Best products in the Blu-ray + DVD Player category
Here's a ranking of the best products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've also added some key information about the products.
1. Panasonic DMP-BDT384
This player plays really well. With its breathtaking picture quality it inspires your senses. As a filmmaker for your TV set as well as a DLNA team player in yourhome network. The film collection doesn't give anything away? No problem. No problem. Thanks to its integrated WLAN, it opens up the sheer endless world of Internet Apps and Video on Demand services to you quickly and easily. If you thought that Blu-ray Disc movies already offered very good picture quality, you should now see the stunning picture after a 4K upscaling. A powerful algorithm determines how millions more pixels are added to the original Full HD resolution of Blu-ray Disc. This results in visual impressions of a sharpness, texture and depth of detail that are otherwise only possible in digital cinema. With the Blu-ray player you can easily play 4K-jpegs recorded with your digital camera. So you can enjoy your holiday memories in all their natural beauty - from beautiful landscapes to precious pictures of family and friends. Seamlessly access all content such as photos, videos and music from your DLNA server with the Blu-ray Player. Within the home network, each family member can view the content they want to see in their own style, regardless of time or place. The film collection doesn't give you the right one today? No problem. No problem. The Blu-ray Player provides you with a large selection of online content via the Internet. Whether video on demand, news or music apps - there is something for everyone. Miracast makes it easy to share photos and videos stored on your smartphone with family and friends on your TV in large format. Miracast establishes a direct WLAN connection between your devices, eliminating the need to access a WLAN router.
2. Sony UBP-X800M2
Experience movies and series as if you were right in the middle of the action: 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays are even finer in detail than ever before and give you the feelingof seeing real life. An HDR10 signal is up to 100 times brighter than standard signals (SDR). This increases maximum brightness, but keeps blacks rich and detailed for a whole new viewing experience. Bring scenes to life with fascinating highlights, richer blacks and vibrant colours. Dolby Vision is an HDR solution that delivers an immersive cinema experience within your four walls. Images with Standard Dynamic Range and High Dynamic Range are combined into a single video signal that is played back as SDR on SDR or HDR on HLG-HDR screens. By supporting the new BT.2020 colour space, you benefit from a much wider colour spectrum than conventional TV signals offer. With this comprehensive color space, content providers can create even richer and more realistic colors. Experience 4K HDR movies and additional shading and detail even on TVs that don't offer HDR. HDR-SDR conversion intelligently scales the extremely wide brightness range of HDR to an SDR image. At the same time, the exceptional picture quality is maintained even on conventional SDR televisions. Hear how lightning strikes, sirens howl, and the loud honking of cars around you with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, the leading audio codecs of cinemas. The playback performance of the UBP-X800M2 exceeds the quality of 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs many times over. You can watch, hear or stream almost anything. This includes most HD videos and high-resolution audio formats as well as the most popular streaming services.
3. Panasonic DP-UB424
Ultra HD Blu-ray is the latest generation Blu-ray Disc standard and has a maximum 4K UHD video resolution of 3.840 x 2.160 pixels). Multi-HDR support is a matterof course for the Panasonic DP-UB424, because HDR (High Dynamic Range), HDR10 and even dynamic metadata are converted with HDR10+. A particularly realistic image reproduction with high frame rates up to 60p and an extended colour space. The 4K Ultra-HD Blu-RayPlayer Panasonic DP-UB424 is of course backwards compatible, so that you can also play the conventional formats (Blu-Ray, DVD. etc.).
The DPUB424 supports true 4K image resolution and HDR to HDR10+ (High Dynamic Range) as well as the extended colour space (BT.2020 colour scale) with a luminance of 1,000 to 10,000 nits. This produces an unprecedented image quality. To further perfect the image result, Panasonic has equipped the UB424 with a 4K high-precision Chroma HCX processor, whose brightness and color gradation processes have been fine-tuned by the Panasonic Hollywood laboratory. This means that the vast amounts of data on the 4K Ultra HD BluRay Disc can be played back on your TV with every nuance and detail, just as the makers of a movie intended.
With the Panasonic DP-UB424 you can share content such as photos, videos and music with other devices connected to your own network, so that everyone in the family can decide for themselves which content they want to watch or listen to - no matter when and where.
Optics and haptics
The noble, mirrored front panel of the Panasonic DP-UB424 looks cool and this gives the device a chic, discreet and unique appearance, which is supported by the very high-quality matrix display.
