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Hello,
I bought a Verbatim 320GB external hard drive, a friend put some movies on it, and I thought I could read them with the USB cable, but I can't. The problem is that I believe I didn't buy the hard drive; does it need to be multimedia? Also, I don't know what cable is needed to connect it to my Grandin LCD TV.
Is there anyone who can shed some light on this? ????????????
One more small question: will all USB drives work with LCD TVs???
Thank you very much!
Kisses, Béa.
I bought a Verbatim 320GB external hard drive, a friend put some movies on it, and I thought I could read them with the USB cable, but I can't. The problem is that I believe I didn't buy the hard drive; does it need to be multimedia? Also, I don't know what cable is needed to connect it to my Grandin LCD TV.
Is there anyone who can shed some light on this? ????????????
One more small question: will all USB drives work with LCD TVs???
Thank you very much!
Kisses, Béa.
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To light a candle, you need to use a match or a lighter!
Well, if you're using an external hard drive, you'll need something that can read its contents. By default, that’s a computer, but sometimes, depending on the products, it could be a TV, a DVD player, or even a Blu-ray player. However, it will then need to be of a specific size, in a specific format...
Generally speaking, if you want to read files on a home entertainment device (TV, hi-fi system, home cinema), you would more likely use a multimedia hard drive rather than an external hard drive because the latter is not primarily designed for multimedia but for storage.
Now, as I mentioned earlier, it can happen that if a TV or DVD/Blu-ray player is equipped with USB ports, they might be able to read all or part of the content from an external or multimedia hard drive via the USB port. But you must carefully read the instructions of the product receiving the hard drive to properly adapt the drive.
On the connectivity side, aside from certain TVs/DVD/Blu-ray players that can use all or part of the drive to read certain files, a USB port is generally used ONLY to connect to a computer because, initially, USB ports were designed to connect peripherals to computers easily, hot-swappable (without necessarily having to turn off the computer), so plug and play. Therefore, to connect a peripheral to a computer, one would use USB, SATA, e-SATA, FireWire, or a few other rare connectors. If it’s to connect to a hi-fi/video device, then cables designed for that purpose would be used, such as jack (headphone jack), RCA audio and/or video, SCART, YUV, or HDMI.
It may be that if you connect a product like a DVD/Blu-ray player/multimedia hard drive, with certain or even all connections, that you need to first (well, after plugging in the cables!) press a button on the product or its remote control to tell it to use such and such output. => Refer to the product manual to know how to connect and use the connections used.
There you go, hoping to have shed some light, good luck.
Feel free to ask if you need more questions/clarifications.
You'll notice that there are words written in blue. Click on them and you'll get information about those words that might help you further.
Well, if you're using an external hard drive, you'll need something that can read its contents. By default, that’s a computer, but sometimes, depending on the products, it could be a TV, a DVD player, or even a Blu-ray player. However, it will then need to be of a specific size, in a specific format...
Generally speaking, if you want to read files on a home entertainment device (TV, hi-fi system, home cinema), you would more likely use a multimedia hard drive rather than an external hard drive because the latter is not primarily designed for multimedia but for storage.
Now, as I mentioned earlier, it can happen that if a TV or DVD/Blu-ray player is equipped with USB ports, they might be able to read all or part of the content from an external or multimedia hard drive via the USB port. But you must carefully read the instructions of the product receiving the hard drive to properly adapt the drive.
On the connectivity side, aside from certain TVs/DVD/Blu-ray players that can use all or part of the drive to read certain files, a USB port is generally used ONLY to connect to a computer because, initially, USB ports were designed to connect peripherals to computers easily, hot-swappable (without necessarily having to turn off the computer), so plug and play. Therefore, to connect a peripheral to a computer, one would use USB, SATA, e-SATA, FireWire, or a few other rare connectors. If it’s to connect to a hi-fi/video device, then cables designed for that purpose would be used, such as jack (headphone jack), RCA audio and/or video, SCART, YUV, or HDMI.
It may be that if you connect a product like a DVD/Blu-ray player/multimedia hard drive, with certain or even all connections, that you need to first (well, after plugging in the cables!) press a button on the product or its remote control to tell it to use such and such output. => Refer to the product manual to know how to connect and use the connections used.
