Hi,

My setup is very basic I download my stuff put it on an external hard drive plug it into my tv and play it. This works fine for 99% of files but I do run into an issue of compatibility sometimes. For instance my tv does not recognise PGS subtitle files which can be a pain when watching foreign movies as sometimes finding the .srt files which my tv can read can be tricky. Very occasionally I may have an issue with an audio format as well.

I would like to purchase some kind of device that I can plug my hard drive into and connect to my tv so it would be able to play practically every file type without a problem.

I have heard android boxes might work but I'm not sure if that would be the best solution, I have also heard good things about the nvidia shield boxes but I don't have the money to be able to buy one of those.

Can anyone here with more knowledge than myself recommend me a good solution that is preferably not too expensive?

Thanks!