Showing movies from my computer to my smart TV

Is this easy to do??...

The *current* set up...
Cable modem goes to wireless router
Computer is on Ethernet from the router. The computer has no "built
in" WiFi
TV is a smartTV connected to my WiF router thru which I can get
NetFlix, etc

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and display
them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB stick and
plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to "send" them over
the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current setup?

Ashton Crusher wrote on 12/28/2015 7:37 AM:

Is this easy to do??...

The *current* set up...
Cable modem goes to wireless router
Computer is on Ethernet from the router. The computer has no "built
in" WiFi
TV is a smartTV connected to my WiF router thru which I can get
NetFlix, etc

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and display
them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB stick and
plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to "send" them over
the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current setup?

Give us a make and model.
I have a Panasonic and it is DLNA enabled.
I know specifically in Windows Media Player you can right click a movie and there is an option to "cast to ", and you
pick the device (TV) that you want to cast the movie to.
I can also use the TV menu and open DLNA and browse any PC on the network that has shared folders. I can slide show
pictures or play videos that way.

I also just bought a Chromecast plug in but that's another toy I haven't had time to play with yet so can't say anything
about it except it works with my phone so far in one limit test on Christmas.

Ashton Crusher wrote:
Is this easy to do??...

The *current* set up...
Cable modem goes to wireless router
Computer is on Ethernet from the router. The computer has no "built
in" WiFi
TV is a smartTV connected to my WiF router thru which I can get
NetFlix, etc

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and display
them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB stick and
plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to "send" them over
the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current setup?

"We likes the buzz words, we do"

A TV that supports DLNA, should be able to locate
a DLNA server you set up on your LAN. Both the SmartTV
and the computer you use as a server, should be
on that LAN.

I set up Serviio on one VM here, and served video
to a second VM. That second VM, I think it was
running XBMC as a "fake TV set".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compar...V_MediaServers

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dlna )

You wouldn't need this, because you have your SmartTV.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbmc

"It can also play media from ...
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) / DLNA
(Digital Living Network Alliance) shares"

And that's the sort of thing you would check
on the SmartTV, to see whether it is capable
of working with other gear on your LAN.

To debug my setup, I was using this.

http://coherence.beebits.net/wiki/UPnP-Inspector

Sometimes you need to compare the folder structure
of the DLNA server you built, against what the
TV sees with its ten foot OSD interface. And then
puzzle out why the TV insists on seeing fewer
folders than the Inspector sees.

Checking my records, I have one screenshot taken
from Linux Mint and that's where I was
running UPnP-Inspector. I don't remember
the rest of the details of where I was running
Serviio and XBMC as my server and client.
Presumably on two separate VMs. The machine
I tested on, just barely has room to run three
VMs if you turn down the memory settings
on one of them.

Another "server solution" is Windows Media Player.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_media_player

"With version 11 of Windows Media Player, ...
Video to be streamed to and from
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) AV enabled devices"

So there are a few possibilities for serving.

Even VLC claims to have some streaming solution
(as well as screen capture capability). So any
time a media project comes along, it's a good idea
to check the feature list on VLC to see whether
it's covered or not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player

Sometimes, the server is called on to transcode
the content, and this can be important if the
TV set doesn't support all the formats necessary.
And that can change a simple "streaming" project,
to a heavy duty transcoding job.

What I was testing at the time, was seeing if I
could get a streaming server to accept a local DVD
as a source of content. It kinda sorta worked,
except the new media was "polled" by the server,
and it could take the whole setup five to ten
minutes to figure out I'd put a disc in the
drive :-) It didn't happen to be event based.

Paul

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On 2015-12-28 7:37 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote:

Is this easy to do??...

The *current* set up... Cable modem goes to wireless router
Computer is on Ethernet from the router. The computer has no
"built in" WiFi TV is a smartTV connected to my WiF router thru
which I can get NetFlix, etc

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and
display them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB
stick and plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to
"send" them over the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current
setup?

If it supports Miracast, you can just connect to it through Windows 10
and it will display whatever is on your computer screen. That's how my
wife and I stream movies. We use the Microsoft Wireless Display
Adapter but my understanding is that most Smart TVs have Miracast
built in.


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Ashton Crusher wrote:


Is this easy to do??...

The *current* set up...
Cable modem goes to wireless router
Computer is on Ethernet from the router. The computer has no "built
in" WiFi
TV is a smartTV connected to my WiF router thru which I can get
NetFlix, etc

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and display
them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB stick and
plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to "send" them over
the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current setup?

Without knowing your "setup," who can say? Start by RTFM for your
TV. Doesn't anybody read anymore?

Stef

I have an Acer laptop and can "Project" to LG Smart TV using Miracast/WiDi.
Daughter has an older laptop and TV and can "cast" using Chromecast dongle.
End result is the same, the difference being that using Miracast it goes
directly to TV, with Chromecast it goes via her router.