There you go, hoping to have shed some light, good luck.
Feel free to ask if you need more questions/clarifications.
You'll notice that there are words written in blue. Click on them and you'll get information about those words that might help you further.
Thank you very much, frederic76, for lighting my candle with or без fire!! lol!
In any case, I will try to check out an HDMI cable, then I will see.
Good evening, and thanks again.
Kisses, béa.
In any case, I will try to check out an HDMI cable, then I will see.
Good evening, and thanks again.
Kisses, béa.
If I may offer a piece of advice for choosing a cable:
it's really a jungle out there, and even an expert can get tricked. Indeed, especially before (but still for some types of cables), to get quality, you had to pay a price. However, for HDMI, it's a mess to be clear, even for an expert (at least for now, hoping it improves later)! With HDMI, it’s not always necessary to pay hundreds of euros to get the best cable, and you shouldn't pick the cheapest one which will be too limited. You just need to get a "good cable."
How do you know if a cable is good or not? It's quite annoying because it's not clear, hence the mess! A good cable would be a shielded cable (to avoid any interference), gold-plated (to prevent metal oxidation and thus better signal conductivity, especially in the long term), with a high bandwidth or rather with the highest possible bandwidth close to the current limit of 13 Gbps (the more bandwidth a cable can handle, the better the image and sound will be because it won’t be compressed or slowed down as much compared to a cable limited to say 3-5 Gbps. You can really see the difference on Blu-rays because the bandwidths are significant. But if it's a movie on a multimedia hard drive in high definition, it will be the same), and if possible at least 1.3a or even 1.3b and even better 1.3c.
Indeed, HDMI cables, unlike other cables, are upgradable, so on the market you find old cables, new cables, and among them, there are honest brands and others that aren't, like those that don't put any information on the boxes to avoid raising suspicions that they are selling an old cable at a high price which is quickly obsolete or limited, and that's where it gets misleading and anyone can be fooled if they do not research properly beforehand.
A somewhat limited or first-price cable can still display/supply the image/sound, but the quality difference with a much better cable will be striking.
I wanted to tell you this so you don’t end up with either a first-price cable or an overpriced cable for an outdated model.
For my part, I have seen the differences both in quality and in terms of longevity (cables that died 6-7 months later due to oxidation). I spent astronomical amounts given the equipment I have at home and I eventually found a small, cheap, flexible, shielded cable, 1.3b, 13 Gbps, gold-plated. In short, it's almost the best for the lowest cost and it lasts! Here’s where I buy it: http://micro-informatique.fnac.com/a2615971/Accessoire-console-de-jeux-Accessoire-Console-de-jeux-Snakebyte-Cable-HDMI-1-3-pour-PS3?Mn=-1&Ra=-5000&To=0&Nu=8&Fr=0 as proof that you don’t necessarily have to pay the most for a HDMI cable to get the best.
However, I do have a caveat, even if you don't care about quality, never take the first-price option, you'll regret it very quickly, either due to its quality limitations or its longevity which will only last you a few months.
And another piece of advice: if you have a home theater, it’s better to connect the hard drive to an HDMI input on the home theater receiver (if you have an HDMI input on it) and then from the HDMI output of that home theater receiver to the TV.
And here’s a little informative lesson on HDMI where I learned quite a bit myself: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Definition_Multimedia_Interface
There you go
hoping I’ve helped you correctly, happy reading and have a good evening.
If you need anything, don’t hesitate.
it's really a jungle out there, and even an expert can get tricked. Indeed, especially before (but still for some types of cables), to get quality, you had to pay a price. However, for HDMI, it's a mess to be clear, even for an expert (at least for now, hoping it improves later)! With HDMI, it’s not always necessary to pay hundreds of euros to get the best cable, and you shouldn't pick the cheapest one which will be too limited. You just need to get a "good cable."
