Need help with MKV files. How to play? (1 Viewer)

[RJ831]

Hi everyone. I have 5.1 surround setup with a Denon receiver. I have some MKV files on a 5TB external hard drive that i'm trying to connect to my TV. What would be the best and cheapest way to do this? What I would prefer is to take my 5TB and connect it to my receiver somehow. Would I need one of those eBay media players for this? Not sure what I should do. Currently, I have the external on my computer and I stream the movies to my PS4 but I live in a rural area and my internet connection is garbage and it doesn't handle streaming well. Any help is appreciated!! Thanks in advance.

 

[Zaw1]

Without knowing your actual internet connection and the capability of setting up a separate, segmented internal network that is not throttled by your actual bandwidth to the outside...

I would suggest purchasing a device that has "DLNA" http://www.dlna.org/

I purchased a rather inexpensive Sony blu-ray player that has both wireless capability and a USB port to play media. When media is on the USB drive, the blu-ray is capable of playing almost any media format you throw at it - including .MKV.

 

[RJ831]

Sweet, thanks. I'll look at DLNA products right now.

 

[RJ831]

What about a Roku? Would I be able to hook up my 5tb to that?