Stream Synology NAS Video to your LG Smart TV - Media Server & Video Station Guide
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Let's quickly show you how to stream video from your Synology NAS to your Smart LG TV in this Media Server & Video Station Guide.
In this video we cover setting up the Synology Media Server and also enabling the service on your Synology NAS Diskstation so your LG TV can detect it.
You can also access the video by pressing the Home button on your LG TV Remote and then looking for the Photo & Video option to access the video folder.
Thanks so much for this video. The NAS my late husband set up on our TV was suddenly no longer an option in the media player menu and I have very limited knowledge about NAS servers in general. This video gave me an excellent starting point to locate the problem! Turns out Media Server needed repairing. Had everything fixed in 3 minutes!
You're very welcome!
Great video. Most MKV files won't play on the LG smart TV. Don't bother to re-encode your MKVs. Try a simpler method. Just change the suffix from MKV to AVI or MP4 and your smart TV will play them, no problem.
Jim
Thanks for the tip
Not an authority/expert, but MKV is like an envelope for the video to sit in (I think it mainly is for adding subtitles). The "real" issue may be the encoding (how the video was compressed). Uncompressed video is H U G E ! ! ! ! So huge it isn't normally part of a home TV setup. Professional video can be above 150mb per frame. A 10 minute video is 2,764,800,000 ... that's around 2GB ... for 10 minutes. So the compression with help. I think x264 and x265 are the most common ones I've seen. MANY others exist. But that's not the "envelope" (file extension) as such. I think. Hopefully I'm somewhere close on this.
thank sir but my LG play mkv success
@@RichardQuadling For sure. Myself I've taken advantage of the free video compressing tool 'HandBrake' with tons of compression and encoding options. With right compressing option I really cannot see much difference on my 55" LG C2 between 87Gb raw 1440p 6hrs recording and a 6gb compressed 1080p or even 720p conversion.
HandBrake is such a strong tool here for this purpose - especially if you as me for time being has the TV WiFi connected to main router in the other end of your house.
The raw format videos on my DS418j my LG TV cannot digest, but the Handbrake compressed versions just works out of the box.
AWESOME! Thank you so much for this 'how to' video. Followed your instructions - works perfectly.
You're welcome!
Great! Short and on point! Thank you!
Thank you for the video! BUT: Fast forward & rewind is not working in this app on the LG WebOS. Ist works on other devices through... Any suggestion for a proper video player for LG WebOS?
I think you ought to mention that the Synology NAS needs to Index the media that are added to the media server so they don’t wonder why it may not work instantly. Not few people will have quite a lot of data and it will accordingly take considerable time until the files can be accessed from the TV…
How long does it take the NAS to finish indexing? I bought it few days ago, but can't set it up so that my TV could see the media content. I have installed Media Server App as well as Advanced Media Extensions App and Video Station App. None to them made the content visible on TV although it can see the DS720plus itself with folders Music/Photo/Video but w/o any files in there although they are there... Why? What dance should I dance to make it work? Does it index automatically and I should just wait or should I install any additional software?
Media Server will tell you when it is indexing in the app or you can check the resource manager to see if indexing is taking place. I’ve seen it take days to reindex.
@@user-sx1ym1fi8m no, you need check accept on menu DMA client to access dlna synology media server
Awesome video thank you. Is there a way to add the NAS USB port to Media Server? I’d like to plug in GoPro USB cards and be able to instantly view them on my TVs without having to drag and copy files into the media server folders.
Hello, from Portugal! Easy and clear! Thank you very much! Keep safe!
My OLED has no such thing as photos and video app. The media player app doesn't have options to detect any NAS. This is frustrating. My 2013 Samsung could auto detection the nas in Input devices 2023 LG cant!
I’m having the same problem. Did you ever get it figured out?
I had LG OLED as well. This TV is dedicated for gorgeus view experience, but it is only one thing. If you want to use it for more thinks it is horor.
