Blu-ray player FAQs Streaming might be convenient but for unbeatable at-home cinema experiences in HD and 4K, nothing beats the picture quality and audio fidelity you get from a Blu-ray disc. Blu-ray players aren't constrained by internet speeds and bandwidth, so you'll never have to dea...
Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray discs deliver the best home video picture quality you can buy. Here's what you need to know.
The Samsung UBD-K8500 4K Blu-ray player. Sarah Tew/CNET Do you need new 4K equipment? To actually watch 4K TV shows and movies on your new 4K TV, you will need a 4K source. Most 4K TVs have such a source built in already, in the form of smart TV streaming apps -- think Netfl...
CNET's dedicated audio lab in downtown New York includes a selection of televisions (withHDMI eARC), plusApple TV 4K streamerand Roku Ultra streamers, aMicrosoft Xbox Series Xand an Oppo UDP-205 4K Blu-ray player. I also useRoon music softwareto stream to individual devices or the Oppo ...
We sang the praises of the BBC's "Planet Earth II" as an outstanding 4K Blu-ray (it was shot mostly in 4K, complete with HDR effects), but for those who don't have a 4K player, it's still gorgeous as a 1080p Blu-ray, featuring all of the stunning footage you'd expect from ...
Samsung has announced that its second 4K Blu-ray player, the M9500, will be available in April 2017 for $400 -- the same price as last year's UDB-K8500. UK and Australia pricing and availability has yet to be announced. While the player's price hasn't changed, features get a bump...
If you spent $180 on a new Apple TV, let alone $500 on the Dolby Vision-compatibleOppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, an extra $23 might seem a small price to pay for a cable that claims to work perfectly with Dolby's format.
In this caseyou might need to upgrade your receiver, or connect your HDR source directly to your TV and send the audio separately to the receiver. That's why some devices, like the Samsung UBD-K8500 4K Blu-ray player, have two HDMI outputs: one "main" for both video and audio, and...
As mentioned above, the next step to fine-tuning your TV to perfection is getting a setup disc. TheSpears & Munsil UHD discis a great option because it gets you right to the patterns without any extraneous fluff (though you will need a 4K Blu-ray player). Alternatively, theApple TV has...
You'll need: An Ultra HD Blu-ray player such as theSamsung UBD-K8500or theXbox One S. Nothing yet There's also not much in the way of cable/satellite content, which isn't surprising since it's lagging hard in vanilla 4K content too. ...