The latest instalment of The Custom Integrator Show is live, this show continues talking about UPnP and DLNA. We look at the server, renderer and controller roles as well as talking about “Print To” and “Play To” in Windows 7

The Custom Integrator Show Installment 014 is live.  We continue our discussions of the UPnP platform by looking how it applies to the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) (http://www.dlna.org/digital_living/devices/) suite of device classes (types), especially with regard to support of the DLNA Version 1.5 specifications built into Windows 7.  We hit upon Digital Media Printers and how easy it will be for our clients to use USB-based printers connected to Windows 7 PCs (or Windows Home Server with Power Pack 2) using the HomeGroup sharing features – without having to set them up or load drivers manually.  We also cover some of the DLNA classes and services for mobile devices and how they potentially could be a lifestyle changer for the way our clients consume content on the wide array of portable devices hitting the market (hopefully including the Zune HD).  However, the real heart of our discussion focuses on the set of underlying UPnP A/V services making things like Play To in Windows 7 possible.

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