Hello all,
Hoping for a releif here. I have an external hard drive with videos and movies. I'm trying to connect it to my PC and browse on my ATV 2/XBMC. Is it possible to do this way? What do I need to do to make it work perfectly so that I won't run out of storage on my PC hard drive. Btw I'm using Win 7 Ultimate X64. External hard drive is FAT32.
Any guide or help is appreciated.
Thanks
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i would try to share the drive via windows file shareing aka samba ...
Alright dude no more signature eye cancer..... Didn't realize that I can connect my external HDD straight to my Smart TV. Hassle free enjoy......
Anyway thanks for your reply.
Get a Pogoplug. They're about $30 and give you 4 USB ports and connect to your local network via ethernet. Or get a router with a USB port.
I have an netgear router with usb port, an external hdd(from old lap top) with movies, music,photos, etc.. attached to it. I use samba to configure the share now I can have access to all my media from any device in my network ; my captivate,atv2,xbox360 and of course my pc. The thing I like is that my pc does not have to be on to stram my media.
(2012-03-22, 12:25)Ned Scott Wrote: [ -> ]Get a Pogoplug. They're about $30 and give you 4 USB ports and connect to your local network via ethernet. Or get a router with a USB port.
it is a good idea.
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(2012-03-21, 19:09)freak1 Wrote: [ -> ]Hello all,
Hoping for a releif here. I have an external hard drive with videos and movies. I'm trying to connect it to my PC and browse on my ATV 2/XBMC. Is it possible to do this way? What do I need to do to make it work perfectly so that I won't run out of storage on my PC hard drive. Btw I'm using Win 7 Ultimate X64. External hard drive is FAT32.
Any guide or help is appreciated.
Thanks
Hi all!
A good solution to the problem:
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Satellite-...ef=lh_ni_t
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This could be really the solution if I'm on vacation or something and have no PC or laptop with me just the atv2.
But how can you connect to it ? I don't see samba listed. I guess you would need a special ios or android app.
Also I wonder if there would be buffering issues with 720p material.