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I have an AC2350 Router and wish to attach USB portable Hard Drives to Router to play on Roku Media
I have an AC2350 Router and wish to attach USB portable Hard Drives to Router to play on Roku Media. Not sure how to set that up. I am not computer savvy at all so step by step instructions would be appreciated. I have portable USB drive with stored media (Movies, TV Shows, Documentaries) would like to connect to router to play on Roku Media Player.
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The problem comes down to "i'm not savvy with that".
Some roku's need a certain format to stream a downloaded movie because they don't have the CPU power to transcode.
This isn't true of all of them but many do. So if you don't have your media in the proper format, they don't play.
When you say "i'm not savvy with that", it makes me leary of the route you're taking.
I'm sure we can add the drive and get it setup for you. Whether it'll work how you want is another matter.
A better option might be for running a media platform like Plex or Emby.
They scan the media, load photos of it, can handle transcoding if loaded on a decent enough computer, and tend to be a little smoother for home users.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/readyshare_usb_storage_access.aspx
All my Media files are MP4.
WooBear22 wrote:
I have an AC2350 Router ....
Which one? AC2350 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with an AC tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
Look at the label on the device for the model number.
One of the R7500s?
