Add USB to my existing DVD player
I tried to look into this but I keep getting stuck in rabbit holes so I thought I would ask here. My trailer (circa 2005) has a DVD player that plays out to the 5.1 speakers. I want to somehow add...
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Your bluray player most likely will have a USB port on it but you may need to look up exactly what file types it will play using the model number. Sometimes the manufacturers will not include decoding of all possible versions of video files in order to save licensing costs.
Additionally if it hasn't been used for some time, it may need to connect to the Internet to get newest updates for that player model in order to play anything at all. Ran into that one on a Sony BR player which refused to play even DVDs until it was connected to the Internet to get updated..
Sort of the reason I mentioned the standalone media players, no updates or Internet needed for them..
Try your BR first though, since you have it on hand and have nothing to loose.
You could try a search for "home theater", as that is what the 5.1 stereos were called many yrs ago that had the built in DVD players.. Not sure if you will find them new anymore as most manufacturers discontinued making them. Sort of the reason for a separate two piece setup..
Additionally if it hasn't been used for some time, it may need to connect to the Internet to get newest updates for that player model in order to play anything at all. Ran into that one on a Sony BR player which refused to play even DVDs until it was connected to the Internet to get updated..
Sort of the reason I mentioned the standalone media players, no updates or Internet needed for them..
Try your BR first though, since you have it on hand and have nothing to loose.
You could try a search for "home theater", as that is what the 5.1 stereos were called many yrs ago that had the built in DVD players.. Not sure if you will find them new anymore as most manufacturers discontinued making them. Sort of the reason for a separate two piece setup..
