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Hard drive connected to TV

  • 25-01-2015 1:08pm
    #1
    EDit
    Registered Users Posts: 819 ✭✭✭


    Hi all
    I have a Seagate 2TB hard drive with loads of movies/TV on it and connect it directly to my TV via a USB port. The TV is a smart one, so there is a pretty decent user interface for navigating the content. My question is whether it is ok (advisable) to leave the drive constantly plugged into the TV (and just switching the TV on and off as usual) or should I continue to use the TV's function for "disconnecting" the USB device (like you do before unplugging a device from your laptop) and physically unplugging the drive before switching off the TV?

    Any advise appreciated


Comments

  • #2
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,021 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    I would tend to use the safe removal option in the TV but not bother physically unplugging, and turn off the TV ........ is the HDD powered by the USB from the TV?


  • #3
    EDit
    Registered Users Posts: 819 ✭✭✭EDit


    Thanks for reply. No, the hard drive is plugged into mains (it isn't bus powered).


  • #4
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,749 ✭✭✭degsie


    If the drive is used only to read from then I do not see the point of safely removing with the TV function. If the drive is being written to then that would be a different story as you could introduce corruption. So if it's only for watching movies from then I wouldn't bother.


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