connect computer to smart tv

altheperson · Dec 21, 2013

I have a samsung smart tv. I want to connect a hard drive to it. The hard drive does not have a hdmi port, only usb. Is there a way with a smart tv to do this?

RealBeast · Dec 21, 2013

Read your manual carefully -- it will have a table of formats and of USB device types that the specific model supports. Some will accept a USB HDD, others will only accept a USB memory stick. Some can deal with NTFS, and others cannot. The newer it is the more likely that it will access a USB hard disk drive (i.e a HDD in a USB case).

The full manual for all Samsung TVs is available for download from Samsung support.

For example, I bought a new 40 inch a few days ago (UN40EH5300F) and it will use a USB HDD, although it is recommended that you use an external power adapter. I have a two year old UN55D8000 that can only use USB memory sticks.

You can also access the drive contents if you attach it to a computer and install the AllShare software that you can download from Samsung support.

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