touch Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Hi I have an older LED TV that I want to use in a guestroom. One use would be to play movies from a hard drive connected to the TV. Unfortunately this TV doesn't have any USB connections. I was wondering if it would be possible to Watch movies with some kind of HDMI to USB female adapter? Does anyone have any idea if this is possible or if there is any other way to connect the HD to do this. Tia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiMaai Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I'd suggest a media player box. You can get "dumb" ones that just play files from a USB stick or network share or a "smarter" Android box that you could load some apps on. media players Android boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touch Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 I'm aware of the android box/media player option. Thing is I want to keep this as user friendly as possible and the intended user is already familiar with playing from a connected HD. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poosmate Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 You may find the tv does not have a media player built in so will be unable to play directly from HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touch Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 I wasn't aware that one was needed to just play files from an HD, but you might have a point.. Otherwise would something like this work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poosmate Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Yes that would work. The telephone is the media player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touch Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Right, but I had intended to use an HD instead of the phone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiMaai Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 What you are trying to achieve is probably impossible. You are going to need to use some kind of external device which has the capability to play the media files. The TV most probably does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I use one of these. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Full-1080P-HD-Media-Player-3-outputs-HDMI-VGA-AV-inputs-USB-SD-HDD-B/323002668012?hash=item4b347593ec:m:mgbkyvYwBmfzLI7TMeoXHZQ:rk:7:pf:0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touch Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 @giddyup that looks like what the doctor ordered. ???? Now to find it on Lazada or Ali. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 minute ago, touch said: @giddyup that looks like what the doctor ordered. ???? Now to find it on Lazada or Ali. Thanks I bought the same thing from Lazada, I have two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touch Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Would you happen to have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, touch said: Would you happen to have a link? https://www.lazada.co.th/products/top-topregal-full-hd-mini-hdmi-1080-hd-usb-mmc-i275077834-s437726393.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.9.56da117590QxBh&search=1 If you search for Mini full HD 1080p video player you should get a few hits. Prices vary. They all come from China, Lazada doesn't have any locally. I got mine in about a week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touch Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Thanks a lot. I'll order tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touch Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 I ended up buying a cheap Android box, will have to install another launcher and make the UI as friendly as possible. Thanks all for your help much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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