Will this play .WTV and/or .DVR-MS file formats? (These are the Windows Media Center TV recordings)
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All I used it with was .ts files [MPEG], recorded on my computer with NPVR [http://www.nextpvr.com/], which is a free, open source video scheduler and recorder. I didn't even try it with anything else. I can only assume that it would handle the WMC formats fine.
195725
I am sorry those file formats are not supported by the player. In order to get the files to work you will have to recode them based on the instructions provided here:http://content.miccastore.com/node/189I apologize for the inconvenience.Manny
1907287
It is able to read play most any video, image or music file directly from a windows shared directly, including those NTFS drives. Is also DLNA compatible. Love mine.
1632316
You need to set up DLNA on your Windows box, then You need a media player that is DLNA compatible
687828
I've been wondering the same thing, only I have Windows XP Media Center. I'd like to be able to DVR shows on the PC and watch them on my regular TV. I'm starting to think I should just have a dedicated PC for the TV.
2062482
I have systems with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. I haven't tested all aspects with both, but can attest it operated immediately when I plugged it into a Win 8.1 laptop. It should both play back and burn audio discs, DVDs, and will read software programs recorded on optical discs. What it will NOT do is handle Blu-ray formats.
618565
yes. I put a 11gb MKV of a bluray rip. Played fine. The MKV was on a thumbdrive which was formatted NTFS
491026
I've sucessfully done that with my 128GB Patriot drive. Just be sure that the video format of the files on the drive is supported by the TV you have.
119567
It plays back on your computer, not on your TV. I open Windows Media Center, find the program in the Guide and click the red button to Record. If I'm scheduling a recording at a later time, the program retrieves it, records it, and it is available under Recorded TV. I hope you find it as useful as I do.
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Yes is the short answer. I use it on a Vista machine which is the first version of windows to use the BCD. 7 uses this scheme to load drivers and devices as well. windows Media Player will pull it right into it like it will a CD. You can use another program such as Audacity with the Lame plugin (both are free; my personal favorite program to convert higher bit rate MP3s to 128Kbs) or VLC media player I think will do it too though it shines at video playback. Have not tried it with Quicktime though I have it on my machines.
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I haven't looked at the files' extensions, but the manufacturer says it's a MPEG-2 format, which plays fine with WMC and PC-if the appropriate decoder is installed. (Source: http://www.avermedia-usa.com/avertv/product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=474&tab=UserManual) I'd suspect it'll need conversion for phones and tablets, however. Here's a calculator to estimate file sizes, http://www.digitalrebellion.com/webapps/video_calc.html?format=mpeg2_37_ntsc_br&frame_rate=f30&length=1&length_type=hours. Looks like 1.6GB/hr. I'm seeing other places calculate it at 2GB/hr. All I know is that I have a number of hours of HDTV recording on a PC w/o external storage and I haven't exceeded capacity. It's a 500 GB machine, which I suspect has 200GB freed up for this. As always, your mileage(storage) may vary. UPDATE: I looked at the files' extension and it's .wtv, which is the format Windows Media Center records/playback. It appears that OTA HDTV (1080i/720p) records approximately 6GB+ per hour as a file size. Probably closer to 7GB to be on the safe side to see what storage needs would be. As for SDTV, I'd guess half that size, but I don't have any recordings to check. As other responses noted, it really depends on the signal being recorded and its video info.
1039831
Yes, you can play any MPEG encoded movies, Windows AVI format movies from this drive.
1721257
Depending on your disk drive (it has to be rated for Blue Ray) able to play . You need proper drivers for what windows system you are using. I have a E6500 in my system and I have a DVD recorder and with no problems.
100816
The manual says it will not play DivX (or MP3 or WMA). I don't know about the other formats.
1685136
Depends on your dvr. Most will include audio on the video channel you select in setup.
1379645
I think the flash drive needs to be in DOS format and you also need to connect a media player device to your TV . The media player will recognise most file formats. Check if it includes the wmv format . If not, try convert it to one of those formats that it recognise first.
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Here is a link to the 64 bit drivers.http://www.digibuyitnow.com/eBay_download/20154-DVR-driver-64bits.zip
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The video file extension is MTS, and my laptop plays them with Windows Media Player.