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Re: I have a 32 inch LED TV and i am wondering if i can...
Movies stored on a hard drive are not in a format that can be readily used by a TV. You need something to read the movie file, usually a laptop computer or a DVR of some type.
Good luck.
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The TV should support the file system to read the directory structure of the Hard disk and also the the file type to read the video file. Try mpeg / jpeg file on a thumb drive on the same USB port.
"Wondering if an external hard drive will draw too much power/amps thru the TV's USB."
Yes, it probably would, so you are better off using a self-powered (one that you plug in to a wall outlet) drive.
And even if you got it running, it might crash halfway through a movie or something. But, for sheets & giggles, if you have all of the data that is on the 2.5" backed up somewhere else, give the 2.5" a try.
What kind of hard drive do you have? If it doesn't have a USB end, then you need a special cable to do it. Depends on what kind of hard drive you have, SATA - USB or IDE - USB. And not all TV with USB slot supports movies through USB, some models supports only music/pictures. So make sure your TV supports movies through USB too.
Your TV does not have a USB port so you cannot connect an external HDD and stream movies on to the TV. But you can buy a HDD based media player which has the necessary output sockets as well as all kinds of decoders built in to stream movies on to your TV.
The USB port on the TV might not have enough power to power the external hard drive.
Can you try putting a movie on a USB memory stick instead, and see if that works?
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