Does the Blu-ray player still have some life in it?


On a HD TV, you won't notice a difference in quality between Blu-ray and streaming – unless your Internet is acting up. — Monique Wüstenhagen/dpa

With streaming reaching cinema-quality sound and vision, is there any point to the humble Blu-ray player anymore? Maybe.

"Even if 4K UHD image content and 3D soundtracks are becoming more and more popular in streaming, UHD Blu-ray discs still offer the best quality," says Konstantin Grassl from Video magazine.

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