media sharing on a USB 3 enabled Router.

Efour

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Ok thats my Appartments set up- give or take a load more tablets and radio and other devices.

Im quite a noob at all this but does this work ?

If i get an external USB3 Hard Drive plug it into the routers port, share it will all my other devices be able to access the " porn" it contains ?

All of the devices will be using PLEX, or if you have a better alternative please suggest. THIS SHOULD BE FINE WITH NO PCS Switched ON ?

Im not sure the Chromecast will work is there something i can flash onto it to give it PLEX too ?

IS it a viable setup or should i just look into a NAS ? I can probably get a 2TB one on the cheap, maybe even cheaper than a 2TB external drive... It seems the best answer to me maybe......??

Am i understanding this correctly or am i fundamentally missing something.
 
If the router has file sharing enabled pretty sure the video files will just show in windows media player without plex.
 
External drive will been shown as a network drive in Windows. Any DNLA compatible device will be able to stream from it.
 
Efour said:
Yes but what about the Chromecast will that be able to do anuthing
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Chromecast still depends on your phone/pc so if the app supports casting and can connect to a network drive, then yes. Plex I know can do this but I haven't really given it a go.
 
Yeah i guess all the TV on chromecast will be run via the phone or a tablet ill dedicate to the bedroom!

Good point thanks for the help thinking this through !
 
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