The Best Blu Ray Players

Technology moves FAST! I swear it did not seem that long ago when DVD's were released and totally redefined the home movie experience. Compared to VHS tape the difference in video and audio quality is a whole different experience and no more waiting forever to fast forward and rewind, oh the miracle of DVD's.

With the release of Blu Ray discs, some of us might think "Oh what's the point? Surely they aren't much better than DVD?" If you think this, then I'm sorry to say you are very wrong. When hooked up to a large LCD or Plasma TV, the picture just looks superb and the sound to match.

Images look far less pixelated. DVD's can not store as much information as a Blue Ray disc, so the video is compressed more so the movie can fit onto a DVD. Blu Ray discs allow for much lower compression levels which greatly increases the video quality and audio clarity. This means the picture looks smoother, colors are more vivid, and blacks actually look black and not dark grey.

If you haven't watched a Blu Ray disc on a decent home cinema system, then you should try it out, only then will you change your mind as the difference is very noticable. If you buy one you can still play all your favourite DVD's on them, with the addition of added up-scaling that most Blu Ray players offer making your DVD's look better than before.

Here are some of the best Blu Ray players out there:

Product Features:

• Built in Wi-Fi connectivity.
• Watch everything in 3D. DVD's and Blu Ray discs are converted into 3D.
• Fully adjust the 3D levels for your own viewing style.
• Motion sensor activated. Just swipe your hand over the player to eject the tray. Very cool.
• Make Skype video calls using Panasonic compatible camera. Even use the player to record voicemail and video messages.
• Stream movies using Viera Cast.

Panasonic has a long history in providing top of the range home cinema equipment. The DMP-BDT210 has won several awards and is worthy to be placed in any home.

Product Features:

• Plays pretty much every disc format and file type you can imagine.
• Play the latest 3D Blu Ray discs.
• Dual HDMI connection for ultra connectivity.
• 7.1-channel output for Dolby TrueHD sound.
• Stream content from Netflix and Blockbuster.
• Upscales any media disc or file, to 1080HD viewing.

This is a great player for a complete solution to watching Blu Ray dics, DVD's and many different file types. Connects to an external hard drive so you can store you entire video library, no more loading up your computer to watch a movie.

Winner of PC Mag Reader's Choice Award.

Product Features:

• Play 3D Blu Ray discs in full 1080HD.
• Upscale DVDs to near HD quality.
• Wi-Fi ready. Stream loads of different content including Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Hulu Plus and many more.
• USB conncetion for external hard drive, memory cards and digital cameras.
• Full audio support for TrueHD and dts-HD.
• 7.1 channel surround sound.

A great all round Blu Ray player from Sony. With loads of product features at an affordable price and with a Sony brand behind it, this player is definitely worth a look.