I've bought this device several years ago and it's worked fine on my laptops. Can I plug it on a TV that has USB entry ports to read DVDs?
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The TV would need to have a video player program installed onboard such as a smart TV, check your user manual. I would just get a cheap DVD player, they are very low in cost these days.
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Sorry...I don't have a TV. I use my computer to download all my cable video entertainment from the internet and watch videos on my monitor. However, I'm sure you will need some kind of a portable "multimedia player" installed on the Toshiba hard drive to play audio/video files on a smart TV. I took a look at a LG TV and it had both 2.0 and 3.0 USB ports. So unless the TV has "multimedia player" capability of its own you are going to have to bring in this capability from the Toshiba hard drive. You might want to take a look at DVico's Slim S1 [combo hard drive & multimedia player...] this unit connects usb/hdmi to a TV.
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That I don't know. I've only streamed from the internet. I believed it has the capability to hook it up to the TV and view things, but I'm not sure about that. If it can play music and open the USB, I don't see why it couldn't do that too.
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It has a standard HDMI port on one side; if your TV has this then it will work. These kinds of things aren't brand specific. HDMI is universal as USB. Now if you're trying to connect something with a big port to the TV, then this may not work. The small port is for something that uses that head.
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I have tried to play all types of vides formats through my LG TVs and dvd player usb ports but they will cannot recognise any files on this drive. What am I doing wrong here? I have formatted the device, there is no software installed on it. Playback works fine on my laptop and galaxy tab. :-(
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No, it probably won't for a few reasons. One, this will require drivers that your television PROBABLY can't support. Two, the USB on most TVs is usually, but not always, for factory diagnostics and loading of firmware.
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Hello - I am not sure of the answer. It depends how much the TV is "like" a computer that has USB ports. I recall the first time I plugged it into my laptop, the system went off and found and installed some driver for it, that took the usual 10-20 seconds. I am guessing this automatic driver install "just happens" as part of the way USB ports behave. Worth a try anyway.
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Yes you can. It has additional inputs (RCA Type) for a DVD/TV components. I use it on my Toshiba As a sound bar. The I-Pod Touch on top is also a nice touch.
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Hi LaQuinta, if you are pertaining on connecting this Sony DVDirect Express on a TV to watch DVDs, apparently it will not work. You needed to have a camcorder that supports USB mini for you to connect this device. Then the camcorder will be connected to the TV. Hope this helps. -Ely
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I have never tried to play movies/videos flash drive via usb port; so, I don't know if it can. I recommend looking at Samsung's website for the television specs & allowable inputs.
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No. The TV cannot decode a Blu-Ray (or DVD) disk. You must either connect a stand-alone player or Blu-Ray capable PC to read and decode the disk and output the signal to the HDMI port on the tv. To confirm, I plugged my external USB optical drive into the USB port and was unable to read the disk at all.The USB port is intended to read and decode media files - typically avi, mp3, mp4 and mkv directly from a flash or laptop hard drive. This also works for 3d files in the side-by-side or over-under formats.
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I tried to use USB keyboard and USB Mouse by just plug in into TV's USB port. It worked fine.
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It depends. Your laptop will need to have an output compatible with one of the available TV's inputs.
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You do need to have a usb port on your tv. If you don't, I'm not sure if there is a work around. Paula
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Don't think that's possible. Pretty sure you need the USB port - plugged directly into my DVD player's USB port.
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Hi, It is very easy to use. Just plug into the USB ports on your laptop and activate/play your DVD (note that this player comes with a double USB port connector, so it is helpful if your computer system has double USB ports side by side, if not, it will be helpful to get a multi-USB port device).
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I don't know. You do have to download the "Broadcom drivers" and install them. If you are plugging in to the usb port on your tv you may have a problem. I don't know if you can load drivers into a tv usb port. I have an RCA 47" that will NOT allow this. Most tvs will play media sources but not "saving" any file types to the tv. There are media players out there that will take wireless keyboard adapters / drivers ie. Apple, KD Links, etc. Check w/ Samsung.