Comments on: Windows 7, Play To, and a Samsung DLNA enabled TV

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:43:48 +0000

Clint,

The TV itself cannot record what is playing on the television from cable, antenna, etc. Windows 7 with Windows Media Center, a TV Tuner is what you need to record TV. If the show you record is not copy protected, you can stream it to the TV with Windows Media Center in Windows 7. You can’t send what you are watching on the TV to the computer.

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:42:47 +0000

Jarrod,

1. if there are transitions available between images on via the Samsung firmware? No. The TV displays what is sent to it from W7 with no transitions.

2. if the header information displays as each image is displayed if you have a number of images selected. Header displays briefly for each and then fades out.

3. if you can put this on “repeat”, so the same selection of images would just run all day – aka digital signage – Yes – Play To has a repeat function.

4. How well a 4:3 generated image from a digital camera looks on the 16:9 screen. Images are displayed at same proportions. Framed in “black”. So any proportion looks pretty good.

5. What resolution the images are being displayed at is it fullHD – what do you think it is doing? – I think the TV displays whatever it is sent.

6. From your understanding – could I potentially have a number of panels and “Play to” these 7. Any other comments you can give me related to the display of image would be greatly appreciated. You should be able to stream to multiple devices simultaneously.

By: Clint

Clint — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:46:55 +0000

I have just purchased the LN52B750 and called Samsung to see if there was a way to record whatever is playing on the television. They didn’t know. I googled a few keywords and this article came up. I am very impressed with this capability. Why buy a separate recording device if I can capture films (dvd or cable) and save to my external drive and run them whenever I want.

You’re saying that upgrading to Windows 7 will give me this capability. Yes? I have a wireless connection from the Samsung through my wireless router to my Vista machine and can play dvd’s and movies from my computer. Will the Windows 7 upgrade allow me to view what is playing on the television on my computer?

Thanks for a great article.

Clint

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:36:52 +0000

Wow,

I stumbled upon your post as there in very little info about the Samsung Dlna and how it works. This truly is an exciting glimpse into the future.

We are looking to use the Samsung as a digital signage panel and as such will mainly deliver images to the screen. Are you able to tell me:
1. if there are transitions available between images on via the Samsung firmware?
2. if the header information displays as each image is displayed if you have a number of images selected.
3. if you can put this on “repeat”, so the same selection of images would just run all day – aka digital signage
4. How well a 4:3 generated image from a digital camera looks on the 16:9 screen.
5. What resolution the images are being displayed at is it fullHD – what do you think it is doing?
6. From your understanding – could I potentially have a number of panels and “Play to” these
7. Any other comments you can give me related to the display of image would be greatly appreciated.

We have been looking at a system suggested by an AV consultant that can only output one “channel” so all screens would display the same content via a split VGA cable. The DLNA solution seems to be a couple of steps ahead in terms of distribution of separate channels – so I am keen to know how well it really goes.

Regards,
Jarrod