It's not the worst idea ever, possibly easier than lugging my laptop over and plugging it in to my TV and better quality than streaming from my laptop to my xbox. If it's not massively more and I was in the market for a USB key, it would make sense but really, I'd like a cheap dock like this that can do this with any usb key or small external hard drive so can just plug and play into the TV and friends can show pictures or movies they may bring round straight up by plugging in, a cheap box that could do that would be nice and maybe even record to USB stick from an input too.
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It's not the worst idea ever, possibly easier than lugging my laptop over and plugging it in to my TV and better quality than streaming from my laptop to my xbox. If it's not massively more and I was in the market for a USB key, it would make sense but really, I'd like a cheap dock like this that can do this with any usb key or small external hard drive so can just plug and play into the TV and friends can show pictures or movies they may bring round straight up by plugging in, a cheap box that could do that would be nice and maybe even record to USB stick from an input too.
look for a DVD player with MP4, DivX etc. and a USB port in front. They are now common and cost $20-$30.
a little off topic, but what is the best way to connect a computer so it displays on your tv?