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HD Video and Audio Support
I am interested in getting a Netgear ready nas for media storage and backup. I wouuld like to know if there are any limitations on HD audio passthrough to a Yamaha RXV1075 for audio decoding. My Sams...
That is likely an "anti piracy" limitation. My Panasonic BR player has similar limitations. I know some of that is imposed by Netflix on any device that has direct Netflix access. There may be other drivers as well.
Your best solution is to replace the WDTV with a newer box that can do the same. I use a Medi8er MED600X3D though it, like your WDTV, is getting a little long in the tooth. An Android box that runs Kodi (aka XBMC) or a mini PC would be likely candidates. Their interfaces are a little clunky with just a universal remote, though.
Sandshark wrote:
That is likely an "anti piracy" limitation.
Both these codecs normally only appear on BluRay disks, so that is possible. It might also be a sloppy (or outdated) DLNA implementation.
millerb wrote:
I looked at some media boxes including Mede8er, but there is no H.265 video support. ... The new Nvidia Shield seems to tick all the boxes for me at this point.
H.265 patent royalties are sharply higher than H.264, and that has slowed its adoption. I think any 4K player will support it though, so maybe look specifically for those.
Nvidia Shield does seem like a reasonable choice though, as it also supports the passthrough modes you want.
Unfortunately, anti-piracy protections are often more painful to the people with genuine medias than to people with pirated versions! Because of restriction issues, but not just. Like, I hate how I'm forced to watch that anti-piracy ad before watching the BluRay I purchased...
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