Learn More About Mobile World Congress 2016

Which mobile devices can you expect from Mobile World Congress 2016? What issues will you meet when playing movies on theses mobile devices? 

Mobile World Congress is the largest mobile trade show of the year. It occurs at the end of February each year. 2016 event will begin Monday, 22 February and continue through Thursday, 25 February. Now, let’s travel to MWC 2016 and to learn everything you need to know. 

 

MWC makes people excited for they are expecting to see some of the year's biggest smartphones to be unveiled at the show. Here's everything we're expecting to see at MWC 2016. 

Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge 
HTC One M10 
Sony Xperia Z5 and Z6 
Huawei Mate 8 
Blackberry Priv 
Xiaomi Mi5 
LG G5 
Microsoft Lumia 650 
Samsung Gear 360 
Samsung Gear S2 
Moto 360 (2nd generation) 
Asus ZenWatch 2 
Huawei Watch 

The reason that Mobile phones and tablets become essential is that we don’t just call others with them, we browse the web, show ourselves with social softwares, and watch movies with mobile phone, tablet, VR Headsets. However, for the format limitation, resolution requirement and other reasons, we often meet playback issues on these mobile devices. Here. Let’s see some tips and media solutions for MWC 2016 Mobile hardware. 


Phone and Tablets Media Solutions 

Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge Supported Formats 

Transfer Music Video to Galaxy S7/S7 Edge 

Sony Xperia Z5/Z6 Supported Formats 

Watch Blu-ray/DVD/HD/SD video on Xperia Z5 

Play Any Video on Blackberry Priv 

Transfer Blackberry 10 Content to Blackberry Priv 

Play MKV, FLV, Tivo, VOB, MXF, AVCHD on LG G5 

Play and Transfer MKV, FLV, VOB on HTC One M10 

Transfer and Play Any Video/Audio on Xiaomi Mi5 


Virtual Reality Headsets FAQ 

Setup Gear VR to Watch Movies 

YouTube offer 360-Degree Videos for Gear VR 

Format Supported by Gear VR Software 

5 Best 3D movies to watch on Gear VR 

Watch 3D movies with Samsung Gear VR 

Watch 3D Blu-ray on Galaxy S6/S6 Edge via Gear VR 

Backup DVD to Galaxy S6/S6 Edge in Gear VR Innovator Edition 

Solution of Issue about DVD Playback in TV with Gear VR + Chromecast 

Play 3D Blu-ray via Galaxy Note 4 in Gear VR 

Rip Blu-ray to SD card on Oculus Cinema use Smartphone and Gear VR 

Rip 3D Blu-ray to 3D SBS MKV to Watch in Samsung Gear VR Unit 

Remove iTunes DRM and make SBS 3D to Gear VR with Galaxy Note 4 

Play Digital Copy in Galaxy S6 with Gear VR Innovator Edition 

Create compatible 3D SBS video from your own 3D movie for Gear VR 

No Sound when I Play MKV movie with AC3 on Gear VR? 

Rip 3D Blu-ray ISO files to Samsung Gear VR using XBMC 

Watch 3D YIFY movies on Samsung Gear VR via Mac Yosemite 

Rip ISO files to 3D SBS MP4/MKV for viewing on Gear VR 

Make Plex to stream a DVD for watching on my virtual reality Gear VR 

Enjoy ISO movies to MicroSD for Gear VR (Innovator Edition) 

How to Watch GoPro Hero 4 3D Video with Gear VR? 

3D Blu-ray to 3D SBS for Samsung Gear VR 

Watch Digital Copy with Gear VR Innovator Edition 

Remove iTunes DRM for Gear VR with Galaxy Note 4 

How to Play All 3D Movies on the New Gear VR? 


Other Tips 

Full list and Reviews for 2016 Best New Phones 

Samsung Galaxy S7 VS HTC One M10 

When enjoy movies on phone and tablets or VR devices, how can you miss the Oscars 2016 Nominations Best Movies? You will be glad to enjoy The Walk on Gear VR or watch The Revenant with Plex on TV/PC/Tablet. Of course, The Martian, Brooklyn, Spotlight can’t be missed, neither. 

