I have been reading up looking for a Blu-Ray player that could play MKV (Matroska) files for some time now. Most reviews say its hard to find one that plays them…but really it seems its simply hard to find one that “prints” the fact that it will play them in the specs. I have this Toshiba (cheap…usually $60-$100) only because for the price it was a steal and I needed an extra blu-ray player in the house. I didn’t find out until now that it played MKVs (randomly tried to see what would happen if I stuck a disc in). HD quality…yep, digital sound…yep! Two thumbs up from me!
So all of your MKV formatted anime and whatever else…..here’s your solution to bring it to your TVs and home theaters without having to hook a PC up to them!!
Toshiba Blu-Ray Player — Amazon
(free shipping too ^_^)
UPDATE 09-25-2013
I figured it was a good time to update some of these posts. Here are a few more options for good MKV playback via Blu-ray player. Some of these options are pricey and some more than affordable. It all depends on the general over-quality of features you are looking for:
- Samsung BD-F5900 3D Wi-Fi Blu-ray Disc Player (most affordable when on sale and best app store)
- Philips BDP5012/F7 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Panasonic DMP-BDT320 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Panasonic DMP-BDT500 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Panasonic DMPBDT330 with 4K Upscaling Blu-ray Disc Player
- Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Blu-ray Disc Player
- Sony BDP-S380 Blu-ray Disc Player
