TCL Roku TV (4K, USB media player) Inferred
The TCL Roku TV (4K, USB media player) plays MP4, M4V, MKV, MOV files that use H264, HEVC, VP9 video and AAC, AC3, EAC3, MP3, FLAC, PCM audio from a USB drive. Anything outside those formats needs the smallest possible fix first — often just a container repackage or an audio swap, with the video left untouched.
Check your own file for this device →What it plays
| Containers | MP4, M4V, MKV, MOV |
|---|---|
| Video codecs | H264, HEVC, VP9 |
| H.264 max | high @ L4.2 |
| HEVC max | main10 @ L5.1 |
| Max resolution | 3840×2160 |
| Max frame rate | 60 fps |
| Max video bitrate | 60 Mb/s |
| HDR | HDR10, HLG |
| Max bit depth | 10-bit |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AC3, EAC3, MP3, FLAC, PCM |
| Max audio channels | 6 |
| Embedded subtitles | SRT, MOV_TEXT |
| External subtitles | SRT |
| USB filesystems | FAT32, EXFAT, NTFS, HFSPLUS |
| Max file size | 4 GB |
| Naming | PLAIN |
Common reasons a file won't play on the TCL Roku TV (4K, USB media player)
- AV1 video
- AVI containers
- MPEG-TS (.ts) recordings
- DTS, Dolby TrueHD soundtracks — the audio is converted, the video is kept as-is
- Files larger than 4 GB on a FAT32 drive — a limit of FAT32, not the player (format the drive as EXFAT or NTFS or HFSPLUS to avoid it)
Good to know
- TCL lists DTS in its USB docs, but on TV speakers DTS is passthrough-only — video plays with no sound unless a DTS-capable receiver is attached; treat DTS as needing conversion
- H.264 caps at 1080p even on 4K panels — 4K playback requires HEVC or VP9
- Dolby Vision USB playback is model-dependent on 6-Series — treat as unsupported until tested
- TCL also lists FAT16/EXT2/EXT3 filesystems; exFAT support varies by Roku OS version — FAT32's 4 GiB per-file cap applies
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