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Best network streamer that supports 10-bit, ETC.

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14junk:
Basically just the title.

Money is no object. I just want a streamer that can pull content (as many formats as possible, including 10bit color profiles) from my desktop (DLNA, or maybe windows shares) and display it on my TV.

Any advice? I've had trouble getting a clear statement on what streamers support 10bit and which don't.

EDIT: Wow, I'm an idiot. It looks like this(http://forums.bakabt.me/index.php?topic=36624.0) thread already made it clear that there basically isn't a set-top streamer that supports 10-bit.

kitamesume:
wait what? if i understand correctly, you want to setup your PC as a stream server and you need a good enough client that can support 10bit.

well for starters anything should work, from a PS3 to a monstrous PC and down to the tiny Raspberry Pi. what you'd need to is the program to stream 10bit flawlessly, i've heard of "Plex" being able to support it and also compatible on multiple platforms.

14junk:
I'm assuming you're referring to "Plex", right? (http://www.plexapp.com/) I've had a lot of problems getting that running... I think my media collection is too big.

Yes, you understood me. At the moment, I've got my desktop running an old version of Tversity (since it used to be free), and I watch the content on my laptop using MP-HC. I'm pretty sure Tversity failed to stream the 10bit release of Bakemonogatari so I ended up hauling my external hard drive around. Also Tversity seems to work perfect with subs, multiple audio tracks, etc.

A solution I tried in the past was my PS3 with PS3 media server, but the performance is abysmal over Wi-Fi, since the PS3 system still uses wireless G.

I guess, in the end, I want to know if someone knows a complete solution to get 10bit video off my hard drive, over wifi, to display on my TV.

kitamesume:
yeah plex, typo. it needs quite some configuration before it can work, might wanna try again?

there are some DIY boards that comes pre-bundled with wifi modules, they're ARM based though so you're limited to either android or a linux distro, maybe XMBC or openelec as well.

or you might wanna check out the up coming Ouya.

Freedom Kira:
I think the best, and simplest, you could do is a NAS. You can play media directly off of network shares just like opening a file normally, assuming your GUI supports it, like Windows Explorer or ES File Manager on Android.

And if you need to stream across the Internet, you'll need to set up SSH or FTP capabilities. With that, you should have no problem connecting your shares across the Internet in the same way as you would across the local network. Again, assuming your GUI supports it.

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