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Can the wetek core play x265 1080p 10 bit?

I wonder if some members truly realize why they want 10bit support in 1080p , or if they really have a true 4K with 10-bit panels, and true 10BIT encoding to take advantage of higher color gradation.

Is it to watch Bluray 1080p (8bit) ??
Even ATSC (Broadcast TV), DVB-S (most, not all satellite), cable, etc. use 8 bit, 4:2:0 (H.262, H.264 and SMPTE 421M).

I guess people are finding content that is 10 bit and want to play it... Where they get this content is another matter. It's the same as Hi10p support on H264. There was no content officially released in 10bit, it was fan recordings of 8bit content that was encoded as 10 bit and 'made available' via routes that shouldn't be discussed. There was an argument that 10bit encoding of 8bit content is more efficient and introduces fewer artefacts than using 8 bit codecs... I suspect this argument is being assumed true for 10 bit H265/HEVC also?

4K Blu-ray has 10bit support, and it is likely that some broadcast HEVC/H265 will be 10bit as well I suspect. Rec 2020 and HDR may also become issues. But they aren't yet - and the rule of Kodi is buy for the now, not the future, because the future will be cheaper when it arrives... (Buy cheaper and often...)

I guess there are two issues :

1. Playing 10 bit content even though you may only see it in 8 bit.
2. Playing 10 bit content AND seeing it in 10 bit.

Suspect most people just want 1...