Yes, 100% this is what I've ended up doing. There's existing support on a lot of platforms for DLNA and if you're really lucky, it works. I'd be interested in hearing what the advantages of something like this is.
Edit: And then there's stuff like Plex and Kodi too with existing servers and clients for numerous platforms. I'm fairly sure I can "share" a URI to the Kodi app on my phone and the Kodi server will stream it. I remember that working well but it's been a while.
Edit: And then there's stuff like Plex and Kodi too with existing servers and clients for numerous platforms. I'm fairly sure I can "share" a URI to the Kodi app on my phone and the Kodi server will stream it. I remember that working well but it's been a while.