How do you know if a cable is good or not? It's quite annoying because it's not clear, hence the mess! A good cable would be a shielded cable (to avoid any interference), gold-plated (to prevent metal oxidation and thus better signal conductivity, especially in the long term), with a high bandwidth or rather with the highest possible bandwidth close to the current limit of 13 Gbps (the more bandwidth a cable can handle, the better the image and sound will be because it won’t be compressed or slowed down as much compared to a cable limited to say 3-5 Gbps. You can really see the difference on Blu-rays because the bandwidths are significant. But if it's a movie on a multimedia hard drive in high definition, it will be the same), and if possible at least 1.3a or even 1.3b and even better 1.3c.
Indeed, HDMI cables, unlike other cables, are upgradable, so on the market you find old cables, new cables, and among them, there are honest brands and others that aren't, like those that don't put any information on the boxes to avoid raising suspicions that they are selling an old cable at a high price which is quickly obsolete or limited, and that's where it gets misleading and anyone can be fooled if they do not research properly beforehand.
A somewhat limited or first-price cable can still display/supply the image/sound, but the quality difference with a much better cable will be striking.
I wanted to tell you this so you don’t end up with either a first-price cable or an overpriced cable for an outdated model.
For my part, I have seen the differences both in quality and in terms of longevity (cables that died 6-7 months later due to oxidation). I spent astronomical amounts given the equipment I have at home and I eventually found a small, cheap, flexible, shielded cable, 1.3b, 13 Gbps, gold-plated. In short, it's almost the best for the lowest cost and it lasts! Here’s where I buy it: http://micro-informatique.fnac.com/a2615971/Accessoire-console-de-jeux-Accessoire-Console-de-jeux-Snakebyte-Cable-HDMI-1-3-pour-PS3?Mn=-1&Ra=-5000&To=0&Nu=8&Fr=0 as proof that you don’t necessarily have to pay the most for a HDMI cable to get the best.
However, I do have a caveat, even if you don't care about quality, never take the first-price option, you'll regret it very quickly, either due to its quality limitations or its longevity which will only last you a few months.
And another piece of advice: if you have a home theater, it’s better to connect the hard drive to an HDMI input on the home theater receiver (if you have an HDMI input on it) and then from the HDMI output of that home theater receiver to the TV.
And here’s a little informative lesson on HDMI where I learned quite a bit myself: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Definition_Multimedia_Interface
There you go
hoping I’ve helped you correctly, happy reading and have a good evening.
If you need anything, don’t hesitate.
Hello, thank you for your advice, and I have another little question, yes again!!!!!! I'm sorry to take more of your time.
So here it is, since I'm not really knowledgeable about computers, and I generally don't have much luck!!!!
My external hard drive is a VERBATIM 320GB portable hard drive USB 2.0. Is it worth buying a cable??? Because it doesn't seem to be multimedia!!
Wouldn't it be better for me to get a USB stick on which I could store movies and possibly watch them on my TV?
So my question is ????? What kind of USB stick should I buy, and are they all compatible with LCD TVs? My LCD TV is a Grandin LC3209WH.
Thank you once again, you can't imagine how much you are helping me, and I've learned a lot from you.
THANK YOU and have a nice day.
See you soon.
Hugs, Béa.
So here it is, since I'm not really knowledgeable about computers, and I generally don't have much luck!!!!
My external hard drive is a VERBATIM 320GB portable hard drive USB 2.0. Is it worth buying a cable??? Because it doesn't seem to be multimedia!!
Wouldn't it be better for me to get a USB stick on which I could store movies and possibly watch them on my TV?
So my question is ????? What kind of USB stick should I buy, and are they all compatible with LCD TVs? My LCD TV is a Grandin LC3209WH.
Thank you once again, you can't imagine how much you are helping me, and I've learned a lot from you.
THANK YOU and have a nice day.
See you soon.
Hugs, Béa.
"Here it is, given that I'm not very knowledgeable about computers and that I generally don't have much luck!!!!" no worries, we've all been there at the beginning!
"My external hard drive is a VERBATIM 320GB portable USB 2.0 hard drive, is it worth buying a cable??? because it doesn't seem to be multimedia!!" If it's not multimedia, then in principle it likely won't have any outputs for hi-fi/video but only computer inputs/outputs, so just USB, possibly FireWire and/or eSATA. But given its age, I doubt it has eSATA.
