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guitarboy
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Roku Ultra Experience with Universal Media Server (UMS)

I've seen a couple of posts on this forum about problems using UMS with Roku, but I can't tell from those discussions if those are unique issues or general incompatibility.

So can anyone confirm if the following setup will work:

  • UMS running on a Windows PC

  • Most media is MKV with AAC, AC3, E-AC3, or DTS

  • My receiver can handle passthrough of some of these formats, but not all of them.  If I don't get sound from a file, I just choose a transcoded version (UMS can be set up to serve both transcoded and non-transcoded versions of a file, and you can choose at runtime)

  • I plan to use the headphone jack on the Roku Ultra remote for private listening.  Will any of the audio formats have a problem with that?

I'm currently using a WDTV box which works well with UMS, but I really want that private listening feature.

I know that Serviio now has Roku specific profiles, but UMS also offers the option of transcoding a file into chapters on the fly.  Since FF/Rew doesn't work with transcoding, chapter-jumping can be a useful workaround.  I like Serviio, but I'm going to continue using UMS until Serviio also has a fix or workaround for FF/Rew.

Any advice would be more than welcome.

Also, the Ultra appears to no longer be sold in Canada, so I'll be getting a US version.  Will there be any problem using the US model for streaming services in Canada (Netflix, Youtube, etc.)?
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