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help with streaming music from PC to Panasonic BDT220 blu ray
Dirtyhippy
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Just bought a Panny BDT220 and very happy with it, BD's look great, sound is great.
Set up the wifi - can get the catch up TV services like BBC iPlayer yet it cannot see the media on my PC.
I'm new to this so bear with me - I am using Media Player in my Win 7 PC for the actual streaming - have ticked the box to allow sharing/streaming and have allowed an external drive to be shared (that contains my music)
But nothing happens when I go into Network - the DVD player cannot see anything at all.
I think I am missing something really basic so if anyone can shed any light please do.
Set up the wifi - can get the catch up TV services like BBC iPlayer yet it cannot see the media on my PC.
I'm new to this so bear with me - I am using Media Player in my Win 7 PC for the actual streaming - have ticked the box to allow sharing/streaming and have allowed an external drive to be shared (that contains my music)
But nothing happens when I go into Network - the DVD player cannot see anything at all.
I think I am missing something really basic so if anyone can shed any light please do.
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No doubt you may have seen this and followed the guide
http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/products/features/play-to
But, TBH, I never had a great deal of success streaming through WMP so this alternative is what works for me
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/desktops/how-to-stream-video-or-music-to-a-tv-xbox-or-ps3-using-dlna-50006196/
It takes very little configuration and virtually sets itself up
Its strange as the DVD player can use the network to get internet services but not see anything else, also the DVD player shows up in my router as an attached device (I know this from its MAC address) but its not there as a device in Windows Network (my wife's laptop does though)
I've looked in the manual online for this beastie and frankly it is about as much use as a chocolate fireguard. About the only thing it mentions about streaming content off a PC is this
Which is not exactly the most informative set of instructions known to man. Not sure if this
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/Add-items-to-the-Windows-Media-Player-Library
will help work out if the problem is the WMP Libraries on your PC or something else entirely.
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/Home+Entertainment/Blu-ray+Players/DMP-BDT220/Specification/8904357/index.html?trackInfo=true
Says it has DLNA functions. Plus the manual, which can be downloaded from the Support tab on that page, does mention DLNA client a few times. But as I posted above only about ten words in total!
Try Twonky Media and/or PS3 Media Streamer on the PC. Never got anywhere with WMP on my Win 7 laptop.
A review here
http://www.trustedreviews.com/panasonic-dmp-bdt220_Blu-ray-Player_review_features-and-operation_Page-2
which says:
"The Wi-Fi connection also allows you to stream content from DLNA media servers running Windows 7 on your home network – as well as recordings stored on networked Panasonic DIGA recorders. Compatibility is limited to the file formats supported by Windows Media Player (including MP3, JPEG, DivX, AVCHD, MKV, WAV and FLAC) when using DLNA, but the Panasonic DMP-BDT220 also lets you connect to non-DLNA NAS drives and play a wider range of formats"
OP - out of interest did you try Serviio? As I said I had problems configuring WMP but Serviio found everything on the network automatically
And, the user interface is better too IMHO
Why would that make a difference?
The only things I can think of are different Network Groups between wired and wireless or (less likely) different IP subnets between the two.
When you set up a connection in Win 7 you can assign the connection to Home, Work or Public network. Having the computer in a different network to the other kit might stop them seeing each other.
Assuming I go into WMP and turn off streaming?