What Is a Blu-ray Player?

Some Blu-ray Disc players include Screen Mirroring (Miracast).

How Much Do They Cost?

A person placing a Blu-ray disc into a player

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Another premium feature is analog audio playback for those who listen to CDs and theSACDand DVD-Audio disc audiophile-targeted formats.

ThePS4 and Xbox Onealso have built-in Blu-ray players, but the PS4 cannot play 4K content.

Blu-ray Video

Ultra HD Blu-ray players can output 4K resolution in addition to HD.

Sony Mastered in 4K Blu-ray Disc

Sony

Still, it comes close enough for many consumers.

Sony

you’re able to’t play Ultra HD Blu-ray format discs on regular Blu-ray Disc players.

The Blu-ray Disc format has a region coding and copy protection system.

Pioneer BDP-320 Blu-ray Disc Player - Rear Panel - LAN, USB, HDMI Connections

Players sold in specific regions of the world adhere to a specific region code.

However, there are fewer regions than DVDs have, and Blu-ray discs aren’t always region-coded.

Some players have two HDMI outputs to send audio and video to separate destinations.

ABC indicates the disc is region free, meaning it can be played anywhere without regional restriction.