usb connection: How are the movies when played from an external hard drive?
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The quality will of course depend on the encoding (divx, xvid, etc.) but it works really well. The USB2.0 interface means there is plenty of bandwidth, a definite improvement over the 970HD's USB1.1. I haven't experienced a single stuttering video or audio file. There are a few limitations/things to be aware of: 1) Only 700 total files can be read from the external drive. 2) The unit will not always properly display or read the files in strict alphanumerical order. Files will *mostly* be in alphanumeric order. 3) Long file names will scroll when highlighted, but the scrolling is very slow. Naming files for quick identification is therefore important. 4) Video resolution for divx/xvid is limited to 720x480 (same as DVD). 5) Auto resume, introduced in a recent firmware update, will not function with HDD files. Other thoughts: When the unit powers up it will search for optical media first. If media isn't present, it automatically brings up the external HDD menu. I tend to take DVDs out of the player when I'm finished viewing so I don't have to go through extra remote clicks to access the HDD when I power it up later. The video and audio quality is excellent. The unit will upconvert the video, with results fully dependent on the quality of the encoding. Very high bitrate xvid looks spectacular. Navigation is fairly easy, with the caveats above. I'm perfectly happy with mine and I use the USB connection regularly. No regrets, and it was a heck of a lot cheaper than building an HTPC to do essentially the same thing.
2085199
The USB port only plays music (I believe in mp3 format) and pictures (in jpg). Movies don't work, unfortunately.
1105331
Can't say anything specific about DVD movies (you mean ripped files?) Performance has been great, just as you'd expect for USB3. I've also tested it's backwards compatibility with USB2 and it was fine. Overall, it's a very simple plug-and-play drive with no issues.
615413
Actually I can copy something to a disk, but I haven't tried to watch movies on this drive. The only thing is sometimes it just can be recognized by my laptop. And I have to try several times to make it to be recognized.
1474473
Yes I put all Music Videos and movies on the hard drive plugin it .Then from my cellphone or my tablet I can watch all movies when I parked the car at parking lot and waiting for my wife go shopping.One thing if you want to change the hard drive you need to break the clip otherwise when you lock it you can't change HD.
775051
My Coby TF-DVD7377 reads and plays USB flash sticks with no problem. The ones I'm using are an 8-gig Lexar (for video) and a 4-gig Dane-Elec (for MP3 music). I do not currently own one of the newer USB-powered external hard drives, so I cannot comment on that. However, this Coby player is able to read and play files from my five-year-old Western Digital 80-gig hard drive (the WD drive is powered by an AC adapter).
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I have MANY movies stored on it and I can watch them normally, no issues detected. Audio and video run smoothly. I have both Black and Green. I think you'll have no problems using Blue. It's transfer speed is: 6 GB/sJust an advise: the movies for an 80" display/TV should be downloaded in 1080p resolution (full HD), so that you don't get a grainy image. You can also store the movies in the HD, copy them into a pen drive, plug it on the TV and playback them directly from the pen drive, I do this every time I want to watch my movies. Anything else you need, please, feel free to ask me. :-) I have MANY movies stored on it and I can watch them normally, no issues detected. Audio and video run smoothly. I have both Black and Green. I think you'll have no problems using Blue. It's transfer speed is: 6 GB/sJust an advise: the movies for an 80" display/TV should be downloaded in 1080p resolution (full HD), so that you don't get a grainy image. You can also store the movies in the HD, copy them into a pen drive, plug it on the TV and playback them directly from the pen drive, I do this every time I want to watch my movies. Anything else you need, please, feel free to ask... » Read More I have MANY movies stored on it and I can watch them normally, no issues detected. Audio and video run smoothly. I have both Black and Green. I think you'll have no problems using Blue. It's transfer speed is: 6 GB/sJust an advise: the movies for an 80" display/TV should be downloaded in 1080p resolution (full HD), so that you don't get a grainy image. You can also store the movies in the HD, copy them into a pen drive, plug it on the TV and playback them directly from the pen drive, I do this every time I want to watch my movies. Anything else you need, please, feel free to ask me. :-) « Show Less
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I have not used that drive, but I have used a Western Digital 3TB USB 3.0 drive with no problem at all. No problem playing any format video that I have come across with the player.
2034093
This player is very basic if you connected a usb external drive it will play normal MPEG movies but will not copy to disk you need another model player for that
2115309
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.
445490
No you can't, must be external HD using the USB port. The quality is poor, the software is poor, I bought one and try to update the software and after that the HD player is not working anymore, do not buy it try another one.
348951
I have only streamed from an attached external hard drive. This works just fine.
2043019
Has anyone tried to connect an external HD to the USB port and saved their files?
1296741
you don't have to use an external DVD drive - sheesh! use Handbrake to convert or download an .avi/mp4 version of your movie and watch it via streaming network feed, off a USB thumbdrive, off your SSD, or off an SDHC
1714261
Yes. I have a lot of videos on an external drive connected with USB to this player, plays beautifully without any problems or hiccups. It supports almost all video formats and has no problems with 1920 HD videos. I have played mkv, mp4, avi, divx hd, xvid. All work great, it even supports multiple subtitle tracks on mp4 and mkv. Any USB stick or drive will work, I have a 500 GB drive which gets power through the USB port even. If you turn off the player it will also remember where you left off on the videos (yes, the ones on your external drive/stick). Works like a charm!
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I have not recorded directly to the flash drive, I transferred my files from home computer to the flash drive. Then I play the music through my radio system in the semi-truck and play the movies off my old laptop computer. The play back of the movie files is only as good as my copy of the the file. So if my copy is a good copy the movie plays back great, but if the file is not as good which happens sometimes the movie quality is poorer. I hope this answers your question.
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Cannot answer your question with a bit rate number but I have no trouble watching a movie stored on USB connected via the adapter. The adapter allows connection of a mouse and keyboard (not together) also.