Roku XDS with USB-what video files will it play: Does it play the usual avi, mpeg, mp4, mkv, mov?
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I have the XDS and I can tell you that even for the supported file types it only works about 30% of the time and will almost certainly require re-encoding to work. It only supports a very limited range of settings and even people with a decent knowledge of video encoding have trouble getting videos to work.
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Yes pretty much anything USB or SD will work. However I tried hooking up my external hard drive and it took so long to load I gave up. Although my HD is like 400gb so that's most likely why. But I've never had issues putting like 20 movies on a flash drive and playing them. Watch out for the file type tho, MKV files won't work
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I have only been able to play AVI and MP4 formats. I wish it played Matroska video files. Using a converter like AVS video converter can convert anything!
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Yes, this unit has a USB port on the side; description in the manual is as follows: "DVD playback condition for disc playback/USB/SD switch button". It can play Mp3 and MP4 files. It supports USB and SD/MMC. In the manual is the following: "Support MP4, MP3, WMA, MPG, AVI, VOB, DIVX, JPEG formats."
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Hi. There are various MP4 file formats. If our unit does not read or recognize the file you would like to play, we recommend converting or downloading file as a AVI, DVIX or M4V.
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Hello Yasmin. Yes, this unit is designed to play video files in AVI, DVIX and M4V files, from either the SD card, or USB drive, and are compatible up to 32gb.
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All I can say, B.R., is that ours is streaming beautifully via our home WiFi network so, I don't see why not. Via USB stick...it plays .mp4s perfectly. I haven't tried any of the other formats. The wife and I are very happy with it. :-)
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It's a very picky player. Sometimes it does but most of the time it doesn't, and I'm not sure what the encoding requirements are to make it one of those special mp4's that will work. This player here Androset 1080P-TVBOX 1080p HD USB HDMI SD/MMC Multi TV Media Player RMVB MKV 50 (Black 1080p tv box) will though. I have both of these players and the URL I pasted is a far better player in my opinion.
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I haven't used this feature much, but it has played an MKV file via a thumb drive on the USB port. I don't remember which audio/video codecs that MKV used. The Samsung page on it says that it plays "MPEG-2, MPEG-4, JPEG, DivX HD, AVCHD, MKV, WMV" formats. http://www.samsung.com/us/video/blu-ray-dvd/BD-F5100/ZA-specs Hope that helps, -Dan
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This box is ok for what it is. It should play ur regular dixv files ok and most mp4 files. I can't remember if it plays HDTV files or not. I use a different type system now that also streams movies from netflex and other providers. My streaming box was purchased at best buy and also plays all my files as well as HDTV files. I like it a lot better than the regular media player your asking about. Take care and hope you find what ur searching for.
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It plays XVid just fine...DivX Ultra rocks, I've only had a couple files not run correctly...
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yes.. just be sure the "software" will play MTS (transport streams) and the USB drive has enough storage space 1 hr of high def video is approx 16bg streams are blu-ray compatible i play them with VLC player and Media player classic
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The Philips website info says it plays mp4s but nothing about USB connection. I have have never tried to do so.
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Yes, XDS is supported provided the ROKU you purchased is capable. Firmware updates are issued when needed. Generally, if your PC can view a file, ROKU can move the video to TV. Once connected to the Internet, you can see (on your TV) a STORE from which you can choose sources for video and/or music. Some are free, some are not. There is Amazon, youtube.com, TED, Krackle, several movie sources, and several music sources. You'll be surprised at all the stuff out there for ROKU and ROKU-like devices.
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Hi! No, mp4 files do not play nor a plethora of other common files through USB or SD card. I have had a heck of a time with customer service, but I can tell you after a month going back and forth I could **ONLY**successfully play video converted as such: Xvid (format AVI, video codec Xvid, Audio Codec MP3) resolution 640*480. From their technical help emails: File Codecs supported: . MP3 . XviD . MPEG1 & 2 . JPEG NOT Supported . WMA . WMV (Windows Media Video) 9.1 . VCD 1.1 . VCD 2.0 . SVCD . DiVX ************************************************************** SD card Formats supported - Normal SD, 50X SD SD card maximum size in GB -- 4G USB - 2.0 - 4G max My question: why it can't read beyond a 4G USB (or SD card) drive? Their Answer: There are limitations of the product due to the size of the internal processor. Increasing the size of the internal processor and adding additional file formats would directly impact the price point of the product.
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it plays everything more formats than any player i have ever had. AVI XVID DIVx these files play seamlessly from the USB drive cant wait to try my MASS USB drive (I have a 300 GB)... pictures are slow it doesnt do jpeg's imo. it is so slow i wouldnt use it for that. but every other feature works great. only upscales if you are able to use the HDMI
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It will play most all AVI files from either disc or USB drive. You can even plug in 2 USB drives and pick between them from the on screen display. I have found the BDP-80 to be my best player when it comes to DivX and Xvid formats. The FF is very smooth and playback is very snappy, plus load times are fast as well. Except for HD DVD discs, this thing can play every format I own. I don't think you will be disappointed with it.