Can this play movie files (mp4, mkv) from a thumb drive using the USB port?
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I asked my sister in law who I gave this unit to as a gift and she said 'no'
1189050
Yes, you can play MKV video larger than 4GBs if the USB stick is formatted as NTFS. If the USB drive is formatted as FAT32, you have a 4GB limitation. If you burn to disc, then there seems to be about a 2GB limitation.It does play PAL if it is a region free disc. I tried to play a Region 2 disc and it didn't recognize it.
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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. :-)
2213087
Yes you can. The USB interface works quite well. I've tried AVI and MP4 files without issue.
1039832
Yes! But, I wouldn't perform this task, due to the size of some movie files. Most of the time, I would drag the clip on to my desk top and play the media. Some times the stream of data coming from your flash drive, may be too slow. This will sometimes cause pauses, while watching your movie, to refresh the buffer.
970754
No. It's a good video file player and my friend loves it. You might need to search for a new firmware update on the net to make it play MKV tho as it has difficulty out of the box doing that. Hope that helps you.
1732591
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
867224
Yes. Video has to be in .mpg format (mpeg1/mpeg2). Unit only sees dvd formats, not .avi, .mpg4 so you'll have to use a pc to convert the files to .mpg. You can set up your usb drive with a "music" and "movies" base folder and then either drop mpg movies or mp3 music files in those folders, or you can stack folders inside of folders, i.e., "movies/comedy". 32 gb thumb drives work, haven't tested larger. Use standard usb thumb drives, unit does not read micro sized usb drives like the HP v165w. USB drive needs to be formatted fat32.
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Yes it will play videos from USB. Not sure of the formats, but I think it plays the standards.
1003688
YES you can, It has played mp4, xvid .avi, x264 .mkv files so far for me. It has a code in it to register for protected dvix too. It is awesome, plays movies, music and pictures directly from USB thumb drive. Not sure yet what file types or codecs it won't play but it has played stuff my pc wouldn't play without a codec pack installed first.
856671
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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It has an older version of XMBC on it, so you can launch that - you'll have to navigate the file sources from inside the menu to find the mkv file, but generally yes. There may be issues with accelerated decoding, HD video from a usb thumb drive may be choppy.I would heartily recommend you install the latest version of XBMC, it was recently renamed to Kodi http://kodi.tv/download/
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No. I've found the USB on this is totally useless. Can't even play from a flash drive.
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I just tried both avi and mp4 from a flash drive and both were detected but did not play. Bummer
2086235
The poster above is incorrect. The USB port can play any video file, provided it is the right audio codec, either AC3 or or MPEG-audio. All you have to do is find a converter. MP42MKVac3 is what I use. This program will convert any video file with AAC audio (which is unplayable on the USB port), to AC3 audio. Use MediaInfo to determine what audio codec the file uses. Good luck!
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Yes, it will play music files (mp3, wma, etc.) on a usb drive and it works with file folders on the drive. You can even use it to charge.
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Is there any confirmation that the USB port can link to a computer or media player (NMT)?