My new Blu-Ray player doesn't play videos in my USB stick.

Hi, I just bought a new Blu-Ray player(Samsung BD-P1600) yesterday. Everythings fine, we watched a movie that came with it last night on my 1080p samsung HDTV and really loved the quality. Now, today I added some 1080p videos in my USB stick which are mixed with Mpeg4(mp4)'s and with some WMV type of video. For some reason, when I go in the ''videos'' section it doesn't see anything at all, I've updated the firmware of the player to the latest version but it didn't help. Please help Thanks.

Hi, I just bought a new Blu-Ray player(Samsung BD-P1600) yesterday. Everythings fine, we watched a movie that came with it last night on my 1080p samsung HDTV and really loved the quality. Now, today I added some 1080p videos in my USB stick which are mixed with Mpeg4(mp4)'s and with some WMV type of video. For some reason, when I go in the ''videos'' section it doesn't see anything at all, I've updated the firmware of the player to the latest version but it didn't help. Please help Thanks.

orrytur

@orrytur

the usb port on the bd player you have is only usb 1.1. furthermore, it does not playback videos or jpegs. it's a memory expansion slot that. you plug in a usb key (recommended 1GB or more) into the usb port and you're then allowed to use bd-live (blu-ray internet for certain movies). only the samsung bd-p3600 and bd-p4600 allow you to playback video files from the usb port.

@orrytur

the usb port on the bd player you have is only usb 1.1. furthermore, it does not playback videos or jpegs. it's a memory expansion slot that. you plug in a usb key (recommended 1GB or more) into the usb port and you're then allowed to use bd-live (blu-ray internet for certain movies). only the samsung bd-p3600 and bd-p4600 allow you to playback video files from the usb port.

cowgriller

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

@orrytur

the usb port on the bd player you have is only usb 1.1. furthermore, it does not playback videos or jpegs. it's a memory expansion slot that. you plug in a usb key (recommended 1GB or more) into the usb port and you're then allowed to use bd-live (blu-ray internet for certain movies). only the samsung bd-p3600 and bd-p4600 allow you to playback video files from the usb port.

orrytur

[QUOTE="orrytur"]

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

@orrytur

the usb port on the bd player you have is only usb 1.1. furthermore, it does not playback videos or jpegs. it's a memory expansion slot that. you plug in a usb key (recommended 1GB or more) into the usb port and you're then allowed to use bd-live (blu-ray internet for certain movies). only the samsung bd-p3600 and bd-p4600 allow you to playback video files from the usb port.

mike4realz

[QUOTE="mike4realz"][QUOTE="orrytur"]No, it has USB ports of 2.0 and I can play songs and open jpeg pictures,etc. Look in the Samsung site http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/tv-video/blu-ray-players/blu-ray-players/BD-P1600/XAC/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail

orrytur

no WMA/WMV or Divx

[QUOTE="orrytur"][QUOTE="mike4realz"] nope ur blu-ray playa don't play mp4's or wmv filesmike4realz

no WMA/WMV or Divx

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

@orrytur

the usb port on the bd player you have is only usb 1.1. furthermore, it does not playback videos or jpegs. it's a memory expansion slot that. you plug in a usb key (recommended 1GB or more) into the usb port and you're then allowed to use bd-live (blu-ray internet for certain movies). only the samsung bd-p3600 and bd-p4600 allow you to playback video files from the usb port.

orrytur

no. it doesn't have a usb 2.0 port according to samsung themselves. here's the question you're asking about from the FAQ's section of samsung's support site:

Blu-ray Disc Players : My BD-P1600 Does Not Stream Videos From A USB Thumb Drive, Why?

The BD-P1600 does not support USB 2.0 which is needed to playback movie files from a USB thumb drive. Consequently the BD-P1600 will not stream videos from a USB thumb drive.

MKV and MP4 video files must be burned to a CD/DVD/BD disc for playback.

The BD-P4600 and BD-P3600 are the only current Blu-ray models capable of movie playback via a USB thumb drive.Samsung

there's your answer. you can't play videos from the usb port regardless the format. and to the other guy talking about formats, thse are the formats that can be read via disc only.

[QUOTE="orrytur"]

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

@orrytur

the usb port on the bd player you have is only usb 1.1. furthermore, it does not playback videos or jpegs. it's a memory expansion slot that. you plug in a usb key (recommended 1GB or more) into the usb port and you're then allowed to use bd-live (blu-ray internet for certain movies). only the samsung bd-p3600 and bd-p4600 allow you to playback video files from the usb port.

cowgriller

no. it doesn't have a usb 2.0 port according to samsung themselves. here's the question you're asking about from the FAQ's section of samsung's support site:

Blu-ray Disc Players : My BD-P1600 Does Not Stream Videos From A USB Thumb Drive, Why?

The BD-P1600 does not support USB 2.0 which is needed to playback movie files from a USB thumb drive. Consequently the BD-P1600 will not stream videos from a USB thumb drive.

MKV and MP4 video files must be burned to a CD/DVD/BD disc for playback.

