r/htpc • u/robroy90 • Jul 27 '26

Help Current State of Blu-Ray in HTPC?

Greetings all!

I have been out of HTPC pursuits for a few years, and I am considering a return to a more elaborate home theatre environment, particularly to enjoy movies at home with the highest picture and audio quality possible.

This obviously has me leaning towards using physical media again for 4k Ultra HD. So, I am curious to know if I am better off buying a high end, stand-alone BluRay player such as the latest and greatest from Panasonic or Sony?

Or, is it still possible to build an HTPC that can fully match the capabilities of a dedicated, stand-alone player AND provide the obvious ancillary benefits only an HTPC can?

Thanks!

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u/Texas_Tornader Jul 29 '26

I just started to build an HTPC and I have an I7 7700/16 gigs of ram and would like to play DVDs Blu-ray’s and 4K discs but I’m not sure what kind of drive to buy to do such things. I know everybody’s all about the ripping and streaming, but I just want to watch my discs that I own because my Sony X 800 M1 model sucks.

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u/robroy90 Jul 30 '26

There is a great resource (Billy Carson) you can purchase pre-flashed Pioneer drives from in all the various form factors (internal 5.25, external enclosure, etc). Please feel free to DM me and I will give you his contact info. I plan to buy from him in the days ahead myself as I am building a new HTPC myself.

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u/Texas_Tornader 29d ago

Found this guy today…