Using a Hard-drive with an AV amp

[timbo999]

Hi all,

I'm wondering about a hard drive to store movies and music on, and how I could run it through my system. I believe the connection from the hard drive will be USB, but the AV amps don't seem to have a USB socket in the rear.

So, could I connect the USB to a front port, and i'll be fine. Or, could I connect it to a HDMI port in the rear, using a USB to HDMI cable, or converter? is there such a thing?

 

[nads]

so what will play the movies? can the amp?

 

[timbo999]

well the hard drive would hold the movies and music, would the amp not find them and allow them to play? just like a gigantic USB stick?

 

[The_Lhc]

well the hard drive would hold the movies and music, would the amp not find them and allow them to play? just like a gigantic USB stick?

Impossible question to answer without knowing what the amp is, some new models will certainly play music from USB storage, don't know about video though.

 

[nads]

well the hard drive would hold the movies and music, would the amp not find them and allow them to play? just like a gigantic USB stick?

only if the amp has a built in media player. Or the BD player or the TV.

 

[timbo999]

The whole video from hard drive is a tricky thing. I've heard of these issues, and a "medi centre" might allow it to work? Don't really know how it works? Ha!

I just want to know what's possible with the current amps out there. The 2 I'm focusing on are the Yamaha 671 and the Onkyo 609. The Onkyo seems to have more features for streaming but the Yamaha may sound better. Need a listen.