Testing with Sony KDL-40W5840

I'm testing Serviio connected to a Sony KDL-40W5840 (basically the same as a KDL-40W5800).
It is working well, with some restrictions, but I think these are mainly caused by the Sony TV set:

1. When looking for media on the TV, I see three different folders: Foto, Music and Video. After selecting one of them and connecting to the Serviio Server I see again three folders: Image, Audio and Video. It's a kind of double structure, so I have to choose twice the type of media I wish to play. It would also be possible to choose two different folders (e.g. Video and then Image); this would allow to follow the complete folder structure but wouldn't allow to play any media (e.g. there are no video files in the Serviio Image folder).

2. The metadata option to look for a local album art image is working.
The KDL-40W5840 is then displaying the music titles together with these images either as a list (image and title displayed side by side, but only a short number of tracks fit on the TV screen and long scrolling is needed) or as tiled icons (but here only the picture and no title is displayed! Tracks of the same disc are all displayed as the same picture and the title is only displayed after selecting one image. Also practically useless!)

3. According to Sony (FAQ page), the TV set supports the DLNA formats:
* Still picture: JPEG
* Music: MP3, Linear PCM
* Video: AVCHD, HDV(MPEG2-TS), MPEG2-PS

I checked these formats:
* Still picture: JPEG - OK
* Music: MP3 - OK
* Video: MPEG2-PS (.mpg) - OK, VOB - OK (only 2 of 3 audio streams could be selected), MPEG2-TS (.ts) - Not OK

MPEG2-TS shows up on the media list, but doesn't play. After transcoding it to MPEG2-PS (actually only the container is changed, the actual video and audio streams remain unchanged) the video can be displayed.


This is the Sink protocol information of the Sony KDL-40W5840:

http-get:*:image/jpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=JPEG_SM;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8cf00000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:image/jpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=JPEG_MED;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8cf00000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:image/jpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=JPEG_LRG;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8cf00000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:audio/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=MP3;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:audio/L16:DLNA.ORG_PN=LPCM;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_T;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_PS_PAL;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_PS_NTSC;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_50_L2_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_60_L2_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_EU_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_EU;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_EU_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_50_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_60_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_HD_50_L2_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=HD2_50_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_HD_60_L2_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=HD2_60_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_HD_50_L2_T;SONY.COM_PN=HD2_50_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_HD_60_L2_T;SONY.COM_PN=HD2_60_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_T;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_T;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/x-mp2t-mphl-188:*

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Thanks for the info, not sure why TS doesn't work ;-(

At first couldn't get any AVI fail to show or play but after custom Bravia profile which was posted in the forum, I got this problem sorted.

  Code:

<Profile id="9" name="Sony Bravia" extendsProfileId="1">
      <Detection>
         <X-AV-Client-Info>.*BRAVIA.*</X-AV-Client-Info>
      </Detection>
      <Transcoding>
          <Video targetContainer="mpeg" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">
              <Matches container="avi" />
          </Video>
      </Transcoding>
   </Profile>

Pasting here my results with SONY KDL-W5500:

  Code:

http-get:*:image/jpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=JPEG_SM;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8cf00000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:image/jpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=JPEG_MED;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8cf00000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:image/jpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=JPEG_LRG;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8cf00000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:audio/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=MP3;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:audio/L16:DLNA.ORG_PN=LPCM;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_T;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_PS_PAL;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_PS_NTSC;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_50_L2_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_60_L2_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_EU_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_EU;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_EU_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_50_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_SD_60_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_HD_50_L2_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=HD2_50_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_HD_60_L2_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=HD2_60_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_HD_50_L2_T;SONY.COM_PN=HD2_50_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_TS_HD_60_L2_T;SONY.COM_PN=HD2_60_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/mpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_ISO;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_ISO;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_T;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_T;SONY.COM_PN=AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_T;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=8d700000000000000000000000000000,http-get:*:video/x-mp2t-mphl-188:*

taifunk,
I have the same problem. The serviio server doesn't show up under video, but it does under audio and photo. When I navigate through the folders, I finally get to the file and I get "No items to display". I modified my profile as per the forum and I still have the problem. Can you send me your profile? Maybe I did something wrong editing it...

Thanks in advance

Fig