# PLEX as DLNA Control Point **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** server-dlna\ **Created:** [September 12, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305 "2012-09-12T06:50:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![myhtpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@myhtpc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/myhtpc)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/1 "2012-09-12T06:50:20Z")
Being a PlexPASS member now and this section is for new features, I want to bring another great feature into the discussion here again: PLEX as DLNA Control Point I had already started a thread on this a while ago [here](http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/42463-plex-as-dlna-control-point/page __p__ 269029#entry269029), but it got quiet in the meantime. Here’s what I have in mind: > [@](#): > > The PLEX PMS is already DLNA Server which is absolutely great ! > > > > On the other side, the whole DLNA chain is Server =\> Control Point =\> Renderer. > > > > Is there any plan to enhance the PLEX-clients with Control Point and the PMS with Render Functionality? > > > > Having PLEX (Client) as Control Point, I would be able to search and navigate my movies via my iPad or Android Tablet on my couch and then direct my DLNA TV to play it =\> killer Feature!!! > > > > If PLEX(PMS) would also be able to act as a DLNA Renderer, wouldn’t it then be possible to easily develop Channels to include DLNA streaming (e.g. from an enigma 2 based SAT receiver like DREAM DM8000HD with DLNA Server Functionality)? This would bring multiple new ways to include Live-TV within PLEX. And even Elan seemed to have bought into that idea: > [@](#): > > Great idea, we'll consider it for the future :-) So, what do you think about that? Wouldn't this make our PLEX Setup much more flexible as more and more people do have an iPad, Nexus7 or (rooted;-) Kindle Fire (HD)? All the best from good old Germany ---
**Author:** ![RRo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rro/32/3658_2.png) [@RRo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RRo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/2 "2012-09-13T17:10:33Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![myhtpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@myhtpc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/myhtpc)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/3 "2012-09-18T11:32:28Z")
no more interest here? That would dramatically enhance the flexibility in directing Plex content to all the (DNLA)Devices within the house just from any portable device (tablet or Smartphone or even iPod Touch). This could be music over the AVR with DLNA without the need to turn on any TV/Monitor. or several other scenarios and… Therre is no need for the tablet/Smartphone to have an HDMI out anymore;-) ---
**Author:** ![zcorneli](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/zcorneli/32/1282_2.png) [@zcorneli](https://forums.plex.tv/u/zcorneli)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/4 "2012-09-23T01:14:13Z")
+1. Recently began using my PS3 as a plex client (also youtube, with the nifty android device control), and a plex client that could act as a DLNA control point, but still give me the great Plex interface to control my PS3 would be awesome ---
**Author:** ![gustavoas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gustavoas/32/2447_2.png) [@gustavoas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gustavoas)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/5 "2012-11-10T01:03:24Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![adamcstephens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@adamcstephens](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adamcstephens)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/6 "2012-11-10T17:23:07Z")
This is my number one feature request. ---
**Author:** ![Talontd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Talontd](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Talontd)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/7 "2012-11-12T06:57:23Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![unisonruss](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/unisonruss/32/546_2.png) [@unisonruss](https://forums.plex.tv/u/unisonruss)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/8 "2012-11-15T21:07:01Z")
Voted! ---
**Author:** ![abstrakone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/abstrakone/32/115344_2.png) [@abstrakone](https://forums.plex.tv/u/abstrakone)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/9 "2012-11-16T05:07:24Z")
+1!!! ---
**Author:** ![thejinx0r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@thejinx0r](https://forums.plex.tv/u/thejinx0r)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/10 "2012-11-17T01:43:30Z")
Well this work with my Xbox? Ie would I be able to control my Xbox from my phone or tablet as you suggest? ---
**Author:** ![Pond\_Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@Pond\_Shark](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Pond_Shark)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/11 "2012-11-17T12:55:32Z")
> [@](#): > > Well this work with my Xbox? > Ie would I be able to control my Xbox from my phone or tablet as you suggest? I would assume that wouldn't be possible... But maybe we'd be able to browse our content on our phone or tablet and than push it to the xbox with its new play-to feature. Then we wouldn't have to use that ugly system media player on the xbox anymore. :) ---
