“Local video files Will the Ruko 4 play local files? If so, what file formats are supported?”

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• I have almost 1000 files playing on the Roku 4. Lists are to large to list.

  Answered by Memphis3 9 years ago

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• Got this from the Roku site: The following media file formats are supported: Video — H.264/AVC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV), on Roku 4 only: H.265/HEVC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV); VP9 (.MKV) Audio – AAC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV); MP3(.MP3, .MKV); WMA (.ASF, .WMA, .MKV), FLAC (.FLAC, .MKV), PCM (.WAV, .MKV, .MP4, .MOV), AC3/EAC3 (.MKV,.MP4. .MOV, .AC3), DTS (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV), ALAC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV, .M4A) Image — JPG, PNG, GIF (non-animated) Only supported file types are shown in the Roku Media Player channel. The channel hides unsupported file types. Multichannel AAC is not supported on all Roku models. Roku TV’s and Roku 4 set-top-boxes do support multichannel decode to PCM stereo. On Roku set-top-boxes Dolby Digital audio (AC3, EAC3) is only supported via pass through. DTS is only supported via pass through on both Roku set-top-boxes and Roku TV’s. You must connect your Roku player via HDMI or S/PDIF to a TV or receiver capable of decoding Dolby Digital or DTS in order to hear videos with audio tracks in those formats. Some media server software may convert files into Roku compatible formats. DRM-protected content is not supported.

  Answered by HobbesGrrr 9 years ago

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• Roku has a Media Player app built in. The following media file formats are supported: Video — H.264/AVC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV), on Roku 4 only: H.265/HEVC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV); VP9 (.MKV) Audio – AAC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV); MP3(.MP3, .MKV); WMA (.ASF, .WMA, .MKV), FLAC (.FLAC, .MKV), PCM (.WAV, .MKV, .MP4, .MOV), AC3/EAC3 (.MKV,.MP4. .MOV, .AC3), DTS (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV), ALAC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV, .M4A) Image — JPG, PNG, GIF (non-animated) alternatively, i stream my media from my computer to my Roku via PLEX server.

  Answered by kbrs 9 years ago

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• Depends on what media app you use to play your media. I use Plex and never have a problem playing anything...I.e... .mkv, .avi, .mpeg4, .ogg... I believe this has built in DLNA, but I'm not sure.

  Answered by Revenant 9 years ago

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• Local in what way? Personally I use plex media server to stream my 'local' content from my PC to the roku. If you mean you want to plug a external drive into it I have not tried that yet but according to their site it should support it. You will have to be mindful of file formats however. Plex will actually help solve the format issue but it does require a little bit of configuration.

  Answered by emil2015 9 years ago

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• Yes it will, i've tried all the standard formats and they all work so far.

  Answered by Gracenote 9 years ago

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• FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and HFS+ are listed on the help menu for the Roku Media Player.

  Answered by Wrenchster 9 years ago

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• There are some applications that will play local files via USB. However, I have never used it.

  Answered by rmurdock 9 years ago

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