPnP and provides similar API. All sources and additional documentation can be obtained from the official site
Other
GeeXboX, an open source lightweight Media center Live CD, no installation required
Nokia N800 and its native MediaStreamer application. This client can also control other hardware renderers such as the Roku Soundbridge
Moovida (formerly Elisa) is a free, open-source and cross-platform media center solution
PlayStation 3 game-console with OS version 1.8 or later through the Xross Media Bar
Xbox 360 client from Windows Media Connect
XBMC Media Center (formerly "XBox Media Center"), a cross platform open source software media-player/media-center for Apple TV, Linux, Mac, Windows, and the Xbox.
XBMC's built-in UPnP client and UPnP MediaServer code are from Platinum UPnP C++ SDK (open source under GPL)
UPnP control point hardware
Philips Streamium range of products
Philips 9000 LCD series with DLNA interface
Allegro RDMC 101, a DLNA DMC test unit.
DIRECTV PLUS HD DVR hardware (HR20/HR21/HR21Pro/HR22/HR23)
UPnP media render hardware
Archos Generation 5 All Archos models of the 5th Generation like 605 and 705
Archos TV+ Like the 5th generation models
Brite-View CinemaTube is 3-in-1: a full 1080p HD media player/streamer/torrent downloader, with up to full 1920X1080HD (1080p) resolution. NOW Mac formatted HFS+ supportive!"
Buffalo LinkTheater HD players; (and the older PC-P3LWG/DVD which also includes a DVD player)
Denon ASD-3N
Denon ASD-3W
Denon ASD-51N
Denon ASD-51W
Denon CHR-F103
Denon S-32
Denon S-52
Denon S-302
Denon AVP-A1HDCI(A)
Denon AVR-5308CI(A)
Denon AVR-4810CI
Denon AVR-4308CI
Denon AVR-4310CI
Denon AVR-3310CI
Denon AVR-990*
Eminent EM3710 wRADIO Internet Radio with speaker.
Eminent EM7070 SMP8635 based Full HD NMT player.
Eminent EM7071 SMP8635 based Full HD NMT player.
Eminent EM7075 (Worlds first SMP8655 based Full HD player.)
Eminent EM7080 Realtek 1073DD Full HD media player.
eGreat NMT Full HD player with support MKV.
Freecom Musicpal Internet radios and upnp server, speakers included.
Grundig Ovation 2i CDS 9000 WEB
ISTAR Mini Full HD player with support MKV.
HDX 900 Full HD player with support MKV.
HP MediaSmart LCD High Definition Televisions
Linn Klimax DS (Digital Stream) - Digital Music Player
Linn Akurate DS - Digital Music
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