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USB drive / home theater player compatibility issue

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Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -
Hello, I have a problem with some of my USB keys
I watch a lot of movies (I download, watch, and delete) on an LG Blu-ray player that has a USB port
Some movies I download are over 4 GB, making it impossible to copy them onto a "standard" USB key
I know the method of changing the USB key from FAT32 to NTFS, which I did...
Unfortunately, after that the NTFS USB key is no longer recognized by my Blu-ray player, which prevents me from watching the movies
For your information, I am on macOS Catalina
I am considering buying an external hard drive to consolidate all my movies onto one device (as I have 5 USB keys of 32GB filled with movies and it's not always easy to keep track)
I would like a device where I can store movies under 4GB and over 4GB without limits, and which is perfectly recognized by my Blu-ray player
Thanks in advance to everyone who will help me
Have a good day

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    Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 201
     
    Hello,
    The external hard drive is indeed the best solution, but check the manual of your player because often due to power limitations, we are limited to 500 GB

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  2. radler1407
     
    Thank you, Andy, for taking the time to respond to me
    I picked this hard drive
    https://www.mediamarkt.be/fr/product/_sandisk-disque-dur-externe-ssd-v2-1-tb-extreme-portable-orange-1935118.html
    I just read the manual but there is no mention of limitations for a hard drive,
    only a paragraph that says this

    This drive supports USB flash drives
    and external hard drives in FAT32 and
    NTFS formats when accessing files (music, photos, and movies). However, for Blu-ray content,
    only the FAT32 format is supported. Please use the USB flash drive / external hard drive formatted
    FAT32 or NTFS when watching Blu-ray content.

    If I understand correctly, Blu-ray quality movies can only be played with a FAT32 USB flash drive, which summarizes my main problem of not knowing how to watch movies with an NTFS flash drive

    Is there a difference in reading performance between a USB flash drive and a hard drive? Or is it the same?

    Thank you.
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  3. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 201
     
    I'm afraid that your reader won't be able to power a 1TB hard drive.
    For speed in reading/writing, a hard drive will perform better than a flash drive.
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    I call a spade a spade *
    *in French in the text
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    1. radler1407 Posted messages 5 Status Member
       
      I give my feedback after receiving my new external hard drive
      upon the first connection to the USB port of my player, indeed my player did not recognize the hard drive and its contents, so I had to format it and switch from FAT32 to MS-DOT(FAT) I specify that this is the designation on macOS
      after that, my player recognizes the hard drive and reads its contents without any problem
      so for the initial issue concerning the problem with movies over 4GB, I recommend splitting the files into several parts using a utility (I use Avidemux, which is free and easy to use) anyway, I will operate like this instead of dealing with USB sticks in FAT32 or NTFS
      my problem is solved, in any case, we found an alternative that works for me
      thank you very much
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      1. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 201 > radler1407 Posted messages 5 Status Member
         
        You're welcome, happy for you and feel free to come back if you have any other questions.
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  4. radler1407
     
    Ok, I did a test with an old hard drive of the same capacity and it worked on the player, so I think I will buy it anyway, and if it doesn't work, I will return it.
    In the meantime, I found an alternative to the original problem.
    I downloaded free software to trim the videos.
    So, for movies larger than 4GB, I can split them into 2 parts, each of which will be around 2-3GB (depending on the original size), so we're good to copy them onto a FAT32 USB stick and play them on the home player.
    As I said, I watch them once and then delete them.
    It requires a bit more manipulation, but as long as it works...
    After testing, it works well.
    Thank you very much for replying.

    I will keep you updated once the hard drive is received and tested for those who might be in the same situation as me.
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    1. brucine Posted messages 24865 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 172
       
      Hello,

      I do the same thing, the storage device is not the issue: it’s also the drive itself that can only read FAT32, so there’s no other solution but to split films larger than 4 GB.

      Remember that Windows cannot format a drive larger than 32 GB to FAT32, you need to use a dedicated utility.
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      1. Radler1407 > brucine Posted messages 24865 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Hello, thanks for the reply

        In what context formatting? For now, I don't need to format my USB drives or HDDs, but it's always good to know
        Do you have the name of this utility?
        Thanks
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      2. brucine Posted messages 24865 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 172 > Radler1407
         
        If your new disk can only be read by your drive in FAT32 format, you will need to format it to FAT32.

        I understand that if Windows cannot do this and that graphic mode utilities can be used in this regard (AOMEI Partition Assistant, Easeus Partition Master, live CD/USB Gparted...), you mentioned you are on MacOS, which I do not know the capabilities of in this regard.
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