It is a great experience to play HD videos on iPad with retina display. You’ll not having problem to play HD videos if you are using Netflix or iTunes etc. But if you wish to play .mkv files (720p/1080p or HD videos) then iPad will not play those formats. Also more video files which has AC-3 videos then most of .mkv files, you will have to use other ways to play them.
However, there have been licensing prolems now a days, but also the App Store has many applications, by which you can watch MKV video files easily. Remeber that these applications will not let you watch DRM protected content, which are directly downloaded from iTunes, as you can watch videos that you have got synced into your PC or on your iPad.
Here we’ve listed top 5 free apps below, which may be display links or advertisement, but if you wish to get ad-less or full versions of these apps, then you’ll need to buy them, so you can surely try them before buying.
Top 5 Best MKV Video Players For Your iPad:
1. Playable
One of the best and clean app is “Playable”. This app can play .mkv format files but it will not play HD videos. It will enable you to download files and stream without using iTunes.
Price: Free
2. 1080 MKV Player
Another awesome app “1080 MKV Player” is working just like “Playable”. But you can say that this application is the bigger version of playable because it has the features to play HD videos in .mkv formats. But the troublesome feature of this application is to shows advertisements on the bottom and top of the video while playing. However its an amazing application.
Price: Free
3. HD Player
This 3rd one “HD Player” is simply the best one in the list. It can play HD files in .mkv format and files can be transferred in any way.
Price: Free
4. VLC Streamer Free
You can get idea from its name “VLC Streamer” is purely a streaming application. If you have files on your computer or laptop then you can stream them on your iPhone and iPad wirelessly. VLC Streamer has won many awards for its enormous support and fast processing.
Price: Free
5. AVPlayer HD
AVPlayer is also a great app which really need no introduction. AVPlayer is one the best players and most genuine applications which are most popular for nagement of AC-3 problems. This app can support 1080p video files, in almost all of video formats with a large number of features which are hard to find in other players.
Price: $2.99
