I'm not asking for Full BD playback and I practically don't use BD Lite. I was well aware of that when purchasing MED1000X3D player.
I'm interested in MKV files with MVC 3D video (Mede8er specs include that) and that could originate from various sources not necessarily from BD.
"... upgrade without Realtek admitting they are supporting illegal ripping..." sounds like BS
Realtek only needs to play 3D MVC MKV files and that has nothing to do with acquisition of those files.
What about 2D MKV files? Or do you say MKV files are illegal per se?
That's OK then.....stop using bd rips and you won't have a problem. Realtek can't fix something none of us should be doing, even difficult 2d be rips if any exist.
The player chip is bd player chip with bolt on package support for mkv.
Bd lite no longer exists. Since cinavia you have BD code (with ciniavia) and AVCHD 2.0 code (without cinavia)
Why on earth would Sony go to the extremes of implementing cinavia to prevent you making clones to recordable BD, and then offer you perfect playback via hard drive rips?
This whole thread is about the fact BD branching is not supported, so using AVCHD 2.0 is not just about having poor menu support, its limited in all kinds of ways. Media companies could be aware of those limits...and deliberately encode using them even if not required. Hence BD's with hundreds of uneeded branch points.