Dumb question re how minimserver works

[Cebolla]

(06-10-2016 11:21)DavidHB Wrote:  Peter's definitions relate to DLNA. The device definitions for UPnP AV are slightly different, but, because DLNA uses the UPnP messaging protocol, the two standards are essentially inter-operable. However, UPnP does not seem to include a device definition like the Digital Media Player, i.e. one that autonomously pulls content from the server; it only has the Control Point which issues instructions for the server to provide content to the renderer using the playlist, which is only active within the control point software.

Strictly speaking, the UPnP AV Architecture document does actually define a couple of 2-Box models, in addition to the general device architecture aka 3-Box model (consisting of control point, MediaServer & MediaRenderer components). One of those 2-box models describes the interaction between a combined control point with Decoder component and the (standard) MediaServer component; so the control point with Decoder (combined) UPnP component or 'box' does seem to fit into the DLNA definition of a DMP.