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squirtNcider
03-20-2019, 09:10 PM
I downloaded a few 4K movies but cant seem to get a player to run the smoothly on my pc. It may even be my video card.....
Anyways, I thought that I may be able to play them thru the buzz box but not sure which video player is needed.
Is there one that i can get thru 'market' or maybe the play store?
Thanks.....
Zorro
03-20-2019, 09:40 PM
VLC from the Market should play them without issues.

Or you can use the pre installed version of KODI as well to play them

Am assuming this is being played from a USB drive or SD card that you're plugging into the box?
squirtNcider
03-20-2019, 10:58 PM
Lol....I tried the mxplayer but there was no sound. It did give me an option before loading if I wanted mxplayer or kodi. Didnt think Kodi was a player so never bothered trying it. Ill give that a go. Ill update after trying.
Thanks for the help.
runamok
03-20-2019, 11:29 PM
Is your pc able or setup to play 4k movies or do you have 4k tv?You have to have the 4k setup.
squirtNcider
03-20-2019, 11:54 PM
Oh yeah.....I have the GT 1030 card and a 4k tv. I at least know the pc and tv had to be 4K.....
The Noof
03-21-2019, 12:27 AM
I downloaded a few 4K movies but cant seem to get a player to run the smoothly on my pc. It may even be my video card.....
Anyways, I thought that I may be able to play them thru the buzz box but not sure which video player is needed.
Is there one that i can get thru 'market' or maybe the play store?
Thanks.....

1030 chipset will run 4k flawlessly.Is the rest of your computer up to snuff?Curios what o.s/cpu/ram you have??
dishuser
03-21-2019, 12:50 AM
I thought this was the buzz section...lol
Emporium
03-21-2019, 01:09 AM
PC doesn't need that much power to play 4k. And the GT1030 is more than plenty.. <br />
What OS are you running ? Do you have the proper codecs installed ? OK, VLC doesn't need any external codecs, but...
squirtNcider
03-22-2019, 07:51 PM
Well, I have to say thanks a ton! I tried a few 4K players and none would work properly which is why I decided to try the buzz box for 4K movies. My pc must have needed the HEVC codec as all 4 of the players I was trying (including the one above you suggested)now play every 4K file I have downloaded.
And yeah, this is the buzz section so if a mod wants to move this thread to a different section of the forum, please do as it is more of playing 4K movies on a PC rather than the buzz box.