“Yes. Can I use this on my LG TV and receive the full capacity of the 5TB? Or will I have it partitioned only for 3TB as the TV's can only up to 3TBs?”
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I ran into a similar issue with my Samsung tv while back though it may not be the same issue. The Samsung tv requires an MBR Drive partition which is limited to 2TB so probably supports a GPT partition to get past that limit. That said, not sure why they have a 3TB limit. FAT32 file system maxes out at 8TB with max file size of 4GB but tv can easily span files if needed. NTFS file system tops out at 256GB and EXFAT goes beyond that. I had to contact Samsung customer support several times to get the right answers to get mine working so wound up using my 1TB Easystore for that purpose and repartitioning and formatting the drive to get things working. I would suggest buying one or two of the 3TB drives instead. If you buy the larger drive then likely not able to use the extra space unless there is a software upgrade for your tv that removes this limitation. I have heard that not all televisions will work with hard drives. You need to check your owners manual to see if your tv can support using a hard drive. You may need to use an SSD type which Best buy also sells. Just remember that 3TB is enough space to store hundreds of full length movies and guessing about near 800 of them. You might have to contact LG support for the answers if the manual is no help. These drives are great so you can use it to back up your laptops and your digital music collection if you can't get it to work. Good luck.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The drive comes formatted to NTFS file format which by definition has a spec limit of 256TB so this is an issue with your television and may be fixable with a software update from LG. Not sure if partitioning will help as the set may not support a sp!it drive. I am still using large flash disks with mine to watch movies. If LG won't support fixing this issue, I would suggest just buying one or two of the 3TB models instead. This nay be a limit imposed by the streaming services as I know that TiVo has this limitation and may have been imposed on LG to allow access to their services with the smart tv. Could be a licencing issue also. Seems like 3TB is a lot of movies to store at one time anyway.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi, Please be informed that the WD Easystore drive is a plug and play device tested and designed only for Windows and Mac computers for seamless operation. Please check with the TV vendor whether the WD drive will support the device. To know more about the drive refer to the link: http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705145.pdf -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
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