Share files from network storage, like WD My Cloud.

The second part of the process is to enable file sharing on a Windows and/or Mac computer, and share folders in which you will place files for streaming by VLC on your Fire TV.

(If you have an Android phone, that method is probably the easiest.) Follow the instructions in How to Sideload Fire TV Apps.(Look for small APK package link below Play and Fire buttons.) Download the latest ARMv7 of VLC for Android here.Installing VLC can be a bit tricky since VLC for Fire is not yet listed in the Amazon Appstore on the new 2016 Amazon Fire TV stick, which means you have to sideload VLC for Android (on which Fire TV is based): VLC is an excellent free and open source app that can handle virtually any valid file format. That's now possible with the advent of VLC Media Player for Amazon Fire TV and stick. What tends to work better for most people is a TV-centric (client-centric) solution rather than a server-centric solution, where the TV is used to select and play content files. Several good network video streaming solutions are available (see Wireless HDTV Video) with the primary purpose of delivering content from the Internet, but streaming of local content (cell phone video, camera video, and other files) tends to be more difficult, often involving server software (e.g., Plex) on a computer, a problem for less technical users. Stream wireless audio/video to TV from computer!Įxcellent quality video, audio, sync, even subtitles!

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