Just bought a new LED tv and to my disappointment it couldn't recognise my usb3.0 connections. It read the usb2.0 wires just fine, but couldn't read usb3. Are the new tvs still catching up to the new usb3 standards?
USB3.0 on TVs
clubhonda on 27/12/2012 - 23:30
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It should be working fine as long as the TV can provide enough power for the drive.
A USB3.0 drive plugged in a USB2.0 port (backwards compatible as aerona mentioned) will work however it will perform at USB2.0 speeds that's all.
I've got a WD 500GB Portable USB3.0 drive that works fine with both my Samsung Series 8 and Series 4 televisions which both have USB2.0 ports.formatted as ntfs when it expects fat32? or vice versa?
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USB2 is fast enough to play 1080p h264 content. There isn't any need for USB3.
agree. i would prefer if tvs has gigabyte Ethernet ports, for faster streaming movies from net
Not so much for speed but convenience. Just put in on your network and use a NAS.
yes i have synology NAS. TV and NAS both connected to adsl model/router via cable.
from 3 devices (nas tv modem) only tv doesnt have gigabyte..i think this make streaming 1080p from NAS or internet slow?Shouldn't. Ethernet (baseTX, yours will be) is either 10Mb, 100Mb or 1Gb. 10Mb died in the 90s. If you still have 10Mb equipment that is your problem (though unlikely).
Internet from ADSL rarely exceeds 10Mb, and at absolute best might peek past 20Mb. In other words, 100Mb is more than enough. If you find getting things off the internet slow your LAN is NOT your problem (unless something is very wrong).
Local 1080 content when sent compressed almost always fits in 100Mb. If you have bad hardware or faulty cables you may not be getting 100Mb, so that might be your problem. Otherwise, only on some video formats and very rary busy scenes should you ever notice a problem with 100Mb streaming video.
Short verion: your problem isn't that the TV doesn't have Gb ethernet, something else is causing the problem.
PS: Gb is Gigabit, NOT Gigabyte.
thanks Bruce. im not expert on that networking world yet.
yes i suspect my TPG isnt that fast, and my syno NAS might be not powerful enough.Any NAS should deliver 100Mb. If playing movies off a local USB stick is any different to playing it off the NAS on a wired network, something is very wrong.
Don't tell me you've got Gigabit internet connection! lol gigabit ethernet is only for steaming on LAN.
To clarify, I bought this deal from Aldi on boxing day:
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/88538
And so far, every single usb2 drives works and is recognised, but none of the usb3 drives work when plugged in. They all have external power source so its not a power issue. When I plug in usb3 drives, the tv goes dark and doesn't do anything or respond to any buttons until I unplug the cable, at which point it springs back to life. Strange!
The USB3 drives /should/ be back compatible with USB2. Can you try using a USB2 cable to connect the drive?
as previously mentioned, make sure your usb3 has the same format as your usb2. My dvd only recognises FAT32 and not NTFS
edit: i see you later mentioned its a 3TB drive. That might be issue, my tv only supports up to 1tb.
I can't try using usb2 as the connecting head to the hard drive is different for the newer usb3 models to my older drives.
What about a USB hub? Connect the TV to a hub and then to the drive.
you should find that it's the same connector with a bit added on for USB3. My USB 3.0 can fit a normal microUSB cable fine and the MicroUSB cable for USB3.0 is the same with a smaller bit attached to the side of it.
Are your USB 3.0 drives 3TB ones? Quite a few devices cannot handle USB drives greater than 2TB.
Oh yes, the drives are 3tb ones
I think that'll be the problem - have you got any smaller drives to test it out on? As netsurfer said, 3TB drives are a bit iffy in terms of connectivity, even with brand name TV's (and other devices).
Bingo. This issue isn't USB3 related.
I think this must be it then. I can't test it out as I've moved on to the 3 and 4tb drives nowadays which all come in 3tb form, but is the drive size an issue for all new tvs as well? I was keen on the 6tb drive but if it doesn't work with newer tvs I might want to just go for 2tb ones next time.
It is a common issue for TVs. Tried one on an LG TV (2012 series) - didn't detect it properly. It even says on screen that USB drive greater than 2TB may not be detected.
A firmware update to the TV could fix the issue (enable GPT support), but TV makers probably won't spend time developing it (maybe for 2013 range TVs, they might).
Some NAS can handle 3TB drives. For a cheap solution, a few cheap routers with custom firmware support can mount GPT (> 2TB) drives. However, those cheap routers generally have slow USB transfer rate (can't even reach USB 2.0 top speed). Also, you'll probably need to know a bit about the firmware and/or linux.
That's strange, aren't usb 3.0 usually back compatible? I know that my portable toshiba canvio 3.0 HD works on my samsung led 22"