Top 40 must-have Blu-ray discs
Check out CNET’s roundup of must-have Blu-ray discs to show off your home theater with. We’ll be updating our picks as new discs come out.
February 2, 2012
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Check out CNET’s roundup of must-have Blu-ray discs to show off your home theater with. We’ll be updating our picks as new discs come out.
Jessie Baylin’s new LP (Credit: Steve Guttenberg) High-resolution formats like Blu-ray, DVD-Audio, SACD, and LP are all capable of delivering superb sound quality, but having music in those formats doesn’t automatically guarantee great sound.
Reed Hastings cast a bright light all over the demise of the DVD. No, it isn’t news that the film discs are in decline but it is news that Hastings chose to call attention to it in such a public way.
Panasonic’s slimline DMP-BBT01 is only a little wider than a Blu-ray disc. (Credit: Panasonic) Most manufacturers have made a marked effort to pare down the number of different Blu-ray player models they make, but not Panasonic.
Sony’s NSZ-GP9 Blu-ray player with Google TV has a completely redesigned remote. (Credit: Sony) LAS VEGAS–Sony was one of the few early supporters of the Google TV platform, and the company is doubling down on its bet with two new home theater products at CES 2012.
Sony’s BDP-S790 has built-in 4K upscaling, but it probably won’t be paying extra for.
Sony’s portable Blu-ray player doesn’t have any upgrades to make it more attractive than last year’s portable Blu-ray players. (Credit: Sony) LAS VEGAS–You probably won’t notice the improved image quality on the small screen, but portable Blu-ray players still serve those who want to watch their high-def disc collection on the go.
LG’s newly announced home theater systems all include Wi-Fi, 3D, and LG’s Smart TV suite of streaming-media services, with most of them also including wireless rear speakers.
Blu-ray players may be around longer than you’d think. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) You may still be trying to figure out what products to buy this year, but CES 2012 is less than a month away and I’m already thinking about what’s likely to be new in home theater. In prior years, the big CES trends in home theater were obvious before we even got to the show (3D, rise of Blu-ray, emergence of …
Picking a Blu-ray player is no easy matter. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) If you’re thinking of picking up a Blu-ray player this holiday season, the buying process can be overwhelming.