Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:39:08 -0400 From: Carmel <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Making Music / Video folders on FreeBSD visible on HD TV Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP3151B8845C31E79848C3E0493590@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <4F607263.7010309@qeng-ho.org> References: <BLU0-SMTP211A87A1B68251B14A0339693580@phx.gbl> <CA%2BtpaK2Wz1nchKJus5qin4pcnGe_J=auAivX8XFGsgWLqoG4Mw@mail.gmail.com> <BLU0-SMTP194432C94C5EF29584874B793580@phx.gbl> <4F607263.7010309@qeng-ho.org>
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On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:26:43 +0000 Arthur Chance articulated: > On 03/13/12 19:54, Carmel wrote: > > On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:59:45 -0500 > > Adam Vande More articulated: > > > >> Are you sure these devices aren't trying to connect to a DLNA > >> server? Such need can be met by net/mediatomb or other port. > > > > A couple of people have replied to this thread. The Samba shares are > > configured correctly and are visible on my Windows based PCs. I > > have no idea if the TVs are using DLNA. I never had to configure > > anything, other than sharing the folders, on my Microsoft PCs, so > > am I to assume that DLNA is always available on that OS? Anyway, I > > will try your suggestion. > > I have a Sony networked TV, and it definitely needs a DLNA server and > is very picky about what formats are served. I'm not a Windows user > but I have the impression Home or Home Premium versions of Vista/Win7 > have DLNA support built in. > > Alexander Leidinger has written a couple of blog posts on getting > Sony TVs working with FBSD. Take a look at this and the related posts: > > http://www.leidinger.net/blog/2011/09/15/sony-bravia-tv-dlna-formats/ I did some checking. Win7, all versions, have support built into it. Apparently Vista and WinXP were updated with support via the Microsoft Update system. I have to admit, that does make for a very "user friendly" environment. Obviously Microsoft anticipated user needs quite successfully. I have several friends who have integrated their TVs with their home PC quite successfully and painlessly. I am still studying how to make FreeBSD similarly "user friendly". Thanks for the link. -- Carmel carmel_ny@hotmail.com
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