So you have a choice:
1°) You take the manual of your television and look at the section for the USB port on it and see what the USB port on the TV can be used for. Does it only serve for updating the television? Can it read files and if so, which ones? Will it accept a hard drive in FAT32 and/or NTFS (disk format you can see by going into My Computer)? And will it accept all or part or not at all the large sizes of your hard drive (some only accept a few gigabytes from USB sticks, others accept hard drives of over 500GB...) ? Based on that, you will either change the structure of your disk by formatting it to a certain format and/or modify/create copies of each movie/music to put them in a format readable by the TV... but that might be tedious afterwards.
or
2°) You buy a multimedia hard drive, copy your files onto it, and you will use a hi-fi/video cable designed for it, preferably HDMI to get the best image and sound.
or alternatively:
3°) You remove the "case" (the enclosure) of the external hard drive you have and put your hard drive into an empty multimedia hard drive enclosure (but copy your files somewhere else first to prevent data loss) and then, instead of having a "simple" external hard drive, you will have a multimedia hard drive, still usable on a computer as an external hard drive but with, for the TV, all the equipment, integrated software, and connectivity to listen/watch your files on the TV, home theater, hi-fi system...
"Wouldn't it be better for me to get a USB stick where I could put the movies and possibly watch them on my TV?" As mentioned above, you should first read the manual of the TV to find out what the USB port on it is for and if it's not just for updates, what format, size, and types of files it can read or not. Although it has decreased a lot, it would be a shame to buy a USB stick that you couldn’t use fully or partially!
"So my question is???? what kind of USB stick should I buy and are they all compatible with LCD TVs, my LCD TV is Grandin LC3209WH." According to what I found, but you need to really check the manual (which I couldn't find online because it's a pretty obscure brand, let's say low-end), the information says, according to the sites, that either there is no USB port on it, or it is only for firmware updates. So it is very likely, unless the websites are lying, that the USB port cannot read multimedia on it. Take your manual and you will have a definitive answer.
"Thank you once again, you can't imagine how much you have been a help to me and I especially learned a lot of things with you." You're welcome, we're here for that.
"My external hard drive is a VERBATIM 320GB portable USB 2.0 hard drive, is it worth buying a cable??? because it doesn't seem to be multimedia!!" If it's not multimedia, then in principle it likely won't have any outputs for hi-fi/video but only computer inputs/outputs, so just USB, possibly FireWire and/or eSATA. But given its age, I doubt it has eSATA.
So you have a choice:
1°) You take the manual of your television and look at the section for the USB port on it and see what the USB port on the TV can be used for. Does it only serve for updating the television? Can it read files and if so, which ones? Will it accept a hard drive in FAT32 and/or NTFS (disk format you can see by going into My Computer)? And will it accept all or part or not at all the large sizes of your hard drive (some only accept a few gigabytes from USB sticks, others accept hard drives of over 500GB...) ? Based on that, you will either change the structure of your disk by formatting it to a certain format and/or modify/create copies of each movie/music to put them in a format readable by the TV... but that might be tedious afterwards.
or
2°) You buy a multimedia hard drive, copy your files onto it, and you will use a hi-fi/video cable designed for it, preferably HDMI to get the best image and sound.
or alternatively:
3°) You remove the "case" (the enclosure) of the external hard drive you have and put your hard drive into an empty multimedia hard drive enclosure (but copy your files somewhere else first to prevent data loss) and then, instead of having a "simple" external hard drive, you will have a multimedia hard drive, still usable on a computer as an external hard drive but with, for the TV, all the equipment, integrated software, and connectivity to listen/watch your files on the TV, home theater, hi-fi system...
"Wouldn't it be better for me to get a USB stick where I could put the movies and possibly watch them on my TV?" As mentioned above, you should first read the manual of the TV to find out what the USB port on it is for and if it's not just for updates, what format, size, and types of files it can read or not. Although it has decreased a lot, it would be a shame to buy a USB stick that you couldn’t use fully or partially!
