Android TV box won’t play a video?

Type your box (X96 Mini, H96 Max, MXQ Pro 4K, Tanix TX3…) or its chip (S905W, H313, RK3318) to load what it really decodes.

Your files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

1 Your TV, box or projector

Not on the list? Paste the “supported formats” table from the manual

2 Your videos

Drop videos or a whole folder here Series, films, home videos — any number, any size. .srt files with the same name are picked up as subtitles.

3 USB stick, sound and subtitles

Fit everything on a stick of Stick format Split files over 4 GB into parts instead of shrinking them Picture quality Tidy up: “Show/Season 01/Show S01E02”, safe file names

Audio language (first available wins) Sound Night mode: quiet dialogue louder, explosions softer Same loudness for every episode (EBU R128) Subtitles

4 Save to the stick or a folder

Long batch? Leave the tab open and visible — the screen is kept awake. If the tab is closed, open the page again and press “Continue”: finished files are skipped.

What the chip decides

Chip (boxes)	Video it handles reliably
Amlogic S805 (MXQ, M8S)	H.264 / 8-bit HEVC up to 1080p
Amlogic S905, S905X, S905W (X96 Mini, TX3 mini)	H.264, HEVC 10-bit (S905W: unreliable); no Hi10P
Amlogic S905X2/X3/X4 (X96 Max, Ugoos, GT King)	H.264 4K, HEVC 10-bit 4K60, VP9; AV1 on X4
Allwinner H313/H616/H618 (X96Q, T95)	H.264 up to 4K30, HEVC 10-bit
Rockchip RK3229 (MXQ Pro 4K, V88)	Reliably 1080p
Rockchip RK3318/RK3328 (H96 Max, X88)	H.264, HEVC 10-bit 4K

The stock player on cheap boxes often lacks Dolby and DTS: AAC stereo is the safe choice. Kodi or VLC play more, but not every family member wants to use them.

Questions

My box says “4K” — why does 4K stutter?

Many budget boxes decode 4K only at 30 fps or only in HEVC, and their USB ports and storage are slow. 1080p H.264 is the safe target.

Last updated: 2026-10-30