Sony UBP-X800 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

While this player does everything as advertised, I do have a few complaints. The lack of a front-panel display, as noted by other reviewers, just seems cheap and annoying. Ditto the remote, which has no direct-access numeric keys. The remote control for my old Sony Blu-ray player--which can operate this new player and vice versa--included a direct-access keypad. Just seems like a cheap omission on a player that costs considerably more. Oh, and for some unfathomable reason, Sony decided to switch the placement of JUST the skip and scan buttons on the remote. Otherwise, the placement of every other button is identical. So I'm constantly skipping when I want to scan and scanning when I want to skip. This improvement brought to you by the let's-screw-with-your-head-for-being-a-loyal-customer department at Sony. Now maybe it's my TV--which is a 4K, HDR capable set--but none of the several 4K UHD disks I have played on this machine look noticeably superior to a good Blu-ray of the same material. In fact the colors on one, my 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K disc, look decidedly less vivid. I don't see any significant difference in resolution. I would have chalked it up to being unobservant or that my TV isn't up to the task, except that I can definitely see the difference between 4K UHD steaming materials and regular HD streamings on Netflix or Amazon using the same TV. My other complaint is that it appears to be more finicky about playing damaged or compromised optical disks than my old player (which cost about a third what this one does). Refused to play some of my older CD-R discs, which are starting to deteriorate, I guess. The pros: Appears to be a very well made piece of equipment--certainly if weight is anything to go by It's practically silent Love the additional HDMI audio only output Plays a huge variety of disc formats--including SACDs! Wonderful audio quality for music discs and video soundtracks I had none of the problems performing the firmware update reported by some of the other reviewers. I assume those problems have now been corrected. Cons: Somewhat slow to turn on. Even slower to turn off! No front panel display except for a single green power light Very hard to see the front-panel's only two buttons: eject and power. Constantly pressing the wrong button Remote has no direct-access numerical keypad. Also, keys do not light. Very cheap remote. Could not read a couple of damaged CDs and DVDs that my old Sony Bluray player has no trouble playing

We purchased our LG OLED TV when we did our remodel of our house back in late 2015 but chose the EF9500 as it could handle UHD both streaming and via an external blueray player where the other models at the time couldn't. We never purchased a blueray player since then as the Samsung came out first and it didn't get great reviews (but if you HAD to be the first one with a 4K blueray player your options were very limited other than one that upscales). We chose to wait. A lot of people were thinking that 4K was a flash in the pan and would be like 3D on LED tv's where people snapped them up but then realized they never used the 3D feature. Fast forward about a year and a half. In the last 6-8 months, there are now more choices for 4K blueray players and a lot more content in 4K both on disc and streaming. We have this setup paired with our Marantz SR7010 and a nicely appointed Def Tech surround system with 2 powerful subs and ATMOS up firing speakers. I have recently prior to purchasing this player streamed some movies in 4K and it's a great picture (how could it not be on an OLED screen). But, watching on this Sony X800 player is an upgrade over the quality of steaming in 4K. First off, even the audio is amazing. Normally you hear things above and behind you but this player combined with an action paced 4K blueray is AMAZING. Really, it's like being at the theater in my family room. Picture is great, brightness levels are great. Now, one other thing we DID have done was a tech come out and set the ISF level standard when we first purchased this TV. If you aren't aware of what this is just Google ISF tuning. Now, I have read reviews on the OPPO 203 and it might be slightly better and have more fine tuning features but for us it was not worth twice the price. Some people have commented on the lack of a display on the front of the unit. I am using mine with a Harmony Elite remote (which is EXCELLENT by the way) and all you have to do is push INFO button and it's displayed on screen. I like the way the whole front door opens (like the Panasonic 900) as it's a clean looking machine. Some reviews have complained that there isn't a display on the front of the player. This really isn't a problem as it does display time/information on the tv screen. I actually never even opened up the factory Sony remote (went straight with the Harmony). The only thing I would say that could possibly be a negative (which it really isn't too bad) was that there are a LOT of options in the setup screen and you need to know which ones to adjust and which ones to just leave on AUTO. Like for instance, the 4K Upscale setting to Auto 1 or Auto 2 depending if you want it to upscale ALL discs to 4K (then Auto 2 should be selected). By default, it comes on Auto 1 assuming you are hooking it up to a Sony TV. Also, the BD Audio Mix setting needs to be addressed---this is to change the way the audio is handled. In ON, both primary and secondary audio handled by disc player. In OFF, primary by disc player and secondary audio all handled by the audio player (receiver). All in all, this player is a bargain for the $300 price. It even feels like it's constructed very well. It doesn't include an HDMI cable but you will want to buy a high quality one capable of high speed to go along with this machine. I personally went with the Audioquest Cinnamon. Not sure if it makes a difference but I am using the same cables for my tv hookup to my Marantz receiver and they seem to work well. I also purchased the Square Trade extended warranty as for 3 years it's only about $25 and this warranty company has come through for us a few times over the years. Hope this review is helpful to those on the fence about whether to purchase or not.

I am speechless. What a mind-blowing genius of a multi-format player!

Excelente calidad , respuesta inmediata a todas las aplicaciones , la imagen es extraordinaria y el diseño y materiales de primera . 100% recomendable .

Very pleased with it.

Muy buen aparato para apreciar las películas en 4K. Ojalá hubiera más títulos disponibles. Aunque un poco arriba del precio estandar, pero si eres aficionado a la alta resolución, no te arrepientes del gasto.

This is a large, heavy unit but it offers amazing picture quality and other features so as long as you have the space for it, it is definitely worth it for your 4K TV. It loads quickly and is relatively quiet compared to other players. I love the tile based interface and that I can customize my apps displayed. While watching Netflix through it, I was amazed at the vibrancy of the colours as well as all the range of colour shades that I never seemed to notice using other devices. I need to buy more 4k Ultra HD Blue Ray dvds to fully appreciate everything this player offers but regular blue ray dvds also can be played. The remote it comes with is easy to use. I love that it has a Netflix button, this makes it easy to start up Netflix. I also love that you can connect it wirelessly to speakers using the SonyPal app or even to bluetooth headphones. If you make the investment of buying a 4K TV, it makes sense to buy this as well!