can this (Sony BDP-S590 3D Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi) access hard drive connected to the router?
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No it cannot by itself. The unit will only stream from your main hard drive inside your computer (usually drive C:). You can stream from an external hard drive connected to your router if you have a media server program that was included with your router's software or with a third party program such as Twonky. However, the formats the player will read are limited and even then it may not read those formats.
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If the NAS (Network-attached-storage) is DLNA-compliant, it should be accessible by the Sony player. If it is NOT DLNA-compliant, it is still possible, but not as assured. Also note that some DLNA equipment is certified for only photos and music (cannot guarantee the bandwidth of videos).
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No, only the internet connections from your hard drive. The previous response sounded about right. You need an external hard drive or drive C but that will work. I don't care that it doesn't access my entire Hard Drive because I only use the DVD player for the 55" Wide Screen RCA LED TV with all the bells and whistles. I've got a 27" wide screen ASUS Monitor connected to my laptop, and that's enough satisfaction for me. TV for me isn't meant to mess with my entire hard drive, just entertainment and with that, it's fantastic. Certified Life Coach
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Not natively. I suppose you could hook it up to a wireless bridge but that's just a pain.If you want a wireless Blu-ray player then I would suggest finding a different one.
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I have mine connected via network and also attached to that network is my NAS and it works great. From reading the manual you can also connect the NAS straight to the media player via USB, Ethernet, or SATA and all should work. As for the BD3D ISO it should play with no issues depending on how your media is being fed to the box. If over network your network has to be strong (Wi-Fi may not cut it).
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I don't have a wireless blu ray device. This is just like a wifi hotspot. If your device can connect to a wifi router then it sure can connect to this extender. good luck
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Yes, it will show up in your local explorer under network/router if you attach it to the router. works as just another drive if it is attached direct.
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Yes, you can use it as a wifi router only - the internal hard drive is optional. You won't be sorry with the speed of this - it's excellent!!
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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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The drive app will see the folders; how it interacts w/ your ethernet question is unknown. It should work, but ... connectivity is diceySorry I cannot be more specifici
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Depends more on the brand. I have a 3 TB Western digital my book essential. It seems to support it as it recognizes it over the network. Currently streaming via DLNA is problematic though but that is more of an issue with the firmware than the hard drive. I believe if you google the netgear webpage there is a listing of supported drives.
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it will work with high end D-Link routers... not older versions. For 3TB you will need to make sure you have the newest firmware. You need to download it from their site before it will recognize higher than 2TB disk drives.
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you can connect blu-ray drive with sata port on motherboard with a Pata port, but as i can see the bandwidth is not enough to watch movies from BD.
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i have only used a 3d blu ray player for my 3d efforts... however i can still get wifi outside and could potentially use this on the patio where mine is installed at. thus if you do find an answer to this i would like to know. i currently have a netgear hub with 4 2tb drives that store my music and movies its on my home network so its available on almost any device that see's my network that would be a good opportunity for me to upgrade laptops and get 3d via that as well... have fours sets of glasses and they all work great so i can only imagine if what your asking works. thanks E
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Yes it is a Network drive that plugs into your router, NOT your computer It can be accessed from any computer on the network and files, music, photos etc can be sharedEasy to set up and use I have a 2TB duo & 3TB duo set up with a mirror driveFiles stored on one auto back up to the second drive
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I'm not sure. Interesting application, so the whole network could access the drive, but I think you'd have to reach out to the manufacturer for that one.
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Nope, just link it to your router, I had no problems with this unit, I am still using it today, no problems.
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No. Its only connection is thru the USB type thumb looking drive. Will not interfere with router.
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Yes, but because it doesn't have wi fi built in, you will either need to run an ethernet cable to it from where the router is, but if you have a wireless router, use can use a wi fi extender that allows you to plug an ethernet cable into it to the blu ray player or use a powerline ethernet adapter to connect an ethernet cable to the blu ray (that will run the Internet to other areas of your house using the power grid & power outlets in your home). The last is the best method I found, as the wif fi extender would drop signal sometimes, but the powerline adapter doesn't & gives me a better connection.