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Is 4K and BD-XL the same?
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar ContributorRander
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I've been wondering about this for a few days, and I can't seem to find a simple answer:

Can a BD-XL drive read (and potentially show) 4K? I'm thinking that they're both "simply" high-capacity BluRays, but are they the same format?

It seems that all drives I can find that boasts UHD-playback also supports BD-XL without exception - the opposite isn't always the case, but is that because it is implied, or is there a subtle difference? I mean, it's not like any electronics company to miss out on a single superlative they can slap on the box...

(I don't own any 4K discs, so I can't test it myself)
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There is no reason why BD-XL drives can't read them, but some manufacturers restrict it via firmware.  Plus you can't play them by default due to the encryption requirements levied by the BDA.

I have some UHD Friendly (BD-XL) drives that do read the discs.
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As far as I know, they read the discs but they do not necessarily fullfil the encryption chain from the disc to the monitor, which is needed to play the discs and get a picture.
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Quoting AiAustria:
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As far as I know, they read the discs but they do not necessarily fullfil the encryption chain from the disc to the monitor, which is needed to play the discs and get a picture.


LG, for example, released updated firmwares which made reading UHDs disc not possible from Blu-ray BD-XL (UHD friendly) capable drives.  Newer drives came with the updated firmware.  One of my drives had the older firmware and one had the newer firmware (since downgraded).
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This drive will read the 4K UHD discs. I own one.

https://www.newegg.com/p/1FV-000B-00043?Item=9SIAG1H8DD8302
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