- Aug 7, 2009
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THE SITUATION:
I have a Samsung UN55F6400 55" Smart TV. I use it mostly for watching movies in .mp4, .avi, or .mkv format. I either load the movies onto a USB stick and plug it into the back of the TV, or I stream movies over the network from a Windows 8 PC I have set up to serve media files.
THE PROBLEM:
I NEED to have the subtitles ON while watching movies. This is not a problem when I play a movie from a USB drive plugged into the back of the TV. The subtitles work fine. However, when I play the same movie file, streamed over the network, the subtitles won't play. I have tried so many different approaches to get the subtitles to play... I have renamed files. I have tried serving them from a different computer. I have changed folders and directories. Nothing matters.
THE SOLUTION
I need a machine that can serve both as direct access storage (plugging into the USB port of my TV) as well as network storage, so that I can download, serve, or share my files. This way (since the computer is plugged directly into the USB port of the TV) I would be able to see the subtitles when a movie is playing.
I have seen lots of articles on how to build NAS machines. Personally, I want to go with FreeNAS if possible. I have also seen a few (not as much) articles on how to build DAS machines. But I have never seen anything explaining how to combine the two. I am no computer genius, so I might be overlooking something simple. I can build Windows machines all day long, but that's the extent of my knowledge. Any help would be appreciated
I have a Samsung UN55F6400 55" Smart TV. I use it mostly for watching movies in .mp4, .avi, or .mkv format. I either load the movies onto a USB stick and plug it into the back of the TV, or I stream movies over the network from a Windows 8 PC I have set up to serve media files.
THE PROBLEM:
I NEED to have the subtitles ON while watching movies. This is not a problem when I play a movie from a USB drive plugged into the back of the TV. The subtitles work fine. However, when I play the same movie file, streamed over the network, the subtitles won't play. I have tried so many different approaches to get the subtitles to play... I have renamed files. I have tried serving them from a different computer. I have changed folders and directories. Nothing matters.
THE SOLUTION
I need a machine that can serve both as direct access storage (plugging into the USB port of my TV) as well as network storage, so that I can download, serve, or share my files. This way (since the computer is plugged directly into the USB port of the TV) I would be able to see the subtitles when a movie is playing.
I have seen lots of articles on how to build NAS machines. Personally, I want to go with FreeNAS if possible. I have also seen a few (not as much) articles on how to build DAS machines. But I have never seen anything explaining how to combine the two. I am no computer genius, so I might be overlooking something simple. I can build Windows machines all day long, but that's the extent of my knowledge. Any help would be appreciated
16GB is not 2TB ..lol
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