DLNA is one of the most widely adopted digital content sharing protocols around, and at CES this year you'd have a hard time finding a new HDTV on the floor that doesn't use it to stream videos, pictures and music around the home -- not to mention all the other multimedia devices. The new guidelines released earlier this year are finally making their way into new devices and these new guidelines are apparently what cable TV providers have been waiting for. Unlike most current DLNA implementations, the new clients can now display the DLNA server's user interface, and although you might not be in love with it, your cable company is. So what this could mean to us is that if we buy one of these new HDTVs with DLNA baked in, we would be able to use the cable company's DVR via the network even if the DVR is in another room -- not to mention
PlayOn and a number of other DLNA servers. Now of course no one wants to mount a set-top under your newly wall mounted HDTV, so this could really end up being what many have been waiting for -- not to mention the fact that all your content should be available to any room of the house. Of course a press release is one thing and implementing is another, but this is one that we'll be following closely.
posted January 8th 2010 3:44PM
Here's hoping the ever evolving PS3 will be able to use these functions.
@Daki
cuz for the most part the 360 already does (MCE) or will (Media Room).
I've had nothing but headaches with DLNA. As far as standards go it's a pretty poor one.
@jfine
Poor standard or poor implementation?
@nrb A little bit of both. :-)
Hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa ...
Time Warner excited about DLNA? Their own technology and software is so woefully bad, even if they do finally adopt it in ten years it will most likely be full of bugs and break every other month.
Assuming of course you are in the handful of markets they actually roll out new Time Warner Cable technology.
doesn't U-verse already have the "record in one dvr, watch in another room"? it would be nice if the dvr stays at the cable company and i just have an interface so i can stream the content i want, like the "on demand" features they have now. Though on demand has a delay when you send a command.
@xtasi
Actually U-Verse is IPTV so it doesn't need DLNA to connect over the network. It IS the network. I have U-verse and my PS3 is actually connected to the U-Verse DVR Ethernet port. The DVR is connected to the network via coax using HomePNA. I can stream HULU from my PC to the PS3 or any other DLNA device using PlayOn.
If Comcast, Time Warner, and Cox are excited about something, it's going to be very bad for consumers.
@CtrlBurn
seriously have you seen their website http://www.dlna.org/home - it's like big brother or something...several familiar giant electronics corporations with a board of members making big discisions about a media standard that will be used to network possibly every single device that is currently made...it could be a blessing and be a new wonderful way to do use digital media or they could one day just pop up on your tv and tell you that all the machines in your house are being controlled through the network and you are to submit or your robotic vacuum will shoot...
Lots of people use the Windows Media center to record shows in Microsoft's one DVR-MS or WTV format. I do not believe current DLNA standard can read and play this format.
I have seen some NAS/servers that have DLNA and can 'watch' a directory and convert the video (including DVR-MS) into DLNA compliant video (IE: Twonky, TVersity, etc.).
I would like to see DLNA standard support video formats expanded. Can these TV be updated via a software update so the DNLA aspect can facilitate new video formats?
DLNA baked in, with a nice cheesy crust.
DLNA should be adopted by CableLABS with a software security token. Software security removes QAM encryption and a DLNA data layer used for OnDemand and provider services. FCC are you listening to anyone?
jfine is right. I'll go one step further. DLNA is a joke. Do the new standards still allow each manufacturer to REQUIRE proprietary software to be running on your server (Samsung, Sony), or proprietary hardware to do certain functions (Sony). And do the new standards actually include hefty STANDARDS? Or are they what they have been so far, a company that sells stickers to anyone who shows some sort of network browsing capability?
I either need to get another hub or get some wireless adapters. I am running out of ports and that is a good thing.
DLNA is as others said a joke, many makers especially the TV/Phone DLNA clients use all sorts of odd hacks or custom commands requiring specific support from a DLNA server, nothing is a standard which is the whole point of DLNA.
Not all devices/servers are that bad some do in fact work properly usually ones levering open source tech but the idea of it all just working like they claim no way.
"...Cox are exited..."
Watch out, ladies!