Even from just these a handful of options, choosing the right Blu-ray player for you can be a struggle. Browsing each doesn’t help when your reading gibberish. These are the features you need to pay attention to, explained for even the tech illiterate.
HDR: High Dynamic Range (HDR) is the tech that makes your TV’s contrast really pop. The colors are more vivid, and the darks become more legible with HDR on. HDR10, HRD10+, Dolby Vision, and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) are all different forms of HDR. HDR10 is the standard, so anything aside from that is going above and beyond.
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: Some Blu-ray players can connect to the internet. Wi-Fi compatibility sometimes, but not always, equates to being able to use streaming services directly from your DVD player. Some Wi-Fi players support streaming apps while others don’t. Additionally, some Blu-ray players have Bluetooth support to allow you to route the audio through your home speakers or headphones.
Hi-Res Audio: High resolution audio is defined as any audio file with greater than a 44.1 kHz sample rate or higher than a 16-bit audio bit depth. This means audio files that are as lossless and uncompressed as it gets. Within the category of hi-res quality can vary but—in general—it’s the best at replicating the exact sounds as record, the way the mixers and artists wanted you to hear them.
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