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SvennoJ on 01 February 2014
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kowenicki said:
Normchacho said:
kowenicki said:
ethomaz said:

People awnsering the serious question of the guy with piracy things lol

I don't have a Xbone but after PS3 I stopped do buy DVDs... only BDs... sad that both new consoles are worst BD player than PS3 but firmware updades will fix that.


Xbox one is decent.  PS4 is bad.


What? Care to elaborate on that claim?

Ethomaz knows what i mean. 

But if I must

bluray.com reviews of xbox one and ps4 bluray capability had this conclusion

XBOX ONE:

Considering the smooth experience, fast access, the absence of glaring glitches, the terrific and intuitive SmartGlass remote app, the awesome Kinect interface, and all the other things the system does well right out of the box, the Xbox One is the clear winner over the PS4 in terms of overall entertainment integration and, more specific to this site and its audience, Blu-ray playback. There's no doubt the PS4 will eventually play catchup and at least rival the Xbox One, but Microsoft has certainly taken the lead and embraced the Blu-ray experience, once its rival, with open arms and an advanced, enjoyable, and accurate interactivity that's nothing short of a terrific experience all round. Oh, and it also plays some great video games. The Xbox One comes very highly recommended.

 

PS4:


Frankly, using the PS4 as a Blu-ray playback device has proven to be an exercise in frustration given three system freezes and the audio glitch necessitating another round of disc sampling to ensure it was an isolated incident. Fortunately none of the other discs seemed prone, and the freezes also seemed random. The PlayStation 4 is certainly a worthwhile investment for the avid gamer, but for those either hoping for improved and expanded Blu-ray playback capabilities, it's currently not worth the upgrade. In fact, it's smart to stay rather far away for the time being. Considering the price, expanded features, greater stability, and comparable, if not equal, playback quality, the PlayStation 3 remains the superior gaming/Blu-ray playback hybrid machine. Here's hoping Microsoft's next-gen machine, which has been marketed as more of a "media hub" and less a pure gaming device, fares better out-of-the-box as a Blu-ray player. Watch for a review in the coming days.

 

Happy now? 

Weird, I've been using ps3 and ps4 interchangeably for watching blu-rays, and the only difference I see is a bit slower chapter skip on ps4. No freezes, no sound glitches. It's actually easier to change sound settings on the fly on ps4, and resume playback is faster, only the bit rate info is missing. I watch blu-ray all the time, maybe they had a faulty system.
I've only been using the ps4 for blu-ray for a month though.  I read that review too and stuck to ps3 for blu-ray playback, then figured why bother swapping the machines out, how bad can it be. Nothing wrong with it, maybe the freezes were fixed in a patch?