USB port on Saorview box

Multicolour21

Hi all,
quick question, if i format a usb stick correctly as indicated on guide and put files on it and insert it into slot in Saorview box could i watch those files on TV?

thanks all

Cantona's Collars

Multicolour21 wrote: »

Hi all,
quick question, if i format a usb stick correctly as indicated on guide and put files on it and insert it into slot in Saorview box could i watch those files on TV?

thanks all

Some will allow video playback via USB,the best thing to do is try it.

Clareman

It depends on your saorview box, a lot of them are Linux based and will format the drives in a way that won't be visible by windows or MacOS, as zerks says all you can do is try

Edit to add, it also depends on the file types and encoding of the files you want to watch, a lot of boxes will have trouble with HD recordings (like .mkvs) or some avi encoding, again, just try it to find out, make sure to backup whatever's on the stick by the way to make sure you don't lose anything important by an automatic format or something.

Multicolour21

Clareman wrote: »

It depends on your saorview box, a lot of them are Linux based and will format the drives in a way that won't be visible by windows or MacOS, as zerks says all you can do is try

Edit to add, it also depends on the file types and encoding of the files you want to watch, a lot of boxes will have trouble with HD recordings (like .mkvs) or some avi encoding, again, just try it to find out, make sure to backup whatever's on the stick by the way to make sure you don't lose anything important by an automatic format or something.

Thank you both!

Richard Dower

It'll probably playback .avi files but most boxes don't play HD .mkv files. The best thing to do is try out various file types and see what works. Or buy a dedicated media player, AC Ryan etc.