Category: Nero Receiver

How to install Nero Receiver on Apple TV?

1. Please start App Store on your Apple TV.
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2. Please search ‘Receiver’.
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3. Install the app and start it. Now DLNA steaming is enabled for your Apple TV.
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4. You will see ‘Nero Receiver’ is listed at your Nero Streaming Player ‘Play to’ device list.
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You can stream from Nero Streaming Player, Nero MediaHome, and any NAS or PC media server applications to your Apple TV now.

Nero MediaHome:
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Windows Media Player:
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How to install Nero Receiver on Smart TV?

1. Please start Google Play Store on your Smart TV.
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2. Please search ‘Nero Receiver’.
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3. Install the app and start it.
4. You will see ‘Nero Receiver’ is listed at your Nero Streaming Player ‘Play to’ device list (iOS & Android).
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Now DLNA steaming is enabled for your TV. You can stream from Nero Streaming Player, Nero MediaHome, and any NAS or PC media server applications.

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What can I do with Nero Receiver?

Stream videos, photos & music via your PC in your home network and play your media wirelessly on your mobile device with super easy to use ‘Nero Receiver’ App.

  • Stream videos, photos & music to your tablet in the garden!
  • Listen to PC music playlists on your smartphone in the bedroom!
  • Friends came over? Show some photos & slideshows sitting on the couch!

Also stream media files between different mobile devices within the same WiFi network – even platform independent. E.g. use Nero Streaming Player App on one mobile device as a wireless media server and via Nero Receiver App let your second mobile device become your wireless media player. Nero Receiver App is also compatible with numerous other UPnP / DLNA media servers and media player apps.

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Nero Receiver provides you with an easy and high quality solution!

  • Play photos, videos & music stored on the PC to your mobile device
  • Stream music and music playlists
  • Stream photos and slideshows
  • Cast single videos or several videos in a row
  • Play any media file from Media Player® to your tablet or mobile
  • Cast media files using other UPnP / DLNA media servers – also media server apps
  • Pause or stop media playback and skip titles using your smartphone

Special features in combination with Nero MediaHome

  • Transcoding: always stream in device-compatible format
  • Face Recognition: automatic categorization of your photo library
  • Geo Tagging: sort photos by places you have visited
  • Themed Slideshows: stream slideshows with automatic intro/outro, transitions & music

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Does Nero allow streaming media files between two mobile devices, independantly of my PC?

 

Yes, this is possible with Nero mobile streaming solutions.

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When you have two mobile devices available within your home network you can use one device with Nero Streaming Player App as streaming server and the second device with Nero Receiver App as client.

With this setup it is extremly easy to stream your photos, videos, and music e.g. on your iPhone with Nero Streaming Player App to your second mobile device (e.g. your iPad) utilizing Nero Receiver App.

Find information on how to use Nero Streaming Player in this blog: Nero KnowHow 00045.

Find information on how to use Nero Receiver App in this blog: Nero KnowHow 00057.

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How to play videos, photos, and music located on my PC wirelessly to Nero Receiver?

Nero Receiver is compatible to many UPnP / DLNA media servers like Windows Media Player®, Cyberlink Power DVD®,  Nero MediaHome®, and more. Nero Receiver is available at Google Play Store for mobile phones and Android TV.

In Combination with Nero MediaHome on your PC, Nero Receiver even extends its functions:

  • Navigation functions: play single videos or several videos in sequence, and make use of previous title/next title
  • Via search function jump to any place withing your movie
  • Play Nero MediaHome design slideshows with effect designs, intro, outro, titles, and matching music
  • Viewing of family and friends via face recognition
  • Simply viewing places you have visited
  • Browsing and playing of your personal collection of movies and TV Shows via movie poster thumbnails
  • Listening to your favorite songs and music genres via your music playlist

This is how you use Nero Receiver via Nero MediaHome

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  1. Open Nero MediaHome on your PC
  2. Select the “Play To“ button presenting the active device list
  3. Select “Nero Receiver” from this list
  4. Select a video, photo, slideshow, or a music playlist in Nero MediaHome
  5. Click on the play button in Nero MediaHome
  6. Your mobile device will load and immediately play your selection
  7. Via play control in Nero Receiver use Pause, Start, Stop, previous/next Title

This is how you use Nero Receiver via Windows Media Player®

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  1. Select a file via Windows Explorer
  2. Right click on the chosen file and select “Cast to device”, then select “Nero Receiver”
  3. Your selected video will show as thumbnail within the streaming playlist window and autoplay once loaded
  4. If you selected several videos as a playlist Nero Receiver will play them sequentially
  5. Full navigation controls Start/Stop/Pause/previous/next Title will only be available in Windows MediaPlayer Streaming window
  6. Within Nero Receiver you can use Play/Pause/Stop

Before you can do media streaming via Windows Media Player® you need to activate media streaming under “Windows Control Panel“, once:

  1. Open “Windows Control Panel” and type “Media” into the search field top right
  2. Click on “Media Streaming Options” (located directly under “Network and Sharing Services”)
  3. Activate media streaming via clicking on the respective button
  4. Personalise streaming options to your needs

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