Multi Media Drives

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  1. angel343

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    Hi,
    I am looking for probably some basic info and hope this is the right section to ask. I want to get an external hard drive to store lots more stuff on - movies etc, but my partner says you can get one that you can play directly onto the tv, called a multi media drive, and to get that. He is as much as a technophobe as me so..no.1, is this possible to buy and no.2..any recommendations? Don't know where to start. I have googled it but to be honest all the ad's don't mean much when I don't know what I am looking for. Ok, thanks.
     
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    yes, there are lots of such drives available. The quality varies greatly, and most only support a handfull of formats. I have yet to find one that I would actualy recomend (even the PS3 won't meet my standards)...but perhapse some of the other users have had more luck than me.
     
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    Thanks anyway, will look into it. My son is getting a PS3 250gb for xmas, and I obviously don't know much about that even ie that it has multi media functions. A bit of research is necessary I think..thanks for the reply.
     
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    Yes, it would be a good idea to find out what you are giving him...it is much more than a video game...to quote the commercial, "It only does everything"
     
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    Ha, 'It only does everything', and about it I know nothing (except that it plays video games). I had better crack on with the research so...
     

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