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Forget streaming — I think Sony’s new 4K Blu-ray player is coming at just the right time

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I love Blu-ray players. I still get tons of use out of my Panasonic DP-UB820-K, which I find to be an invaluable tool when testing the best TVs. But there’s no question that 4K Blu-ray sales are in free-fall and the state of the market is in a rather tight spot.

Despite these dire straits, Sony decided to release a new Blu-ray player called the UBP-X700/K, a successor to the older UBP-X700 model.

It might not get the same fanfare say, as the new Google Pixel 9a, but this new entry in the physical media space is a sign that the ship could be finally turning around.

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Never did I think a new Blu-ray player would launch in the year 2025. After all, most of the major players have

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