**Author:** ![richard.lemesle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@richard.lemesle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/richard.lemesle)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/12 "2012-12-17T00:39:47Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![DGE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@DGE](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DGE)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/13 "2012-12-29T04:21:53Z")
> [@](#): > > no more interest here? > > That would dramatically enhance the flexibility in directing Plex content to all the (DNLA)Devices within the house just from any portable device (tablet or Smartphone or even iPod Touch). > > This could be music over the AVR with DLNA without the need to turn on any TV/Monitor. or several other scenarios and.. > > Therre is no need for the tablet/Smartphone to have an HDMI out anymore;-) I consider it a basic and essential feature as I have little interest in listening to my music collection on my tablet, but rather want to hear it on my Audio system. I have Plex MS installed on my NAS, but do not use the Plex client on my Android tablet because it does not have the "Play To" feature. I use MediaHouse Pro as the client; it will direct Plex MS to play to my DLNA AV receiver. My system: Server: Plex MS 9.7.3.339 on ReadyNAS Pro 2 Renderer: Integra AV Receiver DLNA 1.5 cert. MediaHouse Pro on Android 4.2.1 on Samsung Nexus 10 tablet ---
**Author:** ![richard.lemesle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@richard.lemesle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/richard.lemesle)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/14 "2013-01-20T17:05:18Z")
I just change my BD player with an Oppo BDP-105 which is a DLNA controller. The Oppo can browse a DLNA server, but this is done pretty badly… It only display the file name and nothing else. And it’s very slow with a large library. So I use a DLNA controller on my iPhone called “Kinsky” which is far better to browse my Plex library and Kinsky is able to play the choosen video on the Oppo directly. This is great, but the Plex app on iPhone is far far better than Kinsky and I would be pleased to learn that a future version of the Plex app will be able to control a DLNA renderer like my Oppo player. Richard. ---
**Author:** ![myhtpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@myhtpc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/myhtpc)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/15 "2013-01-20T17:31:34Z")
Hi Elan, isn’t that enough interest for enhancing Plex Clients to DLNA controler functionality to quickly give us your thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![scurtis\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@scurtis\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scurtis_1)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/16 "2013-01-20T18:13:08Z")
I also think this would be great, especially if it were possible to synchronize playback across multiple devices. I would love to be able to use Plex to push the same music to every room during a party or to be able to have other televisions in the house playing the same movie I’ve got going on the home theater. ---
**Author:** ![raphirm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@raphirm](https://forums.plex.tv/u/raphirm)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/17 "2013-01-25T21:55:13Z")
i think with a dlna/airplay controller support on mobile devices (like android or ios), plex is much more flexible and usefull to integrate in an existing infrastructure. e.g. all new receivers or hifi systems have the renderer functionality included. its like dlna without the disadvantages of dlna (crappy interface) ---
**Author:** ![xt1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/xt1/32/4519_2.png) [@xt1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xt1)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/18 "2013-02-06T22:52:15Z")
+1 for DLNA control via Plex - i.e. being able to use my iPad to find a movie, and tell plex to play it to the PS3 would be awesome. The trick would be getting it to work simply - without making the more common case more complex. ---
**Author:** ![robertormpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@robertormpc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/robertormpc)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/19 "2013-02-12T14:36:29Z")
Great idea Really nifty and potentially a killer feature on the long run. Like someone else said, When( 😉 ) PMS are able to stream live tv and through the smartphone client you select where the PMS stream should stream to or using it to stream music in a party to multiple ambients, that would be awesome. +1 ---
**Author:** ![myhtpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@myhtpc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/myhtpc)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305/20 "2013-02-12T15:57:37Z")
hi elan, any comments which gives us hope? [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-dlna-control-point/21305.md?page=2)