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Most preferred way to stream to TV?
I have a ReadyNAS 104. I'd like to stream avi and mp4 files from it to my TV. They are both connected to the network. What's the most preferred way of doing that? I'm guessing one way of doing it i...
Hi twink
I don't think there is a single preferred way.
There are two basic options - one is to install a DLNA server on the NAS, and use a DLNA client device to render. Smart TVs usually have a DLNA client built in, you can also purchase players that include DLNA clients. Plex and ReadyDLNA are two most popular DLNA clients for the ReadyNAS.
The other approach is to get a player that supports SMB and/or NFS, and set that player up to access the NAS share (like a PC would).
The WD TV Media player mentioned above can do either.
In almost all cases there are some media that won't play. Since the RN104 can't transcode (convert) them on the fly, you would need to convert them manually.
Generally the WD TV player is better than most at handling the range of the media out there. I don't know about the MP4 bug, but of course that is a pretty important media format for most people. Netgear has some players that will use DLNA. They used to make some that supported NFS/SMB, but they no longer sell those.
Dune and PCH ("pop corn hour") are other popular - though expensive - players.
I don't think there is a single preferred way.
There are two basic options - one is to install a DLNA server on the NAS, and use a DLNA client device to render. Smart TVs usually have a DLNA client built in, you can also purchase players that include DLNA clients. Plex and ReadyDLNA are two most popular DLNA clients for the ReadyNAS.
The other approach is to get a player that supports SMB and/or NFS, and set that player up to access the NAS share (like a PC would).
The WD TV Media player mentioned above can do either.
In almost all cases there are some media that won't play. Since the RN104 can't transcode (convert) them on the fly, you would need to convert them manually.
Generally the WD TV player is better than most at handling the range of the media out there. I don't know about the MP4 bug, but of course that is a pretty important media format for most people. Netgear has some players that will use DLNA. They used to make some that supported NFS/SMB, but they no longer sell those.
Dune and PCH ("pop corn hour") are other popular - though expensive - players.
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