Panasonic managed to produce a unit (DMR-BWT720) that has an enormous range of functionality without introducing any bugs! So it is possible to add features without introducing more things to go wrong!
Panasonic managed to produce a unit (DMR-BWT720) that has an enormous range of functionality without introducing any bugs! So it is possible to add features without introducing more things to go wrong!
No bugs? Wow, excellent, I hope you enjoy using it. Seems pointless me buying one though as I have a YouView box. Very pricey as well. Seems pointless you having YouView if you have that one?
Panasonic managed to produce a unit (DMR-BWT720) that has an enormous range of functionality without introducing any bugs! So it is possible to add features without introducing more things to go wrong!
If YouView had DLNA then I would use the YouView box in another room. The Panasonic is hardly an expensive unit as it is only £80 more than the 1TB YouView box but includes a Blu-Ray Player/Recorder. A quick look at the forums for this unit will show there are no real issues with this device! I get the feeling YouView owners can only dream of this for their units ;-)
This is the logical next step for YouView. The majority of households have more than one TV, and all we want is to watch our recordings on other TVs within our own house. It has been so nicely implemented in other Freeview PVR (e.g. Humax HDRFOX T2) so I don't see why it can't be done in YouView - come on guys, don't let us down!
Circumstances have resulted in my having two Youview boxes and a FetchTV box. The latter hs DLNA and it would be nice to watch anything recorded on any of the boxes on the others.
In general, being a DLNA client is something absolutely mandatory. Even more, being able to access YV by the network and put videos/music/photos on it and then play them. In France, this is something more or less all boxes provide for several years now. I miss my FreeBox Revolution
Has anybody from Youview ever made any comment indicating whether DLNA client and or server capabilities will ever be added to the Youview box/software/system?
Apologies if i've missed something obvious, but I've not been following this or other DLNA threads closely over the past few months.
Has anybody from Youview ever made any comment indicating whether DLNA client and or server capabilities will ever be added to the Youview box/software/system?
Apologies if i've missed something obvious, but I've not been following this or other DLNA threads closely over the past few months.
Has anybody from Youview ever made any comment indicating whether DLNA client and or server capabilities will ever be added to the Youview box/software/system?
Apologies if i've missed something obvious, but I've not been following this or other DLNA threads closely over the past few months.
I have a BT Vision Box and a sky+ box which allow me to watch content around the house via RF output on older TVs, I also have a Panasonic box with an external RF Modulator connected to composite output which provides the same plus DLNA which also allows me to watch HD content via smart TVs too.
I have been given a Youview box which does neither. The previous owner could not put up with the noise while switched on or the slow booting in standby, they replaced it with a Panasonic box.
Both the ability to see menus on composite while HDMI is connected to the Youview box and the lack of DLNA mean I am limited to watching on the main TV only. Neither feature appears to be scheduled for upgrades.
I have a BT Vision Box and a sky+ box which allow me to watch content around the house via RF output on older TVs, I also have a Panasonic box with an external RF Modulator connected to composite output which provides the same plus DLNA which also allows me to watch HD content via smart TVs too.
I have been given a Youview box which does neither. The previous owner could not put up with the noise while switched on or the slow booting in standby, they replaced it with a Panasonic box.
Both the ability to see menus on composite while HDMI is connected to the Youview box and the lack of DLNA mean I am limited to watching on the main TV only. Neither feature appears to be scheduled for upgrades.
I have a BT Vision Box and a sky+ box which allow me to watch content around the house via RF output on older TVs, I also have a Panasonic box with an external RF Modulator connected to composite output which provides the same plus DLNA which also allows me to watch HD content via smart TVs too.
I have been given a Youview box which does neither. The previous owner could not put up with the noise while switched on or the slow booting in standby, they replaced it with a Panasonic box.
Both the ability to see menus on composite while HDMI is connected to the Youview box and the lack of DLNA mean I am limited to watching on the main TV only. Neither feature appears to be scheduled for upgrades.
They are looking at the scart/HDMI issue but it is not yet scheduled for an upgrade.
Has anybody from Youview ever made any comment indicating whether DLNA client and or server capabilities will ever be added to the Youview box/software/system?
Apologies if i've missed something obvious, but I've not been following this or other DLNA threads closely over the past few months.
At one point I got the opportunity to speak to some people higher up at Youview, quite a few months ago (i'm not an employee). Somebody did mention DLNA as on their roadmap.
I just want to play music from my network storage NAS on the TV via the YOUVIEW box. Please add this APP.
Isn't it obvious delay client functionality? Much more useful to the majority than delay server functionality (especially for home video/ photo content). I'm itching for this too...
DLNA was invented (cobbled together would probably be a better way of describing it) by SONY. Dig deep and do a bit of research and you may find that it is not at all the wondrous open connectivity system that you may imagine.
DLNA was invented (cobbled together would probably be a better way of describing it) by SONY. Dig deep and do a bit of research and you may find that it is not at all the wondrous open connectivity system that you may imagine.
Yay, someone else who's also spent a lot of time scratching beyond the surface too.
