ATV2 and external hard drive

freak1 · 2012-03-21 19:09

Hello all,
Hoping for a releif here. I have an external hard drive with videos and movies. I'm trying to connect it to my PC and browse on my ATV 2/XBMC. Is it possible to do this way? What do I need to do to make it work perfectly so that I won't run out of storage on my PC hard drive. Btw I'm using Win 7 Ultimate X64. External hard drive is FAT32.
Any guide or help is appreciated.
Thanks

**Memphiz** · 2012-03-21 21:33

eye cancer because of your really big and really red signature dude ...

i would try to share the drive via windows file shareing aka samba ...

freak1 · 2012-03-22 04:48

Alright dude no more signature eye cancer..... Didn't realize that I can connect my external HDD straight to my Smart TV. Hassle free enjoy......
Anyway thanks for your reply.

**Ned Scott** · 2012-03-22 12:25

Get a Pogoplug. They're about $30 and give you 4 USB ports and connect to your local network via ethernet. Or get a router with a USB port.

bbdor · 2012-03-23 03:30

I have an netgear router with usb port, an external hdd(from old lap top) with movies, music,photos, etc.. attached to it. I use samba to configure the share now I can have access to all my media from any device in my network ; my captivate,atv2,xbox360 and of course my pc. The thing I like is that my pc does not have to be on to stram my media.

june green · 2012-03-23 07:10

(2012-03-22 12:25)Ned Scott Wrote: Get a Pogoplug. They're about $30 and give you 4 USB ports and connect to your local network via ethernet. Or get a router with a USB port.

it is a good idea.

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san2000 · 2012-03-23 08:12

(2012-03-21 19:09)freak1 Wrote: Hello all,
Hoping for a releif here. I have an external hard drive with videos and movies. I'm trying to connect it to my PC and browse on my ATV 2/XBMC. Is it possible to do this way? What do I need to do to make it work perfectly so that I won't run out of storage on my PC hard drive. Btw I'm using Win 7 Ultimate X64. External hard drive is FAT32.
Any guide or help is appreciated.
Thanks

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Haohmaru · 2012-03-24 00:25

This could be really the solution if I'm on vacation or something and have no PC or laptop with me just the atv2.
But how can you connect to it ? I don't see samba listed. I guess you would need a special ios or android app.
Also I wonder if there would be buffering issues with 720p material.

Memphiz Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 7,691 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 91 Location: germany	2012-03-21 21:33 Post: #2 eye cancer because of your really big and really red signature dude ... i would try to share the drive via windows file shareing aka samba ... AppleTV2/iPhone/iPod: HowTo find debug logs and everything else which the devs like so much: click here HowTo setup NFS for XBMC: Wiki NFS HowTo configure avahi (zeroconf): Wiki Avahi READ THE IOS FAQ!: iOS FAQ
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bbdor Junior Member Posts: 11 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-03-23 03:30 Post: #5 I have an netgear router with usb port, an external hdd(from old lap top) with movies, music,photos, etc.. attached to it. I use samba to configure the share now I can have access to all my media from any device in my network ; my captivate,atv2,xbox360 and of course my pc. The thing I like is that my pc does not have to be on to stram my media.
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Haohmaru Senior Member Posts: 183 Joined: Sep 2005 Reputation: 0	2012-03-24 00:25 Post: #8 This could be really the solution if I'm on vacation or something and have no PC or laptop with me just the atv2. But how can you connect to it ? I don't see samba listed. I guess you would need a special ios or android app. Also I wonder if there would be buffering issues with 720p material. (This post was last modified: 2012-03-24 00:40 by Haohmaru.)
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