Don’t be afraid of the long name DLNA stands for, but look at all the amazing options it has in store for us! Wireless is the way to go, especially if you already have an Android phone. The era of hard drives and cables may not be over yet, but we’re fast approaching that time. It allows you to control the play such as pause, next, and so on using your hand gestures.

You can pause, play the next track, and perform a variety of other controls simply through gesturing with your hands. Install either app (or both), and go explore your home network for servers and beam/cast the media on them to your new 'Smart TV', complements of the FireTV and Twonky app.Plus, you can control the media played on the Smart TV through your Android phone, just like with a regular remote control. The easier app to use is called Avia, and the other app (less easy) is the Bubble/UPnP app.

I can recommend a couple of good ones for Android and Kindle, (if you don't currently have a DLNA app) and they are both free. Unfortunately, Apple is not a big supporter of DLNA (they would rather sell folks an Apple TV) so I do not have a good DLNA app I can recommend to use on our iOS devices that will work with the FireTV/Twonky combo. Now, sit down and grab your Android phone or tablet. find it in Apps menu of FireTV, install it on Fire TV and open app. Media servers can send playable media to DLNA receiving devices like Smart TVs, and the music or movie from your NAS or Windows PC (another server) is playing on the TV.Įasy to use new Fire app. It is a DLNA/UPnP media server that is tucked away inside all the WD NAS products, in apps, and in other gadgets like a Windows PC.

Some of you know what Twonky is likely many don't.

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