Watching tv shows from a hard drive

[Yamamaya42]

Originally Posted by Penthode

If you are using a moden computer and a modern hard drive with SATA connector, the cheapest way to get the content on your computer is via a SATA to USB 3.0 connector.

There are various ways to play it through your set. I use a cheap RCA set top box that plays video via a USB stick. Other ways include converting the DVI, HDMI or Display Port connectors (plus audio) to video. Below is a link to an HDMI to NTSC video convertor.

There are all sorts of solutions on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/BENFEI-Drive-...zcF9hdGY&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Converter-Com...%2C165&sr=8-20

WARNING! WARNING!

Those HDMI to RCA Converters have a very bad reputation for poor / no color, especially with vintage televisions, I have seen this first hand, having tried 2 of them, they are JUNK!

I have changed to “convert to DVD” method, long ago, as bulk DVD blanks are very cheap, and the conversion software is easy to find if you look in the right places.