I have home WiFi . Does this become HDMI choice on 46in Sony and plays AVIs etc from 802.11g Wireless Laptop or external Flashdrive plugged in? Y/N
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Has hdmi, i have my conected to LG plasma via hdmi, plays file from both usb ports (hdd or flashdrive), plays from upnp/DNLA server (I tested with plex server) and from shared folder in Windows but this need some accouts configuration in Windows 7
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Yes.... this box is awesome. I even have hooked it up to my projector outside to watch movies. Kids love it when I put Netflix outside.
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I tried to play a USB with mine. I used a 8gb flash drive and tried to play a 1.6gb mp4 file and a 756mb mp4 file. Each time it said the file type was unsupported.
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Yes I have! I have a 6 year old Netgear router (need to get a newer one) and a $30-40 CISCO USB wireless adapter plugged into the WD Media Player. My computer is in the back of the house connected to the router/internet. My video streams perfectly, no skipping or buffering, just continuous uninterrupted streaming. I don't know what I can say to help.. You tried the automatic detection? Must be that your network has an issue. Is the YouTube software working but not able to see files on your computer?
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It has one HDMI port. I have had no trouble connecting to my wireless, other than it usually rejects the connection on the first try. On the second try, it never "finishes" the procedure, but when I close it, I am OK. That has happened with 3 different wireless routers, so I am sure it is the player.
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I plug it into my HDMI port on my 51 inch TV and if you have good internet, it will WIFI form your router. . However, my internet is not good enough so has yet to work but if I had good DSL or cable, then I have no doubt it would work as advertised.
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Most likely you will have to buy Sony's own Wifi Adapter:Sony USB Wi-Fi AdapterAt least that is true for Sony BDP-BX37 1080p Upscaling Blu-ray Disc DVD Player w/HDMI, LAN & USB from what all the reviews are saying.Sorry for the bad news. Hope you have a happy New Year!
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It works fine.I just hooked up a USB hard drive to my Acer Chromebook and it can navigate all the files and folders.I played an MP4 video file and an MP3 video file which both opened in the Media Player app.I've read it will play anything that Flash / Chrome will play.I don't think it will play offline avi's but I'm not sure.
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I have purchased several of these devices, but have not opened any. Dont know if its worth the risk. Purchased a Tripe Mate Elite by HooToo, which is a wireless router that lets you connect an external hard drive (&gt;1TB), do pass thrus, etc. Check this device in Amazon and read reviews. Cost was pretty minimal $40. Then you can have several HD's and used the one you want. Need to check the movie whether MP4, or what, has some limitations.
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No, I did add a add-on Wi-Fi device but could not navigate back to my computer to play movies from there. I had to settle for putting movie files on a USB drive and play them from there. It wouldn't recognize some AVI and MKV files so after a while I got rid of the C5500 and got a newer Sony unit. Sorry I couldn't give any good news. Good luck with your research.
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Mine works great for Netflix, don't use it for much anything else unless I'm bored or curious to see what else is online to watch. For an older unit it still hangs in there with some newer models and plays just about anything, I use the PS3 media server to stream movies that wouldn't otherwise play thru smart media or usb. I haven't seen any updates for the firmware since I got mine, but that may not be unusual since I haven't seen any problems other than some codecs that don't play unless streaming them from a PC.
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Cannot answer your question but here is what I have found. First, I do NOT used the HDMI plug as I connect the Ematic to an analog TV. Videos in the "avi" format will not play in that setup but the "mp4" format and the "mpg" format will (the "mpg" format is what my Sony video recorder provides).
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thanks Collin!let me see which cables and I'm on my way!Is there a way to do the same for the content on your PC?the computer is on one room and the speakers and a projector in another. how can I stream movies or anything from point A to point B wireless?
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I don't see what the wi-fi adaptor has to do with your choice of cd/dvd player. The Sony TV MUST have a Sony wiFi adaptor though, other brands do not seem to work. The Sony wifi adaptor has a pretty crappy antenna, and needs to be pretty close to your wifi router to get a good signal. I would guess you have your BluRay connected to a central receiver/amplifier with physical cable?
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Better off using an external DVD drive. Just plug it into USB port and be done. Also I put an USB 4way splitter on mine and it allows for my mouse, printer, external antenna for wireless signal, and DVD player/burner to work all together on 1 port. I got DVD at Best Buy great price and they have several to choose from mine is 24X.
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Bob R.My new router has a usb connection, could that possibly used to connect an external HD for streaming purposes? ( I'm really not sure what it's for)Thanks
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When I used this I connected to my network with Cat5. I prefer wired to wireless. I had read about people buying USB WiFi adapters & using those, I never tried it. I felt this card drastically improve the performance of videos.
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Good question, I was looking for that question and saw yours. I have a 500GB that I assume is no problem. I have read it plays some AVI files and not others, depending on codec.