Sony UBP-X800 4K UHD Blu-ray player - Page 186 - Blu-ray Forum

sa5150 · 07-16-2018, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Doughoef

Down to $158 on Amazon which is a great price, but the reviews are very mixed and it seems like this player is very buggy. I like the price but can't pull the trigger on this one.

Hard to pass this price up , I missed $149 last year . I'm buying it this time .

blackwidowavenger1964 · 07-16-2018, 05:54 PM

I don't know why people say they have bugs with this player because I have never any issues and I paid full price when it was just out lol.

Bodyslide · 07-16-2018, 06:36 PM

I used the Sony 800 for almost 6 months and probably watched 300 hours worth of content both 4K and Blu rays and no issues. Then I bought the 700 and no issues with that either.

HDTV1080P · 07-16-2018, 06:59 PM

Sony and Panasonic Blu-ray players are some of the best on the market. No problems with the Sony and Panasonic players I have used over the last 8 years. The Sony UBP-X800 is a excellent 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player that a family member that I know uses almost every day with no issues.

Nothing371 · 07-16-2018, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by blackwidowavenger1964

I don't know why people say they have bugs with this player because I have never any issues and I paid full price when it was just out lol.

are you serious? oh okay everybody else's bugs with this player don't count since you haven't had any problems.

LordoftheRings · 07-16-2018, 09:59 PM

Many bugs today; Amazon crashed and still is caput. ...Prime Time.
And many other bugs and crashes from other web sites and ... this morning.
It's a weird day, it's super hot and there is a lot of traffic on Amazon Prime with all the sales going on.

As for the X800, $160 is a great price for a great universal 4K BR player.
As for the bugs; like anywhere in real life...there are some somewhere, and more somewhere else, and none in different places. It depends...of many things, and nowhere is there an absolute global reaffirmation common to the universal general population.

Nobody has the two exactly same setups with the exact same combination of audio/video gear, and the exact same settings. Anything can happen, anytime, it happened before and it will happen again, it's just a question of when ...

sa5150 · 07-17-2018, 02:46 AM

anyone have a chance to compare this to the oppo 203 for bluray and dvd playback ? I bought it and just wondering to to expect ?

LordoftheRings · 07-17-2018, 03:02 AM

Scientifically and objectively speaking?
Under controlled double blind tests, and blindfolded?

KID_Q · 07-17-2018, 05:42 AM

Has anyone modded this to be region free? any tips or adapters one can purchase? (I know these require installation, juts looking to be pointed in the right direction)

LordoftheRings · 07-18-2018, 03:56 AM

They are for sale everywhere ...

• http://www.220-electronics.com/sony-...ay-player.html
• http://www.regionfreedvd.net/sony/re...ay-player.html
• https://www.amazon.com/Blu-ray-110-2.../dp/B077MP1NKY

LordoftheRings · 07-18-2018, 04:55 AM

$158 $158 $158 buy this baby for $158.
Talk about a great price! ...It's like free! ...Almost.

One of the things most important to electronic consumers is PRICE.
It's important to talk about price; without that, life is a big empty hole without value, meaningless, a big zero minus zero, a cowboy without a horse, a leader of a lost country under the lost Atlantis, blindfolded and empty under the ocean's floor.

Jesus Christ! $158!

HD Goofnut · 07-18-2018, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

$158 $158 $158 buy this baby for $158.
Talk about a great price! ...It's like free! ...Almost.

One of the things most important to electronic consumers is PRICE.
It's important to talk about price; without that, life is a big empty hole without value, meaningless, a big zero minus zero, a cowboy without a horse, a leader of a lost country under the lost Atlantis, blindfolded and empty under the ocean's floor.

Jesus Christ! $158!

