2014-07-25, 14:54
i dont have a meda centre or dedicated pc for media, and i dont want to leave my pc running 24/7 for when watching my films.
I currently have everything on portable drives which plug straight into usb on tv, but the file management is messy.
Can i install XBMC to the portable drive so it acts as a library on the drive and i can then just plug into the tv as usual, scroll through the library on xbmc and select my file to play?
I also do have xbmc on my android phone, so if it can be done that way then its fine also, but i need to be able to play the film onto the tv somehow...which i couldnt when i tried the android version, it just played on the phone as i didnt get an airplay option.
As you can tell i am knew to this and xbmc may not be right for me but its does look good.
I currently have everything on portable drives which plug straight into usb on tv, but the file management is messy.
Can i install XBMC to the portable drive so it acts as a library on the drive and i can then just plug into the tv as usual, scroll through the library on xbmc and select my file to play?
I also do have xbmc on my android phone, so if it can be done that way then its fine also, but i need to be able to play the film onto the tv somehow...which i couldnt when i tried the android version, it just played on the phone as i didnt get an airplay option.
As you can tell i am knew to this and xbmc may not be right for me but its does look good.