NAS or simular when TV dosen't support steaming, help

by peetabix

I have a Philips 55US8303 and the manual says that it doesnt support streaming.

So i'm assuming that my only option if i want to show photos and video on the tv is to connect a USB device. But that seems kind of annoying if i want to add new files to the USB device and have to disconnect/ reconnect it everytime. Which is what i'm currently doing.

Could i use a NAS or something simular that is accessible from my home network to make it easier to upload files and can be accessed by the TV via USB?

Or is there a better way to do this?

danielandastro

I'm guessing it doesn't have Plex?

vypurr

Use a chrome cast. It can show pictures from google photo albums

activoice

If it's running Android TV you should be able to install Kodi and use that to connect to your NAS... Assuming it has enough storage space to run Kodi

Whitetiger816

Try using a amazon fire stick that supports 2terabytye drives or even a chromecast that supports storage. If you have wifi, no need to disconnect anything. Use a file explorer that allows you to access your cloud storage. Your phones usually are linked to any cloud storage you have. Need anymore assistance, please feel free to contact me. My service is usually paid for by persons needing help but I recently gave that up to help others out. God bless and stay safe.

ycnz

You need something attached to the TV via HDMI to do the streaming for you. The new Google TV device should go the trick.

skreak

You're about to fall down a deep rabbit hole. :) My suggestion isn't the 'cheapest' option, but it's a start. Get a NVidia Shield and an external harddrive. The Shield can stream from any service you can think of. The Shield can run a Plex Server and Client, the server can read the drive and give you a netflix like interface to the content which can stream to other devices on your network like your phone/tablet/laptop/etc. The shield is also a chromecast so you can 'cast' from your phone anything you want (including porn!) to the tv via the shield. The shield support 4k and all that, it's really the top shelf Android TV device out there. My setup at home is further down this hole, I run a full Linux OS on a desktop PC with a bunch of drives in it that serves out Plex, network shares, and other stuff.

OssotSromo

Sideload Kodi if you can't directly.

Get a pi4. You can get a kit with a case and an sdcard for like $80.

Plug USB into pi. Set the drive as shared. Mount the drive in Kodi. You can also copy files over to it. Or have it run something like Sabnzbd.