Blu-Ray DVD Player – 5 Things To Consider When Shopping For a Blu-Ray DVD Player

Executif Summary About Blu Ray DVD Player By Jared Dawson

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If you chose a Blu-ray DVD player, you are a happy camper. If you chose HD DVD, you are now licking your wounds and probably trying to decide if you are going to jump aboard the Blu-ray bandwagon now, or if you are going to wait a bit to let your wounds heal and to milk your HD DVD player for every last bit of value before it gets relegated to simply an upconverting DVD player.

Blu-ray won and is here to stay.

If you want to enjoy your movies in high definition and take advantage of all the capabilities of that brand new tv, you will need to add a Blu-ray DVD player to your home theater set up.

The following are 5 things to consider when shopping for a Blu-ray DVD player.

1. Picture Quality – Obviously the first thing to consider is picture quality. A Blu-ray player can playback high definition content and contain 5 times the detail of standard definition DVD players. The player should be capable of full 1080p high definition.

2. Supported Sound – One of the biggest improvements of a Blu-ray DVD player over a standard dvd player is the sound. If you really want to take advantage of the new format, look for support for Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD as well as the stunning lossless audio found in Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA (Master Audio). A Blu-ray DVD player can decode audio internally or it can pass it along through bitstream to a compatible HDMI 1.3 receiver. While some of the current players on the market are limited in the audio formats they can play, many of the newer players have included support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio.

3. Profiles – When I first began researching Blu-ray DVD players I noticed players talked about different profiles and I wasn’t sure what they meant. Profiles were designed as minimum standards for the players. Profile 1.0 was the first basic profile and did not require local storage, secondary audio or video decoders or internet connection capabilities. Profile 1.1 added 256MB of local storage space as well as secondary audio and video decoders for special features such as picture in picture effects.

4. DVD upconversion – Blu-ray players are not limited to just Blu-ray discs. They can also play standard definition discs. Keep in mind that an upconverted dvd will improve the picture quality over a regular run of the mill DVD player, it will not rival the sharp picture of a good Blu-ray disc.

5. Ability to play video games – If you have an interest in high definition movies as well as video games and would like them both in one box then you are in luck. The Sony Playstation 3 is recognized as one of the better Blu-ray players on the market and can also provide high definition gaming for you to enjoy.

Now is the time to take a look at a Blu-ray dvd player and kick back and watch your stunning, crystal clear movies with immersive high definition audio for a truly spectacular home theater experience.