You already know something about digital living. There’s the TV and digital video recorder in your family room. (And another set in your bedroom.) You have a PC and digital printer in your office, along with a network attached storage device. And you’ve copied all your music onto your portable music player and haven’t had to open a CD case for years
Then there are the devices that go where you go, like your mobile camera phone, digital camcorder and laptop. All from the best brands.

The compatibility challenge

But something’s missing. Why is it still so difficult to send digital content from one device to enjoy on another device?

Take video for example. It can be a real challenge to get it from your PC to the large flat-panel TV in your living room. You need to download the video from your digital camcorder to your PC, burn it onto a DVD (with complicated software) and then hand-carry it to the DVD player attached to your TV.

It can take hours. And in the end your DVD player might not even be able to read the DVD format you chose. Try it with products from different manufacturers and you might just want to skip it altogether.

DLNA Guidelines: building your network

Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is helping put an end to that frustration. A collaboration of the world’s leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile companies, DLNA has created design guidelines for a new generation of DLNA Certified products that can work together — no matter the brand.

In the DLNA defined future, you’ll buy DLNA Certified products that help you share and enjoy your digital content where and when you want, at home or on the road, by yourself or among friends.