I want to connect my external hard drive (full of movies) to the TV. Looking at the back of my Sony Aquis TV it has 2 HDMI ports only. Do u think I can use this lead and will it work!!!
1817033
Only if your external HDD has a Display Port connection. This is similar to, but not the same, a HDMI connection.
1817034
You only have to look and verify your external hard drive port and if it fits, it will be ok then.
1817035
See response from jlukeraid. Just know that this is not a standard HDMI to HDMI cable.
1817036
Yes, this should work. My lenovo laptop has displayport and the other end goes to back of tv to hdmi port, so as long as your external harddrive has display port, it should work.
661239
I have no experience with HD. I would ask your question on an HD forum. There, I bet you would get an answer. Good luck!
1792135
There is no USB out. There is only a USB in for connecting external hard drives. If you dont want to connect to your tv via HDMI, you can connect via component cables (traditional red, yellow, and white cables). But if you hook-up with component cables,I'm pretty sure your resolution won't be higher than 480p.
558779
I have purchased several of these devices, but have not opened any. Dont know if its worth the risk. Purchased a Tripe Mate Elite by HooToo, which is a wireless router that lets you connect an external hard drive (&gt;1TB), do pass thrus, etc. Check this device in Amazon and read reviews. Cost was pretty minimal $40. Then you can have several HD's and used the one you want. Need to check the movie whether MP4, or what, has some limitations.
974902
Thank you for your interest in our products. This will not work with external drives/hard drive devices, it will only work with thumb drives.
1109699
That was my original intent but was not good for that. I got the USB and SD card adapter for my Samsung tablet and phone (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VBCSVI/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&ps;c=1) and it worked beautifully. My tablet did not have a USB port so I had to use the adapter to make the power plug into a USB port. For an external hard drive, as long as you have a USB port on your iPad you should be fine with the female-to-female adapter as shown here, if not you will need a USB adapter. Hope this helps.
909588
Yes it will play Blue Ray files. And yes it will Work with a 2TB external drive.
2148676
I love that idea, that was the reason I got this OTG cable, I wanted to turn my S3 into a portable media player. You can use your slimport to connect to an HDMI port or get a micro usb to HDMI cable, your choice, if you already have a slimport, great, if not, micro usb to HDMI is relatively cheap. I also recommend downloading VidOn media player, it is even capable of playing blu ray movies. The OTG cable can act as a host and peripheral simultaneously so it won't be a problem, but the media player you use may have issues so give VidOn a try. I have even heard of people using a powered USB hub to connect multiple devices and a TV, but remember that you're still limited to the amount of bandwidth of the BUS so don't so crazy and connect too many high bandwidth devices.
246916
To answer my own question - I purchased a media bridge HDMI Cable off Amazon & it worked just fine. Now with that being said, I actually never needed to buy this cable. The H FS100 is a flash drive - I purchased a Transcend card w/ a USB Reader & if you have a DVD or Blu Ray Player w/ USB slots - your good to go. FYI - I was going to purchase a Blu Ray player, but it was better to go w/ a Sony PS3. Not only is it a Blu Ray Player, but it has 2 USB Slots, plays video games & you can surf the Web with it. Hopes this help someone else!
658735
Yes, you can connect an external hard drive. It plays many types of media formats, mkv, avi, mp4, wmv, flv. though it isn't the greatest for flv. It does not have a netflix app.
2218005
I'll plug in my external hard drive and see. My only concern would be the slower USB 2.0 port. I have a 3 terabyte drive inside the AIOS and I play Blu-ray iso files all the time. I'll rip a disk to folders instead and put it on the portable drive that will connect via the front USB port. I'm copying a set of Blu-ray files to the player today, so I'll see how well it works versus .iso.
558777
I have purchased several of these devices, but have not opened any. Dont know if its worth the risk. Purchased a Tripe Mate Elite by HooToo, which is a wireless router that lets you connect an external hard drive (>1TB), do pass thrus, etc. Check this device in Amazon and read reviews. Cost was pretty minimal ±$40. Then you can have several HD's and used the one you want. Need to check the movie whether MP4, or what, has some limitations.
1029522
Each USB output port can easily handle a USB 3 current load ( which is Greater than USB2 Current load. If your External Drive strictly operates from the USB3( or USB2) data cable that also carries power, it should be able to deliver and operate it. No harm will be done try it. ( Note many External large hard drives also require a separate external DC power connection. Check and refer to your Hard drive manual for it's specification and connections. Good Luck. BobNaz
1979845
You have to put a jump drive in there, in the back. * 2GB seems to be the best idea, minimum. * But you can't use just any jump drive, because the slot is deeper and more narrow than you typically find on electronics (thanks a lot, Sony). * And (as if that wasn't annoying enough) I just got one to fit, but the 350 still won't recognize it. * Look at the owners manual, and there is a page about external memory where they suggest a Sony product by a specific serial number. I think that's what I am gonna try. * At the end of the day, the BD-Live content looks to be a lot of nonsense, but I've gotten sorta Ahab/Moby Dick about this task, and will pursue it to pointless depths. Good luck.
1827255
not sure why you would want to use with a TV. This is an empty case holder for a user provided 2.5" hard drive. If you loaded it with an appropriate Hard Drive it would connect to a PS3 but the PS3 ports for USB are only USB2 not USB3. It would still work but not as fast as USB3.
2048375
Well it depend if u have enclosure sure you can do it if ur smart tv have usb entrance and support external drive Usb, if you bought it sure you can, but if u are thinking to buy it better get a regular hard drive more cheap and also more space to put it like external drive. You should give more details about your smart tv for know if this have internal hdd and other things that will help for give you a better answer.
2197505
You can order an adapter easier. Check Amazon for a 800 to 400 They are so cheap and easier to carryI was looking into this myself except I have a few three port external HDs and I just use that set upEasy either way. The cables will recognize... I do it all the time in the above situation.