If you are interested in playing any Oscars 2016 Nominations movies on mobile devices, just visit the 88th Academy Award Ceremony columns. 

Source: http://best-tablet-converter.com/mobile-world-congress-2016/

Best Gift for Valentine's Day - Get 50% off Blu-ray/DVD/Video Tools

Summary: Want a special Valentine’s day gift? Look at here! Pavtube offers a 50% off Blu-ray/DVD/Video Tools gift ideas for your one-of-a-kind love. 


There's no better way to show that special someone how much you care than with a personalized romantic gift! What is a personalized romantic gift? How about a video that records all the happiness moment you own together? Or a Blu-ray/DVD/Video tool to help your boyfriend to rip, copy, organize, manage and play his collected Blu-ray/DVD movies? Pavtube offers a collection of Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools gift ideas for your one-of-a-kind love, so you're sure to find the perfect item for your loved one. 

 

Video Tool to Convert/Trim/Crop/Split/Merge Recording Videos: 

Perhaps, you have recorded some warm time with your iPhone 6S, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Panasonic AG-HPX173MC/AG-HPX260MC and other smart phones, camcorders. Now it is the time to make your own romantic movie with these video fragment to show your love for your girlfriend at Valentine’s day. But before the production, you may need to convert the recordings to a format that your video editing software supported, like FCP X/6/7, iMovie, Premiere Pro CC since sometimes the format of the recordings of your smart phone or camcorder. Or you need to trim, crop, split and merge these recording videos. 

Pavtube gives you the solution with the help of Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate and Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac. 

These two video programs are designed to handle various video files such as MP4, MKV, AVCHD 4K MTS/M2TS/M2T/TS, etc to output video formats not only supported by NLEs like FCP X, iMovie, but also by different devices, like iPad Pro, PS4. The most remarkable feature of these video converters is to output 6 types of Apple ProRes formats in Apple ProRes family, and they are Apple ProRes 4444 XQ, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 LT, and Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, Apple Prores MOV, which is the best editing video format for FCP X, iMovie, Premiere Pro CC. What’s more, it also allows you to trim, crop, split and merge videos before you transcode your recordings to produce a romantic movie as Valentine’s day gift. 

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate: Review Free Download 50% Discount Purchase 

Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac: Free Download 50% Discount Purchase 

Blu-ray/DVD Ripper/Copier to Backup Blu-ray/DVD Disc 

If you're looking for a gift for your Valentine and your boyfriend happen to be a big movie fan that have collected lots of discs, what gift will be better than a Blu-ray/DVD Ripper/Copier to help him backup Blu-ray/DVD toNAS, Cloud Storage, External Hard Drive to protect his precious discs? 

Pavtube offers cute Valentine’s Day Coupons for Blu-ray/DVD Ripper/Copier to give you the chance to pick out the best Valentine’s day gift for your movie fan boyfriend. Now, have a look around and find the right programs for your Valentine. 

Pavtube ByteCopy: Review Free Download for Win/Mac 50% Discount Purchase for Win/Mac 

Key features: An Efficient, Safe, Fast, Easy-to-use Blu-ray DVD converter and convert movies to MKV/MP4/MOV with multiple audio tracks and subtitles 

Pavtube BDMagic: Review Free Download for Win/Mac 50% Discount Purchase for Win/Mac 

Key features: Copy BD/DVD with original structure, and convert 2D/3D Blu-rays and standard DVD for watching with fast speed and wonderful quality. 

Pavtube DVDAid: Review Free Download for Win/Mac 50% Discount Purchase for Win/Mac 

Key features: Powerful abilities to remove DVD protection, convert DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie. 

