Sound bar sorted (nearly)......now asking for advice on a blueray player.

[Dave7]

1st.....thank you for the advice re a soundbar.....that's now narrowed down to a choice of 2.

BUT........
My old cassette/dvd player is sooooo old AND it's massive.
I've got no cassettes so, I will get a blueray for CDs & DVDs. I know nothing about them.
I dont have many DVDs so dont want to pay more the necessary.
I see them from £30+ to £hundreds.
Again, any advice appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[T4tomo]

Assuming your going to play the CD on the blue ray via the TV & sound bar (versus it going into an amp an speaker set up) then not worth spending a great deal, go close to the £30 end.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Are any of your DVD in blueray format? If not, just get a standard DVD / CD player. Cheap as chips.

 

[T4tomo]

Are any of your DVD in blueray format? If not, just get a standard DVD / CD player. Cheap as chips.

Blueray is backwards compatible to DVD format, but a DVD player wont play a blueray disc.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Blueray is backwards compatible to DVD format, but a DVD player wont play a blueray disc.

Correct, and if he doesn't have blueray discs at moment why pay the extra?

 

[markemark]

Correct, and if he doesn't have blueray discs at moment why pay the extra?

Future proofing?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Future proofing?

Blueray is the past already

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Bugger! Just gave a virtually brand-new one to a charity shop.

 

[markemark]

Blueray is the past already

I meant future proofing his purchases. Blueray will play all physical media you can buy current films on. DVD does not.

 

[Drago]

It wont play BlueRay UHD or Lazerdisc...

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Remind us, do you have a smart TV?

 

[Dave7]

Assuming your going to play the CD on the blue ray via the TV & sound bar (versus it going into an amp an speaker set up) then not worth spending a great deal, go close to the £30 end.

That is the plan.
I had (technically still own) a good hifi system and miss it. So a good sound bar will replace that.

 

[Dave7]

Are any of your DVD in blueray format? If not, just get a standard DVD / CD player. Cheap as chips.

No, to my knowledge none of them are blueray. I just assumed a blueray player would give better sound and picture.

 

[Dave7]

Remind us, do you have a smart TV?

Good question. Seriously, how is smart TV defined ?
Edit.
I have Netflix and YouTube on it but to my knowledge I can't 'surf the web/internet'.

 

[Sharky]

We have cupboards full of cd's and DVD's, but never play them anymore. Rely on streaming services for music and films.

My daughter's have both got rid of all their cd's and DVD's as well, but one of them now has a "Record Player"!