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how can I watch my media content from the hard disk attached in the router to my smart tv
i have a netgear n600 router (WNDR3400) in which i have connected a portable hard disk. now I would like to access the hard disk from my samsung j5500? is there any way for it? i want to access it directly without any pc.
Try connecting the hard disk directly to the TV's USB port.
That's the best way to do it. Even if your router supports DLNA it can be a pig to configure on a TV. And USB will always be faster, especially if your TV uses wifi anywhere in the chain.
Re: how can I watch my media content from the hard disk attached in the router to my smart tv
USB is best for streaming to the TV but it'll be a pain to move the hard disk back and forth between the TV and a PC in order to put more movies onto it. The next best thing is to get real NAS with a built-in DLNA server.
USB is best for streaming to the TV but it'll be a pain to move the hard disk back and forth between the TV and a PC in order to put more movies onto it.
Depends on how often you need to move the USB drive, and if you are prepared to pay >£100 to buy an empty NAS enclosure. Add another £100 or so for drives and that would buy plenty of USB space.
Re: how can I watch my media content from the hard disk attached in the router to my smart tv
While a ReadyNAS isn't the cheapest solution, I find it much better than shuffling USB drives.
If you pick a platform capable of transcoding, then the NAS can also help with media compatibility (allowing you to play DTS audio w/o an AV receiver turned on, etc).
Re: how can I watch my media content from the hard disk attached in the router to my smart tv
And faster since a nas drive can use the whole 1gb pipe were a usb drive may be limit by the model and which usb standard you are using.
The slowest sata hard drive sata 1 can do 1.5 gb the newest standard of sata can do 6gb give or take a little depending the drive and processing power of the nas.
