Recently I got this Home theater demonstration Bluray V2.0 from a friend and copied to a hard disk. It is 46GB and contains .m2ts files. The problem is I am not able to play this thorough WDTV live as it seems it does not support this format and also I tried playing it through XBMC through network and still it does not play as the files are not recognized. Is there any workaround to play these files and I do not want to convert the format.
.m2ts files not playing in WDTV Live and XBMC
- Thread starter mathan
- Start date
You can try playing the file in PowerDVD or ArcSoft TMT or MPC-HC or VLC players.
I'm trying to play it on my LED TV. Since the WDTV does not support I tried to play it through XMBC enabling the UPnP but it did not work. I do not have a HTPC but a wired LAN connection to my TV from the PC. Is there any media server like PLEX (this does not support m2ts) which also supports m2ts file to play back?
Yeah, PS3 media server works but when I try to play a m2ts file it is very choppy even for a wired connection. Also the audio should be loseless but the audio is only in 5.1 dolby digital instead of HD audio. Probably should write this to a bluray disc and play it through the bluray player. That is how it would work I think.
Rockfella
Active Member
File should play in your player buddy.
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=330
File Formats Supported
Video - AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1), TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1), MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9, FLV (h.264)
Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Audio - MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS
Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL
Subtitle - SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI.
Try renaming the file.
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=330
File Formats Supported
Video - AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1), TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1), MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9, FLV (h.264)
Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Audio - MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS
Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL
Subtitle - SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI.
Try renaming the file.
Last edited:
How big is your m2ts file? For a problem with your m2ts file r u gonna buy a BLU ray disc every time? Almost all the blurays 25 GB and 50 GBs r in m2ts format. May i suggest u use the MKV merge and fiddle with few settings and it sud be alrite. It wont change any of your audio or video quality.
Thanx
baijuxavior
Well-Known Member
Convert it to mkv using makemkv. There is absolutely no loss in sound or audio quality. The conversion will take around 1 minute for 1GB.
The hardware I have is an earlier one. I think they have stopped supporting it.
I have this copied in a Harddisk. Makemkv does not support converting from harddisk.
I was able to convert it. There was an index file which I missed seeing before. This is absolutely good. No loss in video or audio. Thanks Baiju.
Rockfella
Active Member
baijuxavior
Well-Known Member
You can try File > Open > Video Files. If that doesn't work then you can use mkvmergegui for the conversion. In all these case the PQ and AQ are untouched.
Yes I was able to convert it. Only problem I was not able to bitstream it from my PC as the video was too choppy and the audio did not look good. However, when I copied the files to Hard disk and played it through WD TV Live there was no problem. Only thing WDTV does not output DTS HD audio as it seems they have some license issue with DTS HD.
Rockfella
Active Member
You need specific hardware to bitstream, you can bitstream DTS HDMA from a PC not from the WD live player. I have the same issue with Asus O!Play mini. Does everything except DTS HD-MA. A 2-3K gpu would easily bitsreatm DTS HDMA and PQ from an ATI GPU connected through HDMI is superior than players like WD live and Asus oplay (connected through HDMI)
Last edited:
saikatbiswas82
Well-Known Member
Few questions regarding your setup:
1. Are you trying to play 46GB file from your HTPC (i.e. is XBMC installed in your HTPC or somewhere else)?
2. Do you have HDMI connection going from HTPC to TV (or HTPC>AVR>TV)?
3. Do you have a gigabit LAN controller (a switch or router with 10/100/1000 mbps)?
4. Do you have enough RAM in your HTPC or NAS (like 1GB RAM per 1TB HDD - from NAS recommendation)?
5. Do you have Pentium or higher equivalent processor in HTPC?
6. Do you have enough graphics memory (like Intel HD Graphics/AMD APU/Dedicated GPU)?
Last edited:
pipefighter
New Member
You can use either Handbrake or AppGeeker to convert the m2ts to different formats like mp4 that most of devices will read.