"So my question is???? what kind of USB stick should I buy and are they all compatible with LCD TVs, my LCD TV is Grandin LC3209WH." According to what I found, but you need to really check the manual (which I couldn't find online because it's a pretty obscure brand, let's say low-end), the information says, according to the sites, that either there is no USB port on it, or it is only for firmware updates. So it is very likely, unless the websites are lying, that the USB port cannot read multimedia on it. Take your manual and you will have a definitive answer.
"Thank you once again, you can't imagine how much you have been a help to me and I especially learned a lot of things with you." You're welcome, we're here for that.
Wow!!!!! You're super fast.
Thank you for taking your free time to reply to me, so apparently the fact that my TV is a budget model means that the different ports don’t work, especially the USB one, which is the most likely to interest me.
Well, I’ll try to find a firmware update to try to make the most of my TV.
Indeed, I just went through the manual of my TV but if I don't want to know anything, it's written on it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One more little question, do you think that with a USB stick, if I plug it into my son's PS2, I could watch movies? That might be the easiest thing to do if it works, because I tried the hard drive but the PS2 didn’t work (hard drive not multimedia)!
Thanks, have a good day.
Kisses, Béa.
Thank you for taking your free time to reply to me, so apparently the fact that my TV is a budget model means that the different ports don’t work, especially the USB one, which is the most likely to interest me.
Well, I’ll try to find a firmware update to try to make the most of my TV.
Indeed, I just went through the manual of my TV but if I don't want to know anything, it's written on it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One more little question, do you think that with a USB stick, if I plug it into my son's PS2, I could watch movies? That might be the easiest thing to do if it works, because I tried the hard drive but the PS2 didn’t work (hard drive not multimedia)!
Thanks, have a good day.
Kisses, Béa.
The first prize doesn't mean bad, far from it. It's just that some products have specifications, connections, and functions that are sometimes reserved for one thing and not another. On my new brand TV, I have a USB port, but it only serves for firmware updates. Personally, I don't care about USB ports since I have 19 multimedia hard drives at home (cinephile and photographer among my passions!) and they are all connected to each other and hooked up to the home cinema, which then outputs the image to the TV.
The best thing for you would be to buy a multimedia hard drive; you won't be bothered after that.
Firmware updates often bring improvements on the software side but won't give you more functions or possibilities.
As far as I know, no for PS2, but I believe PS3 does accept external/multimedia hard drives.
The best thing for you would be to buy a multimedia hard drive; you won't be bothered after that.
Firmware updates often bring improvements on the software side but won't give you more functions or possibilities.
As far as I know, no for PS2, but I believe PS3 does accept external/multimedia hard drives.
Thanks, I'll follow your advice, I'm going to buy a multimedia hard drive, and then I'll be at ease!!!
Once again, have a great day, your passions are awesome!!!!!!!!!!
I'll leave you now, looking forward to hearing from you!!!
And especially one thing I forgot, Happy New Year to you!
Bye, and hugs, Béa.
Once again, have a great day, your passions are awesome!!!!!!!!!!
I'll leave you now, looking forward to hearing from you!!!
And especially one thing I forgot, Happy New Year to you!
Bye, and hugs, Béa.
Thank you, likewise.
And follow my advice on the HDMI cables, if you get one with this kind of connector.
And one last point, don't buy a bottom-of-the-line multimedia hard drive because you will be really limited and disappointed when it comes to playing certain files, mainly high definition ones like compatibility with MPEG4, H.264, MKV... or simply the resolution of the photos, which will be limited in display and/or impossible to view if it exceeds a certain resolution. So get one that’s already ready for that, even if you don’t necessarily use all the functions/formats offered there; they will be useful very quickly.
And follow my advice on the HDMI cables, if you get one with this kind of connector.
And one last point, don't buy a bottom-of-the-line multimedia hard drive because you will be really limited and disappointed when it comes to playing certain files, mainly high definition ones like compatibility with MPEG4, H.264, MKV... or simply the resolution of the photos, which will be limited in display and/or impossible to view if it exceeds a certain resolution. So get one that’s already ready for that, even if you don’t necessarily use all the functions/formats offered there; they will be useful very quickly.
I do not despair of someday watching the 200 movies that a friend recorded for us on an external hard drive.