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| Thread ID: 145448 | 2017-11-06 08:12:00 | Problem with Playing Bluray Movies | AppleFan (17097) | PC World Chat |
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| 1441631 | 2017-11-06 08:12:00 | Hi I have been been seeing this issue for when playing bluray movies via my bluray player . I use my external harddrive to playback my movies and this happens to some movies not every movie . So what happens is movie would start playing and then say after 1 minute just come to a complete stop like picture has froze and then rest of movie is not played . I notice external hard drive is on even after picture has froze and the lights do flick after video has froze . All other dvd and bluray play fine and when i try to play from computer via using VLC , it works fine . I even tried troubleshooting where i tried to play movie on another tv but without bluray player and it seems to work fine meaning can play back video . Now i just want to see what the views are on my situation . I have a sony bluray player and firmeware is uptodate . I also have a plasma tv about 7 years old . Thanks |
AppleFan (17097) | ||
| 1441632 | 2017-11-06 17:51:00 | Is the HDD plugged into the Bluray player, what happens if its plugged into the computer do they play then? | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1441633 | 2017-11-06 19:56:00 | What TV do you have? I have a Sony Bravia and only certain files will play as the tv is restricted - a real pain! Also using an external HDD, the HDD must be either fat32 or exfat, NTFS is no good! What I do is connect my laptop to the tv and run the external HDD through it - no playback problems at all . You might have a problem though because your bluray is a Sony and you might have the same restrictions I outlined above . |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1441634 | 2017-11-06 20:37:00 | All other dvd and bluray play fine and when i try to play from computer via using VLC , it works fine . I even tried troubleshooting where i tried to play movie on another tv but without bluray player and it seems to work fine meaning can play back video . since it works playing on the PC , the issue is obviously the BR player itself That BR player could just be lacking grunt, have firmware issues, have issues with USB HD's, not have a fast enough USB interface, not be 100% compatible with the codec/container used on that HD's movies etc etc You could see if there is a firmware update for it (manufacturers website) , or re-encode those movies in a more compatible format . Or buy a newer media player that will play them without issues . a bit of confusing info BR on a USB HD is (probably)not BR . So what is the format of those files , where did they come from, are they mp4, mkv etc etc "All other dvd and bluray play fine" ???? did you mean all other BR & DVD on the USB HD, or all other BR/DVD DISKS? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1441635 | 2017-11-07 20:47:00 | It's probably a codec issue as others have said, your device will only support a limited range of codecs. Samsung seems to be a bit better at this, my friends Samsung bluray player has never failed to play anything we throw at it. And as already mentioned a ripped movie on a hard drive is not a bluray movie, it may have been ripped from a Bluray but it is now just a video file. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1441636 | 2017-11-07 21:53:00 | Hello AppleFan. Just wondering, in the light of the Paradise Papers, are you still an Apple fan? ;-) | rumpty (2863) | ||
| 1441637 | 2017-11-15 22:27:00 | Is the HDD plugged into the Bluray player, what happens if its plugged into the computer do they play then? HDD is plugged into bluray player , it plays fine when played via vlc player on laptop . |
AppleFan (17097) | ||
| 1441638 | 2017-11-15 22:28:00 | What TV do you have? I have a Sony Bravia and only certain files will play as the tv is restricted - a real pain! Also using an external HDD, the HDD must be either fat32 or exfat, NTFS is no good! What I do is connect my laptop to the tv and run the external HDD through it - no playback problems at all. You might have a problem though because your bluray is a Sony and you might have the same restrictions I outlined above. Hi ok thanks for letting me know . It could be possible . |
AppleFan (17097) | ||
| 1441639 | 2017-11-15 22:30:00 | since it works playing on the PC , the issue is obviously the BR player itself That BR player could just be lacking grunt, have firmware issues, have issues with USB HD's, not have a fast enough USB interface, not be 100% compatible with the codec/container used on that HD's movies etc etc You could see if there is a firmware update for it (manufacturers website) , or re-encode those movies in a more compatible format . Or buy a newer media player that will play them without issues . a bit of confusing info BR on a USB HD is (probably)not BR . So what is the format of those files , where did they come from, are they mp4, mkv etc etc "All other dvd and bluray play fine" ???? did you mean all other BR & DVD on the USB HD, or all other BR/DVD DISKS? Hi yes i think it too maybe a codec/container issue used which my bluray player may not like it . I have the latest firmware . I mean BR/DVD Disk play fine . |
AppleFan (17097) | ||
| 1441640 | 2017-11-15 22:31:00 | Hello AppleFan. Just wondering, in the light of the Paradise Papers, are you still an Apple fan? ;-) Yes im still a Apple Fan ;-) |
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