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Internet Blu-ray Players: A Great Way to Watch Your Favorites

There are so many ways to watch your favorite TV shows and movies these days. One of the most convenient ways to keep the whole family entertained is with an Internet Blu-ray player. Blu-ray players seem to have won the war with DVD players despite their bigger price tag. This is due in large part to the fact that so many tech experts recommend Blu-ray players for a better viewing experience overall. Blu-ray gives consumers a clearer, sharper image and better audio quality than traditional DVD players.

What Can You Watch on an Internet Blu-ray Player?

Internet-ready Blu-ray players offer tons of options for home entertainment, so it might be easier to ask what you can't watch. However, we will still attempt to list all of the different kinds of content you can view with your player.

With a Blu-ray device, you can obviously watch high-def movies on Blu-ray discs. Other formats include DVDs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, audio CDs, and CD-R/RWs. But beyond those media formats, internet-ready products like the Samsung Wi-Fi Internet Blu-ray Player also allow you to enjoy TV shows, movies, apps, and other kinds of brand new interactive content. This includes digital movies and television shows from companies like Blockbuster, Netflix and Hulu Plus as well as videos from YouTube or music from Pandora. You can even check for social updates from your favorite social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook with an internet Blu-ray player.

Is it Difficult to Set-Up an Internet Blu-ray Player?

It's not very difficult at all. In fact, with built-in Wi-Fi on internet players, you won't need any additional wires or cable to connect to your home's network. On-screen setup instructions will guide you through the process of connecting with your home network. Depending on your security settings, this could be as simple as entering your password. If you're internet-ready device doesn't have built-in Wi-Fi, a simple Ethernet connection will get you going. You should note that streaming content from sites like Netflix and Hulu will require you to setup an account with the service provider, if you do not already have one. Internet Blu-ray device features vary from model to model, but here are some of the most common features you will find when researching popular manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Sharp and Sony:

  • DLNA Certified® devices. When you find devices with this certification, you can be certain that they will work together.
  • Dolby® TrueHD. Dolby Digital Plus gives you a great audio experience by offering surround sound audio that you can enjoy even when streaming or downloading enabled content.
  • USB 2.0 Playback. With USB ports, you plug in your camcorders and other devices and watch home videos, browse through JPEG photos of your family vacation, or listed to your favorite music in MP3 format.


Internet Blu-ray players give you the possibility of enjoying all of your favorite shows, movies, pictures, music, and more on one single device, making them one of the most popular devices in any home entertainment set-up.