Best way to build a portable wireless (Wifi) hard drive like a My Passport Wireless Pro (link in thread) so I can stream 4k videos easily on my tablet

[max2]

https://www.westerndigital.com/en-ap/products/portable-drives/wd-my-passport-wireless-pro-hdd


This is only when out and about or on vacation of course.


I know I could just use Emby or Plex but want the full quality of a 4k video on my iPad Pro and the only way is to have the files locally with me.
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[Apple_Robert]

Would be better to load the videos on your iPad.

 

[max2]

Would be better to load the videos on your iPad.

True but much more expensive.

I am talking 40 GB to 60 GB a movie sorry.

Unless I should try smaller movie sizes.


I would need minimum a 4 TB iPad as well with storage which does not exist yet.

 

[Apple_Robert]

40 - 60GB a movie is way too big. No need for that.

 

[max2]

40 - 60GB a movie is way too big. No need for that.

Then what size do you suggest max ?

Lets say a 1 hour and 30 minute movie, 2 hour movie and a 3 hour movie.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Then what size do you suggest max ?

Lets say a 1 hour and 30 minute movie, 2 hour movie and a 3 hour movie.

15-20GB a movie.

 

[iStorm]

Also worth noting that the iPad is not a 4K display. It would be downscaling your 4K videos down to roughly 2K…so that is extra storage space wasted for a higher resolution video that the iPad can’t display natively. Could use a tool like Handbrake to optimize the video and file size for the iPad. That will help you get down to 15-20GB, or even smaller.

 

[The point and shoot pro]

Also worth noting that the iPad is not a 4K display. It would be downscaling your 4K videos down to roughly 2K…so that is extra storage space wasted for a higher resolution video that the iPad can’t display natively. Could use a tool like Handbrake to optimize the video and file size for the iPad. That will help you get down to 15-20GB, or even smaller.

I was going to say the same thing. Just use 1080 versions of the movies and save ALL KINDS of space.