by Steegy » Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:34 pm
Hello,
As far as I know, DLNA is a standard (it 'should' work with all different devices/brands) that has been created to let you watch/listen to video/music from a media library through a recent tv/hifi/media center that supports this. If it can be connected to lan or wifi, it normally should.
It's not created for managing the library (it's 'read-only' - you can't use it for managing), and a lot of implementations are not very stable (you shouldn't even use it for managing). Supprisingly, when I tested several DLNA software to stream video to my new Sony tv, MM worked very well, while all others (inclusing some software that can only do that, and WMP and JRMC etc.) failed at some point.
Best is to manage your WD like you do now, so using it as an external hard drive or network share for your computer(s). If you have a recent tv that supports DLNA, you can let your WD (or MediaMonkey if the WD doesn 't work correctly) be the DLNA server.
Cheers,
Steegy
Hello,
As far as I know, DLNA is a standard (it 'should' work with all different devices/brands) that has been created to let you watch/listen to video/music from a media library through a recent tv/hifi/media center that supports this. If it can be connected to lan or wifi, it normally should.
It's not created for managing the library (it's 'read-only' - you can't use it for managing), and a lot of implementations are not very stable (you shouldn't even use it for managing). Supprisingly, when I tested several DLNA software to stream video to my new Sony tv, MM worked very well, while all others (inclusing some software that can only do that, and WMP and JRMC etc.) failed at some point.
Best is to manage your WD like you do now, so using it [i]as an external hard drive or network share[/i] for your computer(s). If you have a recent tv that supports DLNA, you can let your WD (or MediaMonkey if the WD doesn 't work correctly) be the DLNA server.
Cheers,
Steegy