4K player advice

[NINaudio]

Hi all,

Looking for suggestions on a good 4K blu ray player to pick up. No 4k tv as of now, but planning on grabbing an LG OLED soon. Is the Sony UBP-X700, Panasonic DP UB420K or Panasonic DP UB820K the better pick? I don't own any multi channel music discs, so no concerns there, but would be mostly concerned with HDR format availability where it seems like the more expensive Panasonic wins out.

 

[ryanosaur]

Sony UBP-X700

mine has been working fine since 2018. *knocks on wood

UI is a bit clunky but not something I really fixate on as I seldom do anything in the menus.

 

[NINaudio]

mine has been working fine since 2018. *knocks on wood

UI is a bit clunky but not something I really fixate on as I seldom do anything in the menus.

Lack of HDR10+ support hasn't been an issue?

 

[NINaudio]

Well, now that I'm looking at the LG OLED specs, I guess HDR10+ is a moot point. lol

 

[Verdinut]

Well, now that I'm looking at the LG OLED specs, I guess HDR10+ is a moot point. lol

I have an Oppo UDP-203, but most of the time I have been using my Sony UBP-X800. I don't hesitate to recommend the Sony UBP-X800M2 player. Don't look for another more expensive brand product which won't perform any better.

 

[ryanosaur]

I have an Oppo UDP-203, but most of the time I have been using my Sony UBP-X800. I don't hesitate to recommend the Sony UBP-X800M2 player.

Sadly, Sony took these off the market.

Well, now that I'm looking at the LG OLED specs, I guess HDR10+ is a moot point. lol

The + variant is Samsung's "Beta-Max" play for HDR against Dolby Vision. I haven't seen a single item that makes me wish I had 10+ and a Samsung TV.

Get the latest C series LG when you can, unless you have deeper pockets and can play in the G... spot, er... I mean series.

 

[Verdinut]

Sadly, Sony took these off the market.


The + variant is Samsung's "Beta-Max" play for HDR against Dolby Vision. I haven't seen a single item that makes me wish I had 10+ and a Samsung TV.

Get the latest C series LG when you can, unless you have deeper pockets and can play in the G... spot, er... I mean series.

There are some brand new Sony UBP-X800M2s for sale on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324342284755?_skw=Sony+UBP-X800M2&epid=1462583377&itmmeta=01KV3SFQQG7QQW1SSJRMY9QYQK&hash=item4b844e81d3:g:RT4AAOSw3VxlHbOt&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCfzXG7m4UQW3oGUsiKzTEmB1dGPlKeJnUZHQyz5l0X5keM7Yzxefbondpyzvt%2Bz%2BiYiTW3Hi3aFXH45ZSaIEB6PzZNk7sRVKrQAjvZfJYZEA4ehi9eipkhZmum9YrYv4w9cjRiIvmVWhpUIU6FJfdL4xSWRa5XDA%2BbDKp%2BWyBPPAx%2BQxVbatMxEtGiquXUMoMqqq2jl9BetPhrP7is7%2FibLxBfMJin8qAOwuEB70FaKf8Qd2nmGWpw8sHWwL8WooS6nhmwCY3ANZAAeNJ%2FXrTwm0XCLHxym0WIvFmyKlDNUg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM-Pu--dhn

 

[Verdinut]

Better than ordering from an eBay seller at US$699, someone can order a brand new one from Sony Canada for CA$399! :

https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/blu-ray-disc-players/ubp-x800m2

 

[ski2xblack]

Do any of the less expensive 4k / ultra hd blue ray players have analog outputs? It seems they've ditched them for hdmi except on higher priced units. I'm in a similar circumstance as @NINaudio in that I don't need all the newfangled features, just a player that plays the 4k ultraHD format discs and also has analog audio output.

The Sony ubp x700 could be paired with a cheap hdmi to analog converter, which seems the cheapest option, but open to other suggestions.

 

[j_garcia]

Sony or Panny. Pretty much the way to go. You will need a converter as mentioned. Some TVs, like my previous one, came with some sort of converter as TVs also pretty much did away with analog inputs.

 

[TLS Guy]

Hi all,

Looking for suggestions on a good 4K blu ray player to pick up. No 4k tv as of now, but planning on grabbing an LG OLED soon. Is the Sony UBP-X700, Panasonic DP UB420K or Panasonic DP UB820K the better pick? I don't own any multi channel music discs, so no concerns there, but would be mostly concerned with HDR format availability where it seems like the more expensive Panasonic wins out.

If you don't need to play SACDs I think either the Panasonic or Sony will be fine. SACD is just about dead, but some of us have legacy recordings. SACD should never have seen the light of day actually and Audiophool nonsense is entirely to blame.

 

[TLS Guy]

My main inventory of SACDs is from the BIS catalog. They really embraced it. They are mainly the recordings they did with the Minnesota Orchestra under Osmo Vanska. He did a Beethoven, Sibelius and Mahler cycles superbly recorded by BIS of Sweden. So I would like to play those in 5.1. I have a few other SACDs as well from various sources. There is the two channel PCM layer as well though. BIS really embraced SACD, which in retrospect I bet they regret. What they should do is reissue the recordings on multichannel audio only BD discs. That whole SACD venture was a big mistake, but I know there are some who would disagree.