MKV to Roku 4-Quickly Stream MKV with DTS to Roku 4 for Playing

This article mainly explains you how to sucessfully stream and play MKV files with Dolby Digital and DTS audio with Roku 4. 

Question: Roku 4 MKV rendering Issues 
"I've just got a new Roku 4 and I'm loving it, except for one thing. I can't get MKV files to play. The video stutters and there is no sound. 
The main reason I got the player was to play 720p TV shows that I acquire from the internet, however, they are all in mkv format and suffer the same issue. I have done a bit of googling and it seems like the Roku cannot play mkv files?" 

After digging deeper into technical specs of the Roku, We've got to know that Roku only plays MKV files encoded with H.264 codec. If the MKV is encoded with other video codecs, we will fail to play MKV on Roku 4. Now we would throw a quick tutorial up how to convert and play MKV with Roku 4 easily. 

 

To begin, you can get and apply Brorsoft Video Converter. This video app is professional on fast encoding MKV to Roku 4 friendly MP4 video without any quality loss. In addition to converting MKV to Roku formats, it can also convert among more than one hundred videos formats including VOB, MXF, MTS, MVI, FLV, MOV, WMV, MPG, AVI to Roku supported video. What's more, this program comes with a built-in video editor that allows you to edit your movie files by trimming, cropping, adjusting video effects, etc. If you are using a Mac, you can go to Video Converter for Mac. Now download this tool and follow the instructions to convert MKV to Roku 4 for playback and streaming. 

Download MKV to Roku 3 Converter: 

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Tutorial: how to convert MKV to Roku 4 

1. Add MKV files 

Run the MKV to Roku converter program and click add button to import the MKV files. As you can see, you can also drag and drop the media to the program's main interface. 

 

2. Choose output format 

Click Format bar and choose H.264 High Profile Video(*.mp4), H.264 Main Profile Video(*.mp4), or H.264 Baseline Profile Video(*.mp4) from "Common Video", which can be recognized by Roku 3, Roku 2 perfectly. 

 

Tip- Advanced settings: With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original video while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset. 

3. Start converting MKV to Roku 

Finally, hit the "Convert" button at the bottom of the main interface to start the MKV to Roku conversion. After the conversion, you can hit "Open" button to quick locate the converted videos; now you can stream MKV to Roku 4 via Plex or other media server as easy as you can image. 

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