[SOLVED] Can I use an external optical drive with TV?

[kingoftown]

I have a HP external optical drive that works via USB. How can I make it work along a TV, like a normal DVD player? Connecting it to the TV via USB doesn't work, as it doesn't even recognise the device. I have an Onida LCD screen( not a smart TV).

 

[Corwin65]

You can't, it's not made to function that way.

You would have to connect the TV to your PC, the DVD drive to the PC, and then play what you want on the TV.

Does that screen have sound too?

 

[Eximo]

PC Optical drives are data only devices. A DVD or Blu-Ray player has the hardware and software to take the raw data and convert it into a video signal the TV can take in.

A PC with an optical drive still needs a video player, for example, to even play discs.

There are a lot of devices you can get that will add smart features to your TV. Chromecast and Apple TV and the like. There are also several Raspberry Pi and and NUC class computers you can get to do practically anything with a display.

Software like Boxee will allow you to grab files off your network for example. So if you have a PC, or even a router with network storage, you can do some of the things you seem to want to do.

 

[kingoftown]

You can't, it's not made to function that way.

You would have to connect the TV to your PC, the DVD drive to the PC, and then play what you want on the TV.

Does that screen have sound too?

Yes, the TV has sound.