Hi there,

I'm currently a powerdvd 15 ultra user. When I saw 16 was released I looked at the new features to see if UHD bluray was added, as I'd assumed powerdvd would probably be the first player to support this, and by using a PC solution it should be a lot cheaper than a standalone player (I use a GeForce 960 for 4K output which includes hevc hardware decoding). I also purchased a new bluray drive last week, a pioneer, which I was hoping might support uhd in the future....wishful thinking perhaps, but my old drive failed and I needed a new one.

ANYWAY.

I read that powerdvd 16 supports DSD audio. Does this mean Super Audio CD? (Can these be read in a bluray drive, anyway?)

i keep an old standalone player connected in my home theatre setup purely for SACD playback. I only have a handful, but some of them sound fantastic (especially Brothers in Arms). If powerdvd could play these, that would be great and I'd consider upgrading for that.

I also have a few DVD Audio disks, which used to be supported years ago in powerdvd 8 or 9, or somewhere back then, but support was sadly dropped. I no longer have a DVD audio player at all, so if powerdvd supports DVD Audio again, I'd also love to know that.



Thanks.