Kenny Cargill

"Ashton Crusher" wrote in message
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Is this easy to do??...

The *current* set up...
Cable modem goes to wireless router
Computer is on Ethernet from the router. The computer has no "built
in" WiFi
TV is a smartTV connected to my WiF router thru which I can get
NetFlix, etc

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and display
them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB stick and
plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to "send" them over
the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current setup?


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On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 05:37:49 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and display
them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB stick and
plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to "send" them over
the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current setup?

I always use a flash drive to watch movies on my TV. I think setting up
wireless is more trouble than using a flash drive. Why do you want
wireless?

Anyway, if you still want wireless, google for DLNA.

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s|b

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:22:13 +0100, "s|b" wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 05:37:49 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and display
them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB stick and
plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to "send" them over
the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current setup?

I always use a flash drive to watch movies on my TV. I think setting up
wireless is more trouble than using a flash drive. Why do you want
wireless?

Anyway, if you still want wireless, google for DLNA.

The short ans is, if it sounded easy I might try doing it. From the
replies it doesn't exactly sound easy. I need to figure out if my TV
is DLNA to start...

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On 2015-12-28 7:12 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:22:13 +0100, "s|b"
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 05:37:49 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and
display them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a
USB stick and plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be
able to "send" them over the WiFi. Can I do that easily with
the current setup?

I always use a flash drive to watch movies on my TV. I think
setting up wireless is more trouble than using a flash drive. Why
do you want wireless?

Anyway, if you still want wireless, google for DLNA.

The short ans is, if it sounded easy I might try doing it. From
the replies it doesn't exactly sound easy. I need to figure out if
my TV is DLNA to start...

That's bull****; DLNA is immensely easy to use and a lot more
convenient than a flash drive. This is essentially how it works:

1) Turn on TV
2) Click on the message bubble in the Windows taskbar
3) Click on Connect
4) If you're in range, it will find DLNA-equipped hardware (like your
TV) and allow you to connect to it
5) If it succeeds in connecting, you then click on Project in the same
menu if it didn't automatically do so on its own. Choose the type of
projection which works best for you.

Windows will take care of the audio and the video though there will be
a slight delay (around 1 second) compared to the device you're
projecting from. However, what you will see on the screen will be in
perfect sync. It works great for movies and TV but I wouldn't
recommend to use it for gaming.


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Slimer
EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
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On 2015-12-28 7:12 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:22:13 +0100, "s|b"
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 05:37:49 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and
display them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a
USB stick and plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be
able to "send" them over the WiFi. Can I do that easily with
the current setup?

I always use a flash drive to watch movies on my TV. I think
setting up wireless is more trouble than using a flash drive. Why
do you want wireless?

Anyway, if you still want wireless, google for DLNA.

The short ans is, if it sounded easy I might try doing it. From
the replies it doesn't exactly sound easy. I need to figure out if
my TV is DLNA to start...

That's bull****; DLNA is immensely easy to use and a lot more
convenient than a flash drive. This is essentially how it works:

1) Turn on TV
2) Click on the message bubble in the Windows taskbar
3) Click on Connect
4) If you're in range, it will find DLNA-equipped hardware (like your
TV) and allow you to connect to it
5) If it succeeds in connecting, you then click on Project in the same
menu if it didn't automatically do so on its own. Choose the type of
projection which works best for you.

Windows will take care of the audio and the video though there will be
a slight delay (around 1 second) compared to the device you're
projecting from. However, what you will see on the screen will be in
perfect sync. It works great for movies and TV but I wouldn't
recommend to use it for gaming.

Regarding Step 2, what is "the message bubble in the Windows taskbar"?

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:58:17 -0500, Slimer wrote:

That's bull****; DLNA is immensely easy to use and a lot more
convenient than a flash drive. This is essentially how it works:

1) Turn on TV
2) Click on the message bubble in the Windows taskbar

The TV has a Windows taskbar?

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Char Jackson wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:58:17 -0500, Slimer wrote:

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On 2015-12-28 7:12 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:22:13 +0100, "s|b"
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 05:37:49 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and
display them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a
USB stick and plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be
able to "send" them over the WiFi. Can I do that easily with
the current setup?
I always use a flash drive to watch movies on my TV. I think
setting up wireless is more trouble than using a flash drive. Why
do you want wireless?

