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<blockquote data-quote="Hfcomms" data-source="post: 1623385" data-attributes="member: 318668"><p>I have a brand new 32 inch Samsung smart TV that I'm configuring this morning. Plugging my external drive into the back of the TV which is formatted by the Mac won't work. However, I've found a way to stream from the Mac to the Samsung.</p><p></p><p>You can stream anything from your Mac or from your external drive to the Samsung. You need to use a media server on the Mac. I'm using Servio <a href="http://serviio.org" target="_blank">Serviio media server</a> which is free [although the have a pro paid version] You install the server and the console app on the Mac and start it up. </p><p></p><p>If your running Yosemite you have to upgrade the Java but once that is done you can stream to the Samsung. Recognizes most formats and serio will transcode any formats that the Samsung can't handle. It's just a matter of selecting folders and paths that you want to stream from the computer. Just been playing with it for an hour or two but works well.</p><p></p><p>It would be nicer to use Samsung's app on the TV itself but Samsung as they said doesn't support OS/X on their end so you just have to do an end around. Bottom line is that it does work!! I've read you can also use the Media Server in Vuze to stream but haven't tried that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hfcomms, post: 1623385, member: 318668"] I have a brand new 32 inch Samsung smart TV that I'm configuring this morning. Plugging my external drive into the back of the TV which is formatted by the Mac won't work. However, I've found a way to stream from the Mac to the Samsung. You can stream anything from your Mac or from your external drive to the Samsung. You need to use a media server on the Mac. I'm using Servio [url=http://serviio.org]Serviio media server[/url] which is free [although the have a pro paid version] You install the server and the console app on the Mac and start it up. If your running Yosemite you have to upgrade the Java but once that is done you can stream to the Samsung. Recognizes most formats and serio will transcode any formats that the Samsung can't handle. It's just a matter of selecting folders and paths that you want to stream from the computer. Just been playing with it for an hour or two but works well. It would be nicer to use Samsung's app on the TV itself but Samsung as they said doesn't support OS/X on their end so you just have to do an end around. Bottom line is that it does work!! I've read you can also use the Media Server in Vuze to stream but haven't tried that. [/QUOTE]
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