Can this device connect to a Wire Hard drive or a WD Personal cloud and stream movies?
604504
ES File explorer will allow you to access network drives and then stream files. It will also connect via FTP to "cloud" drives.
604505
yes it can but this device is much to slow to stream any movie and connecting a hard drive to it takes some time to open.
946575
the WD TV Media player has a usb access on the side which you can connect your hard to or you can access media on your computer through the wifi network. I have windows seven and it is not user friendly, although I got it to work it takes a while to set and not worth the head ache. So I just transfer movies on to my portable hardrive then plug it into the WD player. hope that helps. Menu is very slow though but it works.
520557
Yes, you can use this device as a personal cloud that you carry with you. Just remember to limit its access by locking down the wi-fi with a password. It will work within 30 ft of the device you are accessing it with. Learning to movie files back and forth is not well explained in the instructions but there are very good videos on line for how to accomplish this (its much easier than it initially seems). Its used in my experience for the very same thing you are intending to use it for and it works very well. The better part is that if you have more than i-device and or laptops and desktops, you can share the data between them via this wi-fi device.
2212062
Yes. And it can work as a personal Cloud Backup as well. Support Dropbox, Box and Drive integration too!
756295
Yes, it can. Streaming movies through it over WiFi causes frequent buffering, however all 4TB content is visible.
1331650
No it cannot. It can broadcast things from an existing hard drive but it will not store data itself. Also the range on this thing is terrible. 15 ft if you're very lucky. I returned mine and I even needed it, that's how let down by it I was.
1501706
Honestly, Robert, I've been using it for system backups/restores. I haven't tried it for streaming.
1668038
Probably yes, but the quality of the product is questionable. I bought one, and 4 months later, it suffer a catastrophic failure. The WD solution is better for the cloud idea.
946573
Yes if your WD HD is connected to the wi fi . If your HD has USB. You can connect that to the WD TV play USB input and it will play from there with out Wi Fi.
558615
Short answer, yes.That's actually what it's made for and works great. You may also love the DLNA option as well if you have digital media you wish to share over your network.Movies and music can stream strait to your smart TV or any DLNA compatible media player from the NAS.If you have an Android device and plan on storing digital movies on this for network streaming, check out "media house pro"Great combo
2206384
Idk about a straight hard drive install. Not sure how you would access the files. I do, however, regularly connect my computer/iPad to the tv thru an HDMI cable. I can watch files on the unit or stream from the internet.
2080495
I don't own a WD TV HD Media Player since it has been replaced with WD TV Live Hub which I do own and what I use the Airlink for. I use the Airlink to wirelessly access my home network and for accessing Netflix etc. If you are looking to connect your device to your computer or network wirelessly this may work. I would suggest you contact Western Digital technical support to find out if it will work for your particular situation. You may also ask a reviewer on the Amazon page for the WD TV HD Media Player. They may can better answer your question.
15559
Sorry, I have not tried that. I got this unit to use with my phone but it should be able to handle reading the external drive
2243862
The WD works with a Network wire. However, you can have a Wireless connection without a wireless Modem/Router.
1032036
I don't know. I use a seagate movie player to access my movies. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
335376
I am sorry, I am not specifically aware of that feature. If the Roku can mount a NAS device (shares on an external hard drive) you should be able to stream the video files to it.I store any number of video files on this drive and I am able to access the NAS via my LG TV, LG Bluray and Mac and PC and stream the video files. The Seagate also has Apps for the iPhone and Droid to access the files on the drive remotely. And you can send invitations to your friends and family to share the folders on the device for video streaming. I hope this helps.
1449903
Yes you can if it connects by USB. You can also connect over a network if the drive is shared and skip the wires.