Tvshare allows you to view the media stored on your pc easily on your television using your directv receivers mediashare feature. Ps4 media player how to get your pc media server to allow. Directv mac addressvendor lookup and search look up. Latest directv mediashare renderer driver download for. Playon is a simpler take on a media server that focuses on two things. Tversity is the universal media server for home and internet content. The laptop computer is a dell studio wireless, windows 7 64 bit with internet explorer 10 and the latest adobe flash player. Other models may support directv media share in the future. Tversity can handle almost any media format and streaming protocol whether it is coming from your home network or the internet including live and ondemand internet streams. Notably, dvr streaming and downloading requires that directv.
Create your own list of channels for new content on the internet as a personal tv guide to make it easier to locate your favorite content each time. On the macs system preference pane, eyeconnect sees and identifies the directtv mediashare renderer at the ip. Why huddle around your computer when you want to enjoy your photos, music and videos. We are pleased to announce the release of tversity media server 1. To watch movies and shows or interact with directv, our laptop, ipad, and iphone setup consists of the following equipment and software. Just enter mac address and get its vendor name or give vendor title and determine his mac adresses list. It was the first media server to offer realtime transcoding. While browsing my network connections on my hp desktop wired, i had found the directv2pc and mediashare renderer and had no idea what they were for.
Rss podcasts enabled devices devices with an rss reader that can handle enclosed media and either stream or download it, like the sony psp, itunesipod. If you have an older model, however, you can still turn it into a media server by adding a program like plex, twonky, tversity, or windows. I did find a free program that will change into mpeg so that i run in wmp but it was more of a hassle than its worth. The directv mediashare is a renderer think of it as a receiver the plays signals from your windows 7pc. Of course you can use media share to play back material you already have. Save movies from directv to laptop april 2010 forums. Tversity screen server brings screen mirroring to the big screen, it is a dlna media server software designed for mirroring your pc screen or playing your pc audio to the same devices as above. No media server, wmp11, tversity or otherwise will stream an mp4, avi, mov, etc to the directv receiver.
It then serves this media to a multitude of networked devices in the home or on the go, overcoming their inherent limitations by doing all the necessary conversions on the fly, and thus making your media available anywhere. Prior to doing this, download tversity or whatever transcoder you want to use, then store the download in software or public folders for the shared mss folders. Directv high definition dvrs kathys icing on the cake. Filter by license to discover only free or open source alternatives. Set up media share by connecting your directv plus hd dvr to your computer. This worked prior to directv dropping videos and pictures and redownloaded a couple weeks ago. Supported devices tversity media server official site. Windows 7 and directv2pc solutions experts exchange. Tversity media server is a dlna media server software designed for streaming video, audio and images to your dlna device including game consoles, smart tvs, bluray players, and roku, to mobile devices and to chromecast. It is on the same wired network as my directv hr24500 dvr. We offer windows, mac and linux versions to paytv operators that distribute a. Use the mediashare app to copy files to and from your verbatim mediashare wireless memory system.
Tversity media server is a dlna media server software designed for streaming video, audio and images to your dlna device including game consoles, smart. Does anyone have a working dlna profile for the directv hddvr series of receivers. Stream movie from pc to directv hd dvr videohelp forum. Many of us who own an hr20 are aware that this can easily be done by running tversity. Supports most all html5 devices as remote controls. With a few simple steps you will be able to play your music using your directv remote. So, to be plain, one is a furnisher and one is a collector. Reboot directv dvr red button next to card enable and test network using setupnetworkconnect now and also setupnetworktest. Check out this great stepbyby post from invert your mind.
I do see the wdtv live connected drive on my network from other computers on the network, but not from mediashare. I have directv and use an older version of tversity to. This list contains a total of 25 apps similar to tversity. If you are using directvs mediashare to view videos from your pc on your directv receiver, you may find the following information useful. The default seems to work for music and pictures, but not for video.
The dlna digital living network alliance is a trade organization that sets standards and guidelines for home networking devices, including pcs, smartphones, tablets, smart tvs, bluray disc players, home theater receivers, and media streamers, among others. Turn on the media server pc and install windows media. Again, this recent software release enabled the receiver to support directv2pc, that is why you are seeing the server on your ps3, or pcs, or other networked equipment. Closing bring your family together with media share. The only reason tversity works is, it transcodes everything thats not mpeg into mpeg so the directv receiver can play it. So programs like tversity will do the format change for you and work with mediashare. Look up mac address, identify mac address, check mac adress fast and simple. How to setup and use tversity on pc, xbox 360, ps3 for media sharing.
