Sony UBP-X800 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[PCFan]

I just bought the Sony X800 player and I noticed that the rear right rubber pad on the bottom of the player does not make contact with the surface it's sitting on. When I put a little downward pressure on the rear right corner of the player, the player will wobble a bit. The other 3 rubber pads do make contact with the surface it's sitting on. Is this normal for this player?

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by PCFan

I just bought the Sony X800 player and I noticed that the rear right rubber pad on the bottom of the player does not make contact with the surface it's sitting on. When I put a little pressure on the rear right corner of the player, the player with wobble a bit. The other 3 rubber pads do make contact with the surface. Is this normal for this player?

My new LG microwave does that and it's incredibly frustrating. I hope it's not normal for the x800. I'd return it if it's wobbly.

Silly question but are you certain the surface is 100% flat and not slightly warped? If you turn the player around (facing backwards) is it still wobbly?

[PCFan]

Originally Posted by mar3o

My new LG microwave does that and it's incredibly frustrating. I hope it's not normal for the x800. I'd return it if it's wobbly.

Silly question but are you certain the surface is 100% flat and not slightly warped? If you turn the player around (facing backwards) is it still wobbly?

I tried the floor and the counter top and in both places that rubber pad does not make contact with the surface. Same thing happens with that corner of the player still when I face it backwards.

[mar3o]

I wish there was some confirmation on if this player suffers from the forced DNR issue I asked about that is affecting some Sony 4k upscaling players when sending out 1080p.

Here's the original thread about the issue:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=298106

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by PCFan

I tried the floor and the counter top and in both places that rubber pad does not make contact with the surface. Same thing happens with that corner of the player still when I face it backwards.

Ah, then I guess it's off unfortunately. Hopefully others can comment on if their player has that issue.

[PCFan]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Ah, then I guess it's off unfortunately. Hopefully others can comment on if their player has that issue.

I also tried placing it on the kitchen counter and all 4 rubber pads made contact with the surface there, then I moved it to a different counter in the kitchen and only about 3/4 of that rubber pad is making contact with the counter. I then went back to put it on my TV stand but this time in the middle and all 4 pads made contact with the surface. However, placing it on the floor or the right side of my TV stand, that pad does not make contact with the surface.

[PCFan]

I'm going to have to say that it's the surface I place it on since there are other places in my house that the wobble does not happen.

[PCFan]

Originally Posted by mar3o

My new LG microwave does that and it's incredibly frustrating. I hope it's not normal for the x800. I'd return it if it's wobbly.

Silly question but are you certain the surface is 100% flat and not slightly warped? If you turn the player around (facing backwards) is it still wobbly?

It still wobbles in the corner of the player even if I turn it with it facing backwards on that same spot on my TV stand.

[Leonidas King]

Got it today, seems like a good player but I have to point this out. Sony has the most ugliest and bland Menus I have ever seen. I guess I got so spoiled with the gorgeous Menu from my Sammy K8500 where it actually shows you a small image of the movie as oppose to Sony's scrolling the title, very boring.

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by PCFan

It still wobbles in the corner of the player even if I turn it with it facing backwards on that same spot on my TV stand.

Just use a shim. A felt pad of the right thickness won't harm anything, and can be removed in the future if necessary.

[mar3o]

Does this player have a power brick or is the power internal? The tiny S5500 has an external power brick that would take up precious room on my surge protector.

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Does this player have a power brick or is the power internal? The tiny S5500 has an external power brick that would take up precious room on my surge protector.

Internal.

[Realist01]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Direct definitely, that way you're getting the signal on the disc without changes. The other stuff I leave on auto and have had no issues. If you have a conflict you might need to turn something on/off yourself. Upscaling you can try on or off, see if you notice a difference.

I just bought this player and cant find how to change to direct setting.

Could someone be helpful to tell me what all my settings should be under screen settings and if there is anything else that i need to know?

Thank you so much.

[blahsi]

I have the Sony XBR55X800B, and I bought this player. It doesn't have HDR and the white is overpowering and there isn't a lot of color. For reference, I'm watching the hunger games. I turned off HDR, which has helped some...but I feel it still looks washed out. Do I need to change anything else or should I wait to get a player until I have a TV with HDR?

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

Got it today, seems like a good player but I have to point this out. Sony has the most ugliest and bland Menus I have ever seen. I guess I got so spoiled with the gorgeous Menu from my Sammy K8500 where it actually shows you a small image of the movie as oppose to Sony's scrolling the title, very boring.