If you have any problem to buy or use Pavtube, pls feel free to contact support@pavtube.com , macsupport@pavtube.com  


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DVD Ripping Software-2D 3D Movie Tips

DVD playback will never be limited in DVD Drive and professional DVD Player. There are many people watching their DVD movies on TV, PC, Tablet, iPad in Home Theater via NAS, Personal Cloud Storage,Chromecast. Rich media playback solutions riches the media life. However, only if you want to separate your DVD playback from DVD drive/player, you need to rip DVD to digital video format. And the work is based onDVD Ripper 

 

However, there are plenty of great utilities designed to rip DVD discs and and give you popular video that are playable on any device you choose, whenever you choose to watch them. Too many choices makes no choice. Many people just get a headache when they need to select only one in hundreds. Here are three of the best 2016, based on thousands consumers’ nominations. 

2016 Best DVD ripper #1: Handbrake 

OS Platform: Windows & Mac & Linux 

 

Key features: Handbrake is our favorite video encoder for a reason: it’s simple, easy to use, easy to install, and offers a wealth of tweaking options to get the best possible file as a result. If you’re daunted by them, you don’t even have to use them—the app will compensate for you and pick some settings it thinks you’ll like based on your destination device. So many of you like Handbrake that many of you use it in conjunction with another app (like VLC, which makes ripping easy)—you’ll let another app do the rip and crack the DRM on your discs, and then process the file through Handbrake for encoding. 

Pros: The app is fast, can make the most of multi-core processors to speed up the process, and is completely open source. Best of all, it’s completely free. 

Cons: Only outputs MP4, MKV formats. Only can rip unencrypted DVD. Handbrake isn't updated often. Its presets are often out of date. 

Editor’s note: Since it is free, I think I will choose it first if I need a DVD Ripper. After all, MP4 is enough for nearly all devices and media players. 

2016 Best DVD ripper #2: Pavtube ByteCopy 

OS Platform: Windows & Mac 

 

Key features: Pavtube ByteCopy is your best DVD copying and backing up tool which can rip and backup DVD in any copy protection like Sony, Disney and region codes. It can convert DVD to any other formats like H.265, M3U8, MP4, MOV , M4V, AVI, WMV, MPG, MKV, etc or MP4/MOV with multi-track audios for playback on iOS/Android/Windows Tablets/Phones, HD Media Players (WDTV), editing software (Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, etc.), and more. 

And other than that, Pavtube ByteCopy is also able to encode DVDs to MKV container format with preserving chapter markers, multiple audio tracks and subtitles and make it possible for you to easily select your needed tracks, subtitles when watching DVD movies with your media players. creating 3D video is supported by ByteCopy. What’s more, it also can rip and copy Blu-ray. 

Pros: A top Multi-track Blu-ray/DVD Converter to all of you with excellent ability to pick up multi-track for playing BD/DVD movies on Media Players and portable device. It also can extract subtitle/audio from Blu-ray/DVD. 

Cons: It is a paid one. If you want to use its free trial version, you have to bear the watermark in the middle of the video. 

Editor’s note: If I need a more powerful DVD Ripper, Pavtube ByteCopy is no doubt the best choice. But if I only need to rip DVD to MP4 and my DVD has no encryption, I will definitely select Handbrake. 

2016 Best DVD ripper #3: MakeMKV 

OS Platform: Windows & Mac & Linux 

 

Key features: We’ve praised MakeMKV before for its ability to quickly and easily rip DVDs to high quality MKV files with a single click. The app has been in beta for a long time (years, in fact), which is just as well, since the developers promise to start charging for Blu-ray ripping once the app leaves beta. The app’s strong suits are that it’s fast, super easy, and cross-platform. 

Pros: The app preserves all of the source disc’s information, including tracks, chapters, HD audio, menus, and so on. The app is completely free. 

Cons: Only MKV output. 

Editor’s note: I found little software will keep multiple audio and subtitle tracks when ripping BD/DVD discs. But MakeMKV and Pavtube ByteCopy must be in the list. 

At the end of the day, DVD rippers are applications that set your movies from discs and allow you to have digital copies of the content that you’ve paid for. And please keep in mind, only personal usage of the DVD rips is legal. 


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Convert ISO to MKV for Plex Server with full audio & subtitle tracks

“Hey guys, I have around 50 .iso files on my server, which unfortunately Plex does not support. So I want to convert all of them to MKV files but don’t want to lose any V/A quality as well as the subtitles, switchable audio tracks. Any help with a step by step guide?” 

