What File System Is Best for a Tv to Read

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• #1

My Phillips tv doesn't read exfat hd but I need to make information technology read them because I accept big video.mkv files. Any suggestions? Thx

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• #2

Hey there, axeff88.

Unfortunately, if the Television set doesn't support the exFAT file arrangement, you can't make it read the files from the HDD. Check the Television receiver's specs, to encounter which are the supported file systems. If it supports NTFS, go the files off of the drive, reformat it with the NTFS file system and transfer the data back to the HDD.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD

• #3

Hey there, axeff88.

Unfortunately, if the TV doesn't support the exFAT file system, you can't make information technology read the files from the HDD. Check the Boob tube's specs, to meet which are the supported file systems. If it supports NTFS, get the files off of the bulldoze, reformat it with the NTFS file system and transfer the data back to the HDD.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD

• #4

Thx. I don't like ntfs because my mac doesn't handle it very well. Is in that location whatsoever kind of gadget to adhere to the tv that can read exfat, similar android keys or a BluRay reader? Tin this be the only 1 solution?
Thx

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• #five

I'thou non very familiar with the "android keys" y'all are talking about and equally for the BluRay readers, equally a Western Digital emplyee I can't really suggest a specific device or model, but at that place might be some which can practise the task. Some other pick would be the so called media streaming box. Check out different types of brands and models to come across if any of them back up the exFAT file organization, so that you can connect your HDD to the gadget and stream the content to the TV.

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• #6

Thx. I don't like ntfs considering my mac doesn't handle it very well. Is there any kind of gadget to attach to the goggle box that can read exfat, similar android keys or a BluRay reader? Can this be the but one solution?
Thx

Plus I highly incertitude Any Tv set deal with NTFS.

Am smirking considering that'southward what people want to do, simply plug in the Hard disk into the TV, and BAM, cheap streaming media. Unfortunately TV vendors simply give you enough to become you hooked.

Start off, for large files, >4G or so, you lot have no option but to use NTFS or Mac native. All those fat, fat32, exFAT apathetic-blah start complaining when you go >4G

Then you demand a streaming server betwixt the Hd and the Telly. Since you mentioned Mac, if you format the HD for Mac native, you can hook that puppy up to the dorsum of your Aerodrome Farthermost, a little slow, but it works.

For full-blown abode theater implementation, y'all really want an honest-to-God NAS server and perhaps an HTPC.

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• #7

Hey jsmithepa.

You have some pretty practiced suggestions, just I'd accept to disagree on some things. Most TVs nowadays support NTFS (due east.g. mine does), then if @axeff88 decides to get this way it still might be a viable option, but it's all-time to check that with the Goggle box's spec sheet. Although exFAT is non my first choice when it comes to file systems, I've never had an issue with it, when it comes to files bigger than 4GB.
Otherwise I really similar your suggestions about the HTPC and the NAS. But this all comes to personal preference and budget.

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. Nearly TVs nowadays support NTFS

They do now? Great.

My experience though, people don't purchase Idiot box with the express purpose of using its Hd media capability. They buy a TV so go, "oh it has a USB port, oh I tin can plug an Hard disk drive to information technology, FREE feature!" and so find out all these limitations, and actually something, oh my TV tin can do this... rather than a characteristic they utilize everyday. DLNA which Television rely on for media playback, hope am not belongings to outdated info here, is simply enough, once more, to show, oh I can practise this, rather than an everyday, an honest-to-God Abode Theater gear up. Recollect how to update HD, it'southward pretty much read-only, think codec limitations. apathetic-blah.

exFAT is not my first choice when it comes to file systems, I've never had an issue with information technology, when information technology comes to files bigger than 4GB.

Ur right, exFAT does >4G, I was confused exFAT would not work on my 4th Gen Apple Base Station.

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• #9

Well, information technology depends on the user. I personally like to research a lot until I come across the gadget (TV, laptop, etc.) which would encompass most of my requirements (it never truly covers everything for the upkeep I usually prepare, merely that's some other story).
Y'all have a pretty skilful point there with the limitations. The file organization support is not my greatest concern usually. In my opinion the supported files and codecs are much more important. For case I have a friend who'southward Telly lists .mkv as a supported file format, but depending on the sound's compression used for the files, information technology can't play like l-60% of the files he tries.
I hope things will improve someday and not merely for the high end models.

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