Sony All Region Blu-ray and DVD Player with HDMI Cable

Overview

Play a Blu-ray on the SONY1130 and the deck reads the disc, decodes it and sends the picture out at its native full high definition resolution. Wired networking through the Ethernet jack lets the player reach online services without a wireless adapter. The chassis is finished in black to sit with the rest of a home theater stack.

Buyers who keep a shelf of discs and a router near the rack get a player that handles the format without fuss. The limitation is scope: no wireless radio is listed, and nothing in the listing promises a picture above full high definition, so a newer 4K television will not be fed at its own resolution.

Who it's for

Someone with a library of Blu-ray discs and a display that tops out at full high definition will find the deck does its one job. A viewer who wants apps built into the player, or who has no way to run a network cable to the rack, should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

Picture quality here is governed by the disc and the display, since the player passes full high definition and does not scale anything upward. Network features depend on the Ethernet run reaching the router, and load times track the disc itself rather than any listed buffer or memory.

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