Research 4K Blu-ray DVD Players & Video Streamers - ecoustics.com https://www.ecoustics.com/home-theater/video-player/ everything hi-fi Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:22:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Magnetar UDP800 / UDP900 MKII Earn THX Certification: What Does It Mean for 4K Blu-ray? https://www.ecoustics.com/news/magnetar-udp800mkii-udp900mkii-thx/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/magnetar-udp800mkii-udp900mkii-thx/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:22:45 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/magnetar-udp800mkii-udp900mkii-thx/
Magnetar's UDP800MKII and UDP900MKII earn THX Certification as 4K Blu-ray players disappear. Does the badge matter to serious disc collectors?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/magnetar-udp800mkii-udp900mkii-thx/feed/ 1 Apple TV 4K Finally Gets a TrueHD Dolby Atmos Workaround, but There’s a Catch https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-tv-4k-dolby-truehd-atmos-workaround/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-tv-4k-dolby-truehd-atmos-workaround/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:12:26 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-tv-4k-dolby-truehd-atmos-workaround/
Developers have found a way to restore Dolby Atmos height effects from Blu-ray soundtracks on Apple TV 4K. It's an impressive technical achievement, but lossless audio purists shouldn't retire their Nvidia Shield just yet.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-tv-4k-dolby-truehd-atmos-workaround/feed/ 0 Apple TV 4K (2026) Gets Siri AI and HomePod Surround, but $299 Is a Tough Sell https://www.ecoustics.com/products/apple-tv-4k-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/apple-tv-4k-2026/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:46:25 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/apple-tv-4k-2026/
Apple's 2026 Apple TV 4K adds Siri AI, A19 power and four-HomePod surround. At $299, does it offer enough to justify upgrading?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/apple-tv-4k-2026/feed/ 0 Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2026 Model) Gets Faster With Vega OS and New Remote https://www.ecoustics.com/products/amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-2026/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:49:30 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-2026/
Amazon’s $59.99 Fire TV Stick 4K (3rd gen) adds Direct Power, Wi-Fi 6 and Vega OS while opting for HDR10+ support over Dolby Vision.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-2026/feed/ 0 Panasonic DMR-4X1010 Is the 10TB 4K Blu-ray Recorder America Wishes It Had https://www.ecoustics.com/products/panasonic-dmr-4x1010-10tb-4k-blu-ray-recorder/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/panasonic-dmr-4x1010-10tb-4k-blu-ray-recorder/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:01:02 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/panasonic-dmr-4x1010-10tb-4k-blu-ray-recorder/
Panasonic’s DMR-4X1010 combines 10TB, 11 tuners, cloud archiving and Ultra HD Blu-ray playback in a recorder built for Japan.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/panasonic-dmr-4x1010-10tb-4k-blu-ray-recorder/feed/ 2 Kaleidescape on a Budget? Here’s What the Strato M Gets You for $2K https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/kaleidescape-strato-m-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/kaleidescape-strato-m-2026/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:30:59 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/kaleidescape-strato-m-2026/
While Kaleidescape remains the movie platform of choice for the 1%, the company's least expensive movie player offers a taste of that sweet digital ecosystem at a pretty reasonable cost of entry. But is it worth $2,000?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/kaleidescape-strato-m-2026/feed/ 0 4K Blu-ray Isn’t Dead as Magnetar ULTIMA Makes U.S. Debut at CEDIA 2026 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/magnetar-ultima-4k-blu-ray-player/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/magnetar-ultima-4k-blu-ray-player/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:58:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/magnetar-ultima-4k-blu-ray-player/
Is 4K Blu-ray really dead? Magnetar’s ULTIMA reference transport makes its U.S. debut at CEDIA 2026 with an ambitious battery-assisted power design.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/magnetar-ultima-4k-blu-ray-player/feed/ 0 Kaleidescape 246TB Terra Prime SSD Packs 4,000 4K Movies Into One Compact Server https://www.ecoustics.com/products/kaleidescape-terra-prime-246tb-ssd-movie-server/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/kaleidescape-terra-prime-246tb-ssd-movie-server/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:19:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/kaleidescape-terra-prime-246tb-ssd-movie-server/
How much movie storage is enough? Kaleidescape's 246TB Terra Prime SSD holds about 4,000 4K movies and can serve up to 25 Strato players.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/kaleidescape-terra-prime-246tb-ssd-movie-server/feed/ 5 Here’s Why 8K Blu-ray Disc Isn’t Coming Soon and 4K UHD BD May Be Our Final Physical Media Format https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/8k-blu-ray/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/8k-blu-ray/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:56:40 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/8k-blu-ray/
Will 8K Blu-ray ever happen, or is 4K Ultra HD the final disc format? ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/8k-blu-ray/feed/ 11 Apple TV 4K Could Finally Get Siri AI, Wi-Fi 7 and a Much Faster Processor in 2026 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-tv-4k-2026-siri-ai-wifi-7/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-tv-4k-2026-siri-ai-wifi-7/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:32:33 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-tv-4k-2026-siri-ai-wifi-7/
Could the next Apple TV 4K justify its premium price with Siri AI, Wi-Fi 7, faster hardware and deeper integration with iPhone and AirPods?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-tv-4k-2026-siri-ai-wifi-7/feed/ 0