Netgear MS2000 STORA User Manual - Page 8

NETGEAR Stora User Manual File Types Internal The Stora Application uses an internal player to provide high performance playback for the following file types. Media Class Image Audio Video Supported Formats JPEG, GIF, PNG MP3 MPEG-4 (H.264), MOV, FLV External The Stora Application uses 3rd party media players and some plugins, such as Windows Media Player and Quicktime, to play additional content types such as image, audio and video file types. Also, depending on your browser settings, Stora stores other file types as documents that can be downloaded, or opened using third party players. For a list of supported file types, consult the browser plug in specifications on your computer. Media Players The media server built into Stora makes content available to a wide variety of media players on your home network. The media player must support the UPnP-AV (Universal Plug and Play - Audio Visual), DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) or Windows Media Connect standard. Media players include gaming consoles (Xbox 360 and PS3), digital photo frames, iTunes clients, IP televisions, networked sound systems (Sonos), digital video players (Roku, NETGEAR EVA2000 Digital Entertainer) and many more. See "Sharing with Media Players" on page 86 for more information. iTunes An iTunes client on the network can access music stored on Stora. The music files must be within folders or albums that are configured to share with DMAs or media players. Music files appear in the SHARED > Stora:iTunes folder. See "iTunes" on page 89 for more information. Mobile Devices With a premium service subscription, you can use a variety of mobile devices to access your Stora. Mobile devices accessing Stora over the Internet will automatically be re-directed to a mobile interface. In turn, Stora will automatically optimize the mobile interface for the device. 8 | Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted