Notice I said the next generation of the Apple TV, not the current. If the next generation will support third party apps as is rumored, the chances of DLNA support is quite high so I disagree. I do agree however that the current gen will probably never see it.
Best regards, Rick Alfaro -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 4:20 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: DLNA Devices Hmm interesting, I doubt whether the Apple TV will support this as its a "Closed" device, I don't think it even has the mory to support extra Apps, that's why I strongly advise against buying the Apple TV when there are so many other solutions around which are open to third party development, either that or they're far more flexible in what they do. On 22 Sep 2014, at 3:56 am, Rick Alfaro <rick.alf...@gmail.com> wrote: > My one thought on this topic is that I really wish that the Apple TV > supported DLNA! I'm hoping the next generation of Apple TV will support this > or at least allow third party apps on the device that could add DLNA > support. I have several devices that support DLNA and none of them are > visible to an Apple TV currently. > > > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 4:37 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: DLNA Devices > > Hi! > > I've always been fascinated with Media Servers and devices since I bought my > Fritz! Box over 2 and a half years ago. > > DLNA is the protocol devices, Media Servers, Computers and Apps use to > communicate with each other. > > For example, its now common place for a Smart TV to have DLNA compatibility > on board which allows the browsing and playing of content on a remote Media > Server, this is typically a hard drive or NAS storage unit connected to a > Home Network. > > Many devices available are not accessible to these media servers given their > menu systems and no built in speech capabilities so "Dead End" I hear you > cry? Well not quite. > > I have quite a few devices which have DLNA compatibility built into them and > I'm able to utilise the DLNA functions of each through DLNA management Apps > on my IOS device. > > When the App is launched on say an iPhone it comes up with a list of DLNA > compatible servers attached to your network, these may include hard drives, > computers etc. > > From here you select the type of content you wish to see, you can "Browse > Folders" for particular content or select a category such as "Music". > > What then is displayed depends very much on the category selected, if you > select "Music" then you'll see various sub categories such as Artist, Album, > Playlist etc. > > If you select Playlist then a list of playlists will appear and yo u can > select the appropriate list from here etc. > > At this point you can select an output device to play the content to, again > these are DLAN compatible devices which could include your Windows PC, your > Smart TV, a wireless speaker system, a network media player and so on. > > Thought some list members may wish to follow this up. > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > grtd...@internode.on.net > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > > ********** Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
