No Video- How to Play MKV H.265 on LG TV Beautifully

This article gives you a workaround to play MKV files encoded in H.265 codec on LG TV. If you are just stuck in the H.265 on LG TV playback issue, read on to get some tips.

Q: "I want to play a MKV file that is apparently a H265 rather then h264. I updated VLC player so it works on my computer but I want to watch it on the TV. I just updated the LG TV, but it still won't play, audio yes, video no."

Well, based on our testing the LG TV will never play H.265 material itself as it doesn't have a H265 decoder. In order to play H.265 on LG TV, you can

1. Connect your computer to the TV via HDMI, DVI or VGA.
2. Purchase a media player that can decode H.265 (there may be a few starting to come out) and connect it to the TV
3. Convert the H.265 file to something the LG TV can handle (as a file or something that can be streamed from the computer via a network)

Here we show you a full guide on how to convert H.265 to H.264 for playback on LG TV with ease. In this case, a H.265 converter is necessary. Here Brorsoft Video Converter is surely the best H.265 decoder/encoder(See top 3 H.265 encoder and decoder review) for you.

This professional H.265 video converter truly and fully supports input and output videos at upto 4K resolution. With it, you can convert H.265 4K .mp4, .mkv for playback on LG as well as other Ultra HDTVs(Samsung Smart TV, Sony Bravia TV, Panasonic Viera TV and so on) freely. This video converter is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size the users want for better editing, playing, and burning. For Mac users, please turn to H.265 Video Converter for Mac.

How to convert H.265 MKV to LG Smart TV supported file formats

Step 1. Add H.265 videos

Run the H.265 to LG TV Converter and then directly drag and drop the h.265 videos to the program. Batch conversion is supported so you can add multiple files to convert at a time.



Step 2. Choose the output format

Click Format bar to select a proper format like MP4 from Common Video profile, which can be viewed on LG TV perfectly.



Tip: Before start the h.265 decoding for LG TV, you can click the Settings icon and adjust the video size, video bitrate, codec, frame rate, audio sample rate, etc parameters, so that you can get a decent video on your Smart TV.

Step 3. Start converting H.265 to LG Smart TV

Hit Convert on the bottom-right corner of the interface to kick off the H.265 MKV to LG Smart TV conversion. After the conversion, you can transfer the files onto your hard drive and then play it back on your LG TV via the HDMI or USB cable.

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