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jordan.1

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I have just brought a new samsung smart tv. (the 6800)

I only own a mac and not a PC and have a problem as i have large movie files i want to put on my USB stick to put onto my TV to watch them on.

But i don't know what format to have the USB stick as my movie files are around 10GB each and if the USB stick is formatted to ms-dos it wont let me go over 4GB and the TV doesnt seem to read ExFat.

Is their anyway around this guys?
 
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GGJstudios

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jordan.1 said:
I have just brought a new samsung smart tv. (the 6800)

I only own a mac and not a PC and have a problem as i have large movie files i want to put on my USB stick to put onto my TV to watch them on.

But i don't know what format to have the USB stick as my movie files are around 10GB each and if the USB stick is formatted to ms-dos it wont let me go over 4GB and the TV doesnt seem to read ExFat.

Is their anyway around this guys?
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You might try NTFS.

NTFS (Windows NT File System)
  • Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
  • Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
    [*]To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:
    • For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon ($19.95) (Best Choice for Lion and Mountain Lion)
    • For Mac OS X 10.5 and later, including Lion, FUSE for OS X
    • For 32-bit Mac OS X, install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free) (does not work in 64-bit mode)
    • For 64-bit Snow Leopard, read this: MacFUSE for 64-bit Snow Leopard
    • Some have reported problems using Tuxera (approx $36), which is an enhanced version of NTFS-3G with faster performance.
    • Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and later versions, but is not advisable, due to instability.
  • AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
  • Maximum file size: 16 TB
  • Maximum volume size: 256TB
  • You can use this format if you routinely share a drive with multiple Windows systems.
 
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jordan.1

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thanks guys

Im going to try the NTFS-3G program out 1st and if no success then i'll have to use handbrake.
 
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digitalcurious

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Compression regression..

Hello. NTFS works fine on my Samsung TV, using the Paragon for Mac program. HOWEVER, I recently bought a very small (physical size) USB 3.0 16Gb from Kingston and it will only let me format in 'NTFS (compressed)' and when I format and put files on the TV fails to recognise it. Why can't I format in regular NTFS like my full size 4 & 8GB USBs? I need the 16GB USB to watch some 1080 films. Any help?

Thanks
 
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GGJstudios

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digitalcurious said:
Hello. NTFS works fine on my Samsung TV, using the Paragon for Mac program. HOWEVER, I recently bought a very small (physical size) USB 3.0 16Gb from Kingston and it will only let me format in 'NTFS (compressed)' and when I format and put files on the TV fails to recognise it. Why can't I format in regular NTFS like my full size 4 & 8GB USBs? I need the 16GB USB to watch some 1080 films. Any help?
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You should be able to format any USB drive in any format. If it doesn't work, I would return it for another model.

As to what formats your TV will support, that is model-specific, so check the specifications for your model.
 
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