Back in January, Philips was talking up a bunch of 4K TVs and a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player at CES 2016. The company is now getting ready to ship the player, but in two different flavors.
The Philips BDP7501 is designed to play 4K Blu-rays, so you can experience four times the resolution of regular Blu-rays. Of course, you're going to need a 4K TV and 4K Blu-ray discs to do that. However, this player does include 4K upscaling to give all of your non-4K content a little boost.
It also has support for high dynamic range (HDR), as well as built-in HEVC and VP9 decoders for playing 4K streaming services like Netflix and YouTube. Other perks include 3D support and built-in Wi-Fi. It also has plenty of connection options, including an HDMI 2.0a and 1.4a output, an Ethernet jack, and a USB port. It even has an HDMI audio output for connecting to legacy audio receivers.
"4K Ultra HD Blu-ray provides consumers with the opportunity to own and enjoy stunning 4K content without the glitches that can occur when streaming large 4K files," said Karl Bearnarth, executive vice president of sales and marketing for P&F USA, Inc., the exclusive North American licensee for Philips consumer televisions and home video products. "This is a significant step in the transition from HD to 4K Ultra HD, and one that we believe will quicken consumers' adoption of 4K, especially as they see what the combination of 4K, HDR and Ultra HD Blu-ray's wide color gamut can achieve."
Philips will make the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player available in two versions. The BDP7501 has a brushed aluminum chassis, while the BDP7301 comes in piano black. Both will ship next month, with an MSRP of $399.99.
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