Media Server

Synology NAS can serve as a multimedia server on the local area network, allowing home devices, such as TVs/stereo systems and Sony PlayStation3/Xbox 360, to play its multimedia contents. These devices are DLNA/UPnP-compliant DMAs. To stream multimedia contents from your Synology NAS to DMA devices for playback, you need to configure media playback settings, including adjusting the basic settings of DMA devices, managing browsing settings of media files, and enhancing the compatibility of the files.

In order to play multimedia contents on your DMA devices, you need to manage the settings related to media playback including the following:

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When streaming videos to your DLNA-certified devices, the supported file formats and subtitle display will depend on the playback capabilities of your DLNA player.