What can the network connection do? Can you attach a NAS device: Can you hook up an external USB hard drive to play movies or use the network connection to connect to the Internet / NAS for movies.
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Yes to both questions, John. The currently installed codecs can't read all popular formats, but for those that work, you can copy the movies to a USB drive and play them from that attached device. You can also install Samsung's DLNA server software on your home computer and start serving files from your My Documents almost immediately. Or you can use a DLNA-supported NAS device and read your files from that device. I am hoping that the codecs and firmware will be updated often to bring the capabilities more up to par with many other popular formats. I'm having so-so success across my various stored formats, but VOBs (DVD build files) and avi files seem to play okay. My mp4 files generated by Handbrake are not working out as I had hoped, but the firmware on my NAS device apparently is part of that problem. This is emerging technology and it pays to keep all software and firmware up to date to keep abreast of updated capabilities. The information is scattered widely, so keep searching often as well.
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You'll have to have something turned on. What device would be accessing the files other than your computer?There are devices other than a desktop or laptop that could access files via the usb port. You could move this from your computer to the other device. It is not a network drive, but some wifi routers have a usb port to make drives and printers network accessible. Failing that, WD's Mycloud line has inexpensive network drives.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EVVGAD0/ref=twister_B00GHJFREW?_encoding=UTF8&p;sc=1
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I used to use DLNA, but now I ONLY use the network connectivity.If I had an external HD directly connected, it might be more helpful since I think the WDTV has some indexing features when using DLNA, but all my files are now on my NAS.
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I am just about 100% certain that you cannot plug this directly into a computer. It's not a mass storage device like any kind of external hard drive. If the three different workstations talk to each other on the network, might as well have them talk to the Synology NAS (Network Attached Storage) using the network.
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No you cannot attach a USB drive directly to this NAS. But a better approach would be to attach the USB drive to your desktop and run automatic backups from your desktop.
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The drive shows up as a network drive but you should be able to install programs on it. If you just want an external drive to install programs on you wouldn't need this network drive. You could do that on any external hard drive that is not networked. You would only need this drive if you wish to have access to your files and data while away from your computer say on a laptop or other desktop computer. Hope this helps. uspilot
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Hi, unless you connect the drive using a usb cable you will need wifi connection to use the drive. The drive itself provides wifi connection as it is a router. You of course will not have Internet access but will be able to transfer files and play media unless and existing Internet connection is active to a. ccess both the drive and Internet
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I have not done this BUT, according to the setup manual:"...You will be able to access files from a USB external hard drive or thumb drive that is plugged into the router from your local network or from the Internet using either a web browser or an app for your smartphone or tablet..." so I don't why the other two respondeers said no to you.
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It depends what you want to do. If you want to watch movies or listen to music from a flash drive or portable hard drive you can do that. Anything else requires an internet connection.
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Thanks for your question. This wonderful piece will communicate with a NAS or PC using DLNA. I don't believe that it will connect directly with a hard drive. The complete users manual is downloadable on the manufacturer's site. This is a wonderful shopping tool. This is a fantastic sounding receiver. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Marantz dealer.
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In theory, you should be able to; but in practice, I cannot say for sure since I do not have a Smart TV to test this theory out. If you already have the capability to play HD movies from your computer through the Smart TV, then the odds are more in your favor. Once you connect the external hard drives to your computer, then it should be just a matter of selecting your new NAS drives as the source.
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It connects wirelessly to your home network (for your TV and your hard drive). It connects via USB to your hard drive to store your content.
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I don't really know the answer... but I don't think it was intended to work that way. If you plug in the hard drive into the USB and then plug in the Ethernet connector and not hook up the computer, I don't think there's a built in server or anything to directly access the hard drive over the network.
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Short answer - don't know. There is nothing in the documentation to indicate you can. The USB port seems to be only for extending the drive space. I would say it is not intended to be connected to a computer via USB connection. Mine is connected via the wireless network and it works fine.
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I have mine connected via network and also attached to that network is my NAS and it works great. From reading the manual you can also connect the NAS straight to the media player via USB, Ethernet, or SATA and all should work. As for the BD3D ISO it should play with no issues depending on how your media is being fed to the box. If over network your network has to be strong (Wi-Fi may not cut it).
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I believe that the intention behind the USB ports is to connect external hard drives to add to the available space, not workstations. If, by, workstation, you mean other personal computers, then those are meant to connect via the network.
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You can connect to a pc and share files, but more importantly, you can connect to a usb hub (preferably powered) and plug ext HD, Keyboards, anything and it will see and use it.