New PS4 Media Player Lets You Stream Video, Audio From a PC or USB Stick

Chris Pereira
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The PlayStation 4 finally has a new media player that allows video, music, and pictures to be streamed from a PC or USB stick.

The app--simply titled Media Player--is now available on PSN. If you browse through the PS4's content area, you'll find a Media Player tile that allows you to download it.




You can stream files off of a home server or a USB stick that you plug into the system. Many of the major file formats you'd hope for are supported, such as MKV, AVI, and MP4. A full list of supported formats follows below.

PS4 Media Player Supported File Formats and Codecs

Video

MKV

  • Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2

  • Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)

AVI

  • Visual: MPEG4 ASP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2

  • Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)

MP4

  • Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2

  • Audio: AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)

MPEG-2 TS

  • Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2, MPEG2 Visual

  • Audio: MP2(MPEG2 Audio Layer 2), AAC LC, AC-3(Dolby Digital)

  • AVCHD: (.m2ts, .mts)

Photo

  • JPEG (based on DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21)

  • BMP

  • PNG

Music

  • MP3

  • AAC (M4A)

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