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Connecting Time Capsule to Samsung TV
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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1561050" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>The WD drive you have is DLNA compatible NAS drive. That's perfect for this situation. I'm VERY surprised you're TV can't pickup content straight from here (connected to the network not USB).</p><p></p><p>You have to log into the drive and make sure the content folders are setup to be 'advertised' on the network by the DLNA server built-into the drive. This is a one time setup. </p><p>Basically DLNA servers advertise 3 folders Pictures, Music, Video. Using the web interface for your WD drive you point the DLNA setup to the folder that has your videos in. Assuming <a href="http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/UM/ENG/4779-705013.pdf" target="_blank">this </a>is your drive see Page 70 onwards.</p><p></p><p>Once that's done your TV will see the content. I believe Samsungs Allshare is their re-branding of the DLNA standard.</p><p></p><p>Going down the dedicated player route consider something like this:</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CL61A5A/" target="_blank">WD TV Play Media Player: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics</a></p><p>or</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BHBFECU/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BHBFECU/</a></p><p></p><p>With any kind of playback you need to check where the formats your content is in is compatible (e.g. mp4, xVid, AVI, MKV and the many variants).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1561050, member: 38928"] The WD drive you have is DLNA compatible NAS drive. That's perfect for this situation. I'm VERY surprised you're TV can't pickup content straight from here (connected to the network not USB). You have to log into the drive and make sure the content folders are setup to be 'advertised' on the network by the DLNA server built-into the drive. This is a one time setup. Basically DLNA servers advertise 3 folders Pictures, Music, Video. Using the web interface for your WD drive you point the DLNA setup to the folder that has your videos in. Assuming [URL="http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/UM/ENG/4779-705013.pdf"]this [/URL]is your drive see Page 70 onwards. Once that's done your TV will see the content. I believe Samsungs Allshare is their re-branding of the DLNA standard. Going down the dedicated player route consider something like this: [URL='http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CL61A5A/']WD TV Play Media Player: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics[/url] or [URL]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BHBFECU/[/URL] With any kind of playback you need to check where the formats your content is in is compatible (e.g. mp4, xVid, AVI, MKV and the many variants). [/QUOTE]
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