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Tried building libbluray with j2me support and ran into a ton of problems building the jar, my current thought is that you may have to use an early jdk without generics? Just a thought?
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Thanks for the reply mr_lou!
So if I'm understanding correctly... kodi 18 WILL play bd java discs, but possibly have some issues. If I have PowerDVD installed on that Win10 computer, can I configure KODI to launch the retail blu-ray disc using PowerDVD in the background and have it act just like a standalone player would? As for the AACS encryption that shouldn't be a problem as long as AnyDVD HD is running in the background.
My goal is to be able to pop in a retail blu-ray disc and have it launch just like it would in a standalone player (full menus, extras, etc) and have it return back to my KODI interace when the disc is done.
Thanks! Rick
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I don't think you can tell Kodi to launch PowerDVD - but PowerDVD can launch itself when it detects a Blu-ray Disc or Blu-ray USB. But if that's the setup you want, I don't see why you even want to use Kodi 18.
Not to diss Kodi, but if your main goal is to play Blu-ray's, and you already have PowerDVD, then I would use PowerDVD. It simply is the best software Blu-ray player out there. The main reason to use Kodi (or VLC) for Blu-ray playback is that they're free - and PowerDVD is not.
When Kodi 18 is released, I want to do something similar to you: Install it on one or more Rasberry Pi's and play Blu-ray's from USB. Though the Blu-ray's I want to play aren't commercial projects, but rather home video family recordings and such.
Kodi v18 will deliver the "full menus, extras, etc" because it handles BD-J now. And so will VLC. And it's fine. But nothing quite beats PowerDVD (yet) in that regard.
You should simply just try it out and see for yourself. Again, "8-bit Memoirs" is a great test example. Here you will notice how PowerDVD lets you use the numbers on the keyboard and have coloured keys too, while Kodi and VLC offers nothing like that. Hopefully some day Kodi and VLC will offer these things too, but we probably shouldn't hold our breaths.
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Could someone clarify to me what the AACS situation with Kodi is currently? While I MOSTLY enjoy my discs through Remuxing to movies or individual eps, since Kodi is kinda designed for that, I wouldn't mind having popping in my retail discs as an option.
...Granted I'd have to buy a second BDROM drive, one for my HTPC, but ya know, it'd be nice rather than relying on my PS4.
Oh and what's the Region Code situation if AACS encrypted discs can be loaded? I have a couple of Region B's form the UK.
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i use the last beta5 version but i cant play bd menus, it will not start.
Java ist installed and i got no errors
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You’ve already been given an answer.
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the other thread ist Android and this is Win 10 x64
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Well you didn’t say you were now trying with Windows, you need to make sure it’s the x64 java version installed on Windows x64.
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i have installed the x64 version
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Have you enabled Java menus in Player -> Discs