+1. Especially if your display is limited to HDR10. I have been running mine for about seven months and it has worked flawlessly.

sa5150 · 07-19-2018, 12:45 AM

Got it today ,This is one solid built player , $158 was a steal . Back up to $248 now .

idlebrain · 07-20-2018, 12:36 AM

BB currently has refurbished set for 99$.

lorenzosd · 07-20-2018, 11:03 PM

Hi
I'm new to the forum and was hoping someone could help me because I'm at my wits end. Bought a Sony UBP X800 and I have a Samsung Samsung LU28H750UQUXEN 4K Monitor. I can't read in 4k when I put in a UHD 4k Disc (Blade Runner 2049 its' the only I've got) I have a HDMI Cable bought this year on Amazon UK (CSL - 5m UHD HDMI 2.0b Cable | NEWEST TECHNOLOGY: 4K @ 60Hz / 2160p / 4:4:4 | with Ethernet | ARC and CEC | Deep Color | fully HDCP compliant / HD Ready / 3D TV ) and even connected from the player HDMI out to the Monitor HDMI 1 Port when I'm watching what is supposedly a 4k disc on a 4k player on 4k Monitor it says when I press "display" on the player remote on the top left part of the screen 1080/24p when it should be 4k/24p I think. Can anyone help please?
Cheers
lorenzosd
(I also got the Martian in UHD and same thing happens)

Alister_M · 07-21-2018, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorenzosd

Hi
I'm new to the forum and was hoping someone could help me because I'm at my wits end. Bought a Sony UBP X800 and I have a Samsung Samsung LU28H750UQUXEN 4K Monitor. I can't read in 4k when I put in a UHD 4k Disc (Blade Runner 2049 its' the only I've got) I have a HDMI Cable bought this year on Amazon UK (CSL - 5m UHD HDMI 2.0b Cable | NEWEST TECHNOLOGY: 4K @ 60Hz / 2160p / 4:4:4 | with Ethernet | ARC and CEC | Deep Color | fully HDCP compliant / HD Ready / 3D TV ) and even connected from the player HDMI out to the Monitor HDMI 1 Port when I'm watching what is supposedly a 4k disc on a 4k player on 4k Monitor it says when I press "display" on the player remote on the top left part of the screen 1080/24p when it should be 4k/24p I think. Can anyone help please?
Cheers
lorenzosd
(I also got the Martian in UHD and same thing happens)

Two things to check:

1. Is the player set for 2160p output (in settings menu)?

2. Does the monitor have multiple HDMI ports? Some displays have multiple ports but not all will be 4K compatible.

HDTV1080P · 07-21-2018, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idlebrain

BB currently has refurbished set for 99$.

Best Buy sold out of refurbished Sony UBP-X800 players for $99.99. That was a excellent price, I have never seen refurbished players that cheap before. I have seen new ones sale for $149.99 in Nov and Dec of 2017. Best Buy is currently selling new ones for $249.99 and most stores have this Sony for around $250-$300.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-ge...?skuId=5848830

Nothing371 · 07-22-2018, 01:12 AM

I would not recommend buying one of these players refurbished. The problems exist under certain conditions and Sony has had trouble recognizing the problems, admitting the problems, replicating the problems, and they haven't fixed the problems. They are probably just repackaged returns. I own the x800, finally got it under control, and I would not buy one of these refurbs. The first one I owned was a hot mess; it also would have tested normally for hours at a time.

PaulGo · 07-22-2018, 01:20 AM

I have three X800's with one of them being refurbished. I have not had any problems with any of them. Also the refurb unit I purchased came with a Sony 90day warranty plus with certain credit cards it would be doubled. I believe a Best Buy extended warranty is also available.

LordoftheRings · 07-22-2018, 02:18 AM

That's what I was going to say; the Best Buy refurbs still have a 90-day warranty, enough time to realize that it was simply a return from a customer who didn't like a thing or two for his own taste.
Hundred bucks is grand theft. That's five and half players for the price of one 203!

07-17-2018, 03:02 AM	#3708
LordoftheRings Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Portishead ♫	Scientifically and objectively speaking? Under controlled double blind tests, and blindfolded? Last edited by LordoftheRings; 07-17-2018 at 03:06 AM.

07-18-2018, 04:55 AM	#3711
LordoftheRings Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Portishead ♫	$158 $158 $158 buy this baby for $158. Talk about a great price! ...It's like free! ...Almost. One of the things most important to electronic consumers is PRICE. It's important to talk about price; without that, life is a big empty hole without value, meaningless, a big zero minus zero, a cowboy without a horse, a leader of a lost country under the lost Atlantis, blindfolded and empty under the ocean's floor. Jesus Christ! $158! Last edited by LordoftheRings; 07-18-2018 at 04:59 AM.

07-19-2018, 12:45 AM	#3713
sa5150 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Chicago IL 4K collection:147 Blu-ray collection:866 DVD collection:330 Digital collection:7 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:4 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:40	Got it today ,This is one solid built player , $158 was a steal . Back up to $248 now . Last edited by sa5150; 07-23-2018 at 12:37 AM.

