Sony UBP-X700 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[Travis]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

Make sure you plug it into the router, don't use Wifi or it'll throttle the bitrate.

Thanks. Using WiFi right now. I’ll plug it in.

I don’t use Netflix much; discs look so much better.

I’ll give this a go,

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by Travis

Thanks. Using WiFi right now. I’ll plug it in.

I don’t use Netflix much; discs look so much better.

I’ll give this a go,

Wifi generally restricts resolution to 720p. I had a friend who was paying for the 4K option and his max res was 720, so I took a network cable around and plugged it in - it instantly switched to 4K HDR.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

Wifi generally restricts resolution to 720p. I had a friend who was paying for the 4K option and his max res was 720, so I took a network cable around and plugged it in - it instantly switched to 4K HDR.

Playing Locke & Key, 4K HDR
I’m getting 15.25 Mbps/2160 (from player’s info) and (from projector’s info) 3840x2160, 23.97Hz, 12 bit 4:2:2, BT.2020 HDR

Play Blade Runner 2048 Ultra HD 4K, and all is the same but 2.20 Mbps/2160 (player’s) and color format is BT.709 SDR (projector’s).

Paying for internet that is 100M/40M. Speedtest app on iPad shows 101/40.3, ping 3ms, jitter 2.2ms, loss 0%.

I still haven’t dug out the cable; it’s behind there somewhere.


Edit: turned on Dolby Vision Output, and now color format is BT.2020 HDR for Blade Runner 2049.

Netflix isn’t showing any movies with Dolby Vision badges.


I’m not really big into streaming, I get Netflix for a month here and there at a time. Still annoying how hard it is to make sure sound and picture is as good as it cam be, for a while I had Dolby Digital 2.0, even though PS3 was 5.1. Now got the player sending Dolby Digital 5.1. Wish I could get lossless audio.

At times I think it’s just Netflix in Taiwan. But I’m not sure.

Edit 2: Am not a fan of this players settings. Put in a Blu-ray and color format is BT.2020 HDR but for the Blu-rat it should be BT.709 SDR, so turned of Dolby Vision again. Gotta remember to turn off.

[Herry Dunston]

I've been messing with this UHD player for a while. Glad that the Dolby Vision option works, at least according to my Scott Pilgrim UHD disc. Would've loved it if it's set automatically based on content, though. Setting Dolby Vision to On means it's on all the time, and it's hard to tell what it or isn't true Dolby Vision (or even HDR or SDR) with it on in perpetuity.

Has the newest UBP-X800M2 gave Dolby Vision an Auto option, or is it still on the On/Off switch option?

[sapiendut]

Still the same problem.

[Herry Dunston]

Darn.

Well, it's a minor inconvenience, anyway. Not a lot of 4K discs have Dolby Vision as an option.

[rskogl2]

Recently purchased the X700 and I’m having an issue with freezing. Tried to watch my brand new 4k Blu-ray of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey EE and it is freezing on the Goblin King scene not sure the exact time stamp and have had some audio skipping issues in John Wick 3. Wondering if it is even worth trying to stay with physical media and get a new player or just use my Apple TV 4K. Setup is LG OLED CX, Sonos Arc 5.1, and Sony x700.

[sapiendut]

I don’t know why you’re surprised with the freezing in X700. It’s a common issue although some X700 can also be absolutely fine.

[scarletlion]

1) What is the consensus on multi region players and their legality?
2) Is it legal to own a multi region blu ray player?
3) If you own one - is it safe to turn on internet capability to allow firmware updates? Or will the likes of Sony be able to tell you have one and frown upon it?

[rskogl2]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

I don’t know why you’re surprised with the freezing in X700. It’s a common issue although some X700 can also be absolutely fine.

Any suggestions on a reliable DV enabled blu ray player under $300?

[sapiendut]

I don’t think there is any. LG has one but the ones I’ve encountered were very noisy.

[Wormicide]

Originally Posted by rskogl2

Any suggestions on a reliable DV enabled blu ray player under $300?

Walmart sells their version of the LG UBK90 called the UBKM9 for $175. It has Dolby Vision. Not sure about performance though.

[Darbo]

Originally Posted by rskogl2

Any suggestions on a reliable DV enabled blu ray player under $300?

Is the Panasonic UB450 not available in the US?
It's only £165 in the UK so it should definitely be sub $300.

[CtrlCtrlFast]

Originally Posted by rskogl2

Recently purchased the X700 and I’m having an issue with freezing. Tried to watch my brand new 4k Blu-ray of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey EE and it is freezing on the Goblin King scene not sure the exact time stamp and have had some audio skipping issues in John Wick 3. Wondering if it is even worth trying to stay with physical media and get a new player or just use my Apple TV 4K. Setup is LG OLED CX, Sonos Arc 5.1, and Sony x700.

try cleaning the discs before you watch them. i have been doing this and haven't had any issues since.

[rskogl2]

Originally Posted by Darbo

Is the Panasonic UB450 not available in the US?
It's only £165 in the UK so it should definitely be sub $300.

The Panasonic UB450 doesn’t support DV as far as I can tell. The discs I was trying to play were brand new, just opened the plastic and put them in. I’m wondering if it’s not a heat issue; after reading about the x700 issues I am leaving my entertainment center doors open while playing and it hasn’t froze after about 1.5 hours of playtime on The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Thanks for the suggestions!

[PeppaP]

Originally Posted by rskogl2

The Panasonic UB450 doesn’t support DV as far as I can tell. The discs I was trying to play were brand new, just opened the plastic and put them in. I’m wondering if it’s not a heat issue; after reading about the x700 issues I am leaving my entertainment center doors open while playing and it hasn’t froze after about 1.5 hours of playtime on The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Thanks for the suggestions!

I’ve got a Panasonic UB450 and it does support Dolby Vision, automatically detects it as well unlike the Sony X700. I’ve had the Panasonic player for 3 months and so far it’s had no freezing issues, including discs that were a nightmare on my previous X700. I cleaned discs before playing them and tried everything before returning the Sony. I’m very pleased with the Panasonic.

[Darbo]

Originally Posted by rskogl2

The Panasonic UB450 doesn’t support DV as far as I can tell. The discs I was trying to play were brand new, just opened the plastic and put them in. I’m wondering if it’s not a heat issue; after reading about the x700 issues I am leaving my entertainment center doors open while playing and it hasn’t froze after about 1.5 hours of playtime on The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Thanks for the suggestions!

I've had a quick look at US Amazon and it looks like you get the 420 but not the 450 which is a crying shame, the 450 ticks all your boxes.
Have a look around to see if you can get a region free import 450, aside from the fun size remote they're great.

[fredreed]

On the Sony 700/M 4K blu ray player when I play any non 4K blu ray movie with Dolby vision on I get no picture but yet if Dolby is turned off I get a picture?

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by fredreed

On the Sony 700/M 4K blu ray player when I play any non 4K blu ray movie with Dolby vision on I get no picture but yet if Dolby is turned off I get a picture?

Something is not right with your video settings on your blu-ray or TV because, if your blu-ray player and TV doesn't detect a Dolby Vision signal on the disc, the movie or program (whichever your watching) should automatically play the content in HDR10 or just standard 1080p. What do you have you video setting selected on?

[fredreed]

For HDR auto