How to watch videos on Sony Bravia TV through LAN?
I have recently bought a Sony Bravia 40EX520.
To watch videos on it I need to copy them to a USB drive, which is a time-consuming process.
As there is connectivity of LAN for the TV, can I watch the videos directly if they are shared on a computer within the LAN?
Your TV seems to access media over DLNA, a technology which allows you to stream media over the network. In order to have access to the videos, your computer needs to become a DLNA server, which the TV should detect automatically, once they are in the same network.
Step 1 – Install a DLNA server on your PC
You didn't specify your operating system, and there are many DLNA servers for Windows alone. That being said, I personally use TVMobili. It is freely available for almost all platforms and seems to support a large number of media formats and client devices.
Once installed, you need to tell it where your videos are. Add them to TVMobili's library.
Step 2 – Connect the TV to the DLNA Server
Once TVMobili has scanned your videos, you'll be able to access them over your TV. You will need to:
- Plug in the LAN cable and configure the TV so it can "see" the computer in the LAN
- Start up the DLNA Server (TVMobili) if you haven't done yet
- Connect to the DLNA Server. Consider reading the TV's manual for further details on how to do this.
- You should see an interface where you can browse your videos by name, date or folder. This interface can be configured within TVMobilis settings.
If you have Windows 10, you can:
- Enter "media streaming options" in Cortana
- Enable media streaming
To watch a video, you can
- Right click on the video
- Select "cast to device"