On 8/20/2012 6:50 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
"BillW50" schreef in bericht
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On 8/16/2012 5:44 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
I have been testing with WMP for sharing media with my smart TV.
(Philips 32PFL3517H)
At last I seem to get results, but I do have some questions.
- I can set custom folders for sharing, but I also want to share the DVD
drive (E. I can't get this done.
- When playing some 4/3 divx files, they appear with stretched aspect
ratio on TV. (they play OK from DVD player)

Can this be solved?

You should be able to share drive E by right clicking it under
Explorer and pick sharing. Doesn't that work?

That's how I can make a shared folder (for other computers in the
network). This doesn't make them available for the TV.

I don't know what format those files are. But I have learned you can't
share MPG files that are in use. Although WMV files you can. And my
software I can select which format to create the files. And I can share
WMV files to as many computers I want too. Even if the TV is still
recording the file.

Stretched video I believe is always a codec problem. And I don't know
what you mean by on TV. You mean you are sending your computer desktop
to a TV? Or you are using a TV application on your computer, or what?

I'm trying to share media (video files, music, pictures) using Windows
media player as a server for the smart TV.
I suppose the stretched pictures of (some) divx files has to be solved
by TV firmware updates. Other files are enlarged 4/3 correctly. And
other divx files aren't played at all... Chaotic codec implementation.
And I'm talking about files which play perfectly on PC and on the stand
alone DVD player.

I have been using a number of USB TV Tuners since 2001 I guess. But I
don't know what a smart TV is? And some applications use their own
codecs and some use the common codecs. Common codecs can be easily
updated. Applications that use their own I think you are stuck with the
developer for updates.

Another thing, what version of WMP are you using?

I'm using WMP version 11 on Windows XP and Windows Vista computers.

Now in WMP11, when I go to "options - media library - search in folder"
I can add folders which become available for the TV. I assumed it to be
logical to do the same with removable media (DVD), but then the add
button remains greyed out...

I only use WMP for playing files, so I don't know how sharing or
anything else works there. I did have WMP v11 installed briefly on one
XP machine. I didn't care for it and dumped it. Some of my XP machines
have v9 and some have v10 (I like v9 the best). But v12 on Windows 7
does something I really like. Maybe you can check v11 for me. That is if
I play a file and pause it. Then go to standby or hibernate, I can
unpause and pick up just where I left off. Under v9 and v10, it starts
at the beginning of the file again.

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v12
Centrino Core2 Duo T7400 2.16 GHz - 4GB - Windows 7 SP1