The BD-P4600 and BD-P3600 are the only current Blu-ray models capable of movie playback via a USB thumb drive.Samsung

there's your answer. you can't play videos from the usb port regardless the format. and to the other guy talking about formats, thse are the formats that can be read via disc only.

1) If this blu ray doesnt support usb 2.0 then why in the Samsung page it says :

USB 2.0All SAMSUNG blu-ray players include two USB 2.0 ports (1 front / 1 rear). These inputs enable playback of multimedia files, firmware updates, WiFi connectivity and memory support for BD Live. LINK

2) if I cant play any videos using a usb then why is there a ''video'' section in the usb menu of the bly ray player?

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

[QUOTE="orrytur"]No, it has USB ports of 2.0 and I can play songs and open jpeg pictures,etc. Look in the Samsung site http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/tv-video/blu-ray-players/blu-ray-players/BD-P1600/XAC/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail

orrytur

no. it doesn't have a usb 2.0 port according to samsung themselves. here's the question you're asking about from the FAQ's section of samsung's support site:

Blu-ray Disc Players : My BD-P1600 Does Not Stream Videos From A USB Thumb Drive, Why?

The BD-P1600 does not support USB 2.0 which is needed to playback movie files from a USB thumb drive. Consequently the BD-P1600 will not stream videos from a USB thumb drive.

MKV and MP4 video files must be burned to a CD/DVD/BD disc for playback.

The BD-P4600 and BD-P3600 are the only current Blu-ray models capable of movie playback via a USB thumb drive.Samsung

there's your answer. you can't play videos from the usb port regardless the format. and to the other guy talking about formats, thse are the formats that can be read via disc only.

1) If this blu ray doesnt support usb 2.0 then why in the Samsung page it says :

USB 2.0All SAMSUNG blu-ray players include two USB 2.0 ports (1 front / 1 rear). These inputs enable playback of multimedia files, firmware updates, WiFi connectivity and memory support for BD Live. LINK

2) if I cant play any videos using a usb then why is there a ''video'' section in the usb menu of the bly ray player?

that's a huge contradiction on samsungs part. i just looked over their user manual for the Canadian version (the one you linked to, not the US version that i linked to earlier) and the manual says that both USB ports could be used as storage, to play back jpegs and mp3's, update the firmware, and the port in the back can be used to attach samsung's wireless usb network adapter. it says nothing about videos. you cannot use both usb ports simultaneously.

furthermore, to add to the confusion, the manual also says that you cannot play CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, or USB's that contain divx, mpg, mov or avi files.

your best bet is to call samsung on this one.

[QUOTE="orrytur"]

[QUOTE="cowgriller"]

no. it doesn't have a usb 2.0 port according to samsung themselves. here's the question you're asking about from the FAQ's section of samsung's support site:

[quote="Samsung"]

Blu-ray Disc Players : My BD-P1600 Does Not Stream Videos From A USB Thumb Drive, Why?

The BD-P1600 does not support USB 2.0 which is needed to playback movie files from a USB thumb drive. Consequently the BD-P1600 will not stream videos from a USB thumb drive.

MKV and MP4 video files must be burned to a CD/DVD/BD disc for playback.

The BD-P4600 and BD-P3600 are the only current Blu-ray models capable of movie playback via a USB thumb drive.cowgriller

there's your answer. you can't play videos from the usb port regardless the format. and to the other guy talking about formats, thse are the formats that can be read via disc only.

1) If this blu ray doesnt support usb 2.0 then why in the Samsung page it says :

USB 2.0All SAMSUNG blu-ray players include two USB 2.0 ports (1 front / 1 rear). These inputs enable playback of multimedia files, firmware updates, WiFi connectivity and memory support for BD Live. LINK

2) if I cant play any videos using a usb then why is there a ''video'' section in the usb menu of the bly ray player?

that's a huge contradiction on samsungs part. i just looked over their user manual for the Canadian version (the one you linked to, not the US version that i linked to earlier) and the manual says that both USB ports could be used as storage, to play back jpegs and mp3's, update the firmware, and the port in the back can be used to attach samsung's wireless usb network adapter. it says nothing about videos. you cannot use both usb ports simultaneously.

furthermore, to add to the confusion, the manual also says that you cannot play CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, or USB's that contain divx, mpg, mov or avi files.

your best bet is to call samsung on this one.

furthermore, to add to the confusion, the manual also says that you cannot play CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, or USB's that contain divx, mpg, mov or avi files.

It will still play DVD-r/rw discs, but not files from them in these codecs. so if you burn a movie it will play just fine. but if you try to burn avi files, or divx files, which are common pc video formats, it will not play them.

I dont know ho wmuch you paid for it, but I would still i would take it back, it lacks a lot of features.

What? not even from DVD-R discs I cant watch any videos with it? If so, then I'm going to return this player.orrytur

it plays dvd-r's but only AVC HD, H.264 and VC-1 codecs.

Alright, I'll return this player and I'll get a PS3 instead and I hope it can play the formats that I want.orrytur