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Samsung AllShare Pop Up Messages on TV
Izak
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We have just got a Samsung HDTV and I've installed AllShare on my PC to share media with the TV, Both the PC and TV are set to 'Allow' each other but every so often, the TV will pop up with the message 'AllShare Device Connected' when the PC is turned on. (I think I may be having a few network issues with the the AllShare software on the PC disconnecting and reconnecting and trying to use my PC's WiFi connection instead of Wired LAN
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Is there anyway to turn off the annoying message, it came up about 6 times tonight during a few programmes.
).Is there anyway to turn off the annoying message, it came up about 6 times tonight during a few programmes.
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My UE40D6530 connected either wired or wireless using allshare disconnects every 15 mins, whether just watching TV, or worse whn playing media and disrupting it (and the TV having a terrible GUI, it can't remember where it was upon immediate re-connection - not impressed!!
I have PC with win7, belkin router & Trend av&firewall (thru which I have made exception for allshare).
Let me know if you get sorted, I am at my wits end with this....it renders media playing useless.
From another forum another user is having same issue but with another share software called serviio (not allshare), so I don't believe it to be the fault of allshare or its settings.
Thanks for your reply.
I haven't resolved the issue yet but have read that AllShare isn't very good so I'm on the hunt for a decent media server. Quite often when I go onto the AllShare software on my PC, it has lost connection with the network (even when the TV is off) and tells me its 'disconnected' then a minute or so later it reconnects. I think that's why our TV keeps coming up with the pop up message when the software reconnects with the network.
Don't have any issues with the TV accessing BBC iPlayer or YouTube so I don't think its an issue with the TV networking features.
I'm not sure if these occured when i rebooted the router so i may assign a fixed ip address to the devices on my network, 2 desktops, a laptop and the tv, to see how it goes.
I'm on Sky btw.
Weirdly all my files play thru Allshare & TVersity on another media streamer...so this puts blame at Samsung TV (in my opinion).
When files played thru TVersity on TV, message given is "Not supported file format", and on the T it shows dates beside all files of 01.Jan.1970!!
The TV and my computer are both on fixed IP addresses and we're on Sky broadband too.
My PC has both ethernet and WiFi and I had them both active although the vast majority of programs always used the ethernet connection, however, AllShare, according to the 'Network Info' anyway, always insisted on sending its data over WiFi to the router so I have now turned WiFi off on my PC forcing it to use the ethernet connection. However, quite often when I go into AllShare and into 'Content List Settings' it says 'Allshare: Disconnected', all the shared folders disappear and it sits there for a minute or so and then connects up again. (even though AllShare has been sat on the notification bar for a few hours while my PC has been on), that is why I think the pop up message on the TV appears when AllShare reconnects to the network and the TV thinks the PC has just been turned on.
I've tried TVersity but a lot of content says it is not recognised by the TV, maybe I haven't got TVersity set up properly. It only appears as a media server on my PS3 every so often too.
The BR player connects to the net OK (updates/Youtube) and the router "sees" the player and I have files (AVIs) in the "Shared folder" in Allshare and the software sees the PC as the server but I can't get the player to show up anywhere as a connected device.
I've tried rebooting both the PC and the BR, still nothing. I know the cable to the player is OK because my old streamer (Zyxel DMA1000) works every time using TWonky Media and/or Serviio.
When I select the "Video" option on the player it just shows NO DISC and if I select 'more devices' it takes me to the settings screen. If I plug in a pendrive it sees that and plays the files from it.
Thanks,
I had a Samsund Blu-ray player BD-5500, over a year ago, and had no end of bother, and am still to use it.....why did I buy a Samsung TV?!?!
Anyway....Samsungs Allshare is full of problems and issues, suggest trying to use your other media sharing software to share files on that device.
Can you select a different source on that device, and/or see the PC from it?
I can't understand why samsung don't setup a proper support forum!
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I called Samsung support at 5pm and told her the issues and the rep promised to call me back in exactly 30mins. By 6pm (when they close) still no call :eek:. I forgot to ask her name before I hung up but then what would be the point in calling back?
1st contact with Samsung CS
FAIL!!
So now the player is back in the box ready to go back tomorrow. The Panasonic DMP-BD75 went back yesterday as the UI was awful and that one didn't stream either.
I would like a streamer that plays Blu-Ray rather than a Blu-Ray player with a poor attempt of a streamer in it.
looking around online i couldn't find any help to fix the problem so instead looked at using a different dlna software. We're currently trying out the trial version of Mezzmo and so far so good. The only pop up is on startup and it also is much easier to use and links to itunes as well.