According to UPnP definition, DLNA supports three type of devices : How DLNA works?ĭLNA uses Universal Plug and Play.
So, you will able to play the video clip directly on your TV. But if your TV and Smart Phone both are DLNA certified, they can interact with each other. So, you need a computer as a intermediate device to transfer the video to a USB flash drive and then you can connect the flash drive to your TV to play the video. Suppose you have a video clip in your Smart Phone and you want to play it on your TV. Users often need to have a computer as an intermediate medium to transfer files between two devices. Previously most of the digital devices are bounded by the vendor limitations. When dlna enabled devices are connected to a network (one device will be acted like dlna server), any device will able to access other devices of that network. So, if two digital devices are DLNA certified, they can interact with each other, even if they have different technologies or architectures. all most every digital multi-media devices. DLNA defines a common standard that provides interoperability for sharing digital media between different media devices like computers, Smart TVs, gaming consoles, Smart phones, Cameras, Camcorders, Printers etc. It was first known as Digital Home Working Group. The Digital Living Network Alliance or dlna is a non-profit trade organisation of over 250 alliance members, formed by Sony in June, 2003.
#How to use media player on windows 8 how to#
This article aims to provide information on how to use DLNA server in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.