Does the USB on TV support NTFS or higher?
1585272
I wouldn't buy this TV if it got up and cooked me dinner. The picture is horrible and is missing "features" they claim it has (True Motion). Don't buy this TV!!!!!
1032039
You have to check the features off the Smart TV.Normally usb at TV levels are for pictures(cameras etc.) and mp3 music.streaming a High Resolution movie requires Caching and video related hardware.if Smart TV says it does mp4 then your movies have to be in that format.This USB is backward compatible.What you as is more off feature on the TV than this unit.If TV says it does avi,mp4 no problem.i have a cheap core2 duo optiplex and use Big Tv Screen as monitor,and watch anything i want.hope this helps
2253067
sorry, I haven`t tested that. I will have a USB3 portable hd soon. I'll check it out.
2047840
Its fast and easy to play content from an external HDD with the WD TV Live. I've other issues with it but if this is your purpose to have one: yes, it's a good equipment using a USB 3.0 connection. I did not use no USB 2.0 external HDD, then, for this I can't help you.
1337001
My USB drive worked fine. NTFS doesn't work. Fat32 does. The 138931 region code fix worked for me. But I haven't tested with a non-region 1 DVD yet.
1302909
Hi. You need to download a short authorization video from DIVX on to the USB drive then view and play it on the tv. Then it will work with DIVX videos and Photos will show up and you can view those as well. So you might want to get the free divx player/convert on your PC to use for loading your USB drive for HDTV use. I am pretty sure when your TV would not let you use your USB it told you a website to go to. Write it down and follow directions. Let me know if you need more help. vegaschris22@aol.com
2247940
Yes, you can store DVDs, TV shows and photos on this unit. I've got four of these and videos are mostly what I store on them. HDTV captures tend to take up a lot of space.The drive comes preformatted as FAT32 for compatibility with most operating systems and that limits the maximum file size to 4GB. If you want to store large files (e.g. DVD ISO backups) on this hard drive, I suggest you reformat it using another file system. If you use Windows 2000 or higher, might I suggest reformatting to NTFS?Unless you have a player with USB capability and support for computer files (the Oppo Digital comes to mind), you're limited to watching on your PC. Yes, you can store DVDs, TV shows and photos on this unit. I've got four of these and videos are mostly what I store on them. HDTV captures tend to take up a lot of space.The drive comes preformatted as FAT32 for compatibility with most operating systems and that limits the maximum file size to 4GB. If you want to store large files (e.g. DVD ISO backups) on this hard drive, I suggest you reformat it using another file system. If you use Windows 2000 or higher, might I suggest reformatting to NTFS?Unless you have a player with USB capability and support for computer... » Read More Yes, you can store DVDs, TV shows and photos on this unit. I've got four of these and videos are mostly what I store on them. HDTV captures tend to take up a lot of space.The drive comes preformatted as FAT32 for compatibility with most operating systems and that limits the maximum file size to 4GB. If you want to store large files (e.g. DVD ISO backups) on this hard drive, I suggest you reformat it using another file system. If you use Windows 2000 or higher, might I suggest reformatting to NTFS?Unless you have a player with USB capability and support for computer files (the Oppo Digital comes to mind), you're limited to watching on your PC. « Show Less
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It doesnt have room for internal drives, just external ones, via USB.By default I would recomend to format the drive with extFAT, for compatibility, FAT32 gives too much restrictions for HD video, and NTFS would give you problems with other devices.
1288600
No, it does not play hdd (hard disk drive) in any format. Note that NTFS is not the same as NTSC video format.
2206385
Yes, i have watched videos off a usb thumb drive. I forget what video formats the TV Supports.
2177230
Short answer, I don't know. I have two 4TB HD's. I'm actually using an O!play player now which has only one USB input. I'm forced to switch input cables whenever I change from one drive to another. Pain in the a##. I never thought of using a port (duhh). My advice to both of us would be to buy any powered port. Save your receipt. If it works, great. If it doesn't, return it.
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As yet, I've not needed tech support. I installed a 1TB drive and as I mentioned in my review, the documentation leaves some to be desired. You _have_ to format the drive before the device will make it visible to computers plugged into the USB port. I verified that I can read 32GB CF and SD cards and that I can get the files off the drive over the USB port. Those are the main functions I'm counting on.
2229872
Dear friend, thank you for your message. It's sorry to tell you that this TV box does not support USB 3.0. But you can connect USB 3.0 external hard drives to this TV box. However, the processing speed cannot reach to be the same as USB 3.0. As the power supply for external hard drives, it's hard to say whether it needs external power supply. Some external hard drives needs external power supply while others don't need. Hope that this will be helpful. Have a nice day! Best regards, Keedox Customer Service Maria
1520158
I have never tried to play movies/videos flash drive via usb port; so, I don't know if it can. I recommend looking at Samsung's website for the television specs & allowable inputs.
1769519
How do you expect connecting an external drive to a TV to make any sense?!?
1907287
It is able to read play most any video, image or music file directly from a windows shared directly, including those NTFS drives. Is also DLNA compatible. Love mine.
2048374
As a external HDD? You could with an enclosure. That is if your tv supports storage on an external drive via USB. Does your tv have an internal HDD?