Can Roku Smart TV play MKV files on USB?

MKV Error on Roku Smart TV

I have some MKV movies and TV shows stored on PC, and I just purchased an Roku Smart TV (EP400AB55R), which says it can stream movies from your computer. Can I stream my MKV movies/shows to my Roku Smart TV?

My Roku TV will not play back my MKV video files in my laptop correctly, how can I fix this?

I copied my MKV movie from PC to my new USB Flash Drive using 4K. Problem I have now is that when I try and play MKV from my USB to my Hisense 40-Inch Class H4 Series LED Roku Smart TV (40H4F) it doesn’t recognise the file?

Has anyone had luck playing your Transformers or Spider-Man videos on a Roku 4K TV? I tired to play the mov from USB flash drive but the file format is not compatible with my Roku Ultra HD 4K TV. Any MKV converter recommended?

Roku Smart TVs are very popular in the market; many customers bought Smart TV to play high-definition movies on it. Nowadays it is convenient to put movies on USB flash drive and play on Roku Smart TV via USB port, but many users have video playback problems when they play MKV files on Roku Smart TV through USB. Can Roku Smart TV be able to play the 4K and 1080P MKV videos? You have probably tried this at some time however can’t play them on your Roku Smart TV after trying all the efforts. Actually, MKV is not one of the Roku Smart TV supported video formats from USB port. What if you really want to watch the MOV files on Roku Smart TV? Fortunately, there is a smarter way to get rid of the incompatibility issues quickly. Simply convert MKV to a fully compatible format with Roku Smart TV. Once you have, you can add them to your USB flash drive and use them like any other file Roku Smart TV supports.

There are many programs available out there. If you are seeking for the best video output quality, fastest video conversion speed, and the most formats supported, Acrok Video Converter Ultimate is highly recommended and will be your best choice. With it, you don’t need to know what is the audio or video codec in the MKV format that’ll be best for your Roku Smart TV. You just need to choose the among the optimized presets for Roku Smart TV and this program will do the rest for you. A while later, the video conversion will be finished and you’ll be able to watch the awesome media content on Roku Smart TV without having to compromise on the quality.

Free download MKV to Roku Smart TV Converter:

In addition, it not only supports MKV format, but also handles various common video formats, like MP4, WMV, M4V, MXF, MTS, MOV, AVI, .etc. What’s more, it offers kinds of preset profiles for media players including iPad, iPhone, iPad mini, iPad Pro, iPad Air, Google Pixel 7 Pro, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, etc to meet your different needs. If you are a Mac user, please turn to Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Mac (MacOS 12 Monterey included), which can help you transcode MKV movies to Roku Smart TV supported file formats on Mac OS X. Now download the right program and refer to the guide below for more conversion instructions.

Convert MKV to Roku Smart TV USB supported format

Add MKV files

Start the MKV to Roku TV converter and drag .mkv files to the software interface to import the file. You can either click the Add File(s) icon to brose your local directory. Batch conversion is supported, so you can load more than one file to save time.

Choose the optimized format for Roku TV

Now click the Format bar to reveal output panel. And and mouse cursor to Common Video category to select H.264 MP4 Video (*.mp4) as the output format. The optimized output format will contains the best video settings for playback on your Roku Smart TV, Hisense TV, Sony Bravia TV, Panasonic Viera TV, LG TV, Vizio and Sharp TV.

Start encoding MKV to Roku TV

Hit the Convert button, this Roku TV video converter will start to convert .mkv to H.264 .mp4 for playback on Roku Smart TV through USB drive in no time.

After the conversion is over, connect the USB drive with computer and head to the destination folder where the converted files are stored, transfer the files to the USB drive then plug the drive in the Roku Smart TV. Enjoy.