Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel CPU platform?

Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by brnt on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:57PM (#29938587)

I've been spoiling myself and forced Netflix to 1080p (due to Linux, by default it won't go over 720) and I'm starting to slowly agree higher bitrates do look nicer.

It's just that I come from VCD rips and still think that anything better than DVD is fantasticly detailed. Just never had the urge to let myself get used to better, but I'm starting to with 1080p.

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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by iamacyborg on Friday January 14, 2022 @02:26PM (#29939108)

It's wild to me that in 2022 people still aren't used to consuming HD media.

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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by majewsky on Friday January 14, 2022 @05:06PM (#29941118)

720p does in fact count as HD. Either that or you don't remember SD content. :)

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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by brnt on Friday January 14, 2022 @06:48PM (#29942071)

I watch things for the story, not the pixels :)

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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by iamacyborg on Saturday January 15, 2022 @07:35AM (#29945880)

Those pixels add up to a beautiful experience, particularly if you're watching something like Too Old to Die Young.

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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by _zooted on Sunday January 16, 2022 @01:00AM (#29953802)

I think you need enough pixels to convey the story / vision of the artist. More is better but there are diminishing returns above 1080p and most of us just don't care lol

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