No Video Playback Toshiba 32RL958
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:23 pm
I got a new Toshiba TV 32RL958 last week and since then i have not been able to play any of my video anymore. All i get is "media playback error" and i have tried searching for a solution but so far no luck. I am not an experts on video formats but all the video files has either .avi, .mp4 or .mkv and they all play fine when i was using it with my Sony LED 32" Smart TV. I am currently running serviio 1.2.1 and when i select Network Media Player from the TV, it picks up the Serviio server and list all my contents (Audio, Video and Image). I can browse the folders and sub-folders without any problem, but as soon as i hit play, i get media playback error regardless of the file format.
I have also noticed that unlike the sony i had previously which automatically gets and display film artworks and other metadata, the toshiba just display nothing. The only thing i can stream from the serviio is pictures and music and even then all the album art is not displayed when playing audio files, which again works like a charm when i had the sony tv. What i find interesting though is the fact that when i copy these video files to a USB and plug it directly to the TV, it plays fine, avi, mkv,mp4 all play so why the media playback error when streaming from serviio.
I am not very technical in these area but can follow instructions very well, so whatever information you will like me to provide, as long as you tell me where to find it and what to do, i will very much obliged.
I have been using Serviio for just under a year now and i must admit, it is the best streamer i have used, better than Mezzmo by a mile, and with my sony tv, it was like a match made in heaven. I even bought the servii go for my Android and Tablets and it just works. Unfortunately my son accidentally damaged the LED screen on my beloved Sony and the toshiba was the replacement the insurance company provided, under the so call like for like and not brand for brand small prints so i am stuck with it.
Sorry for rambling on but i feel totally lost without being able to stream to this toshiba from my beloved Serviio. The only way i am getting by at the moment is copying to a USB stick, which is not ideal, so any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks
I have also noticed that unlike the sony i had previously which automatically gets and display film artworks and other metadata, the toshiba just display nothing. The only thing i can stream from the serviio is pictures and music and even then all the album art is not displayed when playing audio files, which again works like a charm when i had the sony tv. What i find interesting though is the fact that when i copy these video files to a USB and plug it directly to the TV, it plays fine, avi, mkv,mp4 all play so why the media playback error when streaming from serviio.
I am not very technical in these area but can follow instructions very well, so whatever information you will like me to provide, as long as you tell me where to find it and what to do, i will very much obliged.
I have been using Serviio for just under a year now and i must admit, it is the best streamer i have used, better than Mezzmo by a mile, and with my sony tv, it was like a match made in heaven. I even bought the servii go for my Android and Tablets and it just works. Unfortunately my son accidentally damaged the LED screen on my beloved Sony and the toshiba was the replacement the insurance company provided, under the so call like for like and not brand for brand small prints so i am stuck with it.
Sorry for rambling on but i feel totally lost without being able to stream to this toshiba from my beloved Serviio. The only way i am getting by at the moment is copying to a USB stick, which is not ideal, so any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks