Samsung TV h.265 Upgrade

[flipflops2001]

Will there ever be a firmware update that recognizes the h.265 HEVC codec?
Model: UN32EH5300FXZA

 

[popatim]

I would bet on No.
To decode h265 it would need a decoder and those are usually hardware based (built into a chip) as the processor in a smart tv is usually not powerful enough to do it via software.

 

[flipflops2001]

I would bet on No.
To decode h265 it would need a decoder and those are usually hardware based (built into a chip) as the processor in a smart tv is usually not powerful enough to do it via software.

Hi popatim, thanks for the prompt answer.

In reply: That's why I would think it would be a firmware update as opposed to software. I've encoded my movies with "user-end", processor intensive h.264 parameters (listed below) and playback is perfect. With that said, do you still think that the processor in this smart tv isn't powerful enough?

General
Unique ID : 232320186308426837939013752322856007953 (0xAEC73D878EDE0667EFFE447995973911)
Complete name : D:\WD36\Movies\3 Days to Kill\3 Days to Kill.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 3.56 GiB
Duration : 1h 57mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 4 351 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2016-03-20T15:10:59Z
Writing application : HandBrake 0.10.5 2016021100
Writing library : Lavf55.12.0 / Lavf55.12.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.2
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 15 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Original display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Variable
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 142 r2479 dd79a61
Encoding settings: cabac=1 / ref=16 / deblock=1:6:6 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.25 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=64 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-4 / threads=26 / lookahead_threads=5 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=16 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=18.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=300000 / vbv_bufsize=300000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.601

Audio
ID : 2
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Codec ID : A_FLAC
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Title : FLAC 48|24 5.1
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

 

[popatim]

A firmware update can only modify the internal software, it can't add or change the physical hardware in the decoder chip itself.
Now if the decoder had the capability but the software was lacking then yea a firmware update could turn it on but I tend to think that if it was there it would have been turned on from the get go just for advertising benefits