 

For HD movie fans, a powerful media center is so important for that it should be able to link your computer, media server and all kinds of home video playback devices seamlessly. Plex Media Server is such a complete solution for streaming media from your computer to your TV or various mobile devices in your home. This app not only work with multiple platforms like Windows, Mac, Android, and Linux but also have a full compatibility with most main stream product lines in home media filed like Roku, Samsung, Vizio, LG, Xbox, PlayStation, etc. It plays media from a variety of different sources. 

For users who just want a 1:1 conversion of each ISO to watch on Plex and don’t care much about the storage, lossless MKV is definitely the best choice. However, Plex does not support the use of ISO, IMG, Video_TS, BDMV, or other “disk image” formats in consideration for pirating issues and local laws. So how to bypass the main obstacle to ripping the ISO files with the copy protection that now sits on every disk? 

What you need is a software app that could read ISO well, then kick the copy protection to one side and remux into MKV without quality loss to play on Plex server. Here is how come Pavtube ByteCopy, an efficient ISO Converter on both Windows and Mac OS, which is specially designed for users who want to rip BD/DVD ISO images files with multiple audio tracks and subtitles.

• Read review: ByteCopy VS. MakeMKV VS. DVDfab

 How to Lossless Convert ISO to MKV for watching on Plex? 

Step 1. Run ISO to Plex Converter and import ISO image files. 

Click “Load disc” icon, choose “Load IFO/ISO” and search for the path where you save the ISO files. Note Pavtube can read ISO directly so no need to run virtual disk drive to mount. 

 

Step 2. Choose lossless MKV as target format 

Click the format bar to follow “Multi-track Video” and “Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV (*.mkv)” because it will contain chapter markers in the output video. 

 

Step 3. Adjust V/A settings 

Click “Settings” to enter Multi-track video profile window; switch to “Video” and find the “Encode” box which is unchecked by default, so if you want a lossless MKV copy, do not touch it. 

 

Step 4. Start backing up Blu-ray/DVD ISO to MKV 

Click the big “Convert” to start ISO to MKV conversion. The conversion speed also depends on your computer configuration. Since the movies are remixed to MKV directly without transcoding, the conversion should complete in a short time. After conversion, click “Open” or “Open output folder” to quick locate converted files. 

Ok now the lossless MKV files are prepared; transfer them to your hard drive or NAS to stream it to Plex Media Server, now you can enjoy Blu-ray and DVD movies on TV with exactly the same quality as original! 

Further Reading：

• How to Stream and Share Recorded WTV files via Plex
• Rip 3D Blu-ray to Stream in Panasonic VT65 via Plex
• Can I backup my DVD collection to work with Plex?

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How to convert Blu-ray/DVD for playback on the Roku 3 through USB stick

According February 8 Sohu digital news, if you plan to buy a streaming media player, then you can choose any one of the three products in the following: Chromecast, Roku and Apple TV. They are not the only commercially available streaming media players, but it is the most popular - mainly because of the price that several devices are under $ 100 , along with a very high value for money . 
If I can only recommend a streaming media box, then I would choose Roku 3. For the following reasons: 

 

The Good: 

The Roku 3's excellent interface and speedy processor makes it feel quicker and more responsive than any other streaming box. More than 1,000 channels are supported, including Netflix, Amazon Instant, HBO Go, Hulu Plus, Pandora, MLB.TV, Amazon Cloud Player, Vudu and (finally) Youtube. It also has cross-platform search that scours several major TV and movie services to find content. And Roku's nifty remote has a built-in headphone jack that lets you listen without disturbing others. 

The Bad: 

The Apple TV still works better within the Apple ecosystem. And the Roku 3 isn't the best option if you're mostly looking to stream your personal digital media collection. 

The Bottom Line: 

The Roku 3 is the best streaming-video box yet, with tons of content sources, lightning-fast performance, and an innovative remote with built-in headphone jack. 

Tips: If you want to know more about streaming media player like Chromecast, Roku and Apple TV, click here. 