07-20-2018, 11:03 PM	#3715
lorenzosd New Member Member since:Jul 2018	Player wont play 4k Films Hi I'm new to the forum and was hoping someone could help me because I'm at my wits end. Bought a Sony UBP X800 and I have a Samsung Samsung LU28H750UQUXEN 4K Monitor. I can't read in 4k when I put in a UHD 4k Disc (Blade Runner 2049 its' the only I've got) I have a HDMI Cable bought this year on Amazon UK (CSL - 5m UHD HDMI 2.0b Cable \| NEWEST TECHNOLOGY: 4K @ 60Hz / 2160p / 4:4:4 \| with Ethernet \| ARC and CEC \| Deep Color \| fully HDCP compliant / HD Ready / 3D TV ) and even connected from the player HDMI out to the Monitor HDMI 1 Port when I'm watching what is supposedly a 4k disc on a 4k player on 4k Monitor it says when I press "display" on the player remote on the top left part of the screen 1080/24p when it should be 4k/24p I think. Can anyone help please? Cheers lorenzosd (I also got the Martian in UHD and same thing happens)

07-16-2018, 05:54 PM	#3702
blackwidowavenger1964 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Shield Headquarters 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:661 DVD collection:204 Digital collection:502 iTunes collection:52 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:21	I don't know why people say they have bugs with this player because I have never any issues and I paid full price when it was just out lol.

07-16-2018, 06:36 PM	#3703
Bodyslide Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Woodstock Georgia 4K collection:91 Blu-ray collection:819 DVD collection:76 Trading Score:33	I used the Sony 800 for almost 6 months and probably watched 300 hours worth of content both 4K and Blu rays and no issues. Then I bought the 700 and no issues with that either.

07-16-2018, 06:59 PM	#3704
HDTV1080P Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 205	Sony and Panasonic Blu-ray players are some of the best on the market. No problems with the Sony and Panasonic players I have used over the last 8 years. The Sony UBP-X800 is a excellent 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player that a family member that I know uses almost every day with no issues.

07-17-2018, 02:46 AM	#3707
sa5150 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Chicago IL 4K collection:147 Blu-ray collection:866 DVD collection:330 Digital collection:7 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:4 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:40	anyone have a chance to compare this to the oppo 203 for bluray and dvd playback ? I bought it and just wondering to to expect ?

07-17-2018, 05:42 AM	#3709
KID_Q Active Member Member since:Jan 2017 Location:OR, U.S.A 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:959 DVD collection:40	Has anyone modded this to be region free? any tips or adapters one can purchase? (I know these require installation, juts looking to be pointed in the right direction)

07-18-2018, 03:56 AM	#3710
LordoftheRings Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Portishead ♫	They are for sale everywhere ... • http://www.220-electronics.com/sony-...ay-player.html • http://www.regionfreedvd.net/sony/re...ay-player.html • https://www.amazon.com/Blu-ray-110-2.../dp/B077MP1NKY

07-20-2018, 12:36 AM	#3714
idlebrain Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Atlanta, GA Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:590 Blu-ray collection:1471 Trading Score:68	BB currently has refurbished set for 99$.

07-22-2018, 01:12 AM	#3718
Nothing371 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Minneapolis 4K collection:526 Blu-ray collection:1047 Trading Score:11	I would not recommend buying one of these players refurbished. The problems exist under certain conditions and Sony has had trouble recognizing the problems, admitting the problems, replicating the problems, and they haven't fixed the problems. They are probably just repackaged returns. I own the x800, finally got it under control, and I would not buy one of these refurbs. The first one I owned was a hot mess; it also would have tested normally for hours at a time.

07-22-2018, 01:20 AM	#3719
PaulGo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:North Potomac, MD	I have three X800's with one of them being refurbished. I have not had any problems with any of them. Also the refurb unit I purchased came with a Sony 90day warranty plus with certain credit cards it would be doubled. I believe a Best Buy extended warranty is also available.

07-22-2018, 02:18 AM	#3720
LordoftheRings Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Portishead ♫	That's what I was going to say; the Best Buy refurbs still have a 90-day warranty, enough time to realize that it was simply a return from a customer who didn't like a thing or two for his own taste. Hundred bucks is grand theft. That's five and half players for the price of one 203!

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