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Rickb19184's avatar
Rickb19184
Binge Watcher
6 years ago

Channel Request: add VLC for Roku

I have VLC for a lot of player it's a grate player when it come to play over a media server, They have VLC for a lat of players like apple , fire stick, PC & mac, Android services, Xbox one but not for Roku player i hope we can add VLC for Roku iit's a verey cool player when it come to play videos over a media server

 

i hope we can add this to Roku some point it helps it can play more file type like MKV files  

 

i really hope we can get VLC on Roku it will really help to play MKV files

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15 Replies

    • loganpakinson's avatar
      loganpakinson
      Newbie
      6 years ago

      i have with playing a movie over a LAN media server it will not play a MKV it show up not with the right format of the video when it shows that it can play MKV file on there web site with the Roku Ultra it shows that it will play a MKV with USB media but on the web site it don't tell about any fire type if you play a movie over a LAN network by VLC

      boogernose wrote:

      I like VLC  as well. I've used it for many many years. It is open source and has more bells and whistles than I'll ever need,

      You need to take this to the VLC Developers directly.

      https://www.videolan.org/contact.html 

       

       

      • lesmikesell's avatar
        lesmikesell
        Roku Guru
        6 years ago

        I'd like to see VLC on roku too, but meanwhile I'd recommend using Plex for playing media over your LAN since it will transcode formats as necessary for different devices, or using Handbrake on a computer to convert to compatible formats.

    • Rickb19184's avatar
      Rickb19184
      Binge Watcher
      6 years ago

      i did e mail VLC to hope that they can make a VLC for Roku it will really help if we can add VLC to Roku  because it works better with media file type  when it come to play video over a lan network on a media it the best player vs the Roku that do not have that much of features one of the problems i have with playing a movie over a LAN media server it will not play a MKV it show up not with the right format of the video when it shows that it can play MKV file on there web site   with the Roku Ultra it shows that it will play a MKV with USB media but on the web site it don't tell about any fire type if you play a movie over a LAN network with a media server  so please i hope VLC can come to Roku it can play any movie file type over  the network 

      • boogernose's avatar
        boogernose
        Roku Guru
        6 years ago

        yeah I stopped using the media player on Roku a long time ago for just those reasons. And I removed that app.

        Now I play stuff on VLC on one of my computers and just mirror it over to the bigger tv.

  • CPsychoD's avatar
    CPsychoD
    Newbie
    6 years ago

    I just bought my Roku TV and its a great product. 

    But what i don't get is how you have compatibility between the roku stick and vlc

    But between vlc and the roku tv nothing yet

    Please add it, it would be a great combination.

     

  • offroad's avatar
    offroad
    Streaming Star
    6 years ago

    Try using the PLAYON application and the free version of the PLAYON server on your laptop.  It will work with Roku to watch movies in MKV or MP4.  A an alternative to waiting on VLC, or waiting on the MEDIA PLAYER app to be upgraded to work with SMB shared NAS files. 

  • HKNinja's avatar
    HKNinja
    Newbie
    6 years ago

    Definitely need VLC Player for Roku.  The build-in Roku media player doesn't play mkv or a number of other video formats which my 5-year-old Xiaomi TV box plays almost everything I throw at it.  I have to use my Xiaomi box to play most of my saved video now instead of my Roku Ultra, which is a shame.

    • Rickb19184's avatar
      Rickb19184
      Binge Watcher
      5 years ago

      I have been using the roku media player for years and it doesn't work at all video playback is not supported on all file formats and when you do pause or go back it doesn't work at all this media player is a joke vs a VLC Player that have way more fractures that this player we called Roku Media Player that can not do anything after the update to  the media player that did not help at all. If we just had VLC we have way more better support for a lot of file formats like. This is crazy that we cant not even have a good player we have to force to use this players that doesn't have any fire formats support or work right

       

      come on guys Roku

      • lesmikesell's avatar
        lesmikesell
        Roku Guru
        5 years ago

        If you can play over the network instead of from USB, try using Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin.