How to connect External hard disk to Denon AVR1909

[VMJ]

Hi,

Denon AVR 1909 doesnt have any USB input. Is there any way to connect external hard disk to AVR. I was thinking whether USB to HDMI cable convertor will work, but wanted to be sure before buying the converter.

 

[baijuxavior]

Buy an HD media player like asus oplay mini. These players start from 2K onwards. Check ebay.in.

 

[VMJ]

thanks baijuxavior for your reply. I guess I can connect the hard drive to an Blu-ray player also and that should also work

 

[baijuxavior]

Blu-ray players will also work. But ensure that they support NTFS partition and different file formats.

 

[krish199]

Not all BDP can tackle todays super sized (>=1 TB) HDD and should be best suited for 32GB pen drives. I also dont believe AVRs such as this can play movies for HDD on the fly. You definitely need a media player to do so.

Today's new age AVRs although have other mean (read DLNA) to play media files (mostly movies) through media server with the help of you PC/Laptop

 

[VMJ]

Blu-ray players will also work. But ensure that they support NTFS partition and different file formats.

Thanks, I am planning to buy Panasonic BDT220. just not sure, how will I browse the hard disk content once I connect my hard disk to the player.

 

[baijuxavior]

There will be some kind of file manager for browsing the collection. But my suggestion is that you buy a media player instead of blu-ray players. Buy bdp only if you are willing to spend close to 1K for a title. Also file format support of bdps are limited. I sold my bdp for the same reason.

 

[soamz]

Does that mean, no AVRs like 1912, 1712, 1612 have a USB port to play media directly ?

Ah damn.

 

[baijuxavior]

^^ The USB ports of these AVRs can play only music files like mp3, wma.

 

[VMJ]

I dont think AVR1909 has a usb port

 

[VMJ]

just4kix mentioned on another thread that BDT220 can play movies via usb.
http://www.hifivision.com/blu-ray-d...orders/30344-panasonic-dmp-bdt220-review.html

 

[soamz]

^^ The USB ports of these AVRs can play only music files like mp3, wma.

Ok awesome!

For movies, I use a Samsung BD player. :yahoo: