PS5 for Blu-Ray player?

[Conor Knoxx]

I'm just setting up my home theater. I'll be using my computer for outputting digital files. I don't currently own a Blu-ray player. I plan on purchasing a PS5. The question is... get the Blu-Ray edition and use it as my main "player" or save the $100 (get the PS5 digital edition) and use that money towards a dedicated Blu-Ray player? I'm not even sure I'll (often) rent discs, but I get the impression if I want to watch a movie with all the bells and whistles (4k / Atmos / HDR ) its not easy to stream that - just too much data.. ?

 

[Trebdp83]

I’d get the disc version.

 

[Conor Knoxx]

just to clarify - the ONLY reason I'd get the disc version, is for playing movies.

 

[Trebdp83]

Well, if you want to play 4K blu-rays, you can ONLY do it on the disc version, silly. You will save money and space by getting the disc version.

 

[ryanosaur]

I'm a big fan of having a separate player. They aren't really all that expensive to get one that does just about everything. I have the Sony X700, selling for 150 these days.
Consider, too, that the Laser Block can have a 3-5 year life expectancy. Not will, but can. That’s an expensive replacement if it’s the laser of that PS 5.
Either way, this is the true definition of YMMV.

 

[snakeeyes]

I would wait for reviews before assuming PS5 will be an awesome UHD player. It might end up that way though.

 

[Trebdp83]

What's life without taking a little risk every now and then? I'm sure it won't be a bad player, but it will have annoying limitations that will be dealt with in future firmware updates like every blu-ray playing console before it.

 

[TankTop5]

The PS4 had an excellent Blu-ray player, there’s no reason to expect the new version to be any worse.

 

[Trebdp83]

I liked the player in my original 60g PS3. Loved that thing. Anybody remember Playstation Home? Good times.

 

[TankTop5]

FYI, Sony owns Blue Ray so I’d hope they would get that part right. Also PS5 and Xbox series X both cost more to build than they sell for, they make up the loss on subscriptions and game sales.

 

[TankTop5]

 

[Trebdp83]

F#%k me! that PS5 is huge.

 

[ryanosaur]

Sony has always had a great track record with Lasers. My first CD player back in 1990 was a sony... then my second... in fact... I've never not owned a CD/DVD/Blu-Ray player that wasn't Sony. They always work, and work well.

My preference simply comes from letting the Game Machine be a Game Machine and watching Movies or listening to Audio Discs on a separate dedicated drive.

 

[Trebdp83]

Nothin' wrong with that at all. Love my UBP-X800.

 

[lovinthehd]

For quite a while my PS3 was my main bluray player. I eventually went to stand alone units as I discovered I really don't want to play games much (I used the GT5 game a bit but eventually stopped playing). I didn't realize they had special versions of the console now to indicate it could play a disc, tho.....

 

[ryanosaur]

I didn't realize they had special versions of the console now to indicate it could play a disc, tho.....

They are moving toward downloadable content and getting away from physical discs. I like the idea, myself. Especially now that the consoles are so powerful in terms of processing and graphics... getting the moving parts out of the design should make for a very good product.
I'm going to have to wrestle with the upgrade choice and whether I will still want to play any of my old PS4 games on the 5. I love my Fallout, Skyrim and GTA. If those end up available to download, it would simplify my choice quite a bit.

As I am not usually an early adopter, I am waiting until after the holidays at least until I consider buying. I would like to see a stable system and hopefully a true fix for the HDMI thing before I commit money to anything new.
I'm d@mn sure not going to rush out and buy a new TV or AVR/AVP so really, the 2.1 thing won't even affect me for a few years. Still... I would argue this is not primetime ready yet and I can't help but feel the bleeding edge of technology is fast overstepping what our senses can process. While I greatly hate load times, having a game in SSD storage is probably the biggest advancement... along with just having better processing overall.

 

[Conor Knoxx]

It certainly seems like at least half of the stand-alone Blu-Ray players out there are made by Sony.
It also seems like (in Canada) if you want the full features of 4k / All supported formats / Atmos / etc - that the price is heading past $250.
So, if inventory ever becomes available, looks like I'll take the Disc version.

 

[lovinthehd]

It certainly seems like at least half of the stand-alone Blu-Ray players out there are made by Sony.
It also seems like (in Canada) if you want the full features of 4k / All supported formats / Atmos / etc - that the price is heading past $250.
So, if inventory ever becomes available, looks like I'll take the Disc version.

Yeah Sony predominates in my house....the PS3 plus a couple S5100s, and an S6700 (and an Oppo).

Just what is the premium to you for buying the disc version?

 

[TankTop5]

Yeah Sony predominates in my house....the PS3 plus a couple S5100s, and an S6700 (and an Oppo).

Just what is the premium to you for buying the disc version?

Disc or digital games both cost the same. I have a 12 terabyte HD for my Xbox so I don’t worry about loosing or scratching discs

 

[Conor Knoxx]

Yeah Sony predominates in my house....the PS3 plus a couple S5100s, and an S6700 (and an Oppo).

Just what is the premium to you for buying the disc version?

$130 CAD (which converts pretty close to the $100 USD price tag)

I seem to end up buying Sony stuff all too often as well... though I still hold a grudge for them selling me a BetaMax VCR