topic How can I sort video files on a USB drive ? in Other TVs

How can I sort video files on a USB drive ?

dd4005 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:55:42 GMT

I've got a USB drive plugged into my Bravia KDL40HX705 with filenames a bit like:

ABC.DEF.001.avi

ABC.DEF.002.avi

ABC.DEF.003.avi

etc.

When I navigate to that folder and the files appear, they seem to be in a random order. If I've got dozens of them and I want to watch them in order, I'm scrolling up and down trying to find the next one in sequence.

What do I need to do for them to be in order ?

Change the filename dates ? Put sequential numbers at the very start of the filenames ? Copy the files onto the drive one by one in order (because windows doesn't always copy them in order) ? I don't mind however complicated it is, if I have to jump through some hoops, as long as I know what they are

While I'm here, it would be nice to be able to delete one after watching it. Is it possible to delete also ?

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Re: How can I sort video files on a USB drive ?

Catmambo — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 10:36:20 GMT

You can normally sort by filename or date I think if you press the options button on the remote? AS far as I know, its not possible to delete the files from the TV directly, you'd need to reconnect to a PC to do this.

Thanks

Re: How can I sort video files on a USB drive ?

dd4005 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:30:25 GMT

Wow, that's embarrassing. That's probably the only button on the remote I didn't try, and right now seems like absolutely the most obvious one to try. Oh well, the thread might be found in the future if anyone else is this dumb

Thanks !!!!