Will it play video off a networked computer. I have tv shows and movies on my desktop computer I want to play on my tv.
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Yes. It plays everything I have tossed at it. The latest firmware seems to have bugs so you may have to downgrade. I have 4 of these units and have been very happy with them.
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Yes, you can attach a hd external in this device with your videos, photos, etc...You can't put direct in your computer.WD TV works like a media center, access data from external devices (pen drives, HDs...) put in your USB.WD TV conect if your tv with HDMI cable..Easy, very easy...You don't need Internet conection, but if you have WD TV will download information about your movies, tv shows... You will have something like a Netflix in your home.Regards,Alex
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It will play Blu-ray movies on a PC with included Power-DVD software. It will partially play bluray on a Mac with the right software.It will not connect directly to a television. It does not render video at all. It is USB only.
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Yes this tv plays MKV files, and a lot more. If your computer has (intels i3, i5, i7) the you can buy the NETGEAR PTV2000 DIGITAL HD MEDIA STREAMER. This lets you copy what's on your computer to your tv.
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Computer to Tv connection, it plays off your computer unless you have plugs for sound to connect.
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Absolutely not. Either an internet connection is required for most Channels. Only a network connection is required to play local content on your network.
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It does not have wireless, only ethernet. If you have a dropbox account, it will sync it and be available on your network without having to be on your computer. Your wireless devices are limited to how fast your connection is. If you are going to use it as a media server, movies will have to be in the correct format. It is not fast enough to translate to your device. You will need the play version for that. If you don't mind re encoding a movie a few times, to get it wright, it will play movies just fine.
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I know about all the various NetCast options on the LG42LD550. Once I've wirelessly connected it to my computer, though, is there anyway I can play .avi videos that are located on my computer (NOT the internet). I have a lot of .avi's that I'd like to play on my TV.Peg
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Yes. You can use it similar to a wireless projector. Once you connect it to your TV, everything you do on your computer/laptop will be shown on the TV
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I know you can do a direct connection to the computer because I work from home and that's how I have it wired. I've never tried to play Netflix off of it because I use the xbox/ps3 for that. But I have no problems with the direct connection with the ethernet cord to the computer.
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I am not sure I understand your question, but I am able to connect it to my laptop and watch HD movies. However, if you are looking for an hdtv connector, then no, it will not work. It only has an ethernet plug at both ends.
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I would like to know this too! I have a ton of movies on my computer, and I would like something that can play them on the TV.
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It doesn't automatically play. You have to follow the directions to download some drivers from the disc it comes with in order to use their video system. If you have Windows Media Center already on your computer you go to settings, click on General, and then do Windows Media TV setup or something similar to those steps. If you have Windows Media Center already on your computer, I suggest you use that as a much better system.
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I didn't try, but I think it should. It has no problems playing video from eTVnet. The bottom line is: if you can do something with an Android phone over WiFi, this device will do it too.
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I connect it to computer. There is a good free software VLC media player. You can google it and get from Cnet
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I had a computer man hook up my pc to the TV. It works great. I had him do it as I am the worst electronic person in the galaxy. I wish I could help you more. I am not sure about laptop.
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Yeah it should. I have mine connected to a computer to TV and I get video and sound. No issues at all
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Nope. You need macTv. To my understanding it is your Mac not allowing the data to flow through properly. I may be wrong, but I have tried to play my mac on all if my TVs by setting up as an external monitor and it has never worked. Work around would be to create a 3rd party video, store it in the cloud and have your tv access that cloud service and watch from there. More hassle than its worth.