How to play .mkv files on television (or HDTV) w/o converting them to DivX ?

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I've loads of compressed HD stuff on PC and my hard disc is getting full of it. So I need to burn them on DVD. But I just want to know- how can I play them on TV? I don't want to waste time in converting them in DivX. I think Xbox plays mkv files. So if just burn right now them on a DVD as data disc and insert it into any varient of latest Xbox 360 will it play ? One more query- PS3 plays mkv ?

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Reply someone yaar.... Xbox owners know about this????

mkv is Matroska File Format that is a variant of compressing x.264 Videos.It just acts as a container.FYI PS3 plays x.264 encoded videos

techtronic said:
mkv is Matroska File Format that is a variant of compressing x.264 Videos.It just acts as a container.FYI PS3 plays x.264 encoded videos

mkv is NOT a container for x.264 videos. its a container for nearly every single audio codec and video codec and subtitle format.

First see its inside and find out what it has.

And Xbox has XBMC, Xbox Media Centre. It plays each and every format. You need to download the software, place it in a DVD and place the files you have in a certain place in the DVD. Then insert the DVD into your Xbox/360 and it will run the "game" which is infact a media centre software. It plays the songs for you.

And remember, it has features equal to Kaffine media player, meaning it supports nearly every single thing under the sun. Much more than VLC.