Subj : UHD Blu-Rays and PCs...
To   : Shurato
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Jun 05 2023 02:17 pm

  Re: UHD Blu-Rays and PCs...
  By: Shurato to All on Sat Jun 03 2023 07:31 pm

 Sh> From what I've read, these are only playable on Intel 7th-10th gen with
 Sh> built-in intel gpu. Is this true? Is there any way around this?

I looked into this a few years ago, and from what I can tell, it's true.  It's 
because of the tech stack Intel uses - Specifically, Intel's integrated 
graphics and SGX (Software Guard Extensions) enable an encrypted data path 
through the system, which is used by UHD Blu-Ray playback to try to prevent 
screen captures & other means to copy the video during playback.

Unfortunately, it requires the right combination of hardware and drivers. And 
it means if you're using a dedicated (non-Intel) graphics card, UHD playback 
won't work.  Although my PC could technically support it, the fact that I'm 
using an Nvidia graphics card means I can't play UHD blu-ray discs in my PC.

AMD systems don't have all the same or equivalent technologies, which means UHD 
blu-ray playback is impossible on AMD systems.

These days, I tend to rip my UHD blu-ray movies to copy them onto my Plex media 
server, so I'm more concerned about that than being able to play the discs on 
my PC.

Nightfox
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