The invention relates to a method for the delivery of audio and video data by a server device. According to the invention, a network (2) can interconnect different media elements in one home. One such network includes a server (1), generally a computer, and clients (3), for example a decoder. This configuration can be used to create a desktop managed by the server (1), but remotely controlled by the client (3) via the network (2). In addition, one such network (2) transmits data and rapidly processes same. The current trend is to compress the data travelling through the network (2) as much as possible. However, the more said data are compressed, the longer they take to process. The invention is not intended to facilitate the transfer of data, but to reduce the time required to process data travelling through the network (2).