mkv and Sony BDPS-580

[ronrosenfeld]

Installed Mezzmo because it looked like it should stream mkv from my W7 computer via my network to my Sony BDPS-580. BUT, the MKV files are showing up on the Sony DVD as MPEG; AND they are only 2-channel audio and not 5.1.

Here are what I think are the pertinent facts as to why this should work:

1. BDPS-580 supports MKV both natively and over DLNA
   
   1. I do have transcoding turned off in Mezzmo
   2. Playback of the same file is good, with 5.1 audio, if file is on a USB drive plugged into the USB port on the 580
   3. Another 580, on another system, can recognize and play the same MKV files with 5.1 audio using a DLNA server in an NAS

The only difference I can see, besides the server (Mezzmo vs the server in the NAS), is that my connection via the Mezzmo system is "G" wireless; whereas the connections speed with the NAS system is "N" wireless. But I would have thought that speed difference, if it was significant, would only result in pauses, and not a downgrade of the audio nor a change in the file type when viewed via the BDPS-580.

Advice/help appreciated.

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Found part of the problem -- user error. It seems some of the mkv files were not encoded with 5.1. The one's that were encoded with 5.1 play back without a problem.

However, the files still show up as MPEG and not as MKV on the list seen on the screen. But that is a very, very, minor glitch.