Will 4k blu rays read on a Current internal Pc BDRom

[RoastingPig]

im in the market of buying a bdrom for my mac pro and am wondering if the current bdrom hardware will be able to read those shiny new 4k disc coming soon?

 

[Kaspin]

I don't think they will be able to as the areal density is higher. Current Blurays are 25GB per layer, and the UHDBD is reported to be 33GB per layer.

 

[canman4PM]

im in the market of buying a bdrom for my mac pro and am wondering if the current bdrom hardware will be able to read those shiny new 4k disc coming soon?

No they won't.

 

[RoastingPig]

Thanks..hope the 4k's arent so exspensive

 

[AmanO]

This thread needs revisiting. Has anyone actually tried yet?
I have a
WH10LS30 but no media yet.

 

[cruisin]

From: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/49k3ng/a_decade_after_bluray_and_2_decades_after_dvd_4k/

UHD blu ray uses the same wavelength of violet laser as current blu-ray drives, and the quadruple layer disc format was already in use for data archiving (BD-XL). The main difference is that the new players have HDCP 2.2, HDMI 2.0, and more power to decode the HEVC compression.

So at the very least your manufacturer needs to give you a firmware upgrade for the new HDCP and to recognize the new media.