john_myers7

<p>I figured it out. It turns out that Olympus cameras also record in AVCHD format even though the file produced is a .mov file. Apparently, the AVCHD format is a popular format for digital camcorders and was jointly developed by Sony and Panasonic. Not surprisingly, then, a Sony blu-ray player (or at least the specific one I investigated and bought, the BDP-S6500) plays AVCHD, as does Gerry's Panasonic. Problem solved. Incidentally, the Sony also plays my older Canon 7D .mov files (which are apparently MPEG-4 encoded)--you know, videos I took before I switched to 4/3 format.</p>

<p>While like most OMD-EM1 fans, I mainly use my camera for stills; however, I also do video from time to time.<br> The .mov files generated by my OMD-EM1 and copied to a portable usb-3 hard drive won't play through a Roku2 box. Nor do they play through a Samsung blu-ray player, although for some reason, .mov files generated by my Canon 7D do play through the Samsung Blu-ray player. They also play through a Western Digital WDTV box, but the WDTV box is finicky in its choice of usb-3 drives, and its user interface is clunky. <br> The main issue, however, is I have too many boxes attached to my TV! I want to have ONLY the Roku for internet streaming, and a Blu-ray player for everything else. Also, I do NOT want to mess with .mov to .mp4 conversion software.<br> Does anybody know of a blu-ray player that will play OMD-EM1 .mov files that have been transferred to a USB-3 portable hard drive?<br> Thanks for any help and guidance you can give on this. </p> <p> </p>