Every time I contact Oppo to ask when they are going to support the wavefile format I get the answer that they have issues with getting a license for using the wavefile format. I never heard of this and did some research some time ago and found a page on the MicroSoft website stating that no license was necessary to use the format. Unfortunately I did not bookmark it and I am unable to find it again.
Personally I have the feeling Oppo is using the license as a lame excuse to not support the most basic lossless audio format. Does anybody know how it really works? Who owns the wavefile format (MicroSoft?) and how does licensing work (costs?), if necessary at all?
Personally I have the feeling Oppo is using the license as a lame excuse to not support the most basic lossless audio format. Does anybody know how it really works? Who owns the wavefile format (MicroSoft?) and how does licensing work (costs?), if necessary at all?