MKV playback I'm looking for a Blu-ray player that also plays MKVs off of usb and by way of burned disc. Some only accept files under 4Gb because of the Fat32 file system. Is this one compatible with files larger than 4Gbs? It would also be nice to find one that's wifi built in, 3D, and has netflix support. I already have a WD media player that does most of this but I'd like an all-in-one product, an actual blu-ray player that is also a media player. MKV playback I'm looking for a Blu-ray player that also plays MKVs off of usb and by way of burned disc. Some only accept files under 4Gb because of the Fat32 file system. Is this one... » Read More MKV playback I'm looking for a Blu-ray player that also plays MKVs off of usb and by way of burned disc. Some only accept files under 4Gb because of the Fat32 file system. Is this one compatible with files larger than 4Gbs? It would also be nice to find one that's wifi built in, 3D, and has netflix support. I already have a WD media player that does most of this but I'd like an all-in-one product, an actual blu-ray player that is also a media player. « Show Less
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yes. I put a 11gb MKV of a bluray rip. Played fine. The MKV was on a thumbdrive which was formatted NTFS
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I haven't hit a loser with either ASUS player while WDs aren't so friendly. I haven't used it for music yet, so I don't know if it reads the playlists straight up. I haven't tried .isos as others have recommended, but it plays mkv and the variety of avis just fine. I have the WD Live and Mini, too, and I think I'm growing to like the ASUS products for the ease of use, variety of file formats, and more visible fonts (I even set up the R1 for my 82-year old father, and plug in soccer games for him when I get them). Thx for the google suggestion.
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The mini PC can run XBMC and product good quality of video playback. Firmware before Feb 2014 has an issue with some video playback, moreover the issue was fixed in firmware 20140306. MKV is supported but the quality of playback may be not as good as expected because the hardware decode of MKV is not supported. If playing MKV is the major reason for purchasing this mini PC, you are not recommended to buy this mini PC.
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I have a mkv that is a 1080p rip, plays 100% fine over SMB on CAT5e wired gigabit and tips in at 15GB, not as far as you wanted to know, but it doesn't struggle for me. Hope this helps a little.
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I don't know about the MP4 compatability; but I would not recommend this blu-ray disc player. It is unbelievably slow to perform any commands - open, load, close, turn off, etc.
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So far , my own mkv files will not play smoothly at all. Tried them from both USB stick and discs and from different sources and can;t get anything other than a highly pixelated picture. These are HD files so maybe that is the problem?So far this is the ONLY trouble I have had with the machine.
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I have not used that drive, but I have used a Western Digital 3TB USB 3.0 drive with no problem at all. No problem playing any format video that I have come across with the player.
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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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I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic things I have purchased. I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic... » Read More I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic things I have purchased. « Show Less
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Yes. I've been watching MKV format for a while. Make sure you got the most update firmware.
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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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This unit plays 1080P Hi-Def files of almost any type imaginable, it supports external drives up to 2TB in both FAT32 OR NTFS. I have no experience with capture devices formatting Blu-ray files. As far as I know, most higher-end capture programs can accept the HDMI output of a blu-ray player but still will only create a 1080P file structure for it. The Micca only accepts USB file inputs but does so seamlessly - mine struggles with USB-3 external devices and would recommend using USB-2 devices up to 2 TB each. There are 2 USB inputs that can run 2 devices simultaneously.
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The end of your question was cut off but I think I have enough to answer. The WDTv Play has a USB port. I use it to connect directly to an external drive with movies on it. It plays most of the movies I have but not all. I haven't looked into it in more detail to see why some play and some do not. My current guess is the format. I have AVI, MP4, MPG, MKV, and WMV formats. I believe it will play AVI, MP4 and WMV. I think it doesn't play MKV. If we pick one it doesn't play we always just try another one.
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This player cannot play movies through ethernet (NO DLNA support for the American version of this player!!). That always seems like what the American market has...lesser functionality than that of Europe.. DLNA would have been sweet. This player will NOT play MKV. Playback from USB is ONLY mp3 or jpeg. It probably would not recognize NTSC format HD with their USB port. Seems to be FAT 32 memory sticks only for USB, but not sure. It won't even play Divx from dvd-r or dvd+r disks (even though my manual says it can play divx). The player itself doesn't brand the "Divx" label on it, and it's not a Divx Certified player. It claims to be able to play AVCHD, but I burned an AVCHD movie to dvd-r and it did not play. LG BD570 bluray player is sweet. It can play bluray movies real good, can play mkv, divx, and I think divxHD too. It has built in wireless, with hard wired ethernet too, with DLNA support. It can have an external hard drive connected to it's USB port (NTSC format I think, not FAT32) and play mkv, divx from it. I think it does AVCHD movies too. No 3D, but who the hell cares..Like I wanna wear glasses tp watch TV and poke bubbles from the air..
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I contacted Sony customer support, here is the question and response: Model : bdp-s570 Question: When will you offer firmware that will allow more video file formats mkv, m4v, mp4, m2ts, etc... to be streamed over the network connection from a DLNA media server? At this point it plays very few file types. one of the main reasons I purchased this product was to stream video over my network. Thank You Response: Thank you for contacting Sony Support. I'm sorry, but there is no update available to support the additional file formats via DLNA. I've provided a link with the information on the file types that are supported when using the DLNA feature: http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/documentLink.do?externalId=C1017936 Thank you for your time. The Sony Email Response Team
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You need to format it as a FAT32 drive. It comes pre-formatted with the NTFS file system--which can't be read by most Blu-ray players.
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Only for individual files over 4GB. From what I understand DVD movies will work since they aremultiply VOB files. mp3s and avi files should be no problem.What would not work is a single file over 4GB such as an movie ISO file.----------Thanks for the tip on the power outage. I was thinking of buying one of these andleaving it in FAT32 so I can plug it into my standalone DVD player which has a USBport. I read somewhere I can do this for my Divx, Xvid, avi files. How much of a risk am I running by leaving the drive in FAT32 as far as a poweroutage losing my data? thanks! Only for individual files over 4GB. From what I understand DVD movies will work since they aremultiply VOB files. mp3s and avi files should be no problem.What would not work is a single file over 4GB such as an movie ISO file.----------Thanks for the tip on the power outage. I was thinking of buying one of these andleaving it in FAT32 so I can plug it into my standalone DVD player which has a USBport. I read somewhere I can do this for my Divx, Xvid, avi files. How much of a risk am I running by leaving the drive in FAT32 as far as... » Read More Only for individual files over 4GB. From what I understand DVD movies will work since they aremultiply VOB files. mp3s and avi files should be no problem.What would not work is a single file over 4GB such as an movie ISO file.----------Thanks for the tip on the power outage. I was thinking of buying one of these andleaving it in FAT32 so I can plug it into my standalone DVD player which has a USBport. I read somewhere I can do this for my Divx, Xvid, avi files. How much of a risk am I running by leaving the drive in FAT32 as far as a poweroutage losing my data? thanks! « Show Less