Foxsat HDR - Can I connect my Laptop to it

[emptage]

I have a Humax Foxsat HDR and would like to play files from the hard disc through the Humax to my Sony EX403 TV. Is this possible. My laptop does not have an HMDI port. If this is not possible is there another way of achieving this.

 

[emptage]

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[grahamlthompson]

You can connect both your laptop and the hdr to a home network. Installing the custom firmware gives you direct access to the Foxsat HDD and sets up SD recording media streaming capability.

http://www.avforums.com/forums/free...r-bundle-foxsat-hdr-release-4-0-part-3-a.html

 

[emptage]

Many thanks for this. Do i downoad this to my laptop or the foxsat hdr?

I would prefer to have a wired solution, is this possible ?

 

[grahamlthompson]

Many thanks for this. Do i downoad this to my laptop or the foxsat hdr?

I would prefer to have a wired solution, is this possible ?

You download the file with your laptop, extract the .hdf file to a usb pen drive and use that to install the application on the Foxsat, once installed you access the software using pretty well any web browser.

Full instructions are included with the download.

Hard wired isn't a problem, you need to connect the Foxsat's lan socket to your router either by a direct cat5 cable or you can use a pair of homeplugs and use the mains wiring. This will give you access to the Foxsats video on demand services like BBCi player and ITV Player.

 

[emptage]

Thanks for the reply. Is it not possible to wire the lap to the tv or foxsat All I want to do is play films from the laptop hd on the tv. I dont want to access the internet.

 

[grahamlthompson]

Thanks for the reply. Is it not possible to wire the lap to the tv or foxsat All I want to do is play films from the laptop hd on the tv. I dont want to access the internet.

The router looks after allocation of IP addresses amongst other things. For the sake of one connection the extra complication of setting up a network without a router wouldn't be worth it. You would have to manually set up each device.

 

[emptage]

But I dont want to set up an network, I dont want to connect to the internet. All I want to do is play films which are on my laptop

 

[grahamlthompson]

But I dont want to set up an network, I dont want to connect to the internet. All I want to do is play films which are on my laptop

Unless the laptop has HDMI or VGA out then without networking the TV and the laptop there's no other way other than burning content to DVD and playing these back on the TV. You could try setting up a peer to peer network between the laptop and the TV.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/bb545868.aspx

Much easier to connect the TV and Laptop to your router

Presumably you have a router as you are posting here, frankly I don't see the problem.

What happened to your original request Foxsat-HDR, can I connect my laptop to it ?

 

[emptage]

Unless the laptop has HDMI or VGA out then without networking the TV and the laptop there's no other way other than burning content to DVD and playing these back on the TV. You could try setting up a peer to peer network between the laptop and the TV.

Windows Peer-to-Peer Networking

Much easier to connect the TV and Laptop to your router

Presumably you have a router as you are posting here, frankly I don't see the problem.

What happened to your original request Foxsat-HDR, can I connect my laptop to it ?

My laptop has a VGA connection but not a HDMI. I notice that the Foxsat has a usb port. Would it work if i connected the laptop to the foxsat vias usb ?

 

[grahamlthompson]

Would it work if i connected the laptop to the foxsat vias usb ?

No the port on the hdr will only work with mass memory storage devices. Your TV should have VGA in (you will need a seperate cable for audio).

 

[emptage]

Thanks for the replies. Both the laptop and tv have vga connectors so a cable connection there will give me a picture. How do I get sound ?

 

[grahamlthompson]

Thanks for the replies. Both the laptop and tv have vga connectors so a cable connection there will give me a picture. How do I get sound ?

There's usually a 3.5mm stereo socket by the vga port on the TV and a similar socket on your laptop. You just need a cable with a stereo jack plug on each end. If it has RCA Phono sockets on the TV you need a 3.5mm stereo jack to two phono plug lead.

 

[emptage]

Thanks. I have done this and I get a picture which is the same as the screen on my laptop. How do I make the picture on the tv fill the screen as it does on the laptop

 

[grahamlthompson]

Thanks. I have done this and I get a picture which is the same as the screen on my laptop. How do I make the picture on the tv fill the screen as it does on the laptop

Right click on the laptop screen and choose properties. If you have 1280 x 720 try that. It will only fill the screen if your laptop has a 16:9 aspect ratio display.

 

[emptage]

I looked at the control centre and my laptop only has resolution of 1024 x 768 or 1152 x 864 or 800 x 600.

 

[grahamlthompson]

I looked at the control centre and my laptop only has resolution of 1024 x 768 or 1152 x 864 or 800 x 600.

Have you tried all 3 ?