How to Convert MTS to MP4 on Mac/PC Flawlessly
How to Convert MTS to MP4 on Mac/PC Flawlessly
I followed the below guide and it worked well for me.
A Guide to Fixing Network Shares (THIS WORKS) - WD Community
I disconnected the powerline adapter from LG TV and connected it to WDTV Live and went through as per instructions from the above guide. I read in some posts that LG TV is collecting personal browsing info when connected through internet. After reading that post I was apprehensive to connect LG TV to the net and instead connected WDTV and it works good.
A Guide to Fixing Network Shares (THIS WORKS) - WD Community
I disconnected the powerline adapter from LG TV and connected it to WDTV Live and went through as per instructions from the above guide. I read in some posts that LG TV is collecting personal browsing info when connected through internet. After reading that post I was apprehensive to connect LG TV to the net and instead connected WDTV and it works good.
bgrammar
New Member
The WDTV Live will play m2ts files from a BD disc without conversion. I copy them from the "Stream" folder on the disc to a DLNA compatible media server (network attached storage hard drive) and then navigate to the file with the WDTV menu. WDTV will also play files off a network share too. You could also use a software DLNA server on your PC (e.g. Plex, Servio, etc) but the software will transcode the video and you may lose quality. If you have a portable USB hard drive you could also try plugging it in to the WDTV and play directly from there.
You may also want to check to see if you have the latest firmware Release 2.01.86 (12/10/2013). M2ts files are high bandwidth and will play best on a hard wired network connection.
With the latest firmware it does support DTS-HD Master Audio pass-through.
WD Product Update
Release 2.01.86 (12/10/2013)
Supports SiriusXM Internet Radio.
Supports France TV.
Supports Tweet by WD TV.
Supports WSJ Live.
Supports Toon Goggles.
Supports ADC, All Fitness TV, American Pop service, Asian Crush, Bolly Mixtures Brief, Cook, CloudMe, Docurama, Family TV, Go Digital, Gravitas Movies, Manga, MBC America, Pop Flix Classic Movies, Pop Flix Classic TV, Vanguard Cinema.
Supports DTS-HD Master Audio pass-through.
Supports YouTube Leanback service with DIAL protocol.
Default set to on for 3 hour energy saving auto shut down.
Resolved YouTube Leanback restart after short-term playback.
Supports TXT MicroDVD subtitle.
Supports clock screensaver.
Resolved issue with some AIFF files not playing properly.
Resolved rear USB port issue when playing media from a USB HDD.
Resolved several JSTV issues with reboots, freezing, streaming stops, video start-up times and stuttering.
Resolved Maxdome movie playback quality issues.
Resolved video playback issue after exiting SlingPlayer.
Resolved Spotify Playlist reboot issue.
Resolved FWD/RWD/Skip To issue with DVR-MS video files.
Resolved FWD/RWD playback issue with .FLV (AVC) video files.
Resolved playback prematurely stopping with specific DVR-MS video files.
Resolved system locking up after long-term playback of MKV video playlist.
Resolved some BD ISO movies not playing from the beginning.
Resolved some DVD ISO issue displaying black screen during play.
Resolved issue with some m2ts and BD ISO files restarting.
Updated Get Content Info search results for music & movie files.
Resolved higher resolution DVR-MS files with video/audio/lip sync and stopping issues during playback.
Resolved audio sound not playing for certain AVI video files.
Resolved AAC audio not in sync with FLV files.
Resolved "Skip To" function not working with some BD ISO files.
Resolved reboot problem when pressing the Home button while using Windows Play To during video playback.
Resolved issue playing DVR-MS videos via Windows Play To.
Resolved network share issue when storage device is not connected.
Resolved screensaver interrupting audio playback when playing from Windows Play To.
Resolved Accuweather not displaying the correct unit of measurement for Precipitation, Rain, Snow, and Ice.
Resolved Flickr message pop-up "There is no media" when scrolling through Interesting category.
Resolved various translation issues.
Purchase the Audiolab 6000A Integrated Amplifier at a special offer price.
