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Which video format is supported by LG TV?

Jul 20, 2017 06:49 am / Posted by Diana Joan

LG releases a lot of TVs every year, probably more than anybody else. Most of them are
inexpensive, but they rarely offer good value compared to their competition. If you're looking for
a new TV and were considering buying LG, this is the page you need. Here is a comprehensive list
of LG TV supported video and audio formats, along with best solutions to can't play any media files
on LG TV issues, from the top-end 4K OLEDs to more bog-standard LED LCD sets. Hope this page
will give you some help.

Part 1: Which video format is supported by LG TV

In this part, we gathered the supported video and audio formats of LG TV from LG official site
and owners manual. Between different LG TV models, maybe there is a little difference in their
compatible video and audio formats. The following table specifies all the supported codecs and
containers by LG TV in details.

Common
Emulator
File Media Container A/V Codec
Descriptio
Extensions

.asf VC-1, Other video Codecs like

ASF Video
.wmv.wma MPEG-1/2/4  

WMA Standard, WMA 9

.wma form
Professional, WMA Lossless, Other
    Audio not Suppo
audio Codecs like AC-3, AAC,
emulator.
MP3,MPEG Audio Layer I/II

Divx3.11, Divx4, Divx5, Divx6,

.divx .avi AVI /DivX Video
XViD, Other video Codecs like  
MPEG-1/2, H.264 / AVC

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MPEG-1 Layer I, II, MPEG-1 Layer

III (MP3), AC-3, WMA Standard,
    Audio  
WMA 9 Professional, Other audio
Codecs like AAC, DTS, PCM

.Mkv form
H.264 / AVC, Other video Codecs
.mkv MKV Video not suppor
like MPEG-1/2/4
emulator.

AAC, AC-3, MPEG-1 Layer III

    Audio (MP3), MPEG-1 Layer I, II  

.ts, .trp, .t
MPEG-2 TS (Transport
.ts .trp .tp and .m2ts
Stream), standard 188 Video H.264 / AVC, MPEG-2, VC-1
.m2ts formats a
byte TS and time-stamped
supported
192 byte TS
emulator.

MPEG-1 Layer I, II, MPEG-1 Layer

III (MP3), AC-3, DDP (Enhanced
    Audio  
AC-3), AAC

.vob is not
MPEG-2, PS (Program
.vob Video MPEG-1, MPEG-2 supported
Stream), VOB, SVCD
emulator.

AC-3, MPEG-1 Layer I, II, DVD-

    Audio LPCM  

.mpg, .dat
are not
.mpg .dat MPEG-1 Systems, VCD Video MPEG-1
supported
emulator.

    Audio MPEG-1 Layer I, II  

.mpg .mpe
Unknown      
.mpeg

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H.264 / AVC, MPEG-4 Part 2,

.mp4 .m4a
MP4 Video H.263, Other video Codecs like  
.m4v
MPEG-1/2, VC-1

AAC, Other audio Codecs like AC3,

Audio
    DTS, MP3  

.mov form
.mov QT Audio/Video   not suppor
emulator.

Flash engi
supports f
.f4v .f4a
Flash formats Audio/Video   playback
.flv
such as as
.f4a and .f

.wav form
.wav WAV Audio LPCM not suppor
emulator.

.mp3 MP3 Audio MPEG-1 Layer  III  

What Formats Does an LG LED TV Support by USB

Video File Formats

To play videos directly from a USB flash drive connected to a USB port on LG LED TV, the video
should be in DivX HD format. Depending on the model, the LG TV supports DivX 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Audio File Formats

LG TVs support several audio file types, through a USB connection, including the AAC and MP3
formats. It also supports AC3 Dolby Digital files, EAC3, HE-AAC, MPEG, PCM and DTS.

Aspect Ratios and Zoom

LG LED TVs offer a variety of picture formats, also known as aspect ratios. The 16:9 format
displays the picture in a widescreen format while the 4:3 format displays the picture in a standard
resolution; the Just Scan reduces the overall size of the native image by 1 percent to 2 percent so
you can see the full image; the Zoom format zooms in on the center of the picture, cropping the
outer edges; the Set By Program format displays the picture in its native resolution; and Cinema

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Zoom increases the size of the picture proportional to the screen.

Part 2: LG 3D TV campatible Media File Formats

Using existing receivers to deliver 3D content to LG 3D TV-sets, via an HDMI or equivalent

connection, if needed. LG 3D TV formats span from the Side-by-Side 3D and the Top and Bottom
format 3D, to the Anaglyph 3D effect.

Part 3: LG 4K TV playable Video Files

As a major TV manufacturer, LG is working hard toward being the leader in the 4K TV industry by
providing a good number of impressive Ultra High Definition TVs. From LG 4K TV's official
website, we get the information that LG 4K TV supports to play 4K video with HEVC or VP9 codec
with a video frame rate of 60fps. And LG 4K TV compatible audio codec includes AC3, EAC3, HE-
AAC, AAC, MP2, MP3, PCM, DTS, DTS-HD, DTS Express, WMA, RA.

Which format is 4K?

4K refers to a digital cinema standard that calls for a 4096 x 2160 pixel resolution. This is double
both the horizontal and vertical measurements of the 1920 x 1080 standard (1080p, AKA Full HD)
that most of us use today, offering four times the overall pixel resolution. So briefly if the video
resolution reaches to 2160p, it's absolutely a 4K video no matter what formats the video is
encapsulated in. In other words, 4K video formats are board. For example, MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI
etc. all can be 4K file formats.

