When I try to play videos in mkv format it freezes and the media player needs to be restarted. Any one having similar issues or better yet have a solution ?
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I had that issue and converted the movie to mp4 with db converter and fixed the problem but from changing hard drives all the time the usb port broke off I am having issues with a different brand as well so they are not very hardy is what I have found was thinking of trying the chrome cast but that's later tired of these devises braking and don't want to power the tv and the computer to watch movies.
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yea mp4 don't play. some avi files will play. If not, I just convert to dvd (ntsc) format..
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Sorry, I do most gaming from a console, My media PC has a wireless Keyboard & trkball. Not too good for gaming.I have ran MKV Vids through the 3D converter & found no detectable lag or artifacting. Dunno if that helps but its the best I can offer. Never thought to convert a Vid Game, I might try that if I get the time & update this answer.I have an intermediate level NVidia adapter - don't remember the model but it was bout $80 3 years ago, so it's no Cadillac,Good for most MMedia, not great for gaming)
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There only certain formats that work when I use my USB harddraive to play movies. Try converting to from MP4 to AVI.
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I returned my device .. it actually did not work at all. However, I think you can transfer pretty much any file, as a download, the question is, can a MKV file even be played by a player on an iPad? I think there is a version of VLC for the iPad, and the PC version of VLC plays MKV files. I wish I knew more, but the device did not work for me ...
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Hmmm. I've used it quite a bit on mkv's connected to an hdtv and it was fine, no stutter or lag. I downloaded a sample .rmvb file, 10 seconds long, and it played fine with vlc, but neither esfile explorer's viewer or the built in video application would recognize it. I am not familiar at all with rmvb files, so i do not know if there is more than one type or different quality, but the one i had was about 1.1meg for a 10 second clip at 320x480. hope that helps.
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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)
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Anyone have any issues with .avi files that are over 1gb? I can fast forward through it, but when I try to play it normally, it cuts at about the 1hr 50minute mark.Thoughts?
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Raymond, it is probably conflicting with a newer version of Quicktime. I had the same problem until I uninstalled the current version of Quicktime and then installed Quicktime Alternative 311. It stops it from freezing up. The problem is then that iTunes won't work if you have a recent version because it needs the newer QT. I've tried installing the patches for Video Studio Pro X2, but that doesn't help. Anyone found a better solution?
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I am not having this issue. You might not have the codec downloaded to your machine. Do you have the latest version of QuickTime installed? Update QuickTime and try playing it with the QuickTime player.
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It will play MP4 will always, and it seems to be 75% with RMVB. I am not sure why it will not play all of my RMVB files? but it does play most of them.
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Yes. I just checked it out with a MKV file I had. I did not know this so thank you for your question.
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I haven't used MM as I'm a Linux guy but I had the same problem: mplayer was no audio, vlc would sometimes play them, sometimes would hang, sometimes with repeating audio and Parole was fine. But the root of the problem is the Quicktime format MOV files. It's a hack, but there's a way to put the ROAM2 firmware on the ROAM (basically rename the ROAM2 firmware filename). They now use MP4. As a bonus you get 60fps and a LOT of options. It's like having a ROAM2 without the lock switch basically.
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Donald, Have you had any success fixing this problem? I am having the same problem, I try transferring DVD files to the MP3 and it seems to work, but when I go to play the video on the mp3 it gives me an error. I think it needs to be converted but don't know how. Thanks.
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Videos may need reformatting to play and here is a tutorial that worked for me: http://content.miccastore.com/sites/default/files/Micca%20Standard%20Video%20Recode%20Tutorial.pdf Once I have a video that plays, it goes on a loop until I tell it to stop.
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Try using Real Player, that is the only program that I have used that will play the Olympus .mov files with out a problem.
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I have a JVC mg555, and I just changed a vid file ext to .mpg.WMM imports it, but is not reading the video part only audio. Weird. I am still working on it.