Video folder contain various (XVid, MPG, AVI etc)Īny pointers, clues or things to try most welcome.DLNA, Serviio, BT Home Hub and Bravia TV’s If I put a tune into the Pictures folder I can’t see it but if I rename it with a. I’ve compared security and sharing settings between the (working) pictures folder and library with that of the music and video folders. a folder for each of my created playlists under the Music/Music Playlists folder) but nothing is inside them.Įverything (Pics, Music and Vids) is accessible via HomeGroup on another Win8 system but conversely I can only see pictures from the same Win8 System when trying to access the media through the detected Windows Media Player media device – this matches the experience I get on the TV, the same folder structure etc. Strangely I can see the music playlists folders (i.e. I can see the shared pictures from my TV but not music or video. However, music and video are proving elusive from being viewable on my Samsung TV. I’ve followed the steps from all the related articles and everything looks in order. Now, in your TV again open All Videos you will see the video file, that you have just copied to “My Videos” folder of your Windows 8Ĭlick on the video to play it in your TV. In your Windows 8 PC, copy a video and paste it in C:\Users\anik\Videos location (Replace “anik” with your administrative user name).ĩ. If you cannot see any video there, it means you have not shared any video from your Windows 8 PC to play it in your TV.Ĩ. Click on that option, you will be prompted to select what type of media you want to see : videos, photos or music. For Samsung smart TVs, you need to push “Source” button, you will see your Windows 8 computer as a media device in “Network” category. After connecting the TV with “ANIK”, “ANIK_COMP” media device is appeared in TV screen. Here in my case the network name is “Anik” and name of Windows 8 PC is “ANIK_COMP”.ĥ. Also connect your Windows 8 PC with that network. Now, go to your TV settings and connect your TV with available network. It will also form a LAN with these three devices.Ĥ. Then you can create a wired LAN segment between your TV and modem and another Wireless LAN segment between your computer and modem. Your TV do not has Wi-Fi connectivity but has a LAN PPoE Mini Port and your Windows 8 computer has Wi-Fi adapter. Suppose your modem has LAN ports and it also supports Wi-Fi. Now the Switch is joining two LAN segments and forming a Local Area Network.ģ. Do the same thing to establish another LAN segment between your Windows 8 computer and Switch (ADSL modem). Otherwise connect your TV with the switch using LAN cable.Ģ. If your modem supports Wi-Fi and you have a Wi-Fi dongle for your Smart TV, you can connect your TV with your modem using Wi-Fi. Your internet DSL modem can act as a Switch. You will need a Switch (minimum two-layer) to connect two different segments of a LAN. Steps to connect Windows 8 with Samsung Smart TVġ. These are the main things you need to perform before going to the next stage. You know How to use dlna server in Windows 8? You know How to allow other devices to connect to Windows 8?ī. I have shown the steps with Samsung UA40EH5330R, but this article is applicable for any dlna enabled device.īefore going through this article make sure that:Ī. This article will help you to understand how to share media between your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 PC and a dlna enabled Smart TV.
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