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Some devices / software are picky about what types of video or sound they can play, and they may also be picky about the container. So, something that plays fine in an m2TS may not play OK if it's in an MKV, or vice versa. Also, I've found lots of software/players barf at PCM for some reason. Looks...

What TV is it? (model #) btw changing the file extension does not magically change the container to mkv :| It's an LG 42LD550. I appreciate your comment ref changing the extension, but I copied the .m2ts to the hard drive and renamed it to .mkv, then copied it again and left the second copy as .m2t...

Your posts are a bit unclear. Did you ultimately make a FULL DISC Blu-ray backup (using only AnyDVDHD) or did you then use MakeMKV to make a "movie-only" .MKV from the FULL Sorry - my mistake - being a bit thick tonight. The 'Anydvd rip' was to iso, but I never used it. When I ran MakeMKV...

I recommend using a free utility called MediaInfoGUI and having it report the details about the video in the file. Installed, it lets you right click any media file to bring up a window with the details. MakeMKV simply copies the streams into an MKV file container... it doesn't convert. Thanks Marc...

I converted a BD and all appeared to go well. However when I played it in Totalmedia on my PC it was reported as 'unknown codec' (for the video) although it did play. I put it on a HDD and attached to my TV which plays MKV, but the file was 'unsupported' and showed ' Codec -unknown'. I opened it in ...