What the heck is the difference between Placeshifter and Client

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Originally Posted by Silky1

Media Extender is a hardware solution for setting up a client on a TV, correct? I have a small PC I'm using as a local client so this wouldn't work.?

Correct, if you are using a PC as a client you are most likely using SageTVClient, and that is licensed per computer, and is not interchangible with the Media Extender/Placeshifter license.

But I also experience very choppy playback currently. I assume that this is because I'm connected to a wireless bridge. My plan was to hardwire the client to the main router but it sounds like Placeshifter's playback quality may still be inferior to the Client software?

If you can hardwire the client, that is always the best solution qualitywise. If you have a poor bandwidth connection over the bridge, then the Placeshifter may be a acceptable solution, since it will decrease the picture quality to match the bandwidth. The picture quality may be degraded, but the choppyness will be reduced. Unfortunatly, the placeshifter doesn't intergrate with remotes as easily as the normal Client does.

[amg]

Originally Posted by Franc

I have a Placeshifter license and am thinking of getting a wireless MVP...

So would the PS license be used for this?

The PS license and MVP license are the same... Both are considered Media Extenders. So yes, it would work fine (one license per ACTIVE client).