[ixian]

OK, so I finally heard back from Amazon support concerning VC-1, and here's the response I received.

Hello,

I'm sorry for the trouble you've had.

We are sorry for the delay this has taken in getting back to you regarding your query.

I've checked with the technical team's response to the query and see that currently, VC-1 is not supported on Fire TV. I'm sorry for any disappointment.

You can check the external specification of supported media formats here:

https://developer.amazon.com/appsandserv.../docs/medi...

I regret any misinformation. Amazon Fire TV is constantly developing on its content and compatibility. We are increasing our selection, and the features unavailable now may become available in the future.

Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the Amazon Fire TV experience. I've forwarded your message to our development team for consideration as we make further improvements.

I would suggest that anyone needing or wanting VC-1 decoding to contact Amazon since the more people that request it the more likely it is that they might implement it.

Why would they though? Seriously. It's a box they sell at a slight loss to get in to people's living rooms to sell more Amazon content. Why would they ever care about VC-1 support? They're never going to stream or offer anything for download in that format, and they have to pay a small license fee per box sold. That some users sideload a third party program that can play *cough* ripped media encoded that way and therefore would like hardware support is not a concern for them.

I mean, it sucks, especially because it looks like they made a mistake in listing it as supported, but it's not that big a deal, unless you happen to have a ton of media encoded in VC-1 in which case this isn't the box for you. Either that or start reencoding.