How to Get PC Streaming to Work on Samsung BD-P3600/BD-P4600

[Whygee]

Hi,

has anybody succeeded in streaming files from a Windows 7 computer?

I can find the folders in manual mode but they show up empty.

I've searched thru this thread and did not find any reference to Win 7.

Thanks.

[Donkichot]

Yes Whygee I can access my win-7-laptop.
Not working in auto mode though,only in manual.

In manual I enter the ip-adress+folder+user
nothing in the password (I have no password on my user laptop).

Do you have avi or mp4 or mkv in your folder ?
Put some mp3 and jpg also and see if you
can access them with the photo or music menu.

You have to play with the sharing properties of
the network in win-7...

It's difficult to explain because my win-7 is in french...
But right click on the network and tell me what you have
for sharing setting...

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[Whygee]

My Windows is in an English but I speak French if it can help.

I created a fodler named "test" in the root of C:\ and I've put a jpg, a mkv and a avi file in it.

I can access the folder, but it still shows up as empty.

I've clicked "Share this folder" under advanced sharing and then I've ticked "allow" for all options under "Everyone".

[Donkichot]

Whygee,

I share a full drive F: with "A" has a sharing name.
(It's faster for selecting it in the 3600)

NOTE:
In fact the F: drive is a 16G SD- memory card who stay
in my sd sloth all the time. I dont know if it play a factor
in the sharing thing...

You will find in the link below 5 jpeg
showing my Win-7 (french) setting:

win-7-01 to 04 is my network setting.
and
win-7-05 is my drive F: sharing setting.

Let me know the result of your testing.

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[Whygee]

Thanks for your help.

I've shared my whole drive and now I can see the files, but only when the are in the root. However, when I select a MKV file, it doesn't playback (it just hangs so I have to reboot the player).

I'll see if there's anything else I can do.

[Donkichot]

What are your firmware version because mkv file play only
since firmware 2.02.

Does you mkv files can play when you put it in a usb-key or drive
or a dvd ?

In my link there are mkv who play well on my 3600.
Try this one:
House-fast-forward-ok.mkv

Test it on usb-key.

I can see all my files not only in the root...

Look in the sharing if there a mention of "include sub-folders"
or something like that.
I don't have my win-7-laptop with me now so I cant verify that.

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[Whygee]

I have no problems playing MKV files on USB stick or if they are on my XP computer.

I'll check my Win 7 sharing settings again.

Edit: my firmware is 2.04

[madhouse]

why would people want to split mvk files....wouldnt it be possible for samsung to update the firmware to allow ntfs support for external hard drives,.
by no means guys am i moaning at you but surely its only right that samsung should look at keeping the customers happy....im still struggling at getting it to connect to the pc asi keep getting wrong username and password error....this is one reason i would love to fill a large hard drive connect it to the player and watch from there...?

[Donkichot]

Since firmware 2.02 you should be able to connect a NTFS-usb drive
and stream out of it without problem...

What is your firmware version ? and in what country are you ?

I have the Canadian 2.02 firmware and NTFS-usb drive work
with my BD-P3600.

Beware though if you want to make a update of your firmware
the safest way is via the CD version of it.
Go to Samsung download center of your country and download
the ISO version and make a CD out of it (with Nero for example)
to update.

They are horrors stories of those who made an update with the direct on line
or usb version of the firmware. They had to send there blue-ray to Samsung
to get it working again... Not funny since some country have one year warranty
on the unit but only 90 days for the labor part...

So I repeat the safest way-is the CD (ISO) way.

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[madhouse]

hi Donkichot

im from the uk and the version im running is v1.13

so if i get the version 2.02 firmware and i run a external 500 gig usb drive it will work? do i have to do anything or will it detect its there.
Mine is the BD-P4600 and im still struggling to connect it to the pc.really stressing me im having to try and a=get a friend to help lol.

thanks regards maddy

sorry mate just read above and mine play mvk files so it must be v2.02. but if i connect an external drive nothing happens