Playing backed up DVD from HDD on TV

[scap99]

Ok. So I've got some of my DVDs backed up on a portable HDD.
How do I play these files on my TV?

Do I need a media player or is there a software type front-end or OS I can install on the HDD?




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[Eli]

Older laptops & older TVs usually have S-Video connections.
Newer laptops & HDTVs usually have HDMI.
I use and old (2005-ish) computer as a media center hooked up to an older (2001-ish) tube-type TV.

Eli

 

[Fighta1337]

also , PS3 or any other wireless media player device usually with work on your network. i have a sony bravia tv and it came with a media sharing deivice so i can run movies strait from my dvd player with wireless , my computer and my gf's tablet. honestly getting a used
PS3 for like 150 bucks is a steal, dvd, blue ray, internet capable, media sharing, and of course video games when your wifes not lookin !

 

[Tejano Scott]

See if VLC helps you out. I use this on my mac, and I know there is someway to play it on my TV using an HDMI.

VideoLAN - Official page for VLC media player, the Open Source video framework!

 

[TheDan]

Unless your TV has a USB port and is capeable of reading media files, then you'll need some device to play the movie and send the video to the TV. I've hooked up laptops to TVs before like Eli described. Also used modded xbox to load movies off a network drive in the past. Currently I use my Wii.

 

[mroper]

My TV has a VGA port on it so I can connect a laptop to it just like a monitor. Check the back of your TV and other devices connected to it for the inputs they have.

 

[scap99]

Turns out both the TV and BluRay player have a media player built in.
I'll have to format the HDD to ntfs or fat for it to read though. Going to try it out this evening.

VLC is good, and I've used it for years without any issues. I'm being a bit lazy in that I don't want to tie up a computer to watch a movie. So here's to hoping I can get the devices I have to read a mkv file.


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[Eli]

Are you trying to play through your network or what?

Eli

 

[scap99]

Ok, formatted the HDD as exFAT, don't have NTFS support on my iMac at the moment.
didn't work.

I don't know if it's the fact that it's a HDD vs a thumbdrive, but I'm bout ready to just go buy that WD TV Live box. Buddy of mine has one, and likes it real well.

NAS would be great, but no, I'm just trying to plug into the USB on the devices and play a movie that way.

 

[Eli]

I'm bout ready to just go buy that WD TV Live box.

That's actually what I was going to suggest!

Eli