I got hevc files working in Ubuntu using instructions here but playback is not possible on the TV (watching movies on the tv by saving them to flash drive and connecting it) So, if possible, I need to convert the hevc to something that the TV can understand
Edit: Ok so not only did the kind attempts at helping me not work, but now VLC player is broken and won't play any video file whatsoever. Same goes for mplayer. They still play mp3s.