Pros and cons for watching 1080p videos on external hard drive?

[PariahConqueror]

Is there a difference between watching videos on a local hard drive vs. an external hard drive? If there isn't..I'm going to get an external HDD....

 

[ThatVietGuy]

There's no difference.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

I back up my movies to floppy disks, you zip them up and span the zip file across 1000 floppy disks. The pro's are i have found a use for all the redundant floppy disks. The cons are it takes a long time.

But an external hdd will work too and the only con is you have to have it plugged it, where the internal drive is always plugged in.

 

[PariahConqueror]

So there's no point in clearing up space in my internal hard drive then? I can just store the videos in the external HDD....

 

[USAFRet]

No, there is no difference.
My movie and music drive is an external, attached to a PC on the other side of the room. Playing movies to the TV from that PC, or to my main PC on my desk....zero difference.

 

[PariahConqueror]

Oh wow...then what do I do with this extra space on my internal HDD? lol.
On another note, what is the fastest external HDD I should get under $80?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

2TB and a portable drive I use this one and I love it - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1032074&gclid=Cj0KEQiApbunBRDs0fba3dz484cBEiQAMsx-p7iIUYfFtifORSLRKiKj2QgmWazMhjjESdROYqIdcRgaAtQG8P8HAQ&Q=&is=REG&A=details

Can be found for under $80 if you look for it on sale.

 

[PariahConqueror]

Yep. Thanks.

 

[PariahConqueror]

Hello. So I got the HDD, 2TB elements and it's great. However, should I have gotten Passport Ultra? It cost like only 3 dollars more and I the password encryption might've been useful?. However, I use the drive for media only.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

That would be a personal decision and no one can answer that but you. I don't keep anything personal on my portables so encryption isn't necessary for me.

 

[PariahConqueror]

Then it's not really necessary then.
Though, I do have some personal photos and files that I want to put on there...