I am wanting to get a 4k player, but I am not really familiar enough with this type of equipment to know which ones are the best. I am looking for something pretty simple, just 4k disc playback, high res audio, and can play files from USB. I don't really need wifi or streaming. A dedicated audio out would be nice as well, which would be simpler for my setup.
I was considering thks one from LG https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-ubk80-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-black/6215306.p?skuId=6215306
Is this a good pick, or should I get a different one?
Yeah the Pi 4 can do 4k HVEC (H.265). None of the earlier models can.
Amazing. My pi didn’t have a heatsink and got hot pretty easily.
The GPU has hardware encode/decode: that's the only reason why it can. Otherwise there's no way the CPU could do it (I have exactly one computer in my house which can play 4k blu ray remuxes, and that's my gaming PC because the GPU happens to have a hardware decoder. Every other PC gives me a slideshow).
Oh, yeah, that would be painful in (CPU) software.