4. Panasonic DP-UB154
Panasonic's Ultra HD Blue-ray players support various HDR formats, such as HDR10, which is the standard HDR format for movies, and UHD Blue-ray Discs. They now alsosupport HDR playback of dynamic HDR10+TM metadata, the next-generation standard. And they are compatible with Hybrid Log Gamma. The synergy effect achieved with the high-quality, original Panasonic image technologies enables even more precise image output. Ultra HD, the next generation of the Blue-ray Disc standard, is supported. Panasonic's advanced technology enables more natural surfaces with an impressive 4K resolution. Lively colours and a high contrast create a more lifelike ambience for your home cinema experience than you have ever experienced before. On your Ultra HD TV, enjoy memories of great holidays or valuable pictures of family and friends taken with a camera or camcorder. You can output 4K videos in MP4, JPEG files in 4K resolution to relive those beautiful moments. This model is designed for high-definition audio playback. In addition to the conventional formats WAV, FLAC, MP3, AAC, WMA, AIFF, DSD (11.2 MHz, 5.6 MHz, 2.8 MHz) and ALAC music files can also be played. Simply connect to your home audio system and you can play your music sources in studio quality.
5. Sony DVP-SR370
There can also be great things in small things. Use this DVD player to play back a variety of formats, including movies stored on your PC or Memory Stick. By connectingto your HiFi system, you can add a soundtrack to images and play music CDs in excellent quality. Thanks to its compact size, this DVD player is ideal for the kitchen or bedroom. It plays movies, music and photos in a variety of formats, including content stored on a memory stick or notebook, via USB. Get lost in your movie and music collection and look forward to old classics with surround sound and on the big screen thanks to the USB connection. Connect your notebook or transfer content to a memory stick for quick access to your movie collection.
6. Sony BDP-S6700
Experience advanced picture enhancement technology and wireless streaming with the BDP-S6700, expand your entertainment horizons with wireless headphones, soundbars,wireless speakers and more from Sony. Thanks to Multi-Room you have WLAN reception everywhere in your home.
7. Panasonic DP-UB9004
Discover the best Panasonic player ever. The latest processor technology brings even the smallest detail to your 4K TV with a wide range of colours, extreme naturalnessand breathtaking contrast - no matter whether it's Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc or 4K Video-on-Demand. With Multi-HDR, the UB9004 supports all common HDR formats and additionally optimizes the display on any TV. High-quality audio circuits and connections, which are otherwise only used in high-end audio systems, guarantee breathtaking music and film sound reproduction. Immerse yourself in unique home entertainment.
Impressive 4K image quality with dynamic HDR optimization, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision THX certification for a movie experience at the highest audiovisual level Ultra HD Blu-ray playback and versatile selection of 4K streaming services such as Netflix, YouTube and Amazon High-quality audio section with separate power circuit powerful D/A converters, stereo XLR and gold-plated 7th generation stereo XLR.1 analog outputs Solid aluminium chassis (7.8kg) for unique sound and elegant design Convenient remote control or external language assistant (Google Assistant or Alexa)
8. Sony BDP-S1700
Triluminos brings colors to life. Realistic colors and shades: Triluminos Colour uses a wider visible color spectrum to more faithfully reproduce hues and textures.Hard-to-reproduce vibrant reds, aqua blues, and emerald greens are beautifully displayed, making landscapes and ocean shots appear more vivid. Faces look better, too, thanks to more faithfully reproduced skin tones.
Graphical user interface for fast and intuitive operation. The graphical user interface makes finding apps and features quick and easy. Navigate your screen with easy-to-use panels. Content is divided into available apps on one side and your favorite apps on the other. Everything is neatly arranged so you can access it quickly.
9. Sony DVP-SR760H
The ideal choice for those with a large DVD collection or movies stored on a PC or Memory Stick. This player uses intelligent upscaling technology to optimize standarddefinition movie content for an even better movie experience. The result is a clearer and more brilliant picture and sound quality. See classics in a completely different light or modern blockbusters in even sharper pictures and with even more passion. This system brings standard resolution DVDs closer to 1080p Full High Definition. So you can look forward to a truly captivating experience. Get lost in your movie and music collection and look forward to old classics with surround sound and on the big screen thanks to the USB connection. Connect your notebook or transfer content to a Memory Stick for quick access to your movie collection. Avoid cable clutter and focus on high-quality picture and sound quality with just one cable via HDMI connection. Due to its compact size and clear lines, this player is also suitable for the smallest rooms.
10. LG BP250
The Full HD upscaler improves the resolution in these cases - and ensures that such films look great on the big screen as well. Simply connect a mobile storage deviceand you can experience your favourite film, music or photos on the big screen. Even large amounts of data are transferred in seconds.
