As a rule of thumb, a 4K stream gives you roughly the same data throughput as a 1080p Blu-ray – and of course a 4K Blu-ray ...

We recommend the best 4K and Blu-ray releases for the cinephile on your holiday list, with titles from Criterion, Imprint, ...

There is a fairly steady stream of new 4K and Blu-ray releases every month. This is usually a mix of new movies getting a ...

4K Blu-rays do use compression but to a much lesser extent than streaming, allowing for the higher bitrates and richer 10-bit colours with virtually no banding. Again, HDR is significantly better on a ...

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 ...

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Fans of physical media—myself included—tend to be a morbid bunch, dwelling on the rise of streaming while bemoaning the steady decline of Blu-ray, the home-media format of choice for cinephiles. So ...

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 ...