DLNA is just a supposedly more formalised version of uPnP. But, like you say, some things are more formally standardised than other things are.
Anything allowing you to pull recorded programmes off YouView, either by DLNA/uPnP or by USB, are in serious risk of never actually happening.
Have you seen the price of BBC box-sets? That gives an indication as to why it won't happen.
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 are all close partners in YouView. Opening up the USB to copy programmes, or allowing them to be served over a network (and therefore copied too) are not realistically going to be sanctioned by BBC. If you've ever tried to copy iPlayer content, and know what lengths they go to to stop this on all platforms, then you might have some appreciation of what I'm saying.
They aren't just going to hand this to people on a plate. The other manufacturers have none of the same restrictions regarding this.
Playing media off USB, and a DLNA client to play your other networked media are probably the best you can hope for in this area.
DLNA was invented (cobbled together would probably be a better way of describing it) by SONY. Dig deep and do a bit of research and you may find that it is not at all the wondrous open connectivity system that you may imagine.
AirPlay works fine for me. Do you have problems with it?
Anything allowing you to pull recorded programmes off YouView, either by DLNA/uPnP or by USB, are in serious risk of never actually happening.
Have you seen the price of BBC box-sets? That gives an indication as to why it won't happen.
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 are all close partners in YouView. Opening up the USB to copy programmes, or allowing them to be served over a network (and therefore copied too) are not realistically going to be sanctioned by BBC. If you've ever tried to copy iPlayer content, and know what lengths they go to to stop this on all platforms, then you might have some appreciation of what I'm saying.
They aren't just going to hand this to people on a plate. The other manufacturers have none of the same restrictions regarding this.
Playing media off USB, and a DLNA client to play your other networked media are probably the best you can hope for in this area.
The Humax Fox T2 allows copying of programmes to USB and streaming to other devices via DLNA so I'm not sure why you think this is such an issue. However, it only works for SD material as HD recordings have to be played back on the device on which they were recorded. Since about 90% of my recordings are in HD, this is why personally, DNLA is not something I'm particularly bothered about.
Anything allowing you to pull recorded programmes off YouView, either by DLNA/uPnP or by USB, are in serious risk of never actually happening.
Have you seen the price of BBC box-sets? That gives an indication as to why it won't happen.
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 are all close partners in YouView. Opening up the USB to copy programmes, or allowing them to be served over a network (and therefore copied too) are not realistically going to be sanctioned by BBC. If you've ever tried to copy iPlayer content, and know what lengths they go to to stop this on all platforms, then you might have some appreciation of what I'm saying.
They aren't just going to hand this to people on a plate. The other manufacturers have none of the same restrictions regarding this.
Playing media off USB, and a DLNA client to play your other networked media are probably the best you can hope for in this area.
It's easy to copy YV recordings and several ways to save iPlayer content without DRM - simples!
I just want to play music from my network storage NAS on the TV via the YOUVIEW box. Please add this APP.
Seconded. With that in place anyone keep their full music collection on something like Itunes on a laptop upstairs & control it from their living room. My father uses his DLNA server on his Sony DVD player like this as his main music output now through his TV & nice Surround amp. I don't use my equivalent much, but many would
DLNA was invented (cobbled together would probably be a better way of describing it) by SONY. Dig deep and do a bit of research and you may find that it is not at all the wondrous open connectivity system that you may imagine.
I know DLNA can often be limited, especially in what clients can play, (and also major limitations of windows shares etc too.) But with a PC DLNA server like Tversity or Plex which transcodes the files to whatever the client can handle, it can be really useful. E.G my PS3 can play a very limited range of movie files, but with with either of those servers running on my PC where I host the files it can play virtually anything I throw at it
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This is so the user does not have to make sure the YV machine is turned on to view media via DLNA.
In France, this is something more or less all boxes provide for several years now. I miss my FreeBox Revolution
Apologies if i've missed something obvious, but I've not been following this or other DLNA threads closely over the past few months.
I have been given a Youview box which does neither. The previous owner could not put up with the noise while switched on or the slow booting in standby, they replaced it with a Panasonic box.
Both the ability to see menus on composite while HDMI is connected to the Youview box and the lack of DLNA mean I am limited to watching on the main TV only. Neither feature appears to be scheduled for upgrades.
Pull this page up, and search for 'Piers'
http://community.youview.com/youview/...
DLNA is just a supposedly more formalised version of uPnP. But, like you say, some things are more formally standardised than other things are.
Still beats AirPlay though. lol
Have you seen the price of BBC box-sets? That gives an indication as to why it won't happen.
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 are all close partners in YouView. Opening up the USB to copy programmes, or allowing them to be served over a network (and therefore copied too) are not realistically going to be sanctioned by BBC. If you've ever tried to copy iPlayer content, and know what lengths they go to to stop this on all platforms, then you might have some appreciation of what I'm saying.
They aren't just going to hand this to people on a plate. The other manufacturers have none of the same restrictions regarding this.
Playing media off USB, and a DLNA client to play your other networked media are probably the best you can hope for in this area.