How to watch MPEG movies in LN40B550 from USB drive? Is there any setup we need to do to view these movie files from usb drive?
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Take a look at this thread: http://www.avforums.com/forums/lcd-led-lcd-tvs/984624-samsung-b550-enabling-mkv-divx-xvid-playback-part-1-a-25.html Good luck!
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I have tried to play all types of vides formats through my LG TVs and dvd player usb ports but they will cannot recognise any files on this drive. What am I doing wrong here? I have formatted the device, there is no software installed on it. Playback works fine on my laptop and galaxy tab. :-(
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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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My 24LB4510 will only view photos(jpg) and play music(mp3) from the USB port on the back. LG website says that LB4510 models will play MPEG1 and MPEG2 video but mine DOES NOT!
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Haven't really used it for music, but I do play movies off of my usb flash drive. I assume you can play music the same way. In fact will try tomorrow and update response.
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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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Yes, it reads a DVDRW data disc just fine with .mp4 files, however if they are high-def files, it hick-ups periodically, due to the transfer rate, these should be on a blu-ray, but I don't have a BD burner yet. Haven't tried the USB yet, but it should read it also. Blu-rays are flawless, netflix is too, but shearching from the tv menu is lame, better to "pair" with your laptop, etc, and search from it, while playing through the tv.
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Yes, although I never used it. The directions stated that you can play movies from the usb port.
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Yes, i have watched videos off a usb thumb drive. I forget what video formats the TV Supports.
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what I read in the manual states that you can have movies on a usb or sd card if you have movies on them and music the device will play audio then video. video also must be in mpeg1 or mpeg2 formats according the manual.
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No I didn't. There are many format options for .avi and .mp4 videos. I used a video converter to try to find what was compatible; now I can't remember, as I lost interest soon after. I only display photo images now, and for that it's fine.You can have multiple 'albums' by placing each on a separate flash card. Using a typical USB multi-format reader with a card in each of 4 or more slots, plus the DP's own slots, you can select collections from quite a few sources.
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Does anyone know if you can play avi files (divx, xvid) from a USB thumb drive plugged into the front? The description just lists photos for the USB drive.
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you need to use a flash drive (I've used my Sandisk Cruzer and it works fine) connected to the USB port to play mp3s (I believe you can view pictures in jpeg from a flash drive too). Make sure you're using the correct type of SD card to view jpeg pictures. Also, the TV doesn't support .avi files. Look in the TV manual to find the correct settings to view or listen to files...it's not automatic.
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The manual says it only supports playback of pictures from USB devices, though it lists the supported file types as JPG, DIVX, and MP3. I have never tried playing anything from a USB drive on this device, and don't know if firmware updates might have changed what is described in the manual.
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I bought 2 from a car stereo store and tried to play videos from both. When it didn't work I did some research and learned they will only show pictures from the SD and USB. huge bummer. manual says: USB supports: MP3 and JPEG files only and will NOT support: BMP, M4P, WAV, ASF, H.264, DivX, WMA.
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I have never tried to play movies/videos flash drive via usb port; so, I don't know if it can. I recommend looking at Samsung's website for the television specs & allowable inputs.
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Can't say anything specific about DVD movies (you mean ripped files?) Performance has been great, just as you'd expect for USB3. I've also tested it's backwards compatibility with USB2 and it was fine. Overall, it's a very simple plug-and-play drive with no issues.