Blu Ray Home Theater Systems: The Pros and Cons

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Many home theater in a box audio systems today come with a built-in DVD or Blu-ray player. This simplifies things if you don’t already own one of these players, but what are some other benefits or perks to this feature?

Pros

  • With Blu-ray players, even DVD content is “upconverted” to near HD quality, 1080p.
  • It simplifies the setup.
  • There is less wire and cable clutter.
  • It keeps your electronics uniform and streamlined.

Cons

  • It’s not essential and becomes extraneous if you already have a Blu-ray player or game console that plays these discs.
  • You may become stuck with a particular Blu-ray/DVD player brand, when you may prefer having more options.
  • It’s typically more expensive.

If the home theater in a box you select doesn’t have an integrated Blu-ray or DVD player, it’s not the end of the world. Simply make sure that the system’s inputs/outputs allow you to hook up whatever player you already have.

Steve Holdgren Steve Holdgren is an engineer by trade and has worked for some of the largest energy related engineering firms in the world with his latest stint in Switzerland. He holds a degree is mechanical engineering… See more about Steve

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