Does anyone know how to get MKV files playing from an external HD on XBox 1?

Discus and support Does anyone know how to get MKV files playing from an external HD on XBox 1? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; Hi all, I recently bought an X Box 1 (2nd hand) to use as a media centre. I have an external HD with movies. I DLed VLC, got set up etc. Now it plays... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Merely1977, Jul 2, 2018.

  1. Merely1977
    Merely1977 Guest

    Does anyone know how to get MKV files playing from an external HD on XBox 1?


    Hi all, I recently bought an X Box 1 (2nd hand) to use as a media centre. I have an external HD with movies. I DLed VLC, got set up etc. Now it plays the TV series happily enough but when I try to go into the folder labelled "movies" it says "nothing to
    see here". I think it is because the TV shows are MP4s but the movies are MKVs. I looked up whether Xbox 1 supports MKV and it says it does. Can anyone help?

    Thanks muchly

    Merely

    :)
     
    Merely1977, Jul 2, 2018
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  2. nicentra93
    nicentra93 Guest
    Play to MKV Files

    Hi I have a bit of problem, I know the Xbox One is capable of playing MKV files via the play to function on any Windows 8/8.1 computer which I made us of but now suddenly the Play to button vanished for all mkv files, avi and mp4 are just fine but the xbox
    one suddenly refuses to play mkv files.

    Does anyone happen to know why? Thanks in advance
     
    nicentra93, Jul 2, 2018
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  3. Mister Cerb
    Mister Cerb Guest
    Playing Xvids on Xbox (having issues)

    Hey there Battle! Let's see what we can do to get things sorted.

    To start things off, here's a few questions for you:

    1. How are you trying to play these files (stream from PC, external HD, etc)?
    2. How do you mean change the names of the files? Do you mean from .mkv to .avi?
    3. What sorts of files are working for you on your Xbox 360 console?

    Let us know and we'll try to get things figured out with you. =)
     
    Mister Cerb, Jul 2, 2018
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  4. Shaggy2000
    Shaggy2000 Guest

    Does anyone know how to get MKV files playing from an external HD on XBox 1?

    Erm......................Not saying what you've done is wrong, but why use an Xbox One as a media centre?

    Wouldn't it have been cheaper and better to just build a small PC? I mean you wouldn't need anything over an I3 processor or a beast of a graphics card.

    As for the problems you're having, no idea. I'm sure someone will be along who will know.
     
    Shaggy2000, Jul 2, 2018
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  5. steeledwand7664, Jul 2, 2018
    #5
  6. EggsBoxJuan
    EggsBoxJuan Guest
    Hi, Xbox Media player seems to play my MKV files pretty well, maybe give that a shot.
     
    EggsBoxJuan, Nov 3, 2018
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  7. Shaggy2000 Win User

    Does anyone know how to get MKV files playing from an external HD on XBox 1?

    Erm......................Not saying what you've done is wrong, but why use an Xbox One as a media centre?

    Wouldn't it have been cheaper and better to just build a small PC? I mean you wouldn't need anything over an I3 processor or a beast of a graphics card.

    As for the problems you're having, no idea. I'm sure someone will be along who will know.
  8. EggsBoxJuan Win User

    Does anyone know how to get MKV files playing from an external HD on XBox 1?

    Hi, Xbox Media player seems to play my MKV files pretty well, maybe give that a shot.
  9. steeledwand7664 Win User

    Does anyone know how to get MKV files playing from an external HD on XBox 1?

    https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/apps/mkv-support

    would be the only info on it
  10. Mister Cerb Win User

    Playing Xvids on Xbox (having issues)

    Hey there Battle! Let's see what we can do to get things sorted.

    To start things off, here's a few questions for you:

    1. How are you trying to play these files (stream from PC, external HD, etc)?
    2. How do you mean change the names of the files? Do you mean from .mkv to .avi?
    3. What sorts of files are working for you on your Xbox 360 console?

    Let us know and we'll try to get things figured out with you. =)
  11. ElmcoSwe Win User

    Error 0x00d5212 (0xc00d5212)

    I also have problems playing MKV files with DTS sound, gets ERROR 0x00d5212, does any one know why?
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