PS5 - A viable 4K Blu Ray player?

[Cookie0810]

Hi all,

 

I've been aiming to start making full use of my 4K HDR TV's capabilities, which means investing in 4K HDR Blu Rays rather than streaming films and TV series in 4K HDR.

 

Over recent months I've been planning to pre-order the PS5 disc edition and use it as my Blu Ray player as well as games console (kill two bird with one stone eh?). Do you guys think this is a viable solution for my want of making the most of my TV or do you think I should invest in a standalone 4K Blu Ray player? (Would the *estimated £100 saving between the digital and disc edition PS5 be enough to purchase a worthwhile Blu Ray player?)

 

Any input would be greatly appreciated,

 

Cookie

[Boomwebsearch]

2 minutes ago, Cookie0810 said:

I've been aiming to start making full use of my 4K HDR TV's capabilities, which means investing in 4K HDR Blu Rays rather than streaming films and TV series in 4K HDR.

As long as you have a decent internet connection and subscriptions to sources that don't use excessive video compression algorithms, you should still be able to get the most of your 4K HDR viewing experience.

 

 

I would personally prefer having a separate Blu Ray player if you need to play Blu Ray discs, you will likely be able to get a better viewing experience with putting that £100 towards a dedicated Blu Ray player such as this one:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DMP-BDT180EB-Smart-Blu-Ray-Player/dp/B01CEE1OPY/ref=sr_1_35?dchild=1&keywords=4k+blu+ray+player&qid=1595339503&sr=8-35

[VIVO-US]

Sony's consoles have typically been excellent Blu Ray players (Blu Ray is Sony tech, after all), so I would expect the PS5 to do very well for the 4K discs.  A dedicated 4K player of decent quality will of course do a great job, but considering the processing power in the PS5, I don't see how the dedicated player would do much better.

[Chris Pratt]

It's obviously too early to say what the experience will be like, but the XBO UHD blu-ray player setup really kind of blows. In general, you're going to have a much better experience with a dedicated player, but if it's one of those situations where you just already have it, then it'll probably be good enough. That's the situation with my XBO. I didn't buy it for the UHD blu-ray, but I do most of my 4K via streaming. For the handful of UHD blu-rays I do have, the XBO is good enough to not warrant spending the money on something else. If I actually had an extensive UHD blu-ray library or really cared that much really, I'd buy a dedicated player, though.

[Cookie0810]

@Chris Pratt @VIVO-US @Boomwebsearch Thanks guys, interesting points. I'm going to wait to see if Sony mention the Blu Ray support in the build up to launch and make a decision then. It probably won't be a major shouting point for them but will be interesting to see if they mention it...

[KaitouX]

25 minutes ago, Boomwebsearch said:

I would personally prefer having a separate Blu Ray player if you need to play Blu Ray discs, you will likely be able to get a better viewing experience with putting that £100 towards a dedicated Blu Ray player such as this one:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DMP-BDT180EB-Smart-Blu-Ray-Player/dp/B01CEE1OPY/ref=sr_1_35?dchild=1&keywords=4k+blu+ray+player&qid=1595339503&sr=8-35

That player doesn't seem to support 4K Blu-rays(or HDR).

[Xplo1t]

If Sony can match the features of their X700, then it should be a good device.  The biggest thing to look for is the support of HDR, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and Atmos support.  Right now, the XB1X handles a majority of them, but lacks Dolby Vision I believe.  

 

https://www.sony.com/electronics/blu-ray-disc-players/ubp-x700

 

I personally use the X700 for watching 4k physical media which I prefer over the XB1X since I can set it once for movies and not have to change everything back for gaming.  You will typically have a lot more processing and a different picture quality setting for movies since lag isn't a concern.