Instead of buying another external HD, I am thinking to spend same amount of $$$, to buy a 1TB media player............ 大家有什么好建议吗? 谢谢.

It should has the following features;

1, HDMI;
2, Support all file formats.
3, Giant capacity,

This deal on DELL is not bad, but it does not support .MKV:
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/System_Drives/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&cs=cadhs1&sku=A3145099#Overview

I like this one, made in china, has everything, but not brand.