HELP! kenwood dnx5140 problem
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HELP! kenwood dnx5140 problem
so i got the kenwood dnx5140, i was wondering if i can put movies or videos on a USB flash drive and be able to play it? i put a bunch of mp4's on a flash drive and connected it but it says it cant find any media files. please help
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How did you format the USB flash drive? I have both Mac's and PC's and found the same problem when formatting in Mac. I now format in FAT and have no problem reading all my AVI and DIVX.
Last edited by SilverSurferC6; Dec 30, 2009 at 05:39 PM.
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im not really too tech savvy, how do i know what format it is in? and so i need to download avi files instead of mp4's? cuase i can play mp4 files through my ipod with the ipod cable... thanks!
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well, i did the boot up screen the right way so i think i got the format right. but you're saying that i DO need to use AVI files right? haha, when you said "i think you got it" i wasnt sure if u meant i got that i had to change to avi's or if mp4's are the right file type.
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well, i did the boot up screen the right way so i think i got the format right. but you're saying that i DO need to use AVI files right? haha, when you said "i think you got it" i wasnt sure if u meant i got that i had to change to avi's or if mp4's are the right file type.
I don't think MP4's work as they are proprietary to Mr. Gates. The other formats are public domain.
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According to the 5140 owners manual (available here):
While the 9140 that SilverSurfer has shows:
Try putting mpg files on the thumb drive to see if they work in your 5140, I'll bet they do 
About Video files
• Acceptable video files
MPEG1, MPEG2
• Extensions
mpg, mpeg
• Acceptable video files
MPEG1, MPEG2
• Extensions
mpg, mpeg
About Video files
• Acceptable video files
MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX
• Extensions
mpg, mpeg, m1v, m2v, divx, div, avi
• Acceptable video files
MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX
• Extensions
mpg, mpeg, m1v, m2v, divx, div, avi
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MPEG-4 is an open standard - the ISO standard was actually based on Apple's Quicktime format. The MP4 extension is the video equivalent of MP3 for audio. I haven't tried using the USB connnection with my Kenwood yet, so I don't know if it works or not, but that would be the format most likely to work.
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MPEG-4 is an open standard - the ISO standard was actually based on Apple's Quicktime format. The MP4 extension is the video equivalent of MP3 for audio. I haven't tried using the USB connnection with my Kenwood yet, so I don't know if it works or not, but that would be the format most likely to work.
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Yup - WMV is a great standard, unfortunately it's not widely supported. I've had to rip all of my CD's in both WMV (for best sound quality at home, and on my Zune) and MP3 (for compatibility with my IPod for use with my Kenwoods, Denon clock radio, etc). With close to 1000 CD's, it's taking a loooong time.... and lots of disc space! 
