After not being able to get Windows Media Player to work properly as a video server, I read about Mezzmo. On a 15 day trial so see if I want to buy it and I am not having any better luck with it.

I have a Buffalo Linkstation NAS with all of my videos. I have a new Dell laptop running Mezzmo, which I just installed and set up last night. And I have a Sharp Aquos 55" with DLNA. On the Sharp Aquos, I can see the Mezzmo server and I can see all of my movies. My problem is that not one of them will play, not even the files that I can play directly from the Linkstation to the TV because they are a compatible file type for the Aquos. I tried pre-transcoding one video to see if that would work, but I get the same error "cannot play file".

I really would like to get something working so I don't have to plug in my laptop every time I want to watch something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.