The quality of 4K movies and TV shows depends on whether you're streaming or watching on Blu‑ray. These differences can help ...

It’s been a largely positive year for the resurgence of physical media. Vinyl continues to be the torchbearer, with sales growing for nearly 20 consecutive years (every year since 2006), and there has ...

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As much as streaming movies and TV from Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video is convenient, their compression algorithms leave a lot to be desired. Watching content on a Blu-ray player is still ...

If it’s been a while since you purchased a Blu-ray player, strap in because a lot has changed. With the arrival of 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, there are now all sorts of new choices and models on the market, ...

Who buys Blu-rays anymore? That’s the question posed by many people as the age of streaming reigns supreme and DVD and Blu-ray sales are plummeting. Even Best Buy, historically one of the largest ...

Streaming movies and TV shows has become an increasingly popular pastime, but there are still good reasons to consider buying a regular Blu-ray player or an Ultra High Definition (4K) model. Standard ...

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The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.