Does anyone know if there are plans to release a UHD Blu-Ray drive for PC's? I haven't been able to find anything about it online, other than people claiming it's the same as a standard Blu-Ray drive.
UHD Blu-Ray drive for HTPC
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Is that even possible?
Admittedly I'm not familiar with UHD Blu Rays, but I don't think PC software that supports the AACS 2.0 DRM on UHD discs even exists. You can't crack it either, not yet anyway.
Admittedly I'm not familiar with UHD Blu Rays, but I don't think PC software that supports the AACS 2.0 DRM on UHD discs even exists. You can't crack it either, not yet anyway.
There's been talk of the most recent LG blu-ray drive (BH16NS40, I believe) supporting the format of UHD-BDs, but as the others here have pointed out, the real struggle is not physically reading the disc, but decoding it and displaying a movie properly.
Once I get a 4K TV set up in a couple of months, playing an UHD-BD from my HTPC will be my goal. I'll try to publicize what I find, but it won't be for a little while.
Once I get a 4K TV set up in a couple of months, playing an UHD-BD from my HTPC will be my goal. I'll try to publicize what I find, but it won't be for a little while.
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I still get all of my content in 720p for my 1080p cheapo tv. Hasn't let me down yet. Had that TV since 2008.Originally Posted by paul_
There's been talk of the most recent LG blu-ray drive (BH16NS40, I believe) supporting the format of UHD-BDs, but as the others here have pointed out, the real struggle is not physically reading the disc, but decoding it and displaying a movie properly.
Once I get a 4K TV set up in a couple of months, playing an UHD-BD from my HTPC will be my goal. I'll try to publicize what I find, but it won't be for a little while.
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/243463-new-pioneer-ultra-blu-ray-burners-pack-4k-playback-16x-burn-speeds
Looks like it won't be worth the trouble for me. Not going to upgrade all three of my HTPCs for this. Sticking with standard Blu Ray
for the foreseeable future.
Looks like it won't be worth the trouble for me. Not going to upgrade all three of my HTPCs for this. Sticking with standard Blu Ray
for the foreseeable future.
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The steep hardware requirement is not even the worst part. If the DRM server goes down in a few years, all those UHD discs you own will be worthless.Originally Posted by jdw715
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/243463-new-pioneer-ultra-blu-ray-burners-pack-4k-playback-16x-burn-speeds
Looks like it won't be worth the trouble for me. Not going to upgrade all three of my HTPCs for this. Sticking with standard Blu Ray
for the foreseeable future.
Hi everyone, so if I get a new LGA 1151 motherboard and a 7 gen i5 or i7 processor for my htpc, I should be good to go for the 4k blurays, right? I have a RX 460 amd video card already that has all the specs to support 4k. Along with the new Pioneer 4k drive of course. What am I missing? Thanks.
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You also can't use your RX 460. You have to use the display output on your motherboard.
It also needs internet access for playback.
You need to buy software that supports the DRM. Maybe PowerDVD?... I'm not sure, but I know it won't play with regular players.Originally Posted by duggyhow
Hi everyone, so if I get a new LGA 1151 motherboard and a 7 gen i5 or i7 processor for my htpc, I should be good to go for the 4k blurays, right? I have a RX 460 amd video card already that has all the specs to support 4k. Along with the new Pioneer 4k drive of course. What am I missing? Thanks.
You also can't use your RX 460. You have to use the display output on your motherboard.
It also needs internet access for playback.
Hey y'all, I was able to purchase a new motherboard and processor that will play the 4k bluray software. Now my 4k mkv files are choppy. They played fine using my XFX Rx-460 card I got a 3.4 ghz CPU. I'm not sure if I need mess with the settings in the Bios or I need a 4.2 ghz processor.
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What software are you using to play the raw files? You don't need a DRM-compatible video player for those raw mkv files, btw.
In theory, 4k playback should be hardware accelerated, and not need the CPU at all.Originally Posted by duggyhow
Hey y'all, I was able to purchase a new motherboard and processor that will play the 4k bluray software. Now my 4k mkv files are choppy. They played fine using my XFX Rx-460 card I got a 3.4 ghz CPU. I'm not sure if I need mess with the settings in the Bios or I need a 4.2 ghz processor.
What software are you using to play the raw files? You don't need a DRM-compatible video player for those raw mkv files, btw.
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It's possible that those 4K MKVs you have are encoded wierdly. If MPV doesn't work, run Mediainfo on them and paste the results here.
First give MPV a shot, see if it performs any better.Originally Posted by duggyhow
Hi, I am using, MPC, would this processor play 4k blurays okay, the IGPU is required for 4k bluray playback. Will the XFX Rd-460 card I have stay active if ran a separate HDMI cable to another input on my avr?
It's possible that those 4K MKVs you have are encoded wierdly. If MPV doesn't work, run Mediainfo on them and paste the results here.
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Depends, which game? Does it run poorly or something?Originally Posted by duggyhow
k, thanks, I will try that. What do you think about the game? it's an older game, just seems like it would play good with a more powerful processor. thanks.
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Yes, it is very sluggish and I had to turn down a lot of the shade affect or shadow. I just think it could be the processor is just not enough for the game. I ran it for years on an amd gpu and it ran good for the most part. I will try the mpv files conversion and see how the files do. Thanks.Originally Posted by brucethemoose
Depends, which game? Does it run poorly or something?
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The game is BFME 2, the Lord of the Rings game.Originally Posted by duggyhow
Yes, it is very sluggish and I had to turn down a lot of the shade affect or shadow. I just think it could be the processor is just not enough for the game. I ran it for years on an amd gpu and it ran good for the most part. I will try the mpv files conversion and see how the files do. Thanks.
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