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DLNA facilitates the transfer of content from one device to another, making digital networking a reality.
Conditions for DLNA Connection:
- Smart devices like smartphones, PCs, tablets equipped with DNLA technology.
- Smart TVs, as guest devices, also feature similar technology.
- A wifi network system for devices to connect collectively.
How to check DLNA capability on your phone:
- Nokia Lumia smartphones: Lumia Play to.
- Sony smartphones: Media Server.
- LG smartphones: Smart Share.
- Samsung smartphones: Quick Connect™ (Learn more about Quick Connect)
For other smartphones, you can install apps for testing: AllConnect - Play & Stream, iMediaShare Personal, DLNA/UPnP Player & Server.
Connecting with DLNA unfolds into various connection genres:
1. DMS - Digital Media Server:
Your phone transforms into a multimedia server, and other DLNA-compliant devices can access it to open multimedia files.
- Streaming DLNA from phone to computer: connect both devices to the same wifi access point, install Nokia Playto app on the phone, and open Stream Media Server on the laptop.
- On the phone: in the software, select the three dots and connect to the broadcasting point.
- On the Laptop: open Windows Media Player, activate the connections, and wait for the phone to beam in.
2. DMP - Digital Media Player:
- The phone transforms into a content player, meaning it autonomously accesses other devices to open content on those devices and stream it back to the phone.
- Sony Xperia ZR phone connects with Sony Xperia XL phone and Laptop, where the phone will access and share content from these devices.
- This feature allows the phone to search within the internal network for DLNA-compliant devices. If found, the phone will proactively stream content directly to that device.
1. Advantages:
- The majority, 99% of Smartphones and Tablets, come equipped with DNLA technology.
- Capability to seamlessly connect with numerous devices.
- Efficiently saves storage space across multiple devices.
2. Disadvantages:
- DLNA products are becoming outdated.
- Incurs significant costs as it requires a network system to maintain the protocol.
- Limited content output: video, music, pictures, YouTube, and some available software can't screen mirror.
- Poor network infrastructure leads to very high latency on various devices.
- Limitations on video content with codecs: H.263, DivX.