Anyway, if you still want wireless, google for DLNA.
The short ans is, if it sounded easy I might try doing it. From
the replies it doesn't exactly sound easy. I need to figure out if
my TV is DLNA to start...
That's bull****; DLNA is immensely easy to use and a lot more
convenient than a flash drive. This is essentially how it works:

1) Turn on TV
2) Click on the message bubble in the Windows taskbar
3) Click on Connect
4) If you're in range, it will find DLNA-equipped hardware (like your
TV) and allow you to connect to it
5) If it succeeds in connecting, you then click on Project in the same
menu if it didn't automatically do so on its own. Choose the type of
projection which works best for you.

Windows will take care of the audio and the video though there will be
a slight delay (around 1 second) compared to the device you're
projecting from. However, what you will see on the screen will be in
perfect sync. It works great for movies and TV but I wouldn't
recommend to use it for gaming.

Regarding Step 2, what is "the message bubble in the Windows taskbar"?


It sounds vaguely like this page.

http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html

Paul

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On 2015-12-29 10:04 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:58:17 -0500, Slimer wrote:

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On 2015-12-28 7:12 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:22:13 +0100, "s|b"
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 05:37:49 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer
and display them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the
movies on a USB stick and plug that into the TV but I'd
like to just be able to "send" them over the WiFi. Can I
do that easily with the current setup?

I always use a flash drive to watch movies on my TV. I think
setting up wireless is more trouble than using a flash drive.
Why do you want wireless?

Anyway, if you still want wireless, google for DLNA.

The short ans is, if it sounded easy I might try doing it.
From the replies it doesn't exactly sound easy. I need to
figure out if my TV is DLNA to start...

That's bull****; DLNA is immensely easy to use and a lot more
convenient than a flash drive. This is essentially how it works:

1) Turn on TV 2) Click on the message bubble in the Windows
taskbar 3) Click on Connect 4) If you're in range, it will find
DLNA-equipped hardware (like your TV) and allow you to connect to
it 5) If it succeeds in connecting, you then click on Project in
the same menu if it didn't automatically do so on its own. Choose
the type of projection which works best for you.

Windows will take care of the audio and the video though there
will be a slight delay (around 1 second) compared to the device
you're projecting from. However, what you will see on the screen
will be in perfect sync. It works great for movies and TV but I
wouldn't recommend to use it for gaming.

Regarding Step 2, what is "the message bubble in the Windows
taskbar"?

At the bottom-right of Windows, in the system tray (I just realized I
used the wrong term), there is a message bubble-like icon. That's the
one I was referring to.


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EFF & OpenMedia member / IFAW, Mozilla & PETA supporter
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On 2015-12-29 10:04 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:58:17 -0500, Slimer wrote:

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On 2015-12-28 7:12 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:22:13 +0100, "s|b"
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 05:37:49 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer
and display them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the
movies on a USB stick and plug that into the TV but I'd
like to just be able to "send" them over the WiFi. Can I
do that easily with the current setup?

I always use a flash drive to watch movies on my TV. I think
setting up wireless is more trouble than using a flash drive.
Why do you want wireless?

Anyway, if you still want wireless, google for DLNA.

The short ans is, if it sounded easy I might try doing it.
From the replies it doesn't exactly sound easy. I need to
figure out if my TV is DLNA to start...

That's bull****; DLNA is immensely easy to use and a lot more
convenient than a flash drive. This is essentially how it works:

1) Turn on TV 2) Click on the message bubble in the Windows
taskbar 3) Click on Connect 4) If you're in range, it will find
DLNA-equipped hardware (like your TV) and allow you to connect to
it 5) If it succeeds in connecting, you then click on Project in
the same menu if it didn't automatically do so on its own. Choose
the type of projection which works best for you.

Windows will take care of the audio and the video though there
will be a slight delay (around 1 second) compared to the device
you're projecting from. However, what you will see on the screen
will be in perfect sync. It works great for movies and TV but I
wouldn't recommend to use it for gaming.

Regarding Step 2, what is "the message bubble in the Windows
taskbar"?

At the bottom-right of Windows, in the system tray (I just realized I
used the wrong term), there is a message bubble-like icon. That's the
one I was referring to.

Apologies to you and Paul. I've come to realize that you're probably talking
about Win 10-specific features and I don't have Win 10.

Wolf K wrote:

On 2015-12-28 12:03, Stef wrote:
Ashton Crusher wrote:


Is this easy to do??...

The *current* set up...
Cable modem goes to wireless router
Computer is on Ethernet from the router. The computer has no "built
in" WiFi
TV is a smartTV connected to my WiF router thru which I can get
NetFlix, etc

What I want to be able to do is play movies on my computer and display
them on the SmartTV. Currently I put the movies on a USB stick and
plug that into the TV but I'd like to just be able to "send" them over
the WiFi. Can I do that easily with the current setup?

Without knowing your "setup," who can say? Start by RTFM for your
TV. Doesn't anybody read anymore?

Stef

Print on paper looks funny....

Hah!

You get used to it. The grow to prefer it. Takes time. ;-)

Stef