Media Specifications
Samsung Smart TV provides rich capabilities for media playback, including support for various media extensions, using the available audio and video decoders. This topic describes the media formats supported by Samsung Smart TV, and the limitations on their support.
Music
The following table lists the supported audio formats.
| File Extension | Type | Codec | Limitations |
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*.mpa *.aac |
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| Up to 2 channels supported | |||
| Up to WMA 10 Pro 5.1 channel supported WMA lossless audio not supported M2 profile supported |
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| - | |||
*.midi |
Type 0 and Type 1 supported USB mode supported SeekOnly not supported |
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| Not supported on non-Smart TV models | |||
*.aiff |
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Picture
The following table lists the supported image formats.
| File Extension | Type | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
*.jpeg |
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Video
Support for specific video formats varies by TV model year and model group:
- 2019 TV Video Specifications
- 2018 TV Video Specifications
- 2017 TV Video Specifications
- 2016 TV Video Specifications
- 2015 TV Video Specifications
MSE/ESE
The following table lists the supported W3C Media Source Extensions (MSE) and Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) specifications. These extensions allow you to use JavaScript to generate media streams for playback, and play DRM-enabled content without any third-party plugins.
| TV Model Year | Platform | MSE | EME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommendation 17-Nov-2016 (WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/80Mbps) |
Recommendation 18-Sept-2017 (PlayReady 4.0 SL3000, Widevine CDM Release 14) |
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| 05-Jul-2016 (WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/80Mbps) |
05-Jul-2016 (PlayReady 3.3 with SL3000, WidevineCDM 3.2) |
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| 12-Nov-2015 (WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/80Mbps) |
04-Feb-2016 (PlayReady 2.5, WidevineCDM) |
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| 10-Dec-2013 (WebM/VP9/4K/60fps/60Mbps) | 0.1b (PlayReady 2.5, WidevineCDM) |
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| 10-Dec-2013 (WebM/VP9/4K/30fps/20Mbps) |
0.1b (PlayReady 2.5) | ||
| 02-Jul-2012 (MP4/FHD) |