Does this work with an external USB CD/DVD Drive? I like to play DVD's and watch movies on this monitor, will it work?
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All I know to say is try it. It works with USB to hook to my computer. And I can put a DVD or CD into the computer and play it. I don't have an external drive.
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I cannot specifically say that a "USB Player" will be recognized. I plugged in a thumb drive and it worked. I have also plugged in an external hard drive through a "Blac X" (USB) and it works flawlessly. I assume that any standard USB device will be recognized and therefore should work. I read the first comment about lousy product and service. That has not been my experience. I emailed a question about using thumbnail displays and received a prompt reply the following day that addressed, and answered, my specific question - it was not a generic automated response.
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It needs two USB ports to work. Regarding DL...the box says this...Compatible with CD-R/RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL and DVD-RAM discs.
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I don't believe so....it is a DVD/CD player only....also can read/play from a USB drive.....John Bonney
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I don't see a USB connection on the monitor. I see a power connection, and few HDMIs. It is a good monitor. Buy it!
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I would ask that question of Dell. I have used mine with a DVD and didn't have a problem. Sorry I don't have a better answer.
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Yes it will play videos from USB. Not sure of the formats, but I think it plays the standards.
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No, you can run a hdmi from it to a TV and play movies on the TV but it does not server as a monitor for external devices. It is however a great little play, use it alot, suggest getting an additional usb power pack, extends the play time. www.newtrent.com sells some good ones, sometime great sales
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It worked for mine quite well. Not sure will be working for you or not. My laptop is flat as well which has no DVD drive.
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I don't believe that this monitor (or any monitor) will display through a usb connection. You will need to use vga, rca,rgb, dvi, or hdmi. your best bet with a laptop is either hdmi or vga.
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Yes,it can read external usb hard disk, we have tested with the 1TB seagate hard disk, and also can play videos on disk directly. also it support RMVB, you can use "MX PLAYER" to play the RMVB video.
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Unfortunately I haven't been able to do anything with DVD drive. It won't play dvd's, cd's I too have a HP Envoy touch that did not come with a DVD/CD drive. I haven't been able to figure it out yet.
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It plays DVDs (not blueray) and avi movies saved to your usb drive. According to the manual it will convert the songs on a music CD to music files on your usb drive but I haven't tried it. Has output to your TV for HDMI and composite video.
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I have windows vista and onlydvd/cd drives. I used the external USB 1.44 to read disks I've had for years. It did the job I needed it to do. It did not read all the information on the disks as software has changed for the software I used back then.
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Does anyone have any recommendations for purchasing an external CD/DVD drive? Will any one do?
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The usb port is just a port. Not a driver. It can play videos though your computer, DVD player, etc. It will not play directly from a thumb drive.
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It's not a problem to power an external HD on this USB port. DVD? Sorry, not sure about that. Never tried.