Blu-Ray Players

While DVD still occupies a certain portion of the home entertainment market, Blu-Ray has become an increasingly dominant format.

If you’re looking to enjoy your favorite high-powered action movies, raucous comedies and heartbreaking dramas in the best possible way, you’ll be thrilled by the visual clarity and room-shaking sound that’s available with Blu-Ray players.

Many Blu-Ray players now boast incredibly useful special features in addition to the astounding picture and sound quality available through their HDMI capabilities. Some include web browsers that connect through Wi-Fi, user interfaces that allow access to streaming video or music content through apps such as Netflix®, Hulu Plus® and Pandora®. In some models, content can be transferred from the player to a laptop, smartphone or tablet and playing it on the smaller device.

Additionally, the average Blu-Ray player often allows you to store music, video, photos and other media by uploading it via a USB device. Some – typically those on the moderate to high end of the price spectrum – are also programmed to be 3D capable and will produce even more stunning images when paired with an appropriately outfitted television.

Sometimes the most useful features are some of the simplest. With a typical Blu-ray player, one of its primary attributes is the ability to improve the audio and visual quality of the DVDs you use it to watch. This prevents you from having to get rid of your existing DVD collection, while also allowing you to experience all of those films and TV shows with enhanced picture and sound.