Sony Bravia - 40" EX52 won't pick up HDD

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My cousin and her boyfriend just bought one - and I don't know much of them, so thought I'd ask here if there are any owners or someone that knows the TV.

They phoned to say it picks up their flash drive when plugged in the USB - but not their HDD. There is power, blinking lights - but the TV won't pick it up. The HDD is NTFS.

Any idea?
 
The TV most likely don't support ntfs usb drives are always fat32
 
Oh - didn't realise that ...

Will ask him to check - thanks!
 
I reckon that's the issue :P

How much of an issue is it to get it to FAT32? I remember my brother had the same issue with a PS3 and Windows (I think) couldn't do it and I needed 3rd party command line looking stuff.
 
I have that tv, i have never even thought about plugging a hd into it. all my drives are plugged into my Mede8er and thats connected to my 3G router and the tv is connected to the router via lan cable. my Laptop is also connected to my wifi network and my tv picks up the server that i am running. but if they dont have a NAS device and you really dont want to convert the hd plug it into a pc and buy the wifi dongle for the tv and connect to the computer to access the hd.

It is quite a cool tv although limited with its internet features as the thing does not have enough ram to handle large pages.
Counteract its limitations buy attaching it to a pc...
 
Other possible problem areas:

1. Most of the TVs / DVD players with USB ports only handle DivX & MKV;
2. According to a long blog that I read: the Sony is not truly DLNA compatible i.e. they run the Sony version of DLNA.

I agree with StonerS: I use the Western Digital unit - connected to my home network / the Internet - to stream through my TV. Works great.
 
Dolby said:
I reckon that's the issue :P

How much of an issue is it to get it to FAT32? I remember my brother had the same issue with a PS3 and Windows (I think) couldn't do it and I needed 3rd party command line looking stuff.
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Plug drive in PC USB assuming external device, go to my computer, right click on drive and select format. All data will be lost. If it contains data you do not want to loose then either make a backup of the data or another way would be to shrink the partition of the drive using Disk Management, create a new simple volume on the newly formed un-allocated partition, format it to fat32, transfer all data from the NTFS partition to the fat32 partition, delete the NTFS partition from the drive using again Disk Management and expand the FAT32 partition to use all the unallocated space. Alternatively use a tool like "partition magic". The above procedure will only work if the available space on the drive is greater than the stored data on drive.
 
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It should pick up NTFS. My Samsung from 2 years ago does.

What type of hard drive is it? Some externals need a power boost for low power USB ports and while they flicker lights, the disk doesn't spin. You'll need a powered USB hub or an external power supply for the drive if that is the problem.

Also, it might be how the disk was partitioned. There might be a small hidden partition at the front of the disk for backup tools etc or it might be an extended partition instead of a primary. Windows Disk Management inside Computer Management will show you that. Then you'll have to repartition and reformat.

If at all possible, don't use FAT32. NTFS is more resilient.

EDIT: Ignore all of the above. Found the manual for the EX520 series and it is limited to FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and exFAT. GO SAMSUNG
 
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bruce_the_loon said:
It should pick up NTFS. My Samsung from 2 years ago does.

What type of hard drive is it? Some externals need a power boost for low power USB ports and while they flicker lights, the disk doesn't spin. You'll need a powered USB hub or an external power supply for the drive if that is the problem.

Also, it might be how the disk was partitioned. There might be a small hidden partition at the front of the disk for backup tools etc or it might be an extended partition instead of a primary. Windows Disk Management inside Computer Management will show you that. Then you'll have to repartition and reformat.

If at all possible, don't use FAT32. NTFS is more resilient.

EDIT: Ignore all of the above. Found the manual for the EX520 series and it is limited to FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and exFAT.GO SAMSUNG
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yes thats right, go samsung, go, go far away we dont need your **** products!
 
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wily me said:
Plug drive in PC USB assuming external device, go to my computer, right click on drive and select format. All data will be lost. If it contains data you do not want to loose then either make a backup of the data or another way would be to shrink the partition of the drive using Disk Management, create a new simple volume on the newly formed un-allocated partition, format it to fat32, transfer all data from the NTFS partition to the fat32 partition, delete the NTFS partition from the drive using again Disk Management and expand the FAT32 partition to use all the unallocated space. Alternatively use a tool like "partition magic". The above procedure will only work if the available space on the drive is greater than the stored data on drive.
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Windows cannot format a FAT32 partition that's bigger than 32GB IIRC. You'll have to download a free tool called formatfat32.exe or swissknife to go bigger.
 
wily me said:
Who buy's a TV based on the USB media format capabilities? Use the Memory stick that works.
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Modern households using modern technology which the competitors offer. Clearly LG/Samsung is the better choice based on features & functionality.
 
PostmanPot said:
Modern households using modern technology which the competitors offer. Clearly LG/Samsung is the better choice based on features & functionality.
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My household is so modern, I want everything in my TV user selectable and future upgradeable. :whistle:
 
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