Can the Archos 101 stream MKV over the network?

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Hi guys,

I finally have my 101 and so far very happy with it, but I can't seem to be able to stream MKV or mp4 movies. It plays them from internal/external memory, but not over WiFi. It shows folder empty browsing from the player and from the browser it sees the files but doesn't see them as media files... is that normal?

Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

The player uses the Medialib, which doesn't scan the network.

And which browser do you use?

I use the stock file browser. Also tried Es File Explorer, but that tries to download the mkv, saying this file type can't be streamed

Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

Then you are using UPNP not smb

Yes, because when trying to use smb I put in the user/password, but for some reason it doesn't seem to like it... on Win7

any advice on what I need to do to make it work, please?

...and why to avi files work over upnp?

The UPNP Doesn't work for MKV.

http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=45908

OK solved my smb issue, in a way I would never had thought...

I rebuild my media index because I had put some music on the 101 which didn't show in the coverflow and then went tothe video player checked the smb and I was allowed access without asking for password or anything