gui for external hard drive ?

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Hi guys 
           Is there any way you can create a gui(graphic user interface ) for a external hard drive,so for example when I plug the drive into my tv there will be a interface were I can choose between video,s,images or music ...
           ive looked online for a program or interface that can do this but to no avail,however I may be looking or describing it wrong 
            there are Linux based media centers (eg xmbc ) however these are live cd,s and require a pc or laptop to boot from .. however I want to be able to use it with my 42" tv .... 
             I imagine it would have to be some kind of "autorun" file ... but remember it needs to work on my tv 
                any help will be very much appreciated 
                          cheers guys !

Zarn · Accepted Answer

No. A standard TV won't have the processing capacity to do anything like what you're outlining. The closest would be a so-called "smart" TV, and even they are mostly closed systems that can't be customized the way you outline. You could obviously run the drive through one of the small USB - HDMI computers or something, but it's still not possible to do what you're outlining without additional hardware.

Dhilan · Answer

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