@QuarryHunslet - are you using the UPnP/DLNA Bridge plugin? If so do these devices work fully with it e.g. respond properly to play/pause, gapless etc?
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Yes, I'm using UPnP/DLNA bridge 3.3.9, but I'm not really sure what you mean about play/pause, so I have just tested a Festival, and yes it responded properly to play/pause, and track skipping via the speaker buttons, and the buttons in the Lyrion interface.
As for gapless, I tried the Beatles Abbey Road medley, and unfortunately it wasn't gapless.
Play/pause - some devices just don't respond properly e.g. with a noticable delay before either action happens.
Gapless - very few early UPnP/DLNA devices properly supported gapless
The UPnP/DLNA Bridge does a good job but it is rarely perfect by any means. I have two Onkyo's - an AVR and a CD Receiver - that hardly work at all. One now has a WiiM Pro attached and the other has a Pi.
Hi,
can you confirm the target devices that are working for you ?
Like others I have had mixed results
Thanks
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See my signature.
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So you aren't using DLNA Casting to cast to DLNA enabled speakers as it is intended.See my signature.
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The device type of the renderer should make no difference if i got DLNA right.
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I'm just going by the opening post of this thread.
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I'm going by the title.
And my post that triggered all of todays activity simply targets the fact that WiiM Home app invites me to a beta test that made no progress for half a year.
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As I've mentioned previously in this thread, I believe that there needs to be another few beta releases before this should even be considered as fit for release.I'm going by the title.
And my post that triggered all of todays activity simply targets the fact that WiiM Home app invites me to a beta test that made no progress for half a year.
I have been in this beta from the very start, post #3 in this thread to be precise. This was meant to be a replacement for the other fully working casting method that was removed from all WiiM Devices previously.
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Yes, and I'm stuck on a very old firmware because of that feature. I would love to get DLNA Cast working and update to get all the new features but I need a reliable way to cast.
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Yes, I wish I had kept at least one device on that firmware.
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Sorry i'm not so deeply involved in the WiiM ecosystem as you are (obviously). I'll try to formulate my next post more carefully. Peace.
Yes, I have heard that it works with at least some Sonos speakers. but, as far as I know the only official release is on an Ultra, which I do not need.
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My decision to buy the Pro Plus in January 2024 was so I could use the analog in for my turntable send the audio to my stereo across the room. A short time later that feature was removed and I've been patiently waiting for DLNA Cast to show up for this device.
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The previous casting feature worked really well, but sadly the replacement DLNA Casting feature does not work at all.
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Seven months since the last beta update, is this feature ever going to be implemented ( other than on Ultra ) or should I look for alternative products to cast to multiple speakers ?
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I wouldn't hold your breath, I have been waiting for a working version since the first beta was released over a year ago, and the "released" version on the Ultra still doesn't work.
It would be good to hear if the feature has been formally abandoned, or whether there is any hope of a working version ever appearing.
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