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Can't play certain MKV's

Hello every one!

Can anyone explain to me why my WDTV live box can’t play the MKV listed below?

I’m using the latest firmware (1.06)

Many thanks! :slight_smile:

General
Unique ID : 203946836594888534481472113576943361777 (0x996EBB62219C238C90E7EE4DABFD1EF1)
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 7.03 GiB
Duration : 1h 1mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 16.3 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-03-06 15:54:26
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.3.0 (‘I could have danced’) built on Feb 9 2012 10:38:07
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0
Attachment : Yes / Yes / Yes

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High 10@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 1mn
Bit rate : 14.4 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 10 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.289
Stream size : 6.19 GiB (88%)
Writing library : x264 core
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Mode : 16
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 1mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 509 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 665 MiB (9%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : Vorbis
Format settings, Floor : 1
Codec ID : A_VORBIS
Duration : 1h 1mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 42.3 MiB (1%)
Title : commentary
Writing library : libVorbis 1.1.1/1.1.2 (UTC 2005-03-04)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #1
ID : 4
Format : **bleep**
Codec ID : S_TEXT/**bleep**
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

 Format profile : High 10@L4.1

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