Why no FLAC support on recent Blu-Ray devices? |
Why no FLAC support on recent Blu-Ray devices? |
 Jan 13 2012, 16:11
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I've been watching recent releases of Blu-Ray players and most of them just ignore lossless formats like FLAC, WavPack and so on.
They ship with MP3 and some are shipping with AAC support, but FLAC is a dream... Any logic reason besides contractual ties with proprietary formats? |
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Jan 13 2012, 17:07
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I'd say the most likely explanation is that they simply don't think there's enough demand for it. I think features like FLAC support could be added with software/firmware, but correct me if I'm wrong.
My 6 year old cheap DVD player supports OGG Vorbis, for example. I seriously doubt there's a chip for its decoding. But the target audience were people who played media from all kinds of sources and so they supported many formats and firmware updates brought some new functionality as well. Most cheap media streamers (like the WD TV and also Realtek players, not just Sigma ones) support all kinds of formats, simply because the target audience demands it. I'd say people buying Blurays are in general less tech savvy in this regard and/or just want to play movies from the discs. This post has been edited by Brand: Jan 13 2012, 17:23 |
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krafty Why no FLAC support on recent Blu-Ray devices? Jan 13 2012, 16:11
polemon Usually, they use decoder chips which are basicall... Jan 13 2012, 16:27
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