Can I use my TC as a NAS/Media Storage?

Hello,
This might seems a frequently asked question, but I still can't find the right answer I am looking for.
I'll describe the situation below.
We have 3 floors in our house with this equipment installed:
1) Ground Floor - TP-LINK WDR4300 - High-end Philips TV
2) Second Floor
3) Third Floor/Loft - Linksys E2000
Note: We have 120Mbps download speed and created one 5Ghz network while using those routers both as access point.
TP-Link is the 'main' router with DHCP server enabled.
This way we have wi-fi on each floor. But before we managed to create this network with two access points I called Apple Customer Service in the Netherlands.
We wanted to use the TC as a second router, but that was to hard to manage. So I asked if it would be possible to setup the Linksys E2000 as second router and use the Time Capsule as a NAS/Media Server. He answered that wouldn't be a problem. It''s possible.
So, basically we have one network with two access points. And we want to put our movies/DVD's on the Time Capsule. After that we would like to access the Time Capsule in our LAN through the Philips TV and play those movies.
Like I said before, this might seems an frequently asked question and I searched for a long time, but still can't find the right answer.
Hopefully someone can help me out here, I would appreciate it very much!
Greetings,
snofru138

The vast majority of smart TV play from a DLNA server..
Almost all NAS made have DLNA servers built into them. TC do not because it is not a NAS.. nor a media store for Apple network.
If your Philips TV expressly states that it can play movies from any hard disk source then the TC could work.
Plug it in and give it a go.. You have nothing to lose.
Ask one of the several people you know who have managed to do it how they did it if you run into trouble.
BUT imho.. it won't work because smart TV of whatever brand have specific media requirements. Look up the specs for your TV and see if it lists SMB/CIFS network hard disks.
WD Live TV can play directly from SMB media without DLNA. That is why I listed it.
An Apple TV can play nothing from a TC.
But both the TV and Apple TV can play content stored on the TC as long as a computer is playing it.. ie the TC is a dumb file store. You cannot do it directly from the TV.. question your friends using Time Capsule and ask how they connect to media content on their TC???
Here is the info from a Philips TV.
55PFL5907
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46PFL5907
42PFL5907
A Time Capsule is NOT a DLNA certfied device. Therefore it doesn't work.

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