4K player recommendations for a 1080p set

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

Panasonic UB9000 is the one to beat currently on the market. Probably a good choice for playing 4K discs in 1080p rec.709 as well.

Not the best idea to recommend a $998 player to someone not owning a 4K TV.

The $399 Panasonic UB820, $198 Sony x800m2 are less expensive and would likely suffice with the last being not expensive for someone to test the waters with.

Players are not being compared in the guise of future proofing, just what works acceptably for now.

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

Not the best idea to recommend a $998 player to someone not owning a 4K TV.

Believe me, the thought crossed my mind, but I took this bit literally.

Originally Posted by cuzzin

What are some solid choices for 4K players that will have everything I would want once the time to upgrade comes, while also bearing in mind it will be used mostly for 1080p content for the immediate future?

So this will be a great player for whatever flavour of HDR an eventual 4K TV has and in the meantime has superb options for downsampled output.

The Sony's are currently a hellish choice for someone who might one day upgrade to a Dolby Vision TV, because they have a really silly on or off implementation.

A cheaper Panasonic player might be a more sensible compromise based on what is currently on the market. LG players feel cheap, and are cheap. They always have been IMO. They make good TVs but have never quite arrived with disc players.