Sony UBP-X700 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[suspiciouscoffee]

Congratulations. I’ve had catastrophic lock-up freezing with every single 3-layer disc I’ve played that’s longer than 2 hours except Casino, and even that one clearly stuttered. It simply cannot handle the jump to the third layer/hour. I don’t know if you’re supremely lucky or just live in a freezer that makes overheating impossible but that doesn’t change the fact that my machine craps its pants every time I watch good, long 4k disc and I had to uncrew and completely remove the top of the case for it just to resume playback and finish the darn movie without it immediately locking up again like all the rest.

[Nosferatu31]

My player and soundbar are connected directly into my TV. My player sits on a table under my TV which is mounted on the wall. Never had any issues with any UHD disc I've played. Maybe I'm just lucky and got myself a good player.

[Surge92]

Damn. After almost four years, I think my beloved UBP-X700 is finally starting to act up. I hadn't used it in a couple of weeks, and when I went to play a new Region B blu-ray I just got yesterday, it wouldn't play it at all. It recognized the disc, but it wouldn't load the movie. I tried another Region B blu-ray, and I had to tinker with the player for it to eventually play. Region A discs and 4K UHDs still seem to play fine. If worse comes to worse, I can just get a new one, but it still sucks having to spend the $300.

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by Surge92

Damn. After almost four years, I think my beloved UBP-X700 is finally starting to act up. I hadn't used it in a couple of weeks, and when I went to play a new Region B blu-ray I just got yesterday, it wouldn't play it at all. It recognized the disc, but it wouldn't load the movie. I tried another Region B blu-ray, and I had to tinker with the player for it to eventually play. Region A discs and 4K UHDs still seem to play fine. If worse comes to worse, I can just get a new one, but it still sucks having to spend the $300.

Sounds like a fault with the mod chip, might pay to open it up and check that the connection hasn't deteriorated.

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

Sounds like a fault with the mod chip, might pay to open it up and check that the connection hasn't deteriorated.

It's rather strange. The disc that wouldn't play at all was from Spain. The one I had to tinker with was from Germany. But then I tried one from the UK, and it played like clockwork, so now I'm a little confused. I wonder if it's just the discs.

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by Surge92

It's rather strange. The disc that wouldn't play at all was from Spain. The one I had to tinker with was from Germany. But then I tried one from the UK, and it played like clockwork, so now I'm a little confused. I wonder if it's just the discs.

A lot of discs are region-free or dual-coded even if they state only one region on the sleeve. Still, keep an eye on it. It doesn't sound like a player hardware issue either way.

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

A lot of discs are region-free or dual-coded even if they state only one region on the sleeve. Still, keep an eye on it. It doesn't sound like a player hardware issue either way.

The Spanish disc that wouldn't play at all was region-free. The German and UK ones were Region B. I'll definitely keep an eye on it. I love my player and would hate to see it stop working.

[FN2190]

Originally Posted by suspiciouscoffee

Congratulations. I’ve had catastrophic lock-up freezing with every single 3-layer disc I’ve played that’s longer than 2 hours except Casino, and even that one clearly stuttered. It simply cannot handle the jump to the third layer/hour. I don’t know if you’re supremely lucky or just live in a freezer that makes overheating impossible but that doesn’t change the fact that my machine craps its pants every time I watch good, long 4k disc and I had to uncrew and completely remove the top of the case for it just to resume playback and finish the darn movie without it immediately locking up again like all the rest.

Flip the player vertical. It’s not convenient but it stops the freezing on all of my troublesome discs.

[suspiciouscoffee]

Originally Posted by FN2190

Flip the player vertical. It’s not convenient but it stops the freezing on all of my troublesome discs.

Tried this already too. It unfroze for a minute but soon froze again. Flipping and unflipping again did not fix it the second time, nor did flipping vertically on its other side.

[Hbx360]

An edge case to say the least, from a North American POV, but I did appreciate this player's proper 50Hz output the other day when I watched a German 4K 50Hz disc. My Samsung player would convert it to 60Hz, but the Sony kept it at 50Hz.

[Spooked]

Looks like we have a ‘new’ version coming? https://t.co/hQRUrz3wWn

[JimmyJammy]

Purchased recently, but I can't resolve one very annoying issue. I'm seeing precious little in the manual or elsewhere, about whether/how Yupp TV can be removed from this player. Factory reset doesn't make Yupp TV tiles (Featured Apps) on home screen go away. I don't care to see that tile every time I use this device. The Options pop-up per the Options button on the remote, oddly enough, has no "delete" choice for the app about which you're inquiring, when you use that button on the remote. Going into the list of apps on the device, outside of Featured Apps still won't allow you to remove it. Figured since this device now has some age on it, someone may have figured out how to get rid of the Yupp TV app. Thank you.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Spooked

Looks like we have a ‘new’ version coming? https://t.co/hQRUrz3wWn

I'll be passing on this, since my player still works just fine and the "upgrade" removes HDR10+ compatibility.

[Cortiz]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

I'll be passing on this, since my player still works just fine and the "upgrade" removes HDR10+ compatibility.

Huh?? Sony players and TV's do not support HDR10+. Never have, never will.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Cortiz

Huh?? Sony players and TV's do not support HDR10+. Never have, never will.

According to the linked article, the original X700 player has that feature, but the new release has removed it...

The player is a typically black Sony block, and round the back there's an Ethernet port, two HDMI ports (one audio-only) and a coaxial digital out. There's support for HDR10 and Dolby Vision (no HDR10+, as with the regular model), Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio, and it works with UHD Blu-Ray, standard Blu-Ray and DVDs.

[mikesncc1701]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

According to the linked article, the original X700 player has that feature, but the new release has removed it...

That should be phrased differently. It should say, as with the regular model, no HDR10+. It has never supported that format.

[Hbx360]

Sony and LG have never supported HDR10+. Support for the format on streaming is decent but it is basically dead on discs, with even German companies moving away from it.

The lack of DV auto switching is certainly an oversight, but then again so is the lack of source direct mode on the Panasonic players.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

That should be phrased differently. It should say, as with the regular model, no HDR10+. It has never supported that format.

Well, I don't think any of my 4K discs actually have HDR10+ on them, so it doesn't really matter to me.

Originally Posted by Hbx360

The lack of DV auto switching is certainly an oversight, but then again so is the lack of source direct mode on the Panasonic players.

I certainly would prefer a player with auto-switching, but my finances are strained enough as it is, and paying $250 for this one last year was a major expense. I originally experienced some very frustrating freeze issues, before a YouTube video showed me a workaround. But now it works fine, so I'm content to put up with the minor frustration of changing the Dolby Vision setting, instead of having to buy a new player with more potential problems.

[Telemachus]

Alien UHD has HDR10+, I think Second Sight's Dawn of the Dead has it too, I can't think of many other discs I own that have it, it's a dead formula outside of streaming and definitely not a selling point for any gear

[Oscarilbo]

So apparently the new X700K still does not have automatic Dolby Vision? I ask this based on its user manual as the Dolby Vision section is being described exactly as in the x700 manual.

What do you think?