Can rhythmbox play media on my DLNA TV?

Question

I have rygel configured as DLNA server and it autostarts with my session --> Cool

On my TV I can browse/play the music, but the interface with the remote is horrible. --> Not cool

So the question is, can I let rhythmbox find my music hosted by rygel [it can, I found that], but more important, can it somehow tell my TV to play that music file?

Edit: So the end goal is to be listen to my music playing on the TV while working, and use my media keys/rhythmbox UI to change songs, without turning my head and get cranky while pushing the remote buttons.

related: http://askubuntu.com/questions/187086/how-do-i-set-up-live-audio-streams-to-a-dlna-compliant-device?rq=1 — Takkat, Apr 02 '13 at 20:40
@Takkat, that is a neat piece of hacking, and I got that working, but it gives a horrible (but expected) delay (20sec) on the sound. Not really what I was looking for. I am looking more for something like a DLNA controller. — W. Goeman, Apr 03 '13 at 18:34
Have you solved your problem ?
I have the same kind of question

Thanks — Nicolas, Nov 28 '13 at 23:39
No I haven't. Still searching for a solution every now and then though. Worst thing is that windows has it. — W. Goeman, Nov 29 '13 at 07:33

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 31 '14 at 13:06

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Take a look at github.com/masmu/pulseaudio-dlna. It was designed for your purpose.

You can choose which application to play on your tv via pavucontrol.

pulseaudio-dlna in action

answered Dec 31 '14 at 13:06

Massimo

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Can rhythmbox play media on my DLNA TV?

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