Say I want to watch a movie file on my home tablet, does that movie file need to upload to Pogoplug server first then download to tablet?
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If the movie is located on a USB device plugged in to the pogoplug unit, you can access it through your wireless router without using the internet.
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Yes, Sort of. I would'nt suggest this device for movies. But generally as a sharing device for music and other files it does a pretty decent job for the price.
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There is software available from Pogoplug that you can download that lets you see the attached drive(s) on your network. All you would have to do on your tablet is to browse that drive and pick your movie and play it directly. You need to make sure your tablet's video player has the proper codec and supports the resolution of the video i.e. you cant play 1080p movie if your device only supports 720p etc.
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no if the pogoplug acts like a media server and as long as you have an internet connection you can view the video on your device. (its called live streaming)If you download the free app for your device that you are currently using.
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Hi Ryan,No you can't. This is not an overly intelligent device. It essentially acts as a gateway between whatever hard drive you plug into it and the net, allowing you to access your content remotely through pogoplug.com.
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No you can't! :( And even if you could---the speed would be so slow that you'd end the movie and go get it from somewhere else! This tablet is TERRIBLE!!! If you haven't already wasted your money---DON'T!
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Yes, if your home media server is on a NAS like Zyxel that supports DLNA then it will work vey well. You can stream video from it, also photos and music fine. Though the media server app on it that allows you to do that is pretty basic(even lacking in some areas like slideshows, etc.) I'm not sure if there is a better app on Google Play for this.
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You can watch sites like YouTube, and download your videos onto the tablet. It will convert some video file types so that they will play on the tablet.
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Works fine with my samsung galaxy tablet and phone. What appears on the tab or phone, comes on your tv. You need an hdmi cable from the adapter cable to the hdmi source on the tv. The samsung power cord has to be plugged into the wall, connected to the samsung connector in order for it to work. Once all is connected your movie should immediately start playing. If you have a Smart tv with wifi you wouldnt need this adapter at all
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It will play from the server it does not stream to anything else,any other devices would have to access the server.Hope this helps.
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to my best recollection is not official pdf download of the instructions. Somebody may have made a PDF and posted it somewhere but I have never seen it. The unit comes with a very small and brief set of instructions (but you really dont need more, the device is self explanatory). You cannot use this on an external hard drive to watch movies, it will not read the files on the drive. If you want to watch a movie you need to put it on a thumb drive/flash drive. Also MKV for some reason on all these types of devices sucks and freezes up. You get better performance from MP$ files. you can email me further questions at rlalum@sbcglobal.net to my best recollection is not official pdf download of the instructions. Somebody may have made a PDF and posted it somewhere but I have never seen it. The unit comes with a very small and brief set of instructions (but you really dont need more, the device is self explanatory). You cannot use this on an external hard drive to watch movies, it will not read the files on the drive. If you want to watch a movie you need to put it on a thumb drive/flash drive. Also MKV for some reason on all these types of devices sucks and freezes up. You get better performance from MP$ files. you can email... » Read More to my best recollection is not official pdf download of the instructions. Somebody may have made a PDF and posted it somewhere but I have never seen it. The unit comes with a very small and brief set of instructions (but you really dont need more, the device is self explanatory). You cannot use this on an external hard drive to watch movies, it will not read the files on the drive. If you want to watch a movie you need to put it on a thumb drive/flash drive. Also MKV for some reason on all these types of devices sucks and freezes up. You get better performance from MP$ files. you can email me further questions at rlalum@sbcglobal.net « Show Less
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Yes you can! What I do to watch movies from my RAVPOWER, I store all my movies into 32GB Micro SD card and I configured with RAVPOWER app which is the AirSTor and I pick or select movies that I want to watch from store folder and I play it with my IPAD or android device. I have a IPOD Air and Samsung galaxy and I click the AirSor App and play my movie. I have this for almost month and I have no problem to connect directly ( Private WIFI) into my IPAD or android what so ever.
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It depends on where you go for movies. You can watch them if you have a digital copy on the google play store, or if you download an app that has videos like netflix, which, if I remember right, is compatable with this tablet
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Yes. You can play stored movie files directly from the sd card or transfer it to the internal memory. I would keep it on the sd card, though.
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I've had two separate devices watch movies with the Hootoo. The Hootoo only works at the speed of your memory. I've seen large differences in USB memory speed. I normally connect a 1tb external hard drive. I've connected a GS3, GS5, Kindle 8.9, Nexus 7 and Tab 2. I also used the Hootoo to power a Chromecast.
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No need to download any of your content on the SD card. The tablet automatically recognizes what the content is and puts it where you would want to find it accordingly. Again this tablet really is my fave Android tablet
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Yes! But, I wouldn't perform this task, due to the size of some movie files. Most of the time, I would drag the clip on to my desk top and play the media. Some times the stream of data coming from your flash drive, may be too slow. This will sometimes cause pauses, while watching your movie, to refresh the buffer.
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The Pogoplug Series 4 is capable of downloading torrents, but I would not recommend it. As far as watching movies remotely, unless you have sufficient upstream bandwidth (>3MBps), you will be frustrated by all the buffering of the video stream on your mobile device.
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Yes, I have used it transfer movie files to micro SD cards and play them on android tablet and cell phone as long as the movie format is supported by the app installed.
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i really need to do this also how is it possible???? i need to add movies to usb so i can watch them on tablet but even though i have digital copies i cannot do it, how do you back up any other dvd that would be better still as i can watch all my movies thanks bill