can you watch video from an external hard drive: i do not want to download video to my hard drive, so i want to get an external hard drive, so it does not slow down my computer. i heard the 1tb toshiba will not let you watch video, it just stores it....
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There are devices available, that will help you to do it - USB Portable Media Players. It connects to the TV and you just need to plug in the portable drive into it to be able to watch the movies on TV. I personally have an Iomega screenplay media drive that is an external hard drive with capability to plug into tv to watch the movies.
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Yes, external HDDs can be used, with varying degrees of success. They must be FAT32 formatted. I don't think a NAT will work, as the storage must be "Mass Storage Class Bulk-Only Transport". I don't believe a NAT HDD is compliant with that USB spec, but that may depend on the NAT. I own the DV-970HD, which has only USB1.1 and therefore is too slow to stream Divx encoded video from an external HDD. I'm getting the 980H to see if that problem is resolved with the USB2.0. The jury is currently out on what possibilities exist for streaming video to the 980H over USB. &gt;&gt;EDIT&lt;&lt; I have received the 980H and successfully streamed divx and xvid video over USB from an external HDD and flash drive. I experienced minor stuttering once when using a flash drive, but that was likely the fault of the flash drive being somewhat old and not particularly fast. A USB HDD works great. Note that there is a 700 file maximum due to hardware restrictions, so very large drives with a huge library of music, pics, or videos will likely not function as one might like. File browsing is rudimentary, but effective.
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I am a little technically challenged but if I buy the small ACER mini laptop and purchase an ecternal drive, which sounds like you connect with a usb cable, can I take this external drive with me on trips and watch DVDs or is this external drive large and not portable, which would defeat my purpose of carrying a mini laptop. Please help!
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I got the Toshiba-branded multidrive from a Radio-shack, and it works, but I'm sure any external burner will do. The only thing to remember is that Windows Explorer won't list the drive unless you stick some media in - even a blank disc.
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This unit has a USB port which can be used to display your photos/movies, provided they are in a format compatible with the WD player . It won't read any other external storage device such as a hard drive on your PC. If you are watching photos/movies using the USB port, you don't have to be connected to the internet.
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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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No. You can not watch videos as it does not have inbuilt media player. Though it has picture viewers and you can see images, movies can't. You will have to use external bluray or media player to watch movies.
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Yes, this item records the video inside to an internal HDD. But some kits goes without this HDD, so check it twice!
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Yes I use a Toshiba Canvio 1.0 TB USB 3.0 Basics Portable Hard Drive - HDTB210XK3BA(Black) . Can record up to a few weeks for a couple cameras after you configure the motion recording in the camera setup. When hard drive gets filled it will record over it self. I also have the hard drive hidden behind a lock door for it does not get stolen or tampered with in case of breakin.
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No, unfortunately not. An external drive is pretty cheap. I bought one when I bought the computer.
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I've had mine now for about two years and have a 3TB Seagate External hard drive attached to it via the USB port. The 3TB model has an external power connection. Thus, it is not powered by the USB port. Having said that, I use mine for watching my movie collection that I have converted from VHS and DVD to mp4. I have had no issues accessing the drive nor using the Sony remote to scroll through files and find the content I want. A nice upgrade would be if the USB port were a USB 3.0 versus a USB 2.0, but as-is, it works fine for me.
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Yes I put all Music Videos and movies on the hard drive plugin it .Then from my cellphone or my tablet I can watch all movies when I parked the car at parking lot and waiting for my wife go shopping.One thing if you want to change the hard drive you need to break the clip otherwise when you lock it you can't change HD.
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No, you can only install an external HD and yes the video out put is great but dont know if it is blueray quality, that would depend on the video source, the connection etc.
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No but you can add a hard drive. It cost $40 activation fee and that's it. The drive has to have its own power source. We have three VIP211Ks each with its own hard drive. Get a good hard drive, your saved videos will go away when the drive quits working.
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none that i have found. just keep in mind that u won't get exactly 160GB,s of free space, because the drive had to be programmed ie formatted in order to be used. but u should have ample space for your videos.
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I can't confirm a 2tb drive but I have a 1tb Toshiba canvio portable drive that works. I plug it directly into the smartstick and it get's it's power from the stick. Just load up your movies, music, pics and it will detect it automatically.
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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 (>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.