Can't watch 4K videos on Panasonic TH-49CX400DX over USB

ojasV

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I have tried H.264 (AVC and AAC) with .mp4 container
I have also tried H.265
I have also converted videos using Pavtube HD Video Convertor to different profiles (Panasonic TVs, Matroska Videos and a few custom made Matroska profiles)
My TV, for the record, does play Matroska files. I'm attaching a screenshot from MedaInfo of one of the mkv files it is able to play.

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I have also tried NTFS and FAT32 file systems. In both the cases I was able to play HD files but not 4K ones.
So where am I going wrong?

I haven't tried HDMI yet. The TV has three HDMI ports and only one of it says 4K/2K.
I have a laptop with GeForce GT540M which can give a max res of 2560x1600. The laptop display though, maxes out at 1366x768. So even if I connect it to the TV, it won't be a 4K stream, would it?

Also, is there any possibility that 4K content doesn't play over USB? On all the forums I've read people say that it shouldn't be a problem. Playing 4K via a PC will be too cumbersome and also expensive since I'll have to upgrade by GPU.
 

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Question from ojasV : "How can I watch 4K videos on my 4K TV?"