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Under $100 Network compatible harddrive recommendations?
Hey gang, I'm looking for a harddrive that I could have connected to my Router. I have four TV's in my home. They all have internet connection. One of them has google chromecast, another has google tv and the other two have built in wireless network capability. So what I want to do is have a harddrive connected to my router at all times so I could stream my favorite movies like "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "The Bodyguard".
Any recommendations would be awesome. The cheaper the better.
Love u guys, Thanks
I could already stream content to all my TV's through my desktop's harddrive, but I need to have my pc on at all times so my content is available through the network. This is why I want an external harddrive, so I don't have to have my pc on at all times.
3 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Get a $30 android stick, configure it to run Samba (Also known as Windows file-sharing), and plug in any external USB hard drive.
Cost:
Android stick computer $30 -- example http://tinyurl.com/kgzxfc3
1TB USB hard drive $60 -- example http://tinyurl.com/arf2yvn ($79 - $20 with code CW1324
This has the added benefit of being wireless, but if you want to use wired ethernet for some reason, you can either get an android stick with an ethernet jack or buy a USB to ethernet adapter for $10 and plug it into the Android stick.
- Michael HLv 48 years ago
The more relevant question is what software do you have that will handle what you want to do? You don't need a hard drive to "stream", since streaming means watching it on-line from the vendor, like NetFlix. The pause, rewind, etc., happens on vendor's servers, not on your hard drive.
And, if you are streaming, you don't get to record it; you paid to watch it, not to own it.
- 8 years ago
That should be prefect for you.
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Desktop-Ex...
Hope this helps.....
