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Help thunderbolt TV and DLNA questions

Don't both the ps3 and the xbox 360 support this? Least that is what I was told. I am hoping that next week I will be trying to figure out how to do it because we have one of each in my house.
 
atrain311 said:
I'm sorry for not having a clue what that means, but can you explain? Is it a port or something? Thank you!!!
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Certainly. :)

First, for the overall idea, maybe check out - How It Works - DLNA

Many of today's HDTVs, such as the Samsungs or Sonys, have DLNA playing capability built-in. All you need is a media server to distribute pics, movies, and music to them.

Here's an overview of setting up a Sony, for example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NogWaqM_DH0

Now - instead of having a PC act as a media server, you can have your Android phone do it, with a DLNA server. Some phones come with one baked in - or you just add iMediaShare for Android | AppBrain.com

The HTC Media Link DLNA Adapter that maldroid mentioned is a wifi receiver on one side, DLNA firmware in the middle, and an HDMI cable for output.

Also, while I'm here, here's some setup info for a PS3 or XBox - Sharing Audio,Video and Pictures using UPnP and DLNA | Connected Home - Easy Home Networking Guide

Any DLNA-compliant server will do - Twonky, your phone, etc, etc available for Win, Mac, Linux.

Hope this helps!

edit and ps - And some TVs have USB ports and media firmware baked in - just plug your phone in and enjoy media stored on the SD card.
 
I have a Sony BD Player that has this built in. I set my PC up as a DLNA server and have the DVD player connected through wireless.

The one major drawback to doing this is that I have found that you are limited to a very small number of video formats that will play via a DLNA server. I am still trying to find the one format that seems to work flawlessly.
It may just be a limitation of the BD player too. Dunno.
 
Lucidot said:
I have a Sony BD Player that has this built in. I set my PC up as a DLNA server and have the DVD player connected through wireless.

The one major drawback to doing this is that I have found that you are limited to a very small number of video formats that will play via a DLNA server. I am still trying to find the one format that seems to work flawlessly.
It may just be a limitation of the BD player too. Dunno.
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DLNA is basically UPnP. It has nothing to do with video encoding. If you're having playback problems, it's the limitation of the BD player.
 
So I downloaded imediashare and my ps3 immediately found the phone but unrecognized video format... :-(
 
I'd like to get things from my phone to my LG Blu Ray player. I could go the XBox route but prefer the blu ray player route if anyone knows how?
 
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