Noob question d mediashare renderer dbstalk community. And no i dont think there is a way to directly receive xm radio on your computer through that device, unless you record it first and then transfer the file if possible. Tversity dlna for samsung hdtv posted on april 7, 2011 by binlin wu using dlna, you can stream media pictures, music and videos from a dlna server such as pc using some dlna media server, or phone such as droid x etc to a dlna certified device, such as hdtv, ps3 and xbox 360 etc. Stream media files that have been saved to an sd card or a usb flash drive supported media types dependent on players installed on your ios mobile device access nonmedia files using the open in.
Hardware setup there are many different ways to set up your network but here are a few tips to help you out. I wanted to test sharing media via tversity to my directv media share. Directv plus hd dvr hardware hr20hr21hr21prohr22hr23. More likely would be the ability to play media to another directv hddvr, commonly called multiroom viewing. In order to use mediashare, you must have your receiver connected to your home network with wired ethernet or a wireless ethernet adapter. An audio specific upnpdlna server for windows, qnap, macos and linux. Directv now dropping support for safari on the mac. Tversity media server can also download content and cache it on your machine for later playback. Mezzmo server has better device detection using mac address and ip address. Tversity media server is a software application that streams multimedia content from a personal computer to upnp, dlna and mobile devices chromecast is also supported. Frequently asked questions tversity media server official site. Tversity media server lets you manage your internet and home media and create your personalized lineup of channels, or as we call it your personal entertainment guide peg. Ensure that you network layout is correct by plugging in a computer to the cat5 cable you will put into the directv dvr.
I have directv and use an older version of tversity to stream i have directv and use. When i go into the serviio console, the directv box shows up in the list of devices. Allonis myserver, a multifaceted media playerorganizer with a dlnaupnp server, controller, and renderer, including conversion. I recently installed serviio on my pc and mediashare is not recognizing it no matter what i do. Quick start guide tversity media server official site. If you ask directv to hook up your receiver to your network for youtube access and access to vod content they will do it for you. Unable to stream directtv on my windows 10 computer i am a new customer and have no issues streaming to a mobile device like an android phone. Some examples of supported devices are the xbox 360, playstation 3, and wii the first version of the software was released back in may 10, 2005 and it offered.
Anyone here using directv dvr media share feature with a mac. Mac has about 1012% of the us computer market and about 5% worldwide. However, whenever i try to stream on my windows 10 pc, it tells me to load the directtv player which i do. I switched from pms because i found out that ums can stream to directv. How to stream movies to your ps4 mac or pc duration. Directvs media share feature gives you an exciting new way to share them with your friends and family. List of upnp av media servers and clients wikipedia. Tversity media server, a windows application that streams multimedia content from. Your directv receiver can be connected to your home network to show photos and, play. Smart tvs lg, roku tv, panasonic, philips, sharp, sony, vizio xbox one s xbox 360. Tversity screen server brings screen mirroring to the big screen, it is a dlna media server software designed for mirroring your pc screen or playing your pc audio to the. Wdtv live and directv media share wd tv live streaming. Last year, vizio added pluto tv integration to its smart tv sets, via an app called.
I found this link about the directv dlna profile for another server, but im not sure how to translate this into the profile editor. Tversity the easy to use mediasharing program youtube. Directv now dropping support for safari, chrome exclusive. We ordered the whole house dvr system and directv hooked up our existing network to our receivers. You do not need to worry about storing the content and deleting. If youve started collecting your favorite multimedia content like videos, photos and music in electronic form, there may be times youd like to enjoy it away from your computer. Ive tried vmware and parallels on linux and mac with no joy. Directv now is dropping support for safari and internet explorer, and will require chrome to stream on the mac or pc starting in july. But remember, directv and nds the original manufacturer of the new. Does tversity media server support both streaming and downloading of. Once you rdc into the mss, youll see shared folders on the desktop and you can pull that transcoder download on. Save movies from directv to laptop by octoolguy apr 11, 2010 9. The digital devices can see the tversity media server, easily connect to it and then receive the streamed content directly. This is a list of upnp av media servers and client application or hard appliances.
I just got a chromecast, hoping it would free me from directvs lousy setup, but im not sure how to stream my movies to the chromecast device which is working fine on my home network without having to go through chrome. Directv issued the updates, spotted by android police, on monday june 26. Hardware setup a media server for directv receivers. You can only download this software on a pc, please be sure to visit this page from a pc browser and increase the width of this page until you see. From what i have read on this site the dvr box will only support mpeg format. Videos want play on directv media share tversity support forums. Directv genie mac id appears 4 times in dhcp clients, 4. Im trying to help someone using a directv genie system with an arris touchstone dg860p2 cable modem firmware 7.
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