Blu-ray Players are all about getting stunningly, crisp and sharp images and great Superior Surround Sound for your films. Nothing can rival the quality you get from playing a Blu-ray Disc. Streaming HD movies online maybe convenient, but they do not come close to the high quality pictures and sounds you get from a Blu-ray.

To obtain the absolutely best possible images from your Blu-ray DVD Player you need a HDTV and a HDMI cable which can support all the signals transferred from the Blu-ray Player. The HDTV should be capable of Full HD 1080p resolution. Having a HDTV with 12-bit (color depth) display will produce better color gradations. The HDTV should also be capable of handling movies at 24 fps (Frames Per Second). This is important, especially when watching Blu-ray Discs that were originally Motion Pictures displayed on the a big theater screen.

Getting a High Speed HDMI cable is the second thing you need to get the best possible picture. High speed HDMI cable will ensure the correct transfer of all the video signals. Monster HDMI Cables will definitely support any video signals and give you the best quality. However, any HDMI High Speed cable should be sufficient for most everyday user. It will produce the desired results and should not cause any problems with quality.

The actually video signals being sent from your Blu-ray Disc Player depends on how you setup your player. (And the content your using of course) Setting up your Blu-ray DVD Player to get the optimal visuals, is a step sometimes forgotten. Just using a HDMI cable to communicate between your HDTV and Blu-ray DVD Player is not enough. You should switch on all available video features on your Blu-ray and HDTV to get the best picture. You need to select 1080p resolution for Blu-ray Discs and for up-scaling standard DVDs. 1080p/24 Hz should also be selected on your player and HDTV, as well as selecting 4:4:4 color space for Deep Color.

Getting stunning visual is just half the battle. Adding lossless surround sound adds a whole other element to your movies. Dolby® Digital True-HD and DTS®-HD Master Audio are two lossless audio formats and one of them should be selected when playing back Blu-ray Discs. Dolby® Digital True-HD and DTS®-HD Master Audio are High Definition multi-channel audio formats producing sound exactly as the original movie studios and sound engineers intended.

Setting up your Blu-ray Player to default to one of these audio formats is the best way to go. If your Audio/Video receiver is capable of decoding these formats, you can take advantage of this and have the audio signal transferred via the HDMI cable. Blu-ray DVD Players are capable of up to 7.1-ch surround sound. If your Audio/Video receiver does not have a HDMI input, most Blu-ray Players will have a 2.0-ch analog outputs. Some Blu-ray Disc Players even have 7.1-ch analog outputs for you to transfer the uncompressed sound to be decoded by you Audio/Video receiver. Making sure you can enjoy the best possible sound quality.