I have to agree with this. I've been watching a few Youtube videos on this player to get a feel for the menu system and features, and I gotta say, the menu system is drab and boring. My LG TV's menu blows it out of the water, and even my 2-year-old Panasonic blu-ray player has a nicer interface. The player seems to have a nice bunch of settings which are always beneficial. But instead of the money they spent on apps that aren't necessary in the first place, I would rather they spent the money on a nice front display panel, and a nice, modern interface, and maybe a softly-lit eject button so you could find it in the dark. From what I understand the menus aren't even in 4k. Any modern UHD set will have all the apps you need in the SMART interface, and likely much better, so there's really no point to have a player flooded with apps. I actually think the main interface looks confusing and sloppy with tons of apps icons all over the screen. I like my Panasonic player with it's simple but sleek interface. This is, after all, a disc player first and foremost, so it's too bad to see such a focus on apps instead of a nice clean interface for disc playing. My LG TV's media player interface is also quite gorgeous thanks to WEBOS 3, and the x800 looked horribly dated in comparison. Heck, my several year old Mede8er media player has a better interface for media playback.

That's just my own opinion of the interface. I remember years ago looking at a Sony TV and thinking the same thing - of all the TVs I was comparing, the Sonys had the absolute ugliest menus of them all. It's also too bad that for the initial price of $300, they can't bother to throw in a $1 LED in the remote so you can see it in the dark. There's no excuse why in 2017 a premium player like this still requires you to turn the lights on to use it, when I can walk into Wal-Mart and buy an illuminated junk remote for $10.

[Sooner_Blu]

Originally Posted by chelray1

I just couldn't turn down the $149.99 price tag for a SONY...So I now have a 4K Player to play my discs on.

I've been waiting all year for it to drop to this price point, so I just ordered one tonight. And, I'll be able to finally watch my two 4k movies that I have owned for a while now. Hopefully, more 4k films will drop in price later this month.

[weberrygt]

Originally Posted by bookcase

That's music to my ears. I can get a 4K player or I can get a 4K receiver -- the budget won't allow for both -- so that leads me to believe I can get a player now and buy a receiver down the line.

Believe it! It is how it works. My receiver is many years old. Way too old to even know what ARC is.

When you open the receiver, you will see one of the two hdmi outputs listed as for 'audio only'. I think a sticker actually covers it. Run your hdmi from that audio hdmi output to your receiver. Select that input when watching a 4k. Boom done. Easy as pie. (Just select the input on your tv then for the picture but I think u know that)

[blahsi]

Originally Posted by Realist01

I just bought this player and cant find how to change to direct setting.

Could someone be helpful to tell me what all my settings should be under screen settings and if there is anything else that i need to know?

Thank you so much.

Just found it myself. While playing a disc, hit the options button and select the video options. Direct is the first selection on the list.

[d514]

Originally Posted by mar3o

If I were to run the 1st HDMI out to my TV directly due to my receiver not being 4k capable, and the audio HDMI out to my Yamaha receiver, will I be able to adjust audio sync in the receiver like I can when audio/video is passing through one HDMI? Because sometimes I do run into sync issues on my other players, due either to some Italian audio tracks sometimes being a bit off or my TV sometimes causing a sync delay. I though I had heard that if I run the audio and video separate I won't be able to adjust sync in the receiver.

I guess that might be correct since I wouldn't be able to access the on-screen receiver menu while viewing the video. Maybe I can switch to another input on my receiver to see the menu when adjusting, but I don't even know if the receiver will allow audio sync adjustments for audio only. Does anybody have any experience with this?

You probably have to use three HDMI cables: HDMI 1 to TV for the 4K picture, HDMI 2 to receiver to get the audio and a third HDMI cable that connects the receiver with the TV.

Before I got a 4K capable receiver I did the same. The old receiver had a feature called "HDMI auto sync" that worked pretty good for 1080p. With my 4K setup it only worked when the third cable was also connected. The downside to this was that the TV always switched to another input when I paused a movie and started it again.

If you don't have an auto sync feature and the the audio delay adjustment can only be done on screen this should work, too. All players (I guess, at least the Samsung K8500 and the Panasonic do this) put out not only the audio but also a 720p black screen with it. So you should be able to switch the TV to the receiver's input, adjust the audio delay and switch back to the input connected to the 4K player.

[littlepooch21]

guys i purchased this over the weekend and i cannot get it to show HD audio on my receiver when I play a movie. I have tried a few movies and also tried playing them using my Xbox One X and they show correct audio. Any ideas?