Want to use to play avi and mkv files off a portable HD, not really for streaming. Will this unit do that without issues?
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For MKV, that depends on the files. Video files are more complex than what filename extension they use. The MKV vidoes would need to meet certain requirements, one of which is to be H.264. http://support.roku.com/entries/423946-What-media-file-types-does-the-Roku-Media-Player-channel-support- Roku does not support the (outdated) AVI format directly. You could transcode (convert) them yourself or use a media server (like Plex, Media Browser, or MyMedia) to do it on-the-fly as needed. You could also look at the WD TV devices, which prioritize support for media on connected storage. http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2698/~/list-of-compatible-media-file-types-for-all-wd-tv-and-wd-elements-play-products
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For MKV, that depends on the files. Video files are more complex than what filename extension they use. The MKV vidoes would need to meet certain requirements, one of which is to be H.264. http://support.roku.com/entries/423946-What-media-file-types-does-the-Roku-Media-Player-channel-support-Roku does not support the (outdated) AVI format directly. You could transcode (convert) them yourself or use a media server (like Plex, Media Browser, or MyMedia) to do it on-the-fly as needed. You could also look at the WD TV devices, which prioritize support for media on connected storage.http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2698/~/list-of-compatible-media-file-types-for-all-wd-tv-and-wd-elements-play-products For MKV, that depends on the files. Video files are more complex than what filename extension they use. The MKV vidoes would need to meet certain requirements, one of which is to be H.264. http://support.roku.com/entries/423946-What-media-file-types-does-the-Roku-Media-Player-channel-support-Roku does not support the (outdated) AVI format directly. You could transcode (convert) them yourself or use a media server (like Plex, Media Browser, or MyMedia) to do it on-the-fly as needed. You could also look at the WD TV devices, which prioritize support for media on... » Read More For MKV, that depends on the files. Video files are more complex than what filename extension they use. The MKV vidoes would need to meet certain requirements, one of which is to be H.264. http://support.roku.com/entries/423946-What-media-file-types-does-the-Roku-Media-Player-channel-support-Roku does not support the (outdated) AVI format directly. You could transcode (convert) them yourself or use a media server (like Plex, Media Browser, or MyMedia) to do it on-the-fly as needed. You could also look at the WD TV devices, which prioritize support for media on connected storage.http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2698/~/list-of-compatible-media-file-types-for-all-wd-tv-and-wd-elements-play-products « Show Less
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No!, please do not buy this mini pc for media streaming, or watch movies here is why:1. The video card is an old intel model, and they doesn't provide drivers for hardware aceleration, so videos won't play smooth, neither in windows or linux enviroments.2. This box lacks of hdmi, dvi ports for pure digital high resolution screens.You should look for a zotac mini pc, these boxes have better hardware and suppprt for what you're looking for.
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I have not use it for that purpose. I used it to stream Video files from my hard drive to the media player in another room. It works great.
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Actually the player can be configured to play sound RAW or to downstream it to LPCM so you can hear it in a conventional stereo player like standard TVs. Bottom line, you'll have no problems with mkv dts files.
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I stream mkvs from a NAS all the time. It can access PC file systems too. The best part is that it will automatically retrieve movie info for those mkvs.I have no personal experience with HD audio. You can check the A-400 forum for that.
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You do not need anything special to be able to play media stored on a portable, external hard drive. The only thing you must do is make sure that your media is in a format that is compatible with this receiver.
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to my best recollection is not official pdf download of the instructions. Somebody may have made a PDF and posted it somewhere but I have never seen it. The unit comes with a very small and brief set of instructions (but you really dont need more, the device is self explanatory). You cannot use this on an external hard drive to watch movies, it will not read the files on the drive. If you want to watch a movie you need to put it on a thumb drive/flash drive. Also MKV for some reason on all these types of devices sucks and freezes up. You get better performance from MP$ files. you can email me further questions at rlalum@sbcglobal.net
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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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There are several free apps for that; it depends on if you want the Mini-PC to do everything or if you capture on a PC and then playback on the mini. Playback works (OK) but to do the whole thing is tricky, but can be done with a high speed enough connection, USB 2.0 may not cut it.The Mini-PC is not very stable from a wireless point of view it lost the signal many times while I was trying to stream from a local NAS box via wireless. For the current price, I recommend a ROKU for steaming and a custom (software) Rasberry Pi for the capture device.Good luck!
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I did not try .iso files, however it has had no problem playing .mov,avi,MP4,mkv or divx files. For the price the unit works really nice.
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It is not designed as an HDTV player, but if you are playing .avi files you should be able to view them as good as your set can be!
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It's just a streamer for your storage. If your device can play .mov files, you should be fine.
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Thanks for the info.Personally, I'm not terribly interested in all of the bells and whistles (like internetTV and wifi capability), but if this can play a good range of video files with varying codecs, it's looking like a good buy. :)
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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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Hello Crawdad,Thanks for your interest! This item can play the following files:*Digital video: MOV, MKV, AVI, RM, RMVB, FLV, WMV, MP4, VOBWe hope this works for you because we would love to get your business today!
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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. :-)
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I recommend using a playstation 3 for that. It'll play movies from usb stick or sd, pro duo memory cards. I also use mine for blueray and dvds.