Can smart tv play mkv? Best solution to play all your videos on smart TV

August 21th, 2014 by Emily Moore

Tags: Can Smart TV Play MKV

Overview

Have trouble playing MKV format videos on smart TV? Only video part can be played well? Do you have any videos which are all in MKV format, but only some of them can be played well on your TV? Can smart tv play mkv? What video format is the best one for your smart TV? Only video can be played well? If you have any of the above issues in playing video on TV, you come to the right place. We will share the best solutions with you.

MKV is a container format which may contain several tracks, like audio, video and subtitle streaming. It can be a variety of encoded video and more than 15 formats for audio streams. So some codecs may not be supported and decoded well on your TV. In this guide, we will show you an easy way to convert your MKV to the best format to playback on smart TV with Bigasoft Total Video Converter.

How to convert MKV video to Smart TV best video format?

With this helpful TV Video Converter - Bigasoft Total Video Converter can easily help you convert unsupported MKV videos to smart TV playable format. Just download the TV video converter or TV video Converter for Mac and follow the steps to convert all your videos to TV.

Step 1 Run converter and add MKV

Launch Bigasoft TV Video Converter and just drag and drop the MKV to the main interface. It will be added into the software and listed on the right panel. Right click it to choose properties. A window will pop up and show you the video info, like video, audio codec, bitrate, resolution, etc. Then you may find the codec is not supported by smart TV.

Smart TV supported video and audio codecs:

Video Decoder: Divx3.11/4.1/5.1/6.0, XviD, H.264,BPH.264, MPH.264, HPMPEG-4, ASPMotion JPEG

Audio Codec: MP3, AC3, LPCM, ADPCM (MULAW ALAW)

Step 2 Select output format

Click "Profile", choose "MKV Matroska Video (*.mkv)" or "H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video (*.mp4)". Both of the above profiles are supported by smart TV. If you just can't get the audio played well, I recommend you to try MKV profile and only re-encode audio part. Get detailed guide on how to convert video to MKV AC3.

Step 3 Start the conversion

Click "Convert" button to start converting MKV to smart TV playable format. It will be finished in few minutes. Then you can enjoy your videos on smart TV easily.

Convert MKV to smart tv

Besides converting MKV to smart TV supported video format, Bigasoft TV Video Converter also helps to convert any other formats like AVI, M4V, WMV, FLV, VOB, AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MXF, to your smart TV. Just download this powerful Converter to enjoy all your media on TV.