As a mighty streaming video machine, you don't have to rely on the Internet to play videos on your Roku 3 —you can do it from a USB drive. The Roku 3's USB port opens up the option of playing video files from any USB drive, whether that's a USB stick or a full portable hard drive. 

Before we know about how to play a video on your Roku 3 from a USB drive, let us use the converter to rip the Blu-ray/DVD to enrich our USB stick. 

USB stick as a storage container, small and convenient, is our preferred mobile storage devices. But when we want to play our Blu-ray/DVD collection, the device showed significant deficiencies. Mainly because we have no way to backup Blu-ray/DVD information to the USB stick. To solve this problem, we need a powerful software, which must be able to backup and convert Blu-ray/DVD discs on our computers, then we can copy the video files to our USB stick, with the help of roku 3, and enjoy our favorite Blu-ray/DVD movies anytime, anywhere. 

Here recommend the Pavtube BDMagic, which is one of the best BD/DVD disc handling tools on the market. It not only can convert 3D Blu-ray discs, 2D Blu-ray discs, and standard DVDs to your computer with desired HD and SD media formats including MPEG-4/H.264 MP4, MPEG, RM, QuickTime MOV, MPG, Xvid, Divx, 3GP, FLV, VOB, ASF, SWF, DV, MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, etc, but also can is capable of 1:1 copying BD/DVD Disc content to local computer or external hard drive in original file structure with all subtitle tracks and audio streams preserved. 

Simple operation available to everyone 

Note: If you convert Blu-ray to your computer, you must put Blu-ray onto Blu-ray drive before ripping Blu-rays. If you are mac user, you can try Pavtube BDMagic for Mac. 

Step 1: Insert your Blu-ray disc into your BD drive, run the Pavtube BDMagic and click "File" icon to load movie from DVD and Blu-ray source(Disc, folder, ISO). 

 

Step 2: Click the "Format" option, and choose the format. 
 

Tips: 

1. The Roku 3 can play MKV, MP4 and MOV files. So you can choose HD Video > MKV HD Video(*.mkv) as output format. You can also select H.264 HD Video (*.mp4). 

2. If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Keep in mind the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa. 

Step 3: Click the convert button under the preview window, and the BDMagic will start the conversion from Blu-ray DVD movies to MKV on Windows/Mac. 

After conversion, you can stream Blu-ray/DVD movies to your USB stick. And you also can stream Blu-ray/DVD movies through Roku 3 to HDTV or Samsung Galaxy Tab, or other DLNA-compliant devices. 

Now watching blu-ray movies on portable devices becomes easy and you can really lie back, relax and enjoy your favorite blu-ray movies. Now let's learn how to play a video on your Roku 3 from a USB drive. 

• 1) Install the Roku Media Player channel, either through the Channel Store on your Roku or via Roku's website.
• 2) Add the video file to your external USB drive from your computer. The Roku 3 can play MKV, MP4 and MOV files.
• 3) Connect the USB drive to the Roku 3's USB port, located on the right side of the box.
• 4) Launch the Roku Media Player channel and select Videos.
• 5) Choose the drive that's attached to the Roku 3.
• 6) Navigate to the folder that has the video file you want to watch. Click OK to open the folder.
• 7) Select the video to watch and click Play on the remote.

I'm just simple text, if you want to know the details of the user interface, please click here. There you can learn use the Roku Media Player channel to listen to music or view photos from a USB drive. 


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Can Roku 3 play Blu-ray movies from Personal Cloud backups?

Roku Blu-ray movie playback issue can be easily solved by downloading Blu-ray to Roku Converter to convert Roku unsupported Blu-ray files to Roku compatible MP4/MOV/ASF/WMV etc. 

Roku can allows users both to stream video content from the Internet and play movies locally through a USB drive, but the problem is that the supported media file formats are limited. It can't handle Blu-ray discs or Blu-ray files. So if we want to enable Roku to play Blu-ray movies, we will need to rip and convert Blu-ray to Roku 3/Roku 2 supported video formats first.



