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11-07-2008
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| | How to: Dual use USB drive ---> Read/Write from Computer and Read from "Stand Alone DVD Player" Vista Home Premium I have a stand alone DVD player (Phillips DVP5990) that has a USB port for connecting USB HD's or flash drives. I've tried it with both a 4 gb flash drive and an 80 gb USB HD . . . it works great. I would like to be able to transfer movies from the computer to the 80 gb drive and watch them on the DVD player without having to keep disconnecting from one and reconnecting to the other. What is the best (cheapest) way to connect the 80 gb drive to both the computer and the DVD player simultaneously. Thank you, Don |
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11-07-2008
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit | Re: How to: Dual use USB drive ---> Read/Write from Computer and Read from "Stand Alo USB manual switch? |
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11-07-2008
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| | Re: How to: Dual use USB drive ---> Read/Write from Computer and Read from "Stand Alone DVD Player" I don't believe you can do this. You'd need some kind of USB hub with a switch to move the device from one input to the other as it could never be connected to both simultaneously. I have never seen such a device. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxx * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ "WeeWillieWinkie" <weewillie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news  h79h45snpr1lcmuon30qu707tss218o67@xxxxxxQuote: > > Vista Home Premium > > I have a stand alone DVD player (Phillips DVP5990) that has a USB port for > connecting USB HD's or > flash drives. I've tried it with both a 4 gb flash drive and an 80 gb USB > HD . . . it works great. > > I would like to be able to transfer movies from the computer to the 80 gb > drive and watch them on > the DVD player without having to keep disconnecting from one and > reconnecting to the other. What is > the best (cheapest) way to connect the 80 gb drive to both the computer > and the DVD player > simultaneously. > > Thank you, > > Don |
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11-07-2008
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| | Re: How to: Dual use USB drive ---> Read/Write from Computer and Read from "Stand Alone DVD Player" Do you know if I can go straight from the computer's USB connector to the DVD player's USB connector. Both are the flat, 5/8" wide female type USB connection. Thank you, Don On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:07:41 -0500, "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I don't believe you can do this. You'd need some kind of USB hub with a >switch to move the device from one input to the other as it could never be >connected to both simultaneously. I have never seen such a device. > >-- >Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxx >* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ >* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups >* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ > > >"WeeWillieWinkie" <weewillie@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news h79h45snpr1lcmuon30qu707tss218o67@xxxxxxQuote: >> >> Vista Home Premium >> >> I have a stand alone DVD player (Phillips DVP5990) that has a USB port for >> connecting USB HD's or >> flash drives. I've tried it with both a 4 gb flash drive and an 80 gb USB >> HD . . . it works great. >> >> I would like to be able to transfer movies from the computer to the 80 gb >> drive and watch them on >> the DVD player without having to keep disconnecting from one and >> reconnecting to the other. What is >> the best (cheapest) way to connect the 80 gb drive to both the computer >> and the DVD player >> simultaneously. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Don |
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11-08-2008
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| | Re: How to: Dual use USB drive ---> Read/Write from Computer and Read from "Stand Alone DVD Player" Not sure if it will work. I do know they make a cable like you describe though. I have seen them at radio shack. I believe they are used to transfer documents from one PC to another. -- milnerw ------------------------------------------------------------------------ milnerw's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=818 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25844 |
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11-08-2008
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| | Re: How to: Dual use USB drive ---> Read/Write from Computer and Read from "Stand Alone DVD Player" I would tend to doubt it. The PC almost surely does not expose the same read/write type of surface that a USB flash drive device does. There may be such a cable/device/software combo out there but I have never seen anything like it. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxx * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ "WeeWillieWinkie" <weewillie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:rhp9h4d36a8ceo03rhi3cm6flteuknnb2s@xxxxxx Quote: > > Do you know if I can go straight from the computer's USB connector to the > DVD player's USB > connector. Both are the flat, 5/8" wide female type USB connection. > > Thank you, > > Don > > On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:07:41 -0500, "Richard G. Harper" > <rgharper@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>I don't believe you can do this. You'd need some kind of USB hub with a >>switch to move the device from one input to the other as it could never be >>connected to both simultaneously. I have never seen such a device. >> >>-- >>Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxx >>* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ >>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups >>* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ >> >> >>"WeeWillieWinkie" <weewillie@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>news h79h45snpr1lcmuon30qu707tss218o67@xxxxxxQuote: >>> >>> Vista Home Premium >>> >>> I have a stand alone DVD player (Phillips DVP5990) that has a USB port >>> for >>> connecting USB HD's or >>> flash drives. I've tried it with both a 4 gb flash drive and an 80 gb >>> USB >>> HD . . . it works great. >>> >>> I would like to be able to transfer movies from the computer to the 80 >>> gb >>> drive and watch them on >>> the DVD player without having to keep disconnecting from one and >>> reconnecting to the other. What is >>> the best (cheapest) way to connect the 80 gb drive to both the computer >>> and the DVD player >>> simultaneously. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Don |
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11-08-2008
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| | Re: How to: Dual use USB drive ---> Read/Write from Computer and Read from "Stand Alone DVD Player" I've had to write routines to communicate with serial devices (many years ago) but don't have a clear understanding of what constitutes a USB device vs host. I don't want to get too deep in to this stuff so I think I'll just buy a USB AA cable and give it a try. There's a local company that sells a 15' one for $6.95 so there's not much downside. Unfortunately they're closed till Monday. Thank you for helping Don On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 06:29:12 -0500, "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I would tend to doubt it. The PC almost surely does not expose the same >read/write type of surface that a USB flash drive device does. There may be >such a cable/device/software combo out there but I have never seen anything >like it. > >-- >Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxx >* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ >* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups >* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ > > >"WeeWillieWinkie" <weewillie@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:rhp9h4d36a8ceo03rhi3cm6flteuknnb2s@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> Do you know if I can go straight from the computer's USB connector to the >> DVD player's USB >> connector. Both are the flat, 5/8" wide female type USB connection. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Don >> |
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