dlna and iMac?

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doverrog Author

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dlna and iMac?

I'm seeing a lot of new products talking about DLNA as the standard fro connecting to home wireless networks.

I have an iMac Intel Core 2 Duo with OSX 10.8.3.

If I buy a product which is DLNA - this is a quote from the Panasonic website -

Share Your Digital Content with DLNA

DLNA-certified Blu-ray Disc™ Players are easy to use with your home network. Smart Networking allows you to stream content around the home with DLNA. Stream content from your PC, NAS Drive or Panasonic Blu-ray Recorder directly to your Player. Share and enjoy digital photos, music and videos by simply connecting to a home network (LAN). For example, you can install a special app on your smartphone and use it to access a DLNAcertified PC via a Wi-Fi router in another room. The PC works as a DLNA server where your collection of movies, photos and videos is stored. You can access, browse and view media stored on the server while in another room without having to worry about shuffling discs.

Will I be able to connect this product to my iMac?

I store my Home Movies on an external hard drive and I hoping I could stream them to watch on my TV.

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 3.06 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB

Posted on Mar 26, 2013 5:35 AM

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mende1

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Mar 26, 2013 5:39 AM in response to doverrog

By default, you can't use DLNA with an iMac, so you need a third-party application. One of the best applications to stream your content from the iMac to that DLNA-enabled device is Plex > http://www.plexapp.com/getplex/ Give it a try, because it has good reputation

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doverrog Author

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Mar 26, 2013 5:56 AM in response to mende1

Thanks. Would I be able to stream directly from the IMac and the external hard drive connected to it and would I be able to stream content from catch-up tv such as BBC iPlayer by using a Blue Ray Player or would I need to get Apple Tv as well to do that?

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mende1

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Mar 26, 2013 5:59 AM in response to doverrog

With that application, you can only stream content stored on the iMac and an external drive connected to it, not from another application

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doverrog Author

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Mar 26, 2013 7:39 AM in response to mende1

What happens if I access BBCiPlayer, for example, on my iMac and then 'look' at it via the Blue Ray player?

Do I just get nothing?

Am I right that somehow the Blue Ray player can only see my Home Movies on the hard Disc because they're stored there and that because 'looking' at something from a catch-up tv service isn't stored on the hard disc then it can't be viewed?

I'm confused because manufacturers seem to be saying their Blue Ray players can access on line services like BBCi Player.

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mende1

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Mar 26, 2013 7:42 AM in response to doverrog

DLNA is used to access to media files stored on your computer from any other DLNA device. Probably, some manufacturers are referring to online services because you can connect the Blu-Ray player to the Internet, instead of streaming it from the Mac or PC

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doverrog Author

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Mar 26, 2013 8:11 AM in response to mende1

Ah. ok.

I'm with you now, I was confusing two different things.

So the Blue Ray Player with built-in wi-fi can access my iMac using the plexapp and also directly access the internet using it's own system.

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mende1

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Mar 26, 2013 8:11 AM in response to doverrog

Correct

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doverrog Author

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Mar 26, 2013 8:52 AM in response to mende1

Many thanks mende1.

I hope Espana is a lot warmer than it is here in the UK right now🙂

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mende1

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Mar 26, 2013 8:52 AM in response to doverrog

It's a cloudy and rainy day, so it's not much better :-). You are welcome

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vietna

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Jun 11, 2013 7:26 AM in response to doverrog

I had a question on this as well, if I'm producing music in Logic Pro can I run the output of the app through Plex to my home theater?

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clecus

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Aug 20, 2013 10:29 PM in response to doverrog

Believe it or not the one that really worked for me is Vuze it detected my Samsung Smart TV and I didn't have to do anything, I just open a new video from the files and double click it and it works flawlessly.

I'm not a tech savvy, I couldn't figured Serviio and PS3 and I gave up. So one day I was gonna download some videos on Vuze and noticed my TV on Vuze and poom................. there.

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