To watch Blu-ray movies on Roku, you will need a Blu-ray ripping tool. Here Pavtube BDMagic is recommended to help you convert Blu-ray to Roku supported video formats with easy operation and high output quality. Besides Blu-ray, you can also use it to rip DVD to playback on Roku 3/Roku 2. The Windows version is compatible with Windows 8.1/8/7/XP/Vista. If you're using a Mac, please turn to Pavtube BDMagic for Mac, which can help you transfer Blu-ray movies to Roku 3 on any Mac OS X (Yosemite and Mavericks included). Download it right now and start enjoying your Blu-ray movies with full HD quality on Roku 3 through your Personal Cloud.

How to Stream Blu-ray Movies on Personal Cloud for Roku playback 

Step 1: Load Blu-ray movies

Insert your Blu-ray disc into your BD drive, run the Blu-ray Ripper for Roku and click “BD/DVD disc” icon to load movies.



Step 2: Decide output format

To convert Blu-ray to MP4, MKV for Roku , just click on the dropdown menu of "Format", and then choose MKV, H.264 MP4 from Common Video profile list. If you want to keep 1080p resolution as source movie, you can choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) or MKV HD Video(*.mkv) as output format.



Step 3: Advanced video/audio settings

If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Keep in mind that bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.

Step 4: Start Blu-ray to Roku conversion

Hit the convert button and start ripping Blu-ray to Roku. When the conversion ends, you will be able to get the result video via tapping the Open button in the main interface. Afterwards, you can stream or just transfer the converted Blu-ray files to Personal Cloud for Roku smoothy playback at ease without any incompatible problem.



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1080p movie playback with Roku 2 XS, Roku XDS, and Roku HD-XR via USB connection

Now that you’ve been enjoying Netflix movies and tons of Internet videos with Roku box, have you noticed that your Roku streaming player can do more than that?

If you’re watching movies and shows with a Roku XDS, HD-XR or the Roku 2 XS model, you can play media on my from USB hard drive with the Roku USB Media Player channel. Click hereto learn how to set up Roku USB Media player channel. With a USB stick connected Roku plays up to 1080p videos in MP4, M4V, MOV, WMV and MKV format.

Although Roku box does not directly decode AC3 or DTS 5.1 audio, it allows for audio pass-through, which means you can still enjoy 5.1 sounds with a standalone audio receiver connected. To maximize movie experience with Roku streaming media player, it is advised to put together DVD and even Blu-ray movie collections onto USB hard drive, so that Roku plays not only Internet TV channels, but also local movies. The following guide tells you how to get movies off DVD and Blu-ray to hard drive for playback with Roku 2 XS, Roku XDS, and Roku HD-XR(other models do not support USB channel).

Software availability:

Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper (click here to download a trial, Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 compatible)
Trial limit- a Pavtube logo be printed on converted videos.

Guide: Convert a DVD/Blu-ray to play with Roku 2 XS, Roku XDS, and Roku HD-XR
1. Click the “blu-ray disc” icon to load DVD/Blu-ray movie.
2. Set subtitles and audio language.
3. Select a format to convert.
4. Start converting DVD/Blu-ray for Roku 2 XS, Roku XDS, and Roku HD-XR playback.

(learn more about Blu-ray Ripper)

Some Tips:

1. Keep your computer networked so that the program can hack the DVD/Blu-ray copy-protections.
2. DVD-ROM does not read Blu-ray Disc, to rip a Blu-ray movie from commercial Blu-ray Disc, you need to place it in a BD drive (either internal or external).
3. You’re advised to select “Common Video”>> “H.264 Video(*.mp4)” format in Step 3- it lets you downsize a DVD/Blu-ray to 3GB or so and keep the original size(DVD- 720×480(NTSC)/720×576(PAL) and Blu-ray- 1920×1080).

To keep both 1080p video and AC3 5.1 audio, choose MP4, MOV or MKV format from “HD Video” tab, then click “Settings” and set “medium quality” in “Bitrate” in Step 3.
Supported formats and Best possible quality that Roku streaming player plays via USB channel:



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