4K UHD BD via PC?

[MisterXDTV]

Originally Posted by SlaughterX

Can a PC with a good GPU (like the 980ti) play UHD BD-ROMs? Does it require a special type of BD-ROM< are there any out or any software that supports it? I just ordered a new PC with the above GPU which is fully 4k capable, but I'm not trying to pay another $400 for a dedicated UHD BD player...

Still too soon for PC software support but as far as hardware I can tell you

- 980ti is a great video card but no video card that I know can do hardware decoding of HEVC 10-bit (that is what's stored on these discs)

- So you should have a PC with a 980ti (because HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2 is required) but more importantly a great CPU (i5, i7) for software decoding

- About the BD Drive: so far the only one that seems to be able to READ (but not PLAY yet) these disc is this: (THE BLACK BARE DRIVE)

http://www.amazon.com/LG-WH16NS40-In...ords=lg+burner

- Then you have to wait for Cyberlink to release a new version of PowerDVD compatible with UHD-BD...