If you attempt to play a HD or 4K video but get errors like unrecognized file, video playing without sound, and sound seems ok but no image, etc, then it is probably because your encoding format is not supported by your media player.ġ) Update your media player to the latest version to see if it can support the video and audio format for your 4K video.

Part 1 HD/4K Video Won't Play due to Unsupported File Format HD/4K Video Playback Error Shows up Owing to Corrupted File 4K Video Can't Play Because of Low-end Hardware HD/4K Video Won't Play due to Unsupported File Format Why can't you play 4K videos? How to fix 4K video playback choppy, lagging, or stutterring problem? All possible reasons and feasible solutions will be introduced in the following part. Anyone can help me play 4K video on PC smoothly?'

'I tried to play a 4K video I downloaded, but it won't play in VLC on my laptop perfectly. However, HD or 4K video not playing, lagging, choppy, and stutterring problem might happen. To enjoy super clear image quality, people tend to play videos in HD and even 4K on their devices. Why 1080p HD and 4K Video Can't Play on PC or Mac? How to Fix?ħ20p/1080p HD and 4K videos are not playing properly on your computer? Don't worry.