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gui for external hard drive ?
Hi guys
Is there any way you can create a gui(graphic user interface ) for a external hard drive,so for example when I plug the drive into my tv there will be a interface were I can choose between video,s,images or music ...
ive looked online for a program or interface that can do this but to no avail,however I may be looking or describing it wrong
there are Linux based media centers (eg xmbc ) however these are live cd,s and require a pc or laptop to boot from .. however I want to be able to use it with my 42" tv ....
I imagine it would have to be some kind of "autorun" file ... but remember it needs to work on my tv
any help will be very much appreciated
cheers guys !
2 Answers
- ZarnLv 78 years agoFavourite answer
No. A standard TV won't have the processing capacity to do anything like what you're outlining. The closest would be a so-called "smart" TV, and even they are mostly closed systems that can't be customized the way you outline. You could obviously run the drive through one of the small USB - HDMI computers or something, but it's still not possible to do what you're outlining without additional hardware.
- 8 years ago
Hey Brian, sorry to spam on your question, but I tried emailing you and it didn't work- here's the email I was trying to send:
The Sapphire GPU sounds great, and it's the right price. The only problem I have is that according to Newegg.com (I wanted to check the price in $) the Sapphire requires a Pci-e 2.1 x16, and I have a 2.0 x16 on my motherboard. I was wondering what processors you could recommend around the same price and power that would work in Pci-e 2.0 x16, or f the Sapphire would work. Thank you.
Best regards,
Dhilan
