VLC connection to (discovery of) smart TV in the network
Hi. It’s very easy to broadcast a movie to a smart TV connected to the same network with windows media player (just 2 clicks); however, VLC has problem identifying and connecting the same TV (even through a chromecast device) that is clearly listed in windows 10 devices list. In the Playback/Renderer option, the VLC gets stuck “scanning …” in light grey and nothing happens. It’s not a Firewall or a VPN problem. Has WMP some special authorization to connect to any device on the network? Why VLC can’t do this? The same way there are drivers that allow to install a printer on the network and use it, couldn’t it be possible to allow VLC to discover and connect to the network TV? I think VLC is the best media player worldwide and it will be great if you could look into this flaw and solve it. Thanks a lot for your attention. Best, G.