Why wont my external hard drive work with my bluray but a my flash drive does?

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Michael

i have a bunch of movies on my computer and i put them all on my external hard drive and when i tried to plug it into my blu ray it doesnt show up. but when i put a movie on my flash drive it shows up. how can i get my hard drive to show up on my blu ray? and if its not possible is there any storage device for the player? i have a dynex blu ray player and i love it. it does a bunch of apps and the loading time is very fast for blu rays.

Answer
Most televisions and BluRay players cannot work with a USB based hard drive. I suspect it is something about the power requirements but I am not sure.

You probably want a small media server that works with USB HDD's like the Roku or Western Digital Live box. These box's connect directly to your HDTV with HDMI cables.

What is a decent Blu Ray Player to buy?

The Nights

Im looking for my first blu ray player. I would like wifi, but no 3d. Something that has decent loading speed. And I'd Like to keep it fairly cheap without sacrificing quality. Any suggestions?

Answer
Believe it or not the Sony PS 3 is still the buy in blu-ray players. It takes some time to properly setup all the audio video setting in the menu (which makes a big difference in the picture quality) but its a good player. You can set it up for auto-play just insert and starts playing. The only other thing is it uses a bluetooth remote which must be purchased separately.

Kevin
40 years high end audio video specialist

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