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Watching video from USB drive on old plasma tv
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:55 pm
Posted on 7/22/15 at 4:55 pm
At my work we have a couple of old 40" Samsung plasma tv's that have a video loop of our vendors products looping on them.
We used to use an old PC that had a HDMI adapter and connect that to the TV to run the loop. But the old PC died and I am looking for another solution.
The TV does not have a USB port, but it does have HDMI, RWY, and whatever the 5 cable connector (rca type) is called.
Does anyone know of a separate box or adapter that could be used to make this work? I have a couple of inches between the tv and the wall so I could hide something there if needed. Or I could use the hdmi cable that runs to a nearby closet that used to hold the PC.
Any help much appreciated.
We used to use an old PC that had a HDMI adapter and connect that to the TV to run the loop. But the old PC died and I am looking for another solution.
The TV does not have a USB port, but it does have HDMI, RWY, and whatever the 5 cable connector (rca type) is called.
Does anyone know of a separate box or adapter that could be used to make this work? I have a couple of inches between the tv and the wall so I could hide something there if needed. Or I could use the hdmi cable that runs to a nearby closet that used to hold the PC.
Any help much appreciated.
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Posted on 7/22/15 at 5:01 pm to alphaandomega
Other than using a laptop or another computer, a DVD/bluray player with a USB port may be your best bet.
Might require your USB videos to be in a certain format
Might require your USB videos to be in a certain format
Posted on 7/22/15 at 5:36 pm to alphaandomega
If you don't have wifi at the store you can use this
LINK
It will store the videos and play them. I am NOT sure about if it has loop feature. I think if you read the reviews people say how to get it to loop.
Any ways, I am sure someone will have other answers
LINK
It will store the videos and play them. I am NOT sure about if it has loop feature. I think if you read the reviews people say how to get it to loop.
Any ways, I am sure someone will have other answers
This post was edited on 7/22/15 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 7/22/15 at 5:39 pm to alphaandomega
Oh by the way.. just because the tv doesn't have a USB spot.. if you need to power a device via USB.. just use any USB adapter plug in.. even the ones that come with most phones today work well. I am sure you know this 
but yeah there are several devices that connect via HDMI if you need it to be read that way
but yeah there are several devices that connect via HDMI if you need it to be read that way
Posted on 7/22/15 at 5:51 pm to alphaandomega
I bought a digital media player on amazon for about $30-35. It can be connected by either using a/v or hdmi cables. Then you can plug in a flash drive or memory card to play movies. I haven't found any formats that do not work.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:20 pm to tigerfan84
Yeah that sounds good. Can playback be looped?
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:55 pm to beauchristopher
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