On an Android device (phone/tablet) how intensive is it on t

Just discovered DLNA & Serviio

On an Android device (phone/tablet) how intensive is it on the battery ? Same as Wifi?

Thanks

[will]

Power draw will come from two parts
1) Streaming the file over your network using wifi to get it onto your device
2) Decoding and playing back the video (+ having the screen on)

So it will be more intensive that watching a video that is already on the device.

What do you mean more than wifi? More than watching a youtube video over wifi? - probably about the same.

[moltra]

I stream TV episodes approx 42 minutes to my droid X all the time and can watch 2-3 at least before having to charge my droid.

[Cerberus]

I stream TV episodes approx 42 minutes to my droid X all the time and can watch 2-3 at least before having to charge my droid.

i second that on HTC incredible.

[moltra]

one thing that I like about the android setup, is that I can download the stream to the droid and watch it later.