Am I able to transfer movies stored on the hard drive to an external hard drive via the HDMI output? If so is there a certain cable I need to use?
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No. I'm sure there is a way of doing it but not without accessing the hard drive directly. However, since the unit has the capability of transferring to a DVD directly from the hard drive why would you consider going that route?
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That's a good question. I have never tried to capture any pics from an external hard drive. I wished I had an answer for you, but I don't.
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It only has an hdmi output that plugs into a tv. It has android software so if you can find an android app for it, it will work. I'm assuming you mean a 2tb hard drive or possibly a 2gb USB drive. Either one would need to be connected to the Internet to stream to the device.
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We download our movies to a mac using a mini-USB cable. There is an included mini-to-regular HDMI cable that lets you plug right into an HDMI capable TV. It works great.
1171129
I don't know. This is beyond my expertise. I am using from an pad to my computer or my monitor. Haven't tried a hard drive. Seems as though you need an external power supply for the HD. It then might work.
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You would either have to do it on another computer and transfer to a memory card; or I believe there is a way to do it via home network. Obviously, this will be difficult/impossible if you dont have a computer with a DVD drive. Ofcourse you can buy an external DVD and save movies to the HD, but those drives arent very cheap. If I remember correctly, it is a multi-step process and you will need to download a couple free programs. Maybe the following link can help start you off:http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/rip-a-dvd/
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I had that issue and converted the movie to mp4 with db converter and fixed the problem but from changing hard drives all the time the usb port broke off I am having issues with a different brand as well so they are not very hardy is what I have found was thinking of trying the chrome cast but that's later tired of these devises braking and don't want to power the tv and the computer to watch movies.
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Hi Ed, the external drive will need to have some sort of device, computer or tablet, that has a card reader or can handle an external card reader. I have no issues backing up HD video footage on the drive. The device was plug and play meaning the driver auto installed, on a Mac. I have used SD, CompactFlash and Thumb Drives
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no hdmi input only an output for display this is a great unit if you have tapes that you wish to convert to digital files , you can install your own hard drive and it can read 2 external drives and it is very easy to swap between the drives
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Unless your hard drive has some kind of USB 3.0 to the native connection interface this will cable not work. Most newer hard drives have a SATA interface or the case of an external drive, an eSATA interface. You would, at minimum, need an eSATA cable.
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I'll plug in my external hard drive and see. My only concern would be the slower USB 2.0 port. I have a 3 terabyte drive inside the AIOS and I play Blu-ray iso files all the time. I'll rip a disk to folders instead and put it on the portable drive that will connect via the front USB port. I'm copying a set of Blu-ray files to the player today, so I'll see how well it works versus .iso.
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You do not need anything special to be able to play media stored on a portable, external hard drive. The only thing you must do is make sure that your media is in a format that is compatible with this receiver.
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I bought the same unit.........and confused what cable to get. I am hooking this up to a Sony Bravia HDTV 720P .......I want the capability to record in HD, and not sure what HDMI cable to get with all the price differences.......DId anyone tell you which one to get?
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Wish I could be of help, but no luck here. Since HDMI has been available, I've made several attempts to multi-task with this technology, unsuccessfully. If I remember correctly, one of the reasons for the initial development was to put in place safeguards on content to prevent "pirating" hi-def, with the pressures of the movie studios and replaced component connections. Wish mine were a little heavier, then it'd make a good paper weight. But being no expert, it might seem that for less that 5 bucks, you might have better luck.
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Assuming you are using a VGA port (you didn't specify how you plan to connect), just use a VGA cable as other reviewers suggest. VGA is an analog standard but can still support high resolution -- you might just see some minor signal degradation.HDCP as mentioned below could be an issue depending on the movie type -- if it's not DRM (rights management) you should be fine.
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Hello, This Mac is Not a Retina thus not having a HDMI Port. And the Hard Drive is a Sata Drive. I Do Provide a Free HDMI Thunderbolt Adapter Cable with Purchase. Please Feel Free to ask any more questions. - The Finest Macs
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this was awesome to use it, you can use in SD card and the sata hd, you can transfer the SD through sata, now I enjoy the movie, I convert first in digital the DVD, going to SD then sata hard disc, but you can convert directly to sata