Part 4: Failed to Play your Movies on LG TV? Solved!

LG TV supported video format is limited. From the information we mentioned above, you may be
disappointed to find that there are many video formats not well supported. For those videos whose
formats are not in the list, how can we play them on the LG TV?

1. How to watch unsupported video files on LG TV?

When you transfer a video file to LG TV, you need to make sure the video format and the video
codec are both supported by your TV-set. Take MP4 as an example. Although MP4 is listed as LG
TV supported video format on LG official website, LG TVs are particular about what audio and
video codec inside in the MP4 video container. LG TV only supports playing MP4 in H.264 / AVC,
MPEG-4, H.263, MPEG-1/2, VC-1 video codec and AAC, AC3, DTS, MP3 audio codec. As MP4 is
actually a container format, it will use different encodings for video and audio. In other words, LG
TV MP4 issues are also affected by MP4 video codec, audio codec, etc.

If you videos can not be played on LG TV smoothly, it is essential for you to convert your video file
to the video format with the video codec and audio codec supported by your model of LG TV as per
your Manual. Or you can directly convert your video file to H.264 MP4 with MP3 audio codec which
is supported by almost all models of LG TV. But how to do this job?

Pavtube Video Converter (Mac Version) is an effective LG TV Video Converter. It can convert any

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video formats and codecs to LG TV supported video formats and codec at a fast speed. It also
provides users with LG TV optimized preset equipped with most compatible Audio/Video
parameters. With this powerful application, you can adjust video resolution to 2160p, 1080, 720p
to adapt to your LG TV models. For LG 3D TV, it also can create 3D video from 2D/3D source. It
outputs 3D SBS, TB, Anaglyph effect and allows users to adjust 3D depth to get better 3D
enjoyment on LG 3D TV.

This LG TV Video Converter is featured with a built-in video editor. You are allowed to add
srt/ass/ssa subtitle to your movies when you converting them to LG TV. Or you can crop the black
area, deinterlacing video, adjust video bitrate/frame rate, change audio channel/codec, adjust
aspect ratio, etc. Thus using this amazing converter, you can easily make any unsupported video
files playable on LG TV and flawlessly enjoy your favorite videos on big screen.

2. How to make protected Blu-ray/DVD playable on LG TV?

If you want to play Blu-ray and DVD movies on LG TV, the only thing you need is a professional Blu-
ray ripper or DVD ripper software.

To play DVD movies on LG TV without any hassle, there is a best solution in hand called Pavtube
DVDAid (best DVD Ripper for Windows), which enables you to directly unlock commercial DVD
movies to LG TV preset profile format with all the suitable profile parameters well set. Besides
the basic conversion function, this DVD ripper also provides users with some editing function to
make your DVD movies more attractive on LG TV, including changing aspect ratio of your DVD
movie to make it adapt with your LG TV screen, adding SRT/ASS/SSA subtitles, adjusting video
resolution to 4096 x 2160 to adapt to your LG 4K TV. Or converting both 2D and 3D DVD movies
to 3D MP4 format with Side-by-Side, Top-Bottom, or Anaglyph effect for LG 3D TV.

The software has both Windows and Mac version, for Mac users, download Pavtube DVDAid for
Mac to get the conversion done on Mac operation system.

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For Blu-ray and DVD movies lovers, another cutting-edge software,  Pavtube BDMagic (Mac
version) is highly recommended since its excellent Blu-ray/DVD decryption ability would help you
to remove any BD/DVD copyright protection tech and then easily convert Blu-ray and DVD to LG
TV supported format and code listed above.

If you are looking for a tool that enables you to directly output LG 4K or 3D TV preset file
format with all the suitable profile parameters, Pavtube BDMagic will be your best choice. It will

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do you a great favor to beneficially convert 2D/3D Blu-ray movies to LG 3D TV specially optimized
file format without any extra settings and upscale 1080p DVD/Blu-ray to 4K resolution to fit the
4K TV screen with more pixels or crop video frame size to remove unwanted blackbars, etc.

With Pavtube software, all the format and codec incompatibility problem between media files and
LG TV will be readily solved, such as:

Q1: LG TV won't import and open MP4?

A: The video and audio codec in your MP4 files may be not compatible with LG TV. Just using
Pavtube Video Converter to change your MP4 to H.264 MP4 with AAC audio codec, which is well
supported by LG TV.

Q2: Watch 3D MKV on LG 3D TV, but failed.

I have some mkv files and want to play them on my LG 3d tv but it says that the vidoe codec isn't
supported. Does anyone know how to tell what codec was used and which codecs the lg 3d tvs dont
support?

A: Because LG 3D TV and LG Smart TV doesn't support .MKV 3D files. Suggest you convert 3D
MKV to 3D MP4, then enjoy it on LG 3D TV.

Q3: Play MP4 file on LG Smart TV, but no sound.  

I just finished downloading a MP4 video file but theres perfect video but no audio please help. 

A: Only audio codec like AAC, AC3, DTS, MP3 in MP4 can be readable on LG TV. Use Pavtube video
converter and change the audio codec to right one.

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