Original FetchTV and mkv

teacherer on 17/06/2017 - 07:59

I feel dumb guys
My goal is to be able to play all files including mkv on my sony bravia
It crashes whenever my 2tb hd is plugged in so I bought a Kaiser bass media hub a while ago which also sucks

I realized I have an old fetch tv from optus lying around (the original kind that doesn't have wifi built in)
Does anyone know if this plays mkv? There's no manual and I can only find info on the fetch tv hub
I don't really have a much to search with
All I have is
Model m605T

I can't test at the because I'm waiting for a longer ethernet to reach

Thanks yall

P. S. Can these be modded and stuff like that?

Cheers

Electrical & Electronics

Comments

  • BensonP on 17/06/2017 - 08:35

    What are you ultimately trying to achieve?

    You want to plug a hard drive into your TV, but it's crashing?

    How old is your TV? Is it a smart TV? I have a new Sony Bravia and use Plex on my computer to wirelessly stream to my television.

    If I recall correctly, the older Fetch doesn't officially support USB playback. (I've read people have managed to get it to work, not sure how)

    You might be better off buying a cheap set top box which has HDMI out and connecting a hard drive to that.

    • teacherer on 17/06/2017 - 09:02

      I just want to be able to watch my hard drive on my tv
      I've been using videostream but prefer to have it plugged in

      My tv is a 2015 bravia smart tv and can't handle the hd
      I guess I should look into plex.

      Any recommendations for what to use as a box for usb playback?

      • spackbace on 17/06/2017 - 11:15
        • Use plex on a console (x360/XB1/ps3/PS4)
        • wdtv for mkv files (not plex)
        • Xiaomi mi TV (or similar)
  • Diji1 on 17/06/2017 - 10:06

    Buy a cheapo media player box with USB 3. Cost about 70 bucks or so.

    hard disk -> media player-> tv

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