Regulars to 4k forums know that nearly all the 4k players on the market suck, with regular lock-ups. I have a high end sony 4k player , and it crashes with double-layer disks.

4k blu ray player development hasn't had any innovation for 7+ years. The new products are mostly recycling the chips & firmware from years ago. Still java-based and buggy

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dylan604 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Still java-based and buggy

well, yeah. the Blu-ray format is based on Java. what would you expect, Rust? Go? I know it's HN, but come on already. A format does not change how it works because you don't like the language it is based on.

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kolinko 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I have a modern 4k dedicated player and I enjoy the experience once I got audio and video properly configured (which was a surprising pita).

You put in the disc, it plays, if you want subtitles you press the subtitles button, that’s it. I never had it hang or anything like that, and there is no bullshit internet connectivity/ads etc.

The only thing I’d like improved is better streaming/playing local files.

I never encountered any hangs, slowdowns or any other problem really.

	▲	dylan604 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		except you've left out very critical information like make/model of said mythical player

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esseph an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Claude, rewrite my disc players shitty firmware in rust, make no mistakes