State of Art 4K Blu-ray DVD Players?

[Joe B]

With Oppo ceasing manufacturing, if I needed to replace my BDP 103D, I think I would give a lot of consideration to Cambridge Audio's CXUHD:

It's in the same price range.....minus the DAC.....which I don't use anyway (the DAC in my Anthem AVR is better).

 

[KenithO]

"My 99.00 buck Sony 4K has been very good" I like the price!! What do you like about it?

 

[KenithO]

Leemix,

"Any 4k HD ultra blu-ray player is supposed to be able to play 4k(hd ultra),blu-ray, dvd, cd and some also play sacd " That was also my impression from reading the lit.

Have you found that it will play damaged DVDs and CDs better?

 

[TechHDS]

"My 99.00 buck Sony 4K has been very good" I like the price!! What do you like about it?

99. Buck 4K Sony works for me. I don’t know about them 1K players to me way over priced. I still have a Sony Blu-ray player it’s 5 years old paid 70 bucks for it still going strong.

Mike

 

[KenithO]

lovinthehd,

"Their history of support far exceeds any other disc player I'm aware of so that's on their side. They seem to have the resources and they seem sincere"

Any idea why they stopped production of 203 and 205? Lack of sales?

Have you heard of any other 4K player mfr using their OP8591 SoC?

 

[lovinthehd]

lovinthehd,

"Their history of support far exceeds any other disc player I'm aware of so that's on their side. They seem to have the resources and they seem sincere"

Any idea why they stopped production of 203 and 205? Lack of sales?

Have you heard of any other 4K player mfr using their OP8591 SoC?

Probably the rise of streaming and declining disc sales. I have no idea about what that component does let alone what units have it.

 

[Leemix]

Leemix,

"Any 4k HD ultra blu-ray player is supposed to be able to play 4k(hd ultra),blu-ray, dvd, cd and some also play sacd " That was also my impression from reading the lit.

Have you found that it will play damaged DVDs and CDs better?

Dont know, i dont have or ever have had any damaged discs but the oppos are very robust. Someone else is bound to know though.

Oppo stopping production of bluray players i think was a new tax or something on china import parts also as a major reason. Think it was mentioned in an oppo thread but im living in europe so dont follow US customs changes.


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[lovinthehd]

Dont know, i dont have or ever have had any damaged discs but the oppos are very robust. Someone else is bound to know though.

Oppo stopping production of bluray players i think was a new tax or something on china import parts also as a major reason. Think it was mentioned in an oppo thread but im living in europe so dont follow US customs changes.


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Pretty sure Oppo's decision and announcement preceded the drumpf's trade war specifics.

 

[Drunkpenguin]

To Oppos credit... I've put some very bad looking Netflix disks in and havnt had a skip in years, if ever.

 

[sterling shoote]

Today's marketing strategy for Sony Ultra Blu-ray Players is like that of Printer marketing, give them the device and make profit on media sales.

 

[Dmantis10]

If Dolby Vision can be lived without the Sony BDP 1000es is a very nice player.
Pioneer Elite just released a brand new Universal player and looks to be very nice. You should check that one out as well.
UDP-LX500

 

[BMXTRIX]

I have to say that this discussion is unusual. There are a ton of technical questions that need to be reeled in IMO.

A UHD Blu-ray Disc player is the state of the art.

They run from the lesser expensive Sony models to the more expensive models like the Pioneer. If you don't have a $1,000 budget for a UHD Blu-ray Disc player, then you aren't getting a Pioneer Elite.

Stop calling it a 4K DVD player, that's NOT AT ALL the same thing. You will get thousands of results for upscaling 4K DVD players and they are not compatible with 4K UHD Blu-ray Discs. They literally take a DVD and convert it up to 4K. It's a translation of low quality to slightly better than low quality in a very shiny wrapper. UHD Blu-ray starts at 4K and may include several features that you may desire.

Those features are support for Dolby Atmos surround sound as well as HDR formats including HDR10 and Dolby Vision. If a UHD Blu-ray Disc player supports all of those things, then it is about as cutting edge as it gets.

If you don't have a fully surround sound system installed, then things like Dolby Atmos and other advanced surround sound options become nearly meaningless. Dolby Vision has less support than HDR10 and may not appear in as many products.

There also aren't as many UHD Blu-ray Disc players on the market as there are standard Blu-ray Disc players as well as standard DVD players. So, whatever you are looking at, make sure it is a UHD Blu-ray Disc player and make sure you are buying 4K UHD Blu-ray Discs. They are pretty well advertised on the packaging as such. Not sure if any place rents UHD Blu-ray Discs at this point.

Better players will have some faster processors in it so it will start discs faster, it will improve the audio some, support all flavors of discs and formats of audio and video. They will be designed with better cooling, quieter guts, and better mechanics for a longer product lifespan.

But, at the end of the day, if all you have is a good TV and TV speakers, then certainly a $100 Sony UHD Blu-ray Disc player is a VERY solid way to get going with UHD Blu-ray. Pick up a HDR 10 disc and pair it with an excellent TV and you will get top not performance that 10 times the price barely improves upon.