Sony UHP-H1 plays HD video and hi-res audio

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Perfect audio and perfect pictures is the promise from Sony's new HD media player, which marries Blu-ray, CD and SACD playback with hi-res audio support. There's a new 4K upscaling Blu-ray player, too.

Sony may not have had a 4K Blu-ray player at CES this year, unlike Panasonic and Samsung, but it would still like you to consider its 'Beyond the Blu-ray' products. They come in the form of the UHP-H1, which can play pretty much any HD audio and video content, and a new Blu-ray player, which promises '4K upscaling' of your existing Blu-rays.

The UHP-H1 (pictured, above) certainly piques our interest, being the first Sony product to marry Blu-ray playback and hi-res audio. It promises to deliver 'audiohphile-quality reproduction of any source'.

It can play pretty much any disc on the market (don't mention Ultra HD Blu-ray), has a USB input for hi-res music up to 24-bit/192kHz, including DSD files, can stream music wirelessly from a network connected source, and links to Sony's multi-room products so you can send hi-res audio from the player around your home using the SongPal Link app.

Also new, and doing its best to cover for the lack of a Sony 4K player, was a new Blu-ray player which will upscale your HD discs to 4K resolution.

The BDP-S6700 (above) also aims to major on audio, with Spotify and Deezer on board, SongPal Link support for wireless multi-room action, plus Bluetooth.

Both the new UHP-H1 player and the BDP-S6700 Blu-ray player are due on sale from March, with prices set to be around £350 and £150 respectively.

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Joe Cox
Joe Cox
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Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff and The Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).