Can this play .avi format video files?
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We regret to inform you that AVI files can not be played back on this player.
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Good question, I was looking for that question and saw yours. I have a 500GB that I assume is no problem. I have read it plays some AVI files and not others, depending on codec.
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I'm not certain. I would download the converter from their website. If the converter works I assume it'll play.
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Files are saved with an AVI extension. Can a Mac play AVI files? Can a Mac play AVI files with the right software?
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Yes. In most cases you'll have no other choice. Whether your device plays the movies, though, is up to the device. The camera lets you save the hi-def videos to the AVI file format and some DVD players will play these, but most play only the XVID AVI format. There's a program called Mov Converter that should let you convert many files to playable DVD formats.
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I can play video and music directly using the HDMI connection to the TV. I can't say about any specific format. The MKV files I used run just fine.
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Yes, it will play flv files. you will need a player app that plays flv files. There are many available from Play Store.
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Yes, you can play any MPEG encoded movies, Windows AVI format movies from this drive.
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Hello Crawdad,Thanks for your interest! This item can play the following files:*Digital video: MOV, MKV, AVI, RM, RMVB, FLV, WMV, MP4, VOBWe hope this works for you because we would love to get your business today!
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The drive must be formatted as a fat32 and avi is the only file format I could get to play on my thumb drive.
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If you have Windows 7, the Windows Media Player should play them. If you have an older version of Windows, you'll probably need to convert them, or you can upload them to YouTube (can leave them set to Private or Unlisted if you don't want the world to see them) and let YouTube convert them for you (though I've found that it doesn't do a perfect job of rendering them for you, they seem to be a little choppier when uploaded straight from AVCHD format vs. rendering them to .wmv first). To convert/render them yourself, a good program is Sony's Vegas Studio HD. About $90, but at that it's a lot cheaper than something like Adobe Premier and it does a good job of handling HD video.
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I have very positive experiences from using GOM player in playing many different media formats. It automatically find codecs and everything. Perhaps you should give it a try for the new AVCHD format also.
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I am not sure about the video formats. I did buy this for a Christmas present and it has already quit working properly.
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No Im afraid it doesnt Convert Video Formats. Its Playback Not Editing Software.
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I just tried both avi and mp4 from a flash drive and both were detected but did not play. Bummer
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When I first got my tv, I remember playing video files with it via a usb key. The last time I tried, it did not appear to work, and I recall recreating the files using handbrake or something in different formats, and was never able to make it work. I think I was about to unplug everything else and retry it when I gave up and put it on disk and played it through the blu-ray player. This is the link for my particular tv , which displays a list of the supported video formats. http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201104/20110427083150372/BN68-01691A-02Eng-110427.pdf I took a snap shot, but apparently can't paste or attach via this communication mode. ( sorry ) there were some avi modes listed.
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It is not designed as an HDTV player, but if you are playing .avi files you should be able to view them as good as your set can be!