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Comment on Can Sony Bravia Read Exfat? by admin

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:12:57 +0000

Very strange what Sony support says, indeed. Here is the list of supported file formats from their website. Near the end of that web page, the first note says: USB supported file systems are FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and exFAT. Files larger than 4GB are only supported when using the exFAT file system. In addition, I can assure you that exFAT works with my model, that is, Sony BRAVIA KDL46EX720 3D Led 46-Inch TV.

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Read Exfat? by Sorin

Sorin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:50:16 +0000

Thank you for answering.
Yes, when connected to any PC I can read/write on the HDD formatted exFAT. I contacted Sony support and they say that it works only with FAT32 although in the technical file says it could support also exFAT. And also I came across your blog. So…I am puzzled..

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Read Exfat? by admin

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:48:12 +0000

Hi Sorin,

Yes, it was exFAT and it worked without any problem. Can you see the content on your USB when it is connected to a PC?

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Read Exfat? by Sorin

Sorin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:07:31 +0000

Hi All,

I have a KLD-40EX720 produced November 2011.
I tried to play movies from one external HDD – Western Digital Passport – 300GB. Formated FAT32 works fine, formated exFAT – does not recognize it. The TV give an error “USB device is not properly formated” – or something like that.
How did it work exFAT on your KDL-46EX720 ? Are you sure it was exFAT, or was it FAT32 ?

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Play MKV File Format? by admin

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:22:58 +0000

Hi Ravi,

yes, that’s one of the options if you can afford to wait for the conversion to finish. It can be a time consuming process at least for me.

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Play MKV File Format? by Ravi

Ravi — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:27:59 +0000

Hi,

Try using “Any Video Convertor” software to convert your .mkv files to .avi. you can even set compatible framerate, resolutions etc. I have tried, it working for me. now i am enjoying all .mkv files( convereted to .avi) in my sony bravia itself.

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Play MKV File Format? by admin

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:36:04 +0000

You are right billy bob. Mkv is a container, very much like avi is one. Thanks, I corrected the mistake above in the text.

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Play MKV File Format? by billy bob

billy bob — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:31:16 +0000

matroska (mkv) is a container not a codec.

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Play MKV File Format? by admin

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:22:52 +0000

Hi Doruk Karinca,

for the sound to come out from the TV, you need to install the sound drivers that come along with the HDMI equipped video card. Then you should select the corresponding sound output and the sound will come up from the TV instead of coming up from the computer’s speakers.

Comment on Can Sony Bravia Read Exfat? by admin

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:19:11 +0000

Hi Gohome,

I have never tried to connect a partitioned hard drive, so I cannot really tell where the problem might be. Sony seems to be pretty picky when it comes to the file formats it supports, so it may be that the partitioned drives are also not recognized. Sorry I cannot be of more help.