Comment on HDMI 2.2 will require new “Ultra96” cables, whenever we have 8K TVs and content

• Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is a genuine question but—what physical media? Blu-ray players are no longer being produced by name brands, and DVDs certainly aren’t capable of storing the data.

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  • Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I just looked at my nearest brick and mortar store‘a website and they have a broad selection of LG, Sony, and Panasonic Blu-ray players in stock.

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    • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh yeah. They’re still in stock, but there was an article not that long ago that said LG was the last in a line of name brands that have stopped producing them. So what stock is left is the last of it.

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      • Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Looks like Sony and Panasonic are still making them. Sony will be your most likely candidate to make them basically forever: cnet.com/…/lg-one-of-the-last-holdouts-ceases-pro…

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  • kat@orbi.camp ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Shield Pro + Plex = Blu Ray streaming

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    • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That doesn’t sound like physical media. Still sounds like streaming, so isn’t it still beholden to the same problematic VBR issues as other platforms?

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      • kat@orbi.camp ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Nope. Think about it, a blu ray player reads digital data. So you just store that data on a plex server and can directplay it, including passthrough audio for lossless surround or atmost.

        Difference is a streamer is concerned with max device support, minimizing bandwidth and supporting users with variable internet rates. Locally, you don’t have those constraints.

        Most common streamers have plex support for pretty much any video codec. But only the Shield Pro (and another device) supports lossless audio too.

        I use a setup like that to make the most of my A95L TV and Denon AVR with 5.1 channels.

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