chimera201
Wise Old Owl
Do you have an external HDD to test with?
Looks like there is no user manual download link for this particular model. Did it come with a user manual? If so check for supported video codecs in it.
Panasonic TH-49CX400DX UHD TV not playing 4K videos over USB
- Thread starter Ojasvi Srivastava
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Do you have an external HDD to test with?
Looks like there is no user manual download link for this particular model. Did it come with a user manual? If so check for supported video codecs in it.
Then something is wrong with either codec or container setting used by the converter.Have you tried some standard 4k demo clips like below?
Demo UHD-3D - Ultra-HD / 4K / HDR / 3D
Demo UHD-3D - Ultra-HD / 4K / HDR / 3D
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Ojasvi Srivastava
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I'll try an external HDD but it doesn't require any additional power source. So will it make any difference? I'll try and update. The manual doesn't say anything about codecs.
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Ojasvi Srivastava
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Yes I've been trying to play clips downloaded from that source only. I've tried mp4 (Panasonic Lumix Demo & SpaceX launch footage) and encm (Mad Max) so far. Will try mkv now.
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Ojasvi Srivastava
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4K on External HDD didn't play. SD and HD did.
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Ojasvi Srivastava
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mkv didn't play either.
chimera201
Wise Old Owl
Really have to see the official codec support for that model. There must be something in the manual. All TV manuals state the supported codecs. If not that TV seems to be sketchy. Best thing to do would be to ask Panasonic themselves.
Just remembered something,just because a TV is 4k doesn't necessarily mean that it can play 4k files via usb.Every TV has different limits regarding USB playback.I found these manuals for 2 different panasonic professional led tv(one is UHD) & neither of them supports 4k video playback over usb.
*panasonic.net/cns/prodisplays/download/pdf/instructions/TH-55_49_42AF1U_W_Eng.pdf
*panasonic.net/cns/prodisplays/download/pdf/instructions/TH-LFE8U_E_manual_en.pdf
Also as per product page TH-49CX400DX LED LCD TV - Panasonic India it says 4k only supported through hdmi.
So my conclusion is that this model does not support 4k playback over usb.
*panasonic.net/cns/prodisplays/download/pdf/instructions/TH-55_49_42AF1U_W_Eng.pdf
*panasonic.net/cns/prodisplays/download/pdf/instructions/TH-LFE8U_E_manual_en.pdf
Also as per product page TH-49CX400DX LED LCD TV - Panasonic India it says 4k only supported through hdmi.
So my conclusion is that this model does not support 4k playback over usb.
chimera201
Wise Old Owl
^That settles it. First time seeing features part contains the important specs rather than the specs part.
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Ojasvi Srivastava
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Darn it. How did I miss that. Thanks a lot. So now I guess I have two options:
1. Get a GPU that supports 4K over HDMI or display port. If its the latter I'll have to use a display port to HDMI adapter, which is very had to come by and also kinda expensive (for an adapter)
2. Get a media box capable of 4K over HDMI
Which one would you guys recommend? Watching 4K would not be a regular thing, just an occasional movie or two. So I don't really want to invest a lot.
RX460 has both HDMI 2.0 & Displayport v1.4 & costs around 10k.