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The best 4K Blu-ray players 2024
By James Davidson last updated
Streaming services are popular, but there's no better way to watch movies than with the best 4K Blu-ray players.
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Your favorite Disney 4K Blu-rays aren’t going away thanks to Sony, but lesser known titles may disappear
By James Davidson published
Disney has handed over production of all physical media to Sony, but at the same time, has closed its long-running Disney Movie Club.
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Home theater fans are being starved of the new 4K Blu-ray releases they want and it's not okay
By James Davidson published
4K Blu-ray is perfect for home theater, but more and more movies aren't being given physical releases, leaving collectors and movie fans hungry.
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4K Blu-ray isn't dying despite Disney and Best Buy's efforts - it's more important than ever
By James Davidson published
4K Blu-ray may appear to be on the decline, with Disney and Best Buy distancing themselves from it, but smaller companies are keeping the 4K Blu-ray flag flying.
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Panasonic DP-UB154 review: a cheap 4K Blu-ray player with great performance
By James Davidson published
It may not be the most remarkable 4K Blu-ray player on the market, but the Panasonic DP-UB154 delivers an excellent picture with a no-frills approach.
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I tried the world’s most expensive movie player – here’s how it beats 4K Blu-ray
By Al Griffin published
The Kaleidescape systems bring 4K Blu-ray video and audio quality to movie downloads, and that's just one of the things they can do...
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2024 is the year I feed my OLED TV with 4K Blu-rays, and you should too
By Matt Bolton published
If you have a big and beautiful TV, you need to defeat streaming's big Achilles' heel: color banding
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Panasonic DP-UB820 review: a fantastic, affordable 4K Blu-ray player that's built to last
By James Davidson published
The workhorse of the 4K Blu-ray player world
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