UBP-X800M2 4K UHD Home Theater Streaming Blu-Ray Disc Player (UBPX800M2), Black

This thing is incredibly over built! Very heavy duty chassis and it appears to be powder coated! And it’s HEAVY. way better built than I’d anticipated. This is a replacment for a Sony blue ray from 2012. The uhd picture is insanely better. I’ve watched two 4k UHD films so far and both audio quality and video are excellent. My old blue ray had a problem with locking up requiring the player to be unplugged to reboot. No similar issues so far 🤞. The dvds load quickly. The remote is substantial and works well. Makes me sad that Sony has discontinued this unit and the replacement is a small chassis light weight build product. Hope they make a product this good in the future again!

I bought this player after reading reviews about its nice build quality and very good picture and Sound Quality. While I was unboxing it, I was quite amazed at how much this thing weighed (about 8 pounds). Once I hooked it to my Samsung 40" 4k smart tv and got it configured. I was glad to see how great the picture and sound quality were. So far, I have played about a handfull of bluray discs and they played flawlessly. I have not tried 4k discs quite yet, so I don't know if I will experience skipping/freezing as some reviewers have mentioned. There are quite a few settings in the setup menus for picture, sound etc. The user interface and home screen are not the prettiest by any means, but they get the job done! One thing that I found with this unit that most players don't often include are compatibility with SACD and DVD-Audio. I have not tried those features yet! Also, this player features bluetooth connectivity, which is not a common feature with many bluray players. I have not yet tried this feature out either. The remote control that came with the player is far from being the best, but it isn't the worst remote that I've used either! While I do like most things about this player, there are a few things that I will mention that could be better. With this model being Sony's flagship disc player, they should have added a front panel display. Also, according to some other reviews there should be auto-detect for Dolby Vision. The networking features in this player are quite limited. Only three streaming apps. It is hard to judge this player mainly on that since most players from other brands nowdays have that amount or fewer apps. Since the player is connected to a smart tv, (that has more app options than I can count) I will not be using this unit for its streaming apps. In addition, I was encountering some error messages when trying to operate the network features. I don't think that the errors are unique to this model because I've experienced the same kinds of errors on other Sony models that I have used. I do highly recommend this player for its excellent picture and sound quality and wide disc compatibility. However, I recommend that the connected tv be used for streaming internet content, if it has those features. Overall, a very nice machine made by Sony!

I am on my 5th unit since 2019. I did get two originally because one is for a TV room, one for a projector theater. When it works, it is great, but it is hit or miss. One player worked fine since 2019. Another stopped recognizing any disc after 2 years. I bought a replacement drive for $60 and that fixed it...for a bit. Another unit would sporadically freeze on 4k discs. My recent one, which I am replacing after a week of testing, would do micro-skipping on random discs. I am watching a movie and suddenly it looks like a frame skips, then it would be fine for 30 minutes, then do it again. Some discs play fine all the way through, some have this issue. Nothing major, but enough to make me think this is faulty and could eventually get worse so I am replacing it. So, why do I stick with this player? Because, sadly, it is the best out there. Even the tech I bought the replacement drive from told me these are still the best units on the market! I say "sadly" because I am Gen Xer old enough to have lived in a time when electronics actually lasted for a while, but now that is no longer the case. Heck, I still have a Super 8 Projector from 1980 that WORKS! These days, one almost expects issues with just about anything, and we have to grapple with the player that has the least problems. So, this one is it. The player itself is very easy to set up, works well, and the video and audio are excellent. Some have complained about streaming but, really, do people still use a BD player for streaming? I have not used a BD player for streaming in years. I use Amazon Firesticks. So, as far as streaming I cannot tell you how well it does. I like that the player does not have a host of lights in the front. I use one of the players in a dark projector movie theater and want the least amount of visual noise upfront. I like the USB port in front as well. The unit is solid and quiet. The unit does not overheat. Even after playing a 3 hour movie, the disc come out cool to the touch. I was happy that this last purchase came from Crutchfield, as I totally trust them as a seller, but on Amazon it is hit or miss who you'll get, depending on availability. Replacing this player with them was very easy. However, hopefully you will not encounter any issues and enjoy your player for a few years. It is really a great player!