Fookin live saver mate
I think you ought to inform that the indexing of files on the NAS takes time, so that they may not immediately show up in the LG interface…
A considerable amount of time if your NAS has 1TB+ of videos.
I am having same issue with LG TV. None of the videos I've added on my Synology NAS is showing up. In TV menu I found the icons for Video, Photos and Music but nothing there.
My old WD Book Duo was much better. It simply used to show up under "Input List" and all rest of the folders underneath. That is what I was expecting here or little better.
Thanks for that. I m thinking about buying an LG tv, Can i ask if DS Video app i assume is not available on the LG TV web os itself? And is the video folder where you copied your samle video made by the media server installation? Can i not point media server to an existing shared folder, as i dont want to move all my videos (hundreds of them already are in a shared folder). Another thing, have you tried kodi or plex meda servers, if they are available on LG tv at all?
Yes, you can point Media Server to whatever folders you are already using. You are right about DS video is not available on the LG but you can access it through the TV’s browser but, at least on my 1515+, I usually get a Not Enough Memory message in the browser when trying to play videos, even smaller ones. And of course H265 movies aren’t understood by Video Station, at least on my version. Kodi is not in the LG App Store but Plex is. My experience with Plex has been lacking given my hardware. But that is a possibility I’d like to try on better hardware. Currently, my best way to watch home video is still through DNLA, and for movies I just copy 10 or so at a time to a USB stick and plug them into the TV. I think one day I’ll put a small backup computer with a good enough processor for H265 at my TV and have it sync with the NAS as more of a backup. I actually do better playing movies from my Windows machine over the network than any way I’ve tried with the Synology. Also, there was a video I recently watched comparing 4K of different bit rates on a newer Synology and QNap so you can look for that.
So is playing a file this way the same quality as from a usb? Or worse because of jitter and ping? I only use 50 to 70gb 4k dolby atmos files
Thank you very much for this Video!
You're very welcome!
Is there a way to get the videos looking a little more interesting than just the dumb menu? Maybe along the lines of how the Amazon Prime, Netflix, iPlayer, etc. work? Obviously a LOT of data input needed to add something to each file (where, when, who, why sort of things). Then a search, so find all the videos of the wedding, or a particular person, etc.
Hi - I have a Beovision Horizon TV 4K (LG) platform - here I can't see my NAS. Now I have to buy Chromecast or Apple TV - which one is best for showing my Synology Photos?
My lg oled does not see
videos which have spaces in the file name
Thank you for your video. I followed it exactly but I already had my photos stored on the NAS in the photos folder but with sub-folders, one for each of the past 15 years labeled by year so 2015, 2016, 2017, etc. each folder containing all the pictures for that year. I copied the photos folder (that contained all the sub-folders, which in turn contained all the photos) I then pasted what I had copied in the "photos" folder in the left column. Sure enough when I went to my LG TV was able to navigate to the three media folders: Music, Photo, and Video. When I opened "Photo" I got all the year folders . But... When I opened the year folders there were no photos instead I got "No photo files or folders exist in storage device," When I went back to the NAS and opened the folders all the pictures were missing. Whet did I do wrong and how may I fix it?
I guess first check our recycle bin. Next step would be to search your entire NAS in case you accidentally dropped them in the wrong folder. Other than that, hopefully you have a backup. For future reference, you can configure media server to monitor whatever folders you want so you really don’t have to move anything. I know you posted a long time ago. Did you find your photos?
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And what if the DiskStation option does NOT appear on the TV?
Great video, I was hoping to simply access a USB stick plugged into my router but apparently the BT Business Hub 2 doesn't support it, so tempted to get a Synology NAS, how well do they stream 4K?
It depends on the NAS but generally they stream good except for 4K h265 videos. You can also stick that USB stick into your LG TV, most likely. That’s what I do for h265 HDR movies because my NAS is 9 years old and just doesn’t have the horsepower to stream those files.
@@williamhicks2763 Thanks mate, yes probably easier to go direct in tv. I added a USB extension cable so it's easy to access 😀
Good video, thanks! However, I have to agree with the others: Fast forward, rewind, seek are not working.
