![]() While normal Blu-ray players have been incredibly cheap for some time - often well under $100 - their 4K siblings were going for around $300. So, even though my media center is already over-crowded with the aforementioned Xbox One X, along with a PS4 Pro, Apple TV, Denon receiver and a Switch dock awkwardly wedged in, I started looking at standalone 4K Blu-ray players in earnest over the past year.Ĭost was one issue that held me back early on. Sure, I could have picked up an Xbox media remote, but really, I wanted a complete solution to my 4K disc woes. Truth is, I've always hated dealing with the Xbox One X's slow interface for playing discs, and I never warmed up to using the gamepad as a controller. Yet, as the days blurred into weeks (and perhaps months) under quarantine, I felt like that business cat meme: "I should buy a 4K Blu-ray player." And then there's the fact that I already have an Xbox One X for playing 4K Blu-ray discs. ![]() For one, I've written extensively that the platform is pretty much dead in the water since it launched in 2016.
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