Comment on Blu-ray players will soon be almost gone: Here's what to do
Fermion@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
This article fails to provide numbers that would distinguish between declining demand, vs these players failing to compete with consoles. When I was shopping for uhd capable bluray players, the cheapest ones were around $400 and the ps5 was $500. With how much more capability a gaming console has, you would have to be completely indifferent to gaming to buy a player over a console.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
I’m currently mulling this. The “gold standard” sensibly priced UHD disc player is £250+ (Panasonic UB-820).
While it’s getting close to just getting a console, where it does cinch it is adjustability and handling of WCG and HDR content.
I strongly agree that for DVD/HD/, it’s a solved problem: They can all output the correct ranges, at the right framerate, at the right resolution.
But WCG and HDR are a bit of a minefield even years on.
And it’s stupid that’s it’s necessary, but being able to specify “my TV goes up to 300 nits, compress anything above that” is useful.
Which none of the consoles (to my knowledge) have managed to implement yet.