How to Fix Samsung TV Not Playing AVI Files

What formats do Samsung Smart TV support? Can Samsung Smart TV play AVI files? How to play AVI files on Samsung TV?” You may have these questions likewise when you are planning to play AVI files on Samsung TV.

Why Some Certain AVI Files Not Playing on Samsung TV?

Actually, many users find some certain AVI files not playing on Samsung TV. It can be caused by various reasons as below.

  1. AVI format/codec is not supported. AVI is just a video container, which can be encoded with a wide range of codecsc. Some video or audio codec contained in AVI is incompatible with your Samsung TV.
  2. AVI file is corrupted. MKV won’t play if your AVI file is corrupted or the information in the container is wrong.
  3. Incompatible USB and digital camera devices. Many users play AVI videos via USB or digital camera devices. If none of the above is true, it might be an issue of USB or digital camera devices, which are not compatible with your Samsung TV.

How to Fix AVI Files Not Playing on Samsung TV Error?

From the above, AVI format/codec incompatibity lies in the major cause of Samsung TV not playing AVI videos. For that, converting AVI files to Samsung TV could get everything done.

DumboFab Video Converter is an excellent tool to help you convert AVI to H.264 MP4 losslessly and changes AVI video specifications like resolution (eg. 4K to 1080p), bit rate, frame rate etc.Still, you don’t have to worry about video converting speed, the embedded hardware acceleration tech will invoke GPU encoding/decoding built in graphic cards, achieving superior faster speed.

How to convert AVI to Samsung TV compatible formats


Step 1. Import AVI video files

Launch the Samsung TV AVI Converter. Click “Add File” button to import the .avi files which you like to play on Samsung TV. This software supports batch conversion.

Step 2. Set Samsung TV compatible format

Click the “Format” drop-down button to select Samsung TV more compatible H.264 MP4 video from the “Common Video” category.

Step 3. Video, Audio settings

Before start the video conversion for Samsung TV, you can click the Settings icon and adjust the video bitrate, codec, frame rate, audio sample rate, etc parameters.

Step 4. Start AVI to Samsung TV conversion

Click the “Convert” button to start and finish converting AVI to Samsung TV more supported MP4 video.

When the conversion is finished, you can click “Open” button to get the generated MP4 files effortlessly. It becomes easy to watch AVI movies on Samsung TV. Enjoy.

Author: Chris Gu

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