| FAT32 only with 4GB limit and HD video. Hi,
I was wondering if some one can help me out here. I have an Blu-Ray player with an USB port and it can play back files from an external device. But the problem is it only supports FAT32 and most 1080p videos are above 4GB. I have the latest firmware and there is no support for NTFS.
So how can I playback 1080p video with out using compression like Xvid, DivX, MKV, etc? I find the best quality is MPEG2 because there is no blocks.
I wonder if this might be an helpful topic for other users.  |
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| If the player has a network connection, you might consider using that instead.
Burning the files to optical discs would be another option. A single-layer BD-R disc holds 25 GB. |
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It does have DLNA of one of it's features but I think it is very limited. I am going to give DivX a try. |
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 DoggPremium
join:2003-06-11
Belleville, IL
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You can achieve similar quality with almost any codec. I'd say your testing, conversion software, or configuration is flawed.
Also, all of the players with USB support only support FAT32. None of them use NTFS.
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| Do you know of any good free conversion software that I could use?
There are just so many to choose from. lol  |
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davePremium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio
kudos:7 | reply to robman50
There is exFAT, designed for this sort of thing. Does your player support it? Does your player support it on USB devices? |
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| I have read up on other forums people where asking about the Sony BDPS470 and exFAT but there wasn't really a good answer.
I will try for my self and format my 4gb USB stick to exFAT in Windows 7. |
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| Not sure if this helps but I got this from the manual.
Also here is the website.
»store.sony.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/···overview |
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I just tried formatting one of my flash drives in exFAT and the bluray player says it is unknown. I don't think it supports exFAT. |
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said by Dogg:Also, all of the players with USB support only support FAT32. None of them use NTFS.
Definitely incorrect. My player (BDP-93) supports NTFS-formatted USB storage devices, and many LG players do too. |
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| I probably have an older model than you I guess.  |
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 IllIlIlllIllEliteDataPremium
join:2003-07-06
Lindenhurst, NY
kudos:7 | if there is a "playlist" feature, just break up the files in the max sizes and use the playlist.
there may be only be a slight "blip" in translation from one file to the next, nothing to concern over though. (depending on how well your player does playlist translation, you may not even see it)
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If your Blu-ray player has a USB port it mean's that you can update the firmware vs like a thumb drive. That's all the USB port on the Blu-ray player is good for. |
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| said by floydb1982:If your Blu-ray player has a USB port it mean's that you can update the firmware vs like a thumb drive. That's all the USB port on the Blu-ray player is good for.
No, that flat out isn't true. Nearly all of them will play audio and video files from a flash drive inserted in the USB port.
I would suggest looking into playlist options. Your files may be capped at 4Gb, but that doesn't mean you can't link 4 or 5 of them with a single playlist for each movie. |
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 PaoloMr. Wireless
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Canada | im not sure why your hd videos are so big
most of my mp4 files are 100 mb average. try loading smaller files and see if it handles, you can google them or download them from u-tube.
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| If your videos are 100mb, they are not HD, and certainly not the 1080p the Op is wanting. |
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PaoloMr. Wireless
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Canada | they are indeed HD, they are 720x1080p
they are just smaller in duration. they dont have to be 2 hours long to be hd, they can be half an hour or a couple mins long and still be hd
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Smithtown, NY | said by Paolo:they are indeed HD, they are 720x1080p
they are just smaller in duration. they dont have to be 2 hours long to be hd, they can be half an hour or a couple mins long and still be hd
Obviously they are far shorter than a regular movie or show, which is not what most people are looking to do. Your suggestion that his files shouldn't be that large and be closer to 100mb is totally misleading. Your videos are either a) seconds long or b) compressed beyond belief, making the 1080p resolution irrelevant. |
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said by Paolo:they are indeed HD, they are 720x1080p
they are just smaller in duration. they dont have to be 2 hours long to be hd, they can be half an hour or a couple mins long and still be hd
1920x1080 is 1080p. You might be thinking of 1280x720, which is 720p, but even then, a 21 minute show comes in way over 100mb. (closer to 400Mb in fact)
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You can use mencoder to transcode ad compress mpeg2 files. With the H.264 codec, I can easily get files that are 1/5 - 1/10 of the original video without much degradation in the quality.
If the steep learning curve of mencoder is a bit too much for you, there's also handbrake, though I found that it occasionally creates incorrect encodings.
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