{"id":11728,"date":"2012-11-16T10:30:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T15:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10rate.com\/?p=11728"},"modified":"2012-11-16T10:30:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T15:30:54","slug":"blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu Ray Home Theater Systems: The Pros and Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/images\/hometheatresystem\/Sony-BDV-E770W.jpg\" align=\"right\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/steve-holdgren\/\" rel=\"author\">Steve Holdgren<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019t already own one of these players, but what are some other benefits or perks to this feature?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With Blu-ray players, even DVD content is \u201cupconverted\u201d to near HD quality, 1080p.\n<li>It simplifies the setup.\n<li>There is less wire and cable clutter.\n<li>It keeps your electronics uniform and streamlined.\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s not essential and becomes extraneous if you already have a Blu-ray player or game console that plays these discs.\n<li>You may become stuck with a particular Blu-ray\/DVD player brand, when you may prefer having more options.\n<li>It\u2019s typically more expensive.\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the home theater in a box you select doesn\u2019t have an integrated Blu-ray or DVD player, it\u2019s not the end of the world. Simply make sure that the system\u2019s inputs\/outputs allow you to hook up whatever player you already have. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/steve-holdgren\/\"><img title=\"Steve Holdgren\" src=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/graphics\/authors\/steve-holdgren-50.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Holdgren\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><sup><strong><span style=\"color: #440e62;\">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&#8230;<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/steve-holdgren\/\">See more about Steve<\/a><\/strong><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"bgheading\">More Top Ten Lists<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-home-theater-systems\/\">Top 10 Home Theater Systems<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/images\/hometheatresystem\/LG-LHB535.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Home Theater Systems\" class=\"post_thumbnail thumbnail\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bgpara\">Today more and more families are picking up home theater systems, or \u201chome theaters in a box.\u201d It\u2019s no wonder why\u2014these systems conveniently link surround sound to the TV, sometimes with a built-in DVD or Blu-ray player. As we surveyed the vast selection of home theater systems, including some Panasonic models&#8230;. <a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-home-theater-systems\/\">[more]<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-blu-ray-players\/\">Top 10 Blu-ray Players<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/sam.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Blu-ray Players\" class=\"post_thumbnail thumbnail\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bgpara\">Blu-Ray players are becoming increasingly more advanced while not surging to ridiculously high prices. Several new models coming out in 2012 offer smart TV viewing options, with the ability to search for movies, apps, and entertainment sites. We selected 10 of the best Blu-Ray players that showed the greatest technological advances and connectivity options. Other features we considered&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-blu-ray-players\/\">[more]<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-hdtv-reviews\/\">Top 10 HDTVs<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/sharp-lc-60LE945U_1501.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 HDTVs\" class=\"post_thumbnail thumbnail\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bgpara\">Our expert TV editors pull together the Top 10 most impressive best quality HDTVs for 2012. Editors noted several factors in helping them decide which HDTVs to include in the list including: 1. Black Level Depth 2. Side Angle Viewing Quality 3. Clarity and Clearness of Images on Screen&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-hdtv-reviews\/\">[more]<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-led-televisions-reviews\/\">Best LED TV&#8217;s<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/panasonic-tc-l47et5-150.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 HDTVs\" class=\"post_thumbnail thumbnail\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bgpara\">Following are the models our electronics category editors JB Burden and Bob Wiley think are great mid-range LED TV choices in terms of the quality\/value\/price\/features equation. We have reviewed these or similar offerings from the manufacturers and we recommend and rated these models based on the following&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-led-televisions-reviews\/\">[more]<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-tv-series\/\">Best TV Series<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/images\/tvseries\/x-files-complete-boxset.jpg\" alt=\"Best TV Series\" class=\"post_thumbnail thumbnail\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bgpara\">This simple list shows off some of the best TV shows of the past few years that have a box set available. With the popularity of HBO\/Showtime type shows you can get lost in finding the next great TV show (or last great)&#8230;. <a href=\"http:\/\/10rate.com\/best-tv-series\/\">[more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Steve Holdgren 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\u2019t 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 \u201cupconverted\u201d to near HD [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":11731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[110,21,149],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/\",\"name\":\"10Rate\",\"description\":\"Expert Product Reviews and Ratings | Best Top 10 Rated\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/blurayhometheater.jpg\",\"width\":\"255\",\"height\":\"197\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/\",\"name\":\"Blu Ray Home Theater Systems: The Pros and Cons\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-11-16T15:30:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-11-16T15:30:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f70171613f0ce5472b665b740e949bd0\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/blu-ray-home-theater-systems-the-pros-and-cons\/\",\"name\":\"Blu Ray Home Theater Systems: The Pros and Cons\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f70171613f0ce5472b665b740e949bd0\",\"name\":\"BJones\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/10rate.com\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/520c7075d8848d1a46f957d22dd774f6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"BJones\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}