Media Sharing and DLNA Setup on a LG TV

1) Overview
2) Terminology
3) DLNA Models
4) Nero MediaHome Setup
5) TV Setup
6) Supported Formats

^ Back to the List ^

LG TVs that are Media Players. Nero MediaHome is required for all netowrk sharing features.

LG Blu-ray Disc Players that are certified DLNA players (DLNA-DMP)

LG Networked Attached Storage (NAS) that are certified DLNA Servers (DLNA-DMS)

^ Back to the List ^

Nero MediaHome Essentials is included with most LG products that support network media sharing. It is a quick and easy way to get a media server up and running on your PC.

1) After installing MediaHome, open the program.

2) When you run it for the first time, the wizard will start. Click either option on what folders to share. We recommend choosing folders manually.

3) Just choose a folder like My Music to add. You can add more folders later.

3) Click the Start the media server now button to start the media server.

4) Now your files are being shared. You can add more folders to share at this time. Close the control panel when done. The server will run automatically run in the background every time you start Windows.

^ Back to the List ^

Note: Not all LG TVs support media sharing. Some menus will be slightly different than those pictured.

Once you have connected the TV to your home network, you can access any MediaHome servers on the network. The TV requires no additional setup. Below is how to access the files on a DLNA server.

1) Press menu on the remote and choose My Media.

2) For this example, choose Movie.

3) The TV will automatically search and list media servers.

4) Choose the server you wish to connect to.

NOTE: In rare cases, you may have to allow the TV access in the DLNA server's menus.

5) Choose Album or All Video. Note that in this case "album" means "collection"...It doesn't refer to a music album.

7) This will show a list of video files in the shared folder.

NOTE: If you press the up button and choose a photo or music folder you will notice none of your music or pictures show. This is because the TV is in Movie mode and will only show video files. Press the green button on the remote to change to Photo mode and the photos in the folder will be displayed (like the picture below).

^ Back to the List ^

Below are the typical supported formats on LG TVs that support media sharing. New LG TVs that support media sharing are DivX Plus™ HD certified.

NOTES:

• The most common video format to use is H.264 at 24 frames/sec.
• LG TVs support 1080p at 30 frames/sec, but some other devices do not.
• Remember, even when using a supported codec, the file container and file extension must also be supported by the player.

^ Back to the List ^