Hi, I have a problem because I had correctly installed the Synology NAS to play contents in my LG OLED but suddenly it disappeared on yesterday from my "Home Dashboard" on my TV and I cant view any contents.. Anyone can help me please? In my computer I can access to NAS. Thanks in advance!
Thanks, I was trying to get my QNAP nas to work this easily but it was Not. I moved my files to the Synology and after a few minutes the videos started showing up on my LG 86" without having to download anything except that one lil thing on the nas you mention.
PEBKAC bro. It is just as easy on a QNAP as it is a Synology. You must have missed something.
So I have a bunch of 4k Blu-ray movies In Mkv files format I want to get a nas system to store all of them but once I do all this can I just search file name so that I don’t have to navigate through every folder I make
When viewing the video icons on the smart TV, they are just text and not a picture. Is there a way for a picture of the movie to be displayed? I have kids and they never know which movie is which as they are all just text and no picture of the movie.
Is there a way to password Protect that Videos Folder? I notice anyone from our network can easily access that folder...
Thanks for information! Does it work that webOS 6 reading external subtitles through DLNA in same directory on NAS ?
i'm using sm8100 nanocell and good play with dlna & external sub. you should take care to DMA client option on Media Server software.
Hi. Dont speak english. :-( what change the video folder? I buy + 20tb hdd, and create on films folders. All movie paste. Lg tv not see. Only ,,root,, / videos. Thx for help
Do any Synology NAS's ffor Desktop configs have infrared allowing use of a Windows MCE style remote controller, like QNAP does? I don't know WHY it's near impossible to find an answer on this, given a TONNE of people use their NAS's as media servers and potentially connect directly to a video output solution....
what if the tv is at some friends house ?
I'm trying to understand if with 4k videos it s possible to use a wifi connection between the tv and the nas or if you need to use an hdmi cable to watch them without any lag. Do you have any idea?
You should be fine, but distance, walls and bitrate will be the main factors. I stream 4k pretty easily, but I'm pretty experienced and kitted out. Or, you could plug them in via ethernet cable.
@@techable7524 Thank you very much, I ll try with an ethernet cable maybe with an internet signal brought there via a powerline plug. Thank you! :)
DS118 is good for media center? I ask it because of the 1GB of ram
That NAS is only good for sharing files. You ideally should have about 16 Gigabytes of ram. Also the cpu is too weak to transcode on the fly for media formats the tv won't play on its own.
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Hello, i have a LG TV, but i dont have this app installed and also cannot find one in the app store :( how else i can stream it?
Bought it few days ago, but can't set it up so that my TV could see the media content. I have installed Media Server App as well as Advanced Media Extensions App and Video Station App. None to them made the content visible on TV although it can see the DS720plus itself with folders Music/Photo/Video but w/o any files in there although they are there... Why? What dance should I dance to make it work?
Try index folder with video in your NAS and add it to auto indexing as well for future changes (adding other videos and music).
Is there any way to filter the videos after their name? This Sorting system is terrible
How can i uninstall from my tv?
My photos are not showing because it is all stored in Moments. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks!
Index exact folders with photos on your NAS/ if using Android tv - you can install Synology application for this on the tv itself.
Does anyone know if there is a way to see the Media Server "video" folder in Windows Explorer?
Did you succeed?
yes, as a network drive
Хороший урок ) Но мой LG не видит файлы в формате *.mkv (при этом видит *.mp4). Не подскажете как быть?
Конвертировать
Хотя технология ДЛНА позволяет обходить это, независимо от формата файла
Thankyou very much indeed. This was irritating me like crazy.
You're welcome!
The sound of the videos is not good
THank you!
same here..
Your instructions are quite impractical and complicated. The file does not have to be in the video folder. The basis for the file to be seen on TV is that the folder we want to see on TV is indexed. Here's how to do it. ruclips.net/video/vR6DhaXnt50/видео.html
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