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Interoperability Info

The result of the interoperability validation test between DiXiM and other UPnP AV-compliant devices:

Last update:November 25, 2004

Please see below, is the matching table on the interoperability between the devices, in which "Y" means that the player can recognize the media server, can access to contents according to UPnP AV specification, and can playback the contents of the format the player supports. "N" means that the player cannot recognize the media server or access to contents;

*This test was executed by DigiOn Inc. independently, and not based on official statements from any venders listed below, and the information about the devices' UPnP AV compliancy contains DigiOn's suppositions. Therefore, Please do not ask the vendors listed below about this test result and/or the UPnP AV compliancy of the devices.

DiXiM Interoperability Status UPnP AV Media Server
DigiOn
NEC
NEC
SONY
DiXiM Media Server MediaGarage Server AX300 VAIO Media 2.5 Server
UPnP AV Player        
DigiOn DiXiM Media Client Y Y N*1 Y
NEC MediaGarage Y Y Y N
SONY VAIO Media 2.5 N N N Y
SONY VAIO Media 2.6 Y Y Not tested Not tested
SONY RoomLink Y*2 Y*2 N*1 Y
*1) Tested only with video contents of recorded TV programs as the method to publish audio/photo files to UPnP AV devices was unknown. Possible to browse (access to) the recorded contents, but, failed to playback as players did not support the SVI format, which is AX300's standard TV recording format.
*2) Possible to browse photo contents, but not possible to playback YUV, the default/proprietary photo data format for RoomLink, because the YUV format is not supported by other UPnP Media Servers.

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(Appendix 1) The Formats the players support*1
DigiOn DiXiM Media Client Video: MPEG-1/2, WMV, AVI
Audio: LPCM, MP3, WMA, WAV*2
Photo: JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP
NEC MediaGarage Video: MPEG-1/2, WMV, AVI, SVI
Audio: LPCM, MP3, WMA, WAV*2
Photo: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
SONY VAIO Media 2.5 Video: MPEG-1/2/4*3
Audio: MP3, WAV, ATRAC3*3
Photo: JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP
SONY VAIO Media 2.6 Video: MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, AVI
Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV*2
Photo: JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP
SONY RoomLink Video: MPEG-1/2
Audio: MP3, LPCM *4
Photo: YUV *4
*1) The formats listed above are those used for the interoperability validation. The players may support other format, which are not listed above.
*2) Not tested with ATRAC3 format.
*3) Not tested with WMV, AVI, LPCM or WMA formats.
*4) There is a possibility that other formats can be played back if connected with SONY VAIO Media Server, Please refer to RoomLink's User Manual.
Note1) DiXiM is installed in a Windows XP (SP1) PC and used with its default settings.
Note2) The devices or software listed above are used with their default settings.
Note3) The interoperability status and supported formats may be changed without any prior notice.

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(Appendix 2)
Products using DiXiM Solution NEC VALUESTAR and/or LaVie Series*5 NEC I-O DATA DEVICE
MediaGarage MediaGarage Server AX300 GV-MVP/XVD
DiXiM Middleware Y - Y -
DiXiM Media Server Y Y Y Bundled
DiXiM Media Client - - - Bundled
*5) Models later than Jan. 2004

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