Sony UBP-X800M2 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Player

...and this is exactly what this 4K player is, QUALITY.From the moment you take it out from its box you know it is a joy to behold. It is heavy (no flimsy plastic here), solely built and looks the part. Having just bought a 4K tv (Sony) I wanted to make sure I got the full benefit of the incredible picture that 4K gives. Although I do not, as yet, have any 4K Blu-rays, the Blu-rays I have watched are so much brighter and clearer and even sound better than through my older LG Blu-ray player.At the moment, like most of the world right now, we are all stuck inside for a while (maybe a long while) so we might as well make the best of it and watch those DVDs and Blu-rays that have been sitting in your cupboard for quite some time. I just watched Paddington and Paddington 2 and thoroughly enjoyed them both - more so in this player than ever before.I particularly like the fact that I can feed (is that the right word to use) Netflix and Prime through the player and the result is amazing - although to be honest the TV itself does do a remarkable job with both these as well. (We are lucky to have a 100+mb speed for our internet connection which means no drop out, even when everyone seems to be using the connection at the same time).All I need now is a really good cinema sound system to complete the package, but to be honest, the new Sony TV's sound system is the clearest I have listened to - being over 70 and a bit hard of hearing - so maybe the cinema sound thingy is not essential YET.*****UPDATE*****A quick update. Been using this for a little while now and have discovered that if you set picture quality to AUTO 2 it upscales normal DVDs as well as Blu-ray to 4K. The quality is amazing, it makes DVDs as clear as Blu-rays and Blu-rays like 4K. Stunning.

LIkesSlimline, so does not take up too much room. Weighty and good build. Simple and easy to use.Great picture and sound, probably the best for the money.HDR10, Dolby Vision, SACD capabililty with DSD, 2 HDMI outputs for picture and sound separately, is great for upscaling Blu Rays and 4K looks fantastic and sound is much better than streaming.DislikesNo stereo rca outDolby Vision needs to be set on manually beforehand and removed afterwards.The menu options appear more complex than they need to be imo.Any dirt on the disk can prevent the disc from loading, you can get a black screen.Use an optical wipe and it is then fine.Issue in that the 2nd HDMI switches off when you press stop or play, so use pause and its ok, otherwise you have to select it again on the AV remote. Annoying but get used to using pause.OtherPlaying 4K content via Netflix app may look sharper on OLED TV, but the colours are excellent and for Still Game, which is not 4K it upscales well and looks more 3D like.4K films still pricey and limited, but upscaling is great and it is another way to get quality 4K pictures into your OLED TV.I am not sure I would bother using it with my cheap 4K TV, I think standard Blu Ray is good enough for that. It is the HDR10, Dolby Vision and Sound that is unbeatable with a TV that can deliver it.RecommendYes if you have Blu Rays to upscale and want to buy 4K films to get the best experience with a suitable TV like OLED. Then you can get the best out of it, but you have to consider whether you would prefer to Stream instead. You might not use it as much as you would like to.

My last TV finally gave up after twenty odd years of everyday use ably assisted by a matching DVD player when local news got a bit too Sammy. A new TV was crying out for a Blu-ray running mate that could handle the multitude of disc formats now available. The Sony 8000 was a good looking design, fitted right under the TV and connected up without any problems. I can now listen to CDs and various DVDs without having to search foe connection cables etc and leave the TV to do the hard part of sorting it all out. The latest version may be slightly more expensive being the new kid on the block but to just seat down and enjoy the view and the audio is well worth the extra.

I was not sure about this player as it did not have a display and i wanted to play SACDs on it. You have to use the TV as well however the SACD player software does display the album title the tracks and playing track name. I also use the play for DVD audio and here the TV is absolute required.The player just about plays any type of DVD and Blue Ray, 4K, 3D it is very easy to setup and use and the sound quality is excellent. The value and quality here is just great

Really good player but strange thing is if stop film part way through no option to continue where left off, happened once am certain but never since. Haven't measured it but player is large I'd say over 30cm I wish Amazon told people these things . Got it as I upgraded TV for first time in well over twenty years and wanted to upscale to 4k, upscales well but go into options and test which setting works best on your TV. Also for dark scenes the player has brightness settings as well rather than only using TV settings I recently discovered which is nice.

I quickly grabbed this Sony 4k UHD Playerwhilst it was at an attractive price but I still would of bought it anyway after reading it's reviews.And it arrived quickly,and i soon had it set up to my 55inch LG OLED TV.in no time.I was surely Impressed with the picture & sound quality.

I bought this to go with my recently purchased Sony 4k TV and Theatre Bar 8. Being another Sony product meant it integrated into the system easily. I only have a couple of 4k blu-ray movies so far but the picture and sound are everything I've come to expect from Sony - excellent. I randomly selected a few non-4k movies from my collection to see how well the unit upscales - again, I was impressed - the picture clarity and sound both improved nicely from standard blu-ray players. I'd definitely recommend this player.