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

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

From what I've read, these are only playable on Intel 7th-10th gen with 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.

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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.

how about Macs? I never got curious about the details, I just got the library of recent UHD movies shared via Plex from my friend's collection, but I'm aware that he quite successfully rips the blu-rays, including 4k using his mac and external drive (I assume).

All that then goes through Hand Brake to be optimized and then I luckily see it on Plex.

I must ask him about the tools and complexity. I was not aware that the UHD BR disks are connected to the PC hardware specs for secure playback.

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