Martykl:
Thanks. I don't know the specific unit yet either. I'm looking at Onkyo or Pioneer home receivers in the $500 range.
Denon claims that their front USB port will read HDDs but there are conditions: Not all drives will be recognized, Media Transfer Protocol must be on the drive, there must be no songs with DRM protection in them. So you take your chances.
I have an Asus media player that reads an external drive but I was hoping to navigate by the front panel display on the AV Receiver. I don't want to have my 60" digital TV burning the bulbs just for navigation.
The front panel is set up for iCrap but I don't want to be cornered into that. Right now I'm looking for an iCrap alternative.
Thanks!
Thanks. I don't know the specific unit yet either. I'm looking at Onkyo or Pioneer home receivers in the $500 range.
Denon claims that their front USB port will read HDDs but there are conditions: Not all drives will be recognized, Media Transfer Protocol must be on the drive, there must be no songs with DRM protection in them. So you take your chances.
I have an Asus media player that reads an external drive but I was hoping to navigate by the front panel display on the AV Receiver. I don't want to have my 60" digital TV burning the bulbs just for navigation.
The front panel is set up for iCrap but I don't want to be cornered into that. Right now I'm looking for an iCrap alternative.
Thanks!