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You don't need to install anything, it's plug&play and open source. And can you stream to multiple tv's with that panasonic setup? And if you have multiple tv's from diferent models? A nice solution is something that doesn't rely on specific models or brands.



You don't need to install anything, it's plug&play and open source

Yes you do, on their page it says "Install our AIRTAME application on your computer..." under step 2.

And can you stream to multiple tv's with that panasonic setup. And if you have multiple tv's from diferent models?

You have the choice of which screen to stream to.

If you mean "can you stream 1 video from 1 laptop to multiple screens as the same time," then I honestly have no first-hand experience so couldn't say.

DLNA has many members, so I would presume different models and brands would work.

From the Wikipedia page I linked, the members include:

ACCESS, AT&T Labs, Awox,[12] Broadcom, CableLabs, Cisco Systems, Comcast, DIRECTV, Dolby Laboratories, DTS, Ericsson, Google, Hewlett-Packard, HTC, Huawei, Intel, LG Electronics, Microsoft, Nokia, Panasonic, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics, Sony Electronics, Technicolor, and Verizon.


Not sure on multiple TVs, but I thought DLNA was gaining wider adoption. My brother's got a TV that's not Panasonic and it has DLNA as well, and he can stream to it.

Would be nicer to simply have a wireless standard that devices - DVD players, boxes, etc - would bundle so that we didn't needs cables to the TV box. Or... hey - maybe just wireless audio from a TV to external speakers (bluetooth 4?) to cut down on wires.


DLNA only works for a limited set of content (music/vids/pictures).

No gaming, other apps, etc.


Thanks.


Downside of wireless audio is you still need to power the speaker.


but you can often position the speakers where you want closer to power too.




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