NVIDIA - SHIELD TV media player with external hard drive?

[mdevine68]

Can the NVIDIA - SHIELD TV - 4K HDR Streaming Media Player play video and music from an external hard drive? It has USB ports, but I'm not seeing anything on line about their functionality. Will the remote act like a mouse?

 

[americanaudiophile]

http/support-shield.nvidia.com/shield-tv-user-guide/#t=How_to_Use_USB_Storage_Devices.htm&rhsearch=usb&rhhlterm=usb&rhsyns=%20