usb function can this tv play movie files from usb port? looking for quality 55" tv with internet, dont need wifi as i have a network cable handy.i i am having a hard time finding this info on tv's. i want to play kids dig cam movies. usb function can this tv play movie files from usb port? looking for quality 55" tv with internet, dont need wifi as i have a network cable handy.i i am having a hard time finding this info on... » Read More usb function can this tv play movie files from usb port? looking for quality 55" tv with internet, dont need wifi as i have a network cable handy.i i am having a hard time finding this info on tv's. i want to play kids dig cam movies. « Show Less
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The 3 USB ports are not active at this time. A promise has been made, some time ago, that a future update will cure that. Many are doubtful they will ever be used. Recommend using the USB from any number of HDMI connected devices; and work around in that way.
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OK so I am thinking about buying this TV. I am most interested in picture quality and price, but of course there is more to buying a tv. So can anyone here tell me if they have buyers remorse, and if so, what do you wish you had done instead??
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I have tried to ...other have stated they can but this sucker for some reason only goes wireless for me. I personally don't think it really has the high speed ports for it ...which sucks as it can be quite slow transferring large chunks of data compared to the older usb ports. That being said I find it's greatest function is allowing everyone in my house to access my movies wirelessly to watch. But be careful not much security once a person has access to it. They have access everything on it. So in short no.... not that i have seen. But for the price it's one of the best out there.
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If your TV set supports USB connection you should not have any problem. But this is rare. Normaly you need a HDMI cable to be connected to TV.
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No, you'll need to "rip" them first with a program like Joboshare DVD Ripper which will create a single "container" file that you can play via the usb port on you TV box or, in my case, I just plug it into my DVD player and select the USB entry button on my remote. The movie files are listed and you just click on the one you want to play. Nice thing about Joboshare is that by default it provides "jumps" every five minutes so that you can navigate quickly back and forth (the feature is adjustible). External hard drives like this are perfect for storing and playing media files.
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NO! This TV is not internet capable. The USB port is only for viewing image files, such as jpeg's. The HDMI ports are for DVR's ect. Sorry about that. There is no input to use as a computer monitor either. It is a very good TV. Hope this helps.
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Yes it will play videos from USB. Not sure of the formats, but I think it plays the standards.
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A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or you will have multiple files for each recording.(unless that is what you want)
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Possibly. It depends on the router. Some of today's routers do support a USB connection, but it is often limited in scope. Also, the connector on the router may be a different gender of what this is cable has. I would suggest to just use a flash drive (if the router supports it) and copy the movie to it, then move the flash drive to the computer to play the movie. Hope that provides you with the information you needed.
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You have to check the features off the Smart TV.Normally usb at TV levels are for pictures(cameras etc.) and mp3 music.streaming a High Resolution movie requires Caching and video related hardware. if Smart TV says it does mp4 then your movies have to be in that format. This USB is backward compatible. What you as is more off feature on the TV than this unit.If TV says it does avi,mp4 no problem. i have a cheap core2 duo optiplex and use Big Tv Screen as monitor,and watch anything i want. hope this helps
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Yes, although I never used it. The directions stated that you can play movies from the usb port.
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I'm not sure if you can plug an External USB device and play the files, you could however share your DVD/BluRay drive on your computer and play the files over the newtork (wired gigabit connection to be stable). It will play bluray/dvd iso or raw files. I bought a few 4TB externals and just created ISO files out of my blurays so I don't have to get up and get the disc, I can just select them from a list and play them.
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I don't know about questions 2 & 3, but as for question 1, no, the usb port is just for decoration apparently. I could not get a usb network attached drive to work, so called customer support. They said that this function does not work despite the claims that it is marketed with and even the description in the manual and on the box. They would not even say when or if there will be a firmware fix. Would suggest another brand.
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Yes you can play movies through the USB connection. In fact, you can connect a PC to the television and play them right from your PC.
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Type in the following at YouTube. Watch a movie on your TV from a USB drive.This video shows you how.
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I never try loading movies from USB and SD card, I always watch movie from DVD. My model is 4 years old so it does not have SD card slot.
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M, sorry, but I'm not going to be much help with this question. I stream off Netflix and Hulu. Also watch DVDs via a blu-ray player hooked to the TV via HDMI. There are 2 USB ports on the TV, however.
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I would guess no. Your tv would need software to play movies. So unless your tv explicitly states in the manual that it has the software to recognize and play dvd and bd's from usb, I would say no.