Seandres Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, lucmor444 said: Any comparison yet with the UB900? Nope, and I might not bother as I am happy with the performance of each player (Pana UB900, Sony X800 and OPPO 205) in the 3 separate room setups as is. Plus at this stage I don't really have time nor do I have two copies of the same 4K disc unless someone in Perth is willing to loan one to me. Edited September 19, 2017 by Seandres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucmor444 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Thx - tossing up between the Sony and the Panasonic (which is on run out sale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 26 minutes ago, lucmor444 said: Thx - tossing up between the Sony and the Panasonic (which is on run out sale) how come the pana is being run out ? new model ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seandres Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Thx - tossing up between the Sony and the Panasonic (which is on run out sale) I would go the pana as it has more outputs, picture wise there isn't much in it, maybe slight edge on 4K discs to the pana. I think both are great players and you can't go wrong either way. Apologies for not doing a A/B comparison yet as if I'm going to do one I want everything to be duplicated exactly the same Eg same hdmi cable, same disc, same display etc or ppl on here will just tear apart my comparison apart. Main reason I haven't done a 3 way comparison with the oppo 205 as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 The budget universal disc player... I am having a blast with it.. http://peteswrite.blogspot.sg/2017/12/sony-ubp-x800-4k-blu-ray-player-review.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, petetherock said: The budget universal disc player... I am having a blast with it.. http://peteswrite.blogspot.sg/2017/12/sony-ubp-x800-4k-blu-ray-player-review.html Its certainly good value Pete ; and a bit ironic that oppo which used to have all the format and streaming options comes 2nd Many may prefer to have their expensive pre pro or avr to use those dacs instead A transport makes a lot more sense than multi analog outs with the object formats so there redundant on an oppo imho.. Edited December 28, 2017 by cwt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaky Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 9/19/2017 at 9:06 PM, al said: how come the pana is being run out ? new model ? I was wondering the same thing. I had looked at getting one, but found them very thin on the ground, and on the internet, so ended up getting the UB400 instead, which is fine for my needs, but it got me thinking that there might be a updated Top of the Line Panasonic disc player coming out soon...CES 2018...13 days and counting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 i am seeing a bit of chatter on forums re disc play issues with this sony. something to watch out for. are sony keeping up the updates to this unit like pana and oppo are ? very necessary as uhd is still a pretty new format i saw no disc play issue with the pana, and oppo only in early life with any issues now history. perhaps the sony is early in its life too. but looks a good player especially for the price, i was thinking about it just for the streaming options. but got the atv 4k and very happy with it instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 11 hours ago, Tweaky said: CES 2018...13 days and counting. wow seems so far away ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 34 minutes ago, al said: i am seeing a bit of chatter on forums re disc play issues with this sony. something to watch out for. are sony keeping up the updates to this unit like pana and oppo are ? very necessary as uhd is still a pretty new format i saw no disc play issue with the pana, and oppo only in early life with any issues now history. perhaps the sony is early in its life too. but looks a good player especially for the price, i was thinking about it just for the streaming options. but got the atv 4k and very happy with it instead interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 29/12/2017 at 11:36 AM, al said: i am seeing a bit of chatter on forums re disc play issues with this sony. something to watch out for. are sony keeping up the updates to this unit like pana and oppo are ? Thought Ide post here with the 800 as the new UBP-X700 is coming and its build quality is rather curious . It isn't a full width component and is powered by a power brick by the looks as its got a 12v socket.. Its not a universal anymore as sony doesn't want to pay licensing fees apparently for dvd-a discs . On the plus side it is due for a dolby vision upgrade though theres more than a few at avs forum who aren't happy with the extended delay on the long promised dv for 9000 series tvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 hours ago, cwt said: Thought Ide post here with the 800 as the new UBP-X700 is coming and its build quality is rather curious . It isn't a full width component and is powered by a power brick by the looks as its got a 12v socket.. Its not a universal anymore as sony doesn't want to pay licensing fees apparently for dvd-a discs . On the plus side it is due for a dolby vision upgrade though theres more than a few at avs forum who aren't happy with the extended delay on the long promised dv for 9000 series tvs Maybe giving cheaper option to those not wanting DVD a universal or Just uhd replay where already got that covered ? but yes all a bit curious pity dropped universal replay and the power brick will be annoying. Not a big fan of narrower than std width components either. Still if price comes in under Panasonic’s cheapest I imagine will sell a few yep. Dv is not getting lot of love is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Yes ;that niche is good to fill as a lot of people think twice about needing to spend $$ on the oppo when they have a 103/5 or similar . There is something possibly going on with DV licensing Al considering the new Panasonic doesn't have it out the box either and oppo has had it how long and even brands like TCL and Visio which aren't big players by any stretch in the US . I hope sony comes out with something upmarket to match their top of the line dv TV's . More love for the new pana over there as it covers hdr10; hdr10+ and dv ; its now a bit safer as oppo has said no to hdr10+ ; but only for the present .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 10 hours ago, cwt said: Thought Ide post here with the 800 as the new UBP-X700 is coming and its build quality is rather curious . It isn't a full width component and is powered by a power brick by the looks as its got a 12v socket.. Its not a universal anymore as sony doesn't want to pay licensing fees apparently for dvd-a discs . On the plus side it is due for a dolby vision upgrade though theres more than a few at avs forum who aren't happy with the extended delay on the long promised dv for 9000 series tvs I guess it gives most of what the buying public have wanted - features that matter to them. DV and 4k playback.. Hobbyists aren't really the captive audience. There are alternatives for us.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, petetherock said: I guess it gives most of what the buying public have wanted - features that matter to them. DV and 4k playback.. Hobbyists aren't really the captive audience. There are alternatives for us.. Thankfully yes . Thinking about it a bit ; I give my media player a pass with its 12v because its got hard drives hanging of it ; but not a cutting edge device that should have a decent power supply ; whether toroid or low noise transformer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Actually it's not a bad thing to run off an AC brick.. You pay a lot for 'isolation of the power supply' from more 'audiophile' products 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoggieHowser Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Have you not heard the improvements on a good power supply? im not normally a big fan of the Sabre 32 Sound but by gawd- they must have done some sorcery on the Oppo 205. It’s somply stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agelessgoodguy Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 It's a given that these players are non region for the 4KUHD side of playing but are they region free for the lower classes of video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 3 hours ago, agelessgoodguy said: It's a given that these players are non region for the 4KUHD side of playing but are they region free for the lower classes of video? You will need a region free kit ageless http://gattiweb.com/bluraymod.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agelessgoodguy Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Thought so, thanks cwt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home theatre rookie Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I knew full well when i bought this player, dolby vision wasn't avaliable due to hardware contrants. Now that DV had been comfirmed to be a software update, is it possible this player may receive DV? If not, what would be the reason? Marketing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 47 minutes ago, Home theatre rookie said: I knew full well when i bought this player, dolby vision wasn't avaliable due to hardware contrants. Now that DV had been comfirmed to be a software update, is it possible this player may receive DV? If not, what would be the reason? Marketing? Dolby would be charging a licencing fee for DV and Sony will probably want to sell new models, so I wouldn't hold your breath for a DV firmware update. Plus any manufacturers who were considering a freebie upgrade have probably dropped all thought of this given the debacle with the emergence of umpteen different DV profiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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