The LG A3, B3, C3, M3, G3 and Z3 features a built-in media player that you can use to play video files stored on an external storage device connected to the OLED television. You can check out this Seeking Tech guide to see which video formats can be played back with these TVs.
Supported Extensions, Video Codecs and Audio Codecs
These 2023 LG OLEDs should be able to natively playback the following extension, video codec and audio codec combinations:
.asf
Supported Video Codecs:
- VC-1 Advanced Profile (WMVA not supported)
- VC-1 Simple and Main Profiles
Supported Audio Codecs:
- WMA Standard (WMA v1/WMA Speech not supported)
.wmv
Supported Video Codecs:
- VC-1 Advanced Profile (WMVA not supported)
- VC-1 Simple and Main Profiles
Supported Audio Codecs:
- WMA Standard (WMA v1/WMA Speech not supported)
.avi
Supported Video Codecs:
- Xvid (GMC not supported)
- H.264/AVC
- Motion Jpeg
- MPEG-4
Supported Audio Codecs:
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
- Dolby Digital
- LPCM
- ADPCM
.mp4
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-4
- HEVC
- AV1
Supported Audio Codecs:
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- AAC
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
- Dolby AC-4
- DTS
- DTS-HD
- DTS:X
.m4v
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-4
- HEVC
- AV1
Supported Audio Codecs:
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- AAC
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
- Dolby AC-4
- DTS
- DTS-HD
- DTS:X
.mov
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-4
- HEVC
- AV1
Supported Audio Codecs:
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- AAC
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
- Dolby AC-4
- DTS
- DTS-HD
- DTS:X
.3gp
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-4
Supported Audio Codecs:
- AAC
- AMR-NB
- AMR-WB
.3g2
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-4
Supported Audio Codecs:
- AAC
- AMR-NB
- AMR-WB
.mkv
Supported Video Codecs:
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4
- H.264/AVC
- VP8
- VP9
- HEVC
- AV1
Supported Audio Codecs:
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- AAC
- PCM
- DTS
- DTS-HD
- DTS:X
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 Layer II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
.ts
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-2
- HEVC
Supported Audio Codecs:
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 Layer II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- AAC
- PCM
- DTS
- DTS-HD
- DTS:X
- Dolby AC-4
.trp
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-2
- HEVC
Supported Audio Codecs:
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 Layer II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- AAC
- PCM
- DTS
- DTS-HD
- DTS:X
- Dolby AC-4
.tp
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-2
- HEVC
Supported Audio Codecs:
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 Layer II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- AAC
- PCM
- DTS
- DTS-HD
- DTS:X
- Dolby AC-4
.mts
Supported Video Codecs:
- H.264/AVC
- MPEG-2
- HEVC
Supported Audio Codecs:
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 Layer II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Plus
- AAC
- PCM
- DTS
- DTS-HD
- DTS:X
- Dolby AC-4
.mpg
Supported Video Codecs:
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
Supported Audio Codecs:
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
.mpeg
Supported Video Codecs:
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
Supported Audio Codecs:
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
.dat
Supported Video Codecs:
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
Supported Audio Codecs:
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 II
- MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)
.vob
Supported Video Codecs:
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
Supported Audio Codecs:
- Dolby Digital
- MPEG-1 Layer I
- MPEG-1 Layer II
- DVD-LPCM
Some of the aforementioned codecs may require you to upgrade the firmware of your A3, B3, C3, M3, G3 or Z3 in order to be compatible. Furthermore, some of the 2023 LG OLEDs may not support the Dolby AC-4, DTS, DTS-HD or DTS:X codecs.
Maximum Video Transfer Rate
You can find the maximum compatible data transfer rates for 1080p 4K, high frame rate, Dolby Vision and 8K video playback below:
1080p Videos:
- H.264 1920 × 1080@60P BP/MP/[email protected]: 40 Mbps maximum data transfer rate
- HEVC 1920 × 1080@60P Main/[email protected]: 40 Mbps maximum data transfer rate
4K Videos:
- H.264 3840 × 2160@30P BP/MP/[email protected]: 50 Mbps maximum data transfer rate
- HEVC 3840 × 2160@60P Main/[email protected]: 60 Mbps maximum data transfer rate
High Frame Rate Videos (for LG OLEDs with 120 Hz refresh rate):
- HEVC 3840 × 2160@120P Main/[email protected]: 60 Mbps maximum data transfer rate
Dolby Vision Videos (for LG OLEDs that support Dolby Vision):
- HEVC 3840 × 2160@60P Main/[email protected]: 50 Mbps maximum data transfer rate
- HEVC 7680 × 4320@60P Main/[email protected]: 100 Mbps maximum data transfer rate (LG Z3 models only)
8K video (LG Z3 models only)
- AV1 7680 × 4320@60P: 50 Mbps maximum data transfer rate
- HEVC 7680 × 4320@60P Main/[email protected]: 100 Mbps maximum data transfer rate
Subtitles
You can also add subtitles to the videos. In order to do so, the names of the video and subtitle files must be identical. Both of these files must be put in the same folder as well.
The following subtitles extensions should be supported:
- .smi
- .srt (MP4 Timed Text)
- .sub (MicroDVD, SubViewer 1.0, and SubViewer 2.0),
- .ass (Advanced Sub Station Alpha)
- .ssa (Sub Station Alpha)
- .txt (TMPlayer)
- .psb (PowerDivX)
- .dcs (DLP Cinema)
- .mkv (Matroska)