Media symptom

Remedy (continued)

 

 

I cannot find the media files from the

Your MediaSmart HDTV only displays supported media files that are in

TV that I know are in the folders I

the shared folders on your network computer for Windows Media

share on my computer.

Player or for the UPnP-compliant program you use to stream media to

 

the TV.

 

The Windows Media Player does not show media files that it does not

 

support or that it does not recognize such as iTunes audio files in MP4

 

(AAC) format, photos in Bitmap format (.bmp) or Graphics Interchange

 

Format (.gif).

 

Your MediaSmart HDTV supports the playback of some files that

 

Windows Media Player 11 alone may not. If you do not see such files in

 

the Windows Media Player Library, you may need to install the

 

MediaSmart software from the Installation CD; see “Setting up the TV

 

home network” on page 27. For supported video file types, see

 

“Supported Media File Types” on page 112.

 

Microsoft Media Center PCs record TV programs in a proprietary format

 

called dvr-ms. Your MediaSmart HDTV supports playback of dvr-ms files

 

through the Windows Media Center Extender feature; see “Using the

 

Windows Media Center option” on page 94.

 

 

How can I add media to share?

To add media files quickly, copy them to the folder on your computer that

 

you defined for sharing during installation. To authorize the TV for

 

Window Media Player or add folders to share, or to download the utility

 

to share media from a network attached storage device, see “Sharing

 

Media” on page 96.

 

 

When viewing steaming video from

￿ If you connected a digital external audio system to the Digital

my PC, I see the video, but hear no

(Optical) Audio Output connector on the TV, make sure the audio

audio.

system is on and that the Digital Audio Output mode is PMC in the

 

OSD menu; see “Choosing the digital audio output mode” on

 

page 71.

 

￿ If you have not connected a digital external audio system to the

 

Digital (Optical) Audio Output connector on the TV, make sure the

 

setting for Speakers is On in the Audio menu in the OSD menu; see

 

“Adjusting the audio” on page 70.

 

 

When viewing steaming video from

The quality of streaming video over wireless depends on many factors

my PC using a wireless LAN, the

such as the bitrate of the original video, the reception quality, and the

video is choppy.

access point. For best quality over wireless, HP recommends using

 

an access point that supports IEEE 802.11n or IEEE 802.11a.

 

IEEE 802.11g is the second choice. IEEE 802.11b access points work

 

well for audio and picture streaming, but are not recommended for video

 

because of bandwidth limitations.

 

 

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