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You can play and watch UHD movies from your HD. Use MakeMKV and rip your UHD 4k movies to your HD using a “UHD Friendly” Optical Drive with the correct firmware. The article below will help you with your setup.Vineet Reddy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:38 pmHello I am new to this 4K world as I am planning to buy new 4K TV. I wanna know that will I need some special equipment to play 4K HDR Bluray rip .mkv file or can I directly play from my external HDD.
Are you sure that I can I run 4K HDR Bluray .mkv directly from HDD by plugging it to the TV. Is there any requirement of software etc.BlueMac77 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 1:58 amYou can play and watch UHD movies from your HD. Use MakeMKV and rip your UHD 4k movies to your HD using a “UHD Friendly” Optical Drive with the correct firmware. The article below will help you with your setup.Vineet Reddy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:38 pmHello I am new to this 4K world as I am planning to buy new 4K TV. I wanna know that will I need some special equipment to play 4K HDR Bluray rip .mkv file or can I directly play from my external HDD.
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Your HD TV needs to be connected to your computer to play .mkv movies. The TV needs to be compatible with your computer. You’ll need a third party player like PowerDVD. About direct playback of 4K HDR blu-ray to your TV I’m not sure about that.Vineet Reddy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:26 am
Are you sure that I can I run 4K HDR Bluray .mkv directly from HDD by plugging it to the TV. Is there any requirement of software etc.
So, playing 4K HDR .mkv content directly from HDD is not possible.BlueMac77 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:50 pmYour HD TV needs to be connected to your computer to play .mkv movies. The TV needs to be compatible with your computer. You’ll need a third party player like PowerDVD. About direct playback of 4K HDR blu-ray to your TV I’m not sure about that.Vineet Reddy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:26 am
Are you sure that I can I run 4K HDR Bluray .mkv directly from HDD by plugging it to the TV. Is there any requirement of software etc.
IF you are asking whether your TV can play '4K HDR .mkv content directly from HDD', it depends on what your TV (player) supports. I don't believe you've shared what make/model TV you have, but the TV manual will detail what video/audio codecs are supported.Vineet Reddy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:09 pmSo, playing 4K HDR .mkv content directly from HDD is not possible.BlueMac77 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:50 pmYour HD TV needs to be connected to your computer to play .mkv movies. The TV needs to be compatible with your computer. You’ll need a third party player like PowerDVD. About direct playback of 4K HDR blu-ray to your TV I’m not sure about that.Vineet Reddy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:26 am
Are you sure that I can I run 4K HDR Bluray .mkv directly from HDD by plugging it to the TV. Is there any requirement of software etc.
That makes sense. I am waiting for SONY X950G as it will be the best LED TV launching this year. OLED TV is not suitable for me as I will be using it over very long period of time.
Do SONY TVs in general support 4K HDR .mkv rip. I did test 4K .mkv trailer on previous gen X930E which did successfully run, but that trailer was downloaded from Youtube and I don't think it was HDR content. Probably the codec will differ for that Trailer from bluray rip.
I seriously don't wanna spend on external players as a decent one costs a lot for which I have to compromise on budget or TV itself. Unless necessary I wanna avoid it.
Vineet Reddy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 6:58 pmThat makes sense. I am waiting for SONY X950G as it will be the best LED TV launching this year. OLED TV is not suitable for me as I will be using it over very long period of time.Do SONY TVs in general support 4K HDR .mkv rip. I did test 4K .mkv trailer on previous gen X930E which did successfully run, but that trailer was downloaded from Youtube and I don't think it was HDR content. Probably the codec will differ for that Trailer from bluray rip.I seriously don't wanna spend on external players as a decent one costs a lot for which I have to compromise on budget or TV itself. Unless necessary I wanna avoid it.
I think this is a bit overthought personally. A smart tv is designed to play Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, ect. I am not aware of any smart tv that the company abandons in a few months. Maybe if you go ultra cheap and buy a no name black friday model that nobody has ever heard of before...But if you buy any well known brand, even years after they stop receiving updates the smart platform will continue to work. I've had an old Samsung blu ray player that was manufactured in 2010 and Netflix and YouTube and all the other apps still work...Woodstock wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:41 pmWhile it is nice to have things integrated, "Smart" is a term TV manufacturers throw about with abandon, and really doesn't mean what people think it means. And, when the TV manufacturer "gets bored" with your model, the updates to allow it to support more stuff evaporate.
Some TVs have Android-based computers built in to them. These approach being "smart", as long as they can be updated. While the display of the TV can last for years, the "smarts" can become obsolete in months.
There has been much written about how "dumb monitors" are more expensive than "smart TVs" simply because the computers are so cheap, and making the market wider for the same hardware drives down costs. A computer that can play h.265 4K content costs $10 or less to add to the design. It won't do so well when standards move on to things like AV1.
Personally, I'd recommend buying the TV based on the number (and capability) of inputs, rather than the built-in computer, so you can drive the monitor long after standards change.