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Thursday, November 18th 2010, 5:28pm

Blu-ray support on 3.0.x?

Is there Blu-ray Optical disc drive support in new 3.0.x firmware based on OE1.6?

I remember linux promised to consist Blu-ray support in summer.

I'm tired to use double DVD-R discs to write HD movies - it is not enought.

It will be perfect if we can burn BD-R discs on dm8000.
Also whats about 3D format support?

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Friday, November 19th 2010, 10:37am

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Is there Blu-ray Optical disc drive support in new 3.0.x firmware based on OE1.6?

I remember linux promised to consist Blu-ray support in summer.

I'm tired to use double DVD-R discs to write HD movies - it is not enought.

It will be perfect if we can burn BD-R discs on dm8000.
Also whats about 3D format support?

Thank you.
there actually is blu ray drive support in linux when it comes to reading the bare data from a disc. meaning: you can attach a bluray drive to the dreambox and burn ts files to a BD-R or BD-RE using the DVDBurn plugin and then play them using the dreambox, this will already work "just like that". however, we are currently researching ways to actually be able to author blurays according to spec so that they can be played by standalone BD players.
BDMV/Retail movie bluray discs are another thing because they have AACS copy protection - there is no legally permitted way of playing them with an open source system.

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Saturday, November 20th 2010, 7:12pm

We will wait standalone BD players support very much.
As about 3D, as far as I understand - it is impossible, because there is hardware limitation in HDMI.
Only HDMI 1.4 and HDMI 1.4a support 3D. But all DM8000 users has HDMI 1.3
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Sunday, November 21st 2010, 5:47pm

HDMI 1.3 will do 3D video, it doesnt have the bandwith to carry the true HD DTS audio or include the ethernet part of HDMI 1.4. As most people would want to use a seperate amp for their audio that shouldnt cause a problem. I have recorded a few programs on my DM 8000 from the UK Sky 3D channel but as I havent got a 3D display I can only see the split screen showing the pictures side by side for now. Hopefully by the time my current TV fails the price of 3D TVs will be more affordable and I will have a supply of 3D material ready to watch on it :)
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Monday, November 22nd 2010, 9:21am

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HDMI 1.3 will do 3D video, it doesnt have the bandwith to carry the true HD DTS audio or include the ethernet part of HDMI 1.4. As most people would want to use a seperate amp for their audio that shouldnt cause a problem. I have recorded a few programs on my DM 8000 from the UK Sky 3D channel but as I havent got a 3D display I can only see the split screen showing the pictures side by side for now. Hopefully by the time my current TV fails the price of 3D TVs will be more affordable and I will have a supply of 3D material ready to watch on it :)
Please go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdmi and read about HDMI 1.4 and its difference with 1.3(wich you have)

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Monday, November 22nd 2010, 1:38pm

That article has this bit

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High Speed HDMI 1.3 cables can support all HDMI 1.4 features except for the HDMI Ethernet Channel

Theres a new box coming out in january by Optoma that will allow some of their 720p projectors to display 3D from broadcast Sky UK and Blu Ray 3D from sonys PS3. For some reason this box has 2 x 1.4 HDMI inputs but outputs the signal through a single HDMI 1.3 connection. Optomas current range of 3D capable projectors that will work with this only have HDMI 1.3 connections.
This is the box that they are selling in january 2011 : Optoma 3D box
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