It's Totally Still Worth Buying A Blu-Ray Player in 2025

• Plays 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD discs
• Native 4K and direct chroma upscaling
• High res sound to match the vivid image
• Built-in Wi-Fi and streaming apps

• Lacks Dolby Vision playback
• A little expensive for an entry level consumer

This is almost like the pick for the already converted. If you're already really into the whole cinema experience, a Blu-ray player that supports both native 4K and UHD upscaling is going to be an upgrade to whatever you bought seven years ago. Can you get an 8K player in today's day and age? Sure, go for it, but it's straight up a waste of money.

In fact, you don't really even need to spend more than this Panasonic 4K Blu-ray player costs. It does everything you need, with 4K playback and the option to upscale your 1080p blu-rays and lower resolution DVDs. This tech digitally doubles the resolution to 4k, giving you the most precise, cinema style viewing experience. Is it the way the movie was meant to be viewed? Not really, but for the casual (or impaired, elderly, etc) viewer it can be pretty useful. It doesn't quite compare to what you'll get from a movie meant to be viewed in 4K, though. Having the option for both is what makes this our top pick.

Technically, this isn't a completely anti-streaming device. It does indeed have the ability to connect to the internet and when you boot it up, certain apps will be pre-installed. It's a modern device, even if it helps you reject modernity to some degree. If you have a nice pair of speakers in your movie room of choice, this player will pump high-resolution audio in if hooked up. It's an added value to an already great deal.