Imagine our surprise when we discovered the Thomson THB365 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player on the shelves at Fnac, a model we completely missed. So let's give credit where credit is due with a product review.
Mea Culpa! The 4K Ultra HD player has remained under the editorial team's radar since its release for Black Friday 2024. Yes, we know, it's been a while, but in our defense, this player is managed by the distributor DAP, which is unknown to us, and it's available in relatively few stores: Fnac/Darty (not in all stores), La Redoute, and Rakuten, according to the latest information. Finally, it's extremely poorly listed, advertised as a DVD player. And yet, it handles 4K Ultra HD discs perfectly at a competitive price. In terms of specifications, the technical sheet mentions the essentials: Dolby Vision HDR compatibility is included, in addition to HDR10 of course, Ultra HD 4K upscaling of all video sources, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD compatibility (however, no internal Dolby Atmos or DTS:X decoding). The 3D Ready label is also included.
Thomson THB365, Connectivity
Connectivity includes dual HDMI outputs (HDMI 1 2.0 + HDMI 2 Audio Ony), coaxial output, optical output, two USB Host ports (2.0 + 3.0), one of which is on the front panel, and an Ethernet port. For multimedia, it supports HEVC, H.264/AVC, VC1, MPEG, MPEG2, and MPEG4 codecs.
Available. Suggested price: 260 euros. Key features of the Thomson THB365: • Type: Ultra HD Blu-ray player • Codec compatibility: HEVC, H.264/AVC, VC1, MPEG, MPEG2 and MPEG4 • HDR Dolby Vision • HDR10 • Outputs: Dual HDMI (HDMI 1 2.0 + HDMI 2 1.4 Audio Only), coaxial, optical • Connectivity: 2 [abc]USB[/abc]-A ports (2.0 + 3.0, [abc]Ethernet[/abc]
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