MKVmerge and BD Rebuilder VS standalone BD player

[The_Unknown]

Hello,

I want to buy a standalone BD player for christmas and have a question concerning the compatibility of MKV and these players.

In detail I have planned to buy the LG BD550 because it seems to be a good BD player for less money.

Concerning this I have several questions and I hope you have some experiences for me:
1) Are MKV-files (with x264-video) splitted by MKVmerge playable?
2) Are MKV-files (with x264-video) in general mostly playable or are there any problems I should know?
3) How about BD50 shrinked by BD-Rebuilder to BD25? Are these playable without problems?

Thanks in forward.

Bye The_Unknown

[setarip_old]

HI!

The surest way to obtain (definite) answers to your playback questions is to take sample discs to a store - and try playing them on the standalone player that you're considering...

[The_Unknown]

I thought someone of you guys would have this player, because it seems very popular.

And to take burned discs to a store might look a little dubious, because not all of them are holiday videos ;)

[setarip_old]

Surely you must have enough "clean" videos to test...

[The_Unknown]

Of course, but surely some of you guys have experience with the player?

[Capsbackup]

If you have purchased the original Blu-ray disc, then you have the right to make a copy of it. The best test for you is to bring in a few of your backups, created the way you are doing to insure compatibility with the player you desire. I am quite sure that most retailers are aware people make/copy discs.
Now if the content is for mature audiences, this may not be the best idea! :rolleyes: :p