Streaming content from X-ternal drive Does it stream content directly from my external hard drive without having to copy it to my laptop?
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No hard disk is needed but some models can have a usb hard drive that you put your own content on using your PC, such as mp3s or mpg content. The hardrive is plugged into the ROKU box. Unpotected content such as news or podcast can be recorded to your DVR. All content is streamed then composed to video for your TV. ( I am speaking of the ROKU box)
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Tim: Yes, it's direct.CAPG: It could be to share files via a hard drive. (movies pics or whatever) Or it could be to plugin a USB modem but I suspect the first. The manual will tell you.
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"...connect an external hd for sharing files..." You were right, thanks for the help!
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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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I have only used it to load things on my laptop so far. I really can't answer your question for now
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I have an external USB hard drive connected and it works fine. You can even play back files from the USB drive. I have a 1 TB external drive.
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I have not use it for that purpose. I used it to stream Video files from my hard drive to the media player in another room. It works great.
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Yes sir, assuming you have iTunes, Windows Media Player, or some other player installed on the machine to which this drive is cabled.
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No it does not, which has been a bit of a hassle as I don't have an external CD drive. Our other computer does have one though so I am able to get by downloading files on our other PC using its CD/DVD drive and then using our home network transfer to the Toshiba laptop
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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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I don't believe I saw that option. I have had issues with setting system up. I was excited when I purchased this, and when it arrived and we set up the quality was good, then when we went to set up to stream video we ran into difficulties, and reaching customer service is impossible. I have about given up with setting this up, and to top it off it does not come with hard drive nor the cd I had expected to aid with set up. The only thing that I can give information on is the video quality. So sorry I am of no help.
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No it does not. To remedy this I use a device called a WD TV Live Streaming Media Player Wi-Fi 1080p AVI Xvid MKV MOV FLV MP4 MPEG. This device plays internet content as well as accesses any files stored on your networked PC. I highly recommend it.
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No, as far as I know you have to use the app to move anything into the drive using it as a stand alone drive. I originally wanted to use it on locations and such but data transfer is slow and the interface is horrendous. I'm sticking to my laptop and cabled drives for the time being.
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This device is first and foremost for connecting your computer to a wireless network. It will not necessarily connect to a cable, satellite or over the air television connection. However, once connected to the internet or a network (such as one in your home), it is fast enough to allow for HD content to be transmitted. I personally have connected it to a WD TV-Live box, which then connects to my home network. I can then stream Netflix or video files I have on a computer on my home network.
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Have you tried plugging a flash drive into the player? I was unable to stream BD-Live content until I did this - the flash drive provides a storage place for the data.
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There are several free apps for that; it depends on if you want the Mini-PC to do everything or if you capture on a PC and then playback on the mini. Playback works (OK) but to do the whole thing is tricky, but can be done with a high speed enough connection, USB 2.0 may not cut it.The Mini-PC is not very stable from a wireless point of view it lost the signal many times while I was trying to stream from a local NAS box via wireless. For the current price, I recommend a ROKU for steaming and a custom (software) Rasberry Pi for the capture device.Good luck!
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Yes it streams from a NAS drive with no computer as long as the drive supports DLNA. I have had this about a year and it works fine. One note on your question, I run Windows so I can not speak for Apple. I would assume as long as the NAS supports DLNA it will work.
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You can install apps Directly into the unit so then you don't need the computer. There a apps for ftp, torrents, etc. I think you can't daisy chain them because they need USB interfaces to increase capacity and the unit doesn't work as a USB drive.
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I have 2 units In 2 locations. One is used with a WD Mycloud 6tb drive. The other with a 4tb Seagate cloud drive. I copy to them and back them up us a NAS. I stream from them using the built in DLNA server. They work great for me.
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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.