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 ...

If you're looking to pick up a new 4K UHD Blu-ray player in 2026, you won't want to miss on these three essential features.

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 ...

While streaming is obviously more convenient for most of us, anyone who wants the best possible picture and sound quality for their home theater needs Ultra HD Blu-ray. The format offers more ...

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.

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 ...

Allow me to introduce myself before we embark on the latest of our Adventures in AV. My name is Lewis, I'm a staff writer on What Hi-Fi?, and I'll be stepping in for Tom who is away on holiday this ...

Here's why, in 2026, I refuse to buy or rent any movie or TV show unless it's on a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc.

Everyone knows Blu-ray looks fantastic, but its audio properties are less well known. In fact, the superior sound quality could be what helps the format not only survive the streaming age, but thrive.

As the PlayStation 3 came to market in 2006, prices of HDTVs were falling. More consumers were looking to upgrade the big screen in their living rooms. And so the entertainment industry was eager to ...

Blu-ray is well on its way to replacing DVD as the format of choice when it comes to watching movies on the living-room TV. So, with Blu-ray player prices tumbling, it could be time to ditch that ...