Can it play MKV files from NAS or thumbdrive? Can it play MKV files from NAS or thumbdrive? If so, does it also support external subtitle files for those MKVs?
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I wasn't able to connect it to NAS; it was confirmed by Panasonic that the unit sold in North America does not have the DLNA support needed to connect to NAS. The same model sold in Europe is ok, I guess this is one of the reasons the price is less expensive in North America.
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A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or you will have multiple files for each recording.(unless that is what you want) A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or... » Read More A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or you will have multiple files for each recording.(unless that is what you want) « Show Less
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I don't have the mini, but I've read all over that i will play .ISO files just like if it were in a DVD player. I have the regular WDTV and it will play .ISO files, but will only play the main movie (or the longest file, i.e. when I select The Aristocrats .ISO file, it plays the extra un-edited joke video and not the main movie)
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Ah...I see. I had the Shark007 32-bit drivers installed but didn't yet have the 64-bit drivers installed. I installed the 64-bit drivers and then rebooted. I opened WMP12; however, all my mkv's are still in the "Other Media" list in WMP12. Do you know how to make WMP12 re-categorize the mkv's from "Other Media" into "Videos"?
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I tried to use my NAS as a Plex server. Despite there being an NAS version of Plex that I could install, the process in the ReadyNAS was not powerful enough to do any transcoding. As long as the media I played didn't require transcoding, I could stream to my devices. If Plex wanted or needed to transcode it, then I was out of luck. (Not xbmc, I know, but it may help someone else in the future when setting up their media server and player)
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Yes to both questions, John. The currently installed codecs can't read all popular formats, but for those that work, you can copy the movies to a USB drive and play them from that attached device. You can also install Samsung's DLNA server software on your home computer and start serving files from your My Documents almost immediately. Or you can use a DLNA-supported NAS device and read your files from that device. I am hoping that the codecs and firmware will be updated often to bring the capabilities more up to par with many other popular formats. I'm having so-so success across my various stored formats, but VOBs (DVD build files) and avi files seem to play okay. My mp4 files generated by Handbrake are not working out as I had hoped, but the firmware on my NAS device apparently is part of that problem. This is emerging technology and it pays to keep all software and firmware up to date to keep abreast of updated capabilities. The information is scattered widely, so keep searching often as well.
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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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OK - problem solved.mkv files can be encoded with a whole array of different audio profiles. I needed to have simple mp3/stereo to work with my TV.You can easily convert 'your' mkv file to the audio profile you need by using the free Avidemux software (ask Google). Load your mkv into Avidemux, then in the left column set:Video = CopyAudio = MP3 (Lame)Configure = StereoFilter = StereoWorked for me.And solved a similar problem with no audio on MP4 files.Good luck!
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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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Omar, I don't have it connected to a NAS drive personally, but the instruction manual and setup screens provide for NAS setup option. In fact, the manual states the following:"This unit can play back music files and playlists (m3u, wpl) stored on a PC and on Network Attached Storage (NAS) that supports DLNA. The network audio playback function of this unit connects to the server using Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service."The audio/video format types and specifications supported by this unit for playback are as follows:- WMA (Windows Media Audio)- MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)- WAV- MPEG-4 AAC- FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)- ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)- AIFF- DSD- JPEGHope this helps. Omar, I don't have it connected to a NAS drive personally, but the instruction manual and setup screens provide for NAS setup option. In fact, the manual states the following:"This unit can play back music files and playlists (m3u, wpl) stored on a PC and on Network Attached Storage (NAS) that supports DLNA. The network audio playback function of this unit connects to the server using Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service."The audio/video format types and specifications supported by this unit for playback are as follows:- WMA (Windows... » Read More Omar, I don't have it connected to a NAS drive personally, but the instruction manual and setup screens provide for NAS setup option. In fact, the manual states the following:"This unit can play back music files and playlists (m3u, wpl) stored on a PC and on Network Attached Storage (NAS) that supports DLNA. The network audio playback function of this unit connects to the server using Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service."The audio/video format types and specifications supported by this unit for playback are as follows:- WMA (Windows Media Audio)- MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)- WAV- MPEG-4 AAC- FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)- ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)- AIFF- DSD- JPEGHope this helps. « Show Less
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Hi there, almost all kind of videos I've been played on it, mp4, avi, mpg, mkv, flv with no problem. I've used dlna to share the videos from mac and pc. I hope this will help.
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yes! I play mkv files on mine from an external hard drive. Occasionally the mkv will not read well on the blu ray player, even though it plays on a computer, but this is rare. good luck! -Jay
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Yes you can, it came preinstalled with xbmc which can play .mkv files natively. Or if you choose you can download an app like MX player from the okay store which can play .mkv files
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Omar, I don't have it connected to a NAS drive personally, but the instruction manual and setup screens provide for NAS setup option. In fact, the manual states the following: "This unit can play back music files and playlists (m3u, wpl) stored on a PC and on Network Attached Storage (NAS) that supports DLNA. The network audio playback function of this unit connects to the server using Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service." The audio/video format types and specifications supported by this unit for playback are as follows: - WMA (Windows Media Audio) - MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) - WAV - MPEG-4 AAC - FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) - ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) - AIFF - DSD - JPEG Hope this helps.
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Glad I could help you and that you're now able to stream your MKVs! I didn't even bother with the CIFS Login/Password thing because the WMP12 server worked right away for me once I 'allowed' it in my Homegroup settings. If you ever figure out the CIFS thing, feel free to give us an update here and let us know what you did. I'm not really worried about it since the WMP12 feature works fine, but I'd still like to know just in case.
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I just put in a DVD of .mpg and .avi files and it played them fine. No menu on the DVD, just files. It brought up a list of the files and you can select which on you wouldl like to play. Good feature.
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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.