4K UHD Blu-ray Playback on PC Desktop is officially dead in 2021?

[BijouMan]

Originally Posted by JEArgumedo

VLC + MakeMKV can play the disc back without ripping it if you want to go that route. Seriously, there's no need for an of the hardware decryption either. The Mac is fully capable of playing back 4K UHD Blu-ray without Intel SGX or T2 chip or anything (running a 2019 iMac). I literally just found this out and tested it myself. Plays back, no ripping if that's super important to you.

However, this is not a legal method of playback. In order for a playback method to be legal, the decryption must take place at the hardware level. These companies are not licensed by the BDA. Macgo is. That's why they need to do what I described above. As far as I know, illegal playback or ripping methods are not allowed to be mentioned on the Blu-ray forum. If enough people tell Macgo about this, we can finally bring Ultra HD Blu-ray to the Mac. Please delete your post before a moderator notices.