KDL-47W807A and USB external Hard Drive

[jmcross1981]

Hi Sony Community

I have recently purchased the above tv and everthing is working fine.

The only feature I would like clarification on is the ability to transfer files to the external USB hard drive when it is still connnected to the tv.

Example

if I download a movie to my laptop the movie will sit in my "Download" folder.

If I open up "Device and Printer" - "Windows 7" my tv is listed under the "Devices"

Is is possible to open up or "Explorer" the tv so you can see "attached drives",  treat it as a shared or network hard drive and cop files from my laptop to the USB hard drive?

I dont fancy buying a 4TB NAS drive as I currently have a 4TB USB drive.

Thanks

John

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi there

I think I know what you are getting at.  But unfortuately, no It does not work that way.  The TV would have to be a DLNA server, of which it isnt (a mere DLNA Client). 

• You would need to purchase a Media Server (ie SNP-N200)
• Or stream from your laptop to the TV over your home network
• Or unplug the HDD from the TV, transfer your media files, then plug it back in.

Cheers