Streaming MKV from TwonkyMedia on ARM (QNAP QPKG) to Samsung TV

 



With the default configuration in TwonkyServer; streaming MKV content to a Samsung TV will not work as TwonkyServer detect the TV as a "Generic Media Receiver" and will give an on screen message "format not supported" as reported in various forums and blogs.

To fix this I did  the following:

Upgrade to latest TwonkyMedia 6 version (6.0.34) via QPKG

Let TwonkyServer build the database

Enable sharing for new media receivers automatically

Connect with your TV to TwonkyMedia

Under "TwonkyServer/Advanced Settings/Media Receivers"

locate the Samsung TV in the list from the MAC address or IP Address and change the device type from "Generic Media Receiver" to "Samsung TV"

retried playing MKV (720p) on the NAS to the Samsung TV via TwonkyServer worked as suspected now.

The next step would be to test it with various video- and sound formats as well as MKV containers with header compression.