Re: samsung ubd-m8500 needs a serviio connection
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 3:21 am
First off, Samsung does a lousy job with their DLNA players. I have three Samsung TVs, and I don't use the TV interface with any of them. Using a Roku, Fire TV or Nvidia Shield provides a vastly improved experience, especially if you want lossless audio, in which case you want the Shield. I downloaded the M8500 manual, so see page 29 of the owners manual for instructions on how to enable viewing media stored on a computer (they never use the term DLNA, but I'm sure that's what they are referring to). It says "Press the (Home) button. Select (Source), and then User's PC. The folders and files in your PC are listed."
Now honestly, that sounds more like they are looking at connecting to a network share, not DLNA. And the owners manual makes no mention of DLNA support at all, so it's possible you simply can't stream via DLNA. If you select Source and Serviio doesn't appear, I think you're dead in the water.
However, your player does have a web browser, so it might be possible to use it to connect to the MediaBrowser and use it that way. It also supports a number of apps, so you might search the available apps for something like VLC or another streaming player.
Now honestly, that sounds more like they are looking at connecting to a network share, not DLNA. And the owners manual makes no mention of DLNA support at all, so it's possible you simply can't stream via DLNA. If you select Source and Serviio doesn't appear, I think you're dead in the water.
However, your player does have a web browser, so it might be possible to use it to connect to the MediaBrowser and use it that way. It also supports a number of apps, so you might search the available apps for something like VLC or another streaming player.