[mythtv-users] DLNA and a Philips Television

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Peter Øgaard Meyland <peter at meyland.dk> wrote:
> Citat af Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com>:
>
>> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Peter Øgaard Meyland <peter at meyland.dk>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Citat af Brian Wood <beww at beww.org>:
>>>
>>>> On Monday 25 May 2009 12:47:08 Peter Øgaard Meyland wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have just got me a Philips 42PES0001H Television with built-in DLNA
>>>>> client. When I start browsing my collection of records on the server
>>>>> from the TV, the TV tries to show me the recording, then it telles me
>>>>> that the format are not supported. Hmm, strange. Then I installed XBMC
>>>>> on my M$ WindowsXP and here i can se my recordings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure about XBMC, but many servers like TVersity, PMS and PLayON
>>>> will
>>>> automatically transcode media into a format it knows the control point
>>>> can
>>>> handle.
>>>>
>>>> Could that be what's happening?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know and I don't know what type of files the television can
>>> handle.
>>>
>>> I was expecting my Myth server to transcode the media to something that
>>> the
>>> television could handle, but its seems that I'm wrong :-(
>>>
>>
>> No you will need to install another upnp server like fuppes for that to
>> happen
>>
>>
>
> Okay, I will take a look at fuppes
>
> Thanks for the answers
>
> Peter

The most fundamental thing will be to find out what your TV supports.
There should be something in the manual.