Can you play videos(avi, mp4, etc..) on a usb thumb drive or external hard drive?
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You can but it has to be through a laptop or the receiver that you would connected to the projector with an HDMI cable. You cant just plug the drive into the projector itself.
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Yes but you will need a device to stream it with. I use a WD player that you can connect a hard drive to, and the player has a HDMI output that you can connect to the projector... Hope that helps
1520158
I have never tried to play movies/videos flash drive via usb port; so, I don't know if it can. I recommend looking at Samsung's website for the television specs & allowable inputs.
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I am not a tech guy, but I have been unable to play 4k content using USB. Toshiba said that the USB drive can only recognize flash (Fat32) and that only holds up to 4 gigs. A 30 second clip is about 4 gigs. I believe you can loop it though.
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I bought 2 from a car stereo store and tried to play videos from both. When it didn't work I did some research and learned they will only show pictures from the SD and USB. huge bummer. manual says: USB supports: MP3 and JPEG files only and will NOT support: BMP, M4P, WAV, ASF, H.264, DivX, WMA.
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It may, but the speed constraints of USB1.1 will mean the playback would be choppy, with audio and video out of sync. I can't even get a Divx encoded file to play from a USB drive without some amount of glitches.
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The Philips website info says it plays mp4s but nothing about USB connection. I have have never tried to do so.
595225
I am guessing that you mean does this one have a port for a USB thumb drive and what type of video does it play? This one doesn't say it has a USB port, the model HW180STB does and will play .mp4 video but now .wmv or .mkv s
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Yes, although I never used it. The directions stated that you can play movies from the usb port.
2064775
Good response. I would caution against an external HD for video (music and other relatively small files are fine). I have a Iomega external and I am unable to use it with my video editing software (I am unsure why). Also my external drive will not support files larger than about 4GB (videos).
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You can use pretty much any USB external cd, DVD, or bluray burner or player. The drivers are usually preloaded so there should be no issues.
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I cannot specifically say that a "USB Player" will be recognized. I plugged in a thumb drive and it worked. I have also plugged in an external hard drive through a "Blac X" (USB) and it works flawlessly. I assume that any standard USB device will be recognized and therefore should work. I read the first comment about lousy product and service. That has not been my experience. I emailed a question about using thumbnail displays and received a prompt reply the following day that addressed, and answered, my specific question - it was not a generic automated response.
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Yes to view jpg (JPEG ) pics and some video formats but does not support save or record (to USB ) functions.
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Yes you can. A USB flash drive functions like a hard drive or extra memory. Once you plug it into your USB port, you can download music , video or photos. Works as an extra storage device up to 256 GB.
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Of course you can play any AVI directly from an USB pen drive... works perfect!!!I only have a doubt, have anyone tried to play any AVI from a portable Hard disk (USB 2.0) ?
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From what I've read you can only do pics and music through the TV's USB port, however the VIZIO VBR133 3D Blu-ray Disc Player, again from what I've read, does play video from thumb-drives or etc. Can't be absolutely sure on either count as I don't own them (yet) but I've read up a lot on them and that's been the general consensus.
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What I did was converted anything I wanted to watch to avi. Thru a program called format factory. N make sure ur usb flash drive is no bigger than 4GB. Or else it won't work.
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I've played avi and mkv by connecting my external hard drive to a usb port. They were played well but the subtitle integrated in my mkv files couldn't be read.