IOMEGA Screenplay Pro shows on PC but not on TV

i have the same problem too, it only happened the other day, very annoying

You may not be able to do it directly, as torrent portals such as the piratebay are supposed to use a specific client software (i.e. uTorrent, nTorrent, etc.) which only can be installed on PCs.
Download the items into your PC, and then you can transfer them onto DX via USB.

It may depend on what type of file system you chose when formatting it. For file-type support beyong 1.5 Gb, such as high-resolution videos, aka. HD movies, Iomega should be able to recognize NTFS file system. Perhaps you chose FAT, or FAT32? In that case Iomega may not recognize it.

You should be more specific with which unit you have when asking questions about it.
ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player: User's Manual: View Online [HTML] http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/hdd2010/spdirector/en/main.html
ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive: User's Manual: View Online [HTML] http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/hdd2008/scrnply/en/consolidated/main.html#scrnply
ScreenPlay 60GB Multimedia Drive User's Manual: http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/allhdd/screenplay/en/main.html
ScreenPlay HD Multimedia Drive: User's Manual: View Online [HTML]: http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/hdd2008/sphd/en/main.html
ScreenPlay Plus HD Media Player: User's Manual: View Online [HTML] http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/hdd2010/scrnplyplus/en/main.html
ScreenPlay Pro HD Multimedia Player: User's Manual: View Online [HTML] http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/hdd2010/scrnplyprohd/en/main.html
ScreenPlay TV Link User's Manual: View Online [HTML] http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/hdd2010/sptvlnk/en/main.html
ScreenPlay TV Link HD Media Player Director Edition: User's Manual: View Online [HTML] http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/hdd2010/sptvlnkdir/en/main.html

ScreenPlay Director Partitions There are five partitions on the ScreenPlay Director's hard disk. Three partitions are grayed out and will list as "Healthy-Unknown" in Windows Device Manager. These partitions contain the ScreenPlay TV interface and system settings and are not available to store media files. The two active partitions both appear as "Untitled". The larger partition is formatted with an NTFS file system. Use this partition to store your media files when you connect to the ScreenPlay Director from a networked computer or transfer files via direct USB connection. The smaller partition is formatted FAT32 and is used only when updating the ScreenPlay Director firmware. Do not place your media files on this partition! If you accidentally store media files on the FAT32 partition, you can use a computer to move them to the larger NTFS-formatted partition. You will not be able to see media files on the FAT32-formatted partition when using the ScreenPlay TV interface. Formatting the data partition will erase all existing data! If you have files on the ScreenPlay Director you want to save, move them to another drive or volume before reformatting.
*******************************************CAUTION!********************************************************* Do not change (format or delete) the partitioning on the ScreenPlay Director hard disk as this will remove the firmware that enables the ScreenPlay Director to communicate with your TV set. Only media files stored on the active data partition (the largest partition) can be viewed or played on a TV. The ONLY partition that can be formatted is the data partition (the largest partition).
Conclusion: If you have deleted or formatted any of the first 4 partitions on the unit that is not the data partition. You now own a BRICKED ScreenPlay which HAS to be replaced. No if ands or buts about it. YOUR DEVICE IS DEAD.

have u tried the tv sys button on the remote ? reperat a few times as it cyclels thru the formats. or the source button. first disconnect the usb
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Avi files should be 700 or below when playing on a conventional tv,625 or 525 prefered.
if set to hd format trough HDMI output the display warning will not appear has the iomega will upscale trough the HDMI output,and will suport any resolution.

Hi jasnarysheuv,
Did you fix the problem you had? If so could you tell me what you did? I formatted my Iomega Screenplay HD Mulitmedia Drive (500gb) last night on my mac and now it displays 'no disc' when I hook it up to my tv.
Any help would be grateful.

If the blue light continues to flash after the screen goes black, then you need to reinstall the firmware. Look at http://screenplayprohd.wikia.com for information about getting the firmware and installing it.

If the blue light goes solid after the screen goes black then you probably just need to switch the NTSC/PAL selection. Press that button on the front panel several times, waiting a few seconds inbetween in press. If it continues to be invisible, plug the drive into another TV using the composite cables instead of HDMI to confirm if the menu comes up at all. If it does, reinstall the firmware.

I had the same problem with the Screenplay Pro HD. My Iomega was working fine and one day after exchanging files with a friend I got the logo, then the loading message and then it went into a black screen while the blue light kept blinking.
Obviously the connection to the TV was fine because the logo appeared.
I solved the problem by downloading and reinstalling the firmware.
I downloaded the firmware from the iomega web site.
Notice that during the installation process you get the message that it will delete your data and then shortly after you have the option to delete or keep it. Hang in there. This part is a little nerv wrecking.

Hope this helps.
Rainer