Does this play .flv and mkv files? If not, is there any portable dvd player that supports these files?
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I'm not sure what that is. It played normal dvd's then after about 30 mins it turned off and won't turn back on or power up or charge.
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The answer is YES. The MKV files look great on dvd, because this thing upconverts the file back up to hd. It's like watching blu-ray. WAY BETTER than watching an upconverted STANDARD DVD.
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First, I do not think that the VOB files of a DVD format will play from a USB drivethru a DVD player. But I do use software to convert some DVD VOB formatsto AVI files that will play from a flash drive thru a DVD player.Does that make sense???
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Actually I purchased the DVD for my brother who lives in other country and took the DVD player with him. We put USB drives and Data DVD's with videos in AVI format, and played them without difficult. Probably some videos were in another format but I don't remember, the fact is that all the videos in the media were played. I don't think it would be able to read video formats from camcorders or Digital cameras without conversion to playable formats.
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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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Yes. I have a lot of videos on an external drive connected with USB to this player, plays beautifully without any problems or hiccups. It supports almost all video formats and has no problems with 1920 HD videos. I have played mkv, mp4, avi, divx hd, xvid. All work great, it even supports multiple subtitle tracks on mp4 and mkv. Any USB stick or drive will work, I have a 500 GB drive which gets power through the USB port even. If you turn off the player it will also remember where you left off on the videos (yes, the ones on your external drive/stick). Works like a charm!
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Sorry, it seems to be DVD disc only. I've tried movies on the SD card and USB flashdrive, but it shows "unsupported media" on the screen.
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JV - Thanks a lot! I could not figure out why my dvds wouldn't play on other dvd players. There is nothing to clue you in that you need to finalize them.
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Update: With the newest firmware the BDP 80 plays MKV just fine! Now my only wish is for H 264 playback. THEN it would truly be universal. (although limited to Fat 32 making large NTFS USB drives pretty useless for now)
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Yes , it has both, you can play any DVD/Blue Ray Disc or even Divx, and same apply to the USB port, where you can play mostly any kind of files
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James does it play whatever format source is on homemade DVD's...like say that comes from mkv or other file sources. Thanks
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That is how I burn MKV to a DVD-R disc--as a DATA disc. Then when it comes up, I select it and it plays, unless it happens to be something the LG doesn't like. There are a few videos in MKV containers it will not play on disc but will play on a USB stick.
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It can play a regular dvd.... It definitely can play jpg files off of a USB and it can play photos off of recorded disc as well
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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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This player will play both formats ntsc (USA) and pal (European) So far it's played anything I've put in it. Try one you'll like it.Ken
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Works very well for me. I have tried mkv, avi, and mp4 with no problems at all. Only issue I have is if it is a blu-ray "backup" it will not play that. Any other "backup" from standard dvd's plays perfectly. I have been very pleased with the quality of this device in all aspects other than the blu-ray backups. Hope this helps.
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I use Imation dvd+ and dvd-, this player does play both formats, though would occasionally skip/slow up. Not sure if it is due to dirty discs